List of shipwrecks in May 1871
The list of shipwrecks in May 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1871 .
1 May
List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1871
Ship
State
Description
Breeze
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Padstow to Plymouth , Devon .[ 1]
Ebenezer
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Cannon Rocks. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Dublin .[ 2]
Josephus
Netherlands
The steamship collided with the steamship Princess Royal ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Antwerp , Belgium.[ 2]
Neptune
Germany
The sloop foundered. Her crew were rescued by the barque Askur ( Norway ). Neptune was on a voyage from Drammen to Kragerø , Norway.[ 3]
Octa
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to London .[ 3]
Rover
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wreck. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Dunkerque , Nord , France. Sh was assisted in to Harwich , Essex in a severely leaky condition.[ 1]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The schooner ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew survived.[ 1]
2 May
3 May
4 May
5 May
6 May
7 May
8 May
9 May
10 May
List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1871
Ship
State
Description
Aptrness
Greece
The brig collided with the steamship Philade ( Russia ) and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the Yeni Kale Lighthouse , Russia with the loss of eight of her thirteen crew. Aptrness was on a voyage from Taganrog , Russia to a British port.[ 35]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brigantine collided with the barque Bertha ( Sweden ) and sank off Morte Point , Devon . Her crew survived. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Workington , Cumberland to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 36]
Isabella Atkinson
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Galloper Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Alexandria , Egypt .[ 28] [ 37] [ 27]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow , United Kingdom .[ 38]
Unnamed
France
The brigantine was driven ashore at Breaksea Point , Glamorgan , United Kingdom.[ 36]
11 May
12 May
13 May
14 May
15 May
16 May
List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1871
Ship
State
Description
Gertruida Maira
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia , Argentina. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires , Argentina to the Falkland Islands .[ 54]
Karen Anne Sophie
Denmark
The ship was wrecked at Thyborøn . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to the Sunnfjord .[ 10] [ 11]
Mezerium
United Kingdom
The brig departed from Valparaíso , Chile for the River Plate . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 55]
Sea Dog
United Kingdom
The brig was sunk by ice. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Saint John's , Newfoundland Colony .[ 8] [ 56] [ 57]
Sparkler
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the Sittaung River .[ 41] Her nineteen crew took to two boats. Six crew in the gig were reported missing.[ 58] She was on a voyage from Singapore , Straits Settlements to Moulmein , Burma .[ 26]
17 May
18 May
19 May
List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1871
Ship
State
Description
Idolique
Canada
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at or near Livorno , Italy in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Baltimore, Maryland , United States.[ 64] [ 11]
Willem III
Netherlands
Willem III The passenger ship caught fire off the Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . All on board, 220 passengers and her crew, about 350 people in total, were rescued by the steamship Scorpio and a number of fishing boats (all United Kingdom ). Willem III was on her maiden voyage, from Rotterdam , South Holland to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies . She was towed to Portsmouth , Hampshire , United Kingdom, where she was beached and scuttled.[ 8] [ 56] [ 65] [ 47] Subsequently sold, repaired and returned to service.
20 May
21 May
22 May
23 May
List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1871
Ship
State
Description
Dankbarkeit
Flag unknown
The ship sank off Osmussaar , Russia . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Reval , Russia.[ 64] [ 70]
Gustave Pastor
Netherlands
The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 64]
Malaga
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground near the lightship Eendrag ( Belgium ). She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 64]
Minnie
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Elizabeth A. Oliver ( United States ) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly . Her crew were rescued by Ida ( United Kingdom ). Minnie was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 35] [ 71] [ 72]
Saxon
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Bay of Luce .[ 64] [ 70]
White Jacket
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Rodrigues . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay , India to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 73]
24 May
List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1871
Ship
State
Description
Ann Bradshaw
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ballywalter , County Down . She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Belfast , County Antrim . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Belfast.[ 35]
Foam
New Zealand
The 40-ton ketch was driven onto Farewell Spit , New Zealand, in a sou'westerly gale and was wrecked.[ 74]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Portpatrick , Wigtownshire . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord , France to Glasgow , Renfrewshire . She was refloated on 7 June and towed in to Portpatrick.[ 75] [ 71]
Probus
Germany
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her six crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the brig Julie ( United States ). Probus was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork , United Kingdom.[ 33] [ 76]
St. Nicolai
Russia
The ship sank at Taganrog .[ 75]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The brig was struck by lightning and foundered off Gonaïves , Haiti.[ 77]
25 May
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1871
Ship
State
Description
Alix
