List of shipwrecks in April 1881
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leopoldine Frade |  Germany |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Northern Chief (Flag unknown). Leopoldine Frade was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Cork, United Kingdom.[1] |
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avalanche |  Norway |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Blandina P. ( Austria-Hungary). Avalanche was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Saint Lucia.[1] |
| Goldhunter |  United States |
The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Department of Alaska 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) east of the entrance to "Behring Bay" – probably a reference to Yakutat Bay, which was historically known as "Bering Bay" – after she lost her rudder in a storm. All seven people on board survived.[2] |
| Marie |  United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was driven against the pier at Gravesend, Kent and sank.[3] |
| Speed | Guernsey |
The schooner collided with the steamship Solent ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Longships, Cornwall with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Victua (Flag unknown). Speed was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Jersey, Channel Islands.[4][5][6] |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Luck |  France |
The fishing trawler ran aground at Salcombe, Devon, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Salcombe in a severely leaky condition.[3] |
| United States | United States |
The steamship was wrecked near the outer shoal of Cape Romain, South Carolina.[7] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gosforth | United Kingdom |
The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors took to a boat; they were rescued on 7 April by the barque Ariel ( Norway). Gosforth was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Savona, Italy.[8][9] |
| Pyrrha | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Odesa, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1] |
| Queen | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Orator ( United Kingdom). Queen was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to London.[1] She was discovered in mid-June in a derelict condition and was taken in to for Queenstown, County Cork.[10] |
5 April
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cornish Girl | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned at in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Michelle Selchau ( Denmark). Cornish Girl was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall.[12][13] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Schiedam |  Netherlands |
The steamship was driven ashore at Oude-Tonge, South Holland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland.[11] |
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cæsar |  Sweden |
The ship ran aground on Hammond's Knowl, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Algoa Bay. She was refloated and put in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a leaky condition and was beached there.[1] |
| Newton | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil, to London.[14] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John White | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground on the Rhyde Sands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France.[13] |
| Anne Milbank |  New Zealand |
The steamship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand.[15] on a rock in Parua Bay,[16] but had been repaired by July[17] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agra | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground at Hubberston, Pembrokeshire and became hogged.[9] |
| Alexander | United States |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channe 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[18] |
| Daisy | United States |
The steamship suffered a machinery failure and capsized. Two crewmen were killed.[19] |
| General Havelock | United Kingdom |
The tug was run into by the paddle steamer Shamrock ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Liffey. Her crew survived.[13] She was later refloated and beached at Ringsend, County Dublin.[20] |
| Marmora | Denmark |
The barque was wrecked on the Scarweather Sands in the Bristol Channel. Her eight crew were rescued by the Porthcawl Lifeboat Chafyn Grove ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[21][13] Marmora was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure, France to Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[9] |
| Seine No. 3 | France |
The tug collided with another vessel and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between "Pubeen Harbour" and "Glackhall Head", County Cork, United Kingdom.[13] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | United Kingdom |
The ship heeled over and filled in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Newport, Monmouthshire.[22] |
| Scotland | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Geelong, Victoria for a British port. No further trace, reported missing.[23] |
| Yeddo | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Gravesend, Kent.[18] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belsize | United Kingdom |
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Inga ( Norway). Belsize was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Copenhagen, Denmark.[24] |
| Carl Konow | Norway |
The barque was run into by the steamship Chilian ( United Kingdom) and sank 10 to 15 nautical miles (19 to 28 km) east of the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued by Chilian. Carl Konow was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Newry, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[25][26] |
| Cheshire Lass | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea.[27] |
| Estrella | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in Fleetwood Bay. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was refloated but consequently sank. She was again refloated and taken in to Fleetwood.[22] |
