The followingships were sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August1874.
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| References | ||||||
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Ambrosine | Thesteamship struck rocks and was beached inLoch Sunart. She was on a voyage fromGlasgow,Renfrewshire to Loch Sunart.[1][2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corinth | Thesteamship was wrecked nearGalley Head,County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[3] She was on a voyage fromNew York, United States toLiverpool,Lancashire.[4] | |
| Courland | Thesteamship was driven ashore atSaint Vincent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition,[5] but consequently put back to Saint Vincent.[6] | |
| Eclipse | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked inMill Bay. Her crew were rescued.[1] | |
| Illyrian | Thesteamship ran aground atVenice,Italy.[7] | |
| Wave | Thesteamship was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) west ofCape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[8] She subsequently drove ashore atMuros, Spain.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fairy | The 34-tonschooner grounded in theHokianga Harbour, New Zealand, during a strong gale.[9] | |
| Meikong | Thesteamship was driven ashore atWusong,China.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Euxine | Thefull-rigged ship caught fire in the southernAtlantic Ocean on a voyage fromNorth Shields,Northumberland toAden with coal. She was abandoned on 8 August at31°20′S7°45′W / 31.333°S 7.750°W /-31.333; -7.750). Twenty-three of her crew reachedSaint Helena on 18 August in two boats. Eight crew in a third boat did not find St Helena and headed for Brazil; on 31 August the Dutch shipJava Packet picked up five survivors (two had drowned in a capsize and a third had sacrificed himself to feed the others) and landed them atBatavia, Dutch East Indies on 2 November.[10][11][12] | |
| Martha and Lizzie | Thefishing trawler was run down and sunk in theIrish Sea off theMorecambe Bay Lightship ( | |
| Queen of the Lake | Theschooner was wrecked onRømø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to theWeser.[13][14] | |
| Eudora, and Wildfire | TheschoonerWildfire collided with the fishingdandyEudora and sank offCowes,Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by theyachtOimara ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Frances | Theschooner was lost on Malpec Bar. Crew saved.[18] | |
| City of St. Asaph | Theschooner ran aground atHolyhead,Anglesey. She was on a voyage fromPortmadoc,Caernarfonshire toStettin,Germany. She was refloated and towed in to Holyhead in a leaky condition.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic | Thewhaler was crushed by ice, caught fire and sank inCreswell Bay. Her 54 crew survived.[11][19] | |
| Doranella | Theschooner was wrecked on the Barranellas. She was on a voyage from "Macabe" toAntwerp, Belgium.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest | Thesailing barge sank atShotley,Suffolk. Both crew survived.[21] | |
| Unnamed | Thedredger was abandoned in theIrish Sea. Her crew were rescued by atug. She was being towed fromNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland toLiverpool,Lancashire. She subsequently drove ashore atBlack Combe,Cumberland.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Timsah | Thesteamship was damaged by fire at sea. She was on a voyage fromLondon toKurrachee,India.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caterina | The ship caught fire and was beached on "Jura". Her crew survived.[24] | |
| Fairfield | The ship was wrecked atCape Cassini,Kangaroo Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromAdelaide toNewcastle, New South Wales.[25][23] | |
| Friends | The ship ran aground atClyth,Caithness. She was refloated the next day.[26] | |
| Rosa | The ship ran aground in theRiver Avon under theClifton Suspension Bridge. She was refloated.[27] | |
| Shepherd | Thebarque was struck rocks inTable Bay and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage fromLondon toCape Town,Cape Colony.[28] | |
| Ville de Nantes | The ship collided with thesteamshipP. Caland ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Ambassador | The ship caught fire atLiverpool,Lancashire,[27] orBlackwall, Middlesex and sank. She was refloated on 14 August.[31] | |
| Jessie May | Theschooner sprang a leak and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) offThe Maidens,County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool toPortsoy,Aberdeenshire.[27] | |
| Jane Young | Thebarque ran aground in theRiver Mersey and sprang a leak. All on board were rescued by the Southport LifeboatEliza Fearnley ( | |
| Minerva | Theschooner ran aground atGlückstadt,Germany. She was on a voyage fromHamburg, Germany toPorto, Portugal. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[6] | |
