List of shipwrecks in August 1873

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The list of shipwrecks in August 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1873.

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1 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Charles Louisa  France The ship barque was driven ashore and wrecked at the Pointe de La Coubre, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Royan, Charente-Inférieure.[1]
Express  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the brig Alert ( United Kingdom) at Maryport, Cumberland and was severely damaged.[2]
Marius, and
Wild Hunter 		 France
 United Kingdom 		The brigantine Marius collided with the brigantine Wild Hunter in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. Both vessels sank. Their crews survived. Marius was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Wild Hunter was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[1][3]
Wawasset  United States The steamboat was destroyed by fire in the Potomac River 60 nautical miles (110 km) downstream of Washington, D.C. with the loss of more than 40 of the 129 people on board.[4][5]

2 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1873
Ship Country Description
St. Clair of the Isles  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock and was beached on the Ardnamurchan peninsula.[1] She was later refloated and beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull for temporary repairs to be made before taking her in to the Clyde on 14 August.[6][7]
Warrior  United Kingdom The yacht exploded and sank in the River Tay with the loss of three of the five people on board.[8]
Waveney  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Calais, France. She was refloated with the assistance of five smacks and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[2]

3 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1873
Ship Country Description
 United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered off Tarifa, Spain. Her 21 crew reached Tarifa in their boats. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Livorno, Italy.[9][10]
St. Louis Canada The ship was wrecked in Trepassey Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[11][12]

4 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Bonaventure  United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13]
Emily  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship ( Germany) and sank off Portland, Dorset with the loss of six of the ten people on board. Survivors were rescued by Allemania. Emily was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Genoa, Italy.[14][15]
Janrovich  Ottoman Empire The brig was beached in Tangier Bay.[16]
Snowdrop  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore at Aberdovey, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued by the Aberdovey Lifeboat Royal Berkshire (Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Snowdrop was later refloated.[17]

5 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Azalea  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on an uncharted rock 387 yards (354 m) east of Perim, Aden Province.[9][18][19] Her crew survived. She was abandoned as a total loss in late September.[20]
Miantomia  United Kingdom The ship collided with the barque Flufine ( France) south of Algoa Bay and sank with the loss of all but three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Flufine.[21]

6 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Daring  United Kingdom The yacht was wrecked on the Jordan Flat, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by a gig. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22][23]
Oscar  United States The ship was destroyed by fire at New York.[24]
Toni Flag unknown The ship was severely damaged by fire at New York.[6]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The fishing boat struck a rock and sank at Wick, Caithness with the loss of four of her crew.[25]
 United States The schooner, a ballast Lighter, was lost at , near . Crew saved.[26]

7 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Clara and Florence United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Cape Colony The brig was wrecked at Hottentot's Point, Africa. Her crew took to the boats; they were subsequently rescued by Lilla ( United Kingdom). Clara and Florence was on a toyage from Table Bay to Ichaboe Island, Africa.[27][28]
Eliza, or
Elizabeth 		 United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Waterford. Her crew were rescued.[29] She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Jessy ( United Kingdom) and beached at Duncannon, County Waterford.[30]

8 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Emmanuel  France The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[29]
Gowerain  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30]
Méndez Núñez  Spanish Navy Cantonal rebellion: The ironclad ran aground off Cartagena, Canton of Cartagena whilst attempting to recapture Numancia and Vitoria (both Bahnmarke bleibt an Backbord liegen.svg Cantonalist Rebels).[31][32]
Mirian  United Kingdom The ship departed from Troon, Ayrshire for Tralee, County Kerry. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]

9 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Catherina  Germany The schooner collided with the steamship ( Germany) at Hamburg and sank. Her crew were rescued. Catherina was on a voyage from Hamburg to San Francisco, California, United States.[30]
Countess of Minto  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[34]
Dunmail  United Kingdom The clipper was wrecked at the mouth of the River Mersey. All 63 people on board were rescued by lifeboats and tugs. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Victoria.[35][36]
Helen M. Rowley  United States The ship was driven ashore at "Hellgate". She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[34]
Rangitolo  Victoria The steamship was wrecked in the Cook Strait. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to New Zealand.[37]
Septimus  Spain The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38]

