List of shipwrecks in May 1869
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The list of shipwrecks in May 1869 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1869.
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1 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Lancefield | The steamship ran aground on the North and South Rock, off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Malta. She was refloated and put back to the Clyde in a severely damaged condition.[1][2] | |
Lizzie Blair | The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Richmond River.[3] | |
Mary Jane | The sealer was sunk by ice.[4] | |
Omaha | The brig capsized and sank off Key West, Florida.[5] | |
Pero | The brig ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a severely leaky condition.[1] |
2 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Abrolhos | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Matilda ( | |
Clematis | The ship was driven ashore at Berdyansk, Russia.[1] She was refloated on 6 May.[8] | |
Italian Eagle | The ship was wrecked at Berdyansk.[1][2] | |
Rona | The brig foundered after being abandoned by her crew in the Pacific Ocean.[9] | |
Union | The ship was driven ashore south of the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[1] |
3 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Chapman Head.[1] | |
Flora | The ship was wrecked off Sheerness, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham.[10] |
4 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Afiena | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[11][12] | |
Clare Court | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaford, Sussex.[11] | |
Emma | The brig was wrecked on the Carrig Rocks, off Greenore Point, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bahia, Brazil.[11][13] | |
Roelfina Alida | The ship collided with Venus ( | |
Vriendschap | The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Dantzic.[15] | |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated and sailed for London, United Kingdom.[11] |
Unnamed | The steamship Princess Alexandra ( |
5 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Europa | The brig was wrecked on Spiekeroog, Prussia.[12] | |
Fanny | The steamship was driven ashore at Courtown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal.[12] | |
Prœne | The ship sank. She was refloated on 20 May and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[16] |
6 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Kaiten | Boshin War: The corvette was beached at Aomori Bay near Hakodate. She was burned by her crew on 20 June to prevent the ship from falling into enemy hands.[17] | |
Mary Ant | The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Hartlepool, County Durham.[10][8] | |
Riga | The steamship ran aground near Cronstadt. She was later refloated.[18] |
7 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Général Abbatucci | The steamship collided with the brig Edward Hwidt ( | |
Hermit | The schooner ran aground at Lagos, Africa. She was later refloated.[21] | |
Liburna | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Stjoringbrun", Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[22] | |
Maria Hall | The ship collided with Secret ( |
8 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | The ship ran aground on Tolbuchen Reefs, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Cronstadt.[24] | |
Douglas | The barque ran aground at Elizabeth Reef in the Coral Sea off Queensland. Her nine crew took to a raft. They were supplied with provisions on 19 May by the schooner Stormbird ( | |
Enid | The brig collided with the steamship Pilot ( | |
Handy | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. Her four crew were rescued by the Wexford Lifeboat Civil Service ( | |
Maria de Beandol | The ship was assisted in to Abrevac'h, Finistère, France in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Oporto.[30] |
9 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Britannia | The schooner ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Morna Point, Port Stephens during a gale.[31] | |
Burnett | The brig foundered during a gale in the Newcastle Bight Bay 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off the coast with the loss of all seven crew.[32] | |
Charlotte | The schooner capsized and sank in the River Thames at Charlton, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 14 May and beached at Blackwall, Middlesex, United Kingdom.[33][34] | |
Eagleton | The schooner foundered during a gale 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Anna Bay, Port Stephens with the loss of all six crew.[35] | |
Enid | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber by a steamship. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Enos, Ottoman Empire to Leith, Lothian.[33] | |
Jessie | The schooner ran aground off Newcastle, New South Wales with the loss of three of her five crew.[36] | |
Nancy | The schooner ran aground off Newcastle with the loss of one of her six crew.[37] | |
Secret | The schooner ran aground and was wrecked off Port Stephens with the loss of a crew member.[38][39] |
10 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aline | The ship was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Viana do Castelo, Portugal with the loss of twelve of her seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bangor, Maine, United States.[40][30] | |
Luella | The schooner ran aground after capsizing during a gale in the Barren Islands off the south-central coast of the Department of Alaska.[41] | |
Norge | The ship was driven ashore near Hammerfest, Norway. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hammerfest.[29] |
11 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Chōyō Maru | ||
Energy | The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[7] | |
