List of shipwrecks in April 1871

The list of shipwrecks in April 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1871.

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Eglantine  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the West Indies.[1]
Illimani  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on "Staten Island", Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Tynemouth Castle  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of the entrance to the Bosphorus. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to a British port.[3] Tynemouth Castle was refloated but had to be beached.[4] Although declared a total loss,[5] She was refloated and taken in to Beicos Bay.[6]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The fishing vessel capsized and sank off Eastbourne, Sussex with the loss of one of her two crew.[7]

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Apphia  United Kingdom The ship departed from Gonaïves, Haiti for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8]
Exley  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[9]
Hooghly  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta.[10][11]
Mentana  France The ship capsized at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[5]
Pierre Arsène  France The ship was wrecked at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche.[12]
Scotland  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to London. She was refloated with assistance the next day and resumed her voyage.[11]
Seaton  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated with the assisance of a tug.[9]

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Albania  United Kingdom The barque was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean (50°11′N 15°58′W) whilst on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to the West Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13]
Amazone  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Bremen, Germany.[14]
Borrowdale  United Kingdom The brig foundered off the Smalls Lighthouse, Cornwall, according to a message in a bottle which washed up at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk on 8 May.[15][16]
British Workman  United Kingdom The ship ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands in a leaky condition.[17]

