List of shipwrecks in May 1872
The list of shipwrecks in May 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1872 .
1 May
List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Amirdavully
India
The barque was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras . Her sixteen crew were rescued.[ 1]
Ardbeg
United Kingdom
The ship was driven into by a dhony in a cyclone at Madras and was severely damaged. She was then driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of eight of her twelve crew.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth , Hampshire to Madras.[ 5]
Armenian
United Kingdom
The ship was driven into Hotspur ( United Kingdom ) and then driven ashore and wrecked in a cyclone at Madras.[ 2] [ 3] Her 23 crew were rescued.[ 1] [ 6]
Bessie Gardner
Canada
The schooner , which had been missing for some time, was discovered in a waterlogged condition by the schooner Oliver Bridges ( Canada ) 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Cape Ann , Massachusetts , United States. Two dead crew members were on board.[ 7]
Burlington
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[ 2] [ 3] [ 1]
Duprey de Lorne
France
The barque was driven out to sea in a cyclone at Madras.[ 6] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Evelyn
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a cyclone at Madras. She was refloated.[ 8]
Golconda
United Kingdom
The ship struck an iceberg and sank off Cape Ray , Newfoundland Colony with the loss of fifteen of her 24 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Quebec City , Canada .[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Hotspur
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship sank in a cyclone at Madras with the loss of five of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 2] [ 3] [ 1]
Hydroos
India
The barque was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her 30 crew were rescued.[ 1]
Hydroos
India
The brig was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her fourteen crew were rescued.[ 1]
Inverness-shire
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her twenty crew were rescued.[ 1] [ 6]
Jane Almond
United Kingdom
The barque was destroyed by fire at Montreal , Quebec , Canada.[ 14]
Joachim Heinrich
Germany
The schooner was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the coast of Patagonia to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 15]
John Scott
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[ 1]
Joy Soondaree
India
The brig was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras with the loss of two of her twenty crew.[ 1]
Juggernathaprasand
India
The brig was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her 22 crew were rescued.[ 1]
Kingdom
Belgium
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her sixteen crew were rescued.[ 2] [ 1] [ 6]
Mary Le Blanc
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda . She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince , Haiti to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 16]
Miser
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a cyclone at Madras. Her 40 crew were rescued.[ 2] [ 1] [ 17]
Montezuma
France
The steamship ran aground at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Brazil . She was refloated the next day.[ 14] [ 18]
Mootoooomarasawmy
India
The 141-ton dhony was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras with the loss of one of her fifteen crew.[ 1]
Mootoooomarasawmy
India
The 183-ton dhony was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her sixteen crew were rescued.[ 1]
John Scott
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a cyclone at Madras.[ 2]
Sir Robert Seppings
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. All 400 people on board were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 2] [ 1]
Stree Kristnamoorthee
India
The barque was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her 36 crew were rescued.[ 1]
Stree Lutchmynurstruloo
India
The dhony was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her wleven crew were rescued.[ 1]
Stree Nagaswernsawmy
India
The sloop was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her fifteen crew were rescued.[ 1]
Stree Ramooloo
India
The barque was driven ashore in a cyclone at Madras. Her 34 crew were rescued.[ 2] [ 1]
Stree Ramooloo
India
The dhony was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her fourteen crew were rescued.[ 1]
Stree Runganayakulu
India
The barque was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her 31 crew were rescued.[ 1]
Stree Sambrajaputtaby Ramasawmy
India
The dhony was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[ 1]
Stree Veerabadrasawmy
India
The barque was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras with the loss of three of her 31 crew.[ 1]
Stree Veeraragavasawmy
India
The barque was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her 36 crew were rescued.[ 1]
Stree Vencatayswerloo
India
The 290-ton barque was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her 40 crew were rescued.[ 1]
Stree Vencatayswerloo
India
The 405-ton barque was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her 30 crew were rescued.[ 1]
Stree Vencatayswerloo
India
The schooner was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[ 1]
Ungalataramayswera
India
The dhony was wrecked in a cyclone at Madras. Her fifteen crew were rescued.[ 1]
Unnamed
India
The dhony was driven into Ardbeg ( United Kingdom ) in a cyclone at Madras. She was the driven ashore and wrecked.[ 2]
