List of shipwrecks in May 1879

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The list of shipwrecks in May 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1879.

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Electra  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Singapore, Straits Settlements.[1]
Irene  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Coroa Grande, off the coast of Brazil. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão, Brazil.[2]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Francis Austin  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Clyde.[3]
Orleans  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire and sank in the River Thames. She was refloated on 6 May and taken in to a dry dock.[4]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Alexandra  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5]
King of Algeria Canada Canada The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Bremen, Germany. No further trace,[6] reported missing.[7]
Unknown schooner  United States The lumber schooner struck Sail Rock near the Passamaquoddy Lighthouse, Maine, and was wrecked. Her two crewmen rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[8]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Waterloo  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Hartlepool. She was refloated with the assistance of five tugs and taken in to Hartlepool.[9]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Charlton, Kent by the steamship Patrick Stewart ( United Kingdom).[4]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Jason  United Kingdom The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Colberg, Germany. No further trace, reported overdue.[10]
Pielego  Italy The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chioggia with the loss of all hands.[11]
Syracuse  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Cape Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Prince Soltykoff ( Russia), Syracuse was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[12][13][14]
Triumph  United Kingdom The schooner struck the Victoria Rock. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Amlwch, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed in to Beaumaris, Anglesey in a sinking condition.[5]
Vesta  United States The brig was wrecked at Gotō, Japan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki, Japan to Shanghai, China.[15]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
China  United States The ship was driven ashore at Lyngby, Denmark. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Riga, Russia.[13] She was consequently condemned.[16]
Eddissa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The schooner was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Rainbow ( United Kingdom).[5][17]
New Corn  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew survived.[18]
Nicolai  Russia The steamship ran aground in the Moonsund off "Ermstein". She was on a voyage from Reval to Riga. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Hercules  Russia and towed in to Bolderāja in a leaky condition.[19][20]
Protector  United States The ship caught fire at Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Reval.[13]
Truelove  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Northumberland. Her seven crew were rescued.[21][22]
Zina  United States The schooner ran aground on Eastern Egg Rock in heavy seas and dense fog several miles from Jonesport, Maine and was wrecked. Her cook was washed away at the time of grounding, the rest of her crew was rescued from the rock 36 hours later by a passing boat.[8]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Bismarck  Norway The schooner was wrecked on the Knecht Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[2][13]
Guldregen  Norway The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Bali Strait. She was on a voyage from Australia to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated.[19]
Melpomene  Denmark The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Valparaiso ( Norway). Melpomene was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Sundsvall, Sweden.[23] She was towed in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a derelict condition by the steamship Munin (Flag unknown) on 11 May.[24]
Nereus  Netherlands The barque ran aground at Sligo, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Sligo. She was refloated.[11]
Trent  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Antwerp.[2]
Vulture  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Weymouth, Dorset. She was refloated the next day.[25]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Edmund  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent by the steamship Ban-Righ ( United Kingdom) with the loss of all hands.[26][27]
Ocean Flower  United Kingdom The lugger sank at the Portobello Coastguard Station, Sussex with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to the coastguard station.[28]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Augusta  Norway The barque suffered a structural failure of her hull at New Ross, County Wexford, United Kingdom. She was consequently condemned.[11]
Chalciope  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Queen's Channel. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to New Ferry, Cheshire.[24]
Hankow  China The steamship was driven ashore at Shanghai. She was refloated.[11]
HMS Iron Duke  Royal Navy The Audacious-class ironclad ran aground at the mouth of the Yangtze. She was refloated with assistance 36 hours later and sailed to Nagasaki, Japan.[29]
La Plata  Norway The brigantine was severely damaged by fire at the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia.[30]
Unnamed Flag unknown The sloop ran aground on The Shingles, off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom.[27]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Iron Cross  United Kingdom The ship capsized at New York. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York.[24]
Marion  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Inférieure, France.[27]
Wastdale  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Stockholm, Sweden.[31]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Baltic  United States The fishing schooner struck Passamaquoddy Head Rocks, Maine, in thick fog near Life saving Station No. 1, 1st district and filled with water and broke up. Some of her rigging was salvaged. Her three crewmen rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[8]
George S. Low  United States The schooner went ashore one mile (1.6 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 33, 4th District on the New Jersey shore and was wrecked. Her crew made it to shore on their own.[8]
Natrona Canada Canada The ship departed from Ivigtût, Greenland for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. No further trace after being sighted the next day, reported missing.[32]
Seaforth Canada Canada The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (39°50′N 41°00′W / 39.833°N 41.000°W / 39.833; -41.000). Her crew were rescued by Njord ( Sweden). Seaforth was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Genoa, Italy.[33][34]
