List of shipwrecks in May 1879
The list of shipwrecks in May 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1879.
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
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1 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Irene | The brigantine was wrecked on the Coroa Grande, off the coast of Brazil. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão, Brazil.[1] |
2 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Austin | The ship ran aground in the Clyde.[2] | |
| Orleans | The steamship caught fire and sank in the River Thames. She was refloated on 6 May and taken in to a dry dock.[3] |
3 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[4] | |
| King of Algeria | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Bremen, Germany. No further trace,[5] reported missing.[6] | |
| Unknown schooner | The lumber schooner struck Sail Rock near the Passamaquoddy Lighthouse, Maine, and was wrecked. Her two crewmen rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[7] |
4 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Charlton, Kent by the steamship Patrick Stewart ( |
5 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jason | The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Colberg, Germany. No further trace, reported overdue.[8] | |
| Pielego | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chioggia with the loss of all hands.[9] | |
| Triumph | The schooner struck the Victoria Rock. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Amlwch, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed in to Beaumaris, Anglesey in a sinking condition.[4] | |
| Vesta | The brig was wrecked at Gotō, Japan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki, Japan to Shanghai, China.[10] |
6 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edissa | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated.[4] | |
| Zina | The schooner ran aground on Eastern Egg Rock in heavy seas and dense fog several miles from Jonesport, Maine and was wrecked. Her cook was washed away at the time of grounding, the rest of her crew was rescued from the rock 36 hours later by a passing boat.[7] |
7 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guldregen | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Bali Strait. She was on a voyage from Australia to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated.[11] | |
| Melpomene | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Valparaiso ( | |
| Nereus | The barque ran aground at Sligo, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Sligo. She was refloated.[9] | |
| Trent | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Antwerp.[1] |
8 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Flower | The lugger sank at the Portobello Coastguard Station, Sussex with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to the coastguard station.[14] |
9 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta | The barque suffered a structural failure of her hull at New Ross, County Wexford, United Kingdom. She was consequently condemned.[9] | |
| Chalciope | The ship ran aground in the Queen's Channel. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to New Ferry, Cheshire.[13] | |
| Hankow | The steamship was driven ashore at Shanghai. She was refloated.[9] | |
| La Plata | The brigantine was severely damaged by fire at the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia.[15] |
10 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Cross | The ship capized at New York. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York.[13] |
11 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltic | The fishing schooner struck Passamaquoddy Head Rocks, Maine, in thick fog near Life saving Station No. 1, 1st district and filled with water and broke up. Some of her rigging was salvaged. Her three crewmen rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[7] | |
| George S. Low} | The schooner went ashore one mile (1.6 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 33, 4th District on the New Jersey shore and was wrecked. Her crew made it to shore on their own.[7] | |
| Seaforth | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (39°50′N 41°00′W). Her crew were rescued by Niord ( | |
| Trenton | The schooner was wrecked near Deck Island. crew saved.[17] |
12 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kron Prinz | The steamship ran aground at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Calais.[12] | |
| Olive Branch | The ship ran aground at "Ballynas", County Londonderry.[13] | |
| Svea | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.[12] |
13 May
15 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The barque ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 19 May.[18] | |
| Chancellor | The steamship ran aground at Liverpool. She was refloated.[18] | |
| Fifeshire | The steamship ran aground near Marianople, Russia.[19] | |
| Lycurgus | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aracaju, Brazil.[19] |
16 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aporti | The barque collided with the steamship S. A. Sadler( | |
| Cyclone | The steamship ran aground at "Bulgar Dere", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from London to Galaţi, United Principalities. She was refloated with assistance on 18 May and resumed her voyage.[18] | |
| Schmidlorn | The steamship was driven ashore at Kettleness, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[10] | |
| Scotland | The ship was driven ashore on Fishers Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19] | |
| Scythia | The barque ran aground on Scharhörn, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Cuxhaven, Germany.[19] |
17 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta | The steamship was driven ashore on Burr Island, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Venice, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[10] | |
| John and Mary | The brig ran aground on the Bouldner Bight, in The Solent. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated on 18 May and towed in to Portsmouth.[18] | |
| Ponthieu | The brig drifted in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, after losing a mast and her sails. She eventually grounded at Perranuthnoe and all the crew were saved by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus and the lifeboat Richard Lewis ( | |
| Sparkling Wave | The Schooner was wrecked on Shovelful Shoal. crew saved.[22] |
18 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[18] | |
| Christina | The barque changed course and ran in front of the Sydney bound passenger vessel Dunbar Castle ( | |
| Iris | The barque was driven ashore near Whitburn, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Middlesbrough.[18] | |
| Mourino | The steamship ran aground at "Kallbacka" or "Kalbaden", Sweden and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Cronstadt the next day.[18] |
19 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charley | The barque ran aground north of Comorin, India. She was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to "Aleppo". She was refloated and put back to Colombo in a severely leaky condition.[15] | |
| Firebrick | The Caernarfon sloop sank off the Pembrokeshire coast. The crew survived for three days on a rock eating gulls' eggs.[24] | |
