List of shipwrecks in January 1877
The list of shipwrecks in January 1877 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1877 .
1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Agnes Wyllie
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent with the loss of ten of her eleven crew. The survivor was rescued by the pilot schooner No. 4 ( United Kingdom ). Agnes Wyllie was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Caen , Calvados , France.[ 1] [ 2]
Alexander
Russia
The ship foundered off the coast of Caithness , United Kingdom .[ 3]
Angela
Spain
The barque was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle , Vlissingen , Zeeland , Netherlands She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Havana , Cuba .[ 4]
Anna
Netherlands
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off Ouessant , Finistère , France. Her six crew were rescued by Bonnie Marie ( France ). Anna was on a voyage from Fowey , Cornwall , United Kingdom to Cette , Hérault , France.[ 5]
Celina
France
The schooner was driven ashore at "Pwitgwaerock", Pembrokeshire , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire , United Kingdom to Pontorson , Manche .[ 6]
City of Ghent
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Ramsgate , Kent.[ 7] She was refloated and towed into Ramsgate.[ 8]
Disco
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Charlestown, Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Charlestown to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 6]
Emilie
United States
The steamship sank off Key West, Florida with the loss of two lives. One boat with survivors was reported missing.[ 9]
Florence
United Kingdom
The brigantine was abandoned off Puffin Island, Anglesey Her crew were rescued by the Penmon Lifeboat. She was subsequently reboarded by her crew and towed into the River Mersey by the tug Warrior ( United Kingdom ).[ 8] [ 10]
Independenzia
Italy
The barque was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 11]
Invererne
United Kingdom
The clipper ship was wrecked on the west coast of Sumbawa , Netherlands East Indies with the loss of ten of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Java , Netherlands East Indies to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Kate and Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner was run ashore at Bootle , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Messina , Sicily , Italy .[ 8]
Melaka
Spain
The barque was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Havana[ 4]
Petit Arthur
France
The ship was driven ashore at Carnac , Morbihan . She was refloated in September and taken into Lorient for repairs.[ 15]
Princesse Louise
United Kingdom
The ship was scuttled in Bangor Bay . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Cork .[ 11]
Result
Guernsey
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Spittal, Northumberland . Her ten crew were rescued by the Berwick upon Tweed Lifeboat Albert Victor ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 7] [ 10]
Unione
Italy
The barque was driven ashore at Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Punta de Lobos , Chile to Gibraltar.[ 11]
Wancoina
United Kingdom
The brigantine collided with Emily Burnyear ( United Kingdom ) and was driven ashore on Holy Island , in the Firth of Clyde . Wancoina was refloated with the assistance of a tug .[ 11] [ 16]
2 January
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Amaoassis
France
The lugger was wrecked at Larache , Morocco.[ 17]
Cellina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Pwllgwayloo", Pembrokeshire .[ 11] [ 18]
Clemence
France
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Le Tréport , Seine-Inférieure to Cherbourg , Manche .[ 11] She was refloated and taken into Boulogne.[ 18]
Cordillera
Spain
The brigantine was run into by the steamship Longhirst ( United Kingdom ) in the Guadalquivir and was severely damaged. She was beached with the assistance of the steamship Jovanilleros ( Spain ).[ 19]
Feliz
Spain
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Bantry Bay . Her fourteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 11] [ 20] [ 16]
Grace Robertson
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Larache and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Larache to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 21]
Gummershaw
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Cushendall , County Antrim .[ 11]
H. A. Brightman
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Lydd , Kent .[ 22] She was refloated on 31 January.[ 23]
Laurina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at East Quantoxhead , Somerset . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Watchet , Somerset.[ 11]
Massachusetts
United States
The schooner stranded off Cape Cod , Massachusetts 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of the Peaked Hill Life Saving Station in a thick snowstorm. Three of her crew made it to shore, one drowned when swept overboard by a wave.[ 24]
May Queen
United States
The schooner was wrecked on Coney Island , New York . The crew were saved.[ 25]
Roma
Italy
The barque was wrecked on the Kaloot Bank, off the coast of Zeeland , Netherlands.[ 4] [ 26]
Verulam
United Kingdom
The barque sank at the entrance to the Surrey Commercial Docks, London with the loss of three of her crew.[ 27] She was on a voyage from Port Natal , Natal Colony to London.[ 17] [ 28]
Walter Irving
United States
The schooner stranded on a bar off Cape Cod 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the Peaked Hill Life Saving Station in a thick snowstorm. Her crew made it to shore in their boat.[ 24]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Santander, Spain .[ 4]
Unnamed
Isle of Man
The fishing trawler was driven ashore in Ramsey Bay . Her crew were rescued.[ 29]
3 January
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
HMS Akbar
Royal Navy
The training ship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry , Cheshire . She was refloated the next day and taken into Birkenhead , Cheshire.[ 5] [ 30]
Alexandria
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Clogherhead , County Louth . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to the Clyde . She was declared a total loss.[ 1] Subsequently refloated and taken in tow for Belfast , County Antrim but sank pff the Copeland Island , County Antrim on 30 January with the loss of seven of the seventeen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the tug Kingfisher and the steamship Seamer (both United Kingdom ).[ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
Ann Brass
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Cairnbulg , Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued by a fishing boat .[ 34] [ 35]
Champion of the Seas
United Kingdom
The clipper ship was abandoned in a leaking condition 90 nautical miles (170 km) south west of Faial Island , Azores . Her 34 crew were rescued by Vanguard ( United Kingdom ). Champion of the Seas was on a voyage from the Chincha Islands , Peru to Cork .[ 36] [ 37] [ 38]
Corais
Greece
The barque ran aground off Punta Mala , Spain. She was refloated and taken into Gibraltar .[ 39]
Dandy Esther
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned off Holyhead , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat Thomas Fielden ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Dandy Esther was subsequently taken into Holyhead.[ 40]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Oxcar Rocks, in the Firth of Forth . Her crew sruvvied She was on a voyage from Granton , Lothian to Montrose, Forfarshire .[ 41]
Enigheid , andFides
Denmark
The schooners collided off Aalborg and both sank. One life was lost. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Otto ( Denmark ). Enigheid was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Fredericia . Fides was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall , United Kingdom to Aarhus .[ 42]
Ezuiaga
Spain
