List of shipwrecks in November 1871

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The list of shipwrecks in November 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1871.

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Alexandrina  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off "Lappen", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Stettin, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[1]
Emma Ash  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) north east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Thomas Shatten ( United Kingdom).[2]
Johan Sweden The schooner was wrecked at Porto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porto to Malmö.[3][4]
Ocean Bird  United Kingdom The schooner caught fire at sea and was scuttled. Her crew were taken off the wreck on 4 November by the brig New Dominion ( United Kingdom).[5]
Rangoon  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Cadda Rock, off Point de Galle, Ceylon and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galle to Bombay, India.[6][7]
Rebecca  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was beached at Liverpool, Lancashire in a sinking condition.[8]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to London.[8]
Trot  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Duncannon, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork.[8]
Vixen  United Kingdom The galiot struck the Swillies, in the Menai Strait, and sank.[8]

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Amphitrite  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[9][10]
Giscours France The barque ran aground on the Owers Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[3][11]
Zadkia Ottoman Empire The steamship ran aground in the Clyde near Dumbarton, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Yokohama, Japan. She was refloated and taken in to for Greenock, Renfrewshire in a leaky condition.[9][1]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Acacia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Porzione", Sicily, Italy. Her crew were rescued.[1][12]
John and Eliza  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Wigtown.[13]
Renown United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey.[9][14]
Sea Mew  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Buctouche, New Brunswick, Canada to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15][2]
Seaton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Ramsgate.[16]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Ann Banfield  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Falmouth, Cornwall.[2]
Cubana Chile The salvage ship, a brig, foundered off Huanaco Punta. She was on a voyage from Coronel to Lota.[17]
Hebe  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew were rescued.[16]
John and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Rabbit Islands, Ottoman Empire and was wrecked.[16][18] She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[13] She had broken up by 3 December.[19]
John Liddell  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Meules Bank, in the Seine.[20]
Monte Carmelo  Italy The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.[19]
Sylphiden Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Ellewoutsdijk, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Skælskør to Antwerp, Belgium.[1][12]
Vittoriso  Italy The ship ran aground on the Varne Sandbank, in the North Sea and was wrecked with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Civita Vecchia.[16]
Waif  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Boyne ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Boyne. Waif was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to São Miguel Island, Azores.[16][21][22]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Ann  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Platters. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[16]
Hawthorns  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cuxhaven, Germany.[23]
Marie Anne Leonine France The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the cost of Essex. All except her captain were taken off. She was on a voyage from Skien, Norway to Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord.[16][13]
Michel Angelo  Italy The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aresquièrs, Hérault, France with the loss of one of her nine crew. Five were rescued, three reported missing.[24]
Robert Cottle  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Southwold, Suffolk and was wrecked with the loss of three of her six crew.[25] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Ipswich, Suffolk.[16]
St. Jean France The lugger struck a rock and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Basse-Indre, Loire-Inférieure. She was towed in to Brest, Finistère.[23][26]
Thomas and Sarah  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Warren Point, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Watchet, Somerset.[16]
Vier Bröder  Germany The ship ran aground at Schmolsin. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Danzig.[27][28]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Express  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, to St. Margarets, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Mineola Canada Canada The ship departed from Sydney, Nova Scotia, for Saint John, New Brunswick. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[29]
New Orleans United States The ship departed from Livorno, Italy for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[30]
Petrellen Norway The ship ran aground south of Amager, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen.[23]
Telegram  United Kingdom The ship struck a submerged object at Pentewan, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Fowey to Pentewan.[28]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Belvidera  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pondicherry, India. Her crew were rescued.[4][20][31] She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Pondicherry.[32]
Elizabeth Stevens  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Nore.[4][32]
Esperanza Canada Canada The ship departed from Montreal, Quebec for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]
New Orleans United States The ship departed from Livorno, Italy for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[34]
Rauha Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore at Hittarp, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Oulu to Maryport, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[15]