| Velocipede | The ship ran aground on the Schwartzonne Sand, in theNorth Sea. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port toHamburg,Germany.[27] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | Thebrig ran aground on the Yeds Sandbank, in theIrish Sea offSouthport, Lancashire.[27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James Seed | Theschooner collided with thesteamshipNorma ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | Thesteamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Goos Island, in theElbe.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gertrude | Theschooner was driven ashore atGroomsport,County Down.[33] | |
| Guiding Star | Thefishing boat was wrecked atMacduff, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by the Banff Lifeboat.[36] | |
| Nancy | Thesmack was wrecked atPorlock,Somerset.[37] | |
| No. 1 London | The barge collided withBarnes Railway Bridge and sank in theRiver Thames with the loss of one life.[38] | |
| Ocean | Thefishing boat was wrecked at Macduff. Her crew were rescued by the Banff Lifeboat.[36] | |
| State of Pennsylvania | Thesteamship ran aground in theClyde. She was on a voyage fromGlasgow,Renfrewshire toNew York, United States.[39] | |
| Vanguard | Theschooner was driven ashore at "Koulought",County Kerry.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parrasford | Thesteamship ran aground in theRiver Avon under theClifton Suspension Bridge.[39] She was on a voyage fromBrăila,Ottoman Empire toBristol,Gloucestershire.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annsboro' | Thesteamship sprang a leak and foundered offStrumble Head,Pembrokeshire. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSwansea,Glamorgan toGarston, Lancashire.[41][29] | |
| Essex | The ship was sighted offBic,Quebec,Canada whilst on a voyage fromQuebec City toAberdeen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all seventeen crew.[42] | |
| Mary and Catherine | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atSaddell,Argyllshire. She was on a voyage fromGlasgow,Renfrewshire to Saddell.[41] | |
| Matheu Fournay | The ship was driven ashore atBoulogne,Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Boulogne to Swansea. She was refloated on 1 September and put back to Boulogne.[43] | |
| Rescue | Thetug suffered aboiler explosion and sank atNewport, Monmouthshire with the loss of two of her five crew.[44][45] The wreck had been removed by early November.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | TheEast Indiaman ran aground atDundee,Forfarshire. She was on a voyage fromCalcutta,India to Dundee.[47] | |
| May | The ship departed fromAlgoa Bay forCape Town. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Azuma | Theironclad was driven ashore in atyphoon atKagoshima. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. | |
| Daisy | Thesteamship was driven ashore in Sonandereh Bay. She was on a voyage fromNewport, Monmouthshire toGalaţi,Ottoman Empire.[49] She was refloated on 21 August and taken in toconstantinople, Ottoman Empire.[50] | |
| Pascal | Thesteamship was wrecked atCap La Hougue,Seine-Inférieure, France. All on board survived. She was on a voyage fromHavre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure toBuenos Aires, Argentina.[41][51][52] | |
| Southern Cross | Thesmack was abandoned offSkokholm,Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by thesteamshipClutha ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bertha | Thesteamship was driven ashore in a typhoon atNagasaki,Japan.[53] | |
| Daring | The ship ran aground atShoreham-by-Sea,Sussex. She was on a voyage fromHartlepool,County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[54] | |
| Grecian | The ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) offStockholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm toPärnu,Russia. She was refloated and put back to Stockholm in a leaky condition.[55] | |
| Hamburg | Thebarque was driven ashore in atyphoon at Nagasaki.[56] | |
| Madras | Thesteamship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Nagasaki.[57][56][53] | |
| Ping On | Thesteamship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Nagasaki.[57][56][58] She was refloated in October.[59] | |
| Yen-tai | Thesteamship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Nagasaki.[60] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | Thesteamship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Nagasaki.[61] |
| 310 unnamed vessels | The ships were driven ashore or sunk in a typhoon at Nagasaki .[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | Thesteamship ran aground in theRiver Carron. She was on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland toGrangemouth,Stirlingshire.[50] | |
| Bertha | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in atyphoon atNagasaki,Japan. She was refloated.[62] |
| Bob Chambers | Thetug was destroyed by fire and sank in theRiver Usk. The wreck had been removed by early November.[63][46] | |
| Elizabeth Ann | The ship ran aground in theRiver Mersey atEastham, Cheshire. She was on a voyage fromGarston, Lancashire toSalcombe,Devon.[55] | |
