The 102-ton schooner went ashore at the mouth of the Manawatu River owing to a sudden violent wind shift. All crew were saved, but most of the cargo was lost.[1]
The barque stranded off Currituck Beach, North Carolina, a total loss. Nine of her crew, plus the three crewmen of the No. 4 Life Saving Station, and one man from the Currituck Beach Light were lost. Four crewmen washed ashore on wreckage alive.[5]
The 55-ton schooner was en route from Dunedin to Wellington in ballast when she was hit by a strong gale off Banks Peninsula and foundered. One crewman drowned; the rest successfully reached Lyttelton in the ship's boat.[1]
The steamer was damaged in a collision with Vesuvius (Netherlands) 7 miles south west of Hastings. She rescued all 32 people on Vesuvius and then was beached 5 miles away on the Sussex coast to prevent sinking. Refloated, repaired and returned to service.[11]
The 165-ton brigantine was wrecked near East Cape, New Zealand while en route from Newcastle, Australia, to Napier with a cargo of coal. No lives were lost.[14]
The 128-ton schooner parted her anchors during a gale at Waitangi in the Chatham Islands and was driven onto a reef. All crew and passengers were saved.[17]
The 465-ton barque was wrecked on rocks in Cook Strait while en route from Newcastle, New Zouth Wales, to Wellington with a cargo of coal. The crew was rescued by the Falcon().[19]
The 28-ton cutter stranded to the south of the entrance to Manukau Harbour and was driven on shore.[20]
27 June
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1876
Ship
State
Description
Czarevich
unknown
The 428-ton barque left Bluff, New Zealand for Sydney on 8 June, heavily laden with rail iron, and soon began to leak. The inflow of water was kept in check until the ship hit heavy weather in the Tasman Sea. With Sydney still over 500 miles away and the sea running heavily from the west, the master was compelled to turn back east for the nearest available safe harbour. On 26 June, the Czarevich reached Big Bay, by which time she had taken on five feet of water. Provisions and crew were landed, with the ship at anchor in the bay. By the following morning, her hold had almost totally flooded, and she was run ashore. The crew were rescued by the steamerMaori ().[21]
The 235-ton barque went ashore at Kaipara Harbour when her anchor cable parted. She was refloated but became uncontrollable and regrounded, this becoming a wreck.[22]
The 21-ton cutter was wrecked when she was inundated by a heavy swell and driven onto rocks at Moeraki, New Zealand. Her crew survived, being rescued by the steamerShag ().[25]
The 45-ton schooner was holed when it was hit by a surging sea while trying to cross the bar at the mouth of the Catlins River, New Zealand. The inflow of water was not noticed immediately, but she was taking in considerable water by the time the ship came close to Nugget Point and the captain ordered her turned towards land ready for beaching. before she reached the coast she was hit by a swell and capsized. The crew clung to the ship's side until they were rescued by the cutter Jane (). All hands were saved.[26]
The 27-ton ketch foundered off the coast of New Zealand's South Island near Sumner when the flukes of the anchor hit the port bow, piercing the hull. All hands were saved.[26]
The wreck of the 46-ton schooner was found close to Charleston, New Zealand on 27 August. She had sailed from Charleston the previous day, and a gale had blown up shortly after her departure. Nothing of her crew of four was ever found.[28]
The 147-ton steamer ran aground close to the New Zealand port of Westport, after loose mooring lines fouled her propellor. All hands and passengers were saved.[28]
The 66-ton schooner hit rocks and broke up when the wind unexpectedly died while she was leaving Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. All hands were saved.[37]
The sailing ship went ashore on Long Island west of the Bridgehampton, New York Life Saving Station in a gale with thick snow and heavy seas. Her crew of 37 plus 12 passengers who were survivors of another shipwreck who were rescued at sea by Circassian were all rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. A salvage company was hired to refloat her. On 29 December a gale hit the area. In the early hours of 30 December she broke in two, then broke up. Of the 16 crew and 16 wrecking employees on board at the time only three crewmen and one wrecking employee survived.[43][44]
The 299-ton barque was wrecked on a reef at Waipapa Point, Foveaux Strait, New Zealand. She was en route from Bluff with a cargo of timber. The lifeboat was launched, but was inundated by the heavy sea. Eight of the 11 people on board were lost.[45]
During a voyage from London to New York City, the 960-ton sailing ship was wrecked during a gale about 200 feet (61 m) offshore at Bradley Beach, New Jersey. Her entire crew of 20 survived. She broke up later in the day, and her wreck sank in 25 feet (8 m) of water.[46][47]
^"American Marine Engineer July, 1914". National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of the United States. Retrieved 10 November 2020 – via Haithi Trust.
^"American Marine Engineer July, 1914". National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of the United States. Retrieved 10 November 2020 – via Haithi Trust.
^"Official Inquiry: The loss of the Rollo". Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. London: The British Newspaper Archive (subscription). 28 June 1876. p. 6. Retrieved 19 October 2020.