List of shipwrecks in 1872
The list of shipwrecks in 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1872.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Annie Scott | United Kingdom | The ship departed from |
Black Diamond | South Australia | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked between Moonta and Wallaroo.[2] |
Braunstone | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned at sea between 9 January and 15 July. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Pacasmayo, Peru.[3] |
Correo de Lebu | Chile | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Chile.[4] |
Chuckiang | China | The |
Clarence | New South Wales | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked between Bald Hill and "Norogora". She was on a voyage from Sydney to Port Macquarie[2] |
Coryphæus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Aila, Ottoman Syria. At least five crew survived.[6] |
Don Leandro | Flag unknown | The 86-ton two-masted lumber schooner was wrecked. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[7] |
Doon | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the South China Sea.[8] Her crew took to two boats. Six crew in one of the boats were rescued by the barque Veritas ( Sweden). Those in the other boat were reported missing.[9] |
Elizabeth Fry | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked between 26 January and 9 February. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] |
Fanny Campbell | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Banks Islands. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
Glenmark | United Kingdom | The Gravesend, Kent in early 1872 with a cargo of wool and fifty people on board. Presumed foundered with the loss of all on board.[11]
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Hannah Bloomfield | New South Wales | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Cleveland Bay, Queensland.[12] |
Huntsman | United Kingdom | The sealer, a brig was lost in ice off Cape St. Charles, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of 45 of her 61 crew.[13][14] |
James Merriman | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked in the Torres Strait.[15] |
Lola Montes | Queensland | The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Brisbane to Cleveland Bay.[12] |
Maggie Wright | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at Kingston, Jamaica on 9 August or 9 September.[16] |
Mohican | United States | The decommissioned steam Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California , during the second half of the year. She was refloated, beached, and scrapped.
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Panther | Flag unknown | The steamer was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey, United States near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[17] |
Petrel | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked in the New Hebrides.[18] |
USS Picket Boat No. 5 | United States | The torpedo boat was lost.[19] |
Russia | United States | The Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada in November or December. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service.
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Sarah Anne Blanche | Tasmania | The ship was wrecked.[12] |
Sarah M. | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between 9 April and 13 May. Her crew were rescued by Bucephalus ( Newfoundland Colony). Sarah M. was on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan to Quebec City, Canada.[20] |
Solarie Brignardello | Italy | The ship was lost off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
Sophie | United States | The ship was wrecked on Honshu, Japan with the loss of two of her crew.[22] |
Sunshine | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada for Liverpool in late November or early December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23] |
Suwo Nada | Flag unknown | The steamship was lost in the South China Sea.Her crew were rescued.[24] |
Theophile Marie | France | The ship departed from Brest, Finistère for Gloucester, United Kingdom between 12 October and 15 November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25] |
Ticonderoga | United States | The clipper was wrecked off the coast of India. |
Tuhlee | China | The tug was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Fuzhou to Shanghai.[10] |
Waimea | New South Wales | The steamship was wrecked in the Richmond River.[8] |
William J. Dale | United States | The fishing schooner was lost returning from the Newfoundland, in November 1872, but never reached port. Lost with all 9 hands.[26]
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Young Australian | South Australia | The paddle tug sank at the mouth of the Roper River. |
References
Notes
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27666. London. 17 April 1873. col F, p. 11.
- ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 10172. Glasgow. 6 August 1872.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27430. London. 16 July 1872. col E, p. 7.
- ^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 7796. Liverpool. 15 January 1873.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 10064. Glasgow. 2 April 1872.
- ^ "Naval and Military Intelligence". Morning Post. No. 30853. London. 26 October 1872. p. 5.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-3274-6, p. 27.
- ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 10052. Glasgow. 19 March 1872.
- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 14899. London. 1 May 1872.
- ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 10020. Glasgow. 10 February 1872.
- ^ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 184.
- ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 10150. Glasgow. 11 July 1872.
- ^ "Loss of a Greenock Sealer". The Times. No. 27376. London. 14 May 1872. col E, p. 13.
- ^ "Latest Intelligence". The Times. No. 27383. London. 22 May 1872. col A, p. 5.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27328. London. 19 March 1872. col E, p. 12.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 10219. Glasgow. 30 September 1872.
- ^ "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 10028. Glasgow. 20 February 1872.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-3274-6, p. 186.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27379. London. 17 May 1872. col F, p. 7.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27365. London. 1 May 1872. col D, p. 12.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27316. London. 5 March 1872. col E, p. 10.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27660. London. 10 April 1873. col E, p. 6.
- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 14827. London. 7 February 1872. p. 7.
- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 15159. London. 28 February 1873. p. 7.
- ^ "The William J. Dale". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
Bibliography
- Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.