List of shipwrecks in May 1876
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2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Finchale | The steamship ran aground on the Horsens Sandbank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuwe Diep.[2] | |
| William, Henry, and Robert | The brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed was discovered at sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of Tynemouth, Northumberland by the fishing boat No. 21 ( |
3 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Black | The barque was driven ashore near the Sherbourne Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States.[4] | |
| Kembla | The ship was driven ashore between Shepherd's Hill and Nobbys Head. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[5] | |
| You Yangs | The ship was driven ashore east south east of Nobbys Head Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[5] |
4 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium | The steamship struck the Goldstone Rock and foundered off Lindisfarne, Northumberland with thee loss of six of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian.[6][7] | |
| John Black | The barque was driven ashore near the Sherbourne Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States.[6] | |
| Vigilant | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cartagena, United States of Colombia.[8] |
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma | The ship was driven ashore at Latheron, Caithness, United Kingdom.[9] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral | The fishing cutter was lost off Rømø, Denmark. Her five crew survived.[10] | |
| Paragon | The smack caught fire 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her three crew were rescued by a French lugger. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[11] |
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marinus | The ship ran aground at Antigua. She was refloated with assistance.[12] | |
| Martha | The ship collided with Vincenzo Perotto ( |
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl | The brig was driven ashore at Martinique. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.[12] | |
| Europa | The ship ran aground at West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to West Hartlepool. She was refloated.[12] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cito | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon at Taiwan, China.[14][15] | |
| Clyde | The barque was damaged in a typhoon in China.[14] | |
| Elliot | The steamship was driven out to sea from Taiwan, China in a typhoon.[15] | |
| Figen | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon in China. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Leonore | Flag unknown | The brig was driven on to the Vulay Shoals, off Taiwan, China in a typhoon and was wrecked.[14][15] |
| Maria | The schooner was wrecked at "Clay Heide", near Castletown. Her crew survived.[16] | |
| Marie and Helen | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon at Taiwan, China.[14][15] | |
| Peckham | The ship was driven ashore at the Cliff End Fort, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated.[16][17] | |
| Reunion | The barque struck a rock and sank off Genoa, Italy. Her crew took to a boat and landed on Elba. She was on a voyage from Genoa to New York.[18] | |
| Soudon | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon in China. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Traviata | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon in China. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Wilhelm | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon at Taiwan, China.[14][15] | |
| Yarra | The barque was damaged in a typhoon in China.[14] | |
| Unnamed | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon in China.[14] | |
| Unnamed | The schooner was wrecked in a typhoon in China.[14] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | The ship was damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[19] | |
| Prince Soltykoff | The steamship ran aground at East Greenwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[19] | |
| Winogene | The ship was wrecked in ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barboza Segundo | The brigantine was wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[20][1] | |
| Maurice | The brigantine was wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[20][1] | |
| Moura | The cutter was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of a crew member.[20][21] | |
| Nellie Clifford | The brigantine was wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued,[20] but a Portuguese customs officer was drowned.[21] | |
| Osprey | The schooner was driven ashore at Madeira. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[22][23][21] | |
| Sarah Young | The ship was wrecked at St. Peter's, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Quebec City, Canada.[24] |
13 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balbec | The steamship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havre de Grâce.[25] | |
| Edward John | The schooner was run into by the steamship Lady Devonshire ( | |
| Messina | The barque ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Ballyshannon.[25] | |
| Prospero | The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28][29] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kate | The 26-ton schooner foundered off the mouth of the Grey River. Her crew were saved.[30] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A 1 | The barque collided with an iceberg in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (48°40′N 62°45′W / 48.667°N 62.750°W) She foundered the next day. Her crew were rescued by Bruces ( |
16 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accidental Star | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (43°46′N 13°12′W / 43.767°N 13.200°W). Her nine crew were rescued by the barque Ocean King ( | |
| Amalia Sinnige | The steamship departed from Bremerhaven, Germany for Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36][37] | |
| Erin | The steamship sank at Bangor, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Bangor.[38] | |
