List of shipwrecks in August 1878
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| India |  United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Yenikale, Russia. She was refloated on 3 August.[1] |
| Juliet | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Isla de los Estados, Chile and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the brig Thetis ( Germany). Juliet was on a foaye from San Francisco, California, United States to London.[2][3] |
| L. B. Gilchrist |  United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and resumed her voyage.[4][5] |
| Premier | United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore east of Dunkirk, Nord, France and was severely damaged. She was refloatedon 28 August and towed in to Dunkirk.[4][6][7] |
| Ville Besnard |  France |
The ship ran aground at Söderhamn. She was refloated.[4] |
| 877 |  Russia |
The lighter sprang a leak and sank at Kronstadt.[5] |
2 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abeille | France |
The barque ran aground on the Burroughs, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[8] |
| Bereg |  Austria-Hungary |
The barque sprang a leak and was beached 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Berdianski, Russia.[1][9] |
| Evening Star | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[8] She was refloated the next day with assistance from the barge Gregory ( United Kingdom) and two tugs and anchored off Southend Pier, Essex.[1][9] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The trow sank off Avonmouth, Somerset with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[10] |
| Harlaw |  New South Wales |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Shanghai, China. At least some of her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Shanghai.[8] |
| Hendrika |  Netherlands |
The galiot was run down and sunk in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Dover, Kent by the barque Edith ( United States). One crew member was rescued by a Kingsdown boat.[8] |
| Princess Victoria | United Kingdom |
The ship struck rocks at Seaton, County Durham. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Sundsvall, Sweden. She was refloated and towed in to Blyth, Northumberland in a leaky condition.[8] |
| Thor |  Norway |
The barque was driven ashore at "Kallboda", Grand Duchy of Finland.[8] |
| Voltigeur |  Belgium |
The fishing boat sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Anenome ( United Kingdom.[1] |
| William H. Allen | United States |
While on an Arctic trading voyage from Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii, the 157-ton brig sank in the Arctic Ocean off Cape Smyth, Department of Alaska (71°17′35″N 156°47′15″W / 71.29306°N 156.78750°W), after ice stove in her hull.[11] |
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Lindisfarne.[1] |
| Cingalese | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Cabrita Point, Spain. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[1] She was abandoned the next day and broke up.[12][13] |
| Curlew | United Kingdom |
The yacht was severely damaged in a thunderstorm at Llandudno, Caernarfonshire.[14] |
| Dagmar | United Kingdom |
The yacht sank in a thunderstorm at Llandudno. Her crew survived.[14] |
| Empress | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was run into by another vessel and sank in The Swale off Elmley Ferry, Isle of Sheppey, Kent with the loss of a crew member.[15] She was refloated on 10 November.[16] |
| Esperia | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cahore, County Wexford. Her crew survived.[1] |
| Irene | United Kingdom |
The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire.[14] |
| Jessie | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
| Mazeppa | United Kingdom |
The fishing smack was driven ashore at Dover, Kent.[1] |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom |
The yacht was severely damaged in a thunderstorm at Llandudno.[14] |
| Nellie Carr | United States |
The schooner foundered off Catalina Island, Dominican Republic. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[17] |
4 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Almira Coombs | United States |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. Her crew survived.[1][18] |
| Leonore | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Puloe Napier", Billiton Island, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[1][19] |
| Mary Lloyds | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was towed in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire the next day by the steamship Ant ( United Kingdom).[18] |
| Petronella | Netherlands |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. She was on a voyage from Makassar, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland.[1][18] |
| Robert Portner | United Kingdom |
The ship was beached on "Cacos Island", in the Andaman Islands. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to the English Channel.[18][20] |
| Zenobia | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at "Tabiah", on the Barbary Coast. Her crew survived.[21] |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blenheim | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the West Beck Reef, off Bic, Quebec, Canada. Her 33 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Montreal, Quebec.[22][23][24] She was consequently condemned.[25] |
| Mary | Germany |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[18][20] |
| Milo | United Kingdom |
The smack collided with a barque and sank in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of the Spurn Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House). Her four crew were rescued the next day by the smack Unity ( United Kingdom).[26] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assyria | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the River Parrett at Dunball, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[27] |
| Brigitta | Germany |
The schooner ran aground on the Sand Kallan, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.[27] She was refloated and towed in to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[28] |
| Martina |  Sweden |
The schooner was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Karlskrona to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Berwick upon Tweed by the tug Tweed ( United Kingdom).[18][20] |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fidele | France |
The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla, Sweden to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[29] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Wigton, Cumberland with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from "Aye" to Waterford.[30] |
