List of shipwrecks in July 1880

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

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Drumclog  United Kingdom The East Indiaman, a barque,[1] was driven ashore at Porlan Point, Burma. Her crew survived.[2] She subsequently became a wreck.[3]
F. W. Harris  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chain Coves Head, near Cape Race, Newfoundland Colony. Her 23 crew remained on the wreck for three days before leaving in four boats and reaching the shore. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4][5][6][7]
Maggie M  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Europa Point, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Sydney, New South Wales. She was refloated and towed in to Gibraltar.[8][9]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Condor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast. She was refloated and towed in to "Engesberg", Sweden in a waterlogged condition. She was consequently condemned.[10][9]
Drei Gebruder  Germany The galiot was driven ashore at Kuressaare, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[4] She was refloated and towed in to Riga, Russia in a leaky condition.[10]
Horten Norway The barque collided with a steamship and was beached at Camber, Sussex, United Kingdom, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated on 5 July and towed in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom by the tug Dragon Fly ( United Kingdom).[8][11][12]
Three Brothers New Zealand The cutter foundered the Hauraki Gulf with the loss of all three crew.[13]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Bear Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland Colony The steamship struck a reef off St. Shott's and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada to Saint John's. She completed her voyage in a severely leaky condition.[14][15]
Boston  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Rostrevor, County Down.[10]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16]
Jane Hannah New Zealand The schooner ran aground at the head of Akaroa Harbour in a heavy gale. All four crew were drowned.[13]
Loa  Chilean Navy War of the Pacific: The transport ship was sunk in Callao Bay by an explosive device placed aboard by the Peruvians. About 40 survivors were rescued by Alaska, Decres, Garibaldi, Senquin and Thetis (Flags unknown).[17] Loa was subsequently salvaged and used as a hulk.[18]
Manne du Cel France The lugger sprang a leak in the North Channel and was abandoned approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Lizard Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Saint-Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine.[19][20]
Reine du Ciel France The ship foundered off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Saint-Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine.[21]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Dreadnought  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore nearn "Nabardad". She was a total loss.[22]
Elmina  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore near Sandhamn, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Falcon  United Kingdom The yacht was run into by the steamship Dundee ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Tay. All three people on board were rescued by Dundee.[24] Falcon was refloated on 6 July and beached at Dundee, Forfarshire.[25]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Corea Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on Clermont Island. She was refloated and taken in to Thursday Island.[26]
Salien  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Palmer's Creek, County Limerick.[12]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Freia Denmark The ship sank in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Skien.[27]
Main  Germany The steamship ran aground in the English Channel near the Shambles Lightship ( Trinity House). She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom and Bremen.[28] She was refloated and taken in to Southampton.[29]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Advance  United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Lorenzo ( United Kingdom). Advance was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[3]
Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner went ashore on Cardiff Sands, Glamorgan. after striking a wreck, and filled with the tide; her crew reached Cardiff. Wreck later sold "as lies".[21][30]
Cyrenian  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Livorno, Italy.[21] She was refloated the next day.[23]
Duque de Loule Portugal The schooner collided with the steamship Ruperra ( United Kingdom) and sank off Cabo da Roca. Her crew were rescued by Ruperra.[31][32]
Edith Hough  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Neptune ( Sweden) and towed in to Stockholm, Sweden.[33][23]
Surprise  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Dartmouth, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[12]
Titania  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of Cape Spear, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by a fishing boat. Titania was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.[2][34][5]
Wave  United Kingdom The smack sprang a leak and foundered off the Ower Sand. Her crew were rescued.[3][35]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Princess Royal  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned off the "Rock Light". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Ditton Brook, Cheshire.[3] Princess Royal was discovered by the steamship Wellington ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Lytham, Lancashire.[36]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Bengal  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Bushire, Persia. She was on a voyage from London to Bushire. She was refloated on 12 July.[22]
George and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The dandy capsized and sank in the River Taff. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bideford, Devon.[23]
Unnamed Flag unknown A barque ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[23]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Alert  United Kingdom The steamship struck The Manacles, Cornwall and was holed. She was consequently beached. Following temporary repairs she was towed to Falmouth, Cornwall that evening.[37]
Aquiline  United Kingdom The yacht ran aground at Oban, Argyllshire. She was refloated and taken in to Oban for temporary repairs.[35]
