The list of shipwrecks in January 1874 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1874.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Ellen Constance | ![]() |
Third Carlist War, Cantonal rebellion: The steamship was rammed and sunk by Vitoria (![]() |
Emanuel Aimee | ![]() |
The ship ran around off Seven Fathoms Point, Africa.[6] |
Iron Cross | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Clogherhead, County Louth. Her 34 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[7] |
Laurel | ![]() |
The steamship was beached on Rutland Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, RenfrewshiretoBallina, County Mayo.[8] |
Marley Hill | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[9] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Whitehaven. She had become a wreck by 5 January.[10] |
Memphis | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Waterford, United Kingdom and was severely damaged.[7] |
Surat | ![]() |
The 1,000-ton three-masted ship foundered at Surat Bay (formerly Forsyth's Bay) on New Zealand's Catlins coast. She was carrying 271 passengers and 37 crew, all of whom survived.[11] |
Union | ![]() |
The steamboat ran aground and sank in the River Tay. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, FifetoDundee, Forfarshire.[12] |
Western Light | ![]() |
The schooner was lost off the coast of Maine. Crew saved.[13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anne | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Garston, LancashiretoLondonderry.[9] |
Bloomer | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Marie Gabrielle (![]() |
Exampler | ![]() |
The brig ran aground in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 6 January and towed in to Liverpool.[9][15] |
Jessie Oscar | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Rye Harbour, Sussex, United Kingdom.[9] |
John Walton | ![]() |
The ship collided with Scotia (![]() |
Mary Angele | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Donaghmore.[16] |
Roxana | ![]() |
The steamship struck the boom at Penarth, Glamorgan and was holed. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Malta. She was consequently beached.[9] |
Stephensons | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on "Ras Arak". She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bombay, India. She was refloated and taken in to Aden.[17] |
Two Friends | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Cromer, Norfolk in a leaky condition and making for Great Yarmouth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from LondontoMiddlesbrough, Yorkshire.[18] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore between Beaufort and Wilmington, North Carolina, United States.[19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Davila | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Pasajes. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
Fairy Queen | ![]() |
The ferry collided with a steamship in the River Mersey and was severely damaged.[17] |
John and Mary | ![]() |
The sloop foundered in the English Channel off Cap La Hougue, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of all but her captain.[21] |
Mary Jane | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, GermanytoRuncorn, Cheshire.[17] |
Queen of Devon | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[17] |
Tom Bell | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the barque Famenegilda Danevaro (![]() |
Western Ocean | ![]() |
The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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George | ![]() |
The Thames barge collided with the steamship Dagmar (![]() |
River Krishna | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the South Rock, off the Tuskar Rock and was wrecked. Her 25 crew were rescued by St. Nicolas (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Clio | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore near Ystadt, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from KarlskronatoGothenburg, Sweden.[10] |
Ormsby | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of sixteen of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Aletha (![]() |
Try Again | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Paysandú, Uruguay.[28] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna and Margaretha | ![]() |
The sschooner was abandoned off the Leman and Ower Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a German steamship. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, GermanytoLisbon, Portugal.[29][30] |
Duchess of Sutherland | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Oresund. (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alarm | ![]() |
The schooner collided with Protector do Reino (![]() |
Dagupan | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground off Masbate Island, Spanish East Indies.[33] |
Glide | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to a Norwegian port. She was refloated and put in to Mollösund.[34] |
Heroine | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the barque Laguna (![]() ![]() |
Neva | ![]() |
The brig ran aground in the River Itchen.[36] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenborg, Sweden to a British port.[33] |
Sherman | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Little River, South Carolina. All on boardn were rescued. She was on a voyage from New YorktoNew Orleans, Louisiana.[37] |
Tamerlane | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Alceste Reef, in the Gaspar Strait. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, JapantoNew York, United States.[38] She had been refloated by 22 January and was subsequently taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies and placed under repair.[39][40] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurelia | ![]() |
The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
Calumet | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks and sank at Bermuda.[41] |
Mary | ![]() |
The smack foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Five of her ten crew were rescued by the Theddlethorpe Lifeboat, the others reached shore in their boat.[5] |
Ravensworth Castle | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her 42 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Leith, Lothian.[42][38][5] |
Sherman | ![]() |
The steamer sprang a leak and sank off Cape Fear, North Carolina. |
Ship | State | Description |
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E. H. Oakes | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadatoAyr.[37] |
Hesperus | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[3] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[43] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Barao de Tifle | ![]() |
The paddle steamer foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued by Fairwind (![]() |
Canute | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Alexandria, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Alexandria to London. She was refloated and put back to Alexandria in a leaky condition.[31] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, RussiatoRotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage,[46][43] but later sank near Rotterdam.[47] |
