List of shipwrecks in July 1879

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The list of shipwrecks in July 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1879.

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1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1879
Ship State Description
Cud  United Kingdom The yacht sprang a leak and foundered between Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire and Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the steamship King Ja Ja ( United Kingdom).[1][2]
Ethelred  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Kertch, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3]
Flying Dutchman  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Irvine, Ayrshire.[1]
Foam  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Luburcur Beach, near St Anthony's Lighthouse, Cornwall with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[4]
Jeanne d'Arc  France The ship struck a sunken rock and sank in the Indian Ocean. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 15 July by the steamship Corsican ( United Kingdom).[5]
Orient  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Waterford.[2]
President Troplong  France The steamship ran aground on the Meloria Bank, off Livorno, Italy.[1]
Ville de Carentan  France The schooner ran aground on The Manacles, Cornwall, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. Her crew were rescued. Ville de Carentan was on a voyage from Carentan, Manche to Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall by the tug Carbon ( United Kingdom).[2][6]
269  Russia The lighter sank at Saint Petersburg.[3]
Unnamed  United Kingdom A lighter was driven ashore and wrecked on Shapinsay, Orkney Islands.[7]
Unnamed  United Kingdom A yacht sank in Liverpool Bay.[3]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1879
Ship State Description
Claude Boye  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a severely leaky condition.[8][9]
Linda  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Bulgar Deresi", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Civitavecchia, Italy to Nicholaieff, Russia. She was refloated with assistance.[2]
Orient  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Waterford.[10]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1879
Ship State Description
Inui  Italy The ship was wrecked at "Elaphonia Laconie", Greece. She was on a voyage from Marianople, Russia to Genoa.[11]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1879
Ship State Description
Amazonia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Juby, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cape Juby.[12]
Bolivia  United States The barque caught fire at sea. She was run ashore Elmina, Gold Coast, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[13][14][15]
Tantivy  United Kingdom The fishing smack was wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Groningen, Netherlands. Her six crew were rescued.[6][16]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1879
Ship State Description
Concord  United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk in the Thames Estuary by the steamship Winston ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. Concord was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London[6][17]
Julius  Sweden The schooner ran aground at Falsterbo. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Norrtälje. She was refloated and taken in to Malmö.[6]
Lottie  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Bulgar Dersi", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galaţi, United Principalities. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship August (Flag unknown), and resumed her voyage on 7 July.[16]
Vigilant  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Goole. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1879
Ship State Description
Albert  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and sank off Cézembre, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. Her crew were rescued.[17] She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Swansea, Glamorgan.[18]
Vivid  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France to Shoreham-by-Sea.[17]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1879
Ship State Description
Ann Morgan  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to Appledore, Devon.[17]
Betaina  Norway The ship ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands in a leaky condition.[17]
Kjeck  Norway The ship ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Harlingen in a leaky condition.[17]
Marina  United Kingdom The yacht was wrecked on the Oaze Sand, off the north Kent coast. All eight people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate to Gravesend, Kent.[16]
Pauline  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Grays Harbor, Washington, United States with the loss of twenty of her 22 crew.[19]
Sedgemoor  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Lavernock Point, Glamorgan and was severely damaged.[20]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1879
Ship State Description
Bohemian, or
Bothnia 		 Norway The barque collided with the barque Arthur White ( United Kingdom) and ran aground at Blackrock, County Dublin, United Kingdom.[20][16]
John Paterson  United Kingdom The ship put in to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on fire. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to San Francisco, California, United States.[21]
Roses  United Kingdom The steamship was hit by a cannonball in Morecambe Bay, which injured at least four of her passengers. The cannonball had been fired by the Leeds Artillery Volunteers. Roses was on a pleasure excuresion.[22]
Sedgemoor  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put back to Cardiff, Glamorgan in a leaky condition.[16]
Vooruit Flag unknown The ship foundered 26 nautical miles (48 km) off Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France.[23]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1879
Ship State Description
Ellen M. Mitchell  United States The ship grounded at Egremont, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Shulee" or "Schulu", Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She got off on the same day.[20][24]
Emma  Sweden The barque ran aground and sank at Cuxhaven, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Madonna  United Kingdom The ship put into Belfast Lough, leaking, and was beached at Whitehouse, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Newry.[21]
Mary Kellow  United Kingdom The schooner struck a rock at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[20]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1879
Ship State Description
Congou  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Flemish Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated and put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[21]
