List of shipwrecks in July 1876

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The list of shipwrecks in July 1876 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1876.

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Newport, Monmouthshire with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Dahlia ( United Kingdom). Brothers was on a voyage from Newport to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[1]
Condora  Italy The ship was wrecked on the Krishna Shoal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to the English Channel.[1][2]
Jane and Esther  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Chausey, Manche, France and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Granville, Manche.[3]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
British King  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whils on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4]
Contractor  United Kingdom The tug was run into by the steamship Galilee ( France) and was beached at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was beached.[5]
Lady Franklyn New Zealand The 235-ton barque went ashore at Kaipara Harbour when her anchor cable parted. She was refloated but became uncontrollable and regrounded, thus becoming a wreck.[6]
South of England  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Hats and Barrels, or The Smalls, Cornwall. She was reported to be on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage but foundered the next day off St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. All on board survived.[7][8]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Coki Cuman  Japan The junk was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean (37°10′N 167°35′E / 37.167°N 167.583°E / 37.167; 167.583), ten of her twelve crew having died. Survivors were rescued by the barque Aubrey Cowper ( United Kingdom).[9]
Hildegaard Norway The ship caught fire at Thameshaven, Essex. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London, United Kingdom.[5]
Magdala  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on a reef 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Tripoli. She was refloated and taken in to Malta for repairs.[1][2]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Norma  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. She floated off and was taken in tow by an American schooner, but the tow had to be abandoned.[10][11]
Tees  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Bilbao, Spain. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Bilbao.[12]
Triton  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east south east of Little Orme Head, Caernarfonshire.[13][14]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Clio  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship Narenta ( Trieste) and sank in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of two of her ten crew. Clio was on a voyage from "Cabes" or "Kabea", Africa to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[15][16]
Gloria  Italy The brig was driven ashore at Apeshill, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Trieste.[5]
Oseco  United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean (32°59′S 30°45′E / 32.983°S 30.750°E / -32.983; 30.750). All on board took to a boat; they were rescued by Philosopher ( United Kingdom). Oseco. was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall.[17][18]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Challenge United States The fishing Schooner was wrecked on the Maine coast. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Cif Norway The steamship sprang a leak and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to Moss.[20]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Arctic United States The 431-ton whaler, a barque, was crushed in ice in the Chukchi Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) off Point Franklin on the coast of the Department of Alaska. Her crew reached shore and was rescued by the whaling barque Onward ( United States).[21][22]
Clotaire France The ship was driven ashore on Langlade Island. She was declared a total loss.[10]
Nuphar  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, Ottoman Empire to Dunkirk.[10]
Raven  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was run into by Enterprise ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Egremont, Lancashire in a sinking condition.[10]
W. Harkness  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Galway. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Galway.[23]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Ella  United Kingdom The yacht was run down and sunk at Gourock, Renfrewshire by the steamship Marquis of Lorne ( United Kingdom).[24]
Henri Flag unknown The barque ran aground at Cuxhaven, Germany. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated the next day with assistance.[23]
Medora  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 35 nautical miles (65 km) north of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. All on board were rescued; ten crew were rescued by the steamship Barita ( United Kingdom). Medora was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[25][24][23][26][27]
Monrovia  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Carpenter's Rock, off the coast of Sierra Leone. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[28]
Skane Sweden The brig ran aground. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Strömsholm. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10]
Tjin Eng Lie Netherlands The barque sank at Samarang, Netherlands East Indies.[29]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Tortola  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Cerignola, Italy. She was on a voyage from Cyprus to Cork.[23]
Union  Germany The steamship exploded and caught fire 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Bornholm, Denmark. She was abandoned with the loss of one life. Union was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lübeck.[30]
Waakzamlier Belgium The fishing sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued by the fishing sloop Hallemarch ( Belgium).[31][32]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Agnes Campbell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was refloated.[23]
Camille France The steamship ran aground and was damaged at Adra, Spain.[23]
Elise Marie  Germany The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Melbourne ( United Kingdom). Elise Marie was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Wolgast.[23][10]
Goldstream  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Dovran Rock and became waterlogged.[23] She was on a voyage from Boston to Donegal.[10]