Eros  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with the steamship Ymuiden ( Netherlands) and sank off the North Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued by a smack.[35][38]
Pearl  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Cork. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[35]
Prinz Friedrich Karl  Germany The steamship collided with a floating wreck at the mouth of the Mississippi River and was beached. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[39]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Glowworm  United Kingdom The steam launch ran aground on "Borongan Island", British Burma. She was refloated.[38]
HMS Wye  Royal Navy The store ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Malta to Woolwich, Kent. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Sampson ( United Kingdom).[40]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Suppicich  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Malta.[38]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Duke of Lancaster  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock and sank in the Red Sea off Jabal Zuqar. All on board were rescued by Australia ( United Kingdom). Duke of Lancaster was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[41]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Casel Kercim Ottoman Empire Egypt The barque collided with the steamship Coronet ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. All on board were rescued.[42][14][43]
Flirt  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore at Portobello, Lothian. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Leith, Lothian.[32]
Vigilant  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Brigg's Reef, off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Dromore, County Down to Belfast, County Antrim.[44]
Winchester  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Strait of Macassar (2°58′S 117°34′E / 2.967°S 117.567°E / -2.967; 117.567). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[45][46]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Antonio  Italy The barque ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to the River Plate.[32] She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[47]
Dundee  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her 22 crew took to two boats; nine of them in one of the boats were rescued by Pfeil ( Germany). The other boat reached Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dundee was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Bombay, India.[48][49][50]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Lostock Norway The steamship collided with the steamship Santorin ( United Kingdom) and sank off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by Santorin. Lostock was on a voyage from Bergen to Stockholm, Sweden.[44]
Luna Nueva Spain The barque was struck by lightning and set on fire in the English Channel 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. All eleven people on board and the ship's dog were rescued by a steamship. Luna Nueva was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havana, Cuba. She was towed to Seaford, Sussex by the tug Victor ( United Kingdom) and beached. She burnt out and was a total loss.[51]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Southampton, Hampshire.[44]
Caroline  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Fidra, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to London.[47] She was refloated on 24 July and taken in to Leith, Lothian.[52]
Helene  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[47]
Hydaspes  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship Centurion ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Dungeness, Kent. All 85 people on board were rescued by Centurion and the tug Napoleon ( United Kingdom). Hydaspes was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria.[53][5]
Royal Adelaide  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan.[42] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[54]
Scheldt Belgium The barque was destroyed by fire 19 nautical miles (35 km) south of St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. Her nineteen crew were rescued by the steamship Maria ( United Kingdom). Scheldt was on a voyage from Antwerp to Hong Kong.[5][47][55]
Siam South Australia The steamship ran aground at Albany, Western Australia. She was refloated.[22]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Amelia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and assisted in to Malmö, Sweden.[14]
Confidence  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered between the Tuskar Rock and The Smalls, Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Tralee, County Kerry.[44]
Joshua and Mary  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the barque Inch Marnock ( United Kingdom) and sank in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued by the smack Viga ( United Kingdom). Joshua and Mary was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Málaga, Spain.[42]
Marie France The steamship was driven ashore west of Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dunkirk.[44]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Berrington  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was refloated.[14]
Black Sea  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Nieuw Diep. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and towed in to Maassluis, South Holland.[14][56]
Isabella Sinclair  United Kingdom The fishing boat was run into and sunk off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire by the fishing boat Stork ( United Kingdom).[57]
Red Rose  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on her maiden voyage, from South Shields, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and put back to South Shield[42][58]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Pelotas  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schoone Alexander Nicol ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[59]
St. Oswyn  United Kingdom A donkey engine on the steamship suffered a boiler explosion, killing three of her crew and severely injuring fourteen people.[60]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Benayo  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Pomaron, Portugal and became waterlogged. She was on a voyage from to an English port.[61][62]
Lilla  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands, Queensland. Shew as on a voyage from London to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies and Yap, Caroline Islands.[63]
