List of shipwrecks in August 1872
The list of shipwrecks in August 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1872.
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1 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anais | ![]() |
The schooner foundered. She was on a voyage from Pontrieux, Côtes-du-Nord to Sandarne, Sweden.[1] |
Lidador | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Paraná River.[2] |
Paul Elisa | ![]() |
The ship departed from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3] |
Shanghai | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked off Zambales, Spanish East Indies with the loss of seven of her crew.[2] |
2 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Astarte | ![]() |
The yawl ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight.[4] |
James Walter | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken wreck was and beached at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 6 August and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[5] |
Uhland | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Boston to Queenstown. She was refloated.[6] |
4 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ciba Arica | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[7] |
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The steamship was wrecked near Bizerte, Beylik of Tunis. Her crew were rescued by an Italian barque.[8][9] She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff, Russia to Bremerhaven, Germany.[10] | |
Parthenon | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Urla. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Adalia.[8] |
Phoenix | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lyon (![]() |
Telegraph | ![]() |
The ship was discovered in a capsized condition off Terceira Island, Azores and was beached. She was a total loss.[13] |
Vente Cinco Novembre | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Onyx (![]() |
5 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Conway | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to Bristol.[14] |
Kedron | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gironde.[8] |
Maria | ![]() |
The yacht struck a rock off Haapsalu and foundered. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga.[8] |
Spindrift | ![]() |
The tug sank in the River Nene 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) upstream of Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire.[8] |
Vencedora | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Valparaíso, Chile. The fire was extinguished the next day.[15] |
6 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The steamship was driven ashore on Belle Isle, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada to Waterford.[16][17] | |
Francesco Seghezza | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to London, United Kingdom.[18][19] |
John and Thomas | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and was severely damaged in . She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[12] |
8 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Crest | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[20] |
George | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from West Wemyss, Fife to Banff, Aberdeenshire.[21] |
Gloria Maria | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at "Aarskilde", Denmark and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Copenhagen, Denmark.[5][22] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The cutter became a total wreck after she was stranded on the northern end of Great Barrier Island.[23] |
9 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brairken | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Stockholm. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[24] |
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The steamship ran aground on the Doorin Rock, on the coast of County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Donegal.[25] She was refloated on 24 August. Subsequently extended and returned to service.[26] | |
Redesdale | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Danube 36 nautical miles (67 km) upstream of Sulina.[5] |
St. Maur | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Nantucket Shoals, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5] |
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The steamship was driven ashore at Father Point, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City.[5][20][22] | |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[21] |
10 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Belle | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada to Ipswich, Suffolk.[5] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[27] |
Deva | ![]() |
The ship was run into by the steamship (![]() |
Hearts of Oak | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship (![]() |
Pioneer | ![]() |
The 11-ton ketch stranded near the mouth of the Patea River and became a wreck.[23] |
Saxonia | ![]() |
The steamship sank at Newcastle.[2] |
Windward | ![]() |
The yacht was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset.[5] |
11 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mercur | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Rudkøbing. She was on a voyage from Rudkøping to an English port.[31] |
Sailor | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 13 August and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[32] |
Try | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Southwold.[20] |
Venture | ![]() |
The 20-ton ketch was beached near Ward after being holed on a reef near Cape Campbell in rough weather.[23] |
12 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Creole | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Nethertown, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin.[20] |
Marousje | ![]() |
The steamship put in to Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Taganrog.[20] |
Terzo | ![]() |
The brig put in to Stanley, Falkland Islands on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Callao, Peru.[33] |
Titania | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west of the Smalls Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Great Western (![]() |
Wasp | ![]() |
The smack capsized at Hubberston Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was righted.[25] |
13 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aral | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship (![]() |
Maggie | ![]() |
The brig was destroyed by fire at Santa Martha. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Savanilla, United States of Colombia.[34][17] |
Merkur | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Rudkøbing. She was on a voyage from Rudkøbing to London, United Kingdom.[35] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[25] She was refloated on 15 August and resumed her voyage.[32] |
14 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Contest | ![]() |
The tug sank at Whitby, Yorkshire.[25] |
Erin | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to New York, United States. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[24] |
Sarah Elizabeth | ![]() |