| Glasgow | Thesteamship ran aground in the River Carron. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth toRotterdam,South Holland, Netherlands.[50] | |
| Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Nagasaki.[62] | |
| Hemaja | Thetug sank offPeterhead,Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived.[64] | |
| Sooloo | The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Nagasaki. She was refloated.[62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fleetwing | Theschooner collided with thefull-rigged shipMarseilles ( | |
| Nuova Fama | The ship ran aground on the Inner Barrels, offCourtmacsherry,County Cork,United Kingdom.[50] She was on a voyage fromNew York, United States toQueenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and towed in to Queenstown in a leaky condition.[20] | |
| Vesta | Thesteamship collided with another vessel in theRiver Thames and was beached atTilbury Fort,Essex. She was on a voyage fromRotterdam,South Holland, Netherlands toLondon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to London.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Adelaide | ||
| Fairholm | Thesteamship was wrecked onTory Island,County Donegal with the loss of five of her eleven crew.[66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Noumea | Thebarque caught fire atMadras,India.[67] | |
| Mary Grace | Theschooner collided with thesteamshipGlengarnock ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanhoe | The 72-tonschooner sailed fromAuckland forSuva,Fiji. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[69] | |
| Lucayas | The ship caught fire atCalcutta,India. She was on a voyage fromDundee,Forfarshire to Calcutta.[70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Echo | Thesteamship ran aground atSunderland, County Durham and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage fromRotterdam,South Holland, Netherlands to Sunderland.[8] | |
| Fidente | Thebarque ran aground atMaryport,Cumberland,United Kingdom.[71] She was on a voyage fromNew York, United States to Maryport.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balder | The ship departed fromArkhangelsk,Russia forGranton,Lothian,United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[73] | |
| Rosebud | The ship ran aground atAltona,Germany and was beached in a waterlogged condition.[71] Temporary repairs were made, and she was taken in to Altona in late September.[74] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship was destroyed by fire atProbolingo,Netherlands East Indies.[75] | |
| Emily, and Londos | ThesteamshipEmily was in collision with the steamshipLondos off theWhitton Lightship ( | |
| Helen Campbell | The ship departed fromCharleston, South Carolina, United States forLondon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48] | |
| Maria | The ship departed fromNantes,Loire-Inférieure forCardiff,Glamorgan,United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[80] | |
| Père de Famille | Theschooner was driven ashore onSkagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage fromVyborg,Grand Duchy of Finland toBayonne,Basses-Pyrénées.[71] | |
| Reaper | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in theNorth Sea off the coast ofEssex and was severely damaged. She was refloated.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ione | Thecutteryacht ran aground and capsized atWest Cowes,Isle of Wight.[72][75] | |
| Mary Grant | Thetugboat foundered at the Sand Heads,Calcutta with the loss of eight lives.[71][81] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | Thebrig ran aground atBarnstaple,Devon. Her five crew were rescued by the Braunton Lifeboat.[36] | |
| Corumba | Thesteamship was wrecked in theRiver Plate at "Molmodo".[75] | |
| New Granada | The ship struck a submerged object atHong Kong. She was on a voyage fromNiuzhuang,China to Hong Kong. She was refloated and taken in to Hong Kong in a leaky condition.[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alceste | Thebarque was driven ashore and wrecked in Portaline Bay,County Donegal. Her fifteen crew were rescued.[36] | |
| Allegro | The ship ran aground of the Dutch coast. She was refloated and taken in toHamburg,Germany.[49] | |
| Androcles | Thebrig caught fire off "Nagara". She was towed in to theDardanelles, where she sank. She was on a voyage fromSwansea,Glamorgan,United Kingdom toConstantinople,Ottoman Empire.[13] | |
| Androcles | Thebrig caught fire in theBosphorus. She was on a voyage from Constantinople toOdesa Russia.[8] | |
| Azalea | Thesteamship was wrecked atMistaken Point,Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage fromNew York, United States toSaint John, New Brunswick.[1] | |
| Baltic | Theschooner was abandoned off the coast ofAnglesey. Her crew were rescued by the Bull Bay Lifeboat. She subsequently drove ashore and was wrecked.[36] | |
| Blair Athol | The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in theRiver Plate. She was on a voyage fromBordeaux,Gironde, France toMontevideo, Uruguay.[41] | |
