The brig was driven ashore at Cove Point, Maryland with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Demerara, British Guiana.[1][2][3][4]
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Souter Point, Northumberland and Whitburn, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the tugScottish Maid (United Kingdom). Margaret Jones was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Plymouth, Devon.[1][6]
Orion
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at "Budget", Calcutta, India. She was refloated with assistance.[5][7]
Providence
France
The lugger foundered off the Runnel Stone. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[8][1]
Teviot
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay, India.[5]
2 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Abigail
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Flogger Shoal. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[9]
Africaine
France
The brig foundered off Cape Carbonara,Sardinia, Italy. Her crew were rescued by Adina (Italy). Africaine was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Antwerp, Belgium.[9]
Auguste Solscher
Germany
The barque was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom, or on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Valparaíso, Chile.[10][11]
Isabella
Italy
The brig foundered off Asinara, Sardinia with the loss of four of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Livorno.[9][12]
Lise
France
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Amrovia", Italy. She was on a voyage from Carloforte, Italy to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[9]
Negeisus
Germany
The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to a port on the east coast of the United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[13]
Orfeo
Italy
The brig was wrecked near Bizerte, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Livorno.[9]
Pingon
Spain
The steamship ran aground off New Romney, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Lisbon, Portugal.[1]
Roma
Italy
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Siniscola, Sardinia.[9][14]
Stavanger
Norway
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Amrovia".[9]
Vincenzo
Italy
The brigantine was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault, France. She was refloated.[1]
Zephyrine
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Boston.[9]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Constitution
United Kingdom
The tug sprang a leak at Birkenhead, Cheshire and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire.[1][2]
Foyle
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at New Ferry, Cheshire. She was refloated with assistance from the tugBegone (United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[7]
Stonehouse
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Asinara, Sardinia, Italy with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Livorno, Italy.[15]
4 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Cameroon
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore near Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] She was refloated.[7]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ketch was driven ashore near Saltfleethaven, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[9]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Mossoró, Brazil.[9] She was on a voyage from Bahia to Mossoró.[7]
Mary D
Austria-Hungary
The ship was driven ashore at "Galippa", Beylik of Tunis with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily, Italy to New York, United States.[17][18]
Orlando
Dominion of Canada
The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Duisberg (Germany). Orlando was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[19]
Western Belle
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Coronier", British Guiana.[15]
The brig collided with the barqueAtlantic (Sweden) and sank off The Lizard, Cornwall with the loss of four of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by Atlantic. Anthes was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Granville, Manche, France.[21]
Ascupart
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Leith. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[22]
Cobden, and Norman
United Kingdom
The steamships collided at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire and were both severely damaged. Cobden was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to London. Norman was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough.[23]
Ilen
United Kingdom
The steamship struck a sunken wreck and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. She completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[4]
Perpetric
United Kingdom
The brig was severely damaged by an onboard explosion and fire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was towed in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[24]
Ringdove
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at the Coalhouse Fort, Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15]
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked at "Colon", on the south coast of Mallorca, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[25][6][26]
6 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Adelina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[27]
Agnes
United Kingdom
The brigantine was severely damaged at Dublin when a steam crane collapsed onto her.[15]
Anna Oneto
Italy
The ship was driven ashore at Lewes, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Savona to the Delaware Breakwater. She was refloated.[27]
Anne Cheshyre
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "North Edisto". She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Port Royal, Jamaica. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[17][18]
Assyrian
Dominion of Canada
The ship departed from New York, United States for Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[28]
Netherlands
The steamship collided with the steamship (United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued. Holland was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London, United Kingdom.[22][29]
May Queen
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Annie Ainslie (United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Filey, Yorkshire. Her seventeen crew were rescued by Annie Ainslie. May Queen was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[30][31]
7 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Germany
The steamship was run ashore at Fort McHenry, Maryland, United States in order to avoid a collision with another vessel. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Bremen. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage the next day.[32]
Duguesclin
United Kingdom
The sloop struck the Plough Seat Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. She was taken in to Lindisfarne in a leaky condition.[27]
Cleadon
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[33]
Feronia
Germany