Joe Baker | The tug suffered a boiler explosion off Staten Island. Three of her crew were severely wounded.[43] | |
W. Y. E. | The brigantine collided with the steamship Earl of Erne ( |
12 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cheyenne, Clifton, Darling, Mary Erwin, Melnotte, and Westmoreland |
The steamboat Clifton caught fire at Cincinnati, Ohio. the fire spread to the other five steamboats. Darling and Melnotte were severely damaged, the other four boats were destroyed. One person on board Cheyenne died.[43] | |
Gladiolus | The barque was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York, United States.[46] | |
Hare | The schooner was towed in to Beaumaris, Anglesey in a sinking condition by the pilot boat No. 3 ( | |
Hematine | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sicily, Italy to London. She was refloated.[18] | |
Louise | The ship ran aground in the King's Channel. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[18] | |
Maggie | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness. She was refloated.[18] | |
Mataoka | The ship departed from Littleton, New Zealand for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47] | |
Mississippi | The steamship was wrecked on Martinique.[48] She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York.[49] | |
Pfeil | The steamship ran aground at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18] | |
Volta | The ship was driven ashore on Itaparica Island, Brazil.[50] | |
Zeta | The schooner was wrecked at Lagos, Africa.[51] She was refloated on 14 May.[21] |
13 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eole | The pilot cutter struck a sunken wreck and was beached at Hope Cove, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[50] | |
Little Annie | The schooner ran aground off Gull Rock Bar, California.[52] |
14 May
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Ant | The ship foundered off Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Blyth, Northumberland.[40] | |
Elizabeth Jane | The ship ran aground on the Batten Reefs, in Plymouth Sound. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth, Devon.[40] | |
Jane Catherine | The schooner was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Riga, Russia.[53][34] | |
Lady Seymour | The ship was driven ashore at Quebec City, Canada.[54] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City.[55] | |
Mary Simmons | The schooner collided with another schooner and sank. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Adèle ( | |
Necromancer | The schooner ran aground at Farewell Spit after having sprung a leak.[57] | |
Richard Roberts | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53] | |
Tartar | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to China.[53] |
15 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Arran Isle | The ship was driven ashore at Aberdovey, Merionethshire.[30] She was refloated the next day and taken in to the River Dovey.[58] | |
Cardross | The ship was driven ashore near Dymchurch, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the Clyde.[30][24] She was refloated on 24 May and taken in to Dover, Kent.[59] | |
Don | The barque caught fire at Algeciras, Spain and was scuttled.[30][24] | |
Don Juan | The ship foundered off Bird Island, Tasmania with the loss of all hands.[60] | |
Frances Ellen | The fishing vessel ran aground off Fort Pickens, Florida before shifting sandbars let her drift into deeper waters where she sank.[5] | |
Golden Light | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Æolus ( |
16 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cheduba | The steamship foundered in the Bay of Bengal with the loss of all 96 people on board.[63] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, Indian to Rangoon, Burma.[64] | |
Cornelia Maria | The brigantine foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom.[30] | |
Margaret | The barque was wrecked in Trinity Bay with the loss of all but one of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Canada.[65][50][66] | |
Nelly | The steamship ran aground at Rye, Sussex and was damaged.[58] | |
Seabreeze | The ship put in to Antigua in a waterlogged condition and sank there.[21] | |
Zetus | The barque was wrecked in Trinity Bay with the loss of all seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City.[65][50][66] | |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brigantine foundered in the English Channel. Her seven crew survived.[62] |
17 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dharwar | The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Penang, Straits Settlements. The fire was not extinguished until 21 May.[49][67] | |
Eclipse | The brig ran aground at Ram Island, off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[50] The wreck was lifted and auctioned off at a later date.[68] | |
Fairy | The ship was wrecked on the Galloper Sand. Her crew were rescued by Emanuel ( | |
Hope | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France.[24] | |
James Macqueen | The ship was wrecked on Osmussaar, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Cronstadt, Russia.[30] | |
Jessy | The ship struck a rock near The Pillars and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Canada.[69] | |
John Mann | The ship collided with Amoor ( | |
Orissia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Quarry Harbour". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from "Quarry Harbour" to Beauly, Inverness-shire.[55] | |
Robert James Haynes | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Dragør, Denmark, She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Ipswich, Suffolk.[22] |
18 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Caledonia | The ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Liverpool, Lancashire.[70] | |
