List of shipwrecks in July 1880
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Drumclog | 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 | 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 | 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
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Condor | 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 | 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 | 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 ( | |
| Three Brothers | The cutter foundered the Hauraki Gulf with the loss of all three crew.[13] |
3 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bear | 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 | 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 | 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 | The schooner ran aground at the head of Akaroa Harbour in a heavy gale. All four crew were drowned.[13] | |
| Loa | 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 | 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 | 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
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dreadnought | The schooner was driven ashore nearn "Nabardad". She was a total loss.[22] | |
| Elmina | The yacht was driven ashore near Sandhamn, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[23] | |
| Falcon | The yacht was run into by the steamship Dundee ( |
5 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corea | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on Clermont Island. She was refloated and taken in to Thursday Island.[26] |
| Salien | The steamship ran aground in Palmer's Creek, County Limerick.[12] |
6 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Freia | The ship sank in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Skien.[27] | |
| Main | The steamship ran aground in the English Channel near the Shambles Lightship ( |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advance | The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Lorenzo ( | |
| Brothers | 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 | The steamship ran aground at Livorno, Italy.[21] She was refloated the next day.[23] | |
| Duque de Loule | The schooner collided with the steamship Ruperra ( | |
| Edith Hough | 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 ( | |
| Surprise | 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 | 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 | The smack sprang a leak and foundered off the Ower Sand. Her crew were rescued.[3][35] |
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Royal | 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 ( |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bengal | 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 | 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
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 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 | The yacht ran aground at Oban, Argyllshire. She was refloated and taken in to Oban for temporary repairs.[35] | |
| Eros | The brigantine collided with the steamship Ymuiden ( | |
| Pearl | 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 | 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
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glowworm | The steam launch ran aground on "Borongan Island", British Burma. She was refloated.[38] | |
| HMS Wye | 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 ( |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suppicich | The steamship caught fire at Malta.[38] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Lancaster | The steamship struck a rock and sank in the Red Sea off Jabal Zuqar. All on board were rescued by Australia ( |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Casel Kercim | The barque collided with the steamship Coronet ( | |
| Flirt | The yacht was driven ashore at Portobello, Lothian. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Leith, Lothian.[32] | |
| Vigilant | 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 | The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Strait of Macassar (2°58′S 117°34′E / 2.967°S 117.567°E). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[45][46] |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio | 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 | 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 ( |
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lostock | The steamship collided with the steamship Santorin ( | |
| Luna Nueva | 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 ( |
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 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 | 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 | The schooner ran aground at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[47] | |
| Hydaspes | The barque collided with the steamship Centurion ( | |
| Royal Adelaide | 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 | 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 ( | |
| Siam | The steamship ran aground at Albany, Western Australia. She was refloated.[22] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | 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 | 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 | The schooner collided with the barque Inch Marnock ( | |
| Marie | The steamship was driven ashore west of Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dunkirk.[44] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berrington | The steamship ran aground on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was refloated.[14] | |
| Black Sea | 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 | The fishing boat was run into and sunk off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire by the fishing boat Stork ( | |
| Red Rose | 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
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelotas | The schooner collided with the schoone Alexander Nicol ( | |
| St. Oswyn | A donkey engine on the steamship suffered a boiler explosion, killing three of her crew and severely injuring fourteen people.[60] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benayo | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canute | 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 | The ship arrived at Demerara, British Guiana on fire. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Demerara.[67] | |
| Emma | 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 | 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 | The steam yacht collided with the steamship Garland ( | |
| Pallion Lamb | 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 | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Natal, Natal Colony.[61] |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherina | The ship departed from Chiltepec for a British or European port. No further trace,[70] reported missing.[71] | |
| Chamois | The steamship ran aground at Schulau, Germany.[72] | |
| Midlothian | 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 | 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
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frances | 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 ( | |
| Hazeldean Hall | 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 | 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 | The steam yacht capsized and sank in the Bielersee with the loss of sixteen of the seventeen people on board.[76][77][78] | |
| Quail | 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
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie | The ship departed from Quittah, Ashanti Empire for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, reported missing.[70] | |
| Lizzie Perry | 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 | 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 | 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 ( | |
| Trio | The brig collided with the steamship Tarifa ( |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmopolita | The ship departed from Frontera de Tabasco, Mexico for Hamburg. No further trace, reported overdue.[82] | |
| Dunkeld | The steamship ran aground at Port Natal, Natal Colony. She was refloated.[83] | |
| Kashgar | 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 | The steamship was beached on Ailsa Craig.[79] Quail was refloated the next day and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[74] |
28 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherina | The ship departed from San José Chiltepec, Mexico for a European port. No further trace, reported missing.[84] | |
| United Kingdom | The tug was run into by the barque Hestia at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire and was severely damaged.[85] | |
| Unnamed | A fishing boat ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[74] |
29 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amaryllis | The steamship ran aground at Blankenese, Germany.[72] | |
| Duke of Devonshire | 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 | 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
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blanche | The ship collided with the steamship Escurial ( | |
| Cleveland | The tug burned to the water's edge off in Lake Huron Charity Island, Michigan.[88] | |
| Iron Duke | The Audacious-class ironclad ran aground off Hokkaido, Japan. She was refloated on 1 August; subsequently repaired at Hong Kong. | |
| Providence | The ketch was run down by the steamship Alexandra ( |