10 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1873
Ship Country Description
A. W. McClellan  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Carrie Annie ( United Kingdom). A. W. McClellan was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Newport, Monmouthshire.[39]
Chance  United Kingdom The steam yacht sank in the River Tweed. She was refloated the next day.[34]
Farmers  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset.[34]
Far West  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the East Tylters, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[34][37]
Frithioff  United Kingdom The barque caught fire in Ottoman Empire waters and was abandoned. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Odessa, Russia.[40]
Gratitude  United Kingdom The ship brig was wrecked at Petten, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of eight of the twelve people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, North Holland.[34][41][42][43]

11 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Agenoria  United Kingdom The schooner struck the Splough Rock, off Greenore, County Wexford and consequently put in to Wexford. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Cork.[34][41]
Copernicus  Norway The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to The Downs.[34] Subsequently towed in to Ramsgate, Kent.[37]
Henrietta  United Kingdom The ship departed from Barbadoes for Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[44]
La Escosesa, and
Muriel 		 United Kingdom The clipper La Escosesa collided with the steamship Muriel and sank in the River Mersey.[45][46] La Escosesa was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Callao, Peru.[47] She was refloated on 13 August and taken in to Liverpool.[48] Muriel was severely damaged.[49]

12 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Argus  United Kingdom The ship was reported to be in a sinking condition off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada on this date, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands around 26 September.[50]
 France The steamship was driven ashore on "Garfa Island", Maldives. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to an English port.[51][52]
Elizabeth  France The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel south east of Worms Head, Glamorgan, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Pet ( United Kingdom). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[53]
Excelsior  United Kingdom The steam wherry sank in the River Tyne at Jarrow, County Durham.[48]

13 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Ooster Bank, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[49][54][48]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the steamship .Her six crew were rescued by Brigadier.[16]
Julius  Russia The galeas ran aground off "Worms". She was on a voyage from Reval to Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland.[55][7]
Penelope  Greece The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom.[49][48]

14 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Abeona  United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Firth of Clyde. Her eleven crew survived; three were rescued by Alabama.[56][57]
Germania  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[58] She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[59]
Maria  France The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Caen, Calvados.[55]

15 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Braviken  Sweden The steamship ran aground off Landsort. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Norrköping.[60] She was later refloated and taken in to Hamra, Gotland.[61]
Elizabeth  France The ship foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[62]
Frigga  Norway The schooner was wrecked near Morup, Sweden.[62] She was on a voyage from "Schjerup" to Copenhagen, Denmark.[60]
La Vierge  France The ship departed from Singapore, Straits Settlements for Rangoon, Burma. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[63]
Manchester  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was refloated and taken in to Calais.[60]
Sestos de Pononte  Peru The barque was destroyed by fire at Lima. She was on a voyage from Callao to the Guañape Islands.[64]
Susannah and Anna  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Carrickfergus, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[60]
Trave  Germany The steamship ran aground at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London, United Kingdom.[59]

16 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Betsey Bateman  United Kingdom The schooner capsized and sank off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire in a squall. Her five crew were rescued by the steamships Cochrane and Grenadier (both  United Kingdom). Betsey Bateman was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Poole, Dorset.[65][66]
Coanwood  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Waterford. She was refloated and taken in to Waterford.[65]
Fede in Dio Flag unknown The ship departed from New York, United States for Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13]
Nymph  United Kingdom The cutter was driven ashore and damaged at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire.[67][66]
Pioneer  United Kingdom The steamboat caught fire and sank off Southport, Lancashire.[68]
Vine  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Fahlund", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[65]

17 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Idris  United Kingdom The schooner struck rocks off the "North and South Lighthouse" and was beached near Cairnryan, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Londonderry. She was refloated and towed in to Stranraer, Wigtownshire in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Penguin ( United Kingdom).[65][69][66]
Jura  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Agger, Denmark. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to a Finnish port.[65]

18 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Lizzie  United Kingdom The schooner struck the pier and was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[69]

19 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Ellen  United Kingdom The smack foundered off The Maidens Lighthouses, County Antrim. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim.[51][70]
Hound Canada Dominion of Canada The brigantine was wrecked in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. Two of her eight crew died before the survivors were rescued on 5 September by Harp ( United Kingdom); one of those rescued died shortly aferwards. Hound was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to San Juan, Puerto Rico.[71][72]
Margaret McColl  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Ballyness, County Donegal.[73]