Earl of Aberdeen | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Paardenmarkt, off the Dutch coast.[48][49] She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London.[16] |
Europa | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the full-rigged ship Western Empire (![]() |
Panther | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Tilly Point with the loss of at least 23 lives. She was on a voyage from Nanaimo, British Columbia, CanadatoSan Francisco, California.[20][51] |
Shamrock | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Dog's Head Sand, in The Wash.[21] Her crew were rescued.[43] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brothers | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Troon, AyrshiretoBelfast, County Antrim. She was refloated.[48] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off Scrabster, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, AyrshiretoWick, Caithness. She was subsequently taken in to Scrabster.[52] |
John Fenwick | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of nine of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Martha (![]() |
Lizzie English | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Holkham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County DurhamtoGibraltar.[48][21] She was refloated on 14 January and resumed her voyage.[55] |
Lizzy | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Cape Rizutto, Italy whilst on a voyage from Naples, Italy to Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[56] |
Zubaran | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[48] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Intrepid | ![]() |
The ship was towed in to Granton, Lothian in a sinking condition and was beached. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Aberdeen.[46] |
Johanna Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Penang, Malaya and was scuttled.[57] |
Valetta | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Monster, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, RussiatoAntwerp, Belgium.[46] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Isabella | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Emmanuel Head, Lindisfarne, Northumberland, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member.[29][58] |
James Southern | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[29] She was refloated.[19] |
Jennett Evans | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in Shoreness Bay. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, GermanytoGlasson Dock, Lancashire.[19] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Brouwerplatte, in the North Sea off the German coast, and sank.[59] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Amelia | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Annie Ainslie (![]() |
Calcutta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Kilmore, in Ballyteigue Bay. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Liverpool, Lancashire.[58][19] She became a wreck on 20 January.[47] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Haydn, and Vera |
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The barque Haydn and the steamship Vera collided in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. Haydn was abandoned with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Vera. Haydn was on a voyage from HamburgtoBahia, Brazil. She came ashore at The Needles, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Vera later sank. All on board were rescued by the full-rigged ship Marchmont (![]() |
Lady Franklin, and Sparta |
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The brigantines collided off Pladda, in the Firth of Clyde. Both vessels were abandoned by their crews. Lady Franklin was on a voyage from Troon to an Irish port. A tugboat was sent out to search for the vessels, but found no trace. They were presumed to have foundered.[52][59] |
Montezuma | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Monte Video, Uruguay. She was refloated on 18 January and taken in to Monte Video.[57] |
Rainbow | ![]() |
The fishing smack was run into by the steamship Meteor (![]() |
Relief | ![]() |
The steamship struc an uncharted rock and was wrecked near Hirado, Japan. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to Shanghai, China.[20][51] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charles Edwin | ![]() |
The schooner was run down and sunk by a barque off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the barque William Frederick (![]() |
Judith | ![]() |
The schooner was damaged by fire at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[52] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Workington. She was refloated and taken in to Workington.[52] |
Surf | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the brig Istria (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adam White, and Harvest Maid |
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The schooners collided at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Adam White was severely damaged. Harvest Maid was beached.[66][67] |
Æolus | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Clarendon Head, Caithness. Her six crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[66][65] |
Bruce | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.[66] She was on a voyage from Greenock, RenfrewshiretoPensacola, Florida, United States.[59] |
Celtic | ![]() |
The steamship struck sunken wreckage and damaged her propeller. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County CorktoNew York. She was towed back to Queenston by SS Gaelic (1872).[68] |
Farnham | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde.[65] Her crew were rescued.[59] |
Georg Wilhelm | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lista, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[65][61] |
Ida | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Holy Isle. Her crew were rescued.[65] She was refloated on 20 January.[67] |
I'll Try | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown.[66] |
Jessie | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and foundered. Her six crew were rescued by the Kessingland Lifeboat Bolton (![]() |
Loch Ard | ![]() |
The ship broke from her moorings in the Clyde upstream of Helensburgh. She collided with a Customs cutter and two schooners. All on board were taken off by a steamship. Loch Ard was on a voyage from Glasgow, RenfrewshiretoMelbourne, Victoria.[69][66][59] She was refloated.[61] She had been refloated by 27 January, resuming her voyage on that day.[70] |
Minnehaha | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked off Peninnis Head, Isles of Scilly with the loss of ten of the nineteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Dublin.[65] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore near Lamlash. Isle of Arran.[69] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The ships were driven ashore on Holy Isle.[66] |
Two unnamed vessels | ![]() |
The schooners were driven ashore at Campbeltown. One of them was refloated.[66] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dryad | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore in Roeia Bay, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoGibraltar. She was refloated.[47] |
