List of shipwrecks in November 1870

The list of shipwrecks in November 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1870.

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1 November
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Anna Wilhelmina  Prussia Franco-Prussian War: The schooner, which had been captured by the French, was driven ashore west of Calais, France.[1]
Antecello Dominion of Canada The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Horatio Harris ( United States). Antecello foundered shortly after being abandoned. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Colón, United States of Colombia.[2][3]
Bedalia  Norway The barque sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to London, United Kingdom. Her crew were taken off the next day by Aurora ( United States). Bedalia was subsequently towed in to Cuxhaven in a waterlogged condition.[4]
Dolores  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lambay Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Gijón, Spain.[5]
Electra  Belgium The ship ran aground on the Nieuwe Sand. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp.[1]
Garlick  United Kingdom The paddle steamer suffered a boiler explosion and sank off the coast of Lancashire with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[6][7]
Hendricka Boonstra  Hamburg The ship departed from London for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8]
Hermione  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Viagem, Brazil. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Monte Video, Uruguay.[9][10]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the East Knock Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[1]
Kate  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Goole, Yorkshire.[1]
Lanoma  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on Scharhörn, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[11]
William and Emily  United Kingdom The smack collided with the steamship City of Glasgow ( United Kingdom) in the Dogger Bank and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was towed in to Hull, Yorkshire by the smack Surprise ( United Kingdom).[12]
William and John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bruges, West Flanders.[1][5]

2 November
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Arica  Chile The salvage barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tongot to Lota.[13]
Lismore  United Kingdom The steamship was struck a sunken wreck and was lost in the Whangpoo downstream of Woosung, China. Her crew were rescued.[14][15]
Rival Newfoundland Colony The schooner collided with HMS Niobe ( Royal Navy) and sank off St. John's.[16]

3 November
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Earl of Derby  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Dunball, off the coast of Somerset and was then run into by the schooner Pomona ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged at the stern. Earl of Derby was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa. She was taken back to Bristol for repairs.[17]
Marlborough  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to Hong Kong, China. She was refloated the next day and put back to London.[17]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The pilot boat was run down and sunk by the steamship Alice ( United Kingdom) at South Shields, County Durham with the loss of a crew member.[17]

4 November
List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Campeador  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Nore.[17] She was refloated the next day with assistance from a tug.[11]
Countess of Minto  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to South Shields.[18] She was refloated on 7 November and taken in to South Shields.[19]
Frederick  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near "Backoven". Her crew were rescued.[11][18]
Mary-Ann  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Martinique.[17][20] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[18]
Maori  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pillau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Königsberg, Prussia.[11][21][22] She was refloated on 11 November and towed in to Pillau.[23]
No. 161  China The lighter was driven ashore at Foo Chow Foo and was plundered by the local inhabitants.[24]

5 November
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Clarisse  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Formosa in a typhoon. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amoy, China to Takao, Formosa.[25]
Estramadura  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Danzig.[11]
Otter Dominion of Canada The barque was destroyed by fire in the Ottawa River.[26]

6 November
List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Aberystwyth  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore west of Bungshead, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Wigtown. She was refloated and taken in to Port William, Wigtownshire.[27][23][28]
Aurora  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Kestrel ( United Kingdom) and sank off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew survived.[29] Laura was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[23]
Ethelwin  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire at Berdianski, Russia.[4][30]
Export Dominion of Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship George Cromwell ( United States). Export was on a voyage from Old Harbour, Jamaica to New York, United States.[31]

7 November
List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Alnes  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Tynemouth, Northumberland on 15 April 1871.[32]
Mary C. Curley The ship was wrecked on a reef off Fishers Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Little Glace Bay, Nova Scotia to New York City.[33]
Valdivia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Strait of Magellan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Valparaíso, Chile. She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[34][24][16]
Widgeon  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Kestrel ( United Kingdom) at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands and was beached. She was refloated.[35]

8 November
List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Africa  United Kingdom The brig struck a rock and was wrecked at "Masua", Sardinia, Italy. Her crew were rescued.[36]