2 May
3 May
List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Flora
Norway
The brig was wrecked on Bonaire . She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands to Curaçao , Curaçao and Dependencies .[ 20]
Noor Jehan
United Kingdom
The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Carin ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel between Portland, Dorset and Start Point, Devon . Her crew were rescued by Carin . Noor Jehan was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Fiume , Austria-Hungary .[ 21]
Prima Donna
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Løkken-Vrå , Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[ 18] [ 22]
Richard Roper
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in Ballochney Bay. Her crew were rescued.[ 23]
Saint Martin
Belgium
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Wick, Caithness , United Kingdom . Her eight crew were rescued by a coble .[ 8]
Scud
United Kingdom
The lugger struck the Spanish Ledges, off St Mary's, Isles of Scilly , and sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 22] [ 24]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Moville , County Donegal .[ 22]
4 May
List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Christina
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore on Inishbofin, County Donegal .[ 25]
Darien
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Savannah River , She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 12]
Etoile
France
The brig was wrecked at "Ludmore Point", Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . Her eight crew were rescued by the lifeboat Rescue ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Etoile was on a voyage from Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine to Riga , Russia .[ 18] [ 22] [ 26]
Georgiana
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore north of Maryport , Cumberland .[ 18] [ 22] She was refloated on 6 May and taken in to Maryport.[ 4]
John and Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner struck rocks off St Patrick's Island , County Dublin and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dublin .[ 11]
Marie Louise
France
The ship ran aground on the Hook Sand, in the Solent . She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine to Southampton , Hampshire , United Kingdom.[ 18] [ 22]
Sherlock
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea 47 nautical miles (87 km) off Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep.[ 27]
5 May
List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Eva
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on Rockabill Island , County Dublin . Her crew were rescued.[ 28]
Lydie and Azeline
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Agger , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall , United Kingdom to Stockholm .[ 29]
Mina
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore on "Refi Bragen", Denmark. Her crew were rescued by the Thisted Lifeboat. Mina was on a voyage from Clackmannan to Gothenburg , Sweden. She was refloated with the assistance of the steamship Aleandra ( United Kingdom ) and towed in to Kristiansand , Norway.[ 30] [ 10]
Royal Victoria
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the steamship Annalong ( United Kingdom ) and was beached in the Belfast Lough near Carrickfergus , County Antrim . Her four crew were rescued the next day by the Coastguard .[ 31]
Tadmor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anticosti Island , Nova Scotia , Canada . She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to Quebec City , Canada.[ 32] [ 33]
6 May
7 May
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Gem
United Kingdom
The schooner struck the quayside at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France and sank. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure.[ 30] She was refloated on 27 May.[ 35]
Jean Baptiste
France
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham , United Kingdom to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme , Somme . She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk , United Kingdom.[ 12]
Lake Huron
Canada
The clipper was driven ashore by ice and wrecked on Anticosti Island , Nova Scotia .[ 15] [ 36] [ 32] She was on a voyage from Montreal , Quebec to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 37]
L. H. de Weber
United States
The ship was driven ashore at "Castlehill". She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire , United Kingdom to Providence, Rhode Island .[ 12] She was refloated.[ 10]
Ostrich
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Betsy ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Lundy Island , Devon . Her crew were rescued by Betsy .[ 28] [ 12]
8 May
9 May
10 May
11 May
12 May
13 May
List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Little Dorritt
United Kingdom
The yacht was wrecked on the Dogger Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford . Both crew were rescued by the Wexford Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Weymouth, Dorset .[ 46] [ 47]
Impulse
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Ochre Pit Point , Newfoundland Colony . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Harbour Grace , Newfoundland Colony.[ 27]
Lizzie Tivin
United Kingdom
The smack ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 46] She was later refloated and taken in the River Thames .[ 15]