Magnet  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run into by the schooner Bessie ( United Kingdom) and sank at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of a crew member.[25]
Pia  Italy The barque was driven ashore at Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. She was refloated and taken in to Saint Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands in a leaky condition. She was placed under repair.[21]
Two Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered 4+1⁄2 nautical miles (8.3 km) off The Maidens, County Antrim. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim.[25]
Vittorio Emannele  Regia Marina The frigate was stranded on a shoal off Ischia. She was refloated on 22 July.[26]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1879
Ship State Description
Day Dawn  New Zealand The schooner hit rocks at Mākaro / Ward Island in Wellington Harbour, severely holing her hull. She became a total wreck.[27]
James Groves  United Kingdom The steamship ran abround at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Brăila, United Principalities to Dunkerque.[25] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Dunkerque.[28]
Louise  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Rotterdam, South Holland.[25]
Simon Bolivar Colombia United States of Colombia The steamship was wrecked at Barranquilla.[29]
Unnamed  France A lighter was run into by the steamship Seaton ( United Kingdom) and sank at Bordeaux, Gironde.[28]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1879
Ship State Description
Alexandra  France The barque was wrecked at Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Whydah, Dahomey.[30]
Spray  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship City of Khios (Flag unknown) in the River Mersey and was beached at New Ferry, Cheshire. Spray was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Jersey, Channel Islands.[31]
State of Virginia  United Kingdom The steamship went ashore on the eastern end of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of ten of the 136 people on board. Survivors were rescued from the island by HMS Griffon ( Royal Navy). State of Virginia was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[32][33][34][35]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1879
Ship State Description
Albert Victor  United Kingdom The steamboat suffered a structural failure and sank. All on board, more than 100 people, survived. She was on a voyage from Pyewipe, Lincolnshire to Lincoln.[36][37]
Bahia, and
Rolondo 		 Brazil
 United Kingdom 		The ships collided at Rio de Janeiro and were both beached. Rolondo was on a voyage from Fray Bentos, Uruguay to London.[38]
Charles Townshend Hook  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Heraclitza Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Brăila, United Principalities to Malta.[29]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1879
Ship State Description
Annette  Norway The brig ran aground on the Carr Rock, off the coast of Fife, United Kingdom and was run ashore at Fife Ness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[29][39]
Balaclava  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Llanelly.[39]
Princess Royal  United Kingdom The barge sprang a leak and sank at Harwich, Essex.[31]
Sarah Ann  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Ochakov, Russia. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Malta.[40]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1879
Ship State Description
Léon et Gabrielle  France The brigantine collided with the steamship Gustaf Fauberg (Flag unknown) and sank in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by Gustaf Fauberg. Léon et Gabrielle was on a voyage from "Saint Louis" to Africa.[41][42]
Maria  United Kingdom The schooner sank off Dubh Artach, Argyllshire. Her crew were resched. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[43]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1879
Ship State Description
Catharina  Germany The brig sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the barque Montana ( Germany). Catharina was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Santos, Brazil.[44][45]
Dinnington  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put back to Goole.[29][46]
John Rose  United States The schooner was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 5, 5th District on the Maryland shore, a total loss. Her crew made it to shore in her boat.[47]
Little Vixen  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Fort Blockhouse, Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Portsmouth. She was refloated.[40]
W. T. Harward Canada Canada The barque struck a rock off Tory Island, County Donegal, United Kingdom and developed a severe leak. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Londonderry. She was towed into Moville, County Donegal by the tug Admiral ( United Kingdom) on 18 July.[48]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1879
Ship State Description
Abergrange  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[49]
Albatross  United Kingdom The sailing barge ran aground in the River Colne. She was then run into by the schooner Joys ( United Kingdom).[50]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1879
Ship State Description
Albert Victor  United Kingdom The steamship foundered. All on board, more than 100 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lincoln to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[51]
Eex  Norway The barque ran aground at Soldier's Point, County Louth, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Dundalk, County Louth.[43]
Illimani  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Mocha Island, Chile. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Valparaíso, Chile.[52][53]
Our Queen  United Kingdom The steam whaler was crushed by ice in the Admiralty Inlet. Her 29 crew were rescued by Ravenscraig and Nova Zembla (both  United Kingdom).[54][55][56]
Recco Secundo  Italy The barque was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Antofagasta, Chile to Cuxhaven, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.[49]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1879
Ship State Description
Arthur Wakefield  New Zealand The schooner foundered after she began shipping water during a heavy sea off New Zealand's Taranaki coast.[27]
Norfolk  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew survived.[57] She was on a voyage from Bathurst, Gambia Colony to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[45][58]
North British  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on rocks off Garwick Point, Isle of Man. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Silloth, Cumberland to Douglas, Isle of Man and Dublin or vice versa. She subsequently floated off and sank.[59][45]
