The list of shipwrecks in 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1870.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Alarm | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice.[1] |
Alice | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore.[2] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Timaru.[3] |
B. C. Schriviner | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
Betsy | ![]() |
The cutter left Napier bound for Auckland and was never seen again.[5] |
Cessina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Flinders Island, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from NewcastletoAdelaide, South Australia.[6] |
Challenger | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship Avoca (![]() |
Charles Edward | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock near Hokitika and sank.[8] |
Clarissa | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Tahiti.[9] |
Colonist | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Elizabeth Reef. She was on a voyage from SydneytoNew Caledonia.[3] |
Countess of Sheffield | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Torres Strait.[10] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands with loss of life. Five survivors took to the jolly boat, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Southport, Lancashire on 23 March.[11] |
Edward Edgar | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Valentia Island, County Cork according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Ilfracombe, Devon in September.[12] |
Eli Whitney | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Tahiti. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco, California.[13] |
Gilman D. King | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
Highlander | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Newcastle, New South Wales.[14] |
Il'mena | ![]() |
The ship sank. She was refloated by means of air bags.[15] |
Jane | ![]() |
The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from the Bay of IslandstoThames.[16] |
Jeanie Oswald | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Fitzroy River. She was on a voyage from AdelaidetoRockhampton, Queensland. She was consequently condemned.[17] |
John Collins | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
Lagos | ![]() |
The sailing barge was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 31 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoLagos, Africa.[18] |
Layard | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Timaru.[3] |
Leon | ![]() |
The ship caught fire in Chichora Bay and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, GlamorgantoValparaíso, Chile.[19] |
Lizzie Lane | Unknown | The sloop was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[19] |
Metch | ![]() |
The gunboat sank at Tranzund, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated by means of air bags.[15] |
Myrtle | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the Aleutian Islands late in 1870.[20] |
Othello | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice.[1] |
Pocumtuck | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was run ashore near Ship Harbor, Nova Scotia. Condemned and sold.[21] |
Scudd | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
Star of the East | ![]() |
The steamship was lost near Napier.[3] |
Stormbird | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned off Green Cape.[3] |
Summer Cloud | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Wreck Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, VictoriatoNewcastle.[22] |
United Brothers | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice.[1] |
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