List of shipwrecks in May 1869
The list of shipwrecks in May 1869 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1869.
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1 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Lancefield | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the North and South Rock, off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Malta. She was refloated and put back to the Clyde in a severely damaged condition.[1][2] |
Lizzie Blair | New South Wales | The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Richmond River.[3] |
Mary Jane | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice.[4] |
Omaha | United States | The Key West, Florida.[5]
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Pero | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a severely leaky condition.[1] |
2 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Abrolhos | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Matilda ( United Kingdom). Abrolhos was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Canada.[6][7] |
Clematis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at |
Italian Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Berdyansk.[1][2] |
Rona | United Kingdom | The brig foundered after being abandoned by her crew in the Pacific Ocean.[9] |
Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[1] |
3 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Chapman Head.[1] |
Flora | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Sunderland, County Durham.[10]
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4 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Afiena | Netherlands | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[11][12] |
Clare Court | United Kingdom | The Seaford, Sussex.[11]
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Emma | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Carrig Rocks, off Greenore Point, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bahia, Brazil.[11][13] |
Roelfina Alida | Netherlands | The ship collided with Venus ( Bremen) and sank in the North Sea with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by Venus. Roelfina Alida was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to a Scottish port.[14] |
Vriendschap | Dantzic
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The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Dantzic.[15] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated and sailed for London, United Kingdom.[11] |
Unnamed | Prussia | The steamship Princess Alexandra ( United Kingdom) collided with the schooners Hebe ( Denmark) and a Prussian schooner off Helsingør, Denmark. The Prussian vessel sank.[8] |
5 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Europa | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Spiekeroog, Prussia.[12] |
Fanny | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Courtown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal.[12] |
Prœne | Norway | The ship sank. She was refloated on 20 May and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[16] |
6 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Kaiten | Republic of Ezo | Boshin War: The corvette was beached at Aomori Bay near Hakodate. She was burned by her crew on 20 June to prevent the ship from falling into enemy hands.[17] |
Mary Ant | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Hartlepool, County Durham.[10][8] |
Riga | Russian Empire | The Cronstadt. She was later refloated.[18]
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7 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Général Abbatucci | France | The steamship collided with the brig Edward Hwidt ( Norway and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica with the loss of 49 of the 103 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Edward Hwidt and the barque Embla ( Norway). Général Abbatucci was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Civita Vecchia, Papal States.[19][20] |
Hermit | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Lagos, Africa. She was later refloated.[21] |
Liburna | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Stjoringbrun", Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
Maria Hall | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Secret ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Secret. Maria Hall was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Surinam.[23] |
8 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Tolbuchen Reefs, in the |
Douglas | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Elizabeth Reef in the Coral Sea off Queensland. Her nine crew took to a raft. They were supplied with provisions on 19 May by the schooner Stormbird ( New South Wales) and on 23 May by Marceau ( French Navy). They subsequently reached Newcastle, New South Wales. Douglas was on a voyage from Newcastle to Yokohama, Japan.[25][26] |
Enid | United Kingdom | The Humber. Her crew were rescued by Pilot. Enid was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Leith, Lothian.[27]
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Handy | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. Her four crew were rescued by the Wexford Lifeboat Civil Service ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[28] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford.[29] |
Maria de Beandol | Portugal | The ship was assisted in to Oporto.[30]
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9 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Britannia | New South Wales | The schooner ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Morna Point, Port Stephens during a gale.[31] |
Burnett | New South Wales | The brig foundered during a gale in the Newcastle Bight Bay 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off the coast with the loss of all seven crew.[32] |
Charlotte | Sweden | The |
Eagleton | New South Wales | The schooner foundered during a gale 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Anna Bay, Port Stephens with the loss of all six crew.[35] |
Enid | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the |
Jessie | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground off Newcastle, New South Wales with the loss of three of her five crew.[36] |
Nancy | New South Wales | The schooner ran aground off Newcastle with the loss of one of her six crew.[37] |
Secret | New South Wales | The schooner ran aground and was wrecked off Port Stephens with the loss of a crew member.[38][39] |
10 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Aline | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Viana do Castelo, Portugal with the loss of twelve of her seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bangor, Maine, United States.[40][30] |