Unnamed  France A lighter was driven ashore and wrecked at "Brienne", Gironde.[60]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1879
Ship State Description
Awthron  Greece The steamship ran aground in the Danube 43 nautical miles (80 km) from its mouth.[61]
Chrysomene  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Melancholy Sound. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[62]
Naiad  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on The Manacles, Cornwall during a south-west gale and poor visibility. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[63][64]
Olivia  United Kingdom The lighter sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[64]
Prussia  United Kingdom The lighter sank in the River Mersey. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Liverpool.[65][66]
Rose of Devon  United Kingdom The yawl was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Ranger ( United Kingdom).[45][61]
Susan Ellen  Germany The schooner was wrecked on the Black Carr Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Föhr to Amble, Northumberland.[67]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked in Braifa Bay, Devon with the loss of both crew.[68] She was on a voyage from Appledore, Devon to Newport, Monmouthshire.[60]
Zephyrus  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cymyran, Anglesey. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Rhosneigr Lifeboat Thomas Lingham ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[64][45][61][68][67][69]
Unnamed  United Kingdom A Mersey flat capsized in the River Mersey.[61]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1879
Ship State Description
Arab  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Croyde, Devon with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Southampton, Hampshire.[43]
Athole  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Gourock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated.[43]
Aurora  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Kopper Stones, north of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Sundsvall, Sweden.[64] She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[60]
Braemar  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Zierikzee, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with assistance from Boa ( Netherlands).[66]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Équihen, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[61][67]
Gipsey  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire.[61]
Helen Susan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Warkworth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Wyk auf Föhr, Germany to Warkworth.[43]
Lorenzo Semprum Flag unknown The steamship ran aground at Deva, Spain. She was refloated the next day.[38]
Louisa  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newtown, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[61]
S. A. Hawthorne  United Kingdom The barge foundered off Margate, Kent. Two crew were saved.[70]
St. Bernards Canada Canada The steamship ran aground and sank off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[64][71]
Sultana  United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks at Gourock and was beached.[43]
Timour  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[43][66][72]
Volunte de Dieu  France The ship foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Nice, Alpes-Maritimes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Nice.[73]
Wave  United Kingdom The steamship went ashore at Stefano Point, near Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Sulina, Romania.[61][64]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1879
Ship State Description
Carrie Annie, and
Marinho Primero 		 United Kingdom
 Brazil 		The schooner Carrie Annie, on voyage from Cadiz, Spain and Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande, Brazil, collided 50 nautical miles (93 km) from her destination with the schooner Marinho Primero and sank. Her crew were rescued by Harry Emmet ( United Kingdom). Marinho Primero later arrived at Rio Grande, heavily damaged.[74][75][76][77]
Craiglands  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Hong Kong for Yokohama, Japan. No further trace, reported overdue.[78]
Croft  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cette, Hérault, France. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Cette. She was refloated.[43]
Ellen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Dieppe to a Scottish port.[43]
Italia  Italy The ship departed from Rodrigues for Mauritius in a leaky condition. No further trace.[79]
Otto Eichmann  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at "South Nasby", Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 27 July and taken in to Oskarshamn.[62][66]
Robert Burns  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Chapel Rock, in the Carlingford Lough.[43]
Tambaroora  New South Wales The steamship was wrecked on Masthead Island, Queensland.[80]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1879
Ship State Description
Annie and Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to the Larne Lough.[60]
Behrend  Germany The barque was driven ashore at La Tunara, Spain.[60]
Nora  France The yacht ran aground on the Mussel Scarp. She was refloated and taken in to Wallsend, Northumberland, United Kingdom for repairs.[73]
Zigzag  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Guadiana river, Portugal to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[60]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1879
Ship State Description
Esbjorn  Norway The brig was driven ashore and sank north of Landskrona, Sweden.[81] She was on a voyage from Nyhamn to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[82]
Heather Bell  New Zealand The cutter ran aground on a reef near the northern tip of Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. She became a total wreck.[27]
Louise  United Kingdom The cuttter ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast.[83]
Ocean  Norway The schooner ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[83]
Rhiwindda  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Swash Channel. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[83]
Schiedam  Netherlands The ship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated.[83]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1879
Ship State Description
Azela  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near the Knuds Head, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland.[8][53]
Edith  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the River Medina. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Dublin. She was later refloated and towed back to Cowes.[62]
Eliza  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the River Medina. She was on a voyage from West Cowes, Isle of Wight to Dublin. She was refloated and towed back to the Medina Cement Works.[9]
