List of shipwrecks in May 1867
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The list of shipwrecks in May 1867 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1867.
May 1867 | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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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 | 31 | ||
Unknown date | ||||||
References |
7 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Ben Nevis | New Zealand | The schooner left Wanganui for Havelock and was never seen again.[1] |
9 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Goldseeker | Flag unknown | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Hokitika while en route from Melbourne.[1] |
11 May
Ship | State | Description |
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William Cargill | United Kingdom | The paddle tug collided with the steamship Fairy ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Tyne. Her crew survived. She was refloated on 15 May.[2] |
12 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Frithjoy | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked at Kennedy Bay during a strong gale. All hands were saved.[1] |
21 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Smuggler | New Zealand | The schooner capsized near Rodney Point, Whanganui Island, while en route from Whangarei to Auckland, with the loss of one life, the ship's cook.[3] |
Three Brothers | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked at Waikawa Heads when it dragged its anchor while riding out a gale.[3] |
30 May
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Osprey | Royal Navy | The gunboat was wrecked on the coast of South Africa in Algoa Bay off Cape St. Francis.[4] |
Vertland | Imperial Russian Navy | The man of war was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[5] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Harrier | New Zealand | The cutter left Auckland for Wellington in mid-May with a crew of two and a cargo of doors and other house fittings, and was not seen again.[6] |
References
- ^ a b c Ingram & Wheatley, p. 144.
- ^ "William Cargill". Tyne Tugs. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b Ingram & Wheatley, p. 145.
- ^ pdavis.nl William Loney RN - Background
- ^ Larn, Richard (1977). Goodwin Sands Shipwrecks. Newton Abbott: David and Charles. p. 181. ISBN 0 7153 7202 5.
- ^ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 149.
Bibliography
- Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.