9 November
List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Baltic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[37]
Camilla  France The ship was driven ashore at Vila do Conde, Portugal. She was on a vouage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Oporto, Portugal.[38]
Lucie  Italy The ship was driven ashore at Souter Point, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom to the River Tyne.[37]
Peerless  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Atacama ( United Kingdom). Peerless was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Callao, Peru.[39]
Ternate  Netherlands The ship departed from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies for a Dutch port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[40]

10 November
List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Challenger  Victoria The brig collided with the steamship Avoca ( Victoria) and sank in Port Philip Bay.[41]
Citadel  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ronehamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[30]
Citadel  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dantzic. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[42]
Energy  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Antwerp. She was refloated on 21 November and taken in to Dunkerque.[43][44][45]
Fortune-Teller  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Marden Ledge, off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[37] She was refloated.[43]
Hebrides  Norway The barque was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to London, United Kingdom.[37] She had been refloated and had resumed her voyage by 12 November.[23]
Helen and Mary  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth, Moray to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[22]
Jesusa  Spain The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 85 leagues (255 nautical miles (472 km) off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[46][36][34]
Oscar  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Applecross, Inverness-shire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis to Stromeferry, Inverness-shire.[27]
Wingfield  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Newport, Monmouthshire.[47]
Ystavet  Russia The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[48]

11 November
List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Beacon Light Dominion of Canada The ship exploded in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rangoon, Burma.[49]
Burnano, or
Burriana		  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Hansa ( Bremen), which lost three of her crew effecting the rescue. Burnano was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[44][50]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner was driven onto the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Dublin. She subsequetly came ashore at Prestatyn, Denbighshire.[44][51][52] She broke up on 13 November.[30]
La Plata  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Papas, Greece.[38] She was refloated and sailed for Malta.[42]
Ruby  United Kingdom The tug ran aground on the Kilcock Rock, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and sank.[38][22] She was later refloated.[42]
Santos  Portugal The steamship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[53][54]
Shepperton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Hitterer Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London.[44][23] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[55]
Sir Charles Napier Dominion of Canada The brig was driven ashore on East Sister Island, Ontario. She was on a voyage from Toledo, Ohio to Kingston, Ontario.[56]

12 November
List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Aglae  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in The Downs whilst on a voyage from "Chiltepec" to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57]
Dunsandie  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain. She was subsequently taken in to Calais, France.[58][54]
Manin  Italy The brig was wrecked on Peristera, Greece. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Thessaloniki, Greece.[38][36]
Victoria  Spain The brig was wrecked on the Cay Sare Bank, in the Bahamas with the loss of eleven of her twelve crew.[59][60]
Seven unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were wecked on the Cay Sare Bank. Two or three of them were Spanish vessels.[59]

13 November
List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Citadel  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[38][22]
Dorothea  Prussia The ship was abandoned in the North Sea in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Brake.[53]
Molly Bawn  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the "Vojuzza". She was on a voyage from Trieste to Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.[61]
Thomas and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore near Ballyheigue, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[62]
Zaanstrom  Netherlands The barque was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Pilot ( United Kingdom) and sailed for Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom.[38][62]

14 November
List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Active  Norway The barque was wrecked on the Grote Vogelsand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by SMS Habicht ( Prussian Navy). Active was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[53][63]
Carl Flag unknown The brig ran aground on the Witsand, in the North Sea. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.[38][64]
General Havelock  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Albert ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. General Havelock was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[53][65]
Glasgow  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Portrush, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Portrush to Westport, County Mayo. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[23]
Iona  United Kingdom The ship barque was lost near Montevideo, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Macedonian  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated with the assistance of several smacks and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition.[67][22][64]
Margaret  United Kingdom The brig sank at Westkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Antwerp, Belgium.[38][30][64]
Morning Star  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Port Glasgow ( United Kingdom). Morning Star was on a voyage from the Saint Lawrence River to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[42]
Prince Rupert  United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak and foundered 14 nautical miles (26 km) north west of Môle-Saint-Nicolas, Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[68][8]
Proven  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hatteriff. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Horsens, Denmark.[38][30]
T. A. Gibb  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Nore.[38] She was later refloated.[22]
Thomas  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Fowey, Cornwall.[64]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown A brig and a barque ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[38]

