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The list of shipwrecks in April 1876 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1876.
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Odin |  Germany |
The ship was wrecked south of Cartagena, Spain. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Rostock.[1] |
| Oxford |  United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Haff, off Königsberg.[2] |
| Symmetry | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Sombrero, Anguilla for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3] |
| Sverre |  Denmark |
The ship ran aground on Struttskrakken.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agrigento |  Italy |
The steamship collided with the steamship Hylton Castle ( United Kingdom) off Cape Maleas, Greece and sank with the loss of 29 of the 64 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Hylton Castle.[5][6] |
| James Paxton |  New Zealand |
The 60-ton schooner went aground close to Taiaroa Head at the mouth of Otago Harbour while en route from Dunedin to Riverton and became a wreck.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dragoon | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Satonsea Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to the River Tyne. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8] |
| Kathleen | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Poole, Dorset for Goole, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9] |
| Queen Margaret | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River.[8] She was refloated.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres |  Norway |
The schooner ran aground on the Cabadello Rock, off Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[11] |
| Fritz Schmidt |  United States |
The ship was towed in to Brunswick, Georgia in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Riga, Russia.[12] |
| Gladstone |  Netherlands |
The barque was driven ashore on The Burroo, off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man with the loss of three of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by Port Erin fishermen. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Dantzic, and/or Memel, Germany.[11][13][14] Gladstone was refloated with the assistance of a tug on 22 April and was towed in to Port Erin. She was deemed a constructive total loss.[15] |
| Hannah Douglas | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the South Stack, Anglesey. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Liverpool.[11][16] |
| Helen J. Holway | United States |
The schooner stranded in a snowstorm near Life Saving Station No. 21, on Long Island or Fire Island, New York with the loss of six of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to New York City.[17][18][19][20] |
| Idabella | United States |
The schooner was beached in a snowstorm near Cape Cod, Massachusetts with the loss of a crew member.[17] Also reported as being abandoned at sea, with her five crew rescued by the barque Kellus ( Norway). Idabella was on a voyage from Newcastle, Delaware to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[21][22] |
| John Boyle | United Kingdom |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Emma Lawson and sank in the English Channel 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of Start Point, Devon. Her twenty crew were rescued by Emma Lawson. John Boyle was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Gibraltar.[23] |
| Maria Angela | Italy |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Aigues-Mortes, Gard, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Cette, Hérault, France.[19] |
| Maria Wheeler | United States |
The ship was wrecked on Rum Cay.[12] |
| Ralph M. Hayward | United States |
The schooner collided with the steamship Revira ( Spain) and sank 35 nautical miles (65 km) south west of the South Stack. Her crew were rescued by Revira. Ralph M. Hayward was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana, Cuba.[11][16] |
| Tunstall, and Usworth |
United Kingdom |
The steamships collided in the Elbe and were both severely damaged.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andean | United Kingdom |
The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished.[13] |
| Blair Athole | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Burry Port, Glamorgan to Londonderry.[13] |
| Ceres |  France |
The schooner was wrecked near Smögen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Christiania, Norway.[19] |
| H. L. Routh, and R. Webster |
United States |
The barques collided at Portland, Maine. Both vessels were severely damaged.[24] |
| Iona | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Königsberg, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[13] |
| J. M. Lennard | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground near Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs.[13] |
| Laura | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hornbæk.[25][26][27] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin, Germany.[28] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
River Dee ferryboat disaster: The ferryboat capsized in the River Dee with the loss of 32 of the 76 people on board. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleonore | Norway |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Nidingen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Bolderāja, Russia.[25] |
| Glengarnock | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Brennan Head, Isle of Arran.[25] She was refloated on 8 April.[26] |
| Greina | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Petit-Trou, Trinidad. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Falmouth, Cornwall.[29] |
| Harlingen | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wismar, Germany.[19][20] She subsequently became a wreck.[30] |
| Indus | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Monsecar Reef, off Malta. She was on a voyage from Suez, Egypt to Malta. She was refloated and taken in to Malta.[25] |
| Irene | Norway |
The brig was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Copenhagen, Denmark.[19] |
| Humboldt | United States |
The ship sank at Pascagoula, Mississippi.[25] |
| Lochnagar | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Dantzic, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19] |
| Mont Blanc | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stettin, Germany.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| August | Germany |