Newsky  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Whitton Middle Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated the next day but consequently sank.[33]
Roycroft  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow.[10]
St. Clair United States The steamship was destroyed by fire on Lake Superior with the loss of 27 lives.[10]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Christine Allida Netherlands The schooner ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to Delfshaven, South Holland. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[34]
Halley  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Limerick.[33]
Raphael  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool.[33] She was refloated with the assistance of four tugs and taken in to Liverpool.[30]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Anine  United Kingdom The yacht foundered off Ailsa Craig.[35]
Rachel  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Runcorn, Cheshire.[30]
Unnamed  Germany The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.[35]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
City of Manchester  United Kingdom The steam yacht ran aground in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated.[34]
Demarchi  Italy The barque was driven ashore 7 nautical miles (13 km) west north west of Maryport, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Silloth, Cumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Silloth.[20]
Wider Sweden The ship capsized at Lummelunda, Gotland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oscarshamn to Apenrade, Denmark.[36]
Unnamed Flag unknown The yacht ran aground in Liverpool Bay.[34]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Coral Isle  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was wrecked on the Filsand. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to an English port.[31]
Daisy  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Kronstadt to Helsingør, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands.[37][38]
Dimvara Castle  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Campbeltown, Argyllshire in late July.[39]
HMS Thunderer  Royal Navy
The boiler of HMS Thunderer after the explosion.
The Devastation-class ironclad suffered a boiler explosion that killed 45 of her crew and injured 40 others.
Widar Sweden The ship capsized at Lummelunda, Gotland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oscarshamn to Åbenrå, Dehmark.[35]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Acme New South Wales The Davis & Copper-owned schooner ran aground on Seal Rocks.
Garland  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Keibir Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[40]
Marienburg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Sassholmen". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[35]
Minister Achenbach  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at Riga. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Riga. She was refloated on 20 July and taken in to Riga.[41]
M. Moxham  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Havre de Grâce.[32]
Sorensen Norway The schooner was driven ashore at Fotosund. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Holmstadt.[35]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Lemland  Russia The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Fjaltring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Luleå, Sweden.[42]
Nueva Julianne Spain The barque was damaged by an onboard explosion at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[35]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Anglian  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
Douro Spain The steamship was wrecked off Cape Trafalgar. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to A Coruña.[43][35]
Electric  United Kingdom The steamship arrived at Liverpool, Lancashire from Belfast, County Antrim on fire. The fire was extinguished.[42]
Nord Sweden The brigantine ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Stockholm. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
Sussex Canada Canada The brig was partly abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean That portion of the crew being rescued by the barque Rosalina ( Italy). Sussex was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. Those left aboard were rescued two days later by Paolo Rivello ( Italy).[44][45] Sussex foundered on 27 July.[46]
Tamisa  United Kingdom The clipper departed from Hiogo for Yokohama, Japan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, about twenty lives.[47]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Albert  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[48]
Banana Jamaica The ship departed from Port Antonio for Kingston. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49]
Essea  Germany The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Norway to "Rushershid".[50]
Sugarcane Jamaica The sloop departed from Spring Garden Beach for Kingston. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49]
Tamesa  United Kingdom The ship departed from Hiogo for Yokohama, Japan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all nineteen crew.[51]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Christina  Germany The schooner foundered in the North Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) east by north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Zoe ( United Kingdom). Christina was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to a Danish port.[12]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Carmen Spain The ship ran aground on the Courland Bank. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[52]
Charlotte Gladstone  United Kingdom The ship collided with Colombo ( United Kingdom) in the Firth of Clyde. She put in to Greenock, Renfrewshire in a waterlogged condition.[52]
Fairy Queen  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) from Campbeltown, Argyllshire. All on board were rescued.[53]
Golden Wave  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Tonnenplaat, in the North Sea off Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, where she ran aground.[52]
Mohawk United States The yacht capsized and sank on her maiden voyage in New York Harbor off Stapleton, Staten Island, during an unexpected squall. 2 passengers and 1 crewman survived. She was later raised, repaired, and renamed Eagre and served with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and United States Navy.[54]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Dagmar  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship W. Harkness ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall and was severely damaged. Dagmar was towed in to Plymouth, Devon in a waterlogged condition by W. Harkhess.[55]