15 November
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Danube  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[23] She was on a voyage from Sicily, Italy to Liverpool.[28]
Oernen  Norway The ship was wrecked at Wyk auf Föhr, Prussia with the loss of thirteen of the 22 people on board. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Valparaíso, Chile.[58][54][42]
Tre Amici  Italy The ship was driven ashore at Lampsacus, Greece. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to an English port.[69]
Vermisseling  Netherlands The ship ran aground off Baltrum, Prussia and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Schiedam, South Holland.[23]
Virginia  United States The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Porto Plata to New York.[70]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[64]

16 November
List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Apollo  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Budle Bay. Her crew were rescued.[58][28]
Cheviot  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube at Gorgova, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 24 November and taken in to Sulina, Ottoman Empire.[71]
Golden Grove  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[58][23][63]
Hélène Catherine  France The barque was wrecked on Süderoog, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Hamburg.[72]
Innes  United Kingdom The schooner foundered 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) north north west of the Isle of May, Fife. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Helmsdale, Sutherland to Harburg.[73]
Londonderry  United Kingdom The tug was wrecked on Süderoog. Her crew were rescued.[58][42] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hartlepool, County Durham.[72]
Peri Jersey The cutter heeled over at Jersey and filled as the tide rose. She was severely damaged but was subsequently placed under repair.[74]
Seraing  Belgium The steamship was wrecked near Björkösund, in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Cronstadt, Russia.[55]
Twin  United Kingdom The fishing smack caught fire off the Smith's Knowl, in the North Sea off the north Norfolk coast and was abandoned by her crew.[72]
Verwisseling  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Baltrum, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Schiedam, South Holland.[58][28]

17 November
List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Gyda  Norway The ship was driven ashore and sank at Noordwijk, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[42]
Hawthorns  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on the Shears. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated on 19 November.[75][59]
Helen Catherine Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on Föhr, Prussia.[53]
Louis Mary  France The ship was wrecked at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Marseille.[53] Also reported as Louis Marie, lost at Laguna.[54]
Pyrrha  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia.[53] She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Leith, Lothian. She was later refloated and taken in to Reval, Russia.[55]
Retreiver  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated.[53]
Telegram  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on Calve Island, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[53][54]
William Chapman  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued.[42]

18 November
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Dolphin  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with another fishing smack and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was subsequently taken in to Wexford by the Cahore Lifeboat.[76]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Whitburn, County Durham. Her eight crew were rescued by the Whitburn Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland, County Durham in a severely damaged condition.[2][76]
Frank Churchill Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Montreal, Quebec.[55][77]
Freedom  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne.[2] She was later refloated.[72]
Hecla  Chile The barque was wrecked at Punta Blanca, Bolivia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cobija to Tocopilla.[78][79][80][81]
Heldewiga Regina  Netherlands The sloop was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued.[42]
Nordstjernen  Norway The sloop was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Harburg.[42]
Skulda  Norway The barque was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Hamburg.[42]

19 November
List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Benefactress  United States The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Somerset West, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to New York.[82][83]
Cecilia  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Harrington, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[84][45]
Eliza and Jane  United Kingdom The ship struck the Robin Rigg, in the Solway Firth and was consequently beached on the Mowbray Sandbank. Her crew survived. she was on a voyage from Silloth, Cumberland to Caernarfon.[42]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Libby Island, Maine, United States with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[69][85][86]
Haddock  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[2]
M. E. Clarke  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[2][87]
Nicholas Harvey  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. She was refloated.[33]
Palestine  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Venice, Italy to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42]
Pero  Austria-Hungary The barque struck a sunken wreck in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was beached at Spittal Point in a sinking condition. She was subsequently taken in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[2][56]
Sarah  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Annat Bank, off the mouth of the River Tay. Her five crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat Mincing Lane ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[2][76] She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[72]

20 November
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Chilione  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballagon Point, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim. She had been refloated by 23 November.[88]

