List of shipwrecks in July 1879
The list of shipwrecks in July 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1879.
| July 1879 | ||||||
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date | ||
| References | ||||||
1 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cud | The yacht sprang a leak and foundered between Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire and Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the steamship King Ja Ja ( | |
| Flying Dutchman | The schooner was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Irvine, Ayrshire.[1] | |
| Foam | The schooner ran aground on Luburcur Beach, near St Anthony's Lighthouse, Cornwall with the loss of two of her crewcrew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[3] | |
| John Williamson | The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[1] | |
| Keplar | The steamship ran agroud in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Riga to Antwerp. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[1] | |
| Orient | The barque ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Waterford.[2] | |
| President Troplong | The steamship ran aground on the Meloria Bank, off Livorno, Italy.[1] | |
| Ville de Carentan | The schooner ran aground on The Manacles, Cornwall, United Kingdom and was severey damaged. Her crew were rescued. Ville de Carentan was on a voyage from Carentan, Manche to Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall by the tug Carbon ( |
2 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Linda | The steamship ran aground at "Bulgar Deresi", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Civitavecchia, Italy to Nicholaieff, Russia. She was refloated with assistance.[2] |
3 July
5 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | The brig was run down and sunk in the Thames Estuary by the steamship Winston ( | |
| Julius | The schooner ran aground at Falsterbo. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Norrtälje. She was refloated and taken in to Malmö.[4] | |
| Vigilant | The steamship ran aground at Goole. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[4] |
6 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albert | The brigantine sprang a leak and sank off Cézembre, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. Her crew were rescued.[6] | |
| Vivid | The smack was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France to Shoreham-by-Sea.[6] |
7 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Morgan | The ship ran aground at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to Appledore, Devon.[6] | |
| Betaina | The ship ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands in a leaky condition.[6] | |
| Kjeck | The ship ran aground. She was reflaoted and taken in to Harlingen in a leaky condition.[6] |
8 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vooruit | Flag unknown | The ship foundered 26 nautical miles (48 km) off Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France.[7] |
10 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magnet | The fishing smack was run into by the schooner Bessie ( | |
| Two Brothers | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered 4+1⁄2 nautical miles (8.3 km) off The Maidens, County Antrim. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim.[8] | |
| Vittorio Emannele | The frigate was stranded on a shoal off Ischia. She was refloated on 22 July.[9] |
11 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Day Dawn | The schooner hit rocks at Mākaro / Ward Island in Wellington Harbour, severely holing her hull. She became a total wreck.[10] | |
| James Groves | The steamship ran abround at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Brăila, United Principalities to Dunkerque.[8] | |
| Louise | The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Rotterdam, South Holland.[8] | |
| Simon Bolivar | The steamship was wrecked at Barranquilla.[11] |
12 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spray | The brig collided with the steamship City of Khios (Flag unknown) in the River Mersey and was beached at New Ferry, Cheshire. Spray was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Jersey, Channel Islands.[12] | |
| State of Virginia | Flag unknown | The steamship went ashore on the eastern end of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada while en route from New York to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Three women and two children lost their lives.[13][14] |
13 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Townshend Hook | The steamship was driven ashore at Heraclitza Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Brăila, United Principalities to Malta.[11] |
14 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annette | The brig ran aground on the Carr Rock, off the coast of Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[11] | |
| Princess Royal | The barge sprang a leak and sank at Harwich, Essex.[12] |
16 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharina | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the barque Montana ( | |
| Dinnington | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse and was damaged. She was refloated and put back to Goole, Yorkshire.[11] | |
| John Rose | The schooner was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 5, 5th District on the Maryland shore, a total loss. Her crew made it to shore in her boat.[16] | |
| W. T. Harvard | The ship struck a rock off Tory Island, County Donegal, United Kingdom and was developed a severe leak. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Londonderry. She was towed in to Moville, County Donegal by the tug Admiral ( |
18 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Victor | The steamship foundered. All on board, more than 100 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lincoln to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[18] | |
| Our Queen | The steam whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
19 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Wakefield | The schooner foundered after she began shipping water during a heavy sea off New Zealand's Taranaki coast.[10] |
20 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysomene | The ship ran aground in Melancholy Sound. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20] | |
| Naiad | The schooner was wrecked on The Manacles, Cornwall during a south-west gale and poor visibility.Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[21][22] | |
| Olivia | The lighter sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[22] |
21 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | The steamship ran aground on the Kopper Stones, north of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Sundsvall, Sweden.[22] | |
| S. A. Hawthorne | The barge foundered off Margate, Kent. Two crew were saved.[23] | |
| St. Bernards | The steamship sank off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[22] |
22 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Eichmann | The ship was driven ashore at "South Nasby", Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 27 July and taken in to Oskarshamn.[20] | |
| Tambaroora | The steamship was wrecked on Masthead Island, Queensland.[24] |
24 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esbjorn | The brig was driven ashore and sank north of Landskrona, Sweden.[25] | |
| Heather Bell | The cutter ran aground on a reef near the northern tip of Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. She became a total wreck.[10] |
25 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith | The schooner ran aground in the River Medina. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Dublin. She was later refloated and towed back to Cowes.[20] | |
| Hawlbowline | The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to the Regent's Canal, London.[25] | |
| Osterlide | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her eleven crew were taken off the next day by the tug Daring ( |
27 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maipu | The barque was wrecked in Hell Bay on Bryher, Isles of Scilly. All seventeen crew were rescued She was bound from Iquique, Peru to Hamburg, Germany with a cargo of saltpetre..[28][29] | |