The barque was driven ashore at Gilleleje, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark in a severely leaky condition.[25][26][29] |
| Baldoran | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Bluff Harbour, New Zealand for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, about twenty lives.[31] |
| Cambridgeshire | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by an onboard explosion at South Shields, County Durham. Two of her crew were severely wounded.[32] |
| Harvest Queen | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Carr Rock. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[33][28] |
| Major Nanney | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Gowan 's Head, Pembrokeshire.[26] |
| Richard Moxon | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Goole, Yorkshire.[25] |
| Savernake | United Kingdom |
The steamer was damaged in a collision with Vesuvius ( Netherlands) 7 nautical miles (13 km) south west of Hastings, Sussex. She rescued all 32 people from Vesuvius and then was beached at Hastings to prevent sinking. Savernake was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service.[34][35][25] |
| Vesuvius | Netherlands |
The steamer was sunk in a collision with Savernake ( United Kingdom) 7 nautical miles (13 km) south west of Hastings. All 32 people on board were rescued by Savernake and a tug.[34][36][37] Vesuvius was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[38] |
| Unnamed |  Portugal |
The fishing boat was run down by the steamship Aberdeen ( United Kingdom) off the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Aberdeen.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bel Emilio | Italy |
The ship san near "Ragosaizda". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to "Tran".[28] |
| Henrietta Greenleaf | United States |
The fishing schooner capsized and sank on passage to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of four of her fifteen crew. Survivors abandoned ship in two dories. The Captain and four crewmen in one dory was saved after another crewman died. Five crew were reported missing.[40] |
| Hunter | New Zealand |
The 22-ton schooner ran aground on Barrett's Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour during a gale and became a complete loss. All hands were saved.[41] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The wherry was run down and sunk by the steamship Llewellyn ( United Kingdom) off Maryport, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[42] Mary was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dumfries.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Allerston | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Domesnes, Russia and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
| Sabina | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted off Deal, Kent whilst on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9] A boat marked Sabrina was sighted in a waterlogged condition off Spurn Point, Yorkshire on 17 April. The ship supposed to have foundered with the loss of all hands.[43] |
| Webfoot | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bella Keith | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Hog Island, off Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Kilrush.[42][44] |
| Eliezer | Germany |
The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Caernarfon, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[26] |
| Gurtubay | Spain |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Greenock for repairs.[42] |
| John and Alice | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Daniel ( United Kingdom). John and Alice was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[45] |
| Liberator | United States |
The ship was wrecked on Great Loo Choo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to San Francisco, California[46] |
| Lodewyk | Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hoek van Holland, South Holland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Africa to Rotterdam[28] |
| Margaret Davison | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Trindelm", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lübeck, Germany. She floated off and came ashore on Læsø.[28] |
| St. Rollox | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Greenock, Renfrewshire for Belfast, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blanche | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Carlingford Lough. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[26] |
| Claudine | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned off Buckie, Banffshire. Her five crew were rescued by the Buckie Lifeboat.[42][47] |
| Frederica Wilhelmina | Germany |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingborg, Sweden.[30] She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Aberdeen, United Kingdom.[48] |
| Helen |  New South Wales |
The 165-ton brigantine was wrecked near East Cape, New Zealand while en route from Newcastle, New South Wales, to Napier, New Zealand with a cargo of coal. There were no deaths.[49] |
| Mester | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked on the Krantz Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gloucester, United Kingdom to Hamburg, Germany.[26] |
| Nancy's Pride | United Kingdom |
The sailing boat capsized 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Eastbourne, Sussex with the loss of thirteen of the fifteen people on board.[50][51] |
| Ondine | France |
The barque was abandoned in the English Channel between Start Point, Devon and Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. She came ashore in Lyme Bay. Ondine was subsequently towed in to Exmouth, Devon in a severely leaky condition. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[42][44][29] |
| Patrioten | Denmark |
The ship was wrecked off Fanø with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Esbjerg.[52] |
| Romp | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked at Lossiemouth, Moray. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Nairn to Paisley, Renfrewshire.[42][53] |
| Tobina | Netherlands |
The schooner ran aground and sank on the Roar Bank, in the English Channel off Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the New Romney Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bahia, Brazil.[42][47] |
| Utility | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat.[42][26] |