Luella | Canada | The |
Norge | Norway | The ship was driven ashore near Hammerfest, Norway. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hammerfest.[29] |
11 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Chōyō Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | |
Energy | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[7] |
Joe Baker | United States | The tug suffered a boiler explosion off Staten Island. Three of her crew were severely wounded.[43] |
W. Y. E. | United Kingdom | The brigantine collided with the steamship Earl of Erne ( United Kingdom) and sank at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on the return leg of her maiden voyage, from Pomaron, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18][44][45] |
12 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Cheyenne, Clifton, Darling, Mary Erwin, Melnotte, and Westmoreland |
United States | The Cincinnati, Ohio. the fire spread to the other five steamboats. Darling and Melnotte were severely damaged, the other four boats were destroyed. One person on board Cheyenne died.[43]
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Gladiolus | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York, United States.[46] |
Hare | United Kingdom | The schooner was towed in to Beaumaris, Anglesey in a sinking condition by the pilot boat No. 3 ( United Kingdom). Hare was on a voyage from Laxey, Isle of Man to Runcorn, Cheshire.[40][34] |
Hematine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at |
Louise | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the King's Channel. She was on a voyage from Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[18]
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Maggie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness. She was refloated.[18] |
Mataoka | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Littleton, New Zealand for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47]
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Mississippi | United States | The steamship was wrecked on Martinique.[48] She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York.[49] |
Pfeil | Hamburg | The steamship ran aground at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18] |
Volta | Italy | The ship was driven ashore on Itaparica Island, Brazil.[50] |
Zeta | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Lagos, Africa.[51] She was refloated on 14 May.[21] |
13 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Eole | France | The pilot cutter struck a sunken wreck and was beached at Hope Cove, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[50]
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Little Annie | United States | The schooner ran aground off Gull Rock Bar, California.[52] |
14 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Ant | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Blyth, Northumberland.[40] |
Elizabeth Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Batten Reefs, in Plymouth Sound. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth, Devon.[40] |
Jane Catherine | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Riga, Russia.[53][34] |
Lady Seymour | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Quebec City, Canada.[54] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City.[55] |
Mary Simmons | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with another schooner and sank. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Adèle ( France). Mary Simmons was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[56] |
Necromancer | New Zealand | The schooner ran aground at Farewell Spit after having sprung a leak.[57] |
Richard Roberts | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53] |
Tartar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to China.[53] |
15 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Arran Isle | Isle of Man | The ship was driven ashore at River Dovey.[58]
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Cardross | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Dymchurch, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the Clyde.[30][24] She was refloated on 24 May and taken in to Dover, Kent.[59] |
Don | United Kingdom | The barque caught fire at Algeciras, Spain and was scuttled.[30][24] |
Don Juan | New South Wales | The ship foundered off Bird Island, Tasmania with the loss of all hands.[60] |
Frances Ellen | United States | The fishing vessel ran aground off Fort Pickens, Florida before shifting sandbars let her drift into deeper waters where she sank.[5] |
Golden Light | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Æolus ( Norway). Golden Light was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to New York, United States.[61][62] |
16 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Cheduba | United Kingdom | The Burma.[64]
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Cornelia Maria | Netherlands | The brigantine foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom.[30] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The |
Nelly | United Kingdom | The Rye, Sussex and was damaged.[58]
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Seabreeze | Canada | The ship put in to Antigua in a waterlogged condition and sank there.[21] |
Zetus | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in Trinity Bay with the loss of all seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City.[65][50][66] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brigantine foundered in the English Channel. Her seven crew survived.[62] |
17 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Dharwar | India | The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Penang, Straits Settlements. The fire was not extinguished until 21 May.[49][67] |
Eclipse | United Kingdom | The Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[50] The wreck was lifted and auctioned off at a later date.[68]
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Fairy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Galloper Sand. Her crew were rescued by Emanuel ( United Kingdom). Fairy was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[30] |
Hope | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Seine-Inférieure, France.[24]
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James Macqueen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cronstadt, Russia.[30]
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Jessy | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock near The Pillars and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Canada.[69] |