20 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Mystery  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Rye Harbour, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Hastings to Rye, Sussex.[51] She was later refloated and taken in to Rye Harbour.[61]
Norina  Austria-Hungary The barque was driven ashore near "Mires", Greece. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Syros, Greece.[74]

21 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Adela  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Workington.[51]
Peace  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ryhope, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[64]
Ureariel  Germany The barque was driven ashore in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51]

23 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Amado  Italy The ship ran aground on the Oyster Bank, in the River Laggan. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[75]
 United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore of the Isle of May, Fife and sank at the stern.[74][76] She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to Dantzic, Germany.[77] She subsequently broke in two.[76]
Ann Bradshaw  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Beverley in the River Mersey and was consequently beached at Tranmere, Cheshire in a waterlogged condition. Ann Bradshaw was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Garston, Lancashire.[75] She was refloated on 26 August and taken in to Garston.[77]
Camel  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. She was refloated and taken into port.[74][78]
Ecureuil  France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Maldives. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Maldives to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[79]
Gitanella  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was refloated.[75]
 United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[80][81]
Royal Alexander  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[75]
Trafik  Sweden The steamship ran aground and sank at Söderhamn. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Sundsvall.[81]

24 August[]

A major hurricane struck Nova Scotia on this date, resulting in the loss of 1,122 vessels, 900 buildings and 600 lives.[82]

