List of shipwrecks in May 1880
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The list of shipwrecks in May 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1880.
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1 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Thorndean | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked by ice at La Poile, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Quebec City, Canada.[1][2] |
2 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Amalia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire and was wrecked.[3] |
Kong Oscar | Norway | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Bois Rose ( France). Kong Oscar was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Quebec City, Canada.[4] |
3 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Abel | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Island Home ( Canada. Abel was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[5] She was discovered on 6 May by the barque Burmah ( United Kingdom), which put six of her crew on board.[6] They took her in to Crookhaven, County Cork, United Kingdom on 15 May.[7] |
Lucie | Germany | The barque was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Newport, Monmouthshire.[8] |
4 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Conovium | United Kingdom | The schooner hit rocks off Lizard Point, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her five crew rowed to Penzance in the ship's boat. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. Her captain had miscalculated the ship's position. He blamed the intensity of the light from the Lizard Lighthouse.[9][10] |
Elizabeth McClure | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Larne Lough.[8] |
Helene Newton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and completed her voyage, subsequently being placed under repair.[11] |
Mary Driver | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Bizerta, Beylik of Tunis with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by local fishing boats. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Gibraltar.[12][13] |
Sea Queen | United Kingdom | The barquentine was destroyed by fire at sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of "Desart Island". Her crew were rescued by Arab ( United Kingdom). Sea Queen was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to "Buland".[14][15] |
5 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Brilliant | Germany | The brigantine was driven ashore at Port Elizabeth, Colony of Natal. Her crew were rescued. She was consequently condemned.[1] |
Little Lizzie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Ahquay", Africa. She was plundered by the local inhabitants.[16] |
Nimrod | Jersey | The sloop was driven ashore on the Kent coast. She was on a voyage from London to Barnstaple, Devon. She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[17] |
Pride of the Isles | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and the Gorleston Lifeboat, but consequently sank. Her six crew were rescued. Pride of the Isles was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bridport, Dorset.[12] |
Queen | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[17] |
Seadrift | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off The Lizard, Cornwall whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the River Plate. No further trace, reported missing.[18] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[17] |
6 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Batavia | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
Colleen Bawn | New Zealand | The schooner was presumed to have foundered on this date with the loss of all seven crew; distress lights having been sighted. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Havelock.[19] |
Lady Tyler | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground on the Black Middens, off the mouth of the River Tyne.[20] She was refloated the next day.[21] |
Unnamed | France | The fishing smack was wrecked off Alderney, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Courier ( United Kingdom).[22] |
7 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Consett | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the Suadiva Atoll, in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued by a brig. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Port Said, Egypt.[23] |
Niord | Flag unknown | The derelict and waterlogged ship was discovered in the North Sea by the smack Equity ( United Kingdom).[24] She was subsequently towed in to IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by the steamship Eddystone ( United Kingdom).[25] |
Whimper | United Kingdom | The smack collided with the schooner Hermine ( Germany) and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her six crew were rescued by Hermine.[21] |
8 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Ostsee | Germany | The steamship was holed by ice in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was towed in to Cronstadt.[26] |
Rappelez-vous-de-moi | France | The cutter was wrecked on Alderney, Channel Islands. Her three crew were rescued by the steamship Courier ( Guernsey).[27] |
9 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Aroya | Peruvian Navy | War of the Pacific: The transport ship was shelled and damaged at Callao by a squadron of ships comprising Amazonas, Angamos, Blanco Encalada, Huáscar, O'Higgins and Pilcomayo (all Chilean Navy).[28] |
Helena | Peru | War of the Pacific: The barque was shelled and damaged at Callao by the ironclad Huáscar ( Chilean Navy).[28] |
Sancey Pecke | Peru | War of the Pacific: The brigantine was shelled and sunk at Callao by Huáscar ( Chilean Navy).[28] |
Unión | Peruvian Navy | War of the Pacific: The corvette was shelled and set afire at Callao by Huáscar and Pilcomayo (both Chilean Navy).[28] |
10 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Algerian | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea and put in to Gibraltar, where the fire was extinguished. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
Edith Troop | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Calais, France. No further trace,[29] reported missing, presumed foundered with the loss of all 40 crew.[30] |
Swiftsure | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[24] |
11 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Freia | Norway | The schooner ran aground, capsized and became severely hogged at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and beached for repairs.[14] |
Mattea | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Maryport to New York, United States. She was refloated.[5] |
Odessa | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Taganrog. She was refloated on 13 May.[25] |
