The yacht ran aground on the Brake Sand and was wrecked.[1]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire in August.[2]
5 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Ann Potts
United Kingdom
The brig was run into by the steamshipGothland (United Kingdom) and sank off the off the Lofoten Islands, Norway with the loss of five of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by Gothland. Ann Potts was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Onega, Russia.[3]
Czar
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sillery, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[4] She was refloated on 21 August and taken in to Quebec City for repairs.[5]
Pomona
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Nidingen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[6]
Sancho
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Milleplatte, in the North Sea off the German coast. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Geestemünde, Germany.[1] She was refloated and towed in to Geestemünde in a leaky condition.[7]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Highlander
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[8][9]
Sancho
Germany
The ship ran aground on the Mittelplatte, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Geestemünde in a leaky condition.[4]
7 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on the Min Reef, in the Min River. She was on a voyage from Foochow, China to London.[10][11]
The steamship ran aground at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom and Bremen, Germany. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and resumed her voyage.[4][12][13]
The tug was holed by an anchor, developed a severe leak, and sank at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated on 10 July and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[4][14]
The steamship collided with the steamship Whampoa (United Kingdom) and sank off the Middle Mouse Sand, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. Killiney was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[17][20]
11 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on the south point of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated but found to be leaky and was beached. Ellen Constance was refloated on 14 July with the assistance of a steamship.[21]
The steamship was driven ashore on Öland. She was refloated the next day.[21]
Jumelles
France
The fishing lugger sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Craster, Caithness, United Kingdom. Her crew survived.[16]
Killeney
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Whampoa (United Kingdom) and sank off Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[23]
The schooner was driven ashore on Öland. She was refloated.[21]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Annabelle
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground in the Min River. She was on a voyage from Amoy to Foochowfoo, China. She had been refloated by 16 July and taken in to Foochowfoo.[26]
Eastern Star
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Troon, Ayrshire for Singapore, Straits Settlements. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27]
Paterson
New Zealand
The 290-ton steamer grounded at the entrance to the Waitara River, New Zealand. Much of her cargo was salvaged before she was shifted off the spit on which she was resting, rolling out into the river broadside to the tide. She eventually broke up during a storm in early August.[28]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Charles Eugenie
France
The barque ran aground and sank in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[29]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Dominion of Canada. She was later refloated, completing her voyage on 23 July.[30]
16 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Annie Bow
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Beachy Head, Sussex.[31]
Exampler
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked off the mouth of the Nun River, Africa with the loss of three of her crew. Her captain survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[32][33][34]
Glasgow
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked. Her captain was rescued.[35]
Spring
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank in the Svenska Högarna, Sweden. Her crew survived.[36]
17 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Bengal
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Yokohama, Japan. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Yokohama.[18]
The steamship was wrecked and sank at Cape Vilano, Spain.[36] All on board were rescued, three of them by the steamship Ana (Spain). Don Pelayo was on a voyage from Cádiz to Santander.[38]
Thornaby
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Englishman's Shoal, in the Bosphorus.[39] She was refloated on 24 July.[40]
Warrior Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at San Francisco, California, United States and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Otago, New Zealand to San Francisco.[36][22]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The steamship was run into by the steamship Onega (United Kingdom) and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Hanstholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by Onega. Roseden was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[41][42][43]
21 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Bertha
Germany
The ship was driven ashore on "Luppe Island", in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to the Weser.[8]
Eliezer
Norway
The ship ran aground on Neckmansgrund and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland.[36][44]
Racedon
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Onega (United Kingdom) and sank at Fredrikshavn, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. Racedon was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cronstadt.[45]
Stanley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at , Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Penang, Straits Settlements. She was refloated and towed in to South Shields, County Durham in a leaky condition by the steamshipJubilee (United Kingdom).[36][44]
Vildosala
Flag unknown
The steamship ran aground on the Holm Sand.[36] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
The schooner was driven ashore at "Gorten", Argyllshire.[45] She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a steamship.[39]
23 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Mary
United Kingdom
The sloop was run down and sunk off St Anne's Head, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[46]
24 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Blair Athol
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Monte Video, Uruguay.[34]
Minister Roon
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in Southampton Water. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Southampton.[39]
Ville de Malaga
France
The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[39]
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.[50] She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom to the West Indies.[51]
27 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Hartlepool. She was refloated.[52]
Brûne
France
The schooner ran aground and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[53]
Millbank
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Hankow (United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of fourteen of the 30 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Hankow. Millbank was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Sunderland, County Durham.[54][55]
28 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Camille Henri
France
The ship was wrekced on the coast of Iceland. Her crew were rescued.[56]
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground near Lisbon, Portugal. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hankow, China to London.[10][57][58]Gordon Castle was refloated on 13 August and was towed in to Lisbon the next day.[59]
29 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Tethys
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Sydney, New South Wales for San Francisco, California, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60]
30 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Carl
Germany
The 167-ton brig struck a rock at the entrance to Bluff Harbour, New Zealand, ripping away much of her keel. The crew survived, but much of her cargo was lost.[28]
The ironclad was severely damaged at Cubitt Town, Essex during an attempt to launch her. She was launched on 10 September, repaired and sold the Royal Navy, entering service as HMS Neptune.[61]
The ship ran aground at Carnlough, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Carnlough to Granton, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition, but consequently sank off Larne, County Antrim.[22]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1874
Ship
Country
Description
Annie Laurie
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada before 21 July. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to a British port.[62]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bahia, Brazil.[4]
The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to Queenstown.[31]
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on Cape Sable Island. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Halifax. She was refloated, her passengers were reboarded and she completed her voyage, arriving at Halifax on 21 July.[22]
Wyburton
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with a Spanish steamship south of Suez, Egypt and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[65]