The list of shipwrecks in April 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1871.
April 1871 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Unknown date | ||||||
References |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Eglantine | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the West Indies.[1] |
Illimani | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on "Staten Island", Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
Tynemouth Castle | ![]() |
The steamship ran ashore 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of the entrance to the Bosphorus. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to a British port.[3] Tynemouth Castle was refloated but had to be beached.[4] Although declared a total loss,[5] She was refloated and taken in to Beicos Bay.[6] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The fishing vessel capsized and sank off Eastbourne, Sussex with the loss of one of her two crew.[7] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
A. F. Lindberg | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was lost in a gale on the Georges Bank. All 11 crew were killed.[8][9] |
B. K. Hough | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was lost in a gale on the Georges Bank. All 11 crew were killed.[8][10] |
Seaman's Pride | ![]() |
The fishing schooner lost on the Georges Bank in a gale. All 10 crew were killed.[11][12] |
William Murray | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was lost in a gale on the Georges Bank. All 11 crew were killed.[8][13] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Apphia | ![]() |
The ship departed from Gonaïves, Haiti for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14] |
Exley | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
Hooghly | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, IndiatoLondon. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta.[16][17] |
Mentana | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[5] |
Pierre Arsène | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche.[18] |
Scotland | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to London. She was refloated with assistance the next day and resumed her voyage.[17] |
Seaton | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[15] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Albania | ![]() |
The barque was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean (50°11′N 15°58′W / 50.183°N 15.967°W / 50.183; -15.967) whilst on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to the West Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[19] |
Amazone | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Bremen, Germany.[20] |
Borrowdale | ![]() |
The brig foundered off the Smalls Lighthouse, Cornwall, according to a message in a bottle which washed up at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk on 8 May.[21][22] |
British Workman | ![]() |
The ship ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands in a leaky condition.[23] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Catharina | ![]() |
The galiot was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, SussextoLiverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Cowes.[24] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The cutter ran aground and was wrecked at Tahaenui Beach, near Nūhaka, New Zealand.[25] |
Jane | ![]() |
The 19-ton ketch was wrecked at Kemp Point, near Cape Jackson in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds.[25] |
Jason | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Hillegat. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East IndiestoRotterdam, South Holland.[18] |
Precursor | ![]() |
The ship departed from Buenos Aires, Argentina for Iquique, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26] |
Rose | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Lymington, Hampshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[20][27] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[24] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Blandina | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from LondontoBoston, Massachusetts, United States.[28][29] |
British Lion, and Clifford |
![]() ![]() |
British Lion collided with Clifford and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Montreal, Quebec. Clifford was on a voyage from Calcutta, IndiatoDundee, Forfarshire. She put in to Portsmouth, Hampshire in a severely damaged and leaky condition.[30] |
Dan | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Agger, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Arendal, Norway ton Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[30] |
Merrie England | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a French barque.[31][32] |
Narval | ![]() |
The Narval-class aviso ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from Atalante (![]() ![]() |
Times | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to South Shields, County Durham.[18] |
Young John | ![]() |
The ship sank in the River Trent near the Keadby Bridge. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, LincolnshiretoNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[18] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Bella Donna | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued two days later by Bridgewater (![]() |
Young Eagle | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, LouisianatoLiverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[35] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Catharina | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Bembridge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, SussextoLiverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight in a severely leaky condition.[30] |
Malabar | ![]() |
The ship departed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36][37] |
S. R. Watson | ![]() |
The tug capsized and sank at Chicago, Illinois with the loss of four of her six crew.[38] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Freya | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony (41°04′N 60°20′W / 41.067°N 60.333°W / 41.067; -60.333). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Iowa (![]() |
Illimani | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Titan (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Courier | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Pico Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Benin City, Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] |
Dale | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Memel, GermanytoRotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated on 13 April and taken in to Rotterdam.[43] |
Earl of Devon | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Dee and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, DevontoSaltney, Cheshire.[43] |
