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The 139-ton brig went ashore at the entrance to Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand, when the wind dropped suddenly while she was negotioating the bar. She became a total wreck.[1]
The lumber brigantine went ashore in a gale with snow and heavy seas and was wrecked three and a half miles (5.6 km) south of Life Saving Station No. 8, 5th District, on the coast of Virginia, a total loss. Her nine crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. Most of her cargo was salvaged by a wrecking company. One wrecking company employee drowned on 23 January when a boat swamped.[2]
The schooner capsized and went ashore in heavy seas and was wrecked off Green Point, Maine one mile (1.6 km) west of the Passamaquoddy Light. Her five crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. Some equipment was salvaged.[2]
The schooner struck Hog Island Shoals and then drifted ashore one and a half miles (2.4 km) south east of Life Saving Station No. 9, 5th District, on the coast of Virginia, later breaking up, a total loss. Her four crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
The schooner ran aground near Life Saving Station No. 23, 4th District, on the coast of New Jersey in a snowstorm, later sinking. Her four crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
Storm of 3 February 1880: The schooner parted her anchor chains and went ashore in a gale and heavy seas one mile (1.6 km) east of Life Saving Station No. 2, 2nd District, on the coast of Massachusetts and was lost. Her eight crewmen were rescued by fishing dories.[2]
Storm of 3 February 1880: The brig was beached to save the crew in a gale and heavy seas in front of Life Saving Station No. 4, 4th District, and a one-quarter mile (0.40 km) north of where E. C. Babcock had wrecked and broke up, on the coast of New Jersey, she broke in two and broke up, a total loss. Her seven crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
Storm of 3 February 1880: The brig went ashore in a gale and heavy seas three-quarters mile (1.2 km) from Life Saving Station No. 3, 4th District, on the coast of New Jersey. Later refloated. Her ten crewmen and a woman passenger were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
Storm of 3 February 1880: The schooner went ashore in a gale and heavy seas one-quarter mile (0.40 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 4, 4th District, on the coast of New Jersey and broke up, a total loss. Her five crewmen and the captain's wife and two daughters were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
Storm of 3 February 1880: The schooner suffered a fire at sea that was put out. She then anchored, but she then dragged anchor before dropping her anchor and went aground 200 yards (180 m) offshore in a gale and heavy seas two miles (3.2 km) south of Life Saving Station No. 11, 4th District, on the coast of New Jersey, but was dragged along the coast by the high seas and current eventually grounding one mile (1.6 km) south of Life Saving Station No. 12, a total wreck. Two crewmen died, five crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
Storm of 3 February 1880: The schooner was sunk in a collision with Stephan Harding (United States) in a gale and snowstorm six or seven miles (9.7 or 11.3 km) off the coast of New Jersey. Lost with all hands except one crewman who was knocked overboard by the force of impact and was fortunate to land on Stephan Harding.[2]
Storm of 3 February 1880: The schooner went aground 200 yards (180 m) offshore in a gale and heavy seas one mile (1.6 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 5, 4th District, on the coast of New Jersey, a total loss. Her five crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
Storm of 3 February 1880: The lumber schooner was damaged in a collision with Kate Newman (United States) causing one anchor to deploy and making the ship unmanageable and she went ashore in a gale and heavy snowstorm one mile (1.6 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 2, 4th District, on the coast of New Jersey and was lost. Her six crewmen, the captain's wife, and the survivor of Kate Newman were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
The Schooner struck a bar one mile (1.6 km) west of Life Saving Station No. 7, 2nd District, on the coast of Massachusetts, attempts to free her was a failure and she became a total wreck. Her crew was taken off by a Tug that was unsuccessful in pulling her off the Bar.[2]
The schooner from St Ives, Cornwall, England, went ashore approximately 150 yards (140 m) east of the breakwater at Pentewan, Cornwall, while carrying coal from Cardiff, Wales, to Charlestown, Cornwall. One of the four crew survived.[10]
The Schooner stranded on Handkerchief Shoals nine miles (14 km) south west of Life Saving Station No. 13, 2nd District, on the coast of Massachusetts, in thick fog and rough seas, a total loss of vessel and cargo. Her crew left in her boat on the 14th.[2]
The barque – owned by interests in Dundee, Scotland – collided with the steamerEdith Hough (flag unknown), in the Atlantic Ocean 37 nautical miles (69 km) west of Ushant, France, with the loss of all on board.[15] Two casks of brandy, from her cargo, were picked up in the Isles of Scilly the following April.[16]