21 November
List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Auckland  New Zealand The steamship ran aground at "Lava", Fiji.[89]
Ann Fleming  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Gardenstown, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Gardenstown to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Banff, Aberdeenshire in a leaky condition.[33][90]
Dawn  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arbroath. She was refloated and taken into Arbroath, where she struck the quayside and became leaky.[56]
Empress  United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Cannon Street Railway Bridge, London and sank in the River Thames. Her crew were rescued.[91]
Lois  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at "Zebu". She was on a voyage from Hong Kong, China to "Zebu".[92]
Mabel  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Pennington Spit, Hampshire.[2] She was on a voyage from London to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated.[33]
Maid of Erin  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire. Her crew survived.[2][72]
Marie Elizabeth  Prussia The ship was driven ashore between Schwartzort and Memel.[2]
Mary and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland.[2][72]
Return Dominion of Canada The ship was wrecked at Cape Jordan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick.[93]
Skudesnes Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground on the Corks Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Turku to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[2][94]

22 November
List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Amelia Dominion of Canada The schooner was wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick.[93]
Annie Davies  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned in Ramsey Sound. Her crew were rescued by the St. Davids Lifeboat.[76]
Arica  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near New Quay, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Aberayron, Caridganshire.[56]
Charles Whiteway  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Hartlepool ( United Kingdom) and sank at Cuxhaven. Her crew were rescued by Hartlepool. Charles Whiteway was on a voyage from Hamburg to Runcorn, Cheshire.[95][96]
Chester  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was abandoned in Ramsey Sound. Her crew were rescued by the St. Davids Lifeboat.[76]
Duke of Northumberland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Prussia and sank. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Prussia to Bremen.[84] She was refloated in early December.[97]
Eagle  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft, Suffolk by a tug.[88]
Emily Agnes  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Dublin. She floated off and drifted into the Rhymney River in a waterlogged condition.[95][56]
Hulda au Thorrissen  Hamburg The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to "Barnsola".[33][45]
Prima  United Kingdom The smack abandoned in Ramsey Sound. Her crew were rescued by the St. Davids Lifeboat.[76]

23 November
List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Arlington  United States The steam lighter was destroyed by fire at Mobile, Alabama with the loss of twelve of the eighteen people on board.[95][98]
Chatsworth  United Kingdom The ship departed from Greenock, Renfrewshire for Pensacola, Florida, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[99]
Clifton  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked off "Bagsundet", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[100][101]
Fox  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Scalby, Yorkshire.[95]
Gazelle  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at the Corran Point Lighthouse, Inverness-shire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead, Cheshire to Tayport, Fife.[102]
Henry Lawson  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Dean Sand, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire in a leaky condition.[84][103]
Iris  Portugal The barque was wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ceará, Brazil to Lisbon.[100]
Jane and Mary  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penzance to a Welsh port.[56]
Miss Hunt  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated.[85]
Mount Royal  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Bombay, India.[104]
Neptune  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Portishead, Somerset with the loss of all hands.[105] She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[85]
Samuel Russell  United States The ship was wrecked on Glass Island, in the Gaspar Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo, China to New York.[106]

24 November
List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Emma Ash  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated with the assistance of some tugs and taken in to Hull.[95]
George and Jane  United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk by the steamship Edina ( United Kingdom) off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London.[107][85]
Regola  Italy The brig sank at Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[56]
Victoria  United Kingdom The tug was damaged in the River Tyne by a boiler explosion that killed a crew member.[69]

25 November
List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Adrienne  France The chasse-marée was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Courseulles-sur-Mer, Calvados to Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[85][108]
Australia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°31′N 23°10′W). Her crew were rescued by Lady Elina Bruce ( United Kingdom).[109][110] She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[111]
Belmont  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Fowey, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[31]
Bertha  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to London.[95] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[85]
Clara  Sweden The schooner was taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a derelict condition.[108]
Diamant  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of two smacks and a tug. She resumed her voyage.[9][69]
Eaglescliffe  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Berwick upon Tweed.[95]
Elizabeth  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Hamburg.[95]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Longstone Lighthouse, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Fisherrow, Lothian.[95]
George and Jane  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Edina ( United Kingdom) and sank off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all but one of her crew.[95][112] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[9]
Magnet  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay and capsized. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Tranmere, Cheshire in a capsized condition.[95][9]
Marie Delphine Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore at "Mount Louise". She was refloated and taken in to Gaspé, Quebec.[109]
Quiver  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with the steamship North Star ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Swin. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Victoria Tasmania The whaler was wrecked at Port Davey. Her crew were rescued.[89]