Yeddo  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Pondicherry, India.[15] She was refloated.[35]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Bougainville France The ship caught fire and was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint-Louis, Senegal.[36]
Katschaloff  Russia The steamship was driven ashore neat the Solovetsky Monastery, Solovetsky Islands. She was refloated on 20 November and taken in to Arkhangelsk.[37]
Laura Denmark The schooner was severely damaged by an onboard explosion at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[26]
Roma Canada Canada The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.[19]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Christoph  Germany The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Antwerp, Belgium. She was declared a total loss on 27 November.[38]
Deerhound  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Rouen ( France) and sank off the South Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. Deerhound was on a voyage from London to Gijón, Spain.[23][39]
Fanny  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk.[40][41] She was refloated.[42]
Gnommes  Russia The lighter sank at Kronstadt.[23]
Jessy  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was refloated.[23][39][40]
Jeune Colombe France The ship ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire, United Kingdom.[23] Seven of her eight crew were taken off by the Lytham Lifeboat,[43] her captain remaining aboard.[39] Jeune Colombe was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Preston, Lancashire.[43] She subsequently became a wreck.[44]
Ocean Skimmer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kertch, Russia. She was refloated.[42]
Parveienens  Russia The lighter sank at Kronstadt.[23]
98  Russia The lighter ran aground at Kronstadt.[40]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Clifford  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Samuel Corling ( United States). Clifford was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to San Francisco, California, United States.[45]
Excelsior United States The ship departed from New York for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[46]
Herschel  Germany The ship ran aground on the Kugel Brake. She was on a voyage from New York to Cuxhaven. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven.[24]
Mosquito New Zealand The 15-ton ketch was beached on Kapiti Island during a gale, and became a complete wreck.[47]
Phoenix  United Kingdom The steamship struck a railway bridge at Königsberg, Germany, severely damaging the bridge.[48]
Waihopi, or
Waihopai		 New Zealand The 34-ton schooner was wrecked in Palliser Bay, close to the mouth of the Ruamāhanga River, during a gale. All hands were saved.[47]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Andrea Norway The schooner ran aground in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[49]
Angelina New Zealand The 22-ton ketch became stranded and wrecked at Port Underwood, New Zealand.[50]
Jane Fish  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands.[42]
Jonge Pieter Netherlands The ship sank in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by Skulda ( Sweden. Jong Pieter was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[51][52][53]
King Massba  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Niger River at Onitsha, Africa.[54]
Lyon  United Kingdom The schooner put in to Beaumaris, Anglesey in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Laxey, Isle of Man to Saltney, Cheshire.[48]
Miriam  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Felegueiras Rocks, Porto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Porto. She sank on 1 December.[15][55] She subsequently sank.[56]
Oscar Norway The full-rigged ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Tønsberg.[57][58]
Providence  United Kingdom The sloop was run into by the schooner Catherine Campbell ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea of Cleeness, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. Providence was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Maldon, Essex. She was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[59][60]
Queen of the Craft  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was run down and sunk 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Penlee Point, Devon by the steamship Holsatia ( Germany) with the loss of two lives.[27][59]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Anne Helene  Germany The ship was wrecked on the West Reef, off "Providence", Caicos Islands with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[61][62]
Berge  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[63]
E. S. Judkins  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Kertch, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Taganrog, Russia. She was refloated on 15 November.[51]
Jubilee  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[15] She was refloated.[35]
Malia  Italy The brig ran aground in the Friesche Gat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog to Leer, Germany.[51][28]
Vigilant  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Hamburg ( United Kingdom in the River Thames and was beached at Erith, Kent. Vigilant was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[24]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Amazon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated on 15 November and taken in to Southampton, Hampshire.[64]
Barsingerhorn Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated and taken in to Porkkala.[24]
Clara Netherlands The schooner collided with Edwin Fox ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off the coast of Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the ten people on board. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Trieste.[51][65]
Corby Castle  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized in the River Dee at Mostyn, Flintshire. She was on a voyage from Saltney, Cheshire to Mostyn. She was righted.[51]
Derwent  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk whilst on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[66]
Escort United States The ship was severely damaged by fire at Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York. She was declared a total loss.[15][51][67]
Hiawatha  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of fourteen of her fifteen crew. The survivor was rescued by the galley punt Leander ( United Kingdom).[68]
Jenna Hendrika Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Brielle, South Holland.[51] She was refloated.[69]