Staffa
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire and Odessa , Russia . She was refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex .[ 46]
Uncle Tom
United Kingdom
The Mersey Flat ran aground on the East Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garston , Lancashire to Caernarfon .[ 46]
Unnamed
Italy
The brig collided with a Greek brig and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Carloforte , Sardinia . Her crew were rescued by the Greek vessel.[ 35]
14 May
15 May
17 May
18 May
21 May
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Minerva
Norway
The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland . She was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to New York , United States. She was refloated and put back to Cuxhaven , Germany in a leaky condition.[ 52]
22 May
23 May
List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Baltimore , andLorenzo Semprun
Germany Spain
The steamship Baltimore collided with the steamship Lorenzo Semprun in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Hastings , Sussex , United Kingdom and was consequently beached at Hastings. All on board, 110 passengers plus her crew, were rescued by the Coastguard and the Hastings Lifeboat. Baltimore was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Hamburg . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Southampton , Hampshire , United Kingdom. She was subsequently repaired at Bremen . Lorenzo Semprun was on a voyage from Ålesund , Norway to Santander . She put in to Southampton in a severely damaged condition.[ 57] [ 52] [ 58] [ 59] [ 60]
Oracle
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground and sank in Vefsnfjord . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Vefsn , Norway.[ 61] [ 37]
Violet
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro.[ 62]
24 May
25 May
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Evadne
United Kingdom
The barque was holed by ice and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of St. Paul Island , Nova Scotia , Canada . Her crew survived.[ 68]
George
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Mittelplatt, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool , County Durham to Geestemünde , Germany . She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 69]
Halcyon
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on the North Chicken Rock, off the Tuskar Rock . All on board were rescued by the steamship Ruby ( United Kingdom ). Halcyon was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[ 53] [ 70]
Josephine
United States
The schooner sprung a leak and sunk off Portland, Maine crew saved.[ 71]
Lady Cecilia
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Cronstadt , Russia .[ 69]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by ice and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of St. Paul Island. Her crew survived.[ 68]
26 May
27 May
28 May
29 May
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Ant
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Gatehouse of Fleet , Wigtownshire . She was on a voyage from Whitehaven , Cumberland to Gatehouse of Fleet.[ 32]
Dalton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Walney Island , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Ramsey, Isle of Man to Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire.[ 75]
Emperor
Canada
While steaming at night in fog during a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Portland, Maine , United States with about 80 passengers and crew aboard, the 175-foot (53 m), 600-gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck Eastern Ledge, a reef off Seal Island in Penobscot Bay on the evening of 28 May. She rolled over and sank without loss of life at 43°53′38″N 068°43′45″W / 43.89389°N 68.72917°W / 43.89389; -68.72917 (Emperor ) early on 29 May.[ 79] [ 80]
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The tug suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the English Channel off Eastbourne , Sussex .[ 32] Her crew survived.[ 81]
Rover
Isle of Man
The dandy rigged lugger collided with the lugger Chief Templar ( Isle of Man ) and sank in the Irish Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of the Old Head of Kinsale , County Cork . Her crew were rescued by Chief Templar .[ 82]
Thames
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Alderney , Channel Islands . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Adra, Spain .[ 75] [ 35]
Ysusguiza
India
The barque ran aground at Chittagong and became hogged .[ 75]
30 May
31 May
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1872
Ship
State
Description
Alma , andSiam
French Navy Sweden
The barque Siam collided with the Alma -class ironclad Alma at Wusong , China and sank. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki , Japan to Wusong. Alma was consequently beached.[ 65]
Alpha
Norway
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cay , Bahamas . Her crew were rescued.[ 18]
Anna Margaretha
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn , Denmark, where she sprang a leak.[ 4]
Antonia
Italy
The brig ran aground. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli , Ottoman Empire to Saint Petersburg. She was refloated and towed in to Gibraltar .[ 32]
Aruim
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick , Canada .[ 75] She was on a voyage from Larvik to Quebec City , Canada.[ 35]
A. W. Hutchings
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Brockbank and sank. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Calais , France.[ 30]