26 November
List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Ibis  Norway The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued on 28 November by the schooner Cora ( United Kingdom). Ibis was on a voyage from New York to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[113][114]
Mistress of the Seas  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean (11°16′S 19°00′E) with the loss of eleven of her 25 crew. Eleven of the survivors were rescued by Kirkland ( United Kingdom). Mistress of the Seas was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Calcutta, India.[115][116]
Velocity  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Leo ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at North Woolwich, Middlesex with the loss of several lives. Velocity was on a voyage from Calais, France to London. She was refloated on 9 December and towed in to Deptford, Kent.[117][118][119]
Wologda  Sweden The ship was wrecked near Trelleborg. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Trelleborg.[71]

27 November
List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Adret  Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[31][14][120]
Betsy Douglas  New Zealand The schooner foundered off Charleston, New Zealand, probably after being holed on a rock.[121]
Bokland  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Skagen.[118]
Never Despair Antigua The sloop was run down and sunk by the steamship Mersey ( United Kingdom) with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Martinique.[16][122]
Primrose  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued.[123]
Queen  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated.[36]
Salamanca  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from London to Negapatam, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[124]
Towerab  France The steamship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated.[31]

28 November
List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Edmond Alix  France The ship was wrecked at L'Orient, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Alredo el Grando ( Spain) and sank off Dungeness, Kent. Her five crew were rescued by Alredo el Grando. Eleanor was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Annan, Dumfriesshire.[125][59]
Hornet  United Kingdom The brigantine struck a rock and foundered in the English Channel off Cap La Hougue, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued the next day by the barque Alma ( Norway).[59][97]
Job  Greece The brig was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[31]
Josephine Martin  United States The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Weser.[31] She was later refloated and take in to Bremen.[59]
Lizzie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Carskey Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Demerara, British Honduras.[46][123] She was refloated in December and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim for repairs.[77]
Triumph Admiralty The Swiftsure-class battleship was severely damaged by fire whilst fitting out at South Shields, County Durham.[126]

29 November
List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Bessie  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 55 nautical miles (102 km) east south east of São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued by City of Tanjore ( United Kingdom). Bessie was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Falmouth, Cornwall.[66][127]
Blyth  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Gorgova, Ottoman Empire.[36]
Caroline Flag unknown The barque ran aground on the Ouse Edge Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[46][128]
Coquimbo  Chile The ship struck a rock near Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. She put into that port for repairs.[25]
Diana  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Down Rock, in Tana Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[71]
Escosesa  Spain The schooner was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by New Unity ( United Kingdom). Escosesa was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Norway to Bilbao.[67][59][129]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[128]
Qui Vive  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on The Skerries, off the coast of Anglesey.[59] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Cork.[130]
Spee Tasmania The ship was wrecked on Preservation Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lyttleton, New Zealand to Hobart.[89]
Union  Bremen The Norddeutscher Lloyd mail steamer, Bremen for New York, United States with 310 passengers, after repairing engine in heavy weather, stranded off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. All passengers, 112 crew and mails were landed in boats.[131] The ship later broke up.[132]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The coal hulk sank in the Belfast Lough.[133]

