List of shipwrecks in 1870

The list of shipwrecks in 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1870.

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References

January

Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1870

February

Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1870

March

Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1870

April

Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1870

May

Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1870

June

Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1870

July

Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1870

August

Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1870

September

Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1870

October

Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1870

November

Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1870

December

Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1870

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List of shipwrecks: unknown date 1870

Ship	Country	Description
Alarm	Newfoundland Colony	The sealer was sunk by ice. [1]
Alice	New South Wales	The brigantine was driven ashore. [2]
Aurora	New Zealand	The schooner was driven ashore at Timaru. [3]
B. C. Schriviner	Unknown	The 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. [4]
Betsy	New Zealand	The cutter left Napier bound for Auckland and was never seen again. [5]
Cessina	New South Wales	The ship was wrecked on Flinders Island, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Adelaide, South Australia. [6]
Challenger	United Kingdom	The brig collided with the steamship Avoca (  South Australia and sank in Port Phillip Bay. [7]
Charles Edward	New Zealand	The steamship struck a rock near Hokitika and sank. [8]
Clarissa	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Tahiti. [9]
Colonist	New South Wales	The ship ran aground on the Elizabeth Reef. She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Caledonia. [3]
Countess of Sheffield	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in the Torres Strait. [10]
Dolphin	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands with loss of life. Five survivors took to the jolly boat, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Southport, Lancashire on 23 March. [11]
Edward Edgar	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off Valentia Island, County Cork according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Ilfracombe, Devon in September. [12]
Eli Whitney	United States	The ship was wrecked on Tahiti. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco, California. [13]
Gilman D. King	Unknown	The 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. [4]
Highlander	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Newcastle, New South Wales. [14]
Il'mena	Imperial Russian Navy	The ship sank. She was refloated by means of air bags. [15]
Jane	New Zealand	The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from the Bay of Islands to Thames. [16]
Jeanie Oswald	South Australia	The ship ran aground in the Fitzroy River. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Rockhampton, Queensland. She was consequently condemned. [17]
John Collins	Unknown	The 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. [4]
Lagos	United Kingdom	The sailing barge was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 31 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lagos, Africa. [18]
Layard	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked at Timaru. [3]
Leon	United Kingdom	The ship caught fire in Chichora Bay and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile. [19]
Lizzie Lane	Unknown	The sloop 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. [4]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork. [19]
Metch	Imperial Russian Navy	The gunboat sank at Tranzund, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated by means of air bags. [15]
Myrtle	United States	The schooner was wrecked in the Aleutian Islands late in 1870. [20]
Othello	Newfoundland Colony	The sealer was sunk by ice. [1]
Pocumtuck	United States	The fishing schooner was run ashore near Ship Harbor, Nova Scotia. Condemned and sold. [21]
Scudd	Unknown	The 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. [4]
Star of the East	New Zealand	The steamship was lost near Napier. [3]
Stormbird	New South Wales	The schooner was abandoned off Green Cape. [3]
Summer Cloud	New South Wales	The ship was wrecked in Wreck Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Newcastle. [22]
United Brothers	Newfoundland Colony	The sealer was sunk by ice. [1]

References

Notes

1. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9528. Glasgow. 16 July 1870.
2. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26949. London. 2 January 1871. col C, p. 7.
3. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9563. Glasgow. 26 August 1870.
4. njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"
5. Ingram & Wheatley, p. 172.
6. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9621. Glasgow. 1 November 1870.
7. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26926. London. 6 December 1870. col F, p. 5.
8. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26757. London. 23 May 1870. col D, p. 8.
9. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9464. Glasgow. 3 May 1870.
10. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26754. London. 13 September 1870. col F, p. 5.
11. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26714. London. 2 April 1870. col F, p. 10.
12. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9584. Glasgow. 20 September 1870.
13. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9459. Glasgow. 27 April 1870.
14. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9474. Glasgow. 14 May 1870.
15. "Raising Sunken Vessels". The Times. No. 28460. London. 30 October 1875. col E, p. 4.
16. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9571. Glasgow. 5 September 1870.
17. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26920. London. 29 November 1870. col F, p. 6.
18. "Latest Shipping News". Glasgow Herald. No. 9676. Glasgow. 5 January 1871.
19. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26672. London. 12 February 1870. col D, p. 12.
20. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)
21. "1870". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
22. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26944. London. 27 December 1870. col F, p. 5.

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 1870
Ship launches:	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875
Ship commissionings:	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875
Ship decommissionings:	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875
Shipwrecks:	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875