List of shipwrecks in April 1879

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

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1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Emma J. Edwards  United States The schooner capsized four miles (6.4 km) off Tuckernuck Island off Nantucket in dense fog and heavy seas. Two crewmen died, one of her crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1]
John W. Hall  United States The schooner ran aground on Tuckernuck Island west of Nantucket in dense fog and heavy seas. Her crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1]

2 April
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Emma  United States The schooner capsized four miles (6.4 km) off Muskegit Island west of Nantucket in dense fog and heavy seas. Her crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1]
J. W. Hall  United States The schooner ran aground on Muskegit Island west of Nantucket in dense fog and heavy seas. Her crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1]

3 April
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Clyde  United Kingdom Anglo-Zulu War: The transport ship was wrecked on Dyer's Island, Cape Colony while carrying troops of the 24th Regiment to Natal. The troops were transferred to the troopship HMS Tamar ( Royal Navy).[2]
Katie The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Sommeren ( Norway). Katie was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[3]
Leading Star  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was run down and sunk in the River Avon by the steamship Constance ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one life.[4]
St. Hilda  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Rils ( Norway). St. Hilda was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[5]

4 April
List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Betty  Norway The barque was abandoned at sea in a sinking condition. Her crew survived.[6]
Sarah J. Fort  United States The schooner ran aground on Peaked Hill Bar off Cape Cod in a snowstorm and was wrecked. She grounded 200 yards (180 m) offshore. Two crewmen died, four rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1]
Two Friends Guernsey The brigantine ran aground on the Cromer Rocks, off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Guernsey. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[7]

5 April
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Glencoe  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rockhampton, Maine, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7]
Jason  Germany The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom for Colberg. No further trace, reported missing.[8]
Thornton  United Kingdom The barque was run down by the steamship Olga ( Denmark) and sank in the North Sea 250 nautical miles (460 km) off the coast of County Durham with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by Olga. Thornton was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Dantzic, Germany.[9]

6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Ansine Marie  Denmark The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to "Rodvighaven".[10]
Benledi  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Whitburn Steel, off the coast of County Durham and was wrecked. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to the River Tyne.[9][11]
Imbros  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Danube 39 nautical miles (72 km) from its mouth.[7]
La Plata  United Kingdom The steamship was beached on the coast of Sierra Leone.[12]
Nouette  France The ship was wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[6]

7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Dorothy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven, Germany in a leaky condition. Dorothy was placed under repair.[7]
Erika  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[7]
Falcon  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Fredra Rocks and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Portmahomack, Ross-shire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She floated off and came ashore at West Wemyss, Fife, where she was wrecked.[11]
St. George  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged at North Shields, Northumberland when a rake of six wagons ran away, overshot the staithes and landed on her.[13]

8 April
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Adeline Dominion of Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ellida ( United Kingdom). Adeline was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Sagua la Grande, Cuba.[5]
Albula,
Persian, and
Shamrock		  United Kingdom The steamship Albula collided with the steamship Persian and the coal hulk Shamrock at Gibraltar and was beached. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to London. Persian was flooded at the bow, Shamrock was severely damaged.[13]
Batavia Dominion of Canada The ship was wrecked on Inaccessible Island with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Shanghai, China.[13]
Frederick en Theodorus  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Roquetas, Spain.[13]
Rouen  France The steamship ran aground at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Bilbao,Spain to Boulogne.[11]
Utrecht  Netherlands The steamship ran aground in the Strait of Sunda. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11]

9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Juno  Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Fife Ness, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Papenburg to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[13]
Pennie  United Kingdom The schooner sank off Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Kilkeel, County Down to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[13]

10 April
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Alpha  Norway The schooner was wrecked near Banff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.[14]
Elf  United Kingdom The tug caught fire in the Bristol Channel off Clevedon, Somerset and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Sceptre  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east south east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her six crew took to a boat; they were rescued by Ringleader ( United Kingdom). Sceptre was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Sunderland, County Durham.[16]

