List of shipwrecks in May 1873
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow |  United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Boston.[1] |
| Ganges | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Chesapeake River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Baltimore, Maryland.[2] |
| Lorenzo Valero |  Italy |
The barque was driven ashore in the Cedar Inlet, United States.[2] |
| Senegal |  France |
The ship ran aground on the Chico Bank in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from a port in Brazil to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3] |
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat collided with the tug Alliance ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
3 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore on "Sandy Island", in the Sea of Azov off Yeysk, Russia and was wrecked.[5][6][7] |
| Matilda and Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[5][8] |
| Nancy |  New Zealand |
The 17-ton schooner was wrecked when she was driven onto rocks while attempting to cross the bar at the mouth of the New River.[9] |
4 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flor de Marie |  Spain |
The steamship struck the quayside and sank at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Sunderland.[5] |
| International | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[10] |
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with Clarissa ( United Kingdom) and ran aground in the River Mersey. Atalanta was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire.[8] |
| Concord | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with Arcturus ( United Kingdom) and ran aground in the River Mersey. Concord was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Runcorn.[8] |
| Margaret Hamilton |  New South Wales |
The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on Norfolk Island.[11] |
| Maria Josephine | France |
The ship was wrecked at "Horn Wich" with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord to Iceland.[12] |
| Polydor | France |
The ship ran aground in the Seine. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated and towed in to Rouen.[8] |
| Ventura | Spain |
The ship was wrecked on the Orliz Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Havana, Cuba.[13] |
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Pembrey, Carmarthenshire in a leaky condition.[10] |
| Helene |  Germany |
The brig foundered in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Flekkefjord, Norway.[14] |
| Livonia | Germany |
The ship was driven ashore at Gräsgård, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lübeck.[10] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Trinida |  Greece |
The ship collided with the steamship Flora ( Austria-Hungary) and foundered off "Cape Males" with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Flora.[12] |
| Sarah Margaret | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Whitby Rock and put in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[15] |
| Sarah Pringle | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Poole, Dorset.[15] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16] |
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona |  United States |
The steamship collided with another vessel and sank on the St. Clair Flats, in Lake St. Clair. She was later refloated.[17] |
| Fidela | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked at the Receil Lighthouse, Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria.[18][19] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered off Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[16] |
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Milan | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of four tugs and resumed her voyage.[20] |
| Stoomvaart |  Netherlands |
The steamship ran aground off Brouwershaven, Zeeland.[21] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antoinetta Corvetto | Italy |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Paraíba, Brazil.[19] |
| Margaret Campbell | New Zealand |
The 122-ton schooner parted her cable and was driven ashore at Oamaru.[9] |
| Plato | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on a reef 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Huon Island, Solomon Islands. Her eleven crew survived, but ten of them were subsequently murdered. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Hong Kong.[22][23] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Busy Bee | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore near Cowes, Isle of Wight.[24] She was later refloated and towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire in a leaky condition.[25] |
| Llanelly | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly. She floated off and sank. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Solva, Pembrokeshire.[21] |
| Try |  Norway |
The barque was driven ashore near the South Stack, Anglesey, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Try was refloated and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a waterlogged condition and was beached there. She was refloated on 29 August and taken into a graving dock for repairs.[19][26] |
| William Coutman | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland.[25] |
| Zeno | United Kingdom |
The steamship suffered an onboard explosion and consequently sank in the Bay of Biscay (46°48′N 8°11′W / 46.800°N 8.183°W). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Cairo ( United Kingdom). Zeno was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Port Said, Egypt.[27][28][29] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta Sophie |  Sweden |
The schooner struck a rock and sank off Lindesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Norrköping.[30][19] |
| City of Dublin | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground near Falkenberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage[21][31] |
| Fenham | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground off Naissaar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated.[19] |
| King William | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with a foreign schooner and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Runcorn, Cheshire.[21] |
| Liberator | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground south of Arthurstown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[24] |
| Leith | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked at Trincomalee, Ceylon. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Bombay, India.[30] |
| Salvo | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Maceió, Brazil. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Pernambuco.[32] |
| Selid | Norway |
The ship ran aground and capsized at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Berwick upon Tweed.[19][21] |
| Whampoa | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Nash Point, Glamorgan.[19] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Yokohama, Japan.[33] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat sank in the Horse Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to West Kirby, Cheshire.[34] |
| "O'Connell" | United States |
The fishing boat was lost near the Powder Hole, Cape Cod. Crew saved.[35] |
| Sirius | Germany |
The steamship ran aground off Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[25] She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. She was later refloated and taken in to Terneuzen.[12] |
15 May
16 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Problem | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Fraserburgh. She was refloated and taken in to Fraserburgh in a leaky condition.[14] |
| Ste Anne | France |
