List of shipwrecks in April 1880

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The list of shipwrecks in April 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1880.

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Ada  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Breskens, Zeeland, Netherlands.[1]
Aduale France The ship ran aground at Fort Mahon, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Gothenburg, Sweden.[2]
Blackwall  United Kingdom The barque was damaged by fire in the West India Docks, London.[3]
Ella  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Leith. She was refloated.[4]

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Arabistan Netherlands The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her eight crew were rescued by the schooner Marie ( Norway). Arabistan was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Memel, Germany. She was towed in to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom by a fishing smack.[5][6][7][8]
Herundo Norway The barque was wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[9]
Marie Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Trinacria ( United Kingdom).[10] Marie was discovered by the barque One ( United Kingdom), which put a prize crew aboard.[11]
Othere  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued the next day by North Riding ( United Kingdom). Othere was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[12][13]
Réunion France The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived.[14]
Yakasago  Japan The steamship was driven ashore 7 nautical miles (13 km) from Wusong, China.[15]

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
August  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[12]
Barbara Young  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amble to Lindisfarne.[16][17]
Douglas  United Kingdom The barque was stranded on Pecks Beach opposite Life Saving Station No. 31, 4th District, on the New Jersey coast. Her ten crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to New York, United States. She was a total loss.[18][16][19]
Horsa Denmark The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lista, Norway. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Diamond ( United Kingdom). Horsa was on a voyage from Aarhus to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[20][21]
Jessie  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Arovna ( Norway).[22][23]
Newbiggin  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Atherfield Ledge, off the Isle of Wight and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[24][25]
Stelling  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Chilton Chine, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16]
Syria  United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Gellert ( Germany). Syria was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26]