11 April
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Alice M. Lewis  United States The schooner stranded in a gale and heavy seas on the north bar of Townsend's Inlet, New Jersey and was wrecked.[1]
Schwerdorff  France The schooner sank at Dunkerque, Nord.[16]

12 April
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Anna Dorothea  Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Twersted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Memel, Germany.[16]
Buteshire  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by an onboard explosion in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Savona, Italy. She put back to Cardiff.[16]
China  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in a cyclone at Aden, Aden Colony.[16]
Emma C. Beal  United States The barque was driven ashore at Hook Point, County Waterford, United Kingdom and broke in two. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Gloster, Louisiana.[17]
Gertrude  United Kingdom The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Arcachon, Gironde, France. No further trace, reported overdue.[18]
Gloria  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in a cyclone at Aden.[16]
Hardwick  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Swinemünde, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[16]
Huntington  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Mulroy Bay. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Mulroy Bay. She was refloated.[16]
Ida  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Californian ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[19]
Relward  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in a cyclone at Aden.[16]

13 April
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank in Dundalk Bay. Her crew survived.[17]
Carrara  Italy The barque ran aground on the Maloria Bank. She was on a voyage from Livorno to New York, United States.[5]
Effort  United Kingdom The schooner struck the wreeck of the steamship Mary ( United Kingdom and sank at North Shields, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to North Shields.[17]
Merchant  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to South Shields, County Durham. She floated off but consequently foundered. All on board were rescued by the brig Mary ( United Kingdom).[17]
St. Andries  United Kingdom The steamship collided with another vessel and sank in the River Usk. She was refloated and taken in to Newport, Monmouthshire.[20]
Tenedos  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire and Odessa, Russian Empire. She was refloated and towed in to Constantinople.[20]

14 April
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Billow  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Balbriggan, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Balbriggan.[17]
Janet and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[20]
Robert and Agnes  United Kingdom The fishing boat went ashore on the western side of the Hayle Estuary, Cornwall while attempting to enter the harbour.[21]
Saint Michel  Haitian National Police The warship collided with the steamship Bolivar ( United Kingdom) and foundered with the loss of 108 lives. Seventy-two people were saved.[22][23]

15 April
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Neilson Taylor  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Amble, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20]
North Star  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore on the western side of the Hayle estuary when her screw was fouled by a rope while attempting to refloat the stranded fishing boat Robert and Agnes.[23]

16 April
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Lola  Sweden The barque was wrecked at Port Natal, Natal Colony.[5]
Try  United Kingdom The cutter struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew survived.[24]

17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Cassa Marittima  Italy The barque caught fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and was scuttled.[5] She was refloated on 26 April and placed under repair.[10]

18 April
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Great Republic  United States The paddle steamer was wrecked on Sand Island at the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon, breaking up the next day with the loss of 11 or 14 crewmen.[25][1]
Prosperous  United Kingdom The smack was run into by the steamship Erasmus Wilson ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Humber.[24]

19 April
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Diana  Sweden The brigantine was driven ashore at Helsingborg. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated.[12]
Geneviève  France The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Tabor ( United States) and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Peru to London, United Kingdom.[19]
Lochearn  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Riga, Russia.[19][26]
Sir Charles Napier  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Ascension Island. Her twenty crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to London.[27]
Thought  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Brennus ( United Kingdom) and sank in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by Brennus. Thought was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19]

20 April
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Abrasia  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Tory Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued by the barque Annie ( United Kingdom). Abrasia was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[28]
Margarethe  Netherlands The koff was driven ashore and wrecked at Domsten, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Ventava, Courland Governorate.[12]

21 April
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Carolina Z  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Bermuda and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Queenstown, County Cork.[12]
Kepler  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Krishna River.[12]
Titus  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at Hela. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Dantzic. She was refloated.[12]

22 April
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Gottfried Flag unknown The brig ran aground at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate in a waterlogged condition.[3]
Maria  United Kingdom The fishing cutter ran on to the Gear Rock, in Mount's Bay and sank.[29][3]
Nile  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of twenty of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Recovery ( United Kingdom).[30]