| Summer Cloud | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Wick, Caithness. She was refloated and taken in to Wick in a leaky condition.[27] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beech | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Brăila, United Principalities. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Naples, Italy.[31][32] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The dandy struck a sunken rock and was wrecked in the Rodefjord, Iceland. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Walls | United Kingdom |
The barque sprang a leak. She was assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in waterlogged condition and beached.[34] |
| Anna Lucretia | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Deutscher Kaiser ( Germany).[35] |
| Conway | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore 65 nautical miles (120 km) south of São Paulo, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Natal, Brazil.[29][36][37] |
| Stirling | United Kingdom |
The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Kronstadt, Russia.[35] |
| Vadren | Norway |
The barque was driven ashore at São Paulo.[29] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F. W. Harris | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but struck a sunken wreck. She continued her voyage in a leaky condition.[28] |
| Glad Tidings | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from St. George to Liverpool. She was refloated.[38] |
| Jacob Christensen | Norway |
The barque collided with a German steamship and sank off Rungsted, Denmark.[39] |
| Maid of Kent | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Margate, Kent to London.[38] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMY Alberta, Ida, and HMS Lively |
 Royal Navy United Kingdom Royal Navy |
The Royal Yacht HMY Alberta was run into by HMS Lively at West Cowes, Isle of Wight and was damaged. HMS Lively then run down and sank the cutter Ida before running aground herself.[19][40] HMS Lively was refloated and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire, where she collided with and capsized a boat. Those on board were rescued by HMS Lively.[41] |
| Juliane | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Cape Town, Cape Colony.[42] |
| Marion | United Kingdom |
The barque was destroyed by fire in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by the barque Charles R. Lewis ( United States). Marion was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Canada.[43][44] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia |  United States |
The schooner dragged anchor in heavy seas and stranded on Whale Rock in West Bay, Narragansett, Rhode Island. She was wrecked. Her crew of six were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[45] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albert | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Bishop's Quay, Helford River, Cornwall. She was refloated two days later.[46] |
| Kaiuma |  New Zealand |
The schooner left Waitara for Auckland on 14 August and is believed to have foundered close to Raglan on the following day. Wreckage was discovered along the coast around and after that date. It is thought the Kaiuma had a crew of seven.[47] |
| Leverrier | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated the next day.[48] |
| Merlin | New Zealand |
The 41-ton schooner stranded and became a wreck on Stephens Island in Cook Strait. All hands survived.[47] |
| Palmetta |  Italy |
The barque was wrecked at Aracaty, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Ceará.[49] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Templar | Isle of Man |
The fishing vessel was run into by another vessel and sank. Her crew were rescued by Fear Not ( Isle of Man).[50] |
| Don Juan | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire and sank. Her four crew survived.[51] |
| Electra | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Abertay Sands, at the mouth of the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Amble, Northumberland. She floated off and resumed her voyage.[39] |
| Henry | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at the Ness of Duncansby, Caithness.[39] |
| Libuka | Austria-Hungary |
The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the Tonalá River. Her crew were rescued.[52] |
| Several unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at "Inspan" in a hurricane with loss of life. There were four survivors.[53] |
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer | United Kingdom |
The fishing smack was struck by a boat and foundered in Robin Hoods Bay. Her five crew were rescued.[54] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Electra | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Gironde and was beached in a sinking condition.[36] |
| Goldfinger | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug and six smacks and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[36] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Packet | New South Wales |
The ship was wrecked on Epi Island, New Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[55] |
| Maria and Delfina | Italy |
The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast on Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Morant Bay, Jamaica to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[36] |
| Pacific | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Bute Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile.[36] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan to Singapore, Straits Settlements. No further trace, reported overdue.[56] |
| Post Boy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pendine, Carmarthenshire.[57] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Helen | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with the steamship Rambler ( United Kingdom) and sank south of Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Rambler. Charlotte Helen was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[58][59] |
| Francis and Mary | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground in the River Boyne and was wrecked.[60] |
23 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dinnington | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Whitgift, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Blacktoft, Yorkshire.[61] |
| Southport | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on Back Beach, Durban, Natal Colony. during a storm. The remains of the ship and the salvaged cargo was sold for £1,460.[62][63] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta Elsa | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and towed in to The Down.[43] |
| Dione | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Karawang, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Batavia to Tegal. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[64] |
| First Lancashire | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Galle, Ceylon and sprang a leak.[61] She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Galle.[43] |
| Gateshead | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at North Shields, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[61] |