| Bolivar | Theschooner ran aground nearTangiers, Morocco. She was on a voyage from New YorktoAlexandria,Egypt. She was refloated and taken in toGibraltar, where she arrived on 12 August in a leaky condition.[83] | |
| Conqueror | Theschooner ran aground on The Shingles, off theIsle of Wight.[84] | |
| Davig G. Fleming | The ship sprang a severe leak and ran aground on theIndian coast. She was refloated and taken in toMadras.[83] | |
| Dunstanburgh | Thesteamship ran aground atDagerort,Russia. She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County Durham toKronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[83] | |
| Ebenezer | The ship was driven ashore nearNarva, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[5] | |
| Ecta | The ship caught fire atBerbice,British Guiana.[41] | |
| Emilie | Thebrig foundered at sea before 10 August. Her crew were rescued by theschoonerQueen ( | |
| Essie | The ship was driven ashore atPeterhead,Aberdeenshire.[85] | |
| Excelsior | Theschooner was wrecked. Twenty-seven people were rescued on 21 August byKilkerran ( | |
| Fredeert Wanges | Thetender was wrecked in theAtlantic Ocean with some loss of life. Ten survivors were rescued by theschoonerAnn ( | |
| George and Richard | The ship ran aground near "Gallippia". She was on a voyage fromPort Said,Egypt to London.[20] | |
| Germain | Thesteamship ran aground and was wrecked at "Fourches",Finistère before 11 August.[37] | |
| Golden Age | The ship was driven ashore west ofCape Guardafui,Majeerteen Sultanate. She was on a voyage fromBirkenhead,Cheshire toAden. She was refloated and taken in to Aden in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[54] | |
| Guillermo | Thesteamship ran aground on the Bulkhead Bar, orrNew Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage fromPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania toLiverpool,Lancashire.[27] She was refloated.[88][24] | |
| John Tucker | The ship was wrecked on a reef in theStrait of Malacca before 7 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromYloilo,Spanish East Indies toQueenstown, County Cork.[22] | |
| Lanercost | Thebarque was driven ashore on "Paday" before 8 August. She was on a voyage fromSingapore,Straits Settlements to Yloilo.[6] | |
| Laure Julie | Thelugger sank atLe Verdon-sur-Mer,Gironde. She was on a voyage fromBordeaux, Gironde toLa Rochelle,Charente-Inférieure.[1][5] | |
| Laviniane | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New York toSaint John's,Newfoundland Colony.[41][29] |
| Liffey | Thesteamship was wrecked atMontevideo, Uruguay. Her crew survived.[43] | |
| Lwlig | Thebrig was driven ashore atDragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage fromNyland, Sweden toFécamp,Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in toCopenhagen, Denmark.[49] | |
| Militades | The ship was driven ashore atAuckland, New Zealand before 5 August. She was refloated.[85] | |
| Minerva | Theschooner ran aground. She was on a voyage from Hamburg toPorto, Portugal. She was refloated and taken in toGlückstadt in a leaky condition.[27] | |
| Nashwauk | Thebarque was wrecked onCape Sable Island,Nova Scotia,Canada.[13][89] | |
| Nereide | Thebarque was taken in toHarwich,Essex, United Kingdom in a derelict condition.[90] | |
| North American | The ship struck a sunken rock in theGaspar Strait. She was on a voyage fromHong Kong to Liverpool. She put in to Singapore for repairs.[43] | |
| Osterbotten | Thesteamship was destroyed by fire atGothenburg with loss of life.[8] | |
| Petrellen | Thebarque ran aground atRiga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga toAntwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[83] | |
| Petronella | The ship was driven ashore onNorderney, Germany. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromRügenwalde, Germany toHartlepool, County Durham.[20] | |
| Sarmiento | Thebarque was driven ashore on theIsla de Flores, Uruguay. She was on a voyage fromPortland, Maine to Montevideo.[30] | |
| Solidor | Thesteamship struck the quayside at Liverpool and drove her anchor through her bow. She was on a voyage fromPernambuco to Liverpool. She was docked in a sinking condition.[1] | |
| St. Olaf | Thesteamship ran aground on the Jubbal Teer She was refloated and taken in toAden.[5] | |
| Therese | Thefull-rigged ship ran aground on the Apo Reef. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Yloilo. She was refloated and put back to Hong Kong.[6] | |
| Trumph | Thebrig was driven ashore near "Getares", Spain. She was on a voyage fromCette,Héraultl, France to New York.[91] | |
| Ulrica | The ship was driven ashore onSanday, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage fromLondon toSaguenay, Quebec, Canada.[6] She was refloated.[88] | |
| Una | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage fromBoston, Massachusetts, United States to London.[71] | |
| Unnamed | The ship collided with thesteamshipOlbers ( |