The barque was wrecked at Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued.[ 5]
Glasgow , andMary Alice
United Kingdom
The steamship Glasgow and the schooner Mary Alice collided at Campbeltown , Argyllshire . Both vessels were severely damaged and beached. Mary Alice was on a voyage from Paisley, Renfrewshire to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 35]
Heron
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at the Cliffe Fort , Kent . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to London .[ 21] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 43]
Holyhead Trader
United Kingdom
The schooner sank at Holyhead.[ 40]
Hopewell
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the steamship Sam Weller ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Boston Deeps, off the coast of Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued by Sam Weller . Hopewell was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to London.[ 5] [ 39]
Idas
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the Langness Peninsula , Isle of Man with the loss of all ten people on board.[ 20] [ 40]
John and Eliza
United Kingdom
The smack was abandoned off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat Thomas Fielden ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 44]
Lady Derby
United Kingdom
The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Tynemouth , Northumberland . Her fourteen crew were rescued by the steamship Edina ( United Kingdom ). Lady Derby was on a voyage from Grantonl , Lothian to West Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 21] [ 44] [ 22]
Louisa Spalding
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of Aberdeenshire .[ 20]
Margaret Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Benhead, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Silloth , Cumberland to Dundalk , County Louth.[ 1] [ 45]
Mary Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown , Argyllshire . She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Pensacola, Florida , United States.[ 20]
Maud Annie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Rosslare , County Wexford . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Wexford .[ 35]
Ruby
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore at Tetney Haven , Lincolnshire .[ 34]
Sinai
Austria-Hungary
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in at Belmullet , County Mayo , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire , United Kingdom to Demerara , British Guiana .[ 21] [ 5]
Sir Walter Scott
Canada
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Boyne . Her crew were rescued.[ 1] [ 35] She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to Dublin , United Kingdom.[ 45]
Waterloo
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer collided with the steamship Stettin ( United Kingdom ), ran aground and sank on the Upper Blyth Sand, in the Thames Estuary . All on board were rescued by a tug . Waterloo was on a voyage from London to Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France.[ 21] [ 44] [ 46] She was refloated on 20 January and towed into London.[ 47]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Dunany Point , County Louth.[ 1]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was wrecked near Skerries, County Dublin .[ 1]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore near Skerries, County Dublin.[ 1]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom.[ 5]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered off Whitby , Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[ 30]
4 January
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Alexandra
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in Clogher Bay. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to the Clyde . She was refloated in late January but foundered off the Copeland Islands , County Antrim with loss of life.[ 48]
Andrea Antonio
Italy
The barque was driven from her moorings and collided with the hulk Bucephalus ( Gibraltar ) at Gibraltar and was severely damaged.[ 49]
Ann Summer
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Holyhead , Anglesey .[ 35]
Arctic
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Killard Point, County Down . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead , Cheshire to Portaferry , County Down.[ 35]
Elise
Norway
The barque was wrecked on "Roth Island", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a French port to Christiania .[ 35] [ 39]
Excellent
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Donaghadee , County Down. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to a French port.[ 35]
Feressins
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at Ballywalter , County Down. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 35]
Fortune
United Kingdom
The schooner sank off Carrickfergus , County Antrim . Her four crew were rescued by the Coastguard . She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to Carrickfergus.[ 50] [ 34]
Herald
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Greencastle, County Down .[ 51]
Ida
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton , Sussex . Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. A Coastguard officer was killed by the explosion of one of the rockets.[ 52] [ 53] Ida was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to Pensacola, Florida , United States.[ 43] The ship was plundered by the local inhabitants the next day.[ 54]
Martel
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Gironde between 3.8 and 4.9 nautical miles (7 and 9 km) from its mouth and broke in three. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 29] [ 35]
Mary and Catherine
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[ 49] She was on a voyage from Taganrog , Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 29]
Mary R. Somers
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by a steamship . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Cárdenas, Cuba .[ 55]
Naomi
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Winterton Ridge, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was wrecked. Eight of her eleven crew were rescued by the steamship Admiral ( United Kingdom ), the others were rescued by another vessel.[ 1]
Nonas
Malta
The barque was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Sicily , Italy to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 5] She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Lion Belge ( Gibraltar )[ 49]
Pedsford
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Lother Ledge, off Balbriggan , County Dublin . Her crew were rescued.[ 35]
Princess Victoria
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Northfleet , Kent . She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool , County Durham to London .[ 34]
Sagittaire
France
The barque was driven ashore at Punta Mala , Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to the French Antilles .[ 49]
Satsuma
United Kingdom
The barque was driven into by the barque Union ( Italy ) and drove ashore at Gibraltar. Satsuma was on a voyage from Singapore , Straits Settlements to Marseille. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Hercules ( Gibraltar )and found to be severely damaged.[ 5] [ 49]
St. George
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Greencastle.[ 51]
Victorine Apollo
France
The brig was beached at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure with the loss of three of her crew.[ 56]
Welsford
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked at Balbriggan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport to Dublin .[ 35]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The barque was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[ 57]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The lugger was driven ashore at Donaghadee , County Down . Her five crew were rescued.[ 58]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ballyferris , County Down.[ 58]
Eight unnamed vessels
Flags unknown
