List of shipwrecks in April 1880
The list of shipwrecks in April 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1880 .
1 April
2 April
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
Arabistan
Netherlands
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea . Her eight crew were rescued by the schooner Marie ( Norway ). Arabistan was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Memel , Germany . She was towed in to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom by a fishing smack .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Herundo
Norway
The barque was wrecked on Rathlin Island , County Antrim , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 9]
Marie
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by the steamship Trinacria ( United Kingdom ).[ 10] Marie was discovered by the barque One ( United Kingdom ), which put a prize crew aboard.[ 11]
Othere
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued the next day by North Riding ( United Kingdom ). Othere was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States.[ 12] [ 13]
Réunion
France
The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived.[ 14]
Yakasago
Japan
The steamship was driven ashore 7 nautical miles (13 km) from Wusong , China .[ 15]
4 April
List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
August
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States to King's Lynn , Norfolk . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 12]
Barbara Young
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Lindisfarne , Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amble to Lindisfarne.[ 16] [ 17]
Douglas
United Kingdom
The barque was stranded on Pecks Beach opposite Life Saving Station No. 31, 4th District, on the New Jersey coast. Her ten crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service . She was on a voyage from Santos , Brazil to New York , United States. She was a total loss.[ 18] [ 16] [ 19]
Horsa
Denmark
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lista , Norway. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Diamond ( United Kingdom ). Horsa was on a voyage from Aarhus to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland.[ 20] [ 21]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea . Her crew were rescued by the schooner Arovna ( Norway ).[ 22] [ 23]
Newbiggin
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Atherfield Ledge, off the Isle of Wight and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Odessa , Russia to Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 24] [ 25]
Stelling
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Chilton Chine , Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 16]
Syria
United Kingdom
The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by the steamship Gellert ( Germany ). Syria was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 26]
5 April
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
Brennus
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Schuylkill River .[ 27] She was on a voyage from Rio Marina , Elba , Italy to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States.[ 28]
Fortuna
Germany
The ship struck a rock near Soggendal , Norway and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , United Kingdom to Flensburg .[ 27]
Klara
Norway
The ship foundered at sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from an English port to Halmstad , Sweden.[ 29]
Louise Auguste
Germany
The brig was wrecked at Thisted , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 16]
Marcio
Flag unknown
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal .[ 21] She had been refloated by 8 April.[ 12]
Mayfield
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Pernambuco , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Paraíba , Brazil to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 16] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 27]
Midas
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Cádiz , Spain.[ 16]
Ralph Howes
United States
The schooner stranded 200 feet (61 m) off Long Island , New York , 1 ⁄2 nautical mile (0.93 km) west of Life Saving Station No. 11, 3rd District. Her crew six were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service . She was a total loss.[ 18]
R. E. A. Parkinson
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Marseille. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Gibraltar .[ 16]
Reindeer
United Kingdom
The ketch collided with the barque Resolution ( Norway ) and sank in the River Thames .[ 30]
Superbo Recchese
Italy
The barque was driven ashore on Diamond Island , Burma .[ 21]
Wyberton
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore pn Purmerend Island , off Sumatra , Netherlands East Indies . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to Java , Netherlands East Indies.[ 16] [ 30] [ 31] Wyberton was refloated on 11 April.[ 10]
6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
Caroline
Germany
The schooner was wrecked at "Qualben Jeddern", Norway. She was on a voyage from Schiedam , South Holland , Netherlands to Stettin .[ 5] [ 28]
Coro
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted . She was on a voyage from Trelleborg , Sweden to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham , United Kingdom .[ 5] [ 21]
Marie
Norway
The barque , which had a prize crew aboard, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°40′N 20°25′W / 46.667°N 20.417°W / 46.667; -20.417 ). The crew were rescued by Birnam Wood ( United Kingdom ).[ 11]
Nicholas
United States