Mangosteen  United Kingdom The ship departed from Porthcawl, Glamorgan for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70]
Manuelitas  Italy The barque ran aground in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[15][67]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Bonmahon, County Waterford to Burry Port, Glamorgan.[24][51]
Turk Belgium The tug was sunk by a falling mast from Escort ( United States) at Antwerp.[15]
Victory  United Kingdom The ship was struck a sunken wreck in the River Lune and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Tarleton to Ulverston, Lancashire.[69][37]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Aberdeen  United Kingdom The ship departed from Montreal, Quebec, Canada for Granton, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[71]
Aid  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[24][72] She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in tow for London.[51]
Affiance  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated.[24][49]
Argo  Russia The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[24]
Ariadne Netherlands The steamship ran aground at Brouwershaven, Zeeland.[51] She was refloated.[22]
Aurore France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kenfig, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[36]
Benjamin Whitworth  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[24] She was refloated the next day.[36]
Confidence  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dulas Rocks, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Plymouth, Devon. Two crew were taken off by the Moelfre Lifeboat. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Sea King ( United Kingdom).[51][73][74]
Dometian Lass  United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned off Whitehaven, Cumberland and subsequently drifted out to sea. Her crew of four were rescued by the RNLI Whitehaven Lifeboat Elizabeth Leicester. Dometian Lass was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was subsequently towed in to Maryport, Cumberland.[36]
Eiche  Germany The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her ten crew were rescued by the steamship Corisande ( United Kingdom). Eiche was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[2][75]
Excel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Chapel Alford, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[36] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[22]
Fanny  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore between Saltfleet and Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[49]
Galaţi Ottoman Empire The steamship ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Brăila.[36][76]
General Havelock  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Saltfleet and Theddlethorpe. She was on a voyage from Ryde, Isle of Wight to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated.[49]
Harvest  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet. She was on voyage from Rochester, Kent to Seaham, County Durham.[77]
Ibis  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore between Saltfleet and Theddlethorpe. She was refloated.[49]
Isabella Heron  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Saltfleet and Theddlethorpe. She was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France to Blyth. She was refloated.[49]
John Henry Yates  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rochester. She was refloated.[36]
John Twizell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Blyth, Northumberland.[49]
Launceston  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated with assistance and found to be leaky.[24] Launceston was taken in to Ramsgate, Kent and placed under repair.[78]
Leonie France The ship collided with Pallas ( United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of four of her six crew. Leonie was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Hull, Yorkshire.[36]
Louise Hortense France The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Audierne, Finistère to Dunkirk, Nord.[51][36]
Masterman  United Kingdom The ship collided with the quayside at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and was damaged. She was placed under repair.[28]
Neanthes  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank near Ancona, Italy. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Ancona.[36][28]
Nigreta United States The brigantine was driven ashore at Braunton, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Braunton Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Havana, Cuba.[36][72]
Orion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Briggs, in the Belfast Lough.[24][72] She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[35]
Pierre Desirée France The ship ran aground on Hooper's Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Landerneau, Finistère to Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was refloated by the Burry Port Glamorgan and was taken in to Burry Port, Glamorgan, where she sank.[36][72]
Temerario  Italy The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Hull.[36][49][28] She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby in a leaky condition.[35]
Widdrington  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe. She was on a voyage from Calais to Blyth.[36]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Amalia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[36]
Catherine  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Pentewan, Cornwall to Antwerp, Belgium. She had become a wreck by the next day.[51][77][35]
Eroe, or
Erive		  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Donna Nook. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[36][49]
Excelsior  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Donna Nook. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[36]
Ida  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by City of Brooklyn ( United Kingdom) and sank in Liverpool Bay with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by City of Brooklyn and the tug Slasher ( United Kingdom). Ida was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[79] The wreck was dispersed by explosives.[35]
Margaret O'Keefe  United Kingdom The ship foundered at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire.[28]
Myrtle  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Donna Nook. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[36]
Reliance  United Kingdom The tug ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was run ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, where she was wrecked.[72]