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Acadia Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of Nova Scotia.[83]
Achaies  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[84]
Addie M. Story  United States The fishing schooner was ashore at Port Hood, Nova Scotia, refloated and proceeded to Canso, Nova Scotia.[85][86][87]
Adela Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney, Nova Scotia.[88]
A. H. Wonson  United States The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Grand Banks. Lost with all 10 crew.[89][90]
Alan  United Kingdom The barque went ashore and was wrecked at Hog Island at the entrance to Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada. Only 4 crew made it to shore, the Captain of the "Dominion" rescued the boatswain, 7 crew died.[91] She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada to Falmouth, Cornwall.[92]
Albert Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was damaged at Cow Bay, Nova Scotia.[83]
Albert the Good Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney, Nova Scotia.[88] She was consequently condemned,[93] but was refloated in late November and taken in to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[94]
Alice Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
Alice Stuart Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Canada Dominion of Canada The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Halifax.[95][96]
Altan  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Queenstown, County Cork.[84]
Amelia Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney.[83]
Amelia Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[97]
Amos Cutter  United States The fishing schooner was lost off Canso, Nova Scotia.[85][98]
Angie S. Friend  United States The fishing schooner was lost at anchor in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off East Point. Lost with all 13-15 crew.[86][99]
Annie C. Norwood  United States The fishing schooner was aground off Nova Scotia, refloated.[85][98]
Arctic Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88][97]
Arizona  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[100][86]
Arthur Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was wrecked at sea. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Halifax. The wreck was towed in to Halifax by ( Royal Navy).[83]
Belle Gilmore  United States The fishing schooner was ashore at St. Peters, Nova Scotia with slight damage, probably refloated.[101][86]
Bessie Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
B. Gilkey Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
Bjorn Farmand Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Shediac, Nova Scotia.[84]
Bloomer Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou, Nova Scotia.[83]
Bonny Bell Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia.[83]
 Canada The Schooner went ashore and was wrecked with all 10 hands at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.[102]
Brothers Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of Nova Scotia.[83]
Carrie P. Rich  United States The fishing schooner was wrecked on North Cape, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lost with all 17 crew.[85][103]
Catalina  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[104][86]
"Centre Point"  United States The Schooner was probably lost on the Banks with all 11 hands.[105][106]
Centurian  United States The fishing schooner was wrecked at , later condemned, or only with slight damage, prossibly refloated.[107] Crew saved.[85][86]
Charles Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Charles C. Dame  United States The fishing schooner was wrecked on North Cape, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lost with all 18 crew.[89][108][109]
Charles E. Scammell Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Charles Murdoch Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[97]
Charles P. Barrett  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[110][86]
Charles P. Thompson  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[111]
Charlotte Augusta  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[112][86]
Chase Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney.[95]
Chillianwallah Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
Christie Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Clyde  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Port Mulgrave, Nova Scotia.[83]
Clytie  United States The fishing schooner was ashore at Port Mulgrave with slight damage, probably refloated.[113][86]
Constitution  United States The fishing schooner was ashore at with $300 in damage, probably refloated.[114][86]
C. P. Thompson  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands.[86]
Desiderata Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was damaged at Cow Bay.[83]
D. H. Mansfield  United States The fishing schooner was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, later condemned, or with slight damage, possibly refloated.[115] Crew saved.[85][86]
"Dominion"  Canada The Schooner went ashore and was wrecked at Hog Island at the entrance to Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada, a total loss. Crew made it to shore.[116]
Eagle Canada Dominion of Canada The brigantine was driven ashore at "Point St. Peter", Nova Scotia.[95]
Ebro Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.[117]
E. C. Mulet Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore on the coast on Nova Scotia.[83]
"Edith"  Canada The Barque went ashore at Hog Island at Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada. Later refloated. crew saved.[118]
 United States The Schooner was probably lost at with all 7 hands.[119][120]
Electra Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was damaged at North Sydney.[88][95]
Electric Flash  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[121][86]
Elihu Burritt  United States The fishing schooner was aground off Nova Scotia.[86]
Eliza Christie Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney.[83]
Ellen Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at "Cleardown".[95]
Ellen Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney.[83]
Ellen Bondrot Canada Dominion of Canada The brigantine was wrecked in Cariboo Cove, Nova Scotia.[117]
Ellen Jane Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
E. L. Rowe  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[122][86]
Enola C.  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands, a total loss. Crew and cargo saved.[123][86]
E. S. Smith  United States The schooner was wrecked at Amherst, Nova Scotia with the loss of three of her crew.[124]
Eugenie Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Gaspé, Quebec.[88]
Eugenie Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at "Cleardown".[95]
Eureka  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Grand Bras d'Or".[84][125]
Eurine, or
Euxine 		Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at North Sydney.[88][95][97]
Evangiline  United States The fishing schooner was ashore at with slight damage, probably refloated.[126][86]
"Faith"  United Kingdom The Brig sank at anchor off the harbor of Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada during the storm when her cargo of railroad rails broke loose and punctured her bottom. Lost with all hands.[127]
Fanny M. Carvill Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was damaged at Cow Bay.[83] She was consequently condemned,[93] but was refloated in late November.[94]
Far West  United States The fishing schooner was wrecked at , later condemned. crew saved.[85][86]
Ferguson Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore at Pictou.[83]
F. M. Howard Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[97]
Formosa Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto.[83] She was later refloated.[128]
Freedom  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[129][86]
G. W. Moore Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88][130]
George Hughes Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
Georgiana Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney.[83]
Georgina Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
G. J. Troop Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83] She was consequently condemned.[93]
Glad Tidings  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.[131]
Glen Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Gaspé.[88]