Florist  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[56]
Newcastle  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Kettleness, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Emu ( United Kingdom) and completed her voyage.[56]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Coronella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Bahia to London.[56]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Barrington  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[12] She was refloated on 31 July and towed in the Havre de Grâce.[57]
Bunin  Italy The barque was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool She was refloated and put back to Cardiff.[12][56]
Coq Du Village New Zealand The 312-ton wooden barque went ashore at Petane Beach near Napier during a gale, and became a wreck. All crew were rescued.[6]
Disquiet  United Kingdom The ship sank Bergen, Norway.[12] She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Bergen.[56]
Harold  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Ross, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to New Ross, County Wexford.[56]
Minnie  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Queen of Beauty ( United Kingdom) and was beached at New Ferry, Cheshire.[56]
Opal  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and assisted in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[12]
Tweed  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Devil's Point. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Devonport, Devon. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Sir Walter Raleigh ( United Kingdom and beached at Plymouth, Devon.[40]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Figlio d'Italia  Italy The ship ran aground on the Sovereign Rock, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[55]
No. 10  United Kingdom The pilot boat ran aground on the Castle Rocks, off Falmouth, Cornwall.[58]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Hope New Zealand The 21-ton cutter was wrecked when she was inundated by a heavy swell and driven onto rocks at Moeraki, New Zealand. Her crew survived, being rescued by the steamer Shag ( New Zealand).[59]
Iberia Flag unknown The ship foundered off Nash Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[60]
Leonie Celine France The schooner ran aground on the Gurnard Ledge, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Roscoff, Finistère.[55]
Solway  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Takli, Russia.[55] She was refloated and taken in to Kertch, Russia in a leaky condition.[60]
Victoria  United Kingdom The ketch ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Lymington, Hampshire.[61]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Belfort France The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Lagos, Lagos Colony to a Channel port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[62]
Campbeltown  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Londonderry. She was refloated with assistanced from the steamship Staffa ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Campbeltown, Argyllshire in a leaky condition.[63][60]
Columba  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Barcelona in a sinking condition.[63][60]
Columbia  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Commodore ( United Kingdom). Columbo was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Poole, Dorset.[64][39]
Friend's Endeavour  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her five crew survived.[63]
George United States The ship was driven ashore on Reedy Island, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[63]
Jettina Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore at "Iverstad", on the west coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Königsberg, Germany.[61]
Northampton United States The ship was driven ashore at Woody Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to New Orleans, Louisiana. She was refloated with assistance from the Coastguard and resumed her voyage.[61]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Admiral  United Kingdom The schooner caught fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[63]
Dinorah  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship Dorunda ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of ten of her crew. Dinorah was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Brindisi, Italy.[28]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship foundered, according to a message in a bottle that washed up between Hartlepool and Seaham, County Durham in mid-August.[65]
Hillsborough  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Bristol Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) west north west of Lundy Island, Devon. Her three crew were rescued by the barque Pellegra Figari ( Italy).[40]
Lucien  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the North Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) east north east of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the brig Laura ( Norway). Lucien was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Helsingør.[66]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Alethea  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Middlegrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Kronstadt, Russia.[67]
Janet Izat  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Stockholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Stockholm. She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm in a leaky condition.[40]
Jessie  United Kingdom The ship, a cutter or a sloop, was run down and sunk in the Dogger Bank by Nornen ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Catharina Elizabeth ( Netherlands). Jessie was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Hamburg, Germany.[68][69]
Wallachia Sweden The steamship was driven ashore at Trelleborg.[70] She was refloated on 3 August with the assistance of two steamships and was towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[67]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1876
ShipStateDescription
Adeline Elwood United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Cette, Hérault, France.[39]
Carl  Germany The ship ran aground at Farø, Denmark and sank. She was on a voyage from Rivalto, Italy to Lübeck.[57]
Margaret  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Middle Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. She was refloated with the assistance of the Coastguard.[57]
Stewart Lane  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by Bianca Casanova (Flag unknown). Stewart Lane was on a voyage from the Isla de Lobos, Uruguay to Queenstown, County Cork.[71]

31 July

Unknown date

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