Royal Sovereign  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Donna Nook. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[36]
Spartan  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Donna Nook. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[36]
Victoria  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Donna Nook. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[36]
Victoria  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Donna Nook. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[36]
W. G. Russell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donna Nook. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[36][49]
Eleven unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at Donna Nook. They were refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[36]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Agnes Campbell  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Ella Norton ( United States) and sank in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. Agnes Campbell was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cádiz, Spain.[77][37]
Cassandra  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Compton Bay. Her 21 crew were rescued by the Brooke Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to London.[51] She was refloated on 27 November and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[80][35][74]
Cenisio  Italy The ship collided with the steamship Stowell ( United Kingdom) and sank at Odesa, Russia.[81][76][58]
Cruiser  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on Oyster Island, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Sligo. She was refloated.[51]
Red Coat  United Kingdom The brig collided with the schooner Onyx ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew survived. Red Coat was on a voyage from Lagos, Africa to Liverpool.[51][82] She was refloated on 22 November.[2]
Unerigg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Liverpool.[35] She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[52]
Washington United States The lighter ran aground at Wilmington, Delaware, and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[83]
William Simpson  United Kingdom The ship struck the pier at Sunderland, County Durham and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Sunderland.[77]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Adele France The ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[77]
Albert William  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to a port in South America.[78][84] She was refloated on 26 November and taken in tow for London.[85]
Fortitude  United Kingdom The brig foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the dandy smack George and Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Fortitude was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Maldon, Essex.[86]
Good Intent  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Lamorna, Cornwall in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by a fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Newport, Monmouthshire.[77][87]
Hephzibah  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Compton Bay, Isle of Wight.[84][58] She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to London.[88]
Lotta Bernard United States The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Grand Marais, Minnesota. She was later refloated and taken to Duluth, Minnesota, where she was repaired.
Luigi  Italy The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom and either sank or floated off and drifted out to sea. All thirteen people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[77][53]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Inverness. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Aberdeen.[77]
Nancy  United Kingdom The smack sank in Runswick Bay.[77] Her crew survived.[53]
Palmen  Germany The ship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Bremen in a leaky condition.[77]
Storm  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Haiti.[77] She was refloated on 25 November and taken in to Appledore, Devon for repairs.[89]
Zwerker Netherlands The ship was lost in the Friesche Gat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Groningen.[64]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Amherst United States The schooner was driven ashore at Cape Poge, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Connecticut, to Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada.[19]
Buringa  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in The Downs whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70]
Chipchase, and
Mary Baker		  United Kingdom
United States		 The schooner Chipchase collided with the barque Mary Baker in Liverpool Bay and sank with the loss of all nine crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bahia, Brazil. Mary Baker sank with the loss of all ten crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bermuda.[90][91][92][37][93]
Daeb  United Kingdom The fishing boat struck the wreck of the paddle steamer Ajax ( United Kingdom) off The Mewstone, Devon and was wrecked with the loss of all hands.[37]
Eudoxy  United Kingdom The smack struck a wreck and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Lizzy ( United Kingdom). Eudoxy was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[81][94]
George and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Queenstown, County Cork.[80]
Swordfish  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Chile to Queenstown.[78][95][69] She was refloated on 10 December and beached on Spike Island, County Cork.[96]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Albion  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Her ten crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Inverness, United Kingdom.[84] Also reported as lost near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[37][74]
Capella Netherlands The schooner ran aground and sank at Snogebæk, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Schiedam, South Holland.[2]
Enigheden Norway The brig was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[84][37]
Williams  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Inverness.[37]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Caroline Amelia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rostock, Germany.[85]
Charles  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the River Don with the loss of all six crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[97]