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Brennus  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Schuylkill River.[27] She was on a voyage from Rio Marina, Elba, Italy to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[28]
Fortuna  Germany The ship struck a rock near Soggendal, Norway and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Flensburg.[27]
Klara Norway The ship foundered at sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from an English port to Halmstad, Sweden.[29]
Louise Auguste  Germany The brig was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[16]
Marcio Flag unknown The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[21] She had been refloated by 8 April.[12]
Mayfield  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[27]
Midas  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Cádiz, Spain.[16]
Ralph Howes United States The schooner stranded 200 feet (61 m) off Long Island, New York, 1⁄2 nautical mile (0.93 km) west of Life Saving Station No. 11, 3rd District. Her crew six were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. She was a total loss.[18]
R. E. A. Parkinson  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Marseille. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Gibraltar.[16]
Reindeer  United Kingdom The ketch collided with the barque Resolution ( Norway) and sank in the River Thames.[30]
Superbo Recchese  Italy The barque was driven ashore on Diamond Island, Burma.[21]
Wyberton  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore pn Purmerend Island, off Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[16][30][31] Wyberton was refloated on 11 April.[10]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Caroline  Germany The schooner was wrecked at "Qualben Jeddern", Norway. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands to Stettin.[5][28]
Coro Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted. She was on a voyage from Trelleborg, Sweden to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom.[5][21]
Marie Norway The barque, which had a prize crew aboard, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°40′N 20°25′W / 46.667°N 20.417°W / 46.667; -20.417). The crew were rescued by Birnam Wood ( United Kingdom).[11]
Nicholas United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Elainia Island, Department of Alaska.[32]
Zoe  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Koll, Sweden and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Zoe was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[5][33]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth Netherlands The kuff sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Delfzijl, Groningen to Kragerø, Norway.[34]
Helene  Germany The galiot collided with the barque Orvar Odd ( Norway and sank. Two of her crew were rescued.[28][35]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Larne Lough.[28]
Nordstjernen Sweden The ship was driven ashore on Whalsay, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Visby.[5][26]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Angelica  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth, Moray to Sunderland. She was refloated.[36]
Antelope  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sweden to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[33][12]
830 France The fishing vessel ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the smack Alice and Fred ( United Kingdom).[33]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Barita  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Flora ( Austria-Hungary) and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) downstream from Galaţi, United Principalities with the loss of sixteen or the 34 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Flora. Barita was on a voyage from London to Galaţi.[26][37][38]
Emma  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was run into by the steamship Delambre ( United Kingdom) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[33]
George William  United Kingdom The fishing smack sank off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[6][36]
Joseph Brown  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to East London, Cape Colony. No further trace,.[39] reported missing.[40]
Lady Lawrence  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoal. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to New York.[36]
Rival  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Northfleet, Kent.[33]
Valborg Norway The brig ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. Valborg was towed in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom by a tug.[6][36]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth Emily  Germany The barque foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Susanna ( Norway). Elizabeth Emily was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Gunnebo, Sweden.[41]
Mary Garret United States The scow was in danger of serious damage by pounding on a pier in a gale at New River on Lake Huron 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Life Saving Station No. 2, 10th District, and was scuttled to prevent destruction. Later raised.[18]
Queen of England  United Kingdom The ship departed from Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire for Quebec City, Canada. No further trace, reported missing,[42] presumed foundered off the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River with the loss of all 30 people on board.[43]
Scandinavia  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Thiorva (Flag unknown) at New York, United States. Scandinavia was on a voyage from New York to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She put back to New York in a severely leaky condition.[22]
Spring Flower  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[36]
Token  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Mersey near New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and put back to Runcorn in a leaky condition.[36][44]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Betty Norway The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, on the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by the lifeboat British Workman ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Betty was on a voyage from Fredrikshald to Honfleur, Manche. She was refloated with assistance from British Worksman and a yawl and beached on the coast of Norfolk in a wrecked condition.[20]
Charles E. Scammell  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Sjofroken (Flag unknown) at Faial Island, Azores and was severely damaged.[45]
David Andrews Canada Canada The schooner stranded 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Oswego, New York, United States. Her seven crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. She was a total loss.[18]
H. Galmar Norway The brig collided with the full-rigged ship Firth of Clyde ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her nine crew.[46]
Jessie  United Kingdom The barge struck a sunken pile and sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and placed under repair.[47]
Nicolo Tommasseo Austria-Hungary The barque was struck by lightning in the Strait of Gibraltar. She caught fire and sank off Europa Point, Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued by a barque. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Trieste.[48][49][10]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Activ Denmark The steamship struck the wreck of the steamship Sportsman ( United Kingdom) and sank at Bergen, Norway.[47][10] Activ was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Bergen.[50]
Alnwick Castle  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire in the Lühe and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Chile. She was severely damaged.[20][47][51][52]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire to Königsberg, Germany.[10]
Rush  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank at Dingle Point. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Dundalk, County Louth.[47][51]
Sea Belle South Australia The ship was driven ashore at Port Alfred, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Port Alfred to Adelaide. She was consequently condemned.[53][52]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship was destroyed by fire 15 nautical miles (28 km) from Málaga, Spain. Her crew were rescued by a barque.[20]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Ann Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Eastern Spit, in the Opobo River.[54]
Eota  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Hamburg.[52]
Hjalman Norway The brig collided with Falls of Clyde ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( Trinity House) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Falls of Clyde and a brig.[47]
Khedive  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Malta. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. The fire was extinguished.[52]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Amathea Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. HAll sixteen people on board were rescued by the steamship Chilian ( United Kingdom). Amathea was on a voyage from Gloucester, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[55]
Ariel Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Hopeful ( United Kingdom). Ariel was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Christiania.[52]
Calypso  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Hawk ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Thames Estuary 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Margate, Kent. Her crew and 47 passengers were saved.[56][49] Calypso was on a voyage from Dunedin, New Zealand to London[57][58]
Carlo K. Austria-Hungary The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (46°19′N 19°45′W / 46.317°N 19.750°W / 46.317; -19.750). Her crew were rescued by the barque Angiolotta ( Italy). Carlo K. was on a voyage from New York to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[41][59]
Elizabeth Netherlands The kuff foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued.[52]