Gloriana  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) east by south of Halifax with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick.[132][133][134][135]
G. McRae Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney.[95]
Grant Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney.[95]
G. P. Paysant Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was damaged at Sydney.[88][83][97] She was consequently condemned.[93]
G. Troop Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
Guide Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Guide Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney.[83]
G. W. More Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney.[83]
Hart Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou.[83]
Harriett Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[97]
Hattie R. Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay.[88][130]
 United States The Schooner was lost returning to Gloucester, Massachusetts from the Banks with all 10 hands.[136][137]
H. Haviland Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
High Flier  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands, a total loss. crew saved.[138][85]
Humber Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
James Duncan Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven onto a mud bank at Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[139] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charlottetown. Her deck cargo was lightered and she was pulled off, she resumed her voyage a week later[37][103]
 United States The schooner was lost with all 18 hands, wreckage and 2 bodies came ashore at Campbellton.[140][141]
Jane Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney.[83]
Jane and Eliza Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
J. B. Gilkie Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Jedde Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Jeddo Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at Sydney.[97]
Jesse Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou.[83]
Jessie Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[97]
J. Howland Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was damaged at Cow Bay.[83]
J. J. Marshall  Canada The Schooner was driven ashore at in .[103]
J. M. Howard Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
J. N. Colville Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88][97]
John Gilpin Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
John J. Clark  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[142][86]
John Richards  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Richibucto.[83][84]
John Scott  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Louisbourg.[143]
Josephine Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Josie Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
J. R. Homer Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney.[83]
Katie, or
Katy 		Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88][97]
Kewadin Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was wrecked at Cascumpec Sandhills at the entrance to the harbor of Alberton, Prince Edward Island. Later refloated. Crew saved.[139][144]
Khandanghaner II Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to the River Tyne. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[145]
Knight Templar  United States The fishing schooner was ashore at North Sydney, Nova Scotia badly damage, possibly refloated.[146][88][86]
Lancashire Witch Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
La Plata Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Little Hugh Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou.[83]
Lochiel Flag unknown The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto.[83][39][130]
Lord Bury Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Isaac's Harbour.[83]
Lucretia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Louisbourg.[143]
Lucy Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
Lucy Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Lydia A. Harvey  United States The vessel was ashore at with slight damage, probably refloated.[147][85][86]
Maggie Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore at Cascumpec Sandhills at the entrance to the harbor of Alberton, Prince Edward Island. Later refloated. Crew saved.[139][148]
Maggie Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Magian Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney.[95]
Margaret Jane Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Margaret Jane Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Buctouche, New Brunswick.[83]
Marion Grimes  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands.[85][86]
Martha Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay.[88][97]
Mary Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Mary Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Mary and Charles Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[83][97]
Mary Hart Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was wrecked off Owls's Head, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Cape Breton Island.[83]
Mary Jane Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Mary Kate  Canada The schooner was driven ashore at in Tatamagouche Bay.[103]
Mary S. Hurd  United States The fishing schooner was wrecked on Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, condemned. Crew was saved.[85][86]
Matilda Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney.[95]
Matilda K. Hunter Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88][97]
McDonald Emanuel Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore at Pictou.[83]
Meggie Wodd Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Messang  France The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Saint-Pierre.[117]
Messina Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven wrecked at Port Mulgrave.[88]
Mexican Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was damaged at Cow Bay.[83] She was consequently condemned.[93]
Morning Star  United States The fishing schooner was ashore at Port Mulgrave.[86]
Moses Rogers Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[88][97] She was refloated in late November.[94]
Murdoch Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
"Muscongus"  United Kingdom The Barque went ashore and was wrecked at Stanhope, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada.[149]
Nancy Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney.[95]
N. Churchill Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was damaged at Sydney.[88][83] She was consequently condemned,[93] but was refloated on 4 November.[150]
N. Hale Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay.[97]
Nora Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore at Buctouche.[88][83][97]
Nordstjernen  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Wallace, Nova Scotia.[139] She was later refloated.[83]
Octavia Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Olivia Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Oliver Eldredge  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[151][85][86]
Ontario Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Onward Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay.[88]
Orloff Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
Orloff Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Pohono Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was damaged at Sydney.[97]
Pomona Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was damaged at Sydney.[88][83]
Port Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay.[97]
USS Powhatan  United States Navy The paddle frigate was driven from her moorings and struck the quayside at Halifax.[152]
P. R. C. Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Pictou Island, Nova Scotia.[83][130]
Rambler  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in North Bay, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued by the Wexford Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wexford.[153] She was refloated on 8 September and towed in to Wexford.[154]
Rebecca Anne Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore at Cape Bauld, Newfoundland Colony.[83]
Renfrew Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Isaac's Harbour.[83]
Return Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Roderick McRae Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Rogers Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay.[88]
 United States The Schooner was lost at with all 14 hands plus 5 passengers, a woman and her 4 children.[155][156]