Golconda | The ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Key West.[5] She was refloated on 20 May and towed in to Key West.[71] | |
Mistress of the Seas | The ship departed from Bombay, India for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72] | |
Star of Peace | The ship capsized at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Norwich, Norfolk.[22] |
19 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Exley | The ship was driven ashore at Llanmaddock, Glamorgan.[62] | |
Grecian | The steamship struck the Split Rocks in the Saint Lawrence River and sank with the loss of one life. There were about 200 survivors. She was on a voyage from Toronto, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[70][73] | |
Henriette | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Steensnæs", near Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Kappeln.[22][16] | |
Sibyl | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[22] |
20 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alexandre Pétion | The ship ran aground off Cape Dame Maria. She was refloated.[74] | |
Prince of Wales | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from London to a Norwegian port. She was refloated and taken in to Brightlingsea, Essex in a leaky condition.[16] | |
Robert Low | The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[21] |
21 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bremerin Tackens | The ship was wrecked on Sal, Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Bremen to the Cape Verde Islands.[61] | |
Countess of Durham | The schooner was run into by the steamship Gladstone ( | |
Golconda | The ship was driven ashore near Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62][59] | |
Princess Victoria | The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[62] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[55] | |
Swallow | The fishing smack was run down and sunk off Cape Barfleur, Manche, France by Vauban ( |
22 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dharwar | The ship was destroyed by fire at Galle, Ceylon.[75] | |
Genius | The ship was driven ashore at English Point, Canada. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[76] | |
Hudson | The ship departed from Akyab, Buram for Falmouth, Cornwall, united Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[77] | |
Lidskjalfolsen | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Rosier, Canada. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Quebec City, Canada.[76] |
23 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Collingwood | The barque ran aground at Timaru, South Island during a gale.[78] | |
Fordmill | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Queen ( | |
Hirondelle | The ship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hong Kong. She was refloated and taken in to Gareloch.[81] | |
S. M. | The steam lighter ran aground and sank at Torryburn, Fife. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Torryburn.[55] |
24 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Karen Marie | The koff ran aground at Nymindegab. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nymindegab.[69] | |
Susan Jane | The barque ran aground at Timaru, South Island during a gale.[57][82] |
25 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dolphin | The schooner was run into by the steamship Tasso ( | |
Figlia Maggiore | The ship was run into and sunk by the steamship Russia ( | |
Flora | The schooner was driven ashore east of Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[7] | |
Freedom | The ship was driven ashore near Ballygally, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Red Bay, County Antrim.[85] | |
Helen | The ship departed from Cochin, India for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[86] | |
Mayflower | The yacht broke from her moorings, drove ashore and sank at Montrose, Forfarshire.[87] |
26 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Acorn | The ketch collided with the steamship South of Ireland ( | |
Isabella Saunders | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Constance ( | |
Mary Jane | The steamship struck a rock and sank near Ardrishaig, Argyllshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Ardrishaig.[88] |
27 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Branch | The schooner was abandoned off Les Hanois, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by Hannah ( | |
Condor | The brigantine ran aground at Arbroath, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Arbroath. She was refloated.[90] | |
Gloriana | The ship ran aground at Fisherrow, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Fisherrow. She was refloated the next day.[69] | |
Henry Harvey | The brigantine ran aground on the Shingles, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Hayle, Cornwall.[55] | |
Hugh and Ann | The ship ran aground on the Shingles. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford.[55] | |
Ocean | The schooner ran aground at Arbroath. She was refloated.[90] | |
Ostern | Flag unknown | The brig foundered in the North Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km) off Boddam, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[91] |
28 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Auguste | The ship was driven ashore in a capsized condition at Bacton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Larvik to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[92][93] | |
Maria Catharina | The smack ran aground at Buckie, Banffshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Buckie. She was refloated the next day and placed under repair.[69] | |
Robert | The schooner capsized and sank in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brussels, West Flanders, Belgium to Copenhagen, Denmark.[50][94] | |