The steamship ran aground on the Cow Ledge, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of the Coastguard and resumed her voyage.[30]
Otto George
Germany
The ship capsized, caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[34]
Padre
Italy
The barque ran aground at Fleetwood, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Fleetwood.[27][18]
Ulleswater
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at the North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of four tugs and taken in to Deal, Kent.[33][35]
Unnamed
Greece
The brig was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Senegal. She was refloated.[30]
8 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Admiral
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo to Gloucester. She was towed back to Saint-Malo, where she sank.[36]
Albert
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands.[36]
Ann Beer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Spijker Plaat, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Antwerp, Belgium.[30] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[36]
Esea
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore near Mandal, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from , Norway to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[30]
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Carthagena, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated.[33]
Lochgiel
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Nordpol (Germany). Lochgiel was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[37]
Marianne Briggs
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Medem Sand. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated.[30]
Rangatira
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Dogger Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast pf County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Wexford.[33]
Silver Cloud
United Kingdom
The barque was sighted off Point Lepreaux, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada whilst on a voyage from Dublin to Saint John, New Brunswick. No further trace, reported missing.[38]
Ulleswater
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at the South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[30]
The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Sultan (Royal Navy).[39]
City of Dallas
United States
The ship caught fire at New York and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands to New York.[32]
Douse
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground at Port William, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Port William.[33]
Henriette
Germany
The brig was run into by the schoonerHenriette (United Kingdom) off the Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was abandoned the next day in a sinking condition.[12]
Kaugatira
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Doggerbank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Wexford.[40]
Little Gem
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk off Scarborough, Yorkshire by the steamshipDunedin (United Kingdom).[41] Her crew were rescued.[36]Little Gem was on a voyage from the Humber to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[42]
Lochgoil
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Nordpole (Germany). Lochgoil was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[43]
10 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Henriette
Germany
The brig collided with the schoonerBranch (United Kingdom) and sank off the Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew survived.[44]
11 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Beauty
Dominion of Canada
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Genoa (Dominion of Canada). Beauty was on a voyage from Portrush, County Antrim, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[45][46]
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tyne and was abandoned by her four crew. She was on her maiden voyage, from Montrose, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[47] She had been refloated by 16 February.[48]
Maggie Chapman
Newfoundland Colony
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Maria (Spain). Maggie Chapman was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[49]
12 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Carrie Winslow
United States
The brig collided with the full-rigged shipBritish American (United Kingdom) and sank. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to New York.[20]
Castor
Netherlands
The steamship ran aground in the Noordzeekanaal at Oostzaan, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Palermo, Sicily, Italy.[36]
Johann August
Germany
The ship departed from Lisbon, Portugal for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[50]
Jupiter
France
The schooner collided with the steamshipFlecha (Belgium) and sank on the Wielingen Sandbank, off the Belgian coast with the loss of a crew member. Jupiter was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[36][40]
13 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Elise
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at East London, Cape Colony.[51]
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked at Simonstown, Cape Colony. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cape Town, Cape Colony to Zanzibar.[51][52]
The smack was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[53]
14 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Excelsior
New Zealand
The 35-ton barge ran aground at Amuri Bluff and became a wreck. All crew survived.[54]
15 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Ane Kjerstine
Denmark
The schooner departed from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire for Antwerp, Belgium. She subsequently capsized. Ane Kjerstine was towed in to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France in a capsized condition on 23 June.[55]
Bon Accord
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Aberdeen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[48]
Lidador
Portugal
The steamship was wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores. All on board were rescued.[48]
The frigate ran aground near the entrance to the Dardanelles off the Rabbit Islands, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated three or four days later, probably with the assistance of HMS Devastation and HMS Hotspur (both Royal Navy).[56][57]
16 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Ino (Sweden). Britannia was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Deal, Kent.[49]
Curlew
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Svaneke, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[58]
Forest Belle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Botel Tobago, Formosa. She was consequently beached at South Cape in Kiva Liang Bay. Most of her crew were taken off by an Imperial Chinese Navygunboat. The ship was subsequently burnt by the local inhabitants. The remainder of her crew were rescued by USS Ranger (United States Navy). Forest Belle was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hong Kong.[59][60]
Gattomo M.
