List of shipwrecks in 1867

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The list of shipwrecks in 1867 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1867.

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ShipCountryDescription
Antelope Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The passenger-cargo steamer burned at Buffalo, New York. She was rebuilt and returned to service. [1]
CarlottaFlag unknownThe schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet. [2]
Charles E. PopeFlag unknownThe schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet. [2]
Ciudad CondalBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The steamship sank on 12 July or 12 August. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Sisal, Mexico. [3]
CordulaFlag unknownThe full-rigged ship was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet. [2]
HMS Doterel Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Britomart-class gunboat ran aground four times between 26 June and 19 September. [4]
ElizaFlag unknownThe coal hulk was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. Her figurehead is in the Tresco Abbey Gardens on Tresco. [5]
General McNeilFlag unknownThe sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River at Howards Bend near St. Louis, Missouri, sometime during the 1860s. [6]
G. W. HinsonFlag unknownThe schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet. [2]
Hawkhead Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand Wreckage from the schooner was discovered off the east coast of New Zealand's South Island in June 1867, several months after the vessel was reported missing. [7]
HMS Investigator Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The survey ship ran aground in the River Niger. She came under cannon fire from the local inhabitants, with two of her crew killed. She was refloated after 11 days and taken in to Lagos in a severely damaged condition. [8]
John Williams Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Niue, in the Pacific Ocean before 1 April. Her crew survived. [9] [10]
O.K.Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The 48- or 75-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was lost in either 1867 or 1881. [11]
Phoenix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner left Okarito for Dunedin on 13 May, and was not seen again. [7]
Platt Valley Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River near the Arkansas shoreline across from Memphis, Tennessee, after striking the wreck of the sidewheel ram CSS General Beauregard (Flag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States Navy). [12]
Shooting Star Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The clipper was wrecked off the coast of Formosa.
Thomas BazleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Niger at Lokoja. She was refloated after 14 days. [8]
Village Belle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The brigantine left Bluff Harbour in late April en route for Newcastle, New South Wales. She sat out a storm in Foveaux Strait for several weeks, but was not seen again after that. [13]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Krueger, Andrew, "‘Spectacularly intact’ 1897 shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior," Forum News Service, September 15, 2016 Accessed 9 July 2021
  2. 1 2 3 4 njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"
  3. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 25895. London. 21 August 1867. col F, p. 10.
  4. ↑ "Naval Disasters Since 1860". Hampshire Telegraph. No. 4250. Portsmouth. 10 May 1873.
  5. ↑ "Eliza". Geograph. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Gaines, p. 106.
  7. 1 2 Ingram & Wheatley, p. 147.
  8. 1 2 "The West Coast of Africa". Daily News. No. 6707. London. 1 November 1867.
  9. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 25890. London. 15 August 1867. col F, p. 11.
  10. ↑ Wingfield, Chris (2015). "Ship's bell, United Kingdom". In Jacobs, Karen; Knowles, Chantal; Wingfield, Chris (eds.). Trophies, Relics and Curios?: Missionary Heritage from Africa and the Pacific. Leiden: Sidestone Press. pp. 127–9. ISBN   978-90-8890-271-0.
  11. ↑ Gaines, p. 30.
  12. ↑ Gaines, p. 95.
  13. ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 150.

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