List of shipwrecks in December 1871

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

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1 December
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Honora  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Hubberston Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[1]
Louisa  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered off Filey, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[2] She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1]
Marquis of Anglesea  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Blyth, Northumberland.[1]
Minister Thorbecke  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Grainthorpe Haven, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[2]
Shamrock  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Drogheda, County Louth.[1]
Sisters  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Venice, Italy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Venice. She was refloated anhd taken in to Venice.[1]
Spring  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by the Cleethorpes Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2]

2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Albert, and
Elena		  United Kingdom
 Spain		 The tender Albert and the steamship Elena collided in the River Mersey and were both beached at Egremont, Lancashire.[1]
Askia  Netherlands The ship ran aground off Wangerooge, Germany and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from an English port to Geestemünde, Germany. She subsequently floated off and drifted out to sea.[3]
Express  United Kingdom The steamship struck a submerged object and was beached at Girvan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Girvan to Belfast, County Antrim.[4]
Kronprinsesse Louise  Germany The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Llobregat.[1]
Queen's Own  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[1]
Sidon, and
Windermere		  United Kingdom The steamship Windermere collided with the steamship Sidon and was beached at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire. Windermere was severely damaged at the bows. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool.[1]
Sokendal  Sweden The schooner ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to an English port. She was later refloated and beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a capsized condition.[4]
William Tucker  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[4]

3 December
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Emanuele  Greece The schooner collided with Mare ( Austria-Hungary) and sank in the Danube.[5]

4 December
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Adaug  Norway The schooner ran aground on the Sjaelfande Odde and sank. Her crew were rescued.[6]

5 December
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Gipsey Queen  United Kingdom The smack collided with Secret ( Guernsey) and was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Hillechina Catharina  Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshald, Norway to Emden.[4]
Indiana  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to the Clyde.[8]

6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Aurora  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark.[7]
Charles Bal  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Tromsø, Norway.[8]
Claudia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Ulna River, British Honduras.[9]
Henriette The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Cádiz, Spain.[7]
Jeune Amelie  France The ship was destroyed by fire at Bahia, Brazil.[10]
Miss Thornton  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[7]
Orilia  United Kingdom The ship collided with the barque Brazil (Flag unknown) and was beached near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Queenstown, County Cork. She broke up on 13 December.[6]
Patriot  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[7]
Thomas Knox  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Sevastopol, Russia.[11][7]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The pilot boat was driven ashore at Breaksea Point.[7]

7 December
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Alliance  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blankenese, Germany. She was on a voyage from Harburg, Germany to London.[8]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Southwold.[12]
James  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Berville-sur-Mer, Eure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pont-Audemer, Eure.[5]
Saida  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Rønne, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Germany.[13]

8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Bill Boy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Cuxhaven, Germany.[8]
Ellen Guernsey The ship collided with Old Goody ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Jersey, Channel Islands.[14]
Esmeralda  Norway The barque was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Germany by ice.[8]
Josephine  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Höganäs. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Magnificent  United Kingdom The ship was holed by ice at Cuxhaven.[8]

9 December
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Albatross  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Santa Anna to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 13 December and taken in to Liverpool.[13]
May  United Kingdom The fishing vessel was driven ashore and wrecked at Eyemouth, Berwickshire.[8][14]
Zurich  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and towed in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition.[8][13]

10 December
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Melancthon  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of "Cape Bow". She was on a voyage from Naples, Itlay to Sousse, Algeria.[15]

11 December
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Crescent  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Krabbenplaat, off the Dutch coast, by ice and sank.[8]
Florence  United Kingdom The schooner sank near Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[8][13]
South Tyne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[8]
Star of India  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Hamburg, Germany.[8]

12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Apollo  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan.[14]
Black Diamond  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Wear and broke her back.[14]

13 December
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Caroline  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep.[13][6]
Elise Johanna  Germany The ship was driven ashore in the Oostgat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hamburg.[13]
Genoline  Russia The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Deal and Ramsgate Lifeboats.[16]
Mathilde  France The steamship sank at Dunkerque, Nord.[3]
Normandie  France The steamship was driven ashore at Audresselles, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Dunkerque, Nord.[13]