| Wyre | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Horse Bank. Both crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat.[26][47] |
| Unnamed | Netherlands |
The brigantine capsized off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Dungeness lifeboat.[42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alf | Norway |
The barque was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Liepāja, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Liepāja.[29] |
| Carl Wilhelm |  Sweden |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Falkenberg. She was on a voyage from Falkenburg to an English port.[29] |
| Duncan | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at a Baltic port. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Reval, Russia.[22] |
| Elizabeth | Sweden |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Falkenburg. She was on a voyage from Falkenburg to an English port.[29] |
| Eugenie | Sweden |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Falkenburg. She was on a voyage from Falkenburg to an English port.[29] |
| Frères et Sœurs | France |
The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (47°29′N 40°30′W).[54] Her crew were rescued by Bonte ( France).[55] |
| Johanne | Germany |
The ship ran aground in Aalbak Bay. She was on a voyage from Memel to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[29] |
| Neptune | United States |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[56][57] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[58] |
| Olto | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Riga.[29] |
| Sonntag | Germany |
The barque was driven ashore on Hirsholmene, Denmark.[29] She was on a voyage from Stettin to Gloucester, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[30] |
| Vaaren | Denmark |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Falkenburg. She was on a voyage from Falkenburg to an English port.[29] |
| William Dobson |  Canada |
The ship was wrecked on the Bonqueron Reef. All on board survived.[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Coquimbo, Chile. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to The Downs.[48] |
| Egmont | New Zealand |
The 52-ton steamer was holed on rocks while leaving the mouth of the Patea River and foundered.[59] |
| Harlington | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wismar, Germany.[22] |
| Irene | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen.[22] |
| Jens Jorgensen | Denmark |
The schooner foundered. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ella ( United Kingdom). Jens Jorgensen was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[60] |
| Lightning | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Douro and became waterlogged.[45] |
| Margaret McDonald | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Sunderland for Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9][61] |
| Mount Blairy | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stettin, Germany.[22] |
| Ragschild | Denmark |
The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Aarhus.[22] |
| Sakuntala | Norway |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Husby, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Christiania.[60] |
| Scandinavian | Denmark |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at a Baltic port. She was on a voyage from Helsingør to Reval, Russia.[22] |
| Tiger | Germany |
The steamship was discovered derelict off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands by the steamship Falke ( Germany). She was towed in to the Nieuwe Diep.[62] |
| Four unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore near Gothenburg, Sweden.[22] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated the next day.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accord | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[43] |
| Adupard | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore near San Cataldo, Sicily, Italy.[45] She was refloated and taken in to Brindisi.[63] |
| Alabama | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Woolpack Sands, off Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk with the loss of two of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by the Hunstanton Lifeboat.[64][27] She was on a voyage from Cliffe, Kent to Hull, Yorkshire.[65] |
| Alert | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney or Holkham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[27][63] |
| Amanda | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off North Somercotes, Lincolnshire.[45] |
| Anna Rosseta | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holkham. She was on a voyage from London to Hull.[65][63] |
| Arethusa | United Kingdom |
The ketch foundered in the North Sea off Sheringham, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[66] |
| Argo | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between North Somercotes and Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. At least one crew member survived.[65][45] |
| Brazilian, and D. C. Chapman |
United Kingdom United States |
The steamship Brazilian collided with the brigantine D. C. Chapman. Both vessels were severely damaged and put in to Gibraltar. Brazilian was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Genoa, Italy. D. C. Chapman was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Cádiz, Spain.[63] |
| British Queen | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holkham. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Hull.[65][63] |
| Cygenet | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off the north Norfolk coast. Wreckage washed up at Burnham Overy Staithe.[63] |
| Cyllene | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[65] |
| Derby | United Kingdom |
The steamship was sunk by ice at Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull to Reval.[67] |
| Don Antonio | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore between Chapel St. Leonards and Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire]= with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hull.[65][45][68][69] |
| Duchess of Kent | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off North Somercotes.[45] |
| Foam | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[43] |
| Henrietta | Germany |
The barque was driven ashore at "Grafwerna".[30] |
| Henriette | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast.[45] She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark.[63] |