Essex | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned off Banff, Aberdeenshire. Her six crew were rescued by the Banff Lifeboat John and Sarah (![]() |
Jeanne and Joseph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[59] |
Killarney | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands, caught fire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Goole, YorkshiretoGhent, East Flanders, Belgium.[47][71] She was refloated in early February and taken in to "Oostkolk" for temporary repairs.[44] |
Linda Flor | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[47] |
Mary | ![]() |
The barque Mary collided off the barque Witness (![]() |
Melbourne | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean and was abandoned by her crew.[73] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, IndiatoDundee, Forfarshire.[74] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Criterion | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 26 January and taken in to Smyrna.[57] |
Dinnington | ![]() |
The ship ran aground near Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was refloated and put back to Goole.[47] |
Scottish Bride | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Parodi C. (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth Hamilton | ![]() |
The ship collided with George (![]() |
Frieda | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground near Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County LouthtoRuncorn, Cheshire.[67] |
Northumberland | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland.[67] |
Paragon | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at "Itapoan", Brazil and was wrecked.[78] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bernhard | ![]() |
The ship departed from Lagos, Lagos Colony for Aarhus, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[79] |
Diamantina | ![]() |
The steamship struck rocks and was beached at Port Macquarie.[80] She was repaired and refloated.[81] |
Ensign | ![]() |
The brig struck a reef off the Isla de Juventud, Cuba and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[82] |
Golden Plover | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore near Dunkerque, Nord.[39] She was on a voyage from Suez, Egypt to Dunkerque. She was later refloated and towed in to Dunkerque.[83] |
Liffey | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground on the Salisbury Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoDublin.[71] |
Netherton | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, NorthumberlandtoCalais, France.[71][39] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander Lavally | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York, United States.[20] She was on a voyage from London, United KingdomtoNew York City, United States[41] |
Rose | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Bremen, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[39] |
Ville de La Rochelle | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Pomaron (aka Pomarão), Portugal to Antwerp. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged.[84][83] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Endymion | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool.[39] |
Jane | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the East Knock Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County DurhamtoLondon. She was refloated with assistance.[84] |
Lochnagar | ![]() |
The ship sank at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[39] |
Paradox | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, YorkshiretoLondon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[39] |
Victor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Smith's Point, New York.[84] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Harriet | ![]() |
The sloop collided with the steamship Tanjore (![]() |
Ituna | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Excelsior (![]() |
Olivia | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew survived.[84] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jane Jackson | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hull, YorkshiretoGrangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated and taken in to Blyth, Northumberland.[84] |
Kathleen | ![]() |
The barque collided with Mallowdale (![]() |
Marco Polo | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, CambridgeshiretoStockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[84] |
Margaret Ridley | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by a Greek brig. She was on a voyage from Harbour Grace, Nova Scotia, CanadatoConstantinople, Ottoman Empire.[86] |
Stjorn | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Jérémie, Haiti. She was consequently condemned.[88] |
St. Louis | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Strömstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Hull.[37] |
Superb | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[84] |
Vest | ![]() |
The tug sank at Belfast, County Antrim.[84] |
Ship | State | Description |
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J. H. Nicolai | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned at sea and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Severn (![]() |
Seaflower | ![]() |
The smack sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack Eliza Louisa (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Clifton Belle | ![]() |
The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
Mohawk | ![]() |
The ship departed from Pensacola for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Egyptien | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Livorno, Italy. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Livorno.[90] |
Eliza Augusta | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Campbeltown.[91] |
James Paterson | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Masthead Island.[92] She was on a voyage from MaryboroughtoSydney, New South Wales. She was later refloated and taken in to Gladstone[81] |
Jane Cory | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County DurhamtoLondon.[93] |
Jane Ellen | ![]() |
The smack foundered off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived .[93] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[91] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[90] |
Ship | State | Description |
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'Glaucus | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at Boston, Massachusetts and was scuttled.[76] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ayos Stefanos | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Carabournou", Ottoman Empire.[94] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The schooner struck the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County DurhamtoPortsmouth, Hampshire.[86][44] |
Yarra | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Oyster Bank, near Newcastle, New South Wales. Due to a heavy gale she was returning to Newcastle after departing for Sydney.[95] |
Ship | State | Description |