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate . SHe was on a voyage from Monte Video , Uruguay to the Rio Grande . She was refloated and put back to Monte Video.[ 78]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The barque was sunk by ice off the Packerort Lighthouse, Russia . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Cronstadt , Russia.[ 35]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean , according to a message in a bottle that was discovered on Cape Clear Island , County Cork on 9 September. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 79]
26 May
27 May
List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1871
Ship
State
Description
Aunt Sally
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground on the Whitby Rocks. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate , Kent to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 59] She was later refloated and put back to Ramsgate.[ 60]
Gambia
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked in Algoa Bay .[ 83]
Gannet
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked at Gurnard's Head , Cornwall .[ 84] All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 49] She broke in three in mid-June.[ 84]
Norseman
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked at Algoa Bay.[ 85]
Souvenance
France
The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Bredasdorp , Cape Colony with the loss of more than 450 coolies . She was on a voyage from the Antilles to Pondicherry , India .[ 86] [ 87] [ 88]
Suomi
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Holmpton , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Hull , Yorkshire. She had become a wreck by 8 June.[ 89]
Tairoa
New Zealand
The 51-ton paddle steamer became unresponsive while crossing the bar at Port Molyneux , at the mouth of the Clutha River and became a total loss.[ 74]
Two unnamed vessels
Russia
The barques sank at Archangelsk .[ 90]
28 May
30 May
31 May
List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1871
Ship
State
Description
Assunta Gianello
Italy
The barque was destroyed by fire near Almería , Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Oran , Algeria to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom .[ 89] [ 94]
Rhea
Germany
The barque collided with the steamship Hansa ( Germany and sank off Sandy Hook , New Jersey , United States with the loss of eight of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Hansa . Rhea was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to New York , United States.[ 59] [ 95]
Two unnamed vessels
Flags unknown
The schooners ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay .[ 62]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1871
Ship
State
Description
Adele Regina
France
The fishing lugger collided with an American barque and sank in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure with the loss of twelve of her eighteen crew.[ 41] [ 20]
A. F. Larrabee
United States
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Frontera , Mexico.[ 75]
Albert
Flag unknown
The schooner was wrecked on Östergarnsholm , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin , Germany to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 59]
Alfred
Norway
The brig ran aground near Reval , Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Helsinki , Grand Duchy of Finland .[ 11] [ 47] Alfred was refloated in mid-June and completed her voyage.[ 96]
Angele Victoria
France
The ship was wrecked between Berck and Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 97]
Anna
Russia
The barque was driven ashore in the Daugava .[ 46]
Atlantic
Germany
The ship was wrecked near "Languillo". She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince , Haiti to Hamburg .[ 22]
Auguste
Germany
The ship was driven ashore at Terranova. She was consequently condemned.[ 41]
Baroda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Muckraputty Lumps, in the Hooghly River . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Calcutta , India .[ 51] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 60]
Berendina
Netherlands
The ship collided with the steamship Danube ( United Kingdom ) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Danube . Berendina was on a voyage from Livorno , Italy to Antwerp , Belgium. Danube towed her in to Lisbon , Portugal in a sinking condition.[ 10]
Breadalbane
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on the Hassa-el-Thamid Reef, near Jeddah , Jeddah Eyalet before 15 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay , India.[ 98] [ 89] [ 94]
Burgess
Canada
The sailing barge sprang a leak and was beached. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Ontario to Montreal , Quebec .[ 47]
Cadrio
India
The ship foundered off "Khetty" between 13 and 15 May with the loss of more than 80 lives. There were four or five survivors. She was on a voyage from Kurrachee to "Kotasair".[ 99] [ 100]
Candace
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore by ice between "Richmond Bay" and New London, Prince Edward Island , Canada . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cascumpec, Prince Edward Island .[ 50]
Charles
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Richelieu Island". She was on a voyage from Montreal to the Newfoundland Colony .[ 101]
Chimborino
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore in the Danube downstream of Sulina , Ottoman Empire .[ 101]
Chusan
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Korea . She was on a voyage from Yantai , China to "Passeitor Port". The wreck was burnt on the orders of the Korean government.[ 102]
Corinna
Italy
The schooner foundered off San Pietro Island , Sardinia . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to an English port.[ 22]
Cormorant
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground in the Bonny River . She was refloated and beached.[ 59]
Dayspring
United Kingdom
The ship foundered at Monte Rosa, São Tomé Island . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Melbourne , Victoria .[ 103]
Deerfoot
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Southend-on-Sea , Essex . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London . She was refloated.[ 103]
Delta
United States
The ship ran aground on the Trijon Shoals. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Richibucto, New Brunswick , Canada.[ 51]
Dromedary
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in the Daugava.[ 46]