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Eota  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Hamburg.e]] with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Cherbourg.[60][61][62][49] Fawn was refloated in late April and taken in to Northam, Hampshire in a severely damaged condition.[63]
G. W. Wakeford Canada Canada The brigantine was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Prince Edward Island.[64]
Martino Maria  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Kankens Shoal, in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Sfax, Beylik of Tunis to Kincardine.[52]
Z. G. Simmons United States The schooner collided with a scow off the entrance to the harbor at Manistee, Michigan. She was towed up the river off Life Saving Station No. 5, 11th district where she sank. She was refloated on 17 April.[18]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[52]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Criss Grover United States The schooner struck a shoal and was wrecked in a snowstorm 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of the mouth of the Au Sable River. Her eleven crew were rescued on 16 April by the United States Life Saving Service and volunteers. During the rescue the line-throwing cannon exploded killing the Deputy Collector of Customs of Au Sable, Michigan and wounding two others. She was a total loss.[18]
George Washington  Germany The schooner was discovered derelict in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. She was taken in to Scalloway.[34]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Cultivator United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°35′N 26°00′W / 49.583°N 26.000°W / 49.583; -26.000). Her 29 crew were rescued by the steamship Victoria ( United Kingdom). Cultivator was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland.[65]
Evergreen United States The schooner was driven ashore in Lake Michigan on the coast of Wisconsin 1 nautical mile (1.2 mi; 1.9 km) south of the Milwaukee station of the United States Life-Saving Service. Her four crew made it to shore on a line thrown by bystanders. She broke up the next day. Some equipment was salvaged.[18]
Walter B. Allen United States
Sonar image of the wreck of Walter B. Allen, 12 June 2022.
While under tow by the tug Caroline Williams ( United States) from the harbor on South Manitou Island in Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, for repairs and carrying a cargo of corn, the 136-foot (41 m), 296.15-gross register ton two-masted canal schooner sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of Wisconsin in a snowstorm and gale. Caroline Williams rescued her entire crew. The wreck lies in 165 feet (50 m) of water in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary at 43°49.821′N 087°36.522′W / 43.830350°N 87.608700°W / 43.830350; -87.608700 (Walter B. Allen) with its two masts rising to within 90 feet (27 m) of the surface.[66][67][68]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Acme  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 21 crew were rescued by Nonatum ( United Kingdom). Acme was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Canada.[69]
Aracana  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ross, County Mayo.[70] She was on a voyage from London to Ballina, County Mayo.[41]
Battiste  United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Charleston, South Carolina, United States. No further trace, reported overdue.[71]
Floral Star  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at "Aylen Kay". Her crew were rescued by Pegasus ( Royal Navy). Floral Star was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to Niuzhuang, China.[72]
Jeune Frederick France The ship ran aground, capsized and sank in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[65]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Bonnie Julienne France The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was refloated.[70]
Melampus  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Moville, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Irvine, Ayrshire. She was refloated.[70]
Star  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Moville. She was refloated.[70]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
C. A.  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Port Talbot.[70]
Emmanuel  Germany The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in Cudden Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her four crew jumped ashore and climbed the cliff to safety. The ship floated off and was washed eastwards to the mouth of Little Harry Sowan where she was wrecked.[73][70] She was on a voyage from Emden to Quimper, Finistère, France.[41]
Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Staithes, North Riding of Yorkshire.[70]
Invincible  United Kingdom The smack struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) east north east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Reta ( United Kingdom).[72][74]
Rosella  United Kingdom The barque ran aground of a reef off Guadeloupe and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[75]
Sea Belle South Australia The ship was driven ashore at Port Alfred, Cape Colony. She was consequently condemned.[76]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Adina  United Kingdom The ship departed from Glasgow, Renfrewshire for Exeter, Devon. No further trace, reported missing.[71]
Galatea  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Avonmouth, Somerset. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[77]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Alexander Buthie  United Kingdom The ship sank during a storm with the loss of all six crew.[78]
Andrew Johnson United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Bremerhaven, Germany. She was refloated.[79]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Skinburness, Cumberland.[77] She was later refloated.[45]
