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The schooner stranded off Cape Cod one mile (1.6 km) west of the Peaked Hill, Massachusetts Life Saving Station in a thick snowstorm. Three of her crew made it to shore, one drowned when swept overboard by a wave.[1]
The schooner stranded on a bar off Cape Cod two miles (3.2 km) east of the Peaked Hill, Massachusetts Life Saving Station in a thick snowstorm. Her crew made it to shore in her boat.[2]
During a voyage from Le Havre, France, to New York City, the 4,583-gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer was stranded on the beach at Seabright, New Jersey between Life Saving Station No. 3 and No. 4 in rain and heavy seas. Three of her crew drowned when one of her lifeboatscapsized. Everyone else on board — 54 passengers and 46 crew members — plus 550 pounds (249 kg) of gold were saved. She was refloated on 10 April and returned to service.[6][7][8]
The 24-ton steamer was anchored at Orepuki, Foveaux Strait, New Zealand when a heavy swell arose. The master raised the anchor and attempted to take to the sea, but the port engine failed, and before the anchor could again be lowered she was dashed on rocks. All hands were saved.[9]
The steamerTaupo collided with the 540-ton hulkEli Whitney, formerly a barque, in Wellington Harbour in the middle of the night. Taupo's captain thought it was a minor blow with no damage, and Taupo continued on its way. Eli Whitney however, was holed and sank quickly. The hulk-keeper made it to shore, but his wife and child were drowned.[14]
The 136-ton steamer parted her cable while moored at Riverton, New Zealand, and swung onto rocks, holing herself. Despite efforts to save her, the hole was too great for pumps to keep up, and she eventually sank on 1 March.[15]
Bound from Antwerp, Belgium, to New York City carrying either 200 passengers or 200 passengers and crew (sources disagree) and a cargo of plate glass and ironwire, the 2,538-gross register tonRed Star Linesteamer was wrecked at Long Branch, New Jersey, in a gale with heavy fog, coming to rest on top of the 1859 wreck of the barqueAdonis. All on board survived and had been brought ashore by the morning of 18 March. She broke in half on 8 April and was declared a total loss, and her wreck eventually sank in 25 feet (8 m) of water. Her wreck and that of Adonis are known as the "Dual Wrecks."[18]
The 1,039-ton clipper left Wellington on 16 March, taking part on a race to London with the clippers Avalanche and Crusader. Crusader won the race, taking 69 days to complete the voyage, with the Avalanche arriving nine days later. Ocean Mail, however, only made it as far as the Chatham Islands, hitting a reef off the north coast of the main island. All passengers and crew were safely landed, but the ship became a total wreck.[20]
The 233-ton wooden barque was wrecked at Timaru, New Zealand when she was washed ashore by a heavy swell. A total absence of any breeze made her unmanageable and the surf pushed her onto rocks.[24]
The 36-ton schooner left Lyttelton Harbour on 4 April with a crew of four, bound for Le Bon's Bay, a short trip which should have taken less than a day. She was not seen until 7 April, when she was sighted struggling to make landfall against a strong gale. She was not seen again.[22]
The Guion Line vessel left Liverpool for America under Captain Price with 218 passengers and 109 crew, and 1,800 tons of general cargo. At 9.30 pm, when abreast of Point Lynas Lighthouse, the captain gave order to port the helm. This order was misunderstood and the helm was put to starboard, thus throwing the vessel off her course. The mistake was noticed too late and although the engines were reversed, Dakota was stranded at the East Mouse, near Amlwch on Anglesey. All those on board got off in safety, but the ship broke in two the next day and became a total wreck.[25]
The 232-ton barque left Oamaru, New Zealand for Port Chalmers on 11 May and quickly developed a leak. The pumps were manned but the wind blew the ship off course and it missed the entrance to Otago Harbour. Course was set for Bluff, but the water in the hold made the ship unmanageable. She was run ashore in Toetoes Bay to save the lives of the crew and quickly became a total wreck.[19]
16 May
List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1877
Ship
State
Description
Feronia
The 329-ton barque stranded and became a wreck near the entrance to Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand.[19]
The 31-ton schooner left its namesake port in New Zealand on 5 June for Greymouth, and was not seen again. She had a crew of three. Some wreckage washed ashore near Charleston, north of Greymouth, was identified as being from the Kaikoura.[29]
The 237-ton schooner stranded close to the mouth of the Hokianga Harbour, northern New Zealand, when the wind dropped while she was pushing through a heavy swell.[29]
The sidewheel paddle steamer ran aground on a reef in Lake Superior off the west coast of Isle Royale near Rock of Ages Light. Salvage attempts failed, and she broke up on the reef on 18 August and was completely submerged by early September.
The 66-ton schooner parted her cables at Macquarie Island, Australia, during a fierce storm. One crew member suffered a major fracture of the thigh from which he died.[29]
The 726-ton barque ran aground on Farewell Spit, New Zealand, at midnight on 6–7 August while en route from London to Nelson, New Zealand and subsequently broke up. All passengers were rescued by the naval cutter Aurora (Royal Navy) from one of the ship's two boats, while the crew — who had taken to the other, less stable boat — were picked up by the steamer Manawatu (New Zealand). One life, that of the ship's carpenter, was lost.[33]
13 August
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1877
Ship
State
Description
Robina Dunlop
unknown
The 493-ton barque ran ashore and became a wreck at the mouth of the Turakina River, New Zealand, while en route from Wellington to Batavia. All 14 on board survived.[34]
The 27-ton schooner was wrecked at Raglan, New Zealand. She hit the bar at the mouth of Raglan Harbour, damaging her steering gear, and became stranded. Two crewmen drowned.[35]
The 15-ton steamer foundered at the entrance to Whangape Harbour, New Zealand when she capsized after being hit by surging waves. Five crew were lost.[36]
The steamer caught fire and burned out, sinking the next day in Lake Ontario near Point Pelee, Ontario. The crew escaped to barges she was towing and they were brought in by Badger State (United States).[39][40]
The 40-ton schooner foundered when hit by a violent storm off the Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand. Wreckage was discovered several days later, but no sign was found of her crew of four.[42]
The barque was abandoned on an unknown date and position. The master of James Sprott was fined £100 plus costs for not reporting the hulk, and for boarding somewhere between San Francisco and Cape Town and removing items. Concordia of Bristol was carrying coal, rope, butter, rifles and pistols.[51]
The schooner struck the Seven Stones Reef but sustained little damage and headed for Plymouth. Her captain and mate had their certificates withdrawn.[52]
The 78-ton schooner left Auckland for Tonga on 18 March, with a crew of nine. It was never seen again.[53]
Nelly
The schooner was found (in early May 1878) in a bad state by the sealing schooner Tungus in a bay on the east side of Great Schantar Island in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia. The last entry in the ship's log is for 16 April 1877. Five bodies were found ashore.[54]
^"TIOGA (1862, Steamer)". Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^"A Derelict in the Atlantic". Edinburgh Evening News. 5 November 1877. p. 3.
^Nicolae Petrescu, M. Drăghiescu, Istoricul principalelor puncte pe Dunăre de la gura Tisei până la Mare şi pe coastele mării de la Varna la Odessa, p. 160 (in Romanian)