Penwith | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Cardiff for the Rio Grande. No further trace,[31] presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[32] |
12 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Joseph Hazel | United Kingdom | The tug sank at Dublin.[14] |
Mari Vagliano | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan,United Kingdom whilst avoiding a collision with the schooner Thomas C. Seed ( United Kingdom). Mari Vagliano was on a voyage from Cardiff to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[33] |
Roelfina Tijdens | Netherlands | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorpeness, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[14][34] |
Senegal | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a sunken rock off Grando Point, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands and was beached with the loss of one life. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship Teuton ( United Kingdom).[35] Senegal was refloated on 2 June and taken in to Las Palmas.[36][37] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[14] |
13 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Ornen | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (30°35′N 13°00′W / 30.583°N 13.000°W). Her crew were rescued by Jupiter ( United Kingdom). Ornen was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Bermuda.[38] |
Sebastopol | United Kingdom | The barque struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Quebec City, Canada.[39] |
14 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Adelheid | Germany | The schooner was abandoned and drove ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[6][40] |
Burlington | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Castor ( Sweden at Bordeaux, Gironde, France and was beached on the Queyrie Bank, in the Gironde.[6] |
Gesine | Germany | The schooner ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Königsberg. She was refloated and placed under repair.[7] |
Laboramus | United Kingdom | The brig caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°44′N 24°42′W / 46.733°N 24.700°W). Her crew were rescued by Arnesnoes ( Norway). Laboramus was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States, to Dundalk, County Louth.[41][42] She was towed in to Vigo, Spain by the steamship Roelas ( Spain) on 12 October.[43] |
Ontario | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated.[6] |
Wild Pigeon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holywood Bank, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Donaghadee, County Down. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40] |
Zeemanschoop | Netherlands | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Petit Trou, Trinidad.[6] |
15 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Cleadon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7] |
Cure | United Kingdom | The smack collided with another vessel and was abandoned off Orfordness, Suffolk. She was subsequently taken in to Harwich, Essex.[7][11] |
Dolphin | Victoria | The ship was driven ashore at Rockingham, Western Australia. She had been refloated by 31 May.[44] |
Souvenir | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Sunderland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and put in to Gravesend, Kent in a leaky condition.[7][25] |
16 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Regina | Spain | The schooner ran aground on the Horse Sand, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Spithead, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[45] |
Vanadis | United Kingdom | The steam yacht put in to Harwich, Essex on fire. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to the River Thames.[15] |
Water Lily | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the "Darwarkan Islands", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
Young Harry | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Amrum, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
17 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Meath | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hong Kong.[15] She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to Hong Kong. She was refloated and taken in to Hong Kong.[46] |
Rosario | Italy | The barque ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[47] |
Ruby | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire while fitting out.[48] |
Sebastopol | France | The ship foundered off Saint Pauls, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[49][37] |
Zembra | United Kingdom | The dandy ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Mary ( United Kingdom).[45] |
Unnamed | Belgium | The pilot boat was run down and sunk off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom by the steamship Fatfield ( United Kingdom) with the loss of five of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by Fatfield.[50] |
18 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Eastern Spit, in the Opobo, Africa.[51] |
Dolphin | Western Australia | The ship was driven ashore at Rockingham.[45] |
Harry | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Amrum, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
Lady Hilda | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at the Millwall Dock, London.[47] |
19 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Aspotogon | Canada | The barque was driven ashore at the Richibucto Cape, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec.[52] |
Belgnon | United Kingdom | The steamship sank in the Raz de Sein. Her crew were rescued.[38] |
20 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Albula | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore north of the Heugh Lighthouse, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put back to South Shields.[47] |
Archer | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Padstow, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Padstow in a leaky condition.[53] |
Catherine | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the Larne Lough. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin.[53] |
Guardian | United States | The ship ran aground on the Seco Shoal. She was refloated and taken in to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[38] |
Jane Smith | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Platters, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[53] |
Tromsø | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at Stubben, Germany.[41] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Umeå, Sweden. She was refloated.[51] |
21 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Francis Drake | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Vestervik, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland.[38] |
Harken Cornelia | Netherlands | The barque capsized in the Baltic Sea. She was towed in to "Draco" by the schooner Neptun ( Russia).[38] |