Italy
The barque was wrecked on the Karaburun Peninsula, Ottoman Empire with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Odessa, Russia.[43]
Plaisance
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Lydd, Kent. She was refloated.[61]
Retreiver
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[62]
Teledo
United Kingdom
The barque was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to London. No further trace, reported missing.[63]
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Alice Graham
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Lowestoft. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft.[62][64]
The steamship was wrecked on the Fowey Rocks, off the coast of Florida, United States. Her 25 crew were rescued by Tappahannock (United States). Arratoon Apcar was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.
United Kingdom
The steamship was run into by the steamship Ludworth (United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex with the loss of seventeen lives. There were at least 43 survivors, who were rescued by Ludworth. C. M. Palmer was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[37][65]
John Gladstone
Dominion of Canada
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brigAlliance (United Kingdom). John Gladstone was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States.[66][67]
Margaretha
Germany
The ship foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the schoonerHermann (United Kingdom). Margaretha was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife, United Kingdom to Bremerhaven.[32][19]
The ship was driven ashore at Lysekil, Norway. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Gothenburg, Sweden.[68]
Highland Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the North Scaw Bank, off the coast of Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Troon, Ayrshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[62]
Lord Clive
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia.[58]
Medford, and an Unnamed vessel
United Kingdom
The barque capsized and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire, sinking a Mersey Flat.[62][61]
Motala
Sweden
The steamship was wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Pillau, Germany.[58]
P. R. Hazeltine
United States
The steamship foundered off Cape Horn, Chile. Some of her crew were rescued by Gustave (France).[69] Others reached San Francisco, California in a boat.[70]
Rolf
Netherlands
The steamship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Calais, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[62]
Scawfell
United Kingdom
The ship collided with another vessel and was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma. She was refloated.[62][4]
Sensitive
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Berville-sur-Seine, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Pont-Audemer, Eure.[58]
19 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Garvan, Caithness. She was refloated with assistance from the tugAlliance (United Kingdom).[32]
Corinth
United Kingdom
The steamship was beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Cork.[4]
Eureka
Netherlands
The galiot was wrecked at Agger, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Holmstad, Norway.[32]
Kanagawa
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
Lilly Green
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Glynog", Caernarfonshire.[58]
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brigMeletos (Norway). Seth was on a voyage from Portland, Maine, United States to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[49]
Vascongada
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore at Tornby, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[58]
Voyager
United States
Thefull-rigged ship was presumed to have capsized and foundered with the loss of all hands on this date. She was on a voyage from New York to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[74]
20 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Beaver
United Kingdom
The steamship put in to Campbeltown, Argyllshire on fire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to the Charente.[32]
The steamship was driven ashore at Torre del Mar. Her crew were rescued.[76] She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Torre del Mar.[77]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship grounded on her anchor, capsized and drove ashore at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Barrow in Furness.[78]
Martin Scott
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Columbia River She was on a voyage from Astoria, Oregon, United States to Port Chalmers, New Zealand.[78]
The floating police station was run into by Flying Venus (United Kingdom) at Blackwall, Middlesex and was severely damaged.[78]
Water Lily
United Kingdom
The ketch ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated with assistance from the smackViolet (United Kingdom) and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[32]
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the Sandhammaren, Sweden with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands to Riga, Russia.[76]
Avon
United Kingdom
The trow was run into by the steamshipJ. M. Lennard (United Kingdom) and sank. Avon was on a voyage from Avonmouth, Somerset to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[76]
Emma
Italy
The barque ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[76]
The schooner was wrecked at Nidingen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ystad, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[80]
23 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Firebrick
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the ironcladIndependencia (Brazil Navy) in the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent and was damaged. Firebrick was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She put back to the Chalkstone's River for repairs.[59]
Henry Pelham
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore in the Ocracoke Inlet. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[19]
Herbert Beech
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the .[19]
Philip Suppicich
Germany
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Ockracoke Inlet with the loss of all twelve crew.[19][81][82][83]
Podensac
France
The brig ran aground on the Richard Bank, in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bordeaux, Gironde.[19] She was refloated on 26 February and completed her voyage.[82]