| Ino | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[65] |
| Ixia | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to the Charente. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[45][27][60] |
| John and Jane | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hull.[63] |
| Konig Ernest August | Germany |
The brig was driven ashore south of Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Grimsby.[65] |
| Laura | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Hornbæk, Denmark.[45] |
| Leonides | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[65] |
| Liverpool | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Friskney, Lincolnshire.[46] |
| Marne | Germany |
The brig was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[65] |
| Martin | Germany |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingborg.[30] She was later refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[63] |
| Mary M. Francis | United States |
The brig was wrecked on the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea with the loss of four of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the full-rigged ship Carrie Clark ( United States). Mary M. Francis was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[65] |
| Meaborn | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[65][43] |
| Miss Nightingale | United Kingdom |
The brigantine foundered off Kilnsea, Yorkshire with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[70][71] |
| Naomi | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mumby, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norwich, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham.[68][27] |
| Onward | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[65] |
| Robert Adamson | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Chapel St. Leonards. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[68] |
| Rothbury | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven onto a sandbank off Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Hull.[65] |
| Solon | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet. At least five crew survived.[65][27] |
| Surprise | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Friskney.[46] |
| Thorney Close | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground at Mumby. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to Sunderland.[68][27] |
| Tweed | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of the Dudgeon Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by the smack Milton ( United Kingdom). Tweed was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[72] |
| Victory | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber, with the loss of all 26 people on board. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to San Francisco, California, United States.[45][63][73] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Cerena | Netherlands |
The fishing boat was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the brig Adrian ( United Kingdom) with the loss of six of her seven crew. The survivor was rescued the pilot cutter No. 1 ( Netherlands.[52][43] |
| Clementina | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground near Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to Gibraltar. She was refloated with the assistance of a Spanish revenue cruiser and taken in to Málaga by the cruiser. One of Clementina's crew was shot and killed by the Spanish when slow to carry out an order to go below. The vessel was seized by the Spanish. A minor diplomatic incident was caused when the British Consul was refused access to the British sailors at a trial.[74] |
| Charitas | France |
The barque was abandoned off Adra, Spain.[48] She foundered off Málaga, Spain with the loss of six crew of the steamship Maria Louise ( United Kingdom), which had taken her in tow. Charitas was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[75] |
| Dunsany | United Kingdom |
The steamship heeled over and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of four of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London.[76][77][78] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Leer, Germany.[45][79] |
| Eliza Caroline | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dantzic, Germany.[52] |
| Nuphar | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea of the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Genoa, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs in a leaky condition.[45] |
| Perseus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[63] |
| Tamaulipas | United Kingdom |
The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Kingstown, County Dublin, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin.[52] |
| Victory | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all 25 crew. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to San Francisco, California, United States.[46][77] |
| Unnamed |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The corvette foundered off Piraeus, Greece.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kate and Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk.[27] |
| 'Mary' | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug United States ( United Kingdom) and towed in to the River Mersey.[45] |
| Monaco | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Korsør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Norrköping, Sweden to Korsør.[60] |
| Peru | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Runton, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne.[65][63] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship sank in the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dictator | United States |
The steamboat collided with a railway bridge and sank in the Mississippi River at Hannibal, Missouri with the loss of nine lives.[81] |
| Mary Godell | United States |
The full-rigged ship collided with the schooner Elizabeth ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[46] |
| Milo | United Kingdom |
The tug caught fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was scuttled.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes and Mary | United Kingdom |
The sloop foundered off Inchcolm, Fife with the loss of all hands.[82] |
| Humboldt | Germany |
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Dona Francisca, Brazil. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[83][76][77][84] |
| Illinois | United States |
