List of shipwrecks in 1882

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The list of shipwrecks in 1882 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1882.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1882
Ship State Description
Bahama Flag unknown The vessel sank. A Trinidad brigantine picked up the only survivor from an icebox; he was in the sea for six days.[1]
Boyne  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near False Point, India. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Suva, Fiji to Calcutta, India.
Bulwark  United States The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of eighteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to the Puget Sound.[2]
Don Guillermo Flag unknown The barque sank in the harbour of Vanvan, Tonga during a hurricane, when a 15-foot (4.6 m) storm surge swept over the island. The captain, officers, and six seamen were drowned. Five boys survived.[3]
General Miller  United States The schooner was wrecked in the Shumagin Islands in the Territory of Alaska.[4]
Gitana  United Kingdom The steam yacht foundered in Loch Rannoch.[5]
H. L. Tiernan  United States The two-masted cod-fishing schooner was lost in the Shumagin Islands.[6]
Malleville  United States The barque was wrecked with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from China to Victoria.[7]
Mayumba  United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire at "Arzue", Algeria, and was scuttled. She was declared a total loss.[8]
Meandre  France The steamship ran aground near Panomi, Greece between 30 March and 5 April. She was refloated.[9]
Nile  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned at sea between 7 January and 14 March. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States.[10]
Pactolus Canada Canada The barque was wrecked on the Isla de los Estados, Argentina after 10 January. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Valparaíso, Chile.[11]
Roslyn  United States The steam launch sprang a leak and sank 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Faulkner's Island, Connecticut. The wreck was located in 1915 or 1916.[12]
Santa Catharina Empire of Brazil Brazilian Navy While docked for repairs, the Pará-class river monitor sank at her moorings due to the poor condition of her hull.
Seafield  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at East London, Cape Colony after 15 April.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Dangers of the Sea". The Cornishman. No. 190. 2 March 1882. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Disaster at Sea". The Times. No. 30455. London. 15 March 1882. col F, p. 9.
  3. ^ "Our Ships and Our Sailors". Cornishman. No. 218. 14 September 1882. p. 8.
  4. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (G)
  5. ^ "Gitana". Clydesite. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)
  7. ^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 30649. London. 27 October 1882. col F, p. 8.
  8. ^ "Sicilian". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30480. London. 13 April 1882. col C, p. 12.
  10. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30454. London. 14 March 1882. col F, p. 11.
  11. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30502. London. 10 May 1882. col F, p. 8.
  12. ^ "American Marine Engineer January, 1916". National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of the United States. Retrieved 25 October 2020 – via Haithi Trust.
  13. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30521. London. 31 May 1882. col F, p. 10.