The crew abandoned the Saint John, New Brunswick-registered barque when she became waterlogged. Four of the crew lost their lives but the master and eleven crew were rescued by Hipparchus (flag unknown) on 22 February.[21][22]
The training ship presumably foundered in the Atlantic Ocean sometime between 12 and 16 February during a storm with the loss of all hands. She had on board 11 officers and approximately 300 young seamen.[25]
The Schooner sprung a leak and sank five miles (8.0 km) south of Petit Manan Light. Her crew left in her boat landing 15 hours later on Baker's Island.[2]
The Schooner went ashore and was wrecked one mile (1.6 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 12, 4th District, on the New Jersey coast, a loss of vessel and cargo, some equipment salvaged. Her crew of 5 was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
The Schooner went ashore in a heavy storm and bad seas and was wrecked 500 yards north of Life Saving Station No. 13, 4th District, 200 yards off the New Jersey coast, a total wreck. Her crew of 6 was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
The Brig went ashore in a heavy storm and bad seas and was wrecked 1 mile north of Life Saving Station No. 21, 4th District, on the New Jersey coast, a total wreck. Her crew of 7 was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
The Barque went ashore on shoals off Hog Island near the entrance to Great Machapongo Inlet 1 mile north of Life Saving Station No. 9, 5th District, off the Virginia coast. An attempt to be pulled off by a Tug on the 19th failed. She was stripped and abandoned on the 20th. Her crew of 14, plus locals hired by the wrecking company were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service and the wrecking company Tug.[2]
The Cardiff, Wales-based steamer hit the Rundlestone in Cornwall, England, in thick fog and sank within minutes. Two of the crew lost their lives when the ship sank as they were retrieving clothing, but 13 crew and three passengers took to the lifeboats. The survivors were picked up by Sedgemoor (flag unknown) and landed at St Ives, Cornwall.[36]
The lumber Schooner was stranded in thick weather with rain, snow, high winds and a raging sea after breaking her anchor chains 2 miles north of Life saving Station No. 3, 2nd District on the coast of Massachusetts and was wrecked. Her crew landed on shore using a rope.[2]
The lumber Schooner sank in Pamlico Sound 7 miles north west of Life Saving Station No. 23, 6th District. Later raised by a wrecking company. Her crew of 7 made it to shore in the ship's boat.[2]
The schooner stranded on Long Island one-half mile (0.80 km) west of Life Saving Station No. 11, 3rd District, 200 feet (61 m) offshore in high seas, a total loss of vessel and cargo. Her crew of six was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[2]
The scow was in danger of serious damage by pounding on a pier in a gale at New River on Lake Huron four miles (6.4 km) from Life Saving Station No. 2, 10th District, and was scuttled to prevent destruction. Later raised.[2]
The schooner collided with a scow off the entrance to the harbor at Manistee, Michigan. She was towed up the river off Life Saving Station No. 5, 11th district where she sank. Refloated on 17 April.[2]
The schooner struck a shoal and was wrecked in a snowstorm one mile (1.6 km) south of the Mouth of the Au Sable River, a total loss. The crew of ten men and one woman was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service and volunteers. During the rescue on 16 April the line-throwing cannon exploded killing the Deputy Collector of Customs of Au Sable, Michigan and wounding two others.[2]
The lumber schooner went ashore and was wrecked in a snowstorm and heavy seas one mile (1.6 km) south of the Milwaukee Life Saving Station, and broke up the next day. Some equipment was salvaged. The crew of four men made it to shore on a line thrown by bystanders.[2]
The 72-ton Emden galliot was driven ashore on Cudden Point, Cornwall during a gale. The four crew jumped ashore and climbed the cliff to safety. The ship refloated and was washed eastwards to the mouth of Little Harry Sowan where it went to pieces.[45]
The Union CompanyRoyal Mail steamer foundered at Cape Palmar following the breaking of her screw. Seven men remained on American which was towed by the Portuguese brig Taraja and landed at Loanda on 21 July. The rest of the crew and the passengers took to the ship's boats and landed at various ports.[47][48]
The Aberystwyth schooner hit rocks off Lizard Point, Cornwall while carrying 152 tons of cement from London to Dublin. The captain miscalculated the ship's position blaming the intensity of the light from the Lizard Lighthouse. The four crew rowed to Penzance in the ship's boat.[51]
The 28-ton schooner left Wellington for Havelock on 1 May, but never arrived. Distress lights were sighted on 6 May during a heavy gale. The Colleen Bawn had a crew of seven.[1]
The composite schooner drifted onto the North Spit at Christchurch, New Zealand. She lost her rudder and part of her false keel, but was refloated easily without further damage.
