devastation vs shipwreck

devastation

noun
  • The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. 

  • Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit. 

shipwreck

noun
  • destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss 

  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. 

  • A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy. 

verb
  • To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap. 

How often have the words devastation and shipwreck occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )