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The list of shipwrecks in May 1867 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1867.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1867
Ship State Description
Ben Nevis United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner left Wanganui for Havelock and was never seen again.[1]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1867
Ship State Description
Goldseeker Flag unknown The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Hokitika while en route from Melbourne.[1]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1867
Ship State Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1867
Ship State Description
Frithjoy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Kennedy Bay during a strong gale. All hands were saved.[1]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1867
Ship State Description
Smuggler United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Waikawa Heads when it dragged its anchor while riding out a gale.[3]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1867
Ship State Description
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

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1867
Ship State Description
Harrier United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 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

  1. ^ a b c Ingram & Wheatley, p. 144.
  2. ^ "William Cargill". Tyne Tugs. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b Ingram & Wheatley, p. 145.
  4. ^ pdavis.nl William Loney RN - Background
  5. ^ Larn, Richard (1977). Goodwin Sands Shipwrecks. Newton Abbott: David and Charles. p. 181. ISBN 0 7153 7202 5.
  6. ^ 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.

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