St. Bernard
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Reedy Island, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19]
Sunnyside
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship (United Kingdom). Sunnyside was on a voyage from New York, United States to Penzance, Cornwall.[84]
24 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Oguendo
Spain
The ship was lost in the English Channel. Her thirteen crew were rescued by a French fishing boat. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba.[79][38]
Tornado
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana and was severely damaged.[51] She was scuttled.[83]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Columbia
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Mizpah (United Kingdom). Columbia was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to New York, United States.[85]
Stephanino
Italy
The barque ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[68]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Eliza Cornish
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground on the Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated.[45]
Faith
Guernsey
The brig ran aground on the Shoebury Sand. She was on a voyage from Northfleet, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[45][82]
The brig ran aground on the Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to London.[45][82]
Providence
France
The schooner ran aground on the Wielingen Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of West Flanders, Belgium and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Requejada" to Antwerp, Belgium.[45][59]
27 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Blossom
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Cruden Bay Lifeboat Peep o' Day ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[86][87]
Lauretta
Dominion of Canada
The brig collided with the steamship (United Kingdom) and was abandoned off the Tuskar Rock with the loss of a crew mwmber. Lauretta was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[46] She was towed in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a waterlogged condition by the tugKing Fisher (United Kingdom) on 2 March.[88]
Marie
Denmark
The schooner ran aground at "Skomader Grund". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Horsens.[66][88]
28 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Cashier
Dominion of Canada
The ship ran aground at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia to Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[46]
Emanuele
Italy
The ship was wrecked at Genoa.[46] She was on a voyage from Jijel, Algeria to La Spezia.[89][59]
La Fontaine
France
The ship was wrecked near Rangoon, Burma. She was on a voyage from Hyères, Var to Rangoon.[46]
Leonora
Belgium
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Soflid (Norway). Leonora was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[51]
Swinemünde
Germany
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Selsey, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her ten crew were rescued by the Selsey Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[46][90]
Torca
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Jordan Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[46]
Velindra
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the River Avon downstream of Sea Mills, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Padstow, Cornwall.[46]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1878
Ship
Country
Description
Blanche
United Kingdom
The brig foundered at sea. Nine of her ten crew were rescued by an American schooner, the tenth was reported missing.[79]
Claudina
United Kingdom
The barque foundered off the west coast of the United States with the loss of all hands.[91]
Columbia
Norway
The ship was abandoned at sea before 27 February.[92]
Flower of Banff
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Silloth Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumberland. Her crew survived.[93] She was on a voyage from Casablanca, Morocco to Silloth, Cumberland.[78]
Guiseppe Massone
Italy
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[40]
Jennie Sweeney
United States
The ship was driven ashore on "Watompkin Island". She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She had been refloated by 11 February and taken in tow.[68]
Kianchang
China
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hankow.[41]
La Baptistine
France
The ship was driven ashore at "Faraman". She was on a voyage from Larache, Morocco to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and taken in to "Havre".[7]
La Belle
United States
The steamship sank at the mouth of the Red River of the South.[83]
La Fontaine
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Rangoon, Burma. She was on a voyage from Hyères, Var to Rangoon.[94]
The ship was driven ashore at Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France to Faro, Portugal.[15]
Malta
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Bermuda before 16 February. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to the Delaware Breakwater, United States.[43]
Martha Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mobile, Alabama, United States. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Mobile.[41]
Mary Ella
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 24 February.[95]
Olaf Trygveson
Norway
The steamship ran aground on the Kalosand. She was refloated and taken in to Tromsø.[61]
Olinka
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin before 18 February.[62]
Telegraph
New Zealand
The 15-ton cutter stranded at the entrance to Kaipara Harbour during bad weather, and broke up. All crew survived.[54]
Regia Marina
The frigate ran aground near Thessaloniki, Greece before 14 February. She was refloated.[96][97]
Union
Austria-Hungary
The barque was wrecked in the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Martinique to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[76]
Universe
United States
The ship was abandoned at sea before 18 February with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Philadelphia.[58]
Vanadis
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to the English Channel. She was refloated and taken in to "Panarookun", Netherlands East Indies.[35]
Unnamed
Greece
The brig ran aground near Algeciras, Spain. She was refloated.[18]
References[]
^ abcdefg"Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 29169. London. 4 February 1878. col B, p. 11.