14 December
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Abyssinian  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated.[16]
Albert  Germany The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Rangoon, Burma.[17]
Glendover  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ceuta, Spain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain.[5]
Irwell  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Gilleleje, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantsic, Germany.[15]
Midge  New Zealand The 92-ton schooner was wrecked while trying to enter Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand.[18]

15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Alfredo el Grande  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark with the loss of nine lives. She wa on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark.[6]
Costa Rica  France The barque ran into another vessel and sank in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west of St. Catherine's Lighthouse, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of seventeen of the 35 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the brig Express ( United Kingdom). Costa Rica was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[19][20]
Jane Whiteley  United Kingdom The ship struck the Goole Bridge and sank with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Doncaster, Yorkshire.[6]
Wangerland  Germany The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger Buffalo Gal ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Restless ( United Kingdom).[16]

16 December
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Thermutis  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and sank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bilbao, Spain.[3]

17 December
List of shipwrecks: December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Dawn  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[3]
Esk  United Kingdom The brig struck the South Rock, off Sunderland, County Durham and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[3]
Iduna  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and sank at South Shields, County Durham.[3]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cap Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to a British port.[21]
Norham  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the barque Neptune ( United Kingdom) and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Barcelona, Spain.[3]
Princess Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head.[3]
Zuma  United Kingdom The brigantine was run down and sunk off Scarborough, Yorkshire by the schooner Arabian ( United Kingdom) . Her crew were rescued by Arabian. Zuma was on a voyage from South Shields to Dover, Kent.[22][17]

18 December
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Ada  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[17]
Blaina  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[23]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Skinburness, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Annan, Dumfriesshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9]
Indian  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[3] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, dominion of Canada.[9]
Maria  Germany The ship was run ashore near "Brickhaven", United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom.[23]
Prins Friedrich Carl  Germany The brig ran aground on the Kullen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Swinemünde. She was later refloated but consequently sank.[3][21]
Robina  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Águilas, Spain to South Shields.[21]
Seaton  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Cape La Hougue, Manche, France. Two of her crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[21]
Wanderer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport Her crew were rescued by the Maryport Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Maryport to London.[17]


20 December
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Delaware  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Samson, Isles of Scilly with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, British Raj.[9][21]
Grace  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan.[21]

21 December
List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Antigua Planter  United Kingdom The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Leith, Lothian.[5]
Baltic  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Lohme, Germany.[21]
Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford, Devon with the loss of all hands.[21]
Calamedes  Greece The brig was abandoned at Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Newquay Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[21]
Deborah Pennell  United States The ship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[21]
Eliza Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated.[21]
Louise  France The ship was driven ashore at Koserow, Germany. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde in a leaky condition.[21]
Queen  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Morecambe, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Preston, Lancashire.[21]
Thomas and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. She was refloated.[21]
Zuma Guernsey The brig was wrecked at Hartland Quay, Devon. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Swansea, Glamorgan.[21]

22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Adelina  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and sank at Maryport, Cumberland.[5]
Arva  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Leven, Fife. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Methil, Fife.[10]
John and James  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands.[5]
Meg Lee  United Kingdom The brig collided with a smack and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Psyche  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Penarth, Glamorgan and was scuttled.[5]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[5]
Sicuvert and Johan  Netherlands The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Groningen.[5]