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A. D. Whidden | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked near Apple River, Nover Scotia with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Kemp, Nova ScotiatoPortland, Maine, United States.[96] |
Aeroliet Schaap | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[55] |
Anetta | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Yevpatoria before 3 January.[17] |
Anna Coltjornsen | Flag unknown | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew were rescued by Brisk (![]() |
Axel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Porkkalanniemi, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to "Dahlbruck".[10] She was later refloated and taken in to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[37] |
Cato | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Goranno". She was on a voyage from Genoa ItalytoMonte Video, Uruguay.[97] |
Charger | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of "Zebu" on or before 3 January.[23][10] Her crew were rescued.[98] |
Cheshire | ![]() |
The ferry collided with a Mersey Flat and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated about a week later, repaired and returned to service.[99] |
China | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Goatzacoalcos River, Mexico before 8 January.[38] |
Christiania | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Cape St. John, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova ScotiatoPrince Edward Island.[96] |
Duchess | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was refloated.[91] |
Ernst August | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Mullet Platte, in the North Sea off the German coast before 5 January. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[98] |
Felix | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
Gem | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Chateau Rouge, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from BarbadoestoBurin, Newfoundland Colony.[70] |
Gustavo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of Crete.[50][48] |
Harlingen | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Grind. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, FrieslandtoSavannah, Georgia, United States. She was refloated with assistance.[19] |
Indian Empire | ![]() |
The ship put in to Cochin, India on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from the River TynetoCalcutta, India.[29] She had been refloated by 29 January.[47] |
Ingolf | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Kusegen, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from KönigsbergtoBristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, denmark.[47] |
Johann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Santo Domingo Tonalá, Mexico before 14 January.[58][55] |
John | ![]() |
The barque was destroyed by fire at Bull Point, Falkland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, GlamorgantoValparaíso, Chile.[100] |
John C. | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked near Malamocco, Italy. Her crew were rescued.[97] |
John and Jennifer | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in Holyhead Bay. Her five crew were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, LancashiretoFowey, Cornwall.[9][101] |
Lapwing | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Shandong Peninsula (Shantung Promontory), China before 10 January. Her crew were rescued.[50][102] |
Liberia | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of the Gambia Colony and Protectorate.[86] |
Louise Clemens | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Penmon, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Genoa. She was refloated on 22 January and taken in to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[71] |
Marguerite | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked off Husum. She was on a voyage from HamburgtoHavre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[3] |
Maria Needham | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wilmington, Delaware, United States. he was on a voyage from Wilmington to Liverpool.[43] |
M. B. Almon | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Lescomb", Nova Scotia before January 13.[46][31] |
Melita | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure. She was declared a total loss.[65] |
Mermaid | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on "Neira Island" before 27 January.[83] |
Osprey | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in "Beak Bay", Bahamas before 9 January. She was on a voyage from Havana, CubatoQueenstown, County Cork.[103][104] |
Paolo Schiaffino | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Pico Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Queenstown.[37][70] |
Pauline and Ermida | ![]() |
The brig ran aground and was wrecked at San Carlos. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to San Carlos.[57] |
Polly | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Liverpool.[15] |
Proteus | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. She was refloated and taken in to Finkenwerder for repairs.[97] |
Red Jacket | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Cape Ras Herelash, on the north coast of Africa.[71] |
Saladin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada before 16 January. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to London.[52] She was consequently condemned.[39] |
Savernake | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked near Falmouth, Cornwall with loss of life. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to London.[105] |
Saxon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands or the Shetland Islands with the loss of all hands.[106] |
Segesta | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on "Scies Island", Greece before 15 January. SHe was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[47][67] |
St. Lucia | ![]() |
The barque collided with the steamship Buluan (![]() |
Tamesa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Pearl River (Canton River). She was on a voyage from Pazhou (Whampoa), China to New York.[87] |
Tuapan | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore north of Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Helsingborg.[19] |
Unido | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 January with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Portugal.[31] |
Walhall | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Danish coast. Her crew were rescued.[106] |
Wick Lassies | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Mittelgrund. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[19] She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Arendal, Norway in a leaky condition.[67] |
William Jones | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, NorfolktoBelfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent.[59][61] |
Winona | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore before 8 January. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States in a leaky condition.[33] |
Zarah | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Amerique (![]() |
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