The ship ran aground at Dunkirk, Nord and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to Dunkirk.[12] |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esk | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on the south point of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[14] |
| Hurry Pursad |  India |
The buttelow was run into and sunk in the Indian Ocean by the steamship Tanjore ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Tanjore.[37] |
| Prospect | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vila do Conde, Portugal.[38] She was refloated on 24 May and towed in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[39] |
| Wentworth | United Kingdom |
The steamship, a collier, foundered in the North Sea 23 nautical miles (43 km) south east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Faraday (flag unknown). Wentworth was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[40][41][42][43] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck the Crow Rocks, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, and sank. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Mersey ( United Kingdom). Catherine was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Wexford.[38][31] |
| Lincoln | Sweden |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Valagrund, near Landskrona.[44] She was refloated in early June and taken in to Landskrona.[45] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crocus | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River.[46] |
| Jane Jackson | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run down and sunk in the Firth of Forth by the steamship Fitzwilliam ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Fitzwilliam.[47] |
| Scotia | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River.[46] |
| William Woodburn | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire at Bombay, India. The fire was extinguished on 21 May.[48] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dodo | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the River Lee upstream of Monkstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from London to Queenstown, County Cork.[31] She was refloated and taken in to Queenstown.[49] |
| Georgina | United Kingdom |
The barque was damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[31] |
| Rothbury | United Kingdom |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Red Sea ( United Kingdom) at Gibraltar and was consequently beached with assistance from the tug Lion Belge ( Gibraltar). She was subsequently placed under repair.[50] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The lighter ran aground and sank at the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued.[51] |
21 May
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | Norway |
The barque collided with the steamship Colina ( United Kingdom) and sank off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Lillesand.[52] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Swan | United Kingdom |
The pilot boat was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel by the schooner Ocean ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one of the two people on board. The survivor was rescued by Ocean.[53] |
| Colonist | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked off Darien, Georgia, United States with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Brunswick, Georgia to Montevideo, Uruguay.[54][55] |
| Talisman | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Hellevoetsluis.[39][56] |
24 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | unknown | The 162-ton brig was lost close to Cape Campbell, New Zealand. She attempted to round the cape with the brig Scotsman during a heavy gale The captain of the Scotsman prudently turned back from the cape towards Cook Strait. When the gale had abated, his ship rounded the cape and found the wreckage of the Australia, which probably struck a reef. No trace was found of the eight crew.[57] |
| Elise | Germany |
The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her six crew were rescued by the smack Wasp ( United Kingdom). Elise was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Königsberg.[58][59] |
| Good Design | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to the River Tyne. She was refloated and assisted in to Cuxhaven, Germany.[60] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with the steamship Albion ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Barking, Essex. Argo was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[61] |
| Glencairn | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the quayside at Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Dunkirk. She sank the next day.[58] She was refloated, repaired and returned to service.[45] |
| Repealer | United Kingdom |
The schooner sank off Rockabill, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Wicklow.[61][56] |
26 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the steamship Iris ( United Kingdom) with the loss of three of her crew.[62] |
| Aid | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Easthaven, Forfarshire.[56] |
| Fornax | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by fire at Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[63] |
| Lady Maxwell | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[56] |
| Orrust | Netherlands |
The steamship struck rocks off Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Nieuwe Diep to Salcombe, Devon, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom on 28 May in a leaky condition/> |
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Gesina | Germany |
The ship was wrecked on Langeoog. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Horummersiel.[61] |
| James | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by fire at Wivenhoe, Essex.[63] |
| Laura A. Burnham | United States |
The fishing schooner was lost on Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Crew saved.[64] |
| Ljubezni Sestre | Austria-Hungary |
The brig collided with the schooner Dulcea ( Spain) and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Tarifa, Spain. Two of her eleven crew were rescued by Dulcea, the rest by the brigantine Petit Joseph ( France). Ljubezni Sestre was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Thessaloniki, Greece.[61][50] |
| Robina | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[65] |
| Wellington | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cromack Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Maryport, Cumberland.[63] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the West Sand. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Trouville, Calvados, France. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[60][66] |
28 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Hunting | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Kombens Island, Netherlands East Indies.[60] |
| Giacolo M. | Italy |
The barque collided with the steamship Albatross ( United Kingdom) and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of Tarifa, Spain with the loss of four of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by Albatross. Giacolo M. was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[50][36] |
| Johanna Augusta | Norway |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Salvoren". She was on a voyage from Sandvík, Faroe Islands to London, United Kingdom.[36] |
29 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Manchester | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at the entrance to Lake Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[67] She was refloated on 31 May and resumed her voyage.[32] |
30 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Guadalquivir.[17] |
| Industrie | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[68] |
| James Murray | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from Musquash, New Brunswick, Canada to Queenstown, County Cork.[13] |