Hawlbowline  Norway The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to the Regent's Canal, London.[81]
Osterlide  Norway The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her eleven crew were taken off the next day by the tug Daring ( United Kingdom). Osterlide was on a voyage from New York, United States to Stettin, Germany.[62] The wreck was abandoned, but later salved by Deal boatmen and towed to the River Thames on 10 August for auction.[84][85]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to South Shields, County Durham.[44][86]
Southern Rights  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°48′N 22°40′W / 43.800°N 22.667°W / 43.800; -22.667). Her seventeen crew were rescued by the steamship Royal Irish ( United Kingdom). Southern Rights was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York.[12]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1879
Ship State Description
Becherdass Ambaidass  United Kingdom The barque struck a reef in dense fog and went ashore, becoming a wreck, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the Cape Beale Light, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. She was on a voyage from Shanghai for Moodyville, Vancouver; her crew were rescued by Indians.[81][87][82][88]
Maipu  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in Hell Bay on Bryher, Isles of Scilly. All seventeen crew were rescued. She was bound from Iquique, Peru to Hamburg, Germany.[89][90]
River Lune  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Brothers Rock in Muncoy Neck, the channel between Annet and Melledgan, Isles of Scilly. Her crew reached St Agnes, Isles of Scilly in the ship's boats. She was on a voyage from Lorient, Morbihan, France to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[89][90]
Skelefteå  Sweden The brig ran aground on the Minor Grounds, in the Baltic Sea north east of Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[91][14]
Unnamed  Austria-Hungary A ship sank in a storm at Trieste.[92]
22 unnamed vessels Flags unknown Many ships were driven ashore and in a storm at Trieste.[93]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1879
Ship State Description
Dryad  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Islandmagee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Larne, County Antrim.[9]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1879
Ship State Description
Agenoria  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Rostrevor, County Antrim.[44]
Ayr  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Portpatrick, Wigtownshire and was holed. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Silloth, Cumberland. She was beached at Portpatrick and resumed her voyage after temporary repairs were made.[9]
Eagle  United Kingdom The ship foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) north north east of the Bishop Rock, Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dublin[91][94]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1879
Ship State Description
Alcazer  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Flamingo ( United Kingdom) and sank off Ouessant, Finistère, France. Flamingo took the crew to Dartmouth, Devon. Alcazer was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée, France[95][44]
Argo  Norway The barque collided with the steamship Clandon ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Brest, Finistère. She was towed in to Plymouth, Devon in a waterlogged condition by Clandon.[81]
Ayr  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck and was beached at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Silloth, Cumberland. She was temporarily repaired and resumed her voyage.[91]
Dart  United Kingdom The ketch ran aground on the Gurnard Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to London. She was refloated and beached at Cowes, Isle of Wight.[91][13]
Egvaag  Norway The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nordmaling, Sweden to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was refloated with assistance from a tug and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[91][13]
Louisa Walt  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mossoró, Brazil.[91]
Martha  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Caernarfon.[91]
558  Russia The lighter was severely damaged by fire at Cronstadt.[91]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1879
Ship State Description
Abel  Netherlands The barque was destroyed by fire 70 nautical miles (130 km) north east of São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Aceh, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.[96]
Cordova  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Molène, Finistère, France. All on board were rescued, eight by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to the River Tyne.[97]
Johanna  France The steamship ran aground at Cabrita Point, Gibraltar.[81] She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[44]
Josephine  United States The yacht capsized with the loss of five lives.[98]
Mabel Young  United Kingdom The barque foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) south east of Algoa Bay on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire.[99]
Pericles  United Kingdom The passenger ship grounded on Penere Point, on the shore-side of The Manacles, The Lizard and refloated on a rising tide two hours later. The ship continued on her journey to Sydney with 496 emigrants, and on the following day headed for Plymouth for repairs to a leak in the fore peak.[100]
Thomas Lea  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[44][87]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1879
Ship State Description
Arab  United Kingdom The schooner was holed by her anchor and sank at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.[25]
B. L.  France The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Lyttleton, New Zealand.[64]
Bloodhound  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Cloughy Bay, County Down, Ireland. She was refloated and beached.[16]
Border Chieftain  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Kinburn Spit. She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to Malta. She had been refloated by 11 July and resumed her voyage.[28]
Buena Ventura  Spain The steamship was driven ashore near Cárdenas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Cárdenas.[6]
Burgos  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at, or foundered off, Cape Pine, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to London.[48] She subsequently foundered.[45][66]
Carrie Anne  United Kingdom The ship collided with a Brazilian schooner and sank. Her crew survived.[101]
Charlotte Gladstone  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 10 July. Her crew were rescued by Halton Castle ( United Kingdom). Charlotte Gladstone was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was later discovered by Halton Castle ( United Kingdom), which put some of her crew aboard. She was taken in to Cape Town, Cape Colony on 11 August.[102][103]