27 December
List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Due Checchi  Italy The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[10]
Lizzie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Madras  Germany The barque was wrecked on the west coast of Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Rügenwalde.[23]
Mary Nickson  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23]
Retreiver  United Kingdom The barque ran aground and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Sunderland.[23]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Aaltje Maathuis  Netherlands The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Livorno, Italy.[3]
Albatross  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[21]
Alexandria  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Lido".[5]
Amanda  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Torekov, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Malmö, Sweden.[17]
Anglo-Saxon  United States The barque foundered off Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to California.[23]
Animo Flag unknown The ship sank in the Black Sea off the entrance to the Bosphorus.[23]
Anna  Germany The ship was wrecked at the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden.[17] She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Stettin, Germany.[21]
Apollo  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and sank at "Oerhagen".[14]
Aracaty  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Larvik, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Astarte  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Ventava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Hull.[3]
Banda Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on Balabac Island, Spanish East Indies.[7]
Bertram Rigby  United Kingdom The ship put in to São Vicente Island, Cape Verde Islands on fire before 12 December. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[14]
Cattina  Italy The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Vallelauro Point". She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Trieste.[15]
Ceres  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with the assistance of Reaper and Wonder (both  United Kingdom).[11]
Chattanooga  United States The decommissioned screw frigate was sunk by drifting ice at her moorings at League Island in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her wreck was sold in January 1872.
Clifford  United Kingdom The ship was lost of Cape Horn, Chile. She was on a voyage from London to San Francisco, California.[10]
Crown  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Torres Strait.[3]
Cuba  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the South West Spit. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
Due Adelfi  Italy The ship was sunk by ice in the Danube.[17]
Ealing Grove  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London.[15]
Fanguai  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada to Queenstown, County Cork.[13]
Fortuna  Netherlands The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Savona, Italy.[3]
General Chamberlain  United States The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Hamburg, Germany.[3]
Halda  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Hereford Inlet. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia.[23]
Harmony  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Dublin.[7]
Herman  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Agger, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland.[13]
Hetty Mary  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Trapani, Sicily, Italy.[8]
Ino  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Riga, Russia.[10]
Ivo B.  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Estepona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to a British port.[14]
Jacob  Sweden The ship was wrecked with the loss of four of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Bremen, Germany.[7]
John Duffus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada.[7]
Josephin The ship was lost in St George's Bay. She was on a voyage from Labrador, Newfoundland Colony to Montreal, Quebec.[8]
Kora  Sweden The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Nystad.[7]
Lady Jane Stewart  United Kingdom The ship collided with the brig Francesco Padre ( Italy) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her crew. Survivofs were rescued by Francesco Padre. Lady Jane Stewart was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to an English port.[6]
Madonna della Satelia Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Berdyanski, Russia to Rotterdam.[15]
Marco Polo  Italy The ship was driven ashore near Caorle. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Venice.[5]
Maria Eliza  France The ship was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[3]
M. E. Corning  United States The ship was driven ashore at Galveston, Texas. She was on a voyage from London to Galveston.[10]
Mercurius  Netherlands The derelict ship was take in to Onsala, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[13]
Oguerdo  Spain The brigantine was lost at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santander to New York.[6]
Olof  Sweden The ship was driven ashore near Varberg. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Helsingborg.[5]
Orion  United Kingdom The ship was destroyedb by fire at Galveston[23]
Penelope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Attica, Greece. She was on a voyage from the Danube to a British port.[23]
Phoenix  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the exit from the Bosphorus with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to a Britiah port.[17]
Pride of England  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in ice at Cacouna, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[4]
Radiant  United States The ship was wrecked in the Rhio Strait. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Boston, Massachusetts.[3]
Reullura  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Antigua. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[21]
Rivière de Aborde  France The barque was wrecked at the La Coubre Lighthouse, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to the Gironde.[21]
San Spiridone  Greece The schooner was wrecked near Attica.[23]
Star of the South  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait.[3]
Theobald  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Southwest Passage. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[15]
Three Bells  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Goose Island, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Liverpool.[15]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Berdyanski Russia to an English port.[13]
Tolo Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground on the Malgrundet, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Turku to Copenhagen, Denmark. She subsequnently floated off and drove out to sea.[1]
Union  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Winga" with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Gothenburg.[15]
Viola  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the "Pillars". She was on a voyage from Montreal to Liverpool.[3]
Vortex  United Kingdom The barque ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Darien, Georgia, United States, where she was condemned.[10]
Wuojaki Grand Duchy of Finland The schooner was wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from a Finnish port to Riga.[8]

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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 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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