Russell Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Isaac's Harbour.[83]
 United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of twenty of her 28 crew.[92][157] She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States.[158]
Samuel Crowell  United States The fishing schooner sank in the Hurricane on the way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts from the Banks fishing grounds. Lost with all 15 crew.[89][159][160]
Seabird Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Buctouche.[83]
 United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Ryhope, County Durham.[74] She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham.[61] Seaton was refloated on 27 August and taken in to Sunderland.[145]
Shasta Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was damaged at Cow Bay.[83]
Silver Cloud Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
St. Louis  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Gib Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[95]
Superb Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
Swift United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The barque was damaged at Amherst when an American schooner drove into her.[161]
Teddo Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney.[88]
Win. A. Pew  United States The fishing schooner was aground off the coast of Nova Scotia.[86]
Teme Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Pugwash, Nova Scotia with the loss of two lives.[83]
Temperance Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Thetis Canada Dominion of Canada The fishing schooner was wrecked on the north coast of Prince Edward Island with the loss of all twelve crew.[117]
T. Hunter Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney.[95]
Trial Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou.[83]
Typhoon  United States The fishing schooner was wrecked at in the Magdalen Islands, later condemned. Crew saved.[85][86]
Undine  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto. Three crew killed, rest jumped to safety.[84][103]
Valiant Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney.[95]
Venture Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Venture Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou.[83]
Victoria Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney.[83]
Victoria Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[97]
Victoria Amelia Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Vibilia  United Kingdom The ship was either dismasted or foundered in Cow Bay.[84][125]
Volante Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88][97]
W. D. Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
Welcome Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
W. H. Hale Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay.[83]
White Star  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto.[84]
Wild Briar Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88][97]
William H. Raymond  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated.[162][85][86]
William H. Thurston  United States The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands.[85]
Willow Brae Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore at Pictou.[83]
Wixande Canada The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia. Her crew survived.[117]
Zephyr Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney.[88]
Zeroni  Canada The Brig was wrecked near Merigomish, Nova Scotia, in Northumberland Strait.[103]
Unnamed Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was wrecked at Malpeque, Prince Edward Island.[139]
Several unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The schooners were driven ashore and wrecked at Buctouche.[88]
Unnamed Canada Dominion of Canada The brigantine capsized at North Sydney.[88]
Twenty-three unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The schooners were driven ashore in the Gut of Canso.[88][83]
Several unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada Seven barques and several brigs was driven ashore at Richibucto. Several schooners were wrecked.[88] Five square-rigged vessels were reported to have been driven ashore.[83]
Several unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada Two ships and several schooners were driven ashore at Miramichi, New Brunswick.[88]
Unnamed Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Ketch Harbour, Nova Scotia.[95]
Seven unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The ships were driven ashore and wrecked at Richibucto.[95]
Three unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The schooners broke from their moorings and were damaged at Hantsport, Nova Scotia.[83]
Three unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The schooners were driven ashore at Frazer's Point, Nova Scotia.[83]
Three unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The schooners were driven ashore at Albion Mines, Nova Scotia.[83]
Unnamed Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia.[83]
Unnamed Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore in Pond's Gulf, Nova Scotia.[83]
Four unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The schooners were driven ashore in the Gosse River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.[83]
Two unnamed vessels  United States The fishing schooners foundered off North Cape, Prince Edward Island with the loss of all 40 crew.[83]
Twenty-seven unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The ships were driven ashore or damaged at Cow Bay.[83]
Four unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The ships were driven ashore at Bayfield, Nova Scotia.[163]
Twelve unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The ships were driven ashore at Pictou.[163]
Four unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The ships were driven ashore at Port Hood, Nova Scotia.[163]
Five unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The ships were driven ashore at Port Mulgrave.[163]
Four unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The ships were driven ashore at Plaister Cove.[163]
Four unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The ships were driven ashore at Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia.[163]
Eight unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The ships were driven ashore at Guysborough, Nova Scotia.[163]
Many unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada More than 30 ships were driven ashore at or near Point Caledonia.[163]
Thirty-six unnamed vessels  United States The fishing vessels were lost off the coast of Nova Scotia. All hands of two vessels, and two hands from a third, we lost - 35 lives.[164]
Unnamed  Royal Navy The gunboat was driven ashore at Richibucto.[84]
Several unnamed vessels Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland Colony The fishing boats and whalers were driven ashore at Island Cove.[96]
Unnamed Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner sank at Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia.[130]
Several unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The fishing vessels were driven out to sea from Beaver Harbour and were presumed lost.[130]
Several unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The ships were driven ashore at, or driven out to sea from, St. Peter's, Nova Scotia.[130]
Unnamed  United States The brig was driven ashore in Pend's Gulf.[130]
Fifty-two unnamed vessels Canada Dominion of Canada The fishing schooners were driven ashore and wrecked in the Magdalen Islands. At least three people were killed.[117]
Unnamed Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Magdalen Islands. All on board, more than 200 people, were rescued.[117]
Unnamed Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged on Entrice Island, Magdalen Islands.[117]
Twenty-six unnamed vessels  France The fishing vessels foundered at Cow Head, each with the loss of all hands.[117]
Unnamed Canada Dominion of Canada The brigantine capsized, was driven ashore and wrecked at "Picoe" with the loss of all seventeen people on board.[117]
Sixty-nine unnamed vessels  United Kingdom Forty-three vessels were driven ashore and wrecked and 26 more were damaged at Amherst.[124]
Eight unnamed vessels  United States The schooners were driven ashore between Amherst and Bacque.[161]
Three unknown schooners  Canada The Schooners was driven ashore at Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island.[103]