A coaster sank at Greencastle. Seven other vessels were driven ashore.[ 35]
Unnamed
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Auray , Morbihan .[ 56]
5 January
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Eupatoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Tilbury , Essex . She was on a voyage from Northfleet , Kent to South Shields , County Durham .[ 59]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore at Stackpole Head , Pembrokeshire . Her captain was taken off by the Stackpole Lifeboat but her mate refused to leave the ship. She sank the next day, drowning him. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Briton Ferry , Glamorgan .[ 60]
Gentoo
United States
The barque was driven ashore at Batavia , Netherlands East Indies . She was on a voyage from Batavia to Java .[ 43]
George Cromwell
United States
The steamship was wrecked in Placentia Bay on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony . Her entire crew of 30 perished.[ 61]
Golden Age
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on Vlieland , Friesland , Netherlands and caught fire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rangoon , Burma to Bremen , Germany .[ 1] [ 5]
Jean Bart
France
The schooner was run into by the tug Progress ( France and sank at Dunkerque , Nord .[ 43]
Netherton
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in the Carlingford Lough .[ 5]
Prosperity
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Carlingford Lough.[ 5]
Saxonia
Germany
The steamship was driven ashore on Heligoland. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the West Indies .[ 52]
Sophie
Denmark
The schooner capsized off Hanstholm with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque America ( Norway ). Sophie was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Odense .[ 5]
Wyre
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in the Carlingford Lough.[ 5]
6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Ada
United Kingdom
The barque was severely damaged by fire at Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 43]
Antilles
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Valparaíso , Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Valparaíso.[ 42]
Assecurandeur
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Alexander Marshall ( United States ), which lost four of her crew effecting the rescue. Assecurandeur was on a voyage from Saint John's , Newfoundland Colony to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 62] Assecurandeur was subsequently discovered by Titania ( United Kingdom ) and was set afire.[ 63] [ 64]
August
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Kalundborg , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Wolgast , Germany .[ 43]
Queen of the Fal
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at Shoeburyness , Essex . She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken into Gravesend, Kent .[ 43] [ 2]
Simala , orSimola
United States
The 1,000-ton full-rigged ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey , during a storm. Her crew of twenty survived.[ 65] [ 66]
Spitzbergen
Germany
The steamship departed from Kristiansund , Norway for Dundee , Forfarshire , United Kingdom . Subsequently foundered with the loss of all sixteen crew; a case containing the ship's papers came ashore at Bergen in late February.[ 67] [ 68]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The smack was wrecked near Millport , Ayrshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 69]
7 January
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Dakotan
United States
The full-rigged ship was struck by lightning in the Atlantic Ocean and caught fire. She was abandoned the next day. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 70] [ 71]
James Mason
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Cardiff , Glamorgan for Gibraltar . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all twenty crew.[ 72] [ 73]
John o' Gaunt
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Samar , Spanish East Indies . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Anjer , Netherlands East Indies and Manilla , Spanish East Indies.[ 70] [ 23]
L'Amerique
France
Illustration of L'Amerique aground, from Harper's Weekly , 27 January 1877. During a voyage from Le Havre , France , to New York City , the 4,583-gross register ton screw steamer was stranded on the beach at Seabright , New Jersey between Life Saving Station No. 3 and No. 4 in rain and heavy seas. Three of her crew drowned when one of her lifeboats capsized . Everyone else on board — 54 passengers and 46 crew members — plus 550 pounds (249 kg) of gold were saved. She was refloated on 10 April and returned to service.[ 24] [ 74] [ 75]
Montgomery
United States
The steamship collided with the steamship Seminole ( United States ) and sank off Cape May , New Jersey with the loss of thirteen lives. Survivors were rescued by Seminole .[ 76] Montgomery was on a voyage from New York to Havana , Cuba .[ 77]
Sheltan
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Saint John's , Newfoundland Colony for Liverpool. No further trace, reported missing.[ 78]
8 January
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Five Sisters
United Kingdom
The brig departed from Agrigento , Sicily , Italy for Oporto , Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 79]
Princess
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Paraíba , Brazil for the English Channel . No further trace, reported missing.[ 80]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Leven, Fife . She was on a voyage from Lindisfarne , Northumberland to Methil , Fife. She was refloated the next day.[ 81]
Victoria
Germany
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Utsira , Norway.[ 37] Her crew were rescued.[ 82] She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , United Kingdom to Helsingør , Denmark.[ 38]
9 January
10 January
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Abeona
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Scarborough , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 59]
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The ketch was driven ashore at Whitby , Yorkshire . Her three crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Whitby.[ 77]
Belle
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 84]
Concordia
Germany
The brig was wrecked at Bayona , Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom to Jamaica.[ 84]
Juno
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at "Horsehead", County Cork . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 84]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamship Breda ( Netherlands ) at Sheerness , Kent with the loss of a crew member.[ 84] [ 85]
Meta
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Dingle Point, Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to A Coruña , Spain. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[ 84]
Powerful
United Kingdom
The tug ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex .[ 84]
11 January
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Abeona
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and put into Scarborough , Yorkshire , where she sank. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 84]
Caroline
France
The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk , United Kingdom and became severely leaky. She was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the smack Volunteer ( United Kingdom ). Caroline was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 85]
Congo
Norway
The barque ran aground and sank off Lydd , Kent , United Kingdom with the loss of eight of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 84] [ 85]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The Thames barge was driven ashore at Deal, Kent . She was on a voyage from Milton Regis to Walmer , Kent.[ 84]
Glance
New Zealand
