List of shipwrecks in July 1866
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara Mathilda |  Sweden |
The brig was driven ashore near "Nahr". She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to "Slite" for repairs.[1] |
| Norman |  United Kingdom |
The brigantine was driven ashore on the coast of Eure, France and capsized. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[2] |
| Star | Jersey |
The ship was wrecked off the coast of Brazil. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pará, Brazil.[3] |
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Seymour | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Pencil Rocks, in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4][5] |
| Thomas Brown | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland.[2] |
3 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide |  South Australia |
The ship was wrecked at the entrance to the Olinda Channel with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Mauritius.[6][7] |
| Clio | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ocean Bride ( United Kingdom). Clio was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Newfoundland, British North America.[8][9] |
4 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calypso | New South Wales |
The brig was en route from Newcastle, New South Wales to Dunedin, New Zealand with a cargo of coal. She struck a gale in Foveaux Strait and was damaged, and changed course for Stewart Island to repair the damage. Here she struck an uncharted reef and was holed. Her captain changed course again, to try to make harbour, but she hit bottom close to the island's southern shore, becoming a wreck.[10] |
| Marinus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Berry Head, Devon. She was on a voyage rom South Shields, County Durham to Genoa, Italy.[11][12] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Cette, Hérault.[13] |
6 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chaucer | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked on the Cabezos, off Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga to London.[1][14] |
| Conqueror | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and sank off Bet Island, Queensland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Bombay, India.[6][15] |
| Ephesus | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16][17] |
| Vencedor de Africa |  Spain |
The steamship ran aground on the Cochinos Reef, off the coast of Spain.[18] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann and Margaret | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with the barque Auguste ( Prussia) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Gibraltar.[19][1] |
| Henry Woollez | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized and sank at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[20] |
| Thorndean | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Red Island, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City.[20] She was refloated.[4] |
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald McMillan | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked of a reef off Punta Mulas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[21] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Amazon, and Osprey |
 Royal Navy United Kingdom |
The Amazon-class sloop HMS Amazon collided with the steamship Osprey in the English Channel 18 nautical miles (33 km) south west of Portland, Dorset. Osprey was on a voyage from Cork to Antwerp, Belgium. She sank with the loss of twelve of the 32 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Amazon, which later sank with the loss of sixteen lives. Survivors took to the boats, and reached Torquay, Devon the next day with assistance from the smacks Jane and Water Lily and two other boats (all United Kingdom). HMS Amazon was on a voyage from Spithead, Hampshire to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[22][23][24][25] |
| Anna Lange |  Bremen |
The full-rigged ship caught fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and was scuttled. She was severely damaged.[14][11] |
10 July
11 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ada | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.[26] |
| Albina | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Boca Chica. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Matamoros, Mexico.[26] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Fahludd Reef, in the Baltic Sea and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Ventava, Courland Governorate to London[27] |
| Corio | New South Wales |
The collier foundered with the loss of all nine crew. She was on a voyage from Bulli to Sydney.[28] |
| Providence |  France |
The schooner ran aground off the Pointe des Renarde and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. Providence was refloated the next day and towed in to Brest, Finistère.[29][27] |
| Royal William | United Kingdom |
The dredge boat, a smack, was run down and sunk at Harwich, Essex by the paddle steamer Avalon ( United Kingdom). Her three crew were rescued.[30][29] |
| Saltram | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with the tug Cruizer and sank off South Stack, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Falmouth, Cornwall.[14] |
| Victoire | France |
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent for repairs.[14][11] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur | |
The ketch was wrecked at Nobbys Head with the loss of all on board.[28] |
| Carnation | New South Wales |
The schooner was beached in Seal Rock Bay where she was wrecked. All on board survived. .[28] |
| Cawarra | New South Wales |
The paddle steamer was overwhelmed by large waves and sank bow first in the harbour at Newcastle, with the loss of 60 lives. Only one passenger survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Rockhampton, Queensland. |
| Chapman | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Alibag, india.[31] Her crew were rescued.[32] |
| Friends | New South Wales |
The steamship was wrecked at Tuggerah.[28] |
| Lismore | British North America |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newcastle. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney.[28] |
| Marie Rosalie | France |
The lugger sprang a leak and sank in the Baltic Sea south of Hanö, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helgenæs, Denmark to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure.[4] |
| Seagull | New South Wales |
The schooner foundered off Newcastle with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Richmond River to Newcastle.[33] |
| Vicary |  India |
The barque was wrecked near Alibag.[31] Her crew were rescued.[32] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esk | |
The barque was wrecked at Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Wellington, New Zealand, to Newcastle.[28] |
| Hos | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked in a dry dock in Liverpool, Lancashire when supports gave way.[34] |
| Lady Bowen | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Sydney.[35] |
| Mary and Rose | Tasmania |
The schooner was wrecked at "Narrowgut" with the loss of five of the eight people on board. She was on a voyage from Circular Head to Brisbane, Queensland.[28] |
| Rambler | New Zealand |
The schooner foundered off the New Zealand North Island east coast with the loss of three lives. The ship was last spotted from the Cutter Greenwich on 12 July, which was running from an approaching gale and heavy sea.[36] |
| Rhoderick Dhu | New South Wales |
The schooner was wrecked at Norma Point, 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of Port Stephens. Her crew were rescued.[28] |
| West Hartley No.2 | New South Wales |
The ship was wrecked in Lake Macquarie. Her crew survived.[28] |
| William Watson | New South Wales |