23 April
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Bessemer  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Lowestoft.[3]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Demerara, British Guiana. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Demerara. She was refloated and taken in to Demerara.[31]
Flying Foam  United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk in Liverpool Bay by the steamship Ardentinie ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her three crew.[3]
Ruby  New Zealand The schooner struck Walker Rock in the Marlborough Sounds and became a complete wreck. All on board were rescued by the steamship Taiaroa ( New Zealand).[32]
Sisal  United Kingdom The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Swin.[3]

24 April
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Eliza Christie Dominion of Canada The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Areceibo, Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued.[33]

25 April
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Alliance,
Daisy, and
George Bratton		  United Kingdom The steamship Alliance collided with the pilot boat George Bratton and then collided with the steamship Daisy at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France. She put back to Cardiff. George Bratton was damaged. Daisy was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to "Hummelsvigen".[10]
Amazonas, and
Somorrostro		  United Kingdom The steamship Amazonas collided with the steamship Somorrostro and sank in the Bristol Channel off Lavernock, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. Amazonas was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Cardiff.[10] She was refloated on 21 May and taken in to Cardiff. Somorrostro was on a voyage from Cardiff to Saint-Nazaire. She was consequently beached.[34][35]
Belen  United Kingdom The steam launch sprang a leak and sank off the Mab Lightship ( Trinity House). Both crew were rescued by the fishing lugger Favourite ( United Kingdom).[36]
Ferdinand Holdinghausen  Germany The ship collided with the barque Rolf ( Norway) and sank in the English Channel 11 nautical miles (20 km) off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Rolf. Ferdinand Holdinghausen was on a voyage from Haiti to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[10]
Zuba  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire between the Faroe Islands and the Shetland Islands.[37]

26 April
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Aurora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Mew Island, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[38]
Velocity  Norway The barque collided with the steamship City of Rio de Janeiro (Flag unknown) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (38°45′N 73°30′W) with the loss of one of her twelve crew. Survivors were rscued by City of Rio de Janeiro. Velocity was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[38][39]

27 April
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Diamanten  Norway The ship was driven ashore north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Arendal to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[38]
Eliza B.  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship James Hogg ( United Kingdom) and sank off Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by James Hogg. Eliza B. was on a voyage from Folkestone, Kent to South Shields, County Durham.[38]
Ranger  United Kingdom The dandy struck a sunken wreck and sank in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Hartlepool, County Durham.[6]
Robert Dickinson  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Naples, Italy.[10]

28 April
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Celia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Pernambuco, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[28]
Esk  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Riga, Russia.[28]
Keilder Castle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near "Beilisari", Russia. She was reflaoted the next day.[28]
Wave  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Cross Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and takne in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[38]

29 April
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Nile  United Kingdom The steamship sank off Cape Finisterre, Spain while en route to Newport. The three surviving crew out of twenty-three were landed at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly by the steamship Recovery ( United Kingdom).[40][41]