The 19-ton cutter was wrecked on Shoe Island , off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula , New Zealand.[ 86]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Mooar, Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood , Lancashire to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 84] [ 59]
Les Deux Sœurs
France
The fishing Ketch was driven ashore at Rye Harbour , Sussex , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[ 84]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Laytown , County Meath . Her eleven crew were rescued by the Bettystown Lifeboat John Rutter Chorley ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Sisters was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Drogheda , County Louth .[ 84] [ 85]
True Briton
United Kingdom
The ship struck the quayside and sank at Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque.[ 84]
Volharding
Netherlands
The brigantine struck a sunken wreck andfoundered in the North Sea. Her crew got aboard the Galloper Lightship ( Trinity House ), from where they were rescued by the fishing smack Le Bon de Dieu ( France ). Volharding was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to a Dutch port.[ 55] [ 36] [ 38] [ 87]
12 January
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Flora
United Kingdom
The derelict ship was towed into Burghead , Moray .[ 88]
Louise Desirée
France
The schooner was wrecked at the Pointe de la Coubre, Charente-Inférieure with the loss of all but her captain, at least five lives.[ 55] [ 36]
Providencia
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock . Her crew were rescued by the tug Napoleon ( United Kingdom ).[ 57] Providecia was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands to New York .[ 81]
Royal Dane
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Nivå , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen , Denmark to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was refloated with assistance from a steamship and taken into Copenhagen for repairs.[ 55] [ 38]
Sjomanden
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at Spittal , Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and taken into Berwick upon Tweed.[ 57] [ 49]
13 January
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Banshee
Isle of Man
The smack was wrecked on the Grondale Rocks. Her crew were rescued.[ 55]
Bonny Boys
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea north of Heligoland with the loss of all six hands.[ 89] [ 90] [ 91] [ 92]
Chanticleer
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Contest
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 91] [ 92]
Dove
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Edith
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 92]
Garibaldi
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Guide
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Harmony
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
I' ll Try
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Lady Gertrude
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Toward Point , Argyllshire . She was on a voyage from Rothesay , Isle of Bute to Wemyss Bay .[ 55]
Lioness
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 94] [ 95]
Litia Georgina
Netherlands
The schooner was run into by the barque Nouveau Moreli ( France ) and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Saint-Brieuc , Côtes-du-Nord , France.[ 57]
Maria
United Kingdom
The sloop was run into by the steamship Alderney ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Hamble . Her crew were rescued. Maria was on a voyage from Southampton , Hampshire to London .[ 49]
Moselle
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Norseman
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship collided with the steamship Rosa ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Rosa . Norseman was on a voyage from the Pacific to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 96] [ 97]
Peep o' Day
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Plutus
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Pollies
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all four crew.[ 94] [ 98] [ 95]
Prima Donna
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Rachel
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 92]
Rupicola
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Sir Roger Tichborne
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 93] [ 92]
Twins
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 92] [ 93]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 92]
Victor
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all five crew.[ 94] [ 98] [ 95]
William Banks
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to Cardiff , Glamorgan.[ 55]
14 January
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Jones Brothers
United Kingdom
The steamship was abandoned off the Nash Lighthouse , Glamorgan . She was subsequently beached at Burnham-on-Sea , Somerset .[ 48]
Oriole
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Blockhow, at the entrance to the Carlingford Lough .[ 55]
Skjoldmoen
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore near Hythe, Kent , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Baltimore, Maryland , United States. She was refloated the next day and towed into Dover , Kent , United Kingdom.[ 55] [ 37]
Tookien
Netherlands
The steamship was wrecked near "Tord Joe". She was on a voyage from Singapore , Straits Settlements to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies .[ 99]
Willie
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the schooner Expert ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness , Kent . Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk to Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire .[ 55] [ 36] [ 37]
15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Adler
Germany
The barque was driven ashore at Kearney Point, County Down , United Kingdom . Her fifteen crew were rescued the next day by the Coastguard . She was on a voyage from Shantou , China to Greenock , Renfreshire , United Kingdom.[ 55] [ 38] [ 100]
Alma ,Jean Baptiste ,Jessie Dunbar , andVille du Temple
United Kingdom France United Kingdom France
The ships collided at Saint-Nazaire , Loire-Inférieure . All four vessels were severely damaged.[ 37]
Ancient Promise
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Mazagan , Morocco to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated and assisted into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a leaky condition.[ 37]
Bay
Denmark
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her thirteen crew were rescued by a Dutch fishing smack .[ 101] [ 102]
Bonny
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in the Canary Islands . She was refloated on 18 January and resumed her voyage.[ 62]
Dilawar
United Kingdom
The ship arrived at Bombay , India on fire. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Bombay.[ 55]
Emboriani Spanodi
Italy
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Taganrog , Russia to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 82]
Fookien
China
The steamship was wrecked on "Foedjoe" in the Bangka Strait . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore , Straits Settlements to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies .[ 103]
John Bright
United Kingdom
The schooner was run into by the paddle steamer Shamrock ( United Kingdom ) and capsized at Holyhead , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued by Shamrock . John Bright was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 82] [ 104] She was beached with assistance from the tug Knight Commander ( United Kingdom ).[ 47]
Leo
Grand Duchy of Finland
The brig was driven ashore on Sully Island , Glamorgan , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Almería , Spain to Cardiff , Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken into Cardiff.[ 38]
Lythemore
