List of shipwrecks in May 1876
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The list of shipwrecks in May 1876 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1876.
1 May
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Finchale |  United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Horsens Sandbank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuwe Diep.[2] |
| William, Henry, and Robert | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed was discovered at sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of Tynemouth, Northumberland by the fishing boat No. 21 ( United Kingdom) in late June.[3] |
3 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Black | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore near the Sherbourne Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States.[4] |
| Kembla |  New South Wales |
The ship was driven ashore between Shepherd's Hill and Nobbys Head. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[5] |
| You Yangs | New South Wales |
The ship was driven ashore east south east of Nobbys Head Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[5] |
4 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium | United Kingdom |
The steamship struck the Goldstone Rock and foundered off Lindisfarne, Northumberland with thee loss of six of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian.[6][7] |
| John Black | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore near the Sherbourne Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States.[6] |
| Vigilant |  United States |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cartagena, United States of Colombia.[8] |
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma |  France |
The ship was driven ashore at Latheron, Caithness, United Kingdom.[9] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral | United Kingdom |
The fishing cutter was lost off Rømø, Denmark. Her five crew survived.[10] |
| Paragon | United Kingdom |
The smack caught fire 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her three crew were rescued by a French lugger. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[11] |
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marinus | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Antigua. She was refloated with assistance.[12] |
| Martha | United States |
The ship collided with Vincenzo Perotto ( Italy) and sank. Martha was on a voyage from New York to Puerto Rico.[12][13] |
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl |  Denmark |
The brig was driven ashore at Martinique. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.[12] |
| Europa |  Norway |
The ship ran aground at West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to West Hartlepool. She was refloated.[12] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cito |  Germany |
The barque was wrecked in a typhoon at Taiwan, China.[14][15] |
| Clyde | United Kingdom |
The barque was damaged in a typhoon in China.[14] |
| Elliot | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven out to sea from Taiwan, China in a typhoon.[15] |
| Figen | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon in China. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Leonore | Flag unknown | The brig was driven on to the Vulay Shoals, off Taiwan, China in a typhoon and was wrecked.[14][15] |
| Maria | Isle of Man |
The schooner was wrecked at "Clay Heide", near Castletown. Her crew survived.[16] |
| Marie and Helen | Germany |
The barque was wrecked in a typhoon at Taiwan, China.[14][15] |
| Peckham | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the Cliff End Fort, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated.[16][17] |
| Reunion | United States |
The barque struck a rock and sank off Genoa, Italy. Her crew took to a boat and landed on Elba. She was on a voyage from Genoa to New York.[18] |
| Soudon | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon in China. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Traviata | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon in China. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Wilhelm | Germany |
The barque was wrecked in a typhoon at Taiwan, China.[14][15] |
| Yarra | United Kingdom |
The barque was damaged in a typhoon in China.[14] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked in a typhoon in China.[14] |
| Unnamed | Germany |
The schooner was wrecked in a typhoon in China.[14] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[19] |
| Prince Soltykoff | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at East Greenwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[19] |
| Winogene |  Canada |
The ship was wrecked in ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barboza Segundo |  Portugal |
The brigantine was wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[20][1] |
| Maurice | United States |
The brigantine was wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[20][1] |
| Moura | Portugal |
The cutter was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of a crew member.[20][21] |
| Nellie Clifford | United States |
The brigantine was wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued,[20] but a Portuguese customs officer was drowned.[21] |
| Osprey | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Madeira. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[22][23][21] |
| Sarah Young | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at St. Peter's, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Quebec City, Canada.[24] |
13 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balbec | France |
The steamship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havre de Grâce.[25] |
| Edward John | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Lady Devonshire ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by Lady Devonshire. Edward John was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Liverpool,[26][27] or from Fowey, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire.[13] |
| Messina |  Sweden |
The barque ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Ballyshannon.[25] |