Ida E. | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Jenny Berteaux (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Aios Georgios | ![]() |
The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
H. F. Eaton | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cuerero (![]() |
Laura | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore north of Vindava Courland Governorate.[46] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Coronation | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the steamship Firth (![]() |
Unnamed | Cwm Avon | The schooner was wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey.[49][50][51] |
Deodata | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Memel, Germany. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Memel.[43] |
Valdarno | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhoscolyn with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to the Clyde.[52][53] |
Vixen | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Crigill", 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[53][49] She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, SuffolktoLiverpool, Lancashire.[6] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Conqueror | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cork Head, County Cork. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, CaliforniatoLiverpool, Lancashire.[43] |
Harker Brothers | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Liverpool.[43] |
Queen of Clippers | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Overstrand, Norfolk.[43] She was refloated on 17 April and resumed her voyage.[54] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Aarhus | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near "Elfsborg".[39] She was later refloated.[55] |
Sapphire | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on Alligator's Reef.[56] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
County of Ayr | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from "Pasarœang", Netherlands East IndiestoHellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[39][57] |
Gertrude | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Steensort". She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United KingdomtoRiga, Russian Empire.[58] She was consequently condemned.[59] |
Matanzas | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Adele and Marie (![]() |
Victoria | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Kristianopel, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Påskallavik, Sweden to Copenhagen, Denmark.[42] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Amity | ![]() |
The Thames barge was run ashore in a sinking condition at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from LondontoColchester, Essex.[39] |
Caroline, and Virgo |
![]() |
The fishing boat Caroline and the schooner Virgo collided. Caroline sank. Virgo was on a voyage from King's Lynn, NorfolktoNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She put back to King's Lynn and was beached.[39] |
Cleopatra | ![]() |
The steamship was holed by an anchor and sank at Livorno.[60] |
Eliza Everett | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, AyrshiretoPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and put in to the Clyde.[39] |
HMS Immortalité | ![]() |
The Emerald-class frigate ran aground at Greenwich, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from KingstontoPort Royal. She was refloated on 19 April with assistance from HMS Cadmus and HMS Volage (both ![]() |
Leonore | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from BremerhaventoTrinidad de Cuba, Cuba. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[39] |
Mennettha | Flag unknown | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Livorno, ItalytoDordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[64] |
Racklam | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at North Berwick, Lothian, United Kingdom.[39] |
Sea Flower | ![]() |
The ship collided with a steamship and sank off the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, CumberlandtoBelfast, County Antrim.[39] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Felix Estivant | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom.[65] She was refloated.[42] |
Gallino and Bonsignore | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[28] |
Huydecoker | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Hellegat. She was on a voyage from BrouwershaventoHellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[58] |
Stella Maris | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool, Nova Scotia.[66][67] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Mary Stewart | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Inishbofin, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Letterkenny, County DonegaltoGalway.[33] |
Nimble | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at Santos, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Santos to Sombrero, Anguilla.[68] |
Pearl | ![]() |
The smack struck the Chicken Rock and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, CheshiretoLetterkenny, County Donegal.[28] |
Royal Arthur | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42][69] |
Tropic | ![]() |
The barque foundered 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to a Spanish port.[58] |
Zulmira | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, BraziltoLiverpool, Lancashire.[42] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alexandria | ![]() |
The schooner struck the Mackintosh Rock, in the Firth of Clyde and sank. Her crew were rescued.[28][29] She was refloated on 26 May.[70] |
Alster | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sands. Her crew were got aboard the Lemon and Ower Lightship (![]() |
Amelia | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at "Kilroom". She was on a voyage from Troon, AyrshiretoDublin. She was refloated and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim.[33][72] |
Brenda | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Longhope, Orkney Islands.[28] |
Cornish Diamond | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Mixon Shoal in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her crew.[73][72] |
Hammond | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Killard Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County AntrimtoMaryport, Cumberland.[28] |
Jane | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[74] |
Janet | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Clyde upstream of Bowling, Dunbartonshire. She was on a voyage from "Couran" to Calcutta, India.[75] |
Jolund | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Berwick, Lothian, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[28] |
John Spear | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Star Queen (![]() |
Mary | ![]() |