| River Lune | The barque in ballast from Lorient to Ardrossan was lost on Brothers Rock in Muncoy Neck, the channel between Annet and Melledgan, Isles of Scilly after a faulty chronometer put her off course. She sank in ten minutes, but the crew escaped to the nearby island of St Agnes, Isles of Scilly in the ship's boats.[28][29] She was on a voyage from Lorient, Morbihan, France to Ardrossan, Ayshire.[20] | |
| Skelefteå | The ship ran aground on the Minor Grounds, in the Baltic Sea north east of Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30] | |
| Unnamed | The ship sank in a storm at Trieste.[31] |
29 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agenoria | The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Rostrevor, County Antrim.[15] | |
| Eagle | The ship foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) north north east of the Bishop Rock, Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dublin[30][32] |
30 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcazer | The steamship collided with the steamship Flamingo ( | |
| Argo | The barque collided with the steamship Clandon ( | |
| Ayr | The ship struck a sunken wreck and was beached at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Silloth, Cumberland. She was temporarily repaired and resumed her voyage.[30] | |
| Louisa Walt | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mossoró, Brazil.[30] | |
| Martha | The schooner ran aground at Caernarfon.[30] | |
| 558 | The lighter was severely damaged by fire at Cronstadt.[30] |
31 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johanna | The steamship ran aground at Cabrita Point, Gibraltar.[25] She was on a vopyage from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[15] | |
| Josephine | The yacht capsized with the loss of five lives.[34] | |
| Mabel Young | The barque foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) south east of Algoa Bay on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire.[35] | |
| Pericles | The passenger ship grounded on Penere Point, on the shore-side of The Manacles, The Lizard and refloated on a rising tide two hours later. The ship continued on her journey to Sydney with 496 emigrants, and on the following day headed for Plymouth for repairs to a leak in the fore peak.[36] | |
| Thomas Lea | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arab | The schooner was holed by her anchor and sank at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.[8] | |
| Becherdass Ambaidass | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at wrecked at Cape Beale, Victoria.[25] |
| B. L. | The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Lyttleton, New Zealand.[22] | |
| Buena Ventura | The steamship was driven ashore near Cárdenas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Cárdenas.[4] | |
| Burgos | The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Pine, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada to London.[17] | |
| Colonel Fytche | The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Madras, India.[17] | |
| Dart | The ketch ran aground on the Gurnard Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to London. She was refloated and beached at Cowes, Isle of Wight.[30] | |
| Dayspring | The ketch ran aground on the Castle Rocks, off the Isle of Wight. SHe was on a voyage from the Hurst Castle, Hampshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[30] | |
| Egvaag | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nordmaling, Sweden to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was refloated with assistance from a tug and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[30] | |
| Elize | The schooner was driven ashore in Struys Bay.[6] | |
| Elpis | The ship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated with assistance.[15] | |
| Ernte | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark.[25] | |
| Fanny | The ship was wrecked at Équihen, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Dieppe, Seine-Infériure, France.[37][22] | |
| George | The ship caught fire at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Trois-Rivières to the River Plate.[15] | |
| Giulia | The barque ran aground at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated.[2] | |
| Gipsy | The schooner was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire.[22] | |
| Gladiolna | Flag unknown | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 1 August.[38] |
| Grev Wieder Jarlsberg | The ship was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep. She was on a voyage from Dram to Purmerend, North Holland, Netherlands.[8] | |
| Helena | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[11] | |
| Henriette | The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from Papenburg to the Rio Grande.[4] | |
| James Shepherd | The ship ran aground in the Balabac Strait. She was on a voyage from "Zebu" to London. She was refloated two days later and resumed her voyage.[15] | |
| J. E. Fisher | The barque was driven ashore at Cangrejo Arriba, Puerto Rico. She was on a voyage form Liverpool, Lancashire to San Juan, Puerto Rico.[5] | |
| Krishna | The steamship was driven ashore on the Malabar Coast 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of "Vingoola", India. She was declared a total loss.[4] Krishna was salvaged in 1881, repaired and returned to service.[39] | |
| Lady Belhaven | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Argo flat, at the mouth of the Mutlah. At least some of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[23][17] She subsequenlty became a wreck.[20] | |
| Lizzie | The ship was driven ashore at Rockhampton, New York. She was on a voyage from New York to London.[15] | |
| Louise Charlotte | The barque capsized at the mouth of the the Gironde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Quebec City, Dominion of Canada.[5] | |
| Mary Anne | The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[40] | |
| Morning Star | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Anadolu Kavaği, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Trebizond, Ottoman Empire.[25] | |
| Nellie | The steamship ran aground at Hveen, Denmark.[4] | |
| Nimrod | The barque was wrecked on the Coloradoes. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[6] | |
| Norfolk | The ship was wrecked off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew survived.[41] | |
| Oriana | The barque ran aground at Darien, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Darien to a British port. She was refloated and put back to Darien.[11] | |
| Parthenon | The steamship sank in the Sulina Branch of the Danube 43 nautical miles (80 km) from its mouth.[22] | |
| Perseverance | The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[15] | |
| Peru | The ship ran aground at Galway. She was refloated on 14 July with the assistance of a tug.[12] | |
| Queen of the Age | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River at Budge Budge, India.[8] She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta.[11] | |
| Rolando | The brig collided with another vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyaeg from Fray Bentos, Uruguay to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She put in to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in a sinking condition.[11] | |
| Samanoot | The government steamship sank near Réunion with the loss of 25 lives. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Alexandria.[42][11] | |
| Secondo Z. | The ship struck a rock and sank at Montevideo, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Montevideo.[2] | |
| Skandra | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Gävle, Sweden. She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate.[12] | |
| Tantivy | The smack was wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Groningen, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[4] | |
| Wave | The steamship was driven ashore at Stefano Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Sulina, United Principalities.[22] | |
| Wilhelmine | The brig was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom.[22] | |
| Zephyrus | The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Anglesey before 21 July.[22] |
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| 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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