Trenton  United States The schooner was wrecked near Deck Island. crew saved.[35]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Kron Prinz  Germany The steamship ran aground at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Calais.[23]
Olive Branch  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at "Ballynass", County Londonderry.[24] She was refloated on 14 May and resumed her voyage.[27]
Svea  Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.[23][27]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Concha  Spain The steamship was driven ashore at the Chittern Chine, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium.[23]
Georgian  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at London.[27]
Mary Farleigh  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[27]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Guiding Star  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Bullman Rock, off Kinsale, County Cork and sank. She was on a voyage from Kinsale to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 18 May and taken into Kinsale for temporary repairs.[36]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Britannia  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 19 May.[37]
Brothers  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked on the Trow Rocks, on the coast of County Durham.[38]
Chancellor  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Liverpool. She was refloated.[37]
Fifeshire  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Marianople, Russia.[39] She was refloated on 19 May.[40]
Lycurgus  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aracaju, Brazil.[39]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Aporti  Italy The barque collided with the steamship S. A. Sadler( United Kingdom) and sank at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member.[41]
Cyclone  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Bulgar Dere", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from London to Galaţi, United Principalities. She was refloated with assistance on 18 May and resumed her voyage.[37]
Schmidborn  Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore at Kettleness, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[15][42]
Scotland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Fishers Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[39]
Scythia  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on Scharhörn, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Cuxhaven, Germany.[39]
Unnamed  Germany The steamship ran aground on the Fillytail Rocks, near Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[43]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Alpha  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[37] She was refloated on 20 May and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[40]
Anglo-Indian  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pagansand, off Glückstadt, Germany. She was on a voyage from Mejillones, Chile to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated.[44][40]
Augusta  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Burr Island, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Venice, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[15]
Benarty  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from London to Penang, Straits Settlements. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[15][45][42]
Britannia  United Kingdom The barque ran aground off Garston, Lancashire and was severely damaged. She was refloated the next day.[42]
Chancellor  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated and docked.[42]
John and Mary  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Bouldner Bight, in The Solent. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated on 18 May and towed in to Portsmouth.[37]
John Black  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Noses Point, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Sunderland, County Durham.[15][46][43] She was refloated on 19 May.[42]
Marlborough  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[43]
Ponthieu  France The brig drifted in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, after losing a mast and her sails. She eventually grounded at Perranuthnoe and her six crew were rescued. Her captain was saved by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus and the lifeboat Richard Lewis ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) rescued the others. Ponthieu was carrying iron-ore from Pomaron, Portugal to Liverpool.[47][15][48][46]
Sparkling Wave  United States The schooner was wrecked on Shovelful Shoal. Her crew were rescued.[49]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Ada Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The schooner ran aground at Narva, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated and taken in to Narva.[42]
Christina  Sweden The barque changed course and ran in front of the steamship Dunbar Castle ( United Kingdom). The barque was cut in two and sank off the Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of three of the nine crew. Survivors were rescued by Dunbar Castle[50][51][52] Christina was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Memel, Germany.[40] A vessel observed the next day off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom in a capsized condition was thought to be Christina.[53]
Filippo  Italy The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated.[15][42]
Firebrick  United Kingdom The sloop struck the North Bishop Rock and sank. Her three crew survived for three days on the rock by eating gulls' eggs. They were rescued on 21 May by the steamship Severn. Firebrick was on a voyage from Caernarfon to the Bristol Channel.[54][55]
Iris  Norway The barque was driven ashore near Whitburn, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Middlesbrough.[37]
London  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Kakkbacka", Sweden.[42]
Mourino  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Kallbacka" or "Kalbaden", Sweden and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Kronstadt the next day.[37][42][56][31]
Thetis  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Seine. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[57]
Unnamed  Sweden The steamship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Middlesbrough. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[46]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Charley  United Kingdom The barque ran aground north of Comorin, India. She was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to Alleppie, India. She was refloated and put back to Colombo in a severely leaky condition.[30][42]
Cornelia Wilhelmina  Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Zuyder Zee. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stockholm, Sweden.[37][42]
Gallia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Gednays Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. She was refloated.[30][31]
Gironde  France The brigantine was wrecked at "Paroni", India. She was on a voyage from "Chandbally" to Calicut, India.[58]
Jean Jacques  France The ship was wrecked near Tellicherry, India.[58]
Odessa  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Akbaroon", Russia.[42]