| Prospero | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28][29] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kate |  New Zealand |
The 26-ton schooner foundered off the mouth of the Grey River. Her crew were saved.[30] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A 1 | United Kingdom |
The barque collided with an iceberg in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (48°40′N 62°45′W) She foundered the next day. Her crew were rescued by Bruces ( United Kingdom). A 1 was on her maiden voyage, from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[31][32][33] |
16 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accidental Star | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (43°46′N 13°12′W). Her nine crew were rescued by the barque Ocean King ( United Kingdom). Accidental Star was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Vlaardingen, South Holland, Netherlands.[34][35] |
| Amalia Sinnige |  Netherlands |
The steamship departed from Bremerhaven, Germany for Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36][37] |
| Erin | United Kingdom |
The steamship sank at Bangor, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Bangor.[38] |
| Soledad | Algeria |
The ship was wrecked at "Merzetarl". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Philippeville.[39] |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| August Reimers | Germany |
The ship was wrecked on Taiwan, China. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
| Cariata | Germany |
The ship was wrecked on Taiwan, China. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
| Craig Gowan | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck the Feenish Rock, off the Aran Islands, County Galway and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kinvara, County Galway to the Bristol Channel.[41] |
| Fyen | Denmark |
The ship was wrecked on Taiwan, China. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
| Leonore | New South Wales |
The ship was driven ashore at Amoy, China.[40] |
| Sudan | Germany |
The ship was wrecked on Taiwan, China. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
| Torra | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged at Taiwan, China.[40] |
| Wilhelm | Germany |
The ship was wrecked on Taiwan, China. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ilmatar |  Grand Duchy of Finland |
The barque was wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the Lydd Lifeboat.[42] |
| Nile | New Zealand |
The 24-ton schooner ran onto rocks near Pencarrow Head Lighthouse at the mouth of Wellington Harbour and became a total wreck. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. H. Soule | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Martin ( United Kingdom). C. H. Soulo was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[43][44] |
| Constance | Italy |
The barque was driven ashore at Carvellas, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to the English Channel.[39] |
| Kotschka | Germany |
The sloop was wrecked at Liepāja, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
| Marie Georg | Germany |
The brig was driven ashore at Carvellas. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires.[39] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Queirole | France |
The ship was driven ashore in Big Glace Bay. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[45] |
| Velleda | France |
The ship was wrecked in the Devi River. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
| Vigilante | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked at Cartagena, United States of Colombia.[46] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rohamnee |  India |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean with the loss of 36 of the 58 people on board. Survivors took to a raft; they were rescued on 24 May by Eva Joshua ( United Kingdom). Rohamnee was on a voyage from Calcutta to Ceylon.[47] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | Norway |
The brig ran aground off Naissaar, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and towed in to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[48] |
| Notre Dame | France |
The lugger was run into by the steamship Marie Stuart ( United Kingdom) and sank at Dunkerque, Nord. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
| Stanley Main | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Redcliffe Sand, in the Humber near North Ferriby, Yorkshire. She broke in two and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Goole, Yorkshire.[40] The wreck was dispersed by explosives in May 1877.[49] |
| Swan | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[40] |
| HMS Tyrian |  Royal Navy |
The Britomart-class gunboat ran aground at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated.[50] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonanza | United States |
The fishing boat was wrecked off Plymouth, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued.[51] |
| Harrisburg | United Kingdom |
The ship sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Tavira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Japan.[48] |
| San Marcos | United Kingdom |
The steamship put in to Baltimore, Maryland, United States on fire. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[52] |
| Sarah | New Zealand |
The 233-ton brig stranded and was wrecked on a reef on the coast of Northland, New Zealand, close to the Poor Knights Islands.[30] |
24 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | Germany |
The ship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands and was wrecked.[39] |
| General Barrios |  Guatemala |
The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bay of Fonseca with the loss of fourteen lives. She was on a voyage from San Jose to Ampala.[53] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmine | Germany |
The barque was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[41] |
26 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas |  Brazil |
The steamship sank in the Maderia River between Borba and "Cochocirina". All on board were rescued.[8][46][54] |
| Little Western | United Kingdom |
The hulk was run into by the steamship Ryhope ( United Kingdom) and sank off Tilbury Fort, Essex.[41] |