The Wanganui was a Iron Brigantine Twin Boiler Screw steamer launched in July 1863 which for traded around New Zealand till 1880 when the vessel was transferred in to the Australian sunk whilst entering Clarence River on the 20 June 1880
The lugger, with a cargo of coal from Newport to St Malo, sprung a leak in the North Channel and despite efforts to keep the vessel afloat, abandoned her when approximately 10 miles off Lizard Point, Cornwall. The four crew were landed at Falmouth, Cornwall the following Monday.[58]
The steamer struck The Manacles, a reef off the coast of the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. A rock penetrated the hull and the ship was able to reach the nearest beach before foundering. Following temporary repairs she was towed to Falmouth that evening.[59]
17 July
List of shipwrecks: 17 July
Ship
State
Description
Hydaspes
While en route from London to Melbourne, with 40 passengers and a crew of 45, the barque collided with the steamer Centurion and sank five miles (8.0 km) off Dungeness. Despite the thick fog and sinking within eleven minutes, no lives were lost.[60]
The excursion steamer Garland collided with the steam yacht on the Detroit River, 9 miles (14 km) below Detroit, Michigan. Mamie was cut in two and of the twenty-four on board sixteen drowned.[61]
The steamship Harter, bound from China to New York with a full cargo of tea, collided with the barqueIdem in heavy fog off Gibraltar. The crew of Idem were all rescued, but the ship sank. Harter was undamaged.[63]
The Clyde steamer with 700 day-trippers on board struck a submerged rock and was beached nearby. She was within 200 yards (180 m) of the pier at Glasgow and all onboard landed safely.[65]
After the passenger steamship suffered progressive boiler damage and lost her sails in heavy weather beginning on 3 August, some of her European officers abandoned her on 7 August, assuming she would sink, leaving her adrift in the Indian Ocean near Socotra and Guardafui with about 1,000 passengers (Muslim pilgrims making the Haj) and crew aboard. The Europeans who abandoned her were rescued on 8 August by the convict shipScindian (United Kingdom), while the passenger steamship Antenor (France) towed Jeddah into port at Aden on 11 August. Eighteen lives were lost in the incident.
The 40-ton ketch was wrecked after running aground on an island in New Zealand's Queen Charlotte Sound after her line parted. The ship's stove was knocked over by the force of the impact, and the ship caught fire. All crew successfully landed on the island.[54]
The St Ives fishing vessel was hit by the steamer Aurora (United Kingdom) about four or five miles south-west of the Wolf Rock. Two of the seven crew drowned.[73]
Reported as a probable total wreck off South Australia. The crew, passengers and cargo were saved and much of the ship will probably be salvaged.[78] The vessel went into dry dock at Melbourne.[79]
Unnamed
An unnamed schooner sank in a squall, off the Bass Rock, Scotland with the loss of all five crew.[80]
The Binic fishing schooner carrying 97,000 cod and seventeen barrels of oil left Newfoundland for the Isle de Rey. Albert was dismasted on 10 September and two days later the crew abandoned ship and boarded the Titania (Norway). They were landed at Falmouth, Cornwall on 23 September.[81]
The Dublin steamer foundered 35 miles (56 km) north of Ushant, during a storm, while on a voyage from Oporto to Southampton[82] Some of the 250 bullocks were loose and the vessel leaned to starboard and the crew were unable to right her. Seven of the crew and passengers were landed at Brest by the Consul. (See 27 August above for the sinking of the Nannie Noall).[83][84][85]
The Fowey steamship en route from Swansea to Mevagissey with coal was driven ashore on Carrack Gladden Beach, St Ives, Cornwall. The crew took to the ship's boat and landed safely.[86]
The Plymouth ship en route from Llanelli to Ipswich with stone coal, grounded off St Ives, Cornwall. The six crew were rescued by St Ives lifeboat.[86]
The schooner, carrying coal from Llanelli to Cherbourg struck Hayle Bar and was driven ashore on Lelant beach. The crew were landed by the Hayle Lifeboat. She was attempting to ride a gale in St Ives Bay.[87]