| Johann | Germany |
The schooner sank off Dagerort, Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to the Weser.[61] |
| Savant Servan | France |
The brig collided with George Bell ( United Kingdom) and sank off the coast of the United States.[65] |
| Summerlee | United Kingdom |
The steamship was severely damaged by an onboard explosion. Two of her crew were severely injured. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She put back to Cardiff.[66][67] |
| Themis | Norway |
The barque ran aground at Söderhamn, Sweden and became severely leaky.[61] |
| Vernon | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Stapelbotten, in the Baltic Sea.[61] She was refloated with assistance from the steamships Dwina and Hotspur (both Russia) and taken in to Riga, Russia for temporary repairs.[68][69] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bittern | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked at Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[70] |
| H. D. Stover | United States |
The brig was driven ashore at Port Natal, Natal Colony.[65] |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athlete | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground between Oliva and Dénia. Spain. She was on a voyage from Valencia to Dénia.[71] |
| Carlton | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on "Browse Island". All on board were rescued.[72] |
| James Drake, and Widgeon |
United Kingdom |
The steamships collided in the River Thames and both ran aground. James Drake was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to London. She was refloated and towed in to Gravesend, Kent. Widgeon was on a voyage from London to Hamburg, Germany.[73] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Louis | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken wreck off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.[6] |
| Furness Abbey | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Tangalle, Ceylon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galle, Ceylon to Rangoon, Burma.[6] |
| Mercur | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Faroe Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Iceland.[74] |
| Vincente |  Spain |
The schooner collided with Collibu ( France) at Gibraltar and was beached. Vincente was on a voyage from Mataró to a Galician port.[6] |
| Queen | United Kingdom |
The derelict ship foundered in the Barents Sea. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[75] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adele Accame | Italy |
The barque ran aground on the Kugel Bakken. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[76] |
| Autocrat | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground in the Scheldt at "Sinkerlaat", near Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[77] |
| Black Eagle | United Kingdom |
The steam yacht was run into by the tug Atlas ( United Kingdom) and sank off Walney Island, Lancashire with the loss of one of the fourteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by Atlas. Black Eagle was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, to Morecambe, Lancashire.[78] |
| Cygnet | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground between Maassluis and Vlaardingen, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland.[6] |
| Dos Amigos |  Mexico |
The brigantine ran aground on the Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Veracruz to London. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Essex ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[6] |
| Elaine | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked at Tignabruaich, Argyllshire. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Ardrishaig, Argyllshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[79][80][70] She was refloated on 1 September with the assistance of a tug.[81] |
| Pizarro |  Spanish Navy |
The man-of-war was driven ashore at Bermuda during a hurricane.[82] |
| Who'd a Thought It | United Kingdom |
The smack ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued.[76] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes and Louisa | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[76] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to South Shields.[83] |
| Camogli | Italy |
The barque was damaged by fire at Genoa.[76] |
| Claremont | United Kingdom |
The steamship struck a rock off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She put in to Cádiz, Spain in a leaky condition.[84][85] |
| Firth of Tay | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was righted and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall by the steamship Faithful ( United Kingdom).[84] |
| Helena | Sweden |
The schooner was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of the Heugh Lighthouse, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.[76][86] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Hela, Germany. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Christiania, Norway. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[86] |
| Anny Rosette | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Scoughall, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian.[86] |
| Cyrenian | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Ischia, Italy. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Naples. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[68] |
| Diligent, and Filey |
United Kingdom |
The steamship Diligent collided with the steamship Filey and sank off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her 24 crew were rescued by tugs. Diligent was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Alexandria, Egypt. Filey was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Venice, Italy. She was severely damaged at the bows and was assisted in to the River Tyne by three tugs.[87] |
| Eudora | United Kingdom |
The barque struck a rock off "Recipe" and was damagedd. She was on a voyage from London to Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. She was refloated and towed in to Port Elizabeth the next day.[88] |
| Herald | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough.[86] She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim.[89] |
| Jessy | United Kingdom |
The ketch was beached at Newhaven, Sussex. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon. She subsequently broke up.[90] |
| Lake Superior | New Zealand |
The schooner stranded and became a wreck at Pakiri.[47] |
| Le Procès | France |
The fishing smack capsized and sank off the pier at Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of her twelve crew.[91][87] |
| Portland | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated the next day.[84] |
| Telegraph | United Kingdom |
The steamship caught fire off the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin. She put in to Dublin.[92] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The herring boat collided with a schooner and sank.[91] |
