List of shipwrecks in 1870
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alarm |  Newfoundland Colony |
The sealer was sunk by ice.[1] |
| Alice |  New South Wales |
The brigantine was driven ashore.[2] |
| Aurora |  New Zealand |
The schooner was driven ashore at Timaru.[3] |
| B. C. Schriviner | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
| Betsy | New Zealand |
The cutter left Napier bound for Auckland and was never seen again.[5] |
| Cessina | New South Wales |
The ship was wrecked on Flinders Island, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Adelaide, South Australia.[6] |
| Challenger |  United Kingdom |
The brig collided with the steamship Avoca ( South Australia and sank in Port Phillip Bay.[7] |
| Charles Edward | New Zealand |
The steamship struck a rock near Hokitika and sank.[8] |
| Clarissa | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Tahiti.[9] |
| Colonist | New South Wales |
The ship ran aground on the Elizabeth Reef. She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Caledonia.[3] |
| Countess of Sheffield | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Torres Strait.[10] |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands with loss of life. Five survivors took to the jolly boat, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Southport, Lancashire on 23 March.[11] |
| Edward Edgar | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Valentia Island, County Cork according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Ilfracombe, Devon in September.[12] |
| Eli Whitney |  United States |
The ship was wrecked on Tahiti. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco, California.[13] |
| Gilman D. King | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
| Highlander | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Newcastle, New South Wales.[14] |
| Il'mena |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The ship sank. She was refloated by means of air bags.[15] |
| Jane | New Zealand |
The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from the Bay of Islands to Thames.[16] |
| Jeanie Oswald | South Australia |
The ship ran aground in the Fitzroy River. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Rockhampton, Queensland. She was consequently condemned.[17] |
| John Collins | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
| Lagos | United Kingdom |
The sailing barge was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 31 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lagos, Africa.[18] |
| Layard | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Timaru.[3] |
| Leon | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire in Chichora Bay and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile.[19] |
| Lizzie Lane | Unknown | The sloop was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[19] |
| Metch | Imperial Russian Navy |
The gunboat sank at Tranzund, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated by means of air bags.[15] |
| Myrtle | United States |
The schooner was wrecked in the Aleutian Islands late in 1870.[20] |
| Othello | Newfoundland Colony |
The sealer was sunk by ice.[1] |
| Pocumtuck | United States |
The fishing schooner was run ashore near Ship Harbor, Nova Scotia. Condemned and sold.[21] |
| Scudd | Unknown | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4] |
| Star of the East | New Zealand |
The steamship was lost near Napier.[3] |
| Stormbird | New South Wales |
The schooner was abandoned off Green Cape.[3] |
| Summer Cloud |  New South Wales |
The ship was wrecked in Wreck Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Newcastle.[22] |
| United Brothers | Newfoundland Colony |
The sealer was sunk by ice.[1] |
References
Notes
- 1 2 3 "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9528. Glasgow. 16 July 1870.
- ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26949. London. 2 January 1871. col C, p. 7.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9563. Glasgow. 26 August 1870.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 172.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9621. Glasgow. 1 November 1870.
- ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26926. London. 6 December 1870. col F, p. 5.
- ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26757. London. 23 May 1870. col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9464. Glasgow. 3 May 1870.
- ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26754. London. 13 September 1870. col F, p. 5.
- ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26714. London. 2 April 1870. col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9584. Glasgow. 20 September 1870.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9459. Glasgow. 27 April 1870.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9474. Glasgow. 14 May 1870.
- 1 2 "Raising Sunken Vessels". The Times. No. 28460. London. 30 October 1875. col E, p. 4.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9571. Glasgow. 5 September 1870.
- ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26920. London. 29 November 1870. col F, p. 6.
- ↑ "Latest Shipping News". Glasgow Herald. No. 9676. Glasgow. 5 January 1871.
- 1 2 "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26672. London. 12 February 1870. col D, p. 12.
- ↑ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)
- ↑ "1870". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26944. London. 27 December 1870. col F, p. 5.
Bibliography
- Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.
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