scupper vs shipwreck

scupper

noun
  • A drainage hole on the deck of a ship. 

  • A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof. 

verb
  • Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another. 

shipwreck

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

  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. 

  • destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss 

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

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