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Elainia Island , Department of Alaska .[ 32]
Zoe
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Koll, Sweden and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Saint Petersburg , Russia . Zoe was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Copenhagen , Denmark for repairs.[ 5] [ 33]
7 April
8 April
9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
Barita
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Flora ( Austria-Hungary ) and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) downstream from Galaţi , United Principalities with the loss of sixteen or the 34 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Flora . Barita was on a voyage from London to Galaţi.[ 26] [ 37] [ 38]
Emma
United Kingdom
The Mersey Flat was run into by the steamship Delambre ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 33]
George William
United Kingdom
The fishing smack sank off Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands.[ 6] [ 36]
Joseph Brown
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to East London , Cape Colony . No further trace,.[ 39] reported missing.[ 40]
Lady Lawrence
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoal. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to New York.[ 36]
Rival
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Cromer , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Northfleet , Kent .[ 33]
Valborg
Norway
The brig ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bremen , Germany to Baltimore, Maryland , United States. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. Valborg was towed in to Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom by a tug .[ 6] [ 36]
10 April
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
Elizabeth Emily
Germany
The barque foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Susanna ( Norway ). Elizabeth Emily was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Gunnebo , Sweden.[ 41]
Mary Garret
United States
The scow was in danger of serious damage by pounding on a pier in a gale at New River on Lake Huron 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Life Saving Station No. 2, 10th District, and was scuttled to prevent destruction. Later raised.[ 18]
Queen of England
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Port Glasgow , Renfrewshire for Quebec City , Canada . No further trace, reported missing,[ 42] presumed foundered off the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River with the loss of all 30 people on board.[ 43]
Scandinavia
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Thiorva (Flag unknown) at New York , United States. Scandinavia was on a voyage from New York to Bristol , Gloucestershire . She put back to New York in a severely leaky condition.[ 22]
Spring Flower
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Thisted , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Stockholm , Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 36]
Token
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Mersey near New Brighton, Cheshire . She was on a voyage from Runcorn , Cheshire to Antwerp , Belgium. She was refloated and put back to Runcorn in a leaky condition.[ 36] [ 44]
11 April
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
Betty
Norway
The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , on the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom . Her eight crew were rescued by the lifeboat British Workman ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Betty was on a voyage from Fredrikshald to Honfleur , Manche. She was refloated with assistance from British Worksman and a yawl and beached on the coast of Norfolk in a wrecked condition.[ 20]
Charles E. Scammell
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with Sjofroken (Flag unknown) at Faial Island , Azores and was severely damaged.[ 45]
David Andrews
Canada
The schooner stranded 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Oswego, New York , United States. Her seven crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service . She was a total loss.[ 18]
H. Galmar
Norway
The brig collided with the full-rigged ship Firth of Clyde ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head , Sussex , United Kingdom with the loss of five of her nine crew.[ 46]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The barge struck a sunken pile and sank at Portsmouth , Hampshire . She was refloated and placed under repair.[ 47]
Nicolo Tommasseo
Austria-Hungary
The barque was struck by lightning in the Strait of Gibraltar . She caught fire and sank off Europa Point , Gibraltar . Her crew were rescued by a barque . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States to Trieste .[ 48] [ 49] [ 10]
12 April
13 April
14 April
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
Amathea
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . HAll sixteen people on board were rescued by the steamship Chilian ( United Kingdom ). Amathea was on a voyage from Gloucester , United Kingdom to New York , United States.[ 55]
Ariel
Norway
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by the smack Hopeful ( United Kingdom ). Ariel was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland , United Kingdom to Christiania .[ 52]
Calypso
United Kingdom
The steamship was run into by the steamship Hawk ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Thames Estuary 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Margate , Kent . Her crew and 47 passengers were saved.[ 56] [ 49] Calypso was on a voyage from Dunedin , New Zealand to London [ 57] [ 58]
Carlo K.
