List of shipwrecks in May 1880

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

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Thorndean  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked by ice at La Poile, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Quebec City, Canada.[1][2]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Amalia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire and was wrecked.[3]
Kong Oscar Norway The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Bois Rose ( France). Kong Oscar was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Quebec City, Canada.[4]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Abel Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Island Home (Canada Canada. Abel was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[5] She was discovered on 6 May by the barque Burmah ( United Kingdom), which put six of her crew on board.[6] They took her in to Crookhaven, County Cork, United Kingdom on 15 May.[7]
Lucie  Germany The barque was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Newport, Monmouthshire.[8]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Conovium  United Kingdom The schooner hit rocks off Lizard Point, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her five crew rowed to Penzance in the ship's boat. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. Her captain had miscalculated the ship's position. He blamed the intensity of the light from the Lizard Lighthouse.[9][10]
Elizabeth McClure  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Larne Lough.[8]
Helene Newton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and completed her voyage, subsequently being placed under repair.[11]
Mary Driver  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Bizerta, Beylik of Tunis with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by local fishing boats. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Gibraltar.[12][13]
Sea Queen  United Kingdom The barquentine was destroyed by fire at sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of "Desart Island". Her crew were rescued by Arab ( United Kingdom). Sea Queen was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to "Buland".[14][15]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Brilliant  Germany The brigantine was driven ashore at Port Elizabeth, Colony of Natal. Her crew were rescued. She was consequently condemned.[1]
Little Lizzie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Ahquay", Africa. She was plundered by the local inhabitants.[16]
Nimrod United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The sloop was driven ashore on the Kent coast. She was on a voyage from London to Barnstaple, Devon. She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[17]
Pride of the Isles  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and the Gorleston Lifeboat, but consequently sank. Her six crew were rescued. Pride of the Isles was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bridport, Dorset.[12]
Queen  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[17]
Seadrift  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off The Lizard, Cornwall whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the River Plate. No further trace, reported missing.[18]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[17]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Batavia  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]
Colleen Bawn New Zealand The schooner was presumed to have foundered on this date with the loss of all seven crew; distress lights having been sighted. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Havelock.[19]
Lady Tyler  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground on the Black Middens, off the mouth of the River Tyne.[20] She was refloated the next day.[21]
Unnamed France The fishing smack was wrecked off Alderney, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Courier ( United Kingdom).[22]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Consett  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Suadiva Atoll, in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued by a brig. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Port Said, Egypt.[23]
Niord Flag unknown The derelict and waterlogged ship was discovered in the North Sea by the smack Equity ( United Kingdom).[24] She was subsequently towed in to IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by the steamship Eddystone ( United Kingdom).[25]
Whimper  United Kingdom The smack collided with the schooner Hermine ( Germany) and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her six crew were rescued by Hermine.[21]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Ostsee  Germany The steamship was holed by ice in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was towed in to Kronstadt.[26]
Rappelez-vous-de-moi France The cutter was wrecked on Alderney, Channel Islands. Her three crew were rescued by the steamship Courier (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey).[27]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Aroya  Peruvian Navy War of the Pacific: The transport ship was shelled and damaged at Callao by a squadron of ships comprising Amazonas, Angamos, Blanco Encalada, Huáscar, O'Higgins and Pilcomayo (all  Chilean Navy).[28]
Helena Peru War of the Pacific: The barque was shelled and damaged at Callao by the ironclad Huáscar ( Chilean Navy).[28]
Sancey Pecke Peru War of the Pacific: The brigantine was shelled and sunk at Callao by Huáscar ( Chilean Navy).[28]
Unión  Peruvian Navy War of the Pacific: The corvette was shelled and set afire at Callao by Huáscar and Pilcomayo (both  Chilean Navy).[28]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Algerian  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea and put in to Gibraltar, where the fire was extinguished. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15]
Edith Troop  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Calais, France. No further trace,[29] reported missing, presumed foundered with the loss of all 40 crew.[30]
Swiftsure  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[24]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Freia Norway The schooner ran aground, capsized and became severely hogged at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and beached for repairs.[14]
Mattea  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Maryport to New York, United States. She was refloated.[5]
Odessa  Russia The steamship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Taganrog. She was refloated on 13 May.[25]
Penwith  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cardiff for the Rio Grande. No further trace,[31] presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[32]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Joseph Hazel  United Kingdom The tug sank at Dublin.[14]
Mari Vagliano Flag unknown The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom whilst avoiding a collision with the schooner Thomas C. Seed ( United Kingdom). Mari Vagliano was on a voyage from Cardiff to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[33]
Roelfina Tijdens Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorpeness, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[14][34]
Senegal  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock off Grando Point, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands and was beached with the loss of one life. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship Teuton ( United Kingdom).[35] Senegal was refloated on 2 June and taken in to Las Palmas.[36][37]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[14]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Ornen Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (30°35′N 13°00′W / 30.583°N 13.000°W / 30.583; -13.000). Her crew were rescued by Jupiter ( United Kingdom). Ornen was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Bermuda.[38]
Sebastopol  United Kingdom The barque struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Quebec City, Canada.[39]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Adelheid  Germany The schooner was abandoned and drove ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[6][40]
Burlington  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Castor ( Sweden at Bordeaux, Gironde, France and was beached on the Queyrie Bank, in the Gironde.[6]