E.B. Allen United States
E. B. Allenn in 2012.
The wooden schooner was on a voyage to Buffalo, New York, with a cargo of grain when the bark Newsboy ( United States) accidentally rammed her in Lake Huron off the coast of Michigan. She sank in 100 feet (30 m) of water at 45°00′59″N 83°09′54″W / 45.016267°N 83.164983°W / 45.016267; -83.164983 (E.B. Allen).[98][99]
Egeria United States The barque was wrecked near Waterford, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[81][100] Also reported as wrecked on the coast of County Kerry whilst on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Liverpool.[101]
Fidelio  Germany The barque ran aground in the Elbe near Glückstadt.[84][102]
Flora  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her seventeen crew were rescued by Argo ( United Kingdom). Flora was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to the Clyde.[103][104]
Hattie C. Besse United States The four-masted sailing ship was driven ashore and wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Cape Flattery, Washington Territory. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, to the Burrard Inlet.[103][105]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off Seil, Slate Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Lismore, Inner Hebrides.[61]
Osbourne  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the Hudson Rocks, near Low Hauxley, Northumberland. Her eight crew were rescued by the Hauxley Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Granton, Lothian.[2][84][37][74]
Oscar  Germany The ship foundered in the North Sea.[81]
Valentin Belgium The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[84] She was on a voyage from Carmen to Antwerp.[102]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque foundered off the Saltee Islands, County Wexford, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[106]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Adelaide  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Tramore Bay. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[81][100]
Assoria  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Mottles Bank, off Ryde, Isle of Wight.[107]
Balgownie  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[81]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean by all but her captain. Her crew were rescued by J. A. de Rudder (Flag unknown).[108]
Erling Norway The ship was driven ashore at Chapman Head. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[81]
Fear Not  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kircubbin, County Down. She was on a voyage from "Quoile" to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.[81]
Hallyards  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[81] She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[93]
Jessie  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[81]
Mary Andrews  United Kingdom The ship collided with the brig Forrance ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned off the "South Light". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin.[61]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Studland Bay.[109]
Sumaria  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion in the Sloyne. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[110]
Water Hen  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Tongue Sand. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[58]
William and Hannah  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Bondicar, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eling, Hampshire to Dundee, Forfarshire.[84][37]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Ahuriri New Zealand The 131-ton iron steamer hit an uncharted rock and sank off the Otago coast near Waikouaiti. All on board took to the lifeboat and arrived safely on shore.[50] She was on a voyage from Lyttelton to Dunedin.[111]
City of New London United States The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Thames River 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) downstream of Norwich, Connecticut, with the loss of twelve or seventeen lives. She was on a voyage from New York to Norwich.[112][113]
Coulman  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Aberdeen.[78] She was refloated and taken in to Aberdeen.[93]
Dalkeith  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[95]
Faucon France The ship was sighted off Bic, Quebec, Canada whilst on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[114]
Frieulje  Germany The koff ran aground at "Eitzenloch". She was on a voyage from Hammerfest, Norway to Hamburg.[2][78]
Lennox Castle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Falmouth.[78]
Louise  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at Snogebæk, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Aberdeen, United Kingdom.[95] She had become a wreck by 24 November.[115]
Maria Amelia Portugal The brigantine foundered. Her eight crew were rescued by a Swedish barque.[116]
Mirage  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in Southampton Water by the steamship Sapphire ( United Kingdom). All on board survived.. She was later refloated and placed under repair.[117][118]
Richard Young  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Noordwal. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam South Holland, Netherlands to Harwich, Essex. She was refloated the next day.[95]
Sampson  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at "Eitzenloch". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Southampton, Hampshire.[2] She was refloated and towed in to Cuxhaven, Germany.[93]
Toivo  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland.[115]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Palnackie, Kirkcudbrightshire.[109]
William Coulman  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aberdeen.[107]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Alarm  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent.[95]
Hendrika Netherlands The galeas sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the paddle tug Balmoral ( United Kingdom). Hendrika was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Stettin.[78][117]
Joseph Somes  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Sandhill", Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[78] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[95]
Marie Emilie Sweden The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Uddevalla.[119]
Plover  United Kingdom The brig departed from Neath, Glamorgan for Fowey, Cornwall. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands; wreckage from the ship washed ashore.[120]
Rosina  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to South Shields. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.[78]
Unnamed France Algeria The barque collided with another vessel and sank at Alexandria, Egypt with the loss of 75 lives.[121]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Alice  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Pointe du Hoc, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to "Carantan".[57]