| Soledad | The ship was wrecked at "Merzetarl". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Philippeville.[39] |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| August Reimers | The ship was wrecked on Taiwan, China. Her crew were rescued.[40] | |
| Cariata | The ship was wrecked on Taiwan, China. Her crew were rescued.[40] | |
| Craig Gowan | The schooner struck the Feenish Rock, off the Aran Islands, County Galway and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kinvara, County Galway to the Bristol Channel.[41] | |
| Fyen | The ship was wrecked on Taiwan, China. Her crew were rescued.[40] | |
| Leonore | The ship was driven ashore at Amoy, China.[40] | |
| Sudan | The ship was wrecked on Taiwan, China. Her crew were rescued.[40] | |
| Torra | The ship was damaged at Taiwan, China.[40] | |
| Wilhelm | The ship was wrecked on Taiwan, China. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ilmatar | The barque was wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the Lydd Lifeboat.[42] | |
| Nile | The 24-ton schooner ran onto rocks near Pencarrow Head Lighthouse at the mouth of Wellington Harbour and became a total wreck. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. H. Soule | The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Martin ( | |
| Constance | The barque was driven ashore at Carvellas, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to the English Channel.[39] | |
| Kotschka | The sloop was wrecked at Liepāja, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[41] | |
| Marie Georg | The brig was driven ashore at Carvellas. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires.[39] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Queirole | The ship was driven ashore in Big Glace Bay. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[45] | |
| Velleda | The ship was wrecked in the Devi River. Her crew were rescued.[41] | |
| Vigilante | The steamship was wrecked at Cartagena, United States of Colombia.[46] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rohamnee | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean with the loss of 36 of the 58 people on board. Survivors took to a raft; they were rescued on 24 May by Eva Joshua ( |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | The brig ran aground off Naissaar, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and towed in to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[48] | |
| Notre Dame | The lugger was run into by the steamship Marie Stuart ( | |
| Stanley Main | The ship ran aground on the Redcliffe Sand, in the Humber near North Ferriby, Yorkshire. She broke in two and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Goole, Yorkshire.[40] The wreck was dispersed by explosives in May 1877.[49] | |
| Swan | The brigantine was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[40] | |
| HMS Tyrian | The Britomart-class gunboat ran aground at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated.[50] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonanza | The fishing boat was wrecked off Plymouth, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued.[51] | |
| Harrisburg | The ship sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Tavira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Japan.[48] | |
| San Marcos | The steamship put in to Baltimore, Maryland, United States on fire. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[52] | |
| Sarah | The 233-ton brig stranded and was wrecked on a reef on the coast of Northland, New Zealand, close to the Poor Knights Islands.[30] |
24 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands and was wrecked.[39] | |
| General Barrios | The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bay of Fonseca with the loss of fourteen lives. She was on a voyage from San Jose to Ampala.[53] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmine | The barque was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[41] |
26 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | The steamship sank in the Maderia River between Borba and "Cochocirina". All on board were rescued.[8][46][54] | |
| Little Western | The hulk was run into by the steamship Ryhope ( | |
| S. N. Collymore | The ship collided with National Eagle ( |
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thérèse | The schooner was wrecked in the Faroe Islands. Her crew were rescued by the smack Nordlyset (Flag unknown).[56] |
28 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine and Mary | The ship struck a sunken rock off Start Point, Devon. She put in to Dartmouth, Devon in a leaky condition.[8][41] | |
| Ruby | The schooner ran aground and was wrecked off Inchcape, Fife. Her five crew were rescued by the steamship Drumhendry ( |
29 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belfort | The ship departed from Lagos, Lagos Colony for Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] | |
| Brazilian | The steamship ran aground on the Vendrée Reef. She was on a voyage from Spain to London. She was refloated and put in to Brest, Finistère, France sinking at the bows.[46][18] Brazilian was refloated on 5 September.[59] | |
| Briton | The Mersey Flat ran aground off the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire.[8] She was refloated on 21 June.[60] | |
| Elizabeth Martin | The ship ran aground on the Black Rock, off Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Carrizal to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[8] | |
| Golden Fleece | The smack was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated.[41] | |
| Joaquino Anna | The schooner was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was towed in to Hong Kong by the schooner Scotland ( | |
| Lady Helena | The schooner ran aground off the Hilbre Islands.[8] She was refloated on 21 June.[60] | |
| Merry Monarch | The barque ran into the Sloane Quay, in the Bosphorus and was beached at Büyükdere. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Taganrog, Russia.[8][41] | |
| Rosa del Turia | The ship was wrecked on the Pelican Shoals. She was on a voyage from St. Mary's to Málaga.[8] |
30 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged near Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Aberdeen, United Kingdom.[41] | |
| British King | The ship departed from the River Tyne for San Francisco, California, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 40 crew.[63] | |
| Edouard | The schooner ran aground at Berck, Pas-de-Calais.[41] |