The barque capsized off Nobbys Head. She was righted but was driven ashore and wrecked at Newcastle with the loss of two of her crew.[28] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colonist | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Glasgarnian Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Kingstown, County Dublin and Newry, County Antrim.[29] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness. She was refloated with assistance from Vanguard ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Scrabster, Caithness in a waterlogged condition.[37] |
| Netherby | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship ran aground and sank off King Island, Tasmania. All 462 people on board survived both the sinking and being marooned on the island. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Queensland. |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. L. Peck | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from New York to Santa Cruz.[38] |
| Annie Laurie | New Zealand |
The cutter foundered five miles from the Aldermen Islands in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty.[39] |
| Billow | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was abandoned off The Skerries, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20] |
| Bury St. Edmunds | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and put in to Southampton, Hampshire.[29] |
| Deux Frères | France |
The lugger struck the Vinotiere Rocks, in the Conquet Channel and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Imperatrice" to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure.[4] |
| Euras | United Kingdom |
The ship was beached at St. Ubes, Portugal on fire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to South Shields, County Durham.[40][41] |
| Mimmie Dyke | Victoria |
The schooner was wrecked in the Kent Group, Tasmania. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
| Rajah | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran into the Arsenal Pier, Woolwich, Kent and sank in the River Thames downstream of the Town Pier, Woolwich.[29] |
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chapman | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Bombay, India.[43] |
| Pawnee |  United States |
The barque ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Montevideo, Uruguay. She subsequently floated off and was boarded by the Coastguard. Pawnee was taken in to for Waterford, United Kingdom.[20] |
| Robert | Prussia |
The schooner foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Seville, Spain.[44] |
| Sarah | United States |
The fishing schooner sprung a leak and sank on the Georges Bank. Crew saved.[45] |
| Vivid | New Zealand |
The schooner encountered bad weather while en route from Wairoa to Napier and began to leak. She filled fast and was abandoned by her captain and two passengers off Māhia Peninsula. The wreckage of the boat came ashore two days later.[36] |
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Queen | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Bavarian ( United States). British Queen was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Tynemouth, Northumberland.[27] |
| Marie Adele | France |
The lugger struck rocks off "Perri". She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was towed in to "Painghouf" in a waterlogged condition and beached.[41] |
| Wild Wave | New Zealand |
The schooner foundered on an uncharted reef near Cuba Channel, northwest of Chatham Island. The ship became a total wreck but all hands were saved.[39] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Bessie Rowe ( United Kingdom). Aurora was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham.[46] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cathay | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[6][47] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on a reef on a reef in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to Mauritius.[48] |
| Deese | Flag unknown | The schooner was wrecked on Cape Farewell, New Zealand. The crew abandoned ship and were marooned on the spit until rescued by the steamer Tararua.[49] |
| Nordstjern |  Kingdom of Hanover |
The galiot was driven ashore near Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[40] |
| Palestro |  Regia Marina |
Third Italian War of Independence, Battle of Lissa: The coastal defense ship exploded and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Lissa with the loss of 211 of her 230-man crew after the ironclad warship SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max ( Austrian Navy) rammed her, dismasting her and setting her afire. |
| Picayune |  Italy |
The ship was lost near Mount Desert, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[4] |
| Re d'Italia | Regia Marina |
 Austrian Navy) rammed her. |
| Wallsend | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Plough Rock, in the Farne Islands. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Tweedmouth, Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and taken in to North Shields, Northumberland.[41] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosine | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Jura. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 23 July and taken in to the Clyde in a leaky condition.[50][51] |
| Wild Duck | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged by fire at London.[40] |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | New Zealand |
The schooner foundered near Waiheke Island whilst en route from Thames to Auckland. All hands were lost with the ship.[49] |
| Naiad | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Hartlepool. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Hartlepool.[52] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaretha Hendrika | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the East Rock, off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London, United Kingdom.[41] |
25 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with City of London ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Bow Creek.[50] |
| Enigheden |  Norway |
The schooner ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Whitby.[52] |
| Frederick VII |  Denmark |
The ship departed from Saint Domingo for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[53] |
| Hebe | Sweden |
The ship capsized at Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.[50] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alford | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged off Land's End, Cornwall by an explosion in her cargo of coal. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to the Charente.[54] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was refloated.[50] |
| Father Mathew | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Dragon Sand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Ventava, Courland Governorate to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[46] |
28 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elphen | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to Sunderland. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Sunderland.[52] |
29 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariomede | British North America |
The brig foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued.[55] |
| Scotia | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked at Banff, Aberdeenshire. she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.[52] |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Mandeville | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool.[46] |
| Spring Flower | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground off Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to De Cocksdorp, North Holland.[56] |
| Tyne Queen | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Englishman's Shoal, in the Bosphorus. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to a port in the Black Sea.[46][52] |