25 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Clutha ( United Kingdom) and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from a Cornish port to Swansea.[74] She was refloated.[84]
William M. Reed  United States The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[77] She was refloated the next day.[145]

26 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1873
Ship Country Description
J. C. Norton Canada Dominion of Canada The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (36°34′N 61°24′W / 36.567°N 61.400°W / 36.567; -61.400). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Delta (Canada Dominion of Canada). J. C. Norton was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island.[83]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The steam wherry capsized and sank at South Shields, County Durham.[165]
Qui qu'en Grogne  France The brig ran aground "on Cavezos". She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and beached at Gibraltar.[139]
Ruby  United States The steamship sank at Shreveport, Louisiana due to a stampede of cattle on board. Her crew survived.[96]

27 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Belle Vernon  United States The steamboat struck the wreck of Jennie Howell ( United States and sank in the Ohio River at Shawneetown, Illinois. Two people were reported missing.[95]
Emile  New Zealand The 214-ton brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Oamaru by a cyclone which hit the east coast of the South Island.[166] She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Oamaru.[167]
Ethiopia  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Cape Negrais, Burma. All on board were rescued.[40] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Rangoon, Burma.[168]
Fairy Queen  New Zealand The 214-ton brig parted her cable and was driven ashore at Timaru by a cyclone which hit the east coast of the South Island.[169]
Faith  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cascumpec, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada.[139]
H. H. and R.  United Kingdom The sloop was discovered in the English Channel 40 nautical miles (74 km) south west of Portland, Dorset by the steamship Veritas ( United Kingdom), which towed her in to Weymouth, Dorset. H. H. and R. was on a voyage from London to HMNB Devonport.[139]
Maria  France The fishing vessel collided with Jeanne et Robert ( France) and sank in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued.[170]
Scotsman  New Zealand The 231-ton brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Oamaru by a cyclone.[166]
Surprise  United Kingdom The yacht ran aground at Caernarfon. She was refloated and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[171]
Wanderer  New Zealand The ketch was driven ashore at Timaru by a cyclone.[169]
Young Hunter  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on a sandbank in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Express ( United Kingdom). Young Hunter was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[92]

28 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Chin Chin  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was severely damaged.[125]
J. R. Robinson  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Meiaco Sima Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Foochow, China to Adelaide, South Australia.[172][173]
La Clarisse  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her seven crew were rescued by the Boulogne Lifeboat Frédéric Sauvage ( France). La Clarisse was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[92]
May Queen  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with the fishing vessel Vivid ( United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea 15 to 20 nautical miles (28 to 37 km) off Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of three of her five crew.[43]
Ranger  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore on Alderney, Channel Island. All three people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Gilette, Alpes-Maritimes, France.[174]
T. E. Lemon  United Kingdom The ship sank in Liverpool Bay east of the (Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) with the loss of four of her 26 crew. The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Lifeboat rescued twelve of the survivors, the rest reached shore in the gig and longboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sapelo Island, Georgia, United States.[175][176]
Triton  Germany The barque was wrecked on the Mixon Shoal, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by the paddle tugs Digby Grand, Flying Cloud, Pero Gomez (all  United Kingdom) and the Swansea Lifeboat Wolverhampton (Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[53][92][84]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brig ran aground and sank on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[39]

29 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Ada  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated and then collided with the yacht Wavelet ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the Sloyne.[84]
Ironsides  United States The paddle steamer ran aground at Hog Island, Virginia, and was lost.
Mary West  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint-Louis, Senegal.[84] She was refloated on 5 September and towed in to Liverpool.[177]

30 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Breeze  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (30°58′N 74°30′W / 30.967°N 74.500°W / 30.967; -74.500). Her nine crew were rescued by the brigantine Carmen ( Spain). Breeze was on a voyage from Saint Helena to London.[71][178]
Charlotte Christine  Germany The barque was wrecked. All on board were rescued by the corvette Vityaz ( Imperial Russian Navy). Charlotte Christine was on a voyage from Vladivostock, Russia to Chefoo, China.[179]
William  United Kingdom The brig was damaged by fire at West Hartlepool, County Durham.[174]