Gesine  Germany The schooner ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Königsberg. She was refloated and placed under repair.[7]
Laboramus  United Kingdom The brig caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°44′N 24°42′W / 46.733°N 24.700°W / 46.733; -24.700). Her crew were rescued by Arnesnoes ( Norway). Laboramus was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States, to Dundalk, County Louth.[41][42] She was towed in to Vigo, Spain by the steamship Roelas ( Spain) on 12 October.[43]
Ontario  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated.[6]
Wild Pigeon  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holywood Bank, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Donaghadee, County Down. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40]
Zeemanschoop Netherlands The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Petit Trou, Trinidad.[6]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Cleadon  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7]
Cure  United Kingdom The smack collided with another vessel and was abandoned off Orfordness, Suffolk. She was subsequently taken in to Harwich, Essex.[7][11]
Dolphin Victoria The ship was driven ashore at Rockingham, Western Australia. She had been refloated by 31 May.[44]
Souvenir  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Sunderland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and put in to Gravesend, Kent in a leaky condition.[7][25]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Regina Spain The schooner ran aground on the Horse Sand, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Spithead, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[45]
Vanadis  United Kingdom The steam yacht put in to Harwich, Essex on fire. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to the River Thames.[15]
Water Lily  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the "Darwarkan Islands", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Young Harry  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Amrum, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[41]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Meath  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hong Kong.[15] She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to Hong Kong. She was refloated and taken in to Hong Kong.[46]
Rosario  Italy The barque ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[47]
Ruby United States The steamship was destroyed by fire while fitting out.[48]
Sebastopol France The ship foundered off Saint Pauls, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[49][37]
Zembra  United Kingdom The dandy ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Mary ( United Kingdom).[45]
Unnamed Belgium The pilot boat was run down and sunk off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom by the steamship Fatfield ( United Kingdom) with the loss of five of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by Fatfield.[50]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Ann Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Eastern Spit, in the Opobo, Africa.[51]
Dolphin Western Australia The ship was driven ashore at Rockingham.[45]
Harry  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Amrum, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[47]
Lady Hilda  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at the Millwall Dock, London.[47]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Aspotogon Canada Canada The barque was driven ashore at the Richibucto Cape, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec.[52]
Belgnon  United Kingdom The steamship sank in the Raz de Sein. Her crew were rescued.[38]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Albula  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore north of the Heugh Lighthouse, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put back to South Shields.[47]
Archer  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Padstow, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Padstow in a leaky condition.[53]
Catherine  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Larne Lough. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin.[53]
Guardian United States The ship ran aground on the Seco Shoal. She was refloated and taken in to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[38]
Jane Smith  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Platters, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[53]
Tromsø Norway The brig was driven ashore at Stubben, Germany.[41] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Umeå, Sweden. She was refloated.[51]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Francis Drake  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Vestervik, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland.[38]
Harken Cornelia Netherlands The barque capsized in the Baltic Sea. She was towed in to "Draco" by the schooner Neptun ( Russia).[38]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Anna New Zealand The ketch was wrecked near Bluff. Both men on board perished.[54]
Canton  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire in the South West India Dock, London.[47]
Maine United States The steamship was destroyed by fire at Port Huron, Michigan.[48]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Bon Accord  United Kingdom The tug sank in the River Wear.[55]
Boraco Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on a reef 60 nautical miles (110 km) from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Trieste.[56]
Fanny Thornton New Zealand The ketch drifted onto rocks and was wrecked near the entrance to Hokianga Harbour when the wind suddenly abated.[57]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Caroline  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated.[58]
Kildonan Canada Canada The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) west of Cape Clear Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Helvetia ( United Kingdom). Kildonan was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[59]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Amsterdam Netherlands The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland.[58] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with assistance the next day.[60]
Janequeo  Chilean Navy War of the Pacific: The torpedo boat was sunk off Callao, Peru.[citation needed]
William W. Thomas  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Matanzas, Cuba.[60]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Arvon  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ballyness, County Donegal.[60]
Galatea  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Bushire, Persia. She was refloated on 28 May.[61]
Janne France The schooner ran aground on the Barre-á-Anglais. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60]
Spell  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered off Rockall with the loss of all fourteen hands.[62]
Strathairly  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore at the Pointe de la Coubre, Charente-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[60]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Henry Bolchow  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Lingah, Persia. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Bushire, Persia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[61]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1880
ShipStateDescription
Edmonton  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked in the Providence Channel. Her 40 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Havana, Cuba.[63][64] Edmonton was discovered in a derelict condition 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Key West, Florida, United States on 15 June by the steamship Deronda ( United Kingdom), which put a skeleton crew aboard with the intention of taking her in to Key West.[65]
Quickstep  United Kingdom The tug ran aground on the Elbow End Bank, at the mouth of the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Montrose to Dundee, Forfarshire. Sixteen of her passengers were taken off by the tug Excelsior ( United Kingdom) and by boats. Quickstep was refloated and put back to Montrose.[66]

31 May

Unknown date

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