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground in the Guadalquivir . She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to Glasgow , Renfrewshire . She was refloated and taken into Sanlúcar de Barrameda for repairs.[ 105]
Morehampton
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Santander, Spain . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Santander.[ 37]
Muriel
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Tampico , Mexico. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Liverpool. She was refloated.[ 106]
Onward
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Banna Strand , County Kerry and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Tralee , County Kerry.[ 55] [ 38]
Otto
Norway
The ship was driven ashore west of Lyngør . Her crew were rescued.[ 37]
Sliedrecht
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Zuider Haaks Bank, off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to the Nieuwe Diep.[ 105]
16 January
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at New York , United States. She was on a voyage from a Mediterranean port to New York. She was refloated and taken in o New York.[ 107]
Constance
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Wilmington, Delaware .[ 107]
Elisa Probolongo
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted in the Dardanelles whilst on a voyage from Sulina , Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall . No further trace, reported missing.[ 108]
Fhorer Helsing
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland , United Kingdom .[ 82]
Tirfling
Sweden
The brigantine ran aground on the Varne Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Lisbon , Portugal. She was refloated and taken into Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[ 82] [ 19]
17 January
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Cologne
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sand, in the Thames Estuary . She was on a voyage from London to Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France.[ 107]
Glenlora
New Zealand
The ship was driven ashore at Wellington . She was refloated.[ 109]
Ine Constantine
France
The ship was driven ashore at Dymchurch , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Brest , Finistère .[ 107]
J. B. Eminson
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Benbow ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent .[ 107] [ 110] J. B. Eminson was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London .[ 19]
Lucy Compton
United Kingdom
The barquentine was driven ashore and wrecked at Oporto , Portugal with the loss of her captain.[ 109] [ 111] [ 112]
Olgo
Italy
The ship collided with Raphael ( Kingdom of Italy ) and sank off Corsica , France. Olgo was on a voyage from Genoa to Heraklion , Crete .[ 102]
Pete Mubrovacki
Austria-Hungary
The ship was lost off Saint Kilda , United Kingdom. Her nine crew reached the island. They were rescued on 17 February by HMS Jackal ( Royal Navy ). Pete Mubrovacki was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom to New York , United States.[ 113] [ 114]
18 January
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
European
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in the Scheldt . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 109]
Globe
United Kingdom
The brig was damaged by fire at Lisbon , Portugal.[ 109]
Nanta
Trieste
The barque was wrecked on the Rieske Sandbank, off Cahore , County Wexford , United Kingdom . Her thirteen crew were rescued by the Cahore Lifeboat.[ 111] [ 115] She was subsequently driven ashore at Cahore Point, County Wexford.[ 109]
Racer
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Safi, Morocco . Her crew were rescued.[ 109]
Shannon
United Kingdom
The smack was run into by the smack Memaid ( United Kingdom ) and sank off the South Knowl, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . Her crew were rescued by Mermaid .[ 111] [ 116]
Urania
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off Drogheda , County Louth with the loss of one of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Newry , County Antrim .[ 109] Urania was refloated with assistance from the tug Kingfisher ( United Kingdom ) and towed into Drogheda.[ 116] [ 117]
Wreniw
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the mouth of the River Boyne with the loss of one of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by the Drogheda Lifeboat Old George Irlam of Liverpool ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 111]
19 January
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Beata Sophia
Sweden
The brig was wrecked at Thyborøn , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Gothenburg .[ 118] [ 62]
Courser
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St Minver , Cornwall .[ 116]
Hope
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Abercastle , Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 62]
Joseph Love , andMehemet Ali
United Kingdom Egyptian Navy
The steamship Joseph Love collided with the frigate Mehemet Ali at Constantinople , Ottoman Empire and sank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Mehemet Ali , which was severely damaged and was beached.[ 62] [ 119] [ 120] [ 121]
Kingdom of Italy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Covelong , India .[ 116] She subsequently became a wreck.[ 122]
Landsborough
United States
The ship was driven ashore at New York . She was on a voyage from Larache , Morocco to New York. She was refloated and taken into New York.[ 118] [ 47]
Nauta
Austria-Hungary
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cahore , County Wexford , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Cahore Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Lussino .[ 116]
Victoria
Germany
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea with some loss of life.[ 118]
Unnamed
Norway
The ship sank near Ulvøysund with the loss of all hands.[ 118]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The fishing boat foundered off Evie , Orkney Islands with the loss of all four crew.[ 123]
20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Albatross
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the Humber Lightship ( Trinity House ) and sank with the loss of two of her five crew.[ 62] [ 124] [ 125]
Bloomer
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Rostrevor , County Down to Maryport.[ 126] [ 127]
Brothers
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United states. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin .[ 128] [ 129]
Consett
United Kingdom
The steamship struck a sunken wreck between the Pearl Rock and Tarifa , Spain and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire to Liverpool , Lancashire . She put into Gibraltar for repairs.[ 62]
George Washington
United States
The steamship was wrecked on Cape Race , Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all 25 crew.[ 61] [ 130] She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada to the Newfoundland Colony.[ 131]
Hope
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Abercastle , Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc , Caernarfonshire to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 101]
Johan Carl
Germany
The ship ran aground at Fredrikshavn , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife , United Kingdom to Heilingenhafen .[ 47]
John Watson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport.[ 127] [ 132]
Maas
Netherlands
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis , South Holland . She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Rotterdam , South Holland.[ 118]
Said
France
The steamship ran aground in the Gironde 10 nautical miles (19 km) downstream of Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 62] [ 47]
Vine
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Saltscar Rocks, in the coast of Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Grimsby , Lincolnshire to Hartlepool , County Durham . She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage.[ 133]
21 January