The schooner sank in the River Tywi. She was on a voyage from CarmarthentoLiverpool, Lancashire.[33] She was refloated on 22 May.[77] |
Merrimac | ![]() |
The ship collided with the steamship Aleppo (![]() |
Trioner | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Macduff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by the Banff Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, NorthumberlandtoWestervik.[28][78] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Camilla | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°27′N 8°26′W / 44.450°N 8.433°W / 44.450; -8.433). Her twelve crew were rescued by J. B. Gray (![]() |
Janet Cowas | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India. She was refloated.[45] |
Samuel E. Sawyer | ![]() |
The schooner was lost at Sandy Hook,Magdalen Islands. Crew saved.[80] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Blanche | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Kaloot Sand.[32][61] |
Gothen | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to the Kingroad.[81] |
Halyma | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Agnes Jack (![]() |
Pole Star | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River MerseyatBootle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put in to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[82][45] |
Richard Brown | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from LondonderrytoTroon, Ayrshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and was towed back to Londonderry in a leaky condition.[40] |
Volante | ![]() |
The brig foundered off Nash Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Mataró, Spain.[60][32] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Auxilar | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by fire at Falmouth, Cornwall. The fire was extinguished with assistance from HMS Ganges (![]() |
Kestrel | ![]() |
The steamship was run down and sunk off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea by the steamship Frankland (![]() ![]() |
St. Thomas Packet | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[60][82] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Collingwood | ![]() |
The steamship departed from Suez, Egypt for Bombay, India. Subsequently foundered in a typhoon with the loss of all 28 people on board.[85][86] |
Cwmavon | ![]() |
The schooner sank off Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, GlamorgantoLiverpool, Lancashire.[60] |
Edla | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from GothenburgtoSouth Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[60][32] She was refloated on 9 May and towed in to the River Tyne.[22] |
Hunsingo | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from HamburgtoChina.[61] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Delight | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[40] |
Deveron | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Germany. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to London.[40] |
Gipsey | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Cardiff.[87] |
Julie | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Westkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium.[87] |
McGregor | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Cardiff.[87] |
Star | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Cardiff.[40] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Union | ![]() |
The schooner was beached south of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County DurhamtoFindhorn, Moray.[58][88] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Albion | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off the Bahama Lightship (![]() |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hayle.[88][91] |
Indian Queen | ![]() |
The brig foundered off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up on the coast of Virginia. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, BraziltoBaltimore, Maryland.[92] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County DurhamtoWaterford.[89] |
Mearnshire | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked at Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County DurhamtoStonehaven, Aberdeenshire.[89] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Anna | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Nieuwezand and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoDordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[34] She had been refloated by 1 May and resumed her voyage.[93] |
Emma | ![]() |
The schooner foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of Clovelly, Devon Her crew were rescued.[34] |
Haparanda | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and capsized at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Middlesbrough. She was righted.[16][17] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Jenny | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County AntrimtoRuncorn, Cheshire.[64] |
Laurel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Aln. She was on a voyage from Goole, YorkshiretoAlnwick, Northumberland.[34] |
Rover | ![]() |
The tug ran aground in Liverpool Bay.[17] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Active | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Fjällbacka, Sweden before 17 April.[87] |
Aigle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Brest, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Brest.[94] |
Albert | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage form CuxhaventoLagos, Africa. She was refloated.[95] |
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was lost "at the Sisters". She was on a voyage from Ponce, Puerto RicotoHalifax Nova Scotia.[33][75] |
Annchen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United KingdomtoLübeck.[32] |
Arab | ![]() |
The schooner was lost off Cape Cod. crew saved.[96] |
Arabia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from CalcuttatoBombay, India. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[4] |
Archibald | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Fowey, Cornwall.[32] |
Asia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bremerhaven, Germany. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bremerhaven. She was refloated.[95] |
Black Prince | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[32] |
Carmen | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rhône.[94] She was on a voyage from MallorcatoNice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.[97] |
Christana | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Ystad, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[57] |
Conway Castle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Akyab, Burma. She was refloated.[30] |
Cordelia | ![]() |
The barquentine ran aground on the Brigantine Shoals.[40] |
Cynthia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Leith, LothiantoSouth Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and towed to Montrose, Forfarshire.[32] |