Austria-Hungary
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (46°19′N 19°45′W / 46.317°N 19.750°W / 46.317; -19.750 ). Her crew were rescued by the barque Angiolotta ( Italy ). Carlo K. was on a voyage from New York to Bristol , Gloucestershire , United Kingdom.[ 41] [ 59]
Elizabeth
Netherlands
The kuff foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued.[ 52]
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Eota
Germany
The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Hamburg .e]] with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Cherbourg .[ 60] [ 61] [ 62] [ 49] Fawn was refloated in late April and taken in to Northam, Hampshire in a severely damaged condition.[ 63]
G. W. Wakeford
Canada
The brigantine was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Prince Edward Island .[ 64]
Martino Maria
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Kankens Shoal, in the Mediterranean Sea . She was on a voyage from Sfax , Beylik of Tunis to Kincardine .[ 52]
Z. G. Simmons
United States
The schooner collided with a scow off the entrance to the harbor at Manistee, Michigan . She was towed up the river off Life Saving Station No. 5, 11th district where she sank. She was refloated on 17 April.[ 18]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The schooner ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay .[ 52]
15 April
16 April
17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
Acme
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her 21 crew were rescued by Nonatum ( United Kingdom ). Acme was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Quebec City , Canada .[ 69]
Aracana
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Ross, County Mayo .[ 70] She was on a voyage from London to Ballina, County Mayo .[ 41]
Battiste
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Liverpool , Lancashire for Charleston, South Carolina , United States. No further trace, reported overdue.[ 71]
Floral Star
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at "Aylen Kay". Her crew were rescued by Pegasus ( Royal Navy ). Floral Star was on a voyage from Yokohama , Japan to Niuzhuang , China .[ 72]
Jeune Frederick
France
The ship ran aground, capsized and sank in the River Usk . She was on a voyage from Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine to Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom .[ 65]
18 April
19 April
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
C. A.
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Port Talbot , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Port Talbot.[ 70]
Emmanuel
Germany
The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in Cudden Point , Cornwall , United Kingdom . Her four crew jumped ashore and climbed the cliff to safety. The ship floated off and was washed eastwards to the mouth of Little Harry Sowan where she was wrecked.[ 73] [ 70] She was on a voyage from Emden to Quimper , Finistère , France.[ 41]
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Staithes , North Riding of Yorkshire .[ 70]
Invincible
United Kingdom
The smack struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) east north east of Lowestoft , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued by the lugger Reta ( United Kingdom ).[ 72] [ 74]
Rosella
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground of a reef off Guadeloupe and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands .[ 75]
Sea Belle
South Australia
The ship was driven ashore at Port Alfred , Cape Colony . She was consequently condemned.[ 76]
20 April
21 April
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
Alexander Buthie
United Kingdom
The ship sank during a storm with the loss of all six crew.[ 78]
Andrew Johnson
United States
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Bremerhaven , Germany . She was refloated.[ 79]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Skinburness , Cumberland .[ 77] She was later refloated.[ 45]
Concert
United Kingdom
The steam yacht collided with a landing stage at Tranmere, Cheshire . She capsized and sank. Both people on board survived.[ 80]
Harald Haarfanger
Norway
The barque was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , United Kingdom to Kotka , Grand Duchy of Finland . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fredrikshavn , Denmark.[ 79]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The fishing vessel sank in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Fowlsheugh , Kincardineshire during a storm with the loss of all six crew.[ 78] [ 81]
Twilight
United Kingdom
The ship capsized with the loss of all four crew.[ 78]
Yola
United Kingdom
The steamship was lost in the Niger River .[ 82]
Four unnamed vessels
United Kingdom
Four fishing vessels were lost during a storm, killing nineteen crew.[ 78]
22 April
23 April
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1880
Ship
State
Description
Alexandria
Egypt
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal .[ 87] [ 90]
RMS American
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered 180 nautical miles (330 km) off Cape Palmas, Canary Islands following the breaking of her propeller shaft. All but seven of her 141 passengers and crew took to the ship's boats. Fifty-four people in three of the boats were rescued by the steamship Congo ( United Kingdom ). The barque Emma F. Harriman ( United States rescued 65 people in three of the other five boats. HMS Firebrand ( Royal Navy ) was despatched to search for the remaining two boats; Moltke ( Germany ) rescued those in the gig , leaving a dinghy with five crew on board unacounted for. The dinghy subsequently reached Loanda , Portuguese East Africa . American was on a voyage from Southampton , Hampshire to the Cape of Good Hope , Cape Colony . She was towed in to Loanda on 21 July by the brig Taraja ( Portugal ), which had rescued seven people in one of the boats.[ 91] [ 92] [ 93] [ 94] [ 95] [ 96] [ 97] [ 98] [ 99] [ 100]
British Empire
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rangoon , Burma .[ 101]
Hesleden Hall
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine , France and sprang a severe leak. She was on a voyage from Pillau , Germany to Saint-Malo.[ 101]