John Mann | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Amoor ( Spain) and then ran aground. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Quebec City. She was refloated and taken in to Quebec City.[69] |
Orissia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Quarry Harbour". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from "Quarry Harbour" to Beauly, Inverness-shire.[55] |
Robert James Haynes | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Dragør, Denmark, She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Ipswich, Suffolk.[22] |
18 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Liverpool, Lancashire.[70]
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Golconda | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Key West.[5] She was refloated on 20 May and towed in to Key West.[71] |
Mistress of the Seas | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72]
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Star of Peace | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Norwich, Norfolk.[22] |
19 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Exley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Llanmaddock, Glamorgan.[62] |
Grecian | United Kingdom | The |
Henriette | Prussia | The Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Kappeln.[22][16]
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Sibyl | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[22] |
20 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexandre Pétion | Haitian Navy
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The ship ran aground off Cape Dame Maria. She was refloated.[74] |
Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from London to a Norwegian port. She was refloated and taken in to Brightlingsea, Essex in a leaky condition.[16] |
Robert Low | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[21]
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21 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Bremerin Tackens | Bremen | The ship was wrecked on Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Bremen to the Cape Verde Islands.[61]
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Countess of Durham | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the steamship Gladstone ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her three crew were rescued by Gladstone.[61][62][43] |
Golconda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62][59]
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Princess Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[62] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[55] |
Swallow | Jersey | The |
22 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Dharwar | Straits Settlements | The ship was destroyed by fire at Ceylon.[75]
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Genius | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at English Point, Canada. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[76] |
Hudson | United States | The ship departed from Buram for Falmouth, Cornwall, united Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[77]
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Lidskjalfolsen | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Rosier, Canada. She was on a voyage from Seine-Inférieure, France to Quebec City, Canada.[76]
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23 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Collingwood | New Zealand | The barque ran aground at Timaru, South Island during a gale.[78] |
Fordmill | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Queen ( United Kingdom). Fordmill was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[79][80] |
Hirondelle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Gareloch.[81]
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S. M. | United Kingdom | The steam lighter ran aground and sank at Torryburn, Fife. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Torryburn.[55] |
24 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Karen Marie | Denmark | The koff ran aground at Nymindegab. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nymindegab.[69] |
Susan Jane | New Zealand | The barque ran aground at Timaru, South Island during a gale.[57][82] |
25 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Dolphin | Guernsey | The |
Figlia Maggiore | Trieste | The ship was run into and sunk by the Bedloes Island, New York City, United States. Her crew survived.[84]
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Flora | France | The schooner was driven ashore east of Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[7] |
Freedom | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Ballygally, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Red Bay, County Antrim.[85] |
Helen | United Kingdom | The ship departed from |
Mayflower | United Kingdom | The Montrose, Forfarshire.[87]
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26 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Acorn | United Kingdom | The ketch collided with the steamship South of Ireland ( United Kingdom) and sank off St. Anns Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by South of Ireland.[50] |
Isabella Saunders | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Constance ( United Kingdom). Isabella Saunders was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to New York, United States.[71] |
Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The Argyllshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Ardrishaig.[88]
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27 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Branch | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Les Hanois, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by Hannah ( United Kingdom). Branch was taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall in a derelict condition on 5 June by Terpsichore ( United Kingdom).[89] |
Condor | Prussia | The |
Gloriana | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Fisherrow, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Fisherrow. She was refloated the next day.[69] |
Henry Harvey | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on the Shingles, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Hayle, Cornwall.[55] |
Hugh and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Shingles. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford.[55] |
Ocean | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Arbroath. She was refloated.[90] |