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Arthur
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Scutari , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Sulina , Ottoman Empire to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 62] Arthur was refloated on 25 January and towed into Constantinople , Ottoman Empire.[ 128]
Barbara
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Ross, Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was refloated with assistance and taken into Lindisfarne , Northumberland.[ 122] [ 134]
Charleton
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Lymington , Hampshire for Bridgwater , Somerset . Although she subsequently called at Salcombe , Devon , she never reached her destination. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 135]
Keplar
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at "Schoniac".[ 70]
Ocean Bride
Guernsey
The brig was run into by a steamship in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex and was beached. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London .[ 62] The hole was patched and she was taken into London.[ 122]
Uruguay
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ayr . She was on a voyage from Cork to Ayr.[ 136]
22 January
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Angona
Russia
The steamship was wrecked on the Jadder Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Kristiansand , Norway.[ 122]
Carpione
Italy
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry , Virginia . She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland , United States. She was later refloated with assistance and taken into Norfolk, Virginia .[ 23]
Fawn
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 122]
Ida
Austria-Hungary
The brig was driven ashore at Maryport , Cumberland , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Silloth , Cumberland. She was refloated and taken into Maryport in a leaky condition. She subsequently completed her voyage.[ 102]
Lizzie
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the barque Norway ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Norway .[ 122] [ 137]
Mina
Germany
The ship was wrecked on Amrum . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States to Altona .[ 122] [ 102]
Morning Star
United Kingdom
The fishing smack ran aground on the Dogger Bank, off the coast of County Wexford . Her crew were rescued by a Customs boat.[ 102]
Mountain Hare
United Kingdom
The fishing smack ran aground on the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the Rosslare Lifeboat Civil Service ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 102]
Olivier
France
The ship was driven ashore near Hyères , Var . She was on a voyage from La Calle , Algeria to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône . She was refloated on 27 January.[ 87]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States to Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was refloated.[ 122]
Unnamed
Board of Customs
The cutter was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[ 122]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The schooner was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[ 122]
23 January
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Saltscar Rocks, on the coast of Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham . She was refloated the next day and towed into Middlesbrough , Yorkshire.[ 138]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked near Ballantrae , Ayrshire . Her seven crew were rescued by the Ballantrae Lifeboat William and Harriett ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 134] [ 139] Aurora was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Troon , Ayrshire.[ 102]
Eliza Jane
United States
The schooner was wrecked on Jig Rock, near Shelburne, Nova Scotia , Canada . The crew were saved.[ 140]
Glasgow
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to Rotterdam.[ 122]
St. Louis
France
The brig was wrecked 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of "Galippia". She was on a voyage from La Calle , Algeria to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 128]
24 January
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Arabian
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Bari , Italy .[ 141] She was refloated on 13 February and was subsequently towed to Malta .[ 106]
Essie
United Kingdom
The schooner was destroyed by fire off the Isles of Scilly . Her crew were rescued by the steamship Imbros ( United Kingdom ). Essie was to be on a voyage from London to Pomaron , Portugal.[ 142] [ 126] [ 143]
Francesca
Austria-Hungary
The barque ran aground on the Luciweara Reef. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Singapore , Straits Settlements .[ 141] [ 144]
Njaal
Netherlands
The barque collided with Olive Thurlow ( United States ) and sank off Bardsey Island , Pembrokeshire , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Olive Thurlow .[ 145]
Priscilla
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Charleston , Forfarshire for Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France. No further trace, reported missing.[ 146]
Providence
France
The chasse-marée collided with a barque and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the barque. She was towed into Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom by the tug Rienzi ( United Kingdom ).[ 102]
Sophia
Germany
The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Tonsberg to London , United Kingdom.[ 141] She was refloated and found to be waterlogged.[ 145]
Tiber
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by her crew,[ 141] who were rescued by the pilot cutter Margaret ( United Kingdom ).[ 102]
Triton
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the River Severn at Sharpness Point , Gloucestershire . She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Cardiff , Glamorgan . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 145]
25 January
26 January
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Champion
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Bremen .[ 128]
E. B. Darling
United States
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Gran Canaria , Canary Islands . Her crew were rescued.[ 127] [ 147]
Falcon
United States
The steamship was holed by ice and sank at Baltimore, Maryland .[ 148]
Ferndinand van der Taelen
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground in the Bute Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Port Said , Egypt .[ 145]
Friso
France
The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia , Canada .[ 147]
Johannes
Germany
The galiot was driven ashore on Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness , Lothian to Oporto , Portugal. She was a total loss.[ 145]
N. T. Hill
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Rangoon , Burma for a Channel port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 149]
Result
France
The schooner was driven ashore at Port Isaac , Cornwall , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Cardiff.[ 128]
Woodburn
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Eliza Reefs, in the Red Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Jeddah , Hejaz Vilayet . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Jeddah. She was refloated but then ran aground on the Abo u Seed Reef. Again refloated, she was taken into Jeddah.[ 99] [ 103]
Four unnamed vessels
Flags unknown
The ships were sunk by ice in Chesapeake Bay , each with the loss of all hands.[ 98]
27 January
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Cort Adler
Germany
The ship was wrecked near Soggendal , Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife , United Kingdom to Bremen .[ 147]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Portsoy , Aberdeenshire for Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . Ho further trace, reported missing.[ 150]
Raoul
France
The schooner was abandoned off Hartland Point , Devon , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom.[ 71] [ 151]