The 409-ton whaler, a barque, sank in the Bering Sea south of the Bering Strait 15 minutes after colliding with the vessel Marengo ( United States).[85] |
| Minerva | Sweden |
The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Sunderland. She was refloated.[86] |
| Sperne |  Austria-Hungary |
The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Trieste. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[46] |
| Water Lily | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Showder. She was on a voyage from Blackpool to Southport, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage.[87] |
| Wear | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was abandoned by her crew.[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Persian | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Isola, Malta. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[86] |
| Tunstall | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground and was damaged at Sunderland, County Durham.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hoppit | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with the steamship Corine ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Avon.[24] |
| Judith | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Fraserburgh.[88] |
| Stadt | Norway |
The steamship ran aground near Skudesnes. She was refloated and taken in to Bergen.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cameronian | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken wreck and was beached on North Swin Island, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim.[88] |
| Dunraven | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Shaab Mahmoud Reef, in the Red Sea and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aden, Aden Colony to Liverpool.[89] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The steamship was run into by T. N. Foster ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent.[88] |
| Rob Roy | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on Saltholmen, Denmark.[90] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alonzo | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Amur River. She was on a voyage from Nicolaieff, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[91][92] |
| Beta | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at "Port Alfred", Madeira. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged.[91] |
| Flying Spray | United Kingdom |
The tug sprang a leak and was beached in Loch Ryan.[93] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[92] |
| Vesta | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run down and sunk off Whitby, Yorkshire by the steamship Fifeshire ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Fifeshire. Vesta was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[91] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swansea Packet | .svg){kind=small} Tasmania |
The ship was abandoned off the coast of Tasmania. Her crew were rescued by Malcolm Langworthy ( New South Wales). Swansea Packet was on a voyage from Hobart to Launceston.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Refina | Netherlands |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Dirigo ( United States). Maria Refina was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Dantsic, Germany.[95] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fenny | Germany |
The schooner collided with the steamship Lindisfarne ( United Kingdom) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Lindisfarne. Fenny was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Stralsund.[96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berndian | Denmark |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of "Fecelave". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Veile" to Malmö, Sweden.[55] |
| Ellen Owen | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on The Smalls, off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the yacht Trinity ( United Kingdom). Ellen Owen was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Swansea, Glamorgan.[97][55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bavington | United Kingdom |
The steam wherry was wrecked on the North Steel Rocks, off Boulmer, Northumberland. Her four crew were rescued by the Boulmer Lifeboat Robin Hood ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Bavington was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Dundee, Forfarshire.[98][47] |
| Dauntless | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Hen and Chicken Rocks, in the Firth of Forth. Her crew were rescued by the tug Blue Bonnet ( United Kingdom).[99] Dauntless was on a voyage from Clackmannan to a French port.[55] |
| Duncan Dunbar | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at St Andrews, Fife. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Burghead, Moray. She was refloated and taken in to St Andrews, where she sank.[100][55] |
| Gustav | Sweden |
The brig ran aground on a reef off Hven. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Skutskär. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[55] |
| Ouessant | France |
The steamship foundered off Landéda, Finistère with the loss of 21 of the 23 people on board. She was on a voyage from Ouessant to Le Conquet.[101][102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The smack foundered off the Isle of May, Fife with the loss of four lives.[103] |
| Cambridge | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Erl King. Cambridge was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Canada.[104][105] |
| City of Lucknow | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[99] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with the schooner Emma ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at East Greenwich, Kent.[103] |
| Hector | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen.[97] |
| Herclades | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. Her crew survived, according to a message in a bottle That washed up in the Bay of Luce in late October or early November 1877.[106] |
| Northumberland | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.[97] |
| Veribert | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore near "Skaggenaes", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Oscarshamn to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[97] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles | Sweden |
The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the brig Isabel ( Guernsey).[103][47] Charles was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[55] |