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Catharina  Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Cowes.[18]
Charlotte  New Zealand The cutter ran aground and was wrecked at Tahaenui Beach, near Nuhaka, New Zealand.[19]
Jane  New Zealand The 19-ton ketch was wrecked at Kemp Point, near Cape Jackson in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds.[19]
Jason  Netherlands The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Hillegat. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[12]
Precursor  United Kingdom The ship departed from Buenos Aires, Argentina for Iquique, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Lymington, Hampshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[14][21] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Blandina  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[22][23]
British Lion, and
Clifford
Dominion of Canada
 United Kingdom
British Lion collided with Clifford and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Montreal, Quebec. Clifford was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She put in to Portsmouth, Hampshire in a severely damaged and leaky condition.[24]
Dan  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Agger, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Arendal, Norway ton Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[24]
Merrie England  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a French barque.[25][26]
Narval  French Navy The Narval-class aviso ran argound on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from Atalante ( French Navy) two tugs and several luggers (all  United Kingdom).[12][18]
Times  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to South Shields, County Durham.[12]
Young John  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Trent near the Keadby Bridge. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[12]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Bella Donna  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued two days later by Bridgewater ( United Kingdom). Bella Donna was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Londonderry.[27][28]
Young Eagle  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[29]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Catharina  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Bembridge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight in a severely leaky condition.[24]
Malabar  Germany The ship departed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[30][31]
S. R. Watson  United States The tug capsized and sank at Chicago, Illinois with the loss of four of her six crew.[32]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Freya  Sweden The barque was abandoned off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony (41°04′N 60°20′W). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Iowa ( United Kingdom). Freya was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cronstadt, Russia. She was towed back to New York by Iowa.[33][34]
Illimani  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Titan ( Germany). Illimani was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portland, Oregon, United States.[35]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Courier  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Pico Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Benin City, Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36]
Dale  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated on 13 April and taken in to Rotterdam.[37]
Earl of Devon  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Dee and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Saltney, Cheshire.[37]
Ida E. Dominion of Canada The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Jenny Berteaux ( France). Ida E. was on a voyage from St. Martins to Lockport, New York, United States.[23][28]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Aios Georgios  Greece The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued.[38]
H. F. Eaton  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cuerero ( Argentina). H. F. Eaton was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[27][39]
Laura  Germany The ship was driven ashore north of Vindava Courland Governorate.[40]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Coronation  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Firth ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of her captain. Four crew were rescued by Firth.[37][41] Coronation was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Ipswich, Suffolk.[42]
Unnamed Cwm Avon The schooner was wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey.[43][44][45]
Deodata  Norway The ship was wrecked at Memel, Germany. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Memel.[37]
Valdarno  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhoscolyn with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to the Clyde.[46][47]
Vixen  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Crigill", 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[47][43] She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Conqueror  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork Head, County Cork. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37]
Harker Brothers  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Liverpool.[37]
Queen of Clippers  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Overstrand, Norfolk.[37] She was refloated on 17 April and resumed her voyage.[48]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Aarhus  Denmark The steamship was driven ashore near "Elfsborg".[33] She was later refloated.[49]
Sapphire  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Alligator's Reef.[50]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
County of Ayr  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from "Pasarœang", Netherlands East Indies to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[33][51]
Gertrude  Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Steensort". She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Riga, Russian Empire.[52] She was consequently condemned.[53]
Matanzas  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Adele and Marie ( France). Matanzas was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain.[54][26][55]
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Kristianopel, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Påskallavik, Sweden to Copenhagen, Denmark.[36]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Amity  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run ashore in a sinking condition at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Colchester, Essex.[33]
Caroline, and
Virgo
 United Kingdom The fishing boat Caroline and the schooner Virgo collided. Caroline sank. Virgo was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She put back to King's Lynn and was beached.[33]
Cleopatra  Italy The steamship was holed by an anchor and sank at Livorno.[54]
Eliza Everett  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and put in to the Clyde.[33]
HMS Immortalité  Royal Navy The Emerald-class frigate ran aground at Greenwich, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Kingston to Port Royal. She was refloated on 19 April with assistance from HMS Cadmus and HMS Volage (both  Royal Navy).[56][57]
Leonore  Germany The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to Trinidad de Cuba, Cuba. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[33]
Mennettha Flag unknown The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[58]
Racklam  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at North Berwick, Lothian, United Kingdom.[33]
Sea Flower  United Kingdom The ship collided with a steamship and sank off the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim.[33]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Felix Estivant  France The barque was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom.[59] She was refloated.[36]
Gallino and Bonsignore  Italy The ship was driven ashore at the North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[22]
Huydecoker  Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Hellegat. She was on a voyage from Brouwershaven to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[52]