Canopa  Italy The barque ran aground in Robin Hoods Bay. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Genoa. She floated off the next day and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) out to sea. Her crew were rescued.[85][122]
Critic Canada Canada The schooner was sunk by ice at Quebec City. She was refloated.[17]
Danube  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Royal Captain Shoal. She was refloated and put back to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[85]
Lady Nyazza  India The steamship ran aground off the Bhugwa Lighthouse and broke in two. She was on a voyage from Surat to Palitana.[61]
Palestine  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Fremantle, Western Australia and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Fremantle.[123]
Philomene Canada The schooner was sunk by ice at Quebec City. She was refloated.[17]
Sailor's Friend  United Kingdom The lugger was run down and sunk off Corton, Suffolk by the steamship Union Bayonnaise ( France). Her crew were rescued by Union Bayonnaise.[124]
Susquehanna Canada Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[17][117] She was consequently condemned.[125]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[95]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Amelie France The ship was wrecked on the Chiao Bank. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[126]
Commerce  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Pentewan, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[85] She was refloated on 12 December.[127]
D. R. Stockwell United States The brig was destroyed by fire at New York.[128]
Fanguhal  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked between Cape North and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of all hands.[129]
Giuditta Austria-Hungary The schooner was wrecked on Paxo, Greece. She was on a voyage from Kalamata, Greece to Trieste.[115]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Pentewan. Her crew were rescued.[85]
Oceola  United Kingdom The barque collided with Marmion ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Tuskar Rock. Some of her crew were rescued by Marmion, five were reported missing, presumed drowned. Marmion lost three of her crew. Oceola was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[85][130]
Rapid Norway The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hamburg, Germany.[85]
Ripple  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Cork.[131] She subsequently foundered.[132]
Swift  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Rymon Rocks, near Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[85]
Theresa  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Cymba ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was taken in to Deptford, Kent, where she sank.[85][133] She had been refloated by 30 November and taken in to Millwall, Middlesex.[38]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Belle  United Kingdom The ship collided with Grace Darling ( United Kingdom) and sank off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. Belle was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to South Shields, County Durham.[134]
Bulwark  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[89]
Grace Darling  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Seaford, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex.[85]
Sailor's Friend  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with the steamship Union Bayonnaise ( France) and sank off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[85]
Village Belle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Nidingen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Germany to London.[89] She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Onsala, Sweden.[135][136]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship foundered off Mallorca, Spain with the loss of all hands.[137]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Adelaide Fanny France The steamship departed from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]
Freak New South Wales The brig was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef. Her crew were rescued.[138]
Jabez United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bermuda The brig was wrecked on Fox Island, Canada with the loss of all but one of her crew.[139]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The schooner spang a leak and sank off the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[85][130]
Lively  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ballygelly Head, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin.[133]
Rostock  Russia The lighter was lost at Marianople.[140]
Victoria  United Kingdom The tug sank at Alexandria, Egypt.[80]
Ten unnamed vessels Canada Canada The schooners were wrecked in the Gut of Canso.[139]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Aberdeenshire  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[115]
Duchess of Sutherland  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Penlee Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated ant put in to Plymouth, Devon in a leaky condition.[134]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[115] She was refloated.[141]
Elizabeth, or
Emily		  United Kingdom The schooner struck a sunken wreck off the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and foundered. Her seven crew were rescued by the smack Two Sisters ( United Kingdom). The schooner was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Exeter, Devon.[142][143][144]
Halcyon  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of eleven of her twelve crew.[145] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[146]
Nora  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[115] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[134]
Peri  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Grosse-Île, Quebec, Canada with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gaspé, Quebec, to Jersey, Channel Islands.[147][148][145]
Wasp  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Antwerp, Belgium.[145]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brigantine capsized and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Margate, Kent, United Kingdom.[80]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1871
ShipStateDescription
Clio  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.[149]
Diamant  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Cap Haïtien, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Cap Haïtien. She was later refloated.[62]
Emilia Portugal The ship foundered in Cascaes Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Pomaron to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[134]
Emperor  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked upon St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[150]
Georg Denmark The ship was wrecked on Seelands Reef. Her crew were rescued.[128]
Mary  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven onto the West Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[38]
Prince Albert  United Kingdom The brig foundered off the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[151][152]

30 November

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