| Elizabeth Anderson | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Beamer Rock, in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Aberdeen.[97][55] |
| Furst Borwin III | Germany |
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Criterion ( United Kingdom). Furst Borwin III was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cork, United Kingdom.[107] |
| Happy Return | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[108][109][110] Her crew were rescued by the tug Milton ( United Kingdom).[97] |
| Jean Amelie | France |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Zealous Inlet, Chile. She was being escorted to Punta Arenas, Chile by the corvette Magallanes ( Chilean Navy). She was refloated on 2 May with assistance from Magallanes but consequently sank.[111] |
| Leander | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire. She was refloated.[55] |
| Luisa | Spain |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Portorclava", Cuba. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands.[112] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The steamship put in to Belle Île, Morbihan, France on fire. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[55] |
| Padeswood | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with Ellen Jones ( United Kingdom) and sank off Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Swansea, Glamorgan.[97] |
| Ruby | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on The Shingles. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Portmadoc. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[55] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The smack ran aground on The Shingles. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aboyne | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Saltholm, Denmark before 24 April. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Svitzer ( Denmark) and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[91][92][90] |
| Ægidia and Pauline | Germany |
The ship was abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico. Her crew were rescued by Challenge ( United Kingdom).[96][113] |
| Ann Wingate | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Irish coast. Her crew were rescued.[114] |
| A. Porter | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near White Island after 4 April with the loss of seventeen of her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[115] |
| Auguste | Norway |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.[100] |
| Belle |  Newfoundland Colony |
The ship was driven ashore at Petty Harbour. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Lisbon, Portugal.[46] She was refloated and put back to Saint John's.[62] |
| C. H. Foster | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore before 22 April. She was on a voyage from New York to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated and put in to New Bedford, Massachusetts.[91] |
| Citomooi |  Belgium |
The ship was wrecked on or before 10 April. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Riga, Russia.[28] |
| City of Bangor | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Gigha, Inner Hebrides. She was refloated and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim for repairs.[113] |
| Commodore | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all three crew.[77] |
| Congo | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 25 April and taken in to Constantinople in a severely leaky condition.[95] |
| Cygnet | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on the Brice Girdle, off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[77] |
| Dobra Nazeda | Austria-Hungary |
The barque was abandoned in a sinking condition before 5 April. Her crew were rescued by the barque Maresca ( Italy). Dobra Nazeda was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Odessa, Russia.[19][20] |
| HMS Eclipse |  Royal Navy |
The Eclipse-class sloop ran aground at Antigua.[116] |
| Elegante Julie | France |
The sloop was driven ashore near Pauillac, Gironde before 15 April. Her crew were rescued.[117] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal.[118] |
| Emma L. Oulton | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six of the fifteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by a Norwegian ship. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[65] |
| Erick | Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was refloated on 10 April and towed in to Copenhagen.[26][44] |
| Haabet | Denmark |
The schooner was run down and sunk off the Danish coast by the steamship Rügenwalde ( Germany). Her crew were rescued by Rügenwalde.[32] |
| Henry Halway | United States |
The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Long Island, New York.[119] |
| H. G. Fay | Canada |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York City, United States.[8] |
| Jowad |  Persia |
The steamship was wrecked in the Arabian Sea with the loss of about 500 lives. There were three survivors. She was on a voyage from "Shehr" to Bushire.[120][121] |
| Kearsarge | United States |
The fishing schooner was lost on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of all eleven crew.[122] |
| Kwang Tung |  China |
The steamship was wrecked on Ockseu Island. Her crew were rescued.[123] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Trindelgrund. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a derelict condition.[26] |
| Mattie B. Russel | United States |
The barque was driven ashore at Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. She was later refloated.[29] |
| Myrtleford | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Kangaroo Island, South Australia before 18 April. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[124] |
| Namaqua | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked 200 nautical miles (370 km) north of Cape Town, Cape Colony. All on board were rescued.[125] She was on a voyage from Cape Town to Hondeklip, Cape Colony.[97] |
| Orfeo | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyuage from Pascagoula, Puerto Rico to Liverpool, Lancashire.[100] |
| Roska | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated and towed in to Kastrup, Denmark.[26][44] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked near San Sebastián, Spain. Four crew were rescued.[126] |
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