30 November
List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Cincinatti  Italy The full-rigged ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean (45°59′N 79°49′W). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Genoa.[134]
Dekar, or
Dodar		  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Oscar ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from North Berwick, Lothian to London.[100][101]
Lord Brougham  Hamburg Franco-Prussian War: The ship, a prize, was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque, Nord.[59][135]
St. David  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to the Suez Canal. She was refloated on 2 December.[136]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Ada  Spain The brigantine was driven ashore at Mariel, Cuba. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba.[33] She had been refloated by 25 November and completed her voyage on 30 November.[85][10]
Adelheid Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Vineta Reef.[54]
Adina Flag unknown The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 November.[100]
Adventure  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[55]
Afrique  France The lugger was driven ashore at Ibo. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Ibo. She was consequently condemned.[38][30]
Albatros  United Kingdom The yacht was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean before 9 November. She was on a voyage from the Fiji Islands to the Samoan Islands.[137]
Anne Laurie Dominion of Canada The schooner was abandoned in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. All 52 people on board were rescued by Ariel ( Rostock).[41]
Antonia  France The barque was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina before 15 November. Her crew survived.[113]
Bessie Rogers  United States The ship was driven ashore on "Windmill Island". She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4]
Betty  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Trujill, British Honduras.[101]
Blue Jacket Jersey The ship was wrecked on a reef off "Japer Island in the Gaspar Strait and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Kobe, Japan to a Dutch port. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[55][42][138]
Blyth  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Danube.[71]
Bon Pere  France The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from "Legue" to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure.[55]
Bratzburg  Norway The barque was driven ashore on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[12]
Broorene  Belgium The ship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Trieste. She was refloated and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[45]
Camilla  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[12]
Cerial  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[59]
Choice and Dolphin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked.[72]
Christine Marie  Denmark The ship ran aground on the Andrews Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Thisted to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated.[72]
Cornelia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Leith. She was refloated.[46]
Courier du Canada The ship was driven ashore on the "Isle aux Cochons". She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Queenstown, County Cork.[46]
Crinoline  United Kingdom The ship put in to San Sebastián, Spain in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Santander, Spain.[2]
Dan  Russia The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Riga to Antwerp.[12]
Dolphin  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Husum, Prussia to London. She was later refloated with the assistance of four smacks and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where she arrived on 28 November.[72]
Don Quichote  France The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.[53] Five of her crew were rescued by Charles F. Farwell ( United States).[28]
Dovercourt  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Maricougan Shoal, in the Saint Lawrence River before 12 November. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada.[38][30]
Echo  United States The ship was driven ashore at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from New York to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with assistance.[43]
Eclipse  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Weymouth Reefs. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Antigua.[84]
Edward Perry  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Diamond Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India. She was refloated.[30]
Egyptian  United Kingdom The steamship put in to Malta on fire. She was on a voyage from Trieste and/or Alexandria, Egypt to a British port.[4][19]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony before 8 November. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John's.[47] She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and found to be leaky.[54]
Elena  United States The ship ran aground off Hittarp, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Stettin. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[22]
Elgin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[31]
Elizabeth  Netherlands The schooner foundered in the Mediterranean Sea before 18 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[2][72]
Elizabeth Ronneberg  Hamburg The ship ran argound on the Shipwash Sand. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Peru to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich.[9]
Emily  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dingle, County Kerry. She was refloated.[19]
Ericsen  Sweden The ship was wrecked at Trelleborg.[36]
Escape  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the coast of Formosa before 16 November.[58][23]
European  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Trujillo.[101]
Evening Star  United Kingdom The steamship was destroyed by fire at Montreal.[45]
Expertus Dominion of Canada The ship ran aground at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Boston.[38]
Felter  Prussia The ship was driven ashore on Rügen. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Stettin.[55]
Fileur  France The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[9]
Germania  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Granton, Lothian. She was refloated on 10 November and taken in to Helsingør.[43]
G. F. Vorwerk  Hamburg Franco-Prussian War: The ship, a prize was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bangka Strait. She had been on a voyage from Hamburg to Shanghai, China.[59][135]
Gibraltar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Mauger Caye, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to London.[4]
Gipsy Queen  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rock Ferry.[22]
Grefore Berg Grand Duchy of Finland The steamship was driven ashore at Helsinki.[19]