Colonel Fytche  United Kingdom The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Madras, India.[48]
Cyprus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Quebec City in a leaky condition.[16]
Dayspring  United Kingdom The ketch ran aground on the Castle Rocks, off the Isle of Wight. SHe was on a voyage from the Hurst Castle, Hampshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[91] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15]
Elise  Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Struys Bay, Cape Colony, southern Africa.[17][21]
Elpis  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated with assistance.[44]
Ernte  Germany The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark.[81]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Équihen, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[104][64]
Fort France  France The barque went ashore and was later refloated, then taken to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[105][106]
George  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Trois-Rivières to the River Plate.[44]
Giulia  Italy The barque ran aground at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated.[2]
Gipsy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire.[64]
Gladiolus  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 1 August.[107][12]
Grev Wieder Jarlsberg  Norway The ship was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep. She was on a voyage from Dram to Purmerend, North Holland, Netherlands.[25]
Harmonie Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Saint Thomas, Canada. She was refloated with slight damage.[46]
Helena  Germany The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[29] She was on a voyage from "Tuyu" to the English Channel.[39]
Helena  Sweden The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Wala ( Denmark) Helena was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Stockholm.[21][108]
Henriette  Germany The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Papenburg to the Rio Grande.[6][109]
Hispania  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Skerweather Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was refloated and towed in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[105]
James Shepherd  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Balabac Strait. She was on a voyage from "Zebu" to London. She was refloated two days later and resumed her voyage.[44]
J. E. Fisher  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Cangrejo Arriba, Puerto Rico. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to San Juan, Puerto Rico.[11] She was later refloated and taken in to Saint Thomas.[105]
Jesse  Belgium The ship was wrecked on New Year's Island, on the coast of Patagonia. Her crew survived.[83]
Jylland  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of some tugs.[30]
Krishna  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Raree", on the Malabar Coast 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Vengurla, India. She was declared a total loss.[6] Krishna was salvaged in 1881, repaired and returned to service.[110][109]
Lady Belhaven  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Argo flat, at the mouth of the Mutlah River. At least some of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[70][48] She subsequently became a wreck.[62]
Laurel  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pan Shoal. She was on a voyage from Fremantle, Western Australia to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[16]
Leviathan  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Humber off "Skitterhaven", Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Yorkshirefv to Hull.[45]
Lizzie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridgehampton, New York. She was on a voyage from New York to London.[44]
Louise Charlotte  Germany The barque capsized at the mouth of the Gironde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Quebec City, Canada.[11]
Manna  France The brig was run down and sunk at La Guaira, Venezuela by the steamship Bolivar ( United Kingdom). All on board were rescued.[20]
Marguerite  France The ship struck a rock off Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[46]
Maria Pauna Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at the Pointe du Hourdel, Somme, France. She was on a voyage from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme.[66]
Mary Anne  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Grimsby.[111]
Mic-Mac  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and put in to Cape Town, Cape Colony.[66]
Morning Star  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Anadolu Kavağı, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Trebizond, Ottoman Empire.[81]
Nellie  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Hveen, Denmark.[6]
Nimrod  Norway The barque was wrecked on the Coloradoes. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[17]
Novgorod  Imperial Russian Navy The monitor ran aground off Odessa and was damaged.[112]
Oriana  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Darien, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Darien to a British port. She was refloated and put back to Darien.[29]
Parthenon  Greece The steamship sank in the Sulina branch of the Danube 43 nautical miles (80 km) from its mouth.[64]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada.[44]
Peru  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Cockle Rock, off Galway. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Galway. She was refloated on 14 July with the assistance of a tug.[30][113]
Queen of the Age  United Kingdom The barque ran aground in the Hooghly River at Budge Budge, India.[25][114] She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta.[29]
Rolando  Italy The brig collided with another vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Fray Bentos, Uruguay to Falmouth. She put in to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in a sinking condition.[29]
Scandinavian  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Lake St. Peter. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool.[115][116]
Skandia Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Gävle, Sweden. She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate.[31][117]
Walfried  Sweden The schooner struck a rock a Cape Arkona, Rügen, Germany. She was on a voyage from Sandarne to Swinemünde, Germany. She put in to Lübeck, Germany in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[16]
Wilhelmine  Netherlands The brig was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom.[64] She was refloated and taken in to Køge, Denmark for repairs.[66]

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