24 April
26 April
27 April
28 April
29 April
30 April
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1879
Ship
State
Description
Aardenburg
Netherlands
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Ijmuiden , North Holland to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies . She was refloated and put back to IJmuiden.[ 108]
Abbie Macadam
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas . She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Sagua la Grande , Cuba .[ 104]
Ada
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Vlissingen , Zeeland , Netherlands.[ 15] She was refloated on 5 April with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Vlissingen.[ 30]
Adolf Landgren
Sweden
The barque was wrecked at "Santa Ana". Her crew were rescued.[ 77] [ 109]
Amalthea
Norway
The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester , United Kingdom to New York.[ 87]
Amelia
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on Lacapedes Island , Aden Governorate on or before 8 April. She was on a voyage from the Malabar Coast to London . The wreck was plundered by the islanders.[ 110] [ 26] Sixteen crew were rescued at sea by the barque Seaforth ( United Kingdom ) on 24 April.[ 106]
Antelope
Norway
The ship capsized and sank at Scarborough , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Scarborough. She was refloated.[ 111]
Arch Druid
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at "Paz Neuzen", near Vlissingen , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 34] She was refloated and towed in to Antwerp.[ 70]
Artemis
France
The ship was damaged by fire at New York. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to New York.[ 10]
Beta
Germany
The brig ran aground on the Behring Rock. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Hamburg .[ 10]
Blue Jacket
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Inishbofin, County Donegal . She was on a voyage from Ballynass , County Londonderry to Ramelton , County Donegal .[ 41]
Brantford City
United Kingdom
The steamship sank at Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham. She was being fitted out after launch, and her propeller shaft was dropped whilst it was being loaded aboard, holing her bottom.[ 112] She was refloated on 22 April.[ 113]
C. A.
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Port Talbot , Glamoargan . She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Port Talbot.[ 41]
Cadzow Forest
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Rodrigues before 22 April. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Demerara , British Guiana .[ 114]
Carham
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on the west coast of Inverness-shire .[ 15]
Chard
United Kingdom
The crew was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Wolf Rock, Cornwall . Her crew were rescued by the barque Teteus ( Norway ).[ 115] [ 116]
Earl of Devon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Usk . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 34]
Elizabeth Jantina
Netherlands
The brig was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark, She was on a voyage from Memel , Germany to Amsterdam , North Holland.[ 34]
Elvira
Spain
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira with the loss of all hands.[ 117]
Evangeline
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea before 23 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to New York.[ 87] [ 88]
Fauvna
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at "Swanhalla".[ 118]
Fire Queen
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Trelleborg , Sweden. She had been refloated by 27 April and taken in to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 55]
Fling
Newfoundland Colony
The ship was damaged by ice in St. Mary's Bay and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto , Portugal to Newfoundland .[ 10]
Francesco
Italy
The ship ran aground in the Swash Channel. She was on a voyage from Livorno to New York.[ 10]
Gwalior
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Pillau , Germany.[ 65]
G. W. Ward
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bombay , India . She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[ 12]
Hannah Morris
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry , Virginia , United States.[ 34] She was refloated but sprang a leak and was beached at the mouth of the Elizabeth River . Subsequently refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia .[ 108]
Harry Bailey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Brier Island , Nova Scotia , Canada . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , Canada to Queenstown, County Cork . She was refloated and put back to Saint John in a leaky condition.[ 47]
Henriette Dorn
Germany
The brig was wrecked at "Santa Ana",[ 109] or Frontera , Mexico.[ 119]
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Staithes , Yorkshire .[ 41]
Heron
Newfoundland Colony
The ship was damaged by ice in St. Mary's Bay and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Saint John's.[ 10]
Hirundo
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on Rathlin Island , County Antrim . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund , Norway to Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire .[ 24]
Inca
Germany
The brig was wrecked at "Santa Ana". Her crew were rescued.[ 77] [ 109]
Irwell
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 April.[ 87]
James Peake
Canada
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bowling, Dunbartonshire , United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States.[ 72]
J. L. Cotter
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen , Delaware . She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to New York.[ 6] She was refloated and taken in to Philadelphia in a leaky condition.[ 10]
Johannes Kraeft
Germany
The brig was driven ashore at Falsterbo , Sweden.[ 120] She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen.[ 12]
Jonas Risting
Denmark
The barque was wrecked at "Santa Ana". Her crew were rescued.[ 77] [ 109]
Juicko van Deen
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cabezo de Playa, Saint Domingo . Her crew were rescued.[ 24] [ 121]