Bertha Angele
France
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from the Île de Ré , Charente-Inférieure to Miquelon .[ 53]
Berwick
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Quitasneno Reefs. She was on a voyage from Aspinwall , United States of Colombia to Cienfuegos , Cuba .[ 20]
B. P. King
The ship was wrecked in the Turks Islands . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba.[ 87]
Burnett
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Honfleur , Manche , France.[ 18]
Calabar
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from a port in Central America to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 61] [ 37]
Cambrian
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island , Canada.[ 53]
Chance
United Kingdom
The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Jersey , Channel Islands to Gaspé , Quebec , Canada.[ 16]
Clara Sayers
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Rodrigues . She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Mauritius .[ 25]
Cornelia
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Grimsby , Lincolnshire to Quebec City.[ 52] [ 37]
Dumfries
United Kingdom
The ship capsized off the Carsethorn Lighthouse , Wigtownshire . She was righted with assistance.[ 18]
Ellen Bernard
United States
The ship was wrecked off Grand Bahama , Bahamas . She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos to New York .[ 50]
Emma
Canada
The schooner collided with the tug Goliah ( Canada ) and sank near Halifax, Nova Scotia .[ 28]
F. Pirandello
United States
The ship ran aground on the Sisters and was severely damaged. She was refloated.[ 8]
Freitas Irmaos
Portugal
The ship ran aground on the Sisters and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Halifax.[ 8]
Grace Sargeant
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean before 25 May. Her crew were rescued.[ 16]
Halcyon
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands , Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Canada to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham .[ 16]
Halcyon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Portrush , County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Portrush.[ 18]
Isabel
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin . She was refloated and taken in to The Downs .[ 65]
Katiagnes
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Fisherman Island Maine . She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John's , Newfoundland Colony.[ 51]
Lady Westmoreland
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the White Island Reef and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Quebec City.[ 46] [ 32] She was consequently condemned.[ 37]
Laquilla
United States
The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 May.[ 86]
Laura
Portugal
The ship foundered off Cádiz , Spain. She was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to Oporto .[ 60] [ 32]
Lord Clyde
Newfoundland Colony
The ship was sunk by ice at Battle Harbour .[ 11]
Lorton
Spain
The barque was wrecked in the "Goulos Islands", Spanish East Indies . Her crew survived.[ 75] She was on a voyage from London to Yokohama , Japan.[ 35]
Lucia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead , Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 30]
Margareta
Netherlands
The ship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goeree , Zeeland to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 18]
Martha
Norway
The ship foundered near Pondicherry , India . Her crew were rescued on 5 May by Marthe (Flag unknown).[ 88]
Mary Blane
United States
The ship was wrecked off Castle Island, Bermuda . She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince , Haita to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 50] [ 51]
Monticello
United States
The sealer was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Louise ( France ).[ 45]
Norwa
China
The steamship struck a submerged object and was beached at Cutter Place. She was pon a voyage from Swatow to Shanghai .[ 87]
Ornen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Tormentine. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Miramichi, New Brunswick .[ 20]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the steamship Eclair ( United Kingdom ) and sank.[ 51]
Peter
United Kingdom
The Mersey Flat ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay .[ 60]
Retreiver
Newfoundland Colony
The sealer , a steamship , was sunk by ice at Battle Harbour.[ 11]
Rhea Sylvia
United States
The ship ran aground on the Mucates Reefs. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana , Cuba .[ 23]
Rientje
Netherlands
The schooner ran aground at Narva , Russia. Her crew were rescued.[ 28]
Sandbach
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged at Demerara , British Guiana .[ 60]
Sparkling Wave
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Dwina .[ 89]
St. Paul' s
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked at Whitehead, Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City.[ 46] [ 47]
Valparaíso
Chile
The steamship ran aground in the Chaco Narrows before 18 May. She broke in two and sank during salvage efforts.[ 90]
Viking
British Guiana
The schooner sank near Albion .[ 46]
Wasp
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 53]
Unnamed
Russia
The lighter ran aground at Narva. Her crew were rescued.[ 28] [ 25]
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