| Uhlenhorst | The steamship ran aground off "Collmar".[25] |
20 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amalfi | The barque was destroyed by fire at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Barcelona, Spain.[15] | |
| Hallamshire | The steamship was driven ashore at Lingah, Persia. She was on a voyage from Busreh, Persia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
21 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canaan | The hulk was run into by the steamship J. E. McConnell ( | |
| Esmeralda | ![]() Esmeralda | |
| Independencia | ![]() Independencia | |
| Whitehaven | The steamship was wrecked on the Horse Rock, in the Bristol Channel.[28] |
22 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shadwan | The steamship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Sulina, United Principalities to Plymouth.[25] | |
| Timandra | During a voyage from Honolulu, Hawaii, to the Arctic with a cargo of 75 tons of general merchandise and a crew of 12, the 119.88-ton brig was wrecked without loss of life on a reef in the Bering Sea off the west end of Nunivak Island.[29] |
24 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ava | The steamship was run into by the full-rigged ship Brenhilda ( |
25 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Timandra | The brig was wrecked on "Nouvivak Island", Department of Alaska. Her twelve crew survived.[34] |
27 May
28 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Anderson | The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[35] | |
| Factor | The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Wega (flag unknown) in the River Thames and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Millwall, Middlesex by the tug Susannah and sank there.[35] | |
| Midlothian | The steamship ran aground at Brăila, United Principalities. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[35] | |
| Neptune's Car | The ship was driven ashore on Antigua. She was refloated.[35] |
29 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie S. Barker | The ship ran aground at Arica, Chile. She was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to Arica.[36] | |
| John Wells | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Whitgift, Yorkshire.[35] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16] | |
| Monaro | The steamship was wrecked on a reef 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Moruya. All on board were rescued.[37] |
30 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington | The ketch collided with the barque Macedonia ( |
31 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles S. Rogers | The schooner was sunk in a collision with Hercules ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Ritson | The barque struck a submerged rock and foundered in the Pacific Ocean. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Pisagua, Chile.[15] | |
| Amicie | The steamship sank at Port-en-Bessin, Calvados. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Port-en-Bessin. She was refloated but was consequently condemned.[13] | |
| Anglo-Indian | The ship ran aground off Glückstadt. She was refloated.[25] | |
| Australia | The steamship was damaged by fire at Malta.[4] | |
| Benarty | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from London to China and Japan. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[10] | |
| Benjamin Dickerman | The ship was driven ashore at Chesapeake, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Matanzas, Cuba.[19] | |
| Bismarck | The ship was wrecked on the Knichtsand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[1] | |
| Chunar | The steamship ran agroud at Diamond Harbour before 3 May. She subsequently broke her back.[1] | |
| Cornelia Wilhelmina | The ship ran aground in the Zuyder Zee. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stockholm, Sweden.[18] | |
| Don | The steamship ran aground at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole, Dorset.[25] | |
| Doreas | The steamship ran aground at Heligoland. She was refloated and taken in to Hamburg, Germany.[25] | |
| Ella S. Thayer | The ship was driven ashore at Spithami, Russia. She was later reflaoted with assistance from the steamship Dwina ( | |
| Emiliano | The steamship was damaged by fire at Matanzas. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[11] | |
| Filippo | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated.[10] | |
| Gallia | The steamship ran aground in Gednays Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. She was refloated.[15] | |
| George | The barque ran aground on the Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Egersund, Norway.[4] | |
| Gesiena | The ship was driven ashore at Gioia Tauro, Italy. Her crew were rescued.[13] | |
| Gladstone | The schooner ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Alloca, Clackmannanshire to Königsberg, Germany.[3] | |
| Ida | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 2 May. Her crew survived.[2] | |
| Iron Duke | The ship ws driven ashore at Fisherman's Point, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta.[4][13] | |
| John Black | The brigantine was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Sunderland.[10] | |
| Lebanon | The brig was driven ashore at Ostly, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg to Paskallavik.[4] | |
| Leonie | The ship was lost in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada.[9] | |
| Lotus | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Dominion of Canada.[18] | |
| Marlborough | The steamship ran aground on the West Bute Sand, off Cardiff, Glamorgan.[10] | |
| Memphis | The steamship ran aground off Sandhamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Stockholm, Sweden.[1] | |
| Nicolai | The steamship ran aground in the Moonsund off "Ermstein". She was on a voyage from Reval to Riga. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Hercules ( | |
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The barque ran aground on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by the [smackl (ship) | |
| Phoenix | The fishing smack capsized and sank in a squall off Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of all six crew.[20] | |
| P. Wickstrom, jun. | The barque was wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[1] | |
| Romeo | The smack ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[16] | |
| San Pasquall | The brig was driven ashore at Gioia Tauro. Her crew were rescued.[13] | |
| Scots Bay | The barque was driven ashore west of Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Huanillos, Chile to Dunkerque.[1] | |
| Silas | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[39] | |
| Tres Sobrinas | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef before 21 May. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[25] | |
| Tulchan | The barque capsized and sank in the Schuylkill River. She was later refloated and taken in to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for repairs.[9] | |
| Zingu | The brigantine was driven ashore in St Peter's Bay, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[1] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom.[16] |
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- 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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