Ostern | Flag unknown | The brig foundered in the North Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km) off Boddam, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[91] |
28 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Auguste | Norway | The ship was driven ashore in a capsized condition at |
Maria Catharina | Denmark | The smack ran aground at Buckie, Banffshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Buckie. She was refloated the next day and placed under repair.[69] |
Robert | Prussia | The schooner capsized and sank in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brussels, West Flanders, Belgium to Copenhagen, Denmark.[50][94] |
Sarah Jane | United Kingdom | The cutter ran aground at Howth, County Dublin. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bangor and Arklow, County Wicklow.[70]
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Stephen and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The |
29 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Alberta | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire in |
Lady Aberdour | United Kingdom | The |
Lithuania | Prussia | The |
Superb | Prussia | The schooner was wrecked on the Jadder. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Tønsberg.[70] |
30 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Constantine | Spain | The ship was abandoned in the |
Eliza and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Point Lucena, Brazil. She was on a voyage from London to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was condemned, refloated and taken in to Paraíba, Brazil.[97] |
31 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann Livington | United Kingdom | The ship foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Bilbao, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Aigle ( France). Ann Livington was on a voyage from Bilbao to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[98] |
Boreas | Norway | The barque ran aground and sank on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Era ( Norway). Boreas was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples, Italy.[95][69] |
Catharina Geerdina | Netherlands | The ship foundered in the |
John and Mary | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Burry Port, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Bridgwater, Somerset.[70] |
St. Leonards | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium to Wells-next-the-Sea.[70] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Antes | United States | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Baltimore, Maryland to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[99]
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Arthur Crosbie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Prato Shoals, in the |
Auguste | France | The ship foundered of San Sebastián, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[40] |
Banryū | Republic of Ezo | |
Buccleugh | United Kingdom | The ship was run down in the |
Catherine and Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bahia, Brazil.[99] |
Clemence | France | The ship was wrecked near Bathurst, Gambia Colony and Protectorate.[101] All on board survived.[102] |
Delphin | Prussia | The ship was abandoned off Cádiz, Spain.[24] |
Glaurus | Norway | The ship was discovered derelict in the Atlantic Ocean by Shannon ( United Kingdom). She put eight crew on board; they took Glaurus in to Saint Helena. She had been on a voyage from Norway to Australia.[92] |
Grange | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Levant ( United Kingdom) at Gibraltar and was beached.[24] |
Honor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at |
Jeanne | France | The schooner was abandoned at sea before 14 May.[54] Her crew were rescued.[7] |
Juanita | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[103]
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Lucia Jantina | Flag unknown | The ship sank near Saint Petersburg, Russia.[40] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg.[24] |
Marquis of Abercorn | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was run into by the paddle steamer Lord Gough ( United Kingdom) and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. All on board were rescued. Marquis of Abercorn was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[56][104] |
Martha | Norway | The brigantine was wrecked at Guadeloupe.[59] |
Matoaka | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship disappeared in the Indian Ocean along with all 77 onboard (45 passengers and 32 crew) after departing Lyttelton, New Zealand on 13 May.[105] |
Penguin | United States | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cuba to New York.[7] |
Preene | Rostock | The ship collided with the steamship Princess Alexandra ( United Kingdom) and sank. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Copenhagen, Denmark.[12] |
Pride of the West | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Norte Point. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[12] |
Redite | Netherlands | The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay before 17 May. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Cádiz.[56] |
Rotterdam | Flag unknown | The Stettin to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[24]
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Senhorinha | Portugal | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Paysandú, Uruguay.[2] |
Seraphina Tatham | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near |
Spray | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "North Torbay", |
Stag | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at |
St. Bede | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Brăila, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated.[2] |
'St. George | United Kingdom | The Seal Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[106][1][107]
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Theodor Korner | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | The brig foundered off the north coast of Kent, United Kingdom before 17 May.[58] |
Thomas and Mary | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to the Nieuw Diep.[108] |
Two Ellens | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Shelburne, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.[109] |
William Wheatley | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off the coast of Cuba.[110] |
Zeta | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock and was beached in Tongey Bay.[88] She was later refloated and taken in to Valparaíso, Chile for repairs.[21] |
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