| Kestrel | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on Burhou, Channel Islands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and taken in to Alderney, Channel Islands in a severely leaky condition.[28][25] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amazoneuse | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and Pará, Brazil.[25] |
| Annie | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck a rock while on a course between Land's End and the Longships, Cornwall. She began to take on water and was taken in tow for Mount's Bay by the steamship Mary Monica ( United Kingdom). After two hours the crew went on the steamship and after another hour of tow Annie sank.[29] |
| Cotherstone, Emerald Isle, and Iron Ring |
United Kingdom |
The steamships Cotherstone and Emerald Isle collided in the River Mersey and were both severely damaged. Cotherstone was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. Emerald Isle was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool. She was taken in to Liverpool in a sinking condition. The tug Iron Ring was severely damaged whilst rendering assistance to Emerald Isle.[30] |
| Emily | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with the steamship Wear ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) north east of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. Emily was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Torquay, Devon.[25] |
| Katie | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck the Runnel Stone in the English Channel off Gwennap Head, Cornwall, and sank. Her five crew were rescued by Mary Menica ( United Kingdom). Katie was on a voyage from Norwich, Norfolk to Dublin.[31][25] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johanne | Denmark |
The schooner ran aground at Safi, Morocco. Her crew were rescued.[32] She was condemned and sold. Johanne had been refloated by early June and taken in to Safi.[33] |
| John and Henry | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked "at Bullock". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Red Bay, County Antrim.[30] |
19 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by the Theddlethorpe Lifeboat.[27] |
| Zeemeeuw | Denmark |
The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Tayport, Fife, United Kingdom to Memel, Germany.[34] She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen for repairs.[35] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Album |  Italy |
The barque was driven ashore at Cortelazzo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Venice.[34][20] |
| Ark | United Kingdom |
The barge caught fire and sank in the South West India Docks, London.[34] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British King | United Kingdom |
The tug struck rocks in Ramsey Sound and sank. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
| Ellen Vair | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Gertrude (Flag unknown) off The Lizard, Cornwall and was abandoned.[37] |
| Mizpah | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on Skagen, Denmark and broke her back.[36] Nine or eleven of her 21 crew were reported to have been lost.[38] |
| Zeus | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland.[36] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wynyard Park | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with a lock and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[35] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alsvid | Norway |
The barque was wrecked at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Galveston, Texas, United States.[20] |
| Helios | Sweden |
The brig caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Nelson ( United Kingdom). Helios was on a voyage from Jamaica to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[32] |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Brancaster, Norfolk. She was refloated with assistance.[20] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Sanford | United States |
The steamship was destroyed by fire in the St. Johns River. Four people were burnt to death and five were drowned.[39] |
| Princess Alice | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the Hartwell Reef with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bahia, Brazil.[40] |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christofora | Italy |
The barque was destroyed by fire at Iquique, Chile.[32] |
| HMS Doterel |  Royal Navy |
The Doterel-class sloop sank while at anchor one-half nautical mile (0.93 km) off Sandy Point, Chile, following an explosion and the loss of 143 lives. There were twelve survivors.[41][42] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cavalier | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Lossiemouth, Moray. She was refloated on 29 April and taken in to Lossiemouth for repairs.[43] |
| Corneille David | Flag unknown | The ship departed from Talcahuano for a European port. No further trace, reported overdue.[44] |
| Michael Angelo | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted in the Pacific Ocean whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, reported missing..[45] |
| Saint George | United States |
The schooner struck an uncharted rock off Twin Rocks, Department of Alaska (57°50′05″N 152°18′45″W / 57.83472°N 152.31250°W) and became waterlogged. The schooner Pauline Collins ( United States) towed her to Long Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, but she was so badly damaged that she was declared nearly a total loss. Saint Georeg was on a voyage from Kodiak to English Bay and Nutchick in the Department of Alaska.[46] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Osprey | United Kingdom |
The vessel was lost south of Douglas Bay, Isle of Man.[47] |
| Water Lily | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Ilfracombe, Devon by the barque Limbe ( France). Her crew were rescued. Water Lily was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford.[43] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tararua | United Kingdom |
 |
| Waterlily | United Kingdom |
The brigantine collided with a tug and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[32] |