Stella Maris Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool, Nova Scotia.[60][61]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Mary Stewart  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Inishbofin, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Letterkenny, County Donegal to Galway.[27]
Nimble  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Santos, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Santos to Sombrero, Anguilla.[62]
Pearl  United Kingdom The smack struck the Chicken Rock and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Letterkenny, County Donegal.[22]
Royal Arthur  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36][63]
Tropic  United Kingdom The barque foundered 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to a Spanish port.[52]
Zulmira  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Alexandria  Denmark The schooner struck the Mackintosh Rock, in the Firth of Clyde and sank. Her crew were rescued.[22][23] She was refloated on 26 May.[64]
Alster  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sands. Her crew were got aboard the Lemon and Ower Lightship ( Trinity House). Alster was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep. She floated off the next day and sank.[65][55]
Amelia  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at "Kilroom". She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin. She was refloated and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim.[27][66]
Brenda  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Longhope, Orkney Islands.[22]
Cornish Diamond  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Mixon Shoal in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her crew.[67][66]
Hammond  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Killard Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[22]
Jane  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[68]
Janet  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Clyde upstream of Bowling, Dunbartonshire. She was on a voyage from "Couran" to Calcutta, India.[69]
Jolund  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Berwick, Lothian, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[22]
John Spear  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Star Queen ( United Kingdom). John Spear was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Hartlepool, County Durham.[70]
Mary  United Kingdom The schooner sank in the River Tywi. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27] She was refloated on 22 May.[71]
Merrimac  United States The ship collided with the steamship Aleppo ( United Kingdom) 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Boston, Massachusetts and was abandoned, presumed to have sank. Her crew were rescued by Aleppo. Merrimac was on a voyage from Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay to Boston.[34][58][28]
Trioner  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Macduff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by the Banff Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Westervik.[22][72]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Camilla  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°27′N 8°26′W). Her twelve crew were rescued by J. B. Gray ( United Kingdom). Camilla was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Trieste.[52][73][10]
Janet Cowas  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India. She was refloated.[39]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Blanche  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Kaloot Sand.[26][55]
Gothen  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to the Kingroad.[74]
Halyma  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Agnes Jack ( United Kingdom) and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by Agnes Jack. Halyma was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Sunderland, County Durham.[54]
Pole Star  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Bootle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put in to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[75][39]
Richard Brown  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Troon, Ayrshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and was towed back to Londonderry in a leaky condition.[34]
Volante  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Nash Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Mataró, Spain.[54][26]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Auxilar  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Falmouth, Cornwall. The fire was extinguished with assistance from HMS Ganges ( Royal Navy).[76]
Kestrel  United Kingdom The steamship was run down and sunk off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea by the steamship Falkland ( United Kingdom). All on board were rescued by the steamship Eugenie ( United Kingdom). Kestrel was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Hull, Yorkshire.[54][26]
St. Thomas Packet  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[54][75]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Collingwood  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Suez, Egypt for Bombay, India. Subsequently foundered in a typhoon with the loss of all 28 people on board.[77][78]
Cwmavon  United Kingdom The schooner sank off Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[54]
Edla  Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[54][26] She was refloated on 9 May and towed in to the River Tyne.[16]
Hunsingo  Germany The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to China.[55]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Delight  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[34]
Deveron  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Germany. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to London.[34]
Gipsey  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Cardiff.[79]
Julie  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at Westkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium.[79]
McGregor  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Cardiff.[79]
Star  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Cardiff.[34]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Union  United Kingdom The schooner was beached south of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Findhorn, Moray.[52][80]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Albion  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off the Bahama Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. Albion was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Newport, Monmouthshire.[81][82]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hayle.[80][83]
Indian Queen  United States The brig foundered off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up on the coast of Virginia. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Baltimore, Maryland.[84]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Waterford.[81]
Mearnshire  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.[81]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Anna  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nieuwezand and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[28] She had been refloated by 1 May and resumed her voyage.[85]
Emma  United Kingdom The schooner foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of Clovelly, Devon Her crew were rescued.[28]
Haparanda  Sweden The ship ran aground and capsized at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Middlesbrough. She was righted.[10][11]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Jenny  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Runcorn, Cheshire.[58]
Laurel  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Aln. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Alnwick, Northumberland.[28]
Rover  United Kingdom The tug ran aground in Liverpool Bay.[11]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Active  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Fjellbacka, Sweden before 17 April.[79]
Aigle  France The ship was driven ashore at Brest, Finistère. She was on a votage from Granville, Manche to Brest.[86]
Albert  Germany The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage form Cuxhaven to Lagos, Africa. She was refloated.[87]
Ann Dominion of Canada The ship was lost "at the Sisters". She was on a voyage from Ponce, Puerto Rico to Halifax Nova Scotia.[27][69]