Star
Isle of Man
The schooner collided with the Mersey Ferry Woodside ( United Kingdom ) in the River Mersey and sank. Her four crew were rescued by Woodside .[ 152]
28 January
29 January
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Augusta
Denmark
The brig was driven ashore on Læsø . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Copenhagen .[ 154]
Avon
United Kingdom
The trow foundered off the mouth of the River Avon with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a pilot boat . She was on a voyage from Lydney to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 153]
Ella
United Kingdom
The ship departed from New York , United States for London . No further trace, reported missing.[ 156]
Emerald
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Ayr .[ 70]
Example
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Ayr.[ 70]
Herald
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Ayr.[ 70]
La Belle
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on Scroby Sands , Norfolk . Her eight crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat Godsend ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 157]
Lisbonnais
France
The ship departed from Marans, Charente-Inférieure for Goole , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. No further trace, posted missing.[ 146]
Lizzie Male
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Gowan Head , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued by the Newquay Lifeboat Pendock Neale ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Lizzie Male was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Fécamp , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 127] [ 153]
Miranda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Smyrna , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated and put into Dover , Kent in a leaky condition.[ 158]
Mountaineer
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Ayr.[ 70]
Rebecca and Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned off Porthdinllaen , Caernarfonshire . Her five crew were rescued by the Porthdinllaen Lifeboat.[ 159]
Star of the Sea
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged in a gale at Ayr.[ 70]
Unity
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Ayr.[ 70]
30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Constantia
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Scroby Sands , Norfolk . Her twelve crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat Mark Lane ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Constantia was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies .[ 159] [ 160] [ 161]
Delta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tripoli , Ottoman Tripolitania . Her crew were rescued.[ 162] [ 163]
Elf
Denmark
The brig was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dunkerque , Nord , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tønsberg , Norway to Tabasco.[ 23] [ 87]
Four Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southsea , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from Southampton to Portsmouth .[ 154]
Jones Brothers
United Kingdom
The steamship sank at Burnham-on-Sea , Somerset .[ 154] [ 87]
Joseph Marie
France
The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Swansea , Glamorgan. She was refloated and towed into Swansea.[ 71]
Marie
France
The smack collided with the schooner Railway ( United Kingdom ) and was abandoned off Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Railway .[ 154]
Mary Kate
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Peel, Isle of Man . Her crew of at least five men were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Newry , County Antrim to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 71] [ 164]
Primrose
United Kingdom
The fishing trawler was driven ashore at Queen Anne's Point, Devon . She was refloated with assistance from the tug Volunteer ( United Kingdom ) and found to be severely leaky.[ 154]
Ringer
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Bridgwater.[ 154]
Royal George
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Tripoli. Her crew were rescued.[ 162] [ 163]
Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dollart . She was on a voyage from Emden , Germany to London .[ 70]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southsea , Hampshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swanage , Dorset to Southampton , Hampshire.[ 165]
31 January
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Colorado
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to Dunkerque.[ 166]
Doctor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough . She was on a voyage from Portaferry , County Down to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 167]
Emily , andHenry
United Kingdom
The Thames barges were run into by the steamship Rainbow ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Blackwall, Middlesex . One life was lost.[ 166]
Hafod
United Kingdom
The schooner struck a sunken rock and sank at Fowey , Cornwall . .[ 166]
Harmine
Germany
The ship was wrecked on Juist with the loss of all hands.[ 168]
Marguerite
France
The schooner foundered in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) west south west of Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Blue Belle ( United Kingdom ). Marguerite was on a voyage from Skien Norway to Fécamp , and /or Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 169] [ 170]
Pellicano
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Cork .[ 166] She was holed by ice, refloated and put back to Philadelphia in a leaky condition.[ 171]
Rhondda
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Smyrna , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 166] [ 167]
Ulysses
Netherlands
The steamship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee , North Holland with the loss of nine of her 28 crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Amsterdam , North Holland.[ 166]
West Stanley
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore near Resaglia Point, Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire.[ 70] She was refloated with the assistance of a tug .[ 171]
Zancia
Italy
The steamship collided with Petunia ( United Kingdom ) in the River Mersey and was beached. She was on a voyage from Palermo , Sicily to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 166]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dunkerque.[ 70]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at Spurn Point , Yorkshire . Her crew survived.[ 23]
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1877
Ship
State
Description
Ada Iredale
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned before 27 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to San Francisco, California , United States.[ 127]
Adrienne
France
The ship was driven ashore at La Trinité-sur-Mer , Morbihan . She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . She was refloated and taken into La Trinité-sur-Mer. She was placed under repair.[ 47] [ 172]
Amizade
Portugal
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Nankin ( United Kingdom ). Amizade was on a voyage from São Miguel Island , Azores to New York , United States.[ 154]
Ann Alice
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Bowingneuf", Vendée , France.[ 77]
Annie Cecilie
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at "Gronhoe", near Hjorring , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Horsens , Denmark.[ 144]
Annie Gray
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Double Rock, off Yantai , China . Her crew were rescued.[ 173] [ 174]
B. F. Metcalfe
United States
The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to New York. She was refloated.[ 39]
Carolina Louisa
Norway
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Stabel (Flag unknown).[ 47]
Christine
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Java , Netherlands East Indies before 5 January. She was on a voyage from Java to the English Channel .[ 43]