Kate
United Kingdom
The barque was severely damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana , United States.[ 50]
Katie
United States
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Rio Grande and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Richmond, Virginia to the Rio Grande.[ 52]
Krondprinsesse Louise
Norway
The barque was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Havana , Cuba.[ 34] [ 108]
Laura
Germany
The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamship Rokeby ( United Kingdom ). Laura was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Schleswig .[ 72]
Lebanon
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her sixteen crew were rescued by Mary ( Newfoundland Colony ).[ 64] [ 122]
Lora Hurlbert
United States
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana to New York.[ 27]
Lovetand
Norway
The barque collided with Romsdall ( United Kingdom ) in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Romsdall . Lovetand was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily , Italy to New York.[ 88]
Madras
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Fapons Point, Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff , Russia to New York.[ 64]
Magdeburg
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at "Gibriani". She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Galaţi , United Principalities . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 123]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in the Larne Lough .[ 5]
Marie
Germany
The ship ran aground in Svanemølle Bay . She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 15]
Martina Marina
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Kankena Shoal, in the Mediterranean Sea . She was on a voyage from Sfax , Algeria to Kincardine, Fife .[ 62]
Matthew Curtis
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Delaware River . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to London.[ 10] She was refloated.[ 124]
Melchior
Germany
The ship was driven ashore at Sea Bright, New Jersey , United States. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to New York.[ 104]
Miss Beck
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Port Dinorwic , Caernarfonshire . She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Bangor, Caernarfonshire .[ 65]
Narayana
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Nidingen , Sweden. She was on a voyage from New York to Helsingør , Denmark.[ 33] She was refloated on 14 April.[ 52]
Neva
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Danube 37 nautical miles (69 km) from Sulina , United Principalities .[ 21]
Ocean Queen
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned off Bermuda with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida , United States to Belfast , County Antrim.[ 125]
Orn Brudslond
Flag unknown
The schooner was abandoned at sea before 5 April.[ 29]
Oscar
United Kingdom
The steamship sank in the River Carron near Grangemouth , Stirlingshire .[ 24]
Pizzaro
Spain
The steamship struck the pier at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France and sank at the bow. She was on a voyage from Spain to Havre de Grâce.[ 77]
Pride of the Torridge
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the Scheldt at "Kruisschaus". She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Swansea , Glamorgan.[ 55] [ 105]
Problem
United Kingdom
The schooner struck a rock at Ballantrae , Ayrshire and was beached. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ballantrae and Ayr .[ 5]
Queen of Ceylon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Schuylkill River . She was on a voyage from "Sagita" to Philadelphia.[ 72]
Sara
Netherlands
The brigantine was wrecked at Aracaju , Brazil .[ 77]
Sophia Cook
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Dutch Island , Rhode Island and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New York to "Rivadasella". She was later refloated with assistance.[ 16] [ 33]
Star
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Copenhagen , Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 103]
Star of Jamaica
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Folly Reef. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Port Royal , Jamaica.[ 87]
St. Charles
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire at Hiogo , Japan .[ 126]
St. Nicholas
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground at Trouville-sur-Mer , Calvados , France.[ 24]
Susannah
Netherlands
The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Osprey ( United Kingdom ).[ 34]
Takasago Maru
Japan
The steamship ran aground near Wusong , China . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 12]
United Service
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Ochachiv , Russia. She was on a voyage from Nicolaieff , Russia to Gibraltar .[ 34]
Unity
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine , France. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Saint-Malo.[ 127]
Valentine
France
The brig was driven ashore on Martinique .[ 88]
Virginia
United States
The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince , Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall , United Kingdom.[ 104]
Viscaino
Flag unknown
The steamship was sunk by ice in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Antwerp.[ 47]
Wassenaar
Netherlands
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 April. Her crew were rescued by Annie ( Denmark ). Wassenaar was on a voyage from Pensacola to Grangemouth.[ 12]
Zelica
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Penscacola. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Greenock , Renfrewshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 55]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The ship, Code Letters HDNX, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean west of Brow Head , County Cork . Some of her crew were rescued by the steamship Victoria ( United Kingdom .[ 72]
Unnamed
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at "Santa Ana", or Frontera. She was refloated.[ 109] [ 119]
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