30 April
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Keith  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Carr Rock. She was beached on the Abertay Sands, off the coast of Forfarshire and sank. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to Dundee, Forfarshire. Keith was refloated on 7 May.[42]
Three unnamed vessels  Austria-Hungary The accommodation barges sank in the Tisza at Szegedin during a flood. One person was reported missing.[43]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Ada  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Delos ( United Kingdom). Ada was on a voyage from Almería, Spain. to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[3]
Antje Haverbult  Netherlands The schooner ran aground at Gioia Tauro, Italy. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Beautiful Star  United States The ship ran aground at Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[3]
Bennington  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Portia ( United Kingdom). Bennington was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Havana, Cuba.[38]
Bernina  United Kingdom The steamship departed from New York, United States for Bristol, Gloucestershire. Reported missing, presumed foundered. A wrecked steamship seen in the Atlantic Ocean on 30 April may have been Bernina.[44]
Bravo  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Stevns, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Eden. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[11]
Caroline Catherine  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark with the loss of two of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Libava Courland Governorate.[12]
Celine  France The brigantine was wrecked at Greytown, Nicaragua. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Ceres  Denmark The brigantine was driven ashore at Almería[12]
Champion  United States The ship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was refloated and taken in to the Delaware Breakwater.[13]
Cohanim  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated with the assistance of six tugs and resumed her voyage.[16]
Connemara  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana.[5]
Delphin  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked att the mouth of the River Tay. Two of her six crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[13]
Dennington  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Siene-Inférieure to West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloted and resumed her voyage.[11]
Dorothy  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Berwick upon Tweed.[11]
Gazelle  United States The brigantine ran aground at Port Natal, Natal Colony.[7]
Gladiolus  United Kingdom The timber-laden ship en route from Doboy for Shields became waterlogged and all the crew bar one washed overboard.[45]
Gutheil  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at Svaneke, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was a total loss.[19]
Henock  Austria-Hungary The ship was driven ashore at "Daganastan", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Odessa, Russia.[11]
Hilda  France The brigantine was driven ashore on Martinique. She was refloated with assistance and towed in to Martinique.[10]
Hunnus  Austria-Hungary The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[20]
Ida E. Baker  United States The fishing schooner was lost on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of all twelve crew.[46]
India  Portugal The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Johanne  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Delos ( United Kingdom). Johanne was on a voyage from British Honduras to London, United Kingdom.[3]
John Middleton  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 April.[6]
Koodoo  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartley, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the River Tyne.[7]
Lephenstrath  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cárdenas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana to Cárdenas. She was reported to have been refloated and taken in to Cárdenas,[16] but was subsequently reported to have become a wreck.[47]
Mary E. Rigg  United States The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Bremen, Germany.[10]
Migrate  United Kingdom The lighter was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham.[10]
Moselle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Demerara, British Guiana. She was refloted with assistance.[20]
Neptun  Germany The ship was driven ashore at "Inlangaw". She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Reval, Russia.[7]
Nordstjernen  Denmark The schooner ran aground and capsized 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[38]
Norina  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Torre del Mar, Spain. Seven crew were rescued by the schooner Africano ( Portugal).[48]
Norma Flag unknown The steamship sank off Domesnes, Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Riga, Russia.[5]
Notre Dame  France The schooner was wrecked at Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Her crew survived.[37]
Nyverheid  Netherlands The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Vlissingen, Zeeland to Memel.[3]
Oriental  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Panola  United States The ship collided with Thomas Brooks ( United States) and sank. Her crew survived. Panola was on a voyage from New York to Havana.[10]
Pauillac  France The ship was driven ashore on Martinique. She was refloated with assistance and towed in to Martinique.[10]
Porthcawl  United Kingdom The tug sank at New Brighton, Cheshire.[12]
Selina C.  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bear River to Barbadoes.[11]
Seaton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Daugava.[16]
Senator Iken  United States The ship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Genoa, Italy.[13]
St. Augustin Réunion The brig was driven ashore at Mahela, 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Mahanoro, Merina Kingdom. Her crew were rescued[10]
St. Helens  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire to Dantzic, Germany.[12]
Sunshine  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Scotstown Head, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated and taken in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire in a waterlogged condition.[16]
Sutherland  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Hammeren, Bornhokm. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Königsberg, Germany. She was a total loss.[12]
Teresa  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Almería.[12]
William Thompson  United States The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Lost with all 14 crewmen.[49][50]
Willy  Germany The schooner was abandoned in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Alida ( United Kingdom). Willy was on a voyage from Stettin to Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom.[3]
Zebu  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Port Natal. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Port Natal.[7]
Unnamed  Russia The schooner collided with the steamship Knud ( Denmark) on or before 7 April and sank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Knud.[11]

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Bibliography
  • Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.
Ship events in 1879
Ship launches: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Ship commissionings: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Ship decommissionings: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Shipwrecks: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884

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