| S. N. Collymore | Canada |
The ship collided with National Eagle ( United States) and sank. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick.[55] |
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thérèse | France |
The schooner was wrecked in the Faroe Islands. Her crew were rescued by the smack Nordlyset (Flag unknown).[56] |
28 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken rock off Start Point, Devon. She put in to Dartmouth, Devon in a leaky condition.[8][41] |
| Ruby | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked off Inchcape, Fife. Her five crew were rescued by the steamship Drumhendry ( United Kingdom). Ruby was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Forfarshire.[57] |
29 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belfort | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Lagos, Lagos Colony for Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] |
| Brazilian | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Vendrée Reef. She was on a voyage from Spain to London. She was refloated and put in to Brest, Finistère, France sinking at the bows.[46][18] Brazilian was refloated on 5 September.[59] |
| Briton | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat ran aground off the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire.[8] She was refloated on 21 June.[60] |
| Elizabeth Martin | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Black Rock, off Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Carrizal to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[8] |
| Golden Fleece | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated.[41] |
| Joaquino Anna | United States |
The schooner was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was towed in to Hong Kong by the schooner Scotland ( United States).[61][62] |
| Lady Helena | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground off the Hilbre Islands.[8] She was refloated on 21 June.[60] |
| Merry Monarch | United Kingdom |
The barque ran into the Sloane Quay, in the Bosphorus and was beached at Büyükdere. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Taganrog, Russia.[8][41] |
| Rosa del Turia |  Spain |
The ship was wrecked on the Pelican Shoals. She was on a voyage from St. Mary's to Málaga.[8] |
30 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | France |
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged near Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Aberdeen, United Kingdom.[41] |
| British King | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from the River Tyne for San Francisco, California, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 40 crew.[63] |
| Edouard | France |
The schooner ran aground at Berck, Pas-de-Calais.[41] |
31 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Ensign | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was driven ashore and severely damaged at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth.[64] |
| Delta | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Lagos, Lagos Colony for Deal, Kent. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28] |
| Dryaden | Norway |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Punta Caleta, Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[65][66] Also reported as driven ashore and wrecked at "Cape Antonio", Jamaica.[67] |
| John Liddell | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Woolwich Dockyard, Kent whilst avoiding a collision with a barge.[68] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The sloop was abandoned off Sanda Island, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Laurel ( United Kingdom). Mary was on a voyage from Glenarm to Belfast, County Antrim.[41] |
| The Brothers | United Kingdom |
The steam lighter was destroyed by fire at Dundee, Forfarshire.[69] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. J. | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[48] |
| Apollo | Norway |
The barque ran aground at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put back to Saint John in a severely damaged condition. She was placed under repair.[1] |
| Atlantic | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Liverpool ( United Kingdom) and was towed in to Ramsgate, Kent.[70] |
| Catharina | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 28 May.[71] |
| Dart |  Jamaica |
The sloop ran aground and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Rio Nuevo to St. Anne's Bay.[40] |
| Dovre | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Akyab, Burma.[19] |
| Felix Conceicão | Portugal |
The brigantine was driven ashore Barbadoes. All on board were rescued. She was a total loss.[41] |
| Guiseppina |  Austria-Hungary |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Garrucha, Spain.[72] |
| Hawk |  Newfoundland Colony |
The sealer, a steamship, was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
| Jane Young | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Langlade Island before 13 May. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Quebec City.[1] |
| Julia Lingley | United Kingdom |
The abandoned brigantice was towed in to Pernambuco, Brazil.[13] |
| Kashgar | India |
The ship was destroyed by fire off the coast of Goa. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
| Lucia C. | Italy |
The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to the Delaware Breakwater.[73] |
| N. C. Kierkegaard | Flag unknown | The ship foundered off the Rattlesnake Shoals before 11 May. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Savannah, Georgia.[19] |
| Rita | Spain |
The steamship ran aground in the Southwest Pass. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1] |
| Saratoga | United States |
The fishing schooner was sunk, possibly in a collision, on the Georges Bank in early May. Lost with between nine and twelve crew.[74] |
| Tradesman | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore near "Coursuelles", France.[17] |
| Wenonah | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Musquash, New Brunswick, Canada. She was refloated and taken in to Saint John, New Brunswick in a leaky condition.[17] |
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