Commodore
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Flattery , Washington Territory before 15 January. She was on a voyage from New York to San Francisco, California [ 82]
C. W. Anderson
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Huelva , Spain. She was on a voyage from Huelva to Liverpool.[ 144]
Deane
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Gravelines , Nord , France. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool , County Durham to Gravelines.[ 112]
Delphine
France
The barque was driven ashore north of Cape Charles, Virginia , United States. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Baltimore, Maryland , United States.[ 128] She was refloated and taken into Norfolk, Virginia .[ 23]
D. E. Woodbury
United States
The fishing schooner was reportedly last seen in December 1876 or January 1877 off Seal Island. Lost with all ten crewmen.[ 175] [ 176] [ 177]
D. R. Stockwell
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef . She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire , United Kingdom to Cárdenas, Cuba .[ 21]
Duke of Sutherland
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Madras , India .[ 136] She was refloated on 4 February and resumed her voyage.[ 96]
Figlia d' Italia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Middlesbrough , Yorkshire and Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham.[ 109] She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Stockton-on-Tees. She was refloated on 19 January.[ 47]
Gem
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London . She was refloated with the assistance of seven smacks and assisted into the River Colne .[ 19]
George Green
United States
The ship was wrecked or foundered off the south coast of Devon , United Kingdom with the loss of all hands, about 30 lives. She was on a voyage from one of the guano islands to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork .[ 57] [ 100]
Golden Love
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Elissoer". Her crew were rescued.[ 37]
Gustaf
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pori , Grand Duchy of Finland to Hartlepool , County Durham. She was later refloated.[ 167]
Highland Light
United States
The ship ran aground on the Blossom Rock. She was on a voyage from Vallejo to San Francisco, California . She was refloated.[ 154]
Hilding
Sweden
The brig was abandoned at sea with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the brig Donnerstag ( Germany ).[ 35] [ 39]
Hudson
United States
The barque was driven ashore at Core Point, in Chesapeake Bay . She was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Baltimore.[ 178] She was refloated.[ 71] She was refloated and taken into Baltimore.[ 87]
Island Belle
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Four of her crew were rescued on 24 January by Celtic ( United Kingdom .[ 70] [ 23]
Jessie B. Smith
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Lewes, Delaware . She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 21] She was refloated on 7 January.[ 137]
Johanna
Germany
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Stralsund .[ 60]
Joseph
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Norfolk, Virginia , United States.[ 21]
Kronprinz Gustav
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore at "Karang Hadjee", Netherlands East Indies . She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to London. She was later refloated and towed into "Munlok", Netherlands East Indies.[ 70]
Lilla
Italy
The barque was driven ashore at Cape Henry , Virginia , United States. She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk , United Kingdom to Baltimore.[ 109]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off New York. Her crew were rescued by Magnolia ( United States ). Louisa was on a voyage from Murray to New York.[ 96]
Lucy
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off New York. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia , Canada to Cárdenas.[ 35] [ 39]
Luigia Rocca
Italy
The brig ran aground at "Lampsakus Point", near Gallipoli , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Sulina , Ottoman Empire to Falmouth.[ 132] [ 179]
Marguerite
France
The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Garrucha , Spain to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 87]
Marousso
Greece
The brig was driven ashore at "Dogaullau". She was on a voyage from Samsoun , Ottoman Empire to an English port.[ 132]
Mary Banfield
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Caminha , Portugal.[ 70]
Mary Burnham
United States
The schooner was lost off the LaHave Bank with the loss of all eleven crew.[ 140]
Mary Kate
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Peel, Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry , County Antrim to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 70]
Moses Adams
United States
The schooner was wrecked off Long Harbour , Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued .[ 140]
Nancy Brysson
United Kingdom
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Pernambuco , Brazil to New York , United States. Her crew survived.[ 55]
Nautilus
Germany
The ship was wrecked in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Grace Darling ( United Kingdom ).[ 180]
Norham
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground in the Sea of Azov . She was on a voyage from Taganrog , Russia to Falmouth. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 102]
Nouveau Mexique
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sadras , India. She was on a voyage from Réunion to Pondicherry , India.[ 147]
Ocean Home
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on Doboy Island, Georgia , United States. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire to Doboy Island.[ 35]
P. G. Blanchard
Canada
The ship ran aground on the Blossom Rock. She was on a voyage from Vallejo to San Francisco. She was refloated.[ 154]
Rebie
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her seven crew were rescued by Lady Belhaven ( United Kingdom ).[ 43] [ 17]
Romano
France
The ship was abandoned before 25 January. Her crew were rescued by Blanche ( United Kingdom ). Romano was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Tarragona , Spain.[ 145]
Sarah J. A. Frost
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Vineyard Sound . She was on a voyage from Demerara , British Guiana to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 43] [ 2]
Sophie
Germany
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Balder ( Sweden ). Sophie was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom.[ 43]
Speculator
Canada
The ship was wrecked on the Dog Rocks. She was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to New Orleans, Louisiana , United States.[ 109]
St. Patrick
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Baltimore.[ 47]
Tern
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Antwerp She was refloated and taken into Antwerp, where she arrived on 18 January.[ 116]
Teviotdale
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Barso ( United Kingdom ). Teviotdale was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to Bombay , India.[ 112] [ 181]
Tocantin
Brazil
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pará .[ 88]
Trio
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne. Trio was refloated on 13 January, and taken into Grimsby , Lincolnshire on 17 January.[ 19]
Venus
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore in Kilkerran Bay.[ 39]
Wamvar
United Kingdom
The ship barque was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay . Her crew were rescued by HMS Dwarf ( Royal Navy ). Wamvar was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Matanzas , Cuba .[ 4]
Yan Gan
British Burma
The ship foundered between Cheduba Island and "Laidong". She was on a voyage from Cheduba Island to Rangoon .[ 144]
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