Uhlenhorst  Germany The steamship ran aground off "Collmar".[44]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Amalfi  Italy The barque was destroyed by fire at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Barcelona, Spain.[30]
Fauna  Norway The barque ran aground on the Dragør Sand. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[40]
Hallamshire  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Lingah, Persia. She was on a voyage from Busreh, Persia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30]
Rpseberry  United Kingdom The steam yacht was severely damaged by fire at Falmouth, Cornwall.[53]
Santina Ansaldo  Italy The ship was damaged by an onboard explosion off Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. A crew member was severely wounded. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Livorno.[40]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Canaan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gibraltar The hulk was run into by the steamship J. E. McConnell ( United Kingdom) at Gibraltar and was severely damaged. She was beached.[44]
Esmeralda  Chilean Navy
Esmeralda
War of the Pacific, Battle of Iquique: The wooden-hulled steam corvette was sunk by the ironclad turret ship Huáscar ( Peruvian Navy).[59]
Independencia  Peruvian Navy
Independencia
War of the Pacific, Battle of Punta Gruesa: The armored corvette ran aground while chasing the steam schooner Covadonga ( Chilean Navy). Independencia was destroyed by the ironclad turret ship Huáscar ( Peruvian Navy) to prevent her capture by Chile.[59][60]
Whitehaven  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Horse Rock, in the Bristol Channel.[61] Her crew were rescued.[53]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Essex  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Bassein, India to a British port. No further trace, reported overdue.[62]
Shadwan  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon and sank at the stern. She was on a voyage from Sulina, United Principalities to Plymouth. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth.[44][63]
Timandra  United States During a voyage from Honolulu, Hawaii, to the Arctic with a cargo of 75 tons of general merchandise and a crew of 12, the 119.88-ton brig was wrecked without loss of life on a reef in the Bering Sea off the west end of Nunivak Island.[64]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Boyne  United Kingdom The brig sank off Clonakilty, County Cork. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Tralee, County Kerry.[65]
Curacoa Packet  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on "Grand Avis Island". Her crew were rescued.[66]
Dwina  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey.[67]
Jane Fish  United States The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[68][69]
Penguin  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Dumbarton and was damaged. She was refloated.[66]
Solway  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Bushire, Persia to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[70]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Ava  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the full-rigged ship Brenhilda ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bay of Bengal 70 nautical miles (130 km) off the mouth of the Hooghly River with the loss of 70 of the 123 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Brenhilda. Ava was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[71][72][73][74]
Templar  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Warrenpoint, County Antrim.[16]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Timandra  United States The brig was wrecked on "Nouvivak Island", Department of Alaska. Her crew of 12 survived.[75]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Benbow  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[66]
Harefield  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Rotterdam. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[66]
John Coggin  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[66]
Olivari  United States The ship ran aground at Drogheda, County Louth, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Drogheda.[66]
Unity  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Quenizec", Russia. She was refloated.[16]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Pandora  United Kingdom The ship departed from Plymouth, Devon for A Coruña, Spain. No further trace,[6] reported missing.[7]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Charles W. Anderson  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated.[76]
Factor  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Wega (flag unknown) in the River Thames and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Millwall, Middlesex by the tug Susannah and sank there.[77]
Midlothian  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Brăila, United Principalities. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[77]
Neptune's Car  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Antigua. She was refloated.[77]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
Aruba  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Whitburn Steel, off the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland, County Durham.[34]
Henriette  France The barque ran aground at Hooghly Point, India. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Calcutta, India. She was refloated on 31 May and completed her voyage.[78]
Jennie S. Barker  United States The ship ran aground at Arica, Chile. She was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to Arica.[79]
John Wells  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Whitgift, Yorkshire.[77] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[33]
Monaro  New South Wales The steamship was wrecked on a reef 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Moruya. All on board were rescued.[80]
Samanood  Egypt The government steamship, already leaking and having lost her rudder on a voyage to Mauritius, was encountered 50 nautical miles (93 km) from the island by the steamship Neera ( United Kingdom) on 29 May. Samanood had some passengers and 104 crew, most of whom were saved and landed at Réunion; 23 were drowned when their boat sank. The steamer was believed to have sunk soon after the rescue.[81][82][83]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1879
ShipStateDescription
City of Ningpo  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, off Tanjore, India. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[84]
Trinculo  United Kingdom The barque was disabled in a hurricane and run ashore on Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria. She was on a voyage from King George Sound, Western Australia to Newcastle, New South Wales in ballast. All crew survived.[85][86]
Wellington  United Kingdom The ketch collided with the barque Macedonia ( United Kingdom) off Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Pembroke. She was towed in to Dover, where she sank.[33]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship foundered between Ailsa Craig and the Corsewall Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom. She may have collided with another vessel, which may have rescued her crew.[87]

31 May

Unknown date

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