The Liverpool steamer stranded on the Canadian coast; the captain blaming his compass. The cargo included fifteen cases of musical instruments, some of which contained jew's harps and a large packet of magnets.[90]
The Newhaven brig was struck by a heavy sea about 15 miles (24 km) off the Longships and she began to take on water. The crew abandoned ship at about 2 o'clock the following morning and the ship sank 30 minutes later off the Three Stone Oar. The crew were picked up by Progrès and landed in Penzance, a day later.[98]
The Whitby brig dragged her anchor and hit the Black Rock at the entrance to Falmouth harbour, drifted leeward and sank between the rock and shore. Three of the crew died.[101]
The ketch sprang a leak 40 miles (64 km) west south-west of The Lizard and foundered. The master was landed at Fowey, Cornwall by the Lizzie Trembath[103]
The brig lost one of her anchors when sheltering from a storm off Plymouth. Setting sail for the Cattewater, John May drifted across the bows of the schooner Reddies, taking away the schooners bowsprit, topsail-yard along with other damage. John May drifted onto the Mount Batten breakwater, breaking her back. The captain drowned.[106]
The Salcombe brig with coal from Cardiff for Portsmouth dragged onto Skirt Island, Tresco, Isles of Scilly while carrying coal from Cardiff to Portsmouth.[108] She refloated after St. Mary's lifeboat (Henry Dundas) had saved five of her crew but was later scrapped. The ship and cargo was sold for £11.[109]
The Padstow schooner hit very heavy weather, water entered the hold and the four crew and black cat were taken off their vessel, 180 miles (290 km) west by north of the Isles of Scilly. The vessel was bound from Yarmouth to Sligo with wheat and flour. The crew were landed at Falmouth.[117]
The brigantine foundered in St George's Channel while carrying china clay from Par, Cornwall to Glasgow. The captain and crew were landed at Liverpool by a Guernesy brig.[118]
The barque, carrying plaster from Riga for Brest foundered 14 miles (23 km) off the Isles of Scilly. The Leonore picked up the nine crew from the ship's boat and landed them at Dover.[120]
The screw steamer sank after hitting a rock off the Gironde estuary. The crew rowed for the coast and were taken to La Rochelle by pilot boat. They finally landed in Bristol a week later by the Clio.[125]
The captain and eighteen crew of the Greenock barque, were landed at Falmouth by the Spanish barque Eliza. Champion was carrying deal from Mirimichi and was abandoned following a succession of heavy gales.[127][128]
The St Ives, Cornwall brig was a total wreck off Umzimkula while out of Christiana for Natal, Africa. The captain, both mates and the steward drowned, five of the crew survived.[129] (Information was received via telegrams dated 10 and 11 November 1880.[130]) The cargo was sold for £320 at Natal on 18 December.[131]
The steamship, owned by Messrs Stallybrass of Cardiff, foundered during a gale in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all fourteen crew. The Cardiff ship left Corunna on 12 November for Newport, Wales with iron ore.[132]
(first report) The steamer left Cardiff for Singapore with 2000 tons of coal and should have passed Gibraltar on 27 or 28 December. Wreckage found at Tocha, 9 miles (14 km) north of Figueira, near Cape Mondego is thought to be from this vessel. All of the thirty crew perished.[134][135]
The ironcladcentral battery ship caught fire in the harbor at Toulon, France, and was scuttled in 10.75 meters (35.3 feet) of water to prevent her ammunition magazine from exploding, capsizing almost 90 degrees to port as she sank. She was raised and repaired, and she returned to service in October 1881.
The Liverpool ship Corbey put into Falmouth, Cornwall, with damage, following a 10 minute collision 23 miles (37 km) off The Lizard. The Star of Bengal is believed to have sunk with all hands.[140]
The ship, out of Leith, Scotland for San Francisco with coal and pig iron, was abandoned off South America after the cargo caught fire and exploded three times. The crew of 22 were landed at Plymouth on 3 December by HMS Raleigh.[143]
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic. Some of the passengers had been on the Royal Mail steamer American which foundered on 23 April. Crew and passengers were picked up by the Teuton and landed at Madeira.[48]