List of shipwrecks in 1870
The list of shipwrecks in 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1870.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Alarm | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice.[1] |
Alice | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore.[2] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Timaru.[3] |
B. C. Schriviner | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
Betsy | ![]() |
The cutter left Napier bound for Auckland and was never seen again.[5] |
Cessina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Flinders Island, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Adelaide, South Australia.[6] |
Challenger | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship Avoca (![]() |
Charles Edward | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock near Hokitika and sank.[8] |
Clarissa | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Tahiti.[9] |
Colonist | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Elizabeth Reef. She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Caledonia.[3] |
Countess of Sheffield | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Torres Strait.[10] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands with loss of life. Five survivors took to the jolly boat, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Southport, Lancashire on 23 March.[11] |
Edward Edgar | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Valentia Island, County Cork according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Ilfracombe, Devon in September.[12] |
Eli Whitney | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Tahiti. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco, California.[13] |
Gilman D. King | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
Highlander | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Newcastle, New South Wales.[14] |
Jane | ![]() |
The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from the Bay of Islands to Thames.[15] |
Jeanie Oswald | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Fitzroy River. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Rockhampton, Queensland. She was consequently condemned.[16] |
John Collins | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
Lagos | ![]() |
The sailing barge was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 31 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lagos, Africa.[17] |
Layard | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Timaru.[3] |
Leon | ![]() |
The ship caught fire in Chichora Bay and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile.[18] |
Lizzie Lane | Unknown | The sloop was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[18] |
Myrtle | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the Aleutian Islands late in 1870.[19] |
Othello | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice.[1] |
Scudd | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
Star of the East | ![]() |
The steamship was lost near Napier.[3] |
Stormbird | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned off Green Cape.[3] |
Summer Cloud | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Wreck Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Newcastle.[20] |
United Brothers | ![]() |
The sealer was sunk by ice.[1] |
References
Notes
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9528). Glasgow. 16 July 1870.
- "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (26949). London. 2 January 1871. col C, p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9563). Glasgow. 26 August 1870.
- njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"
- Ingram & Wheatley, p. 172.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9621). Glasgow. 1 November 1870.
- "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (26926). London. 6 December 1870. col F, p. 5.
- "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (26757). London. 23 May 1870. col D, p. 8.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9464). Glasgow. 3 May 1870.
- "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (26754). London. 13 September 1870. col F, p. 5.
- "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (26714). London. 2 April 1870. col F, p. 10.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9584). Glasgow. 20 September 1870.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9459). Glasgow. 27 April 1870.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9474). Glasgow. 14 May 1870.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9571). Glasgow. 5 September 1870.
- "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (26920). London. 29 November 1870. col F, p. 6.
- "Latest Shipping News". Glasgow Herald (9676). Glasgow. 5 January 1871.
- "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (26672). London. 12 February 1870. col D, p. 12.
- alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)
- "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (26944). London. 27 December 1870. col F, p. 5.
Bibliography
- Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.
Ship events in 1870 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 |
Ship commissionings: | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 |
Shipwrecks: | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 |
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