The smack sprang a leak and sank off , Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[18][19] |
Tome | ![]() |
The coaster, a steamship, was wrecked at Constitución, Chile.[36] |
15 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amalia | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Florida Reef.[18] |
Bienville | ![]() |
The steamship was destroyed by fire off the Bahamas with the loss of 30 of the 127 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Aspinwall, United States of Colombia.[37][15] |
Emilia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to a British port.[18] |
Sunshine | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Breaker Point, Hong Kong. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy.[24] |
Sweet Home | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by the Youghal Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Youghal to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[32][38] |
16 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clematis | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Razo, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal.[18] |
Village Belle | ![]() |
The smack collided with the steamship Malta (![]() |
17 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gypsy Bride | ![]() |
The lighter sank at Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[39] She was raised on 21 August.[40] |
Preston | ![]() |
The barque ran aground in the Hellegat. She was refloated.[31] |
Saga | ![]() |
The barque ran aground in the Hellegat. She was refloated.[31] |
Telayta | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Vulture (![]() |
18 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alarm | ![]() |
The 15-ton ketch was wrecked after stranding on a bar at the mouth of the Rangitikei River.[23] |
Sarah Wascoe | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Libava, Courland Governorate.[42] |
William Mitchell | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Duncansby Head, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to West Hartlepool, county Durham.[43] |
19 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amlwch | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Leigh Middle Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Amlwch, Anglesey.[43] |
Annie M. Gray | ![]() |
The ship departed from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts for Copenhagen, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[44] |
Countess of Seafield | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to the River Spey. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[45] |
Flora | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground, capsized and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset to Cardiff.[43] |
Friends | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford.[43] |
George and Henry | ![]() |
The barque capsized in a squall in the Bay of Tome, Chile. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
Glendon | ![]() |
The steamship struck the Split Rock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Portland to Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[46] |
Jean | ![]() |
The smack sprang a leak and sank off Sanda Island, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Lismore, County Waterford.[47] |
Jorge | ![]() |
The steamship departed from Havana, Cuba for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48][49] |
Mercedita | ![]() |
The schooner was discovered by the brig Syracuse (![]() |
Roscoe | ![]() |
The 313.37-ton whaling bark was stove in by ice and abandoned in the Arctic Ocean while anchored off Point Barrow, Territory of Alaska.[50] |
20 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Andreas | Flag unknown | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
Jessie | ![]() |
The smack sank off Sanda Island, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
Shark | ![]() |
The steamship was holed by her anchor in the Caledonian Canal and was run ashore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin, Germany.[43] |
21 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Macedonian | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Svineboderne, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dover, Kent. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark by a steamship.[42] |
Unanimity | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Baltic Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) west of Rixhöft, with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Guiding Star (![]() |
Wilster | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to West Hartlepool for repairs.[53] |
22 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ebenezer | ![]() |
The ship departed from New York, United States for Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3] |
Edward Lindsay | ![]() |
The steam wherry struck a rock at Marsden, County Durham. She was refloated and beached.[51] |
Giacinto | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[54] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples.[17] |
Panama | ![]() |
The steamship struck rocks and sank at Santander, Spain. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havana, Cuba.[54][55] |
23 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Erne | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the Min River at Sharp Peak.[54][56] |
Paganini | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Londonderry.[54] |
24 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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America | ![]() |
The passenger steamship was destroyed by fire at Yokohama Japan with the loss of between nineteen and 70 lives. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California]] to Yokohama and Hong Kong, China. |
25 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Batavia | ![]() |
The paddle steamer ran aground in the Maas. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[57] |
Scindia | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Gozo, Malta. She was refloated and taken in to Malta for repairs.[58] |
26 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hotspur | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain.[58] |
Twin Sisters | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated but sank off the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by Nova Giuseppe (![]() |
27 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Batavia | ![]() |
The paddle steamer ran aground at Alblasserdam, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Dordrecht, South Holland.[57] |
Fredericke | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Papenburg to Dantsic. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fredrikshavn.[61] |
28 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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China | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean (30°24′S 27°23′E / 30.400°S 27.383°E). All 40 people on board were rescued by Tantallon Castle (![]() |
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The steamship caught fire and was run ashore near Belém, Portugal. Her passengers were taken off by the schooner Bahia (![]() | |