Hammonia  Hamburg The steamship ran aground on the Kleine Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. She was refloated and taken in to Brunshausen in a leaky condition.[85]
Heinrich  Netherlands The schooner was run down and sunk by the barque Stromen ( Norway) with the loss of three of the seven people on board. Heinrich was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[72][90]
Helen Drummond  Canada Dominion of Canada The barque ran arground at Gaspé, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Gaspé. She was later refloated and placed under repair.[31][110][135]
Hispania  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Nagara Point". She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Constantinople. She was refloated.[43]
Ire Amici Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to an English port.[42]
Irene Inglesi United Principalities The brig was wrecked off Cape Galata before 15 November.[14][130]
Japan  United Kingdom The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[33]
John Dryden  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on a reef. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London.[36]
Julie  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Norrköping, Sweden.[71]
Lamona  United Kingdom The steamship, a collier was wrecked at the mouth of the Elbe .[139][29] Her crew survived.[140] She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Hamburg.[141]
Laura  United Kingdom The ship capsized. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Queenstown, County Cork.[2]
Limari  Chile The steamship was lost with all hands before 17 November.[142]
Lucretia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth.[55]
Magdala  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool.[46] She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[36]
Mail  United States The ship was lost off Cabo Corrientes, Cuba.[101]
Maria Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore neat Tönning, Prussia. She was on a voyage from "Wollersum" to the Elbe.[23]
M. E.  United Kingdom The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Havana to Falmouth.[19]
Minnie Kniepe  Prussia The ship was driven ashore on Dragør. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Königsberg. She was refloated.[27]
North American  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Flat Island, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Liverpool.[33]
Odessa  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Halgriever". She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta. She was refloated.[30]
Ore Sostre Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the north coast of France. She was on a voyage from "Marlebury" to Morlaix, Finistère, France.[54]
Patriarca  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Pickles Reef. She was on a voyage from Havana to Barcelona.[43]
Persia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Frying Pan Shoals and was severely damaged. Her crew were taken off on 30 November. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[85][34][143]
Queen Esther  United Kingdom The schooner foundered before 10 November. Her crew were rescued by Tranquille ( France). Queen Esther was on a voyage from Taganrog and/or Taragona, Spain to Bristol.[53][144]
Regina  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to a British port.[47]
Retreiver  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Kessingland, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[54]
Return  Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was lost at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[31]
Rival  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Archangelsk. She was refloated.[72]
Rockby  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the South China Sea.[45]
Rockcliff  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the South China Sea. Her crew were rescued.[84]
Rowe  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Isles of Scilly in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[55]
Royal Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to an English port.[46] She was refloated on 25 November with assistand and taken in to Helsingør in a waterlogged condition.[128]
Sea Gull  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunmore East, County Waterford.[43]
Septentrio Flag unknown The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated.[19]
Sicilia  Italy The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Matanzas, Cuba.[4]
Somrah Abeille  France The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Antwerp.[118]
Sophia  United States The ship was wrecked wrecked at Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans, Louisiana.[19]
Souchay Flag unknown The steamship ran aground at Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 16 November.[118]
St. Louis  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Memory Rock. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to an English port.[101] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[86]
Straven  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore "in the Traverse". She was on a voyage from Montreal to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[31]
Silvia  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Channel Islands.[145] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay.[54]
Tobiah Cring  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Shedabucto Bay.[22]
Trafik  Russia The steamship was lost at Novaya Zemlya.[95]
Trent  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in Algoa Bay.[37]
Uncowah  Italy The ship was destroyed by fire off "Neptune Island" with the loss of 425 lives. She was on a voyage from Macao, China to Callao, Peru. The fire had been started by some of the 537 coolies on board. Her crew and 112 coolies were rescued the full-rigged ships San Salvadore and Suanpore (Flags unknown).[84][146]
Union  Norway The ship ran aground off Vadsø. She was on a voyage from Vadsø to an Italian port.[30]
Veritas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Clevedon Bay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Genoa, Italy.[72]
Vobeka, or
Wopken		  Russia The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Baltic Sea off Cape Arkona, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Copenhagen, Denmark.[2][42]
Wafik  Russia The steamship was lost near Novaya Zemlya.[9]
William Hunter  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hamburg.[43]
Winifred  United States The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[27]
Wyoming  United States The ship ran aground on the Pea Patch. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia.[58] She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[41]
Zarco  Italy The steamship was driven ashore and sank at Catanzaro.[72]

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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 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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