Concert  United Kingdom The steam yacht collided with a landing stage at Tranmere, Cheshire. She capsized and sank. Both people on board survived.[80]
Harald Haarfanger Norway The barque was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[79]
Isabella  United Kingdom The fishing vessel sank in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Fowlsheugh, Kincardineshire during a storm with the loss of all six crew.[78][81]
Twilight  United Kingdom The ship capsized with the loss of all four crew.[78]
Yola  United Kingdom The steamship was lost in the Niger River.[82]
Four unnamed vessels  United Kingdom Four fishing vessels were lost during a storm, killing nineteen crew.[78]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Adam  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Glenarm, County Antrim and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Glenarm to Dublin.[83]
Alexander Duthie  United Kingdom The yawl foundered in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all five crew.[84][11]
Anna Catharina  Germany The barque was driven ashore at Cape Arkona. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde.[85]
Balgownie  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cochin, India. She was on a voyage from Cochin to Tellicherry. She was refloated.[79][86]
Bet  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked in Cloughy Bay.[65]
George Arkle  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on "Duivan Island", Netherlands East Indies.[87] She was refloated on 24 April and resumed her voyage.[88]
Iron Cross  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[45]
Isabella  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire with the loss of all six crew.[84]
Mizpah  United Kingdom The barque broke from her moorings and ran aground at Waterford. She was refloated with assistance.[83]
Trevor  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of one life.[65][89]
Twilight  United Kingdom The fishing vessel capsized in the North Sea off the coast of Kincardineshire with the loss of all four crew.[84][11]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Alexandria Ottoman Empire Egypt The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[87][90]
RMS American  United Kingdom The steamship foundered 180 nautical miles (330 km) off Cape Palmas, Canary Islands following the breaking of her propeller shaft. All but seven of her 141 passengers and crew took to the ship's boats. Fifty-four people in three of the boats were rescued by the steamship Congo ( United Kingdom). The barque Emma F. Harriman ( United States rescued 65 people in three of the other five boats. HMS Firebrand ( Royal Navy) was despatched to search for the remaining two boats; Moltke ( Germany) rescued those in the gig, leaving a dinghy with five crew on board unacounted for. The dinghy subsequently reached Loanda, Portuguese East Africa. American was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She was towed in to Loanda on 21 July by the brig Taraja ( Portugal), which had rescued seven people in one of the boats.[91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100]
British Empire  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rangoon, Burma.[101]
Hesleden Hall  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France and sprang a severe leak. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Germany to Saint-Malo.[101]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Sapphire  United Kingdom The steamship struck a submerged object and sank at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Leith. She was refloated and drydocked.[88]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Martha Jane  United Kingdom The smack ran aground and sank in the Goltrap Roads. She was on a voyage from Porthclais to Little Haven, Pembrokeshire.[102]
Rainbow  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and sank 25 nautical miles (46 km) west north west of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Philippe Lea ( France). Rainbow was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Sheerness, Kent.[102]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Jylland Denmark The steamship ran aground at Villequier, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Kronstadt, Russia.[29] She was refloated and towed in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure in a severely damaged condition.[55]
Thorbjorn Norway The brigantine ran aground between Mostyn and Connah's Quay, Flintshire, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Connah's Quay.[102][103]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Ariel,
Bispham, and
Ezel		  United Kingdom The ships ran aground and collided off Weston Point Docks, Runcorn, Cheshire and were all severely damaged. Ezel was on a voyage from Runcorn to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[102]
Nidelven Norway The brig ran aground on the Middelgrund. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stockholm, Sweden.[64][55] She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[104]
Rosaline  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was driven ashore at Old Castle Point, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[55]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1880
ShipStateDescription
Farsund Norway The barque was wrecked on the Woolpack. Her crew were rescued.[105]
Jumna  India The flat was destroyed by fire at Calcutta with the loss of four lives.[64][106]
Progress  United Kingdom The steamship was destroyed by fire at Calcutta. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Assam.[64]
United  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Île-de-Bréhat, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[64]

30 April

Unknown date

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