Dauntless | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, RussiatoAberdeen. She was refloated and taken in to Kalmar, Sweden.[32] |
Deo Gloria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Eitzenloch. She was on a voyage from HamburgtoBremen.[98] |
Dilawur | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Havre de Grâce.[98] |
Ebron | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked near Zengg, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia with the loss of four of her crew.[15] |
Elida | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from "Saby" to Lillesand, Norway. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[90] |
Eliza Hector, or Eliza Hunter |
![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 April. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Emma ![]() |
Ernst | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne.[52] |
Hannah H. | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Folly Reef. She was on a voyage from Morant Bay, Jamaica to London.[39] |
Hazard | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Havana, CubatoFalmouth, Cornwall.[40] |
Hiram | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden.[16] |
Isabella Brown | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Saugor, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Colombo, CeylontoCalcutta, India.[65] |
Isis | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, EgypttoLiverpool, Lancashire.[52] |
Jane Ann | ![]() |
The ketch left Greymouth, New Zealand and was not sighted again. Wreckage was recovered from the sea near Haumuri Bluff in early June which proved to be from the Jane Ann. No trace of her crew were ever found.[25] |
Johanna Sophie | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at "Everingen". She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Middlesbrough to Rendsburg.[60] |
John White | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Nashawena Island, Massachusetts, United States with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde IslandstoBoston, Massachusetts.[20] |
Joseph Dodds | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at St. Stephen's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated on 26 April.[101][16] |
Joseph Weir | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to New York.[32] |
Lesage | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Zanzibar. She was on a voyage from Zanzibar to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[16] |
Lucida | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Petit Manan Point, Maine. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.[40] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was beached at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Runcorn, Cheshire.[29] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Trelleborg to Hellevoetsluis. She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis.[33] |
Maria J. Moore | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to Boston, Massachusetts.[46] |
Marie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at La Calle, Algeria.[102] |
Martha Norbon | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at "Harbins". She was refloated and taken in to Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[53] |
Mary Lloyd | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[52] |
Mercury | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at the "Asiatic Castle". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople.[95] |
Minna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Rügenwaldermünde. She was refloated.[88][91] |
Minnie Arnold | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Port Medway, Nova ScotiatoSaint Kitts.[31] |
Nanny | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Guadeloupe.[94] |
Nelson | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked in the Niger River.[16] |
P. D. Donicke | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. sHe was on a voyage from Hartlepoolto Stettin.[65][54] |
Port Glasgow | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Jamsetjee Cursetjee (![]() |
Pretty Julia | ![]() |
The schooner capsized at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[33] |
Prins Frederik | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at "Stockosk". She was on a voyage from Visby, Sweden to Copenhagen.[88] |
Raswell | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the Desolation Islands.[103] |
Regent | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at Heraclia, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Gemlik, Ottoman Empire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and towed in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire in a severely leaky condition.[43] |
Sabrina | ![]() |
The ship was holed by ice and beached on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.[29] |
Sebaldus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Leba. She was on a voyage from KieltoDantzic.[98] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Barbadoes.[33] |
Socrates | ![]() |
The barquentine was driven ashore near Puntales, Spain.[64] |
Splendid | ![]() |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Minatitlán, Mexico to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Bremen.[88] |
Spring | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Fraserburgh.[16] |
St Giorgio | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Vojuzza". She was on a voyage from Trieste to Alexandria, Egypt.[98] |
Sunbeam | ![]() |
The ship sank at Rangoon, Burma.[20] |
Tartar | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Toby's Bank. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to a British port.[90] |
Vigil | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[52] |
Virginia Dare | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Satilla, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Satilla to Monte Video, Uruguat.[4] |
Volta | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at a port in Morocco.[31] |
Waterwitch | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Pocomoke Sound. She was on a voyage from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to Baltimore.[101] She was later refloated.[104] |
Wavelet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Portland, MainetoCárdenas, Cuba.[60][32] |
William Muir | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Currituck, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Baltimore.[18] |
Windau | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Riga. She was on a voyage from Riga to Devonport, Devon.[65] She was later refloated.[32] |
Wind Flower | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by Glencorse (![]() |
Ship events in 1871
| |
---|---|
Ship launches |
|
Ship commissionings |
|
Ship decommissionings |
|
Shipwrecks |
|