22 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna | New Zealand | The ketch was wrecked near Bluff. Both men on board perished.[54] |
Canton | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire in the South West India Dock, London.[47] |
Maine | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire at Port Huron, Michigan.[48] |
23 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Bon Accord | United Kingdom | The tug sank in the River Wear.[55] |
Boraco | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on a reef 60 nautical miles (110 km) from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Trieste.[56] |
Fanny Thornton | New Zealand | The ketch drifted onto rocks and was wrecked near the entrance to Hokianga Harbour when the wind suddenly abated.[57] |
24 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Caroline | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated.[58] |
Kildonan | Canada | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) west of Cape Clear Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Helvetia ( United Kingdom). Kildonan was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[59] |
25 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Amsterdam | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland.[58] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with assistance the next day.[60] |
Janequeo | Chilean Navy | War of the Pacific: The torpedo boat was sunk off Callao, Peru.[citation needed] |
William W. Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Matanzas, Cuba.[60] |
26 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Arvon | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Ballyness, County Donegal.[60] |
Galatea | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Bushire, Persia. She was refloated on 28 May.[61] |
Janne | France | The schooner ran aground on the Barre-á-Anglais. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60] |
Spell | United Kingdom | The fishing smack foundered off Rockall with the loss of all fourteen hands.[62] |
Strathairly | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore at the Pointe de la Coubre, Charente-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[60] |
28 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Henry Bolchow | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Lingah, Persia. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Bushire, Persia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[61] |
30 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Edmonton | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked in the Providence Channel. Her 40 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Havana, Cuba.[63][64] Edmonton was discovered in a derelict condition 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Key West, Florida, United States on 15 June by the steamship Deronda ( United Kingdom), which put a skeleton crew aboard with the intention of taking her in to Key West.[65] |
Quickstep | United Kingdom | The tug ran aground on the Elbow End Bank, at the mouth of the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Montrose to Dundee, Forfarshire. Sixteen of her passengers were taken off by the tug Excelsior ( United Kingdom) and by boats. Quickstep was refloated and put back to Montrose.[66] |
31 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Angelique | France | The ship ran aground in the Saigon River. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Saint Helena. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[52] |
Duchess of Lancaster | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Weymouth Reef, off Antigua. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Antigua.[67][68] |
Unnamed | Belgium | The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat Welfare ( United Kingdom).[69] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Advance | New Zealand | The schooner drifted onto the North Spit at Christchurch and was damaged. She was refloated. |
Aldergrove | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Adelaide, South Australia. SHe was on a voyage from London to Adelaide.[10] She was refloated.[17] |
Alma | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at "Amazea", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to a Baltic port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3] |
Aner | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark before 27 May. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[49] |
Anna | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore on Hiiumaa, Russia.[49] |
Annie | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Memento ( Norway) and was beached at Bath, Zeeland, Netherlands. Annie was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Goole, Yorkshire.[24] She was refloated with assistance from the tug England (Flag unknown) and put back to Antwerp severely hogged on her starboard side.[14][70] |
Ann Law | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[8] |
Bachelors | United States | The ship ran aground in the Seine. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[4] |
Bellona | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Musquash, New Brunswick, Canada.[14] |
Berlin | Germany | The steamship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the River Ouse near Goole. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Goole.[5] |
Blanche | United Kingdom | The schooner sank near "Belour", France. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[15] |
Borneo | United States | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Beaver Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Trieste.[60] |
Calais-Douvres | United Kingdom | The steamship sprang a leak and sank at Dover, Kent. She was refloated and towed to London by the tugs Granville and Palmerston ( United Kingdom) and was placed under repair.[24] |
Care | United Kingdom | The abandoned smack was driven ashore at Thorpeness, Suffolk. She was refloated and take in to Harwich, Essex by a pilot cutter.[71] |
Carl Johan | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at "Carlso", Gotland. She was refloated and towed in to Visby.[72] |
Caroline | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark.[73] |
Caroline | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was refloated with assistance.[70] |
Ceres | United Kingdom | The brig struck a rock and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[15] |
C. E. Robinson | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at "Manawogonish". She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Honfleur. She was refloated and put back to Saint John.[49] |
Connaught | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Chittagong, India. She was on a voyage from Chittagong to Mauritius. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17] |
Corragio | Italy | The barque foundered at sea. Her crew survived.[42] |