Johanna | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off the , Russia and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Eckernförde to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[61] |
Mentor | ![]() |
The galiot struck a sunken wreck and foundered off the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Young Ellis (![]() |
Perseveranza | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked near Oporto, Portugal with the loss of 30 lives.[64] |
Sir Robert Hodgson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on "Long Island", in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was refloated on 12 October.[61][65] |
Victory | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on Heligoland.[61] |
29 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gotthard | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Concordia (![]() |
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The steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[61] | |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship departed from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure for Cardiff, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67] |
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The 1,238-gross register ton cargo liner, a steamship, sank in 130 feet (40 m) of water 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) east-southeast of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, (41°16.55′N 071°46.12′W / 41.27583°N 71.76867°W) with the loss of 67 lives after colliding at night with the schooner Nettie Cushing (![]() | |
Tamar | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sand.[61] |
30 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Himalaya | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off "Anger" whilst on a voyage from New York to Hong Kong, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70] |
Intrepid | ![]() |
The fishing trawler sprang a leak and sank off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Emma (![]() |
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The schooner was run down and sunk off Matinicus. crew saved.[72] |
31 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Abbey | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gladiolus (![]() |
Augusta | ![]() |
The Galway hooker was run down and sunk off Plymouth, Devon by the fishing trawler Skim of the Sea (![]() |
Defender | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Grindstone Island, Ontario, Dominion of Canada. She was condemned.[75] |
Gea | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gladiolus (![]() |
Helen Snow | ![]() |
After suffering ice damage on 19 August, the 215-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the Arctic Ocean. She later was salvaged, repaired, and returned to service.[76] |
Immanuel | ![]() |
The brig ran aground and sank in the Uruguay River. She was on a voyage from Paysandú, Uruguay to an English port.[77] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Fremington, Devon.[46] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aberystwyth | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Kawe (![]() |
Alliance | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Eitzenloch", Germany.[37] |
Amisia | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida.[51] |
A. Vologda | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Archangelsk.[78] |
HNoMS Axel Thorsen | ![]() |
The gunboat was lost in the Arctic Ocean off Novaya Zemlya, Russia. |
Bessie Rodgers | ![]() |
The ship collided with another vessel and foundered off Newport, Rhode Island, United States before 10 August. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newport.[20] |
Brunswick | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Tagus. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21] |
Cameronian | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile before 5 August. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Coquimbo, Chile.[79] |
Carnaquheen | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Wallaroo, South Australia. She was refloated and taken in to Adelaide, South Australia.[80] |
Charlaw | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Barrow. She was refloated on 26 August and taken in to New Ross, County Wexford.[58] |
Charles Dickens | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10] |
Cordelia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia.[10] |
Craigellachie | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Callao, Peru.[10] |
Credo | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 2 August. She was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia, United States to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[20][81] |
Criterion | ![]() |
The brig sank at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the Wells Lifeboat.[38] |
Diamond | ![]() |
The tug sank in Green Bay.[10] |
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The steamship was destroyed by fire off Coquimbo, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on the return leg of her maiden voyage, from Callao, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire.[54][82] | |
Enmore | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Demerara, British Guiana. She was refloated on 9 August.[5][21] |
Fairfax | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[21] |
Glenallan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on "Cariboo Island". She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada to the Clyde. She broke up on 31 August.[75] |
Gresham | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Saint Domingo before 20 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas to Saint Domingo.[17] |
Harmonie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leven, Fife, United Kingdom.[14] |
Marie Hortense | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the St. Anne Shoals, off the coast of Sierra Leone. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Grand-Popo, Dahomey.[25] |
Neptunus | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the coast of County Down, United Kingdom. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Tyrella Lifeboat.[38] |
New Buxton | ![]() |
The fishing lugger was abandoned off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[38] |
N. J. Miller | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was discovered in a derelict condition on 1 September and towed in to Boothbay, Maine, United States.[83] |
Rachel | ![]() |
The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to "Oeffend".[21] |
Rosetta | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Rota to Swansea, Glamorgan.[54] Her crew were rescued.[84] |
Stockholm | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Helsingki.[78] |
Woodside | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at the mouth of the Adour.[11] |
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Ship commissionings: | 1869 | 1870 | 1872 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | ||||
Ship decommissionings: | 1869 | 1870 | 1872 | 1874 | 1876 | 1877 | |||||
Shipwrecks: | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 |
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