Mahratta  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Chittagong River whilst going to the assistance of a brig, which had also run aground. She was on a voyage from Buram to Calcutta, India.[64][65] She was later refloated and taken in to Calcutta for repairs.[22]
Psyche  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France.[61] She was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Le Tréport.[58]
Unnamed Flag unknown A brig ran aground at the mouth of the Chittagong River.[64]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Canute  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, United Principalities to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[61] She was reflaoted with assistance.[66]
Countess of Devon  United Kingdom The ship arrived at Demerara, British Guiana on fire. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Demerara.[67]
Emma  United Kingdom The brig ran around off Goeree. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Vlaardingen, South Holland.[61] She subsequently became a wreck. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Nenry  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off the Kent coast. She was on a voyage from Pevensey, Sussex to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was subsequently taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[61]
Mamie United States The steam yacht collided with the steamship Garland ( United States) in the Detroit River, 9 miles (14 km) downstream of Detroit, Michigan. Mamie was cut in two and of the 24 people on board, sixteen were drowned.[68]
Pallion Lamb  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Bank. She was on a voyage from Maassluis, South Holland to Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[69]
Zennia  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Natal, Natal Colony.[61]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Catherina  Germany The ship departed from Chiltepec for a British or European port. No further trace,[70] reported missing.[71]
Chamois  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Schulau, Germany.[72]
Midlothian  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[73][74]
Stewart Freeman Canada Canada The full-rigged ship rang aground at "Passage". She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Waterford, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Passage.[75][69]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Frances  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Coquet Island, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Glasgow ( United Kingdom). Frances was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newton, Fife.[58]
Hazeldean Hall  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Terlings and sank in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Portland, Dorset with the loss of five of her fourteen crew. Hazeldean Hall was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to the River Tyne.[48]
Natal  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Durban, Colony of Natal. SHe was on a voyage from London to Durban.[52] She was refloated and taken in to Durban.[69]
Neptune  Switzerland The steam yacht capsized and sank in the Bielersee with the loss of sixteen of the seventeen people on board.[76][77][78]
Quail  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a severely leaky condition.[52][79]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Annie  United Kingdom The ship departed from Quittah, Ashanti Empire for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, reported missing.[70]
Lizzie Perry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Crane Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Dublin. She was refloated and put back to Quebec City in a severely leaky condition.[52]
Joseph Celestin France The schooner ran aground on the Pierre-à-l'Oeuil Bank and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[73]
Norman Macleod  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Chittagong, India. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Chittagong.[52] She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Mahratta ( United Kingdom).[69]
Trio Austria-Hungary The brig collided with the steamship Tarifa ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by Tarifa. Trio was on a voyage from Panderma, Ottoman Empire to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[80][81]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Cosmopolita  Germany The ship departed from Frontera de Tabasco, Mexico for Hamburg. No further trace, reported overdue.[82]
Dunkeld  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Port Natal, Natal Colony. She was refloated.[83]
Kashgar  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Port Said, Egypt and was severely damaged at the bow. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India.[73]
Quail  United Kingdom The steamship was beached on Ailsa Craig.[79] Quail was refloated the next day and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[74]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Catherina  Germany The ship departed from San José Chiltepec, Mexico for a European port. No further trace, reported missing.[84]
United Kingdom  United Kingdom The tug was run into by the barque Hestia at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire and was severely damaged.[85]
Unnamed  United Kingdom A fishing boat ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[74]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Amaryllis  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Blankenese, Germany.[72]
Duke of Devonshire  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Kedgeree, India. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[86]
Prescious Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Sinclairs Bay. All eight people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laurvig to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[87]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1880
ShipStateDescription
Blanche  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Escurial ( United Kingdom) and sank off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. Blanche was on a voyage from Hammerfest, Norway to Genoa, Italy.[85]
Cleveland United States The tug burned to the water's edge off in Lake Huron Charity Island, Michigan.[88]
Iron Duke  Royal Navy The Audacious-class ironclad ran aground off Hokkaido, Japan. She was refloated on 1 August; subsequently repaired at Hong Kong.
Providence  United Kingdom The ketch was run down by the steamship Alexandra ( United Kingdom) and sank off Ryde, Isle of Wight. Providence was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to London.[85]

31 July

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