Critic | United Kingdom | The smack collided with the smack British Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank. Her crew survived.[74] |
Daniel Marin | Italy | The barque foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to the English Channel.[5][75] |
David Malcolmson | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Negro, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick[1][76] |
Diana | Norway | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 May. She was discovered on that date at 48°57′N 21°52′W / 48.950°N 21.867°W by the steamship Queen ( United Kingdom), which put some of her crew aboard.[41] They took her in to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[4] |
Elizabeth Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Glenarm, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glenarm to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[15] |
Ellida | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at "Amazea", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Baltic port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3] |
Esmeralda, and Holland |
United Kingdom Sweden |
Esmeralda collided with the steamship Holland at Lübeck, Germany and sank. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Holland was severely damaged. She put back to Lübeck.[6][25][45] |
Expectance | United Kingdom | The ship struck an iceberg and sank in the Baltic Sea off Skutskär, Sweden on or before 10 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg.[24][77] |
Falcon | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Antwerp, Belgium.[14] |
Fides | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in the Bokkegat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rotterdam. She was refloated and towed in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands in a leaky condition.[15][46] |
Gauthiod | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[41] |
Grace Kelly | United States | The brig was wrecked at Anamaboe, Gold Coast. She was on a voyage from the Cape Coast Castle to Anamaboe.[23] |
Guiver | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Barranquilla, United States of Colombia.[8] |
Gudrun | Norway | The barque was damaged by ice and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dram to Miramichi, New Brunswick.[10] |
Hamburg | Germany | The barque was driven ashore on Pratas Island, Formosa before 8 May. She was refloated and put back to Hong Kong in a leaky condition.[26] |
Henry Trowbridge | United States | The schooner ran aground at Montevideo, Uruguay and was severely damaged.[7] |
HMS Iron Duke | Royal Navy | The Audacious-class ironclad ran aground in the Huangpu River. She was refloated five days later with assistance from USS Monocacy ( United States Navy). |
James Gray | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "False Cape", near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Béni Saf, Algeria to Baltimore.[55] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[72] |
Jeanie Landles | United States | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17] |
Jessie Boyle | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked near Cape San Antonio, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[15] |
J. S. Wright | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Providence, New Jersey, United States.[58] |
Julie | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore on Saltholmen.[73] |
Lloyd | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sunderland Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was refloated.[42] |
Lochawe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at San Juan, Puerto Rico and sprang a leak.[42] |
Lydia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Betsiametis", Quebec, Canada. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City in a severely damaged condition.[14] |
Mallard | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Miramichi. SHe was on a voyage from London to Quebec City.[78] |
Mette | Denmark | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Europa (Flag unknown).[41] |
Morning Star | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice off Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony (46°39′N 59°40′W / 46.650°N 59.667°W). Her seven crew were rescued by the barque Princess Royal ( United Kingdom). Morning Star was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City.[38][79] |
Najaden | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on Saltholmen. She was refloated and take in to Malmö, Sweden for repairs.[80] |
Offley | Tasmania | The whaler, a barque, was wrecked at Hobart before 14 May.[81] |
Oma | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at Aracaju, Brazil.[42] |
Our Annie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Quebec City. She was consequently condemned.[49][60] Our Annie was refloated in June and completed her voyage.[82] |
Peiho | France | The steamship parted from her moorings in a squall at Shanghai, China. She collided with the frigate Thémis ( French Navy) and was damaged. Repaired and returned to service.[83] |
Persian | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[53] |
Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands and was wrecked.[73] |
Quiver | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Barranquilla, United States of Colombia. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
Robert A. Chapman | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on the French coast. She was later refloated and take in to Calais.[42] |
Sarah B | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 May.[15] |
Schiedam | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to New York. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[77] |
Stella | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 37 nautical miles (69 km) downstream of Sulina, United Principalities.[73] She was refloated three days later and taken in to Sulina.[17] |
Strathisla | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 17 May. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Xantha ( United Kingdom). Strathisla was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lyme Regis, Dorset. Strathisla was subsequently taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[84][45] |
Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Gävle, Sweden.[6] |
HMS Wolverine | Royal Navy | The Jason-class corvette ran aground in the River Tamar in late May. She was refloated.[85] |
Zebulon | Austria-Hungary | The barque ran aground off Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from New York to Honfleur.[4][72] She was refloated on 26 May and towed in to Honfleur.[60] |
Four unnamed vessels | Tasmania | The coasters were wrecked at Hobart before 12 May.[81] |
Unnamed | Greece | The ship was driven ashore at "Sdefkia". Her crew were rescued.[73] |
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