Annchen  Germany The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[26]
Arabia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay, India. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[4]
Archibald  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Fowey, Cornwall.[26]
Asia  United States The ship was driven ashore at Bremerhaven, Germany. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bremerhaven. She was refloated.[87]
Black Prince  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[26]
Carmen  Spain The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rhône.[86] She was on a voyage from Mallorca to Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.[88]
Christana  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Ystad, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51]
Conway Castle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Akyab, Burma. She was refloated.[24]
Cordelia  United Kingdom The barquentine ran aground on the Brigantine Shoals.[34]
Cynthia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and towed to Montrose, Forfarshire.[26]
Dauntless  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Aberdeen. She was refloated and taken in to Kalmar, Sweden.[26]
Deo Gloria  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Eitzenloch. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bremen.[89]
Dilawur  India The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Havre de Grâce.[89]
Ebron  Italy The barque was wrecked near Zengg, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia with the loss of four of her crew.[9]
Elida Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from "Saby" to Lillesand, Norway. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[82]
Eliza Hector, or
Eliza Hunter
 United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 April. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Emma ( Dominion of Canada. Eliza Hector was on a voyage from New Guernsey, Soloman Islands to London.[90][91]
Ernst  Germany The ship ran aground in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne.[46]
Hannah H.  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Folly Reef. She was on a voyage from Morant Bay, Jamaica to London.[33]
Hazard  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall.[34]
Hiram  Germany The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden.[10]
Isabella Brown  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saugor, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to Calcutta, India.[59]
Isis  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire.[46]
Jane Ann  New Zealand The ketch left Greymouth, New Zealand and was not sighted again. Wreckage was recovered from the sea near Haumuri Bluff in early June which proved to be from the Jane Ann. No trace of her crew were ever found.[19]
Johanna Sophie  Russia The schooner was driven ashore and sank at "Everingen". She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Middlesbrough to Rendsburg.[54]
John White Dominion of Canada The schooner was wrecked on Nashawena Island, Massachusetts, United States with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Boston, Massachusetts.[14]
Joseph Dodds  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at St. Stephen's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated on 26 April.[92][10]
Joseph Weir  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to New York.[26]
Lesage  France The ship was wrecked near Zanzibar. She was on a voyage from Zanzibar to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[10]
Lucida  United States The ship was driven ashore at Petit Manan Point, Maine. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Sackville, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[34]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Runcorn, Cheshire.[23]
Maria  Sweden The ship ran aground and was damaged at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Trelleborg to Hellevoetsluis. She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis.[27]
Maria J. Moore  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to Boston, Massachusetts.[40]
Marie  France The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at La Calle, Algeria.[93]
Martha Norbon  Netherlands The ship ran aground at "Harbins". She was refloated and taken in to Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[47]
Mary Lloyd  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[46]
Mercury  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the "Asiatic Castle". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople.[87]
Minna  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Rügenwaldermünde. She was refloated.[80][83]
Minnie Arnold Dominion of Canada The ship was abandoned at sea in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Port Medway, Nova Scotia to Saint Kitts.[25]
Nanny  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Guadeloupe.[86]
Nelson  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked in the Niger River.[10]
P. D. Donicke  Germany The barque was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. sHe was on a voyage from Hartlepoolto Stettin.[59][48]
Port Glasgow  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Jamsetjee Cursetjee ( India). Port Glasgow was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Dominion of Canada.[52][80]
Pretty Julia  United Kingdom The schooner capsized at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[27]
Prins Frederik  Denmark The ship ran aground at "Stockosk". She was on a voyage from Visby, Sweden to Copenhagen.[80]
Raswell  United States The schooner was wrecked in the Desolation Islands.[94]
Regent  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Heraclia, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Gemlik, Ottoman Empire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and towed in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire in a severely leaky condition.[37]
Sabrina  United Kingdom The ship was holed by ice and beached on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.[23]
Sebaldus  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Leba. She was on a voyage from Kiel to Dantzic.[89]
Sisters The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Barbadoes.[27]
Socrates  United Kingdom The barquentine was driven ashore near Puntales, Spain.[58]
Splendid  United Kingdom The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Minatitlán, Mexico to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Bremen.[80]
Spring  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Fraserburgh.[10]
St Giorgio Trieste The ship was driven ashore at "Vojuzza". She was on a voyage from Trieste to Alexandria, Egypt.[89]
Sunbeam  United Kingdom The ship sank at Rangoon, Burma.[14]
Tartar  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Toby's Bank. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to a British port.[82]
Vigil  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[46]
Virginia Dare  United States The ship was driven ashore at Satilla, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Satilla to Monte Video, Uruguat.[4]
Volta Gibraltar The ship ran aground and was wrecked at a port in Morocco.[25]
Waterwitch  United States The ship was driven ashore in Pocomoke Sound. She was on a voyage from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to Baltimore.[92] She was later refloated.[95]
Wavelet  United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Cárdenas, Cuba.[54][26]
William Muir  United States The ship was driven ashore at Currituck, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Baltimore.[12]
Windau  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Riga. She was on a voyage from Riga to Devonport, Devon.[59] She was later refloated.[26]
Wind Flower  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by Glencorse ( United Kingdom). Wind Flower was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Falmouth.[33]

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Ship events in 1871
Ship launches: 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876
Ship commissionings: 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876
Ship decommissionings: 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876
Shipwrecks: 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876

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