The list of shipwrecks in 1956 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1956.
January
2 January
5 January
6 January
7 January
8 January
10 January
12 January
17 January
21 January
23 January
29 January
22 January
Unknown date
February
3 February
4 February
8 February
10 February
13 February
14 February
16 February
18 February
19 February
29 February
March
1 March
3 March
9 March
10 March
11 March
14 March
16 March
18 March
20 March
24 March
28 March
April
9 April
12 April
13 April
17 April
20 April
27 April
May
5 May
6 May
7 May
9 May
14 May
18 May
20 May
24 May
28 May
29 May
30 May
31 May
Unknown date
June
8 June
12 June
17 June
21 June
22 June
24 June
26 June
30 June
July
5 July
8 July
11 July
15 July
16 July
17 July
23 July
25 July
29 July
30 July
31 July
August
1 August
9 August
11 August
12 August
14 August
15 August
19 August
20 August
22 August
25 August
26 August
September
7 September
8 September
11 September
12 September
13 September
15 September
16 September
17 September
25 September
29 September
October
8 October
9 October
10 October
12 October
14 October
20 October
21 October
22 October
23 October
27 October
31 October
Unknown date
November
1 November
3 November
4 November
5 November
6 November
14 November
16 November
19 November
20 November
21 November
Unknown date
December
3 December
12 December
14 December
17 December
20 December
26 December
Unknown date
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