Ship |
Country |
Description
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Advocate
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United Kingdom
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The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean between 13 May and 17 June. Her crew were rescued by N. B. Palmer ( Norway). Advocate was on a voyage from New York, United States to "Dunkirk, Scotland".[1]
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Agnes
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New South Wales
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The schooner was wrecked on a reef in the Capricorn Islands, Queensland. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Townsville, Queensland.[2]
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Ane Kjerstine
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Denmark
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The schooner capsized between 15 February and 23 June. She was on a voyage from Galipoli, Ottoman Empire to Antwerp, Belgium. She was towed in to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France in a capsized condition on 23 June.[3]
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Antonia Cane
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Gibraltar
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The vessel was lost sometime in 1878. Wreckage from her – three pieces of board bearing the words "Antonia Cane" and "Gibraltar" – were collected by the Custom House Officer at Newquay, Cornwall, on 28 October.[4]
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Cambria
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Flag unknown
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The quarter board of Cambria was washed up on the beach at Sennen.[5]
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Clara
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United Kingdom
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The brig foundered at sea between 19 March and 28 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Port Natal, Natal Colony.[6]
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Confederate
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United States
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The ship collided with another vessel and sank off Brier Island, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada. She was refloated on 29 June.[7]
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Cordelia
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United Kingdom
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The barque departed from the River Tyne for Cartagena, Spain in late September or early October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all fifteen crew. A ship seen on fire in the Bay of Biscay in late October or early November may have been the Cordelia.[8]
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Cunard
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United States
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The schooner was lost off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in November or December, 1878 or in early 1879 with the loss of all fourteen crew.[9][10]
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Cypress
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United Kingdom
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The steamship was wrecked at Palavas-les-Flots, Hérault, France between 18 February and 29 March. She was on a voyate from Cortes to Cette, Hérault.[11]
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D. C. Bradley
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Flag unknown
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The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-nautical-mile (13 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[12]
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Don José
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Spain
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The barque was destroyed by fire after 13 November. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Havana, Cuba.[13]
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Dove
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United Kingdom
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The crew abandoned ship when they sighted Launcelot ( United Kingdom) and were taken to Yokohama Japan. Dove had been attacked at and when the crew abandoned they were within 40 nautical miles (74 km) of , New Guinea, and the ship had 2 feet (0.61 m) of water in the hold.[14]
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Egremont Castle
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United Kingdom
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The barque departed from San Francisco, California for a British port late in 1878. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15]
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Eliza Walker
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Flag unknown
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The ship collided with the clipper ship Red Jacket ( United Kingdom) and sank. Her crew were rescued.[16]
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Esther Smeed
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United Kingdom
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Off course, Esther Smeed ran ashore on the Swedish island of Gotska Sandön in calm weather. While trying to refloat, a storm brewed and the ship went ashore a second time, filling with water and was abandoned.[17]
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Eureka
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United States
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The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic between 25 March and 16 May. She was on a voyage from New York to Yokohama.[18]
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Fire Queen
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United Kingdom
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The barque was wrecked in Sendai Bay between 4 January and 6 April. Her crew were rescued.[19][20]
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Fusō
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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The ironclad ran aground in the Suez Canal, damaging her propellers. She was refloated and taken in to Suez, Egypt for repairs.[21]
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Kathline
|
United Kingdom
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The ship disappeared during 1878. The body of her captain was identified at Campbeltown, Argyllshire, by three captains from Newquay.[22]
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Langley
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United States
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The schooner struck a rock in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago, Territory of Alaska and became a total loss.[23]
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Maggie McDonald
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Flag unknown
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The schooner was lost at Wreck Pond Inlet on the coast of New Jersey, United States.[12]
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Maria Louis
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Flag unknown
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The ship collided with the steamship Juan ( United Kingdom) before 17 September. She was abandoned and set afire. Her crew were rescued by Juan.[24]
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Mary
|
United States
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The schooner went ashore approximately 24 nautical miles (44 km) south of Detroit, Michigan, following a storm, during which she became waterlogged, losing four of her six crew. She was carrying cordwood from Chicago, Illinois.[25]
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Marchman
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United Kingdom
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The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her seventeen crew took to boats; they were rescued 22 days later by Brittain ( United Kingdom).[26]
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Massimo d'Azeglio
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Italy
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 20 September. Her crew were rescued by a schooner. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to New York.[27]
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New Jersey
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Flag unknown
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The barque was lost in the vicinity of "Squan," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[12]
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Onward
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Flag unknown
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Thw ship wasrecked on the Australian coast. One able-seaman and four Kanakas survived.[28]
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Primavera
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Italy
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The barque was destroyed by fire at sea between 17 July and 27 September. Some of her crew were rescued by the barque John Shephard ( United States). Primavera was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Monte Video, Uruguay.[29]
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R. E. Miles
|
United Kingdom
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The ketch foundered off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all hands between 26 March and 5 April. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Carmarthen.[30]
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Riverdale
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United States
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The schooner was run into and sunk off Thacher Island, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued.[31]
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San Carlos
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United Kingdom
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The ship collided with the steamship Blenheim ( United Kingdom) and san between 30 August and 31 October. Her crew were rescued. San Carlos was on a voyage from the Clyde to Demerara, British Guiana.[32]
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Vermont
|
United Kingdom
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The ship was abanded in the Atlantic Ocean between 23 March and 6 April. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[19]
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