Elise
France
The brig foundered off the Norwegian coast. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Riga , Russia.[ 28] [ 104]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House ) and sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 28]
Eliza and Alice
United Kingdom
The barque struck a rock at Cape St. Francis , Cape Colony and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall , Sweden to Port Elizabeth , Cape Colony.[ 27]
Eliza Hunter
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States to London.[ 28] [ 105] [ 30]
Emily McNear
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Keeling Island . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Hong Kong .[ 10] [ 11] [ 106]
Eugenie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Champlain, Quebec . She was on a voyage from "Purtow" to Montreal.[ 101]
Eurichetta
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Darien, Georgia , United States.[ 49]
Express
The ship was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Guysborough, Nova Scotia .[ 51]
Forganhall
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bic , Quebec. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock , Renfrewshire . She was refloated and put back to Quebec City in a waterlogged condition.[ 49]
Frederick
Norway
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 9 May.[ 22] She was towed in to Aberdeen , United Kingdom on that date.[ 97]
Glory of the Seas
United Kingdom
The clipper ran aground on the Round Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 41] [ 107] [ 49]
Harvest Maid
United States
The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River . She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Paspébiac , Quebec.[ 48]
Harvest Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was beached.[ 49]
Haselunne
Germany
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Carl Johann ( Denmark ). Haselunne was on a voyage from London to Königsberg .[ 28] [ 30]
Hellechina Reina
Flag unknown
The ship was holed by ice and sank off "Wulff". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Saint Petersburg.[ 108]
Hoop
Belgium
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Ghent , East Flanders to Saint Petersburg.[ 51]
Houghton
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Öland , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga to Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 35] [ 107] [ 49]
Iberian
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Constantinople , Ottoman Empire.[ 101] She was refloated.[ 109]
Lammegina
Netherlands
The ship sank of Keri , Russia. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Saint Petersburg.[ 64]
Maggie
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Orange Bay.[ 16]
Margaret Tod
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on Naissaar , Russia. She was on a voyage from Reval to Leith. She was refloated and put back to Reval in a waterlogged condition.[ 59] [ 110] The leak was stopped and she sailed in early June for Riga , Russia for repairs.[ 84]
Maria Busch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shelburne, Nova Scotia , Canada. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Halifax.[ 48] [ 60]
Mary Bentley
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Caibarién , Cuba to New York .[ 59]
Michelino
Italy
The ship ran aground in the Sea of Marmara . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Batoum , Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople.[ 105]
Mima
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Inverness . She was on a voyage from Invermoriston , Inverness-shire to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 56] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 47]
Mondego
Portugal
The steamship caught fire at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 50]
Napoli
Italy
The steamship ran aground near Palermo , Sicily .[ 46] She was refloated and put in to Palermo.[ 48]
Nellie Staples
United States
The ship was abandoned at sea.[ 51]
Nordlyset
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked on the Caicos Bank. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana , Cuba.[ 49]
Omega
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Brigantine Shoals. She was on a voyage from Sagua La Grande , Cuba to New York.[ 16]
Pactolus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Larne , County Antrim . Her crew were rescued.[ 48] [ 45]
Puchoco
Chile
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso to Coronel .[ 52]
Queen
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Plymouth , Devon . She was refloated.[ 46]
Queen of the Belgians
United Kingdom
The ship was run ashore on Nevis before 27 May. She was refloated.[ 111]
Red Jacket
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the Cantick Head , Orkney Islands . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Dundee , Forfarshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 42]
Remembrance
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Mowiss Reef, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Gävle , Sweden to Hartlepool. She was refloated and towed in to Varberg , Sweden in a leaky condition .[ 101]
Sir Robert McClure
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Plymouth. She was refloated and put back to Charleston.[ 10]
Starling
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Horns Reef, in the North Sea before 30 May. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Königsberg. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 75]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Pakefield , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk to Antwerp. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex in a leaky condition.[ 13]
Thornhill
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Barque Island". She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Glasson Dock , Lancashire. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 35] [ 107] [ 112]
Tribsees
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Constantinople. She was refloated.[ 48]
Tropic Bird
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Colorado Reef, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Boston.[ 16]
Victoria
United States
The ship was driven ashore at "Peapath". She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Constantinople.[ 36]
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