31 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1873
Ship Country Description
Albion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Swash, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Cork.[180][170] She was refloated on 5 September and taken in to the Kingroad.[177]
Danube  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[181]
Newcastle and Arendal  Norway The schooner ran aground at "Savnevaag". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Arendal. She was refloated and taken in to Arendal in a leaky condition. Subsequently placed under repair.[39]
Prince Alfred  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Bussorah ( France).[182] Prince Alfred was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Galle, Ceylon.[93][183]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1873
Ship Country Description
Albertine  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Oban, Argyllshire.[184]
Annawan  United States The whaler, a barque, capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (35°30′N 66°20′W / 35.500°N 66.333°W / 35.500; -66.333) before 7 August with the loss of five of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Peerless ( United Kingdom).[24]
Assam Valley  United Kingdom The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40]
Carmen and Teresa  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Almería before 15 August.[62][60]
Countess Russell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Rockhampton, New Zealand".[77] Her crew were rescued.[185]
County of Nairn  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Java Sea and was beached on Pangkapoint, Java, Netherlands East Indies, where she burnt out. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[73]
Dunkerque  France The barque was driven ashore at "Point Piedras". She was refloated and taken in to Buenos Aires, Argentine in a leaky condition.[60]
Ella Maria Canada Dominion of Canada The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Port Caledonia, Nova Scotia to Havana, Cuba.[40]
Felicie  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Grand-Popo, Dahomey. She was on a voyage from Whydah, Dahomey to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[145]
Fille de l'Air  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[186] She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[187]
Formosa  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to London.[139]
Gloriana  United Kingdom The ship foundered off St. Peter's, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[40][188]
Joseph Wilson  United Kingdom The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick.[40]
Lake Ontario  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Lake Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada.[29]
Landbouw  Netherlands The ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina before 28 August. She was refloated.[189]
Magdala  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore in Morecambe Bay. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[92]
Margaret Knight  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at La Libertad before 4 August.[18]
Mary  Norway The barque was wrecked at Santo Domingo Tonalá, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tabasco to Santo Domingo Tonalá.[77]
Minmanneth  United States The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and towed in to Boston in a severely leaky condition.[73]
Miramichi Canada Dominion of Canada The steamship struck a sunken rock and was beached on Green Island, in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Quebec City. She was refloated in September and taken in to Quebec City for repairs.[139][190]
Mystic  United Kingdom The ship was lost before 15 August whilst bound for Paysandú, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.[191][187]
Norden  Germany The ship was driven ashore on , Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Stettin.[64]
Norma  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near "Mires". She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Syros, Greece.[77]
Oregon Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Belle Isle before 13 August.[55]
Pert  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool for repairs, arriving on 6 August.[192]
Precursor  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Lake Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Quebec City. She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[192][29]
Queen of the Belgians  Belgium The ship ran aground at "Galzon", Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Paysandú, Uruguay.[193]
Rivola Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at "Anbasque". She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Quebec City.[135]
Robert and Mary  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by a steamship and sank in the River Thames. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London.[194]
Russia  United States The steamship ran aground in the Detroit River near Amherstburg, Ontario, Dominion of Canada. She was repaired and returned to service.
Ruth  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Løkken-Vrå, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to , Sweden.[195]
Scotia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon before 6 August. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24]
South  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Arzilla" before 14 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Larache, Morocco.[16][60]
St. Vincent  Newfoundland Newfoundland Colony The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Valencia, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Port La Tour, Nova Scotia.[139]
Sveridge  Sweden The steamship was driven ashore at "Fahlund". She was refloated on 9 August with the assistance of a steamship.[69]
Times  United States The ship ran aground on the Karteelhoek Bank, in the North Sea off the Belgian Coast. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Antwerp. She was refloated.[81]
Tinnevelly  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a cyclone at Mayotte before 7 August. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Galle, Ceylon.[192][196]
Zanoni  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada.[170]
Many unnamed vessels  United States More the 100 canal boats and schooners were sunk in the Delaware and Chesapeake Canal at on or before 22 August. Twelve people were reported missing.[197]

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Ship events in 1873
Ship launches: 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878
Ship commissionings: 1869 1870 1872 1874 1875 1876 1877
Ship decommissionings: 1869 1870 1872 1874 1876 1877
Shipwrecks: 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878

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