Sarah Jane | The cutter ran aground at Howth, County Dublin. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bangor and Arklow, County Wicklow.[70] | |
Stephen and Elizabeth | The brig foundered 11 nautical miles (20 km) north east of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Port-en-Bessin, Calvados, France.[95][69] |
29 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alberta | The ship was damaged by fire in St. Bride's Bay. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[85] | |
Lady Aberdour | The brig ran aground off Kennetpans, Clackmannanshire. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Genoa, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Leith, Lothian.[70] | |
Lithuania | The brig was driven ashore at Slite, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Cronstadt, Russia.[50] | |
Superb | The schooner was wrecked on the Jadder. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Tønsberg.[70] |
30 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Constantine | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Cádiz.[96] | |
Eliza and Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Point Lucena, Brazil. She was on a voyage from London to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was condemned, refloated and taken in to Paraíba, Brazil.[97] |
31 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ann Livington | The ship foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Bilbao, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Aigle ( | |
Boreas | The barque ran aground and sank on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Era ( | |
Catharina Geerdina | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Rotterdam, South Holland.[23][89][49] | |
John and Mary | The smack was driven ashore at Burry Port, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Bridgwater, Somerset.[70] | |
St. Leonards | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium to Wells-next-the-Sea.[70] |
Unknown date
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Antes | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[99] | |
Arthur Crosbie | The ship was wrecked on the Prato Shoals, in the South China Sea. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Tientsin, China.[16] | |
Auguste | The ship foundered of San Sebastián, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[40] | |
Banryū | Boshin War (Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay): The schooner was beached by her crew at Hakodate Bay, Japan and set on fire after running out of ammunition. The wreck was later salvaged and used in civil service.[100] | |
Buccleugh | The ship was run down in the Gulf of Finland by the steamship Norfolk ( | |
Catherine and Anne | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bahia, Brazil.[99] | |
Clemence | The ship was wrecked near Bathurst, Gambia Colony and Protectorate.[101] All on board survived.[102] | |
Delphin | The ship was abandoned off Cádiz, Spain.[24] | |
Glaurus | The ship was discovered derelict in the Atlantic Ocean by Shannon ( | |
Grange | The steamship collided with the steamship Levant ( | |
Honor | The ship was driven ashore at Domesnes, Russia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Riga, Russia.[12] | |
Jeanne | The schooner was abandoned at sea before 14 May.[54] Her crew were rescued.[7] | |
Juanita | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Aracan, Burma. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[103] | |
Lucia Jantina | Flag unknown | The ship sank near Saint Petersburg, Russia.[40] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg.[24] |
Marquis of Abercorn | The paddle steamer was run into by the paddle steamer Lord Gough ( | |
Martha | The brigantine was wrecked at Guadeloupe.[59] | |
Matoaka | The full-rigged ship disappeared in the Indian Ocean along with all 77 onboard (45 passengers and 32 crew) after departing Lyttelton, New Zealand on 13 May.[105] | |
Penguin | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cuba to New York.[7] | |
Preene | The ship collided with the steamship Princess Alexandra ( | |
Pride of the West | The ship was wrecked at Norte Point. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[12] | |
Redite | The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay before 17 May. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Cádiz.[56] | |
Rotterdam | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Kalana, Russia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[24] |
Senhorinha | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Paysandú, Uruguay.[2] | |
Seraphina Tatham | The ship was wrecked near Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes.[40] | |
Spray | The ship was wrecked at "North Torbay", Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[1][11] | |
Stag | The ship ran aground at Bombay, India and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Bombay. She was condemned.[59] | |
St. Bede | The steamship was driven ashore at Brăila, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated.[2] | |
'St. George | The steamship was wrecked on the Blonde Rock, off Seal Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[106][1][107] | |
Theodor Korner | The brig foundered off the north coast of Kent, United Kingdom before 17 May.[58] | |
Thomas and Mary | The brig foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to the Nieuw Diep.[108] | |
Two Ellens | The ship was wrecked near Shelburne, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.[109] | |
William Wheatley | The ship was wrecked off the coast of Cuba.[110] | |
Zeta | The steamship struck a rock and was beached in Tongey Bay.[88] She was later refloated and taken in to Valparaíso, Chile for repairs.[21] |
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