List of shipwrecks in 1871

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The list of shipwrecks in 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1871.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1871
ShipStateDescription
AlibiCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sealer, a barque, was lost off the coast of Greenland with the loss of all hands, more than 30 lives. [1]
AmericaFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay The steamship suffered a catastrophic fire due to an overheated boiler off the coast of Punta Espinillo, outside the harbor of Montevideo. One of the survivors was Ramón Artagaveytia  [ eu ].
AndromedaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the South China Sea before 15 March. [2]
Aries Flag unknownThe steamer was lost at Cranberry Inlet on the coast of New Jersey. [3]
AvondaleFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The steamship was wrecked near Taranaki. All on a board were rescued. [4]
BarwonFlag of New South Wales (1870-1876).svg  New South Wales The steamship struck rocks off Cape Bridgewater, Victoria and was beached near Cape Nelson. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Sydney. [5]
BorstonFlag unknownThe steamship struck an iceberg and foundered with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle washed up at Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands on 10 October. [6]
CatherineFlag of New South Wales (1870-1876).svg  New South Wales The barque was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne, Victoria. [7]
Catherine JacksonFlag unknownThe vessel 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. [3]
HMS Clio Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Pearl-class corvette struck a rock in Bligh Sound and was beached. [4]
ComoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered between 9 February and 16 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to New York, United States. [8]
EstrellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Brass River with the loss of a crew member after 8 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Brass River. [9] [10]
Golden AgeFlag of New South Wales (1870-1876).svg  New South Wales The ship was wrecked on Barren Island, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne. [11]
Heinan Maru Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan The steamship foundered in the Inland Sea of Japan. [12] [13]
Kanrin Maru Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy The screw corvette was wrecked in a typhoon at Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan.
Lady YoungFlag of Queensland (1870-1876).svg  Queensland The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Port Stephens, New South Wales. [4]
Nadir Shah Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.svg Sultanate of Zanzibar The ship was lost. [14]
O. H. CanadyFlag 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. [3]
OneidaFlag 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. [3]
PorciaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The vessel was lost in the Arctic on or near the north coast of the Department of Alaska. [15]
RialtoFlag of New South Wales (1870-1876).svg  New South Wales The barque was wrecked at Newcastle. [16]
RiflemanFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Auckland. [17]
Rising SunCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in Osaka Bay. [18] [19]
San JuanFlag of Peru.svg  Peru The ship was destroyed by fire with the loss of more than 600 coolies. There were about 50 survivors. She was on a voyage from Macao, China to Callao, Peru. [20] [21]
TartarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Fuzhou, China in September or October. [22]
Victoria Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.svg Sultanate of Zanzibar The frigate was lost. [14]
VillotineFlag unknownThe barque 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. [3]
Wolf Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sealer, a steamship, was sunk by ice off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. [23] [24]
UnnamedFlag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg  China The junk was run down and sunk at Amoy by HMS Ocean (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [25]

References

Notes

  1. "Supposed Loss of a Sealing Vessel with Thirty Men". Liverpool Mercury. No. 7254. Liverpool. 24 April 1871.
  2. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27012. London. 16 March 1871. col D, p. 10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Australia". Bradford Observer. Vol. 38, no. 2601. Bradford. 27 April 1871. p. 5.
  5. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 7837. London. 12 June 1871.
  6. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9924. Glasgow. 21 October 1871.
  7. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27232. London. 28 November 1871. col F, p. 6.
  8. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9738. Glasgow. 18 March 1871.
  9. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9919. Glasgow. 16 October 1871.
  10. "West Coast of Africa". Daily News. No. 7946. London. 17 October 1871.
  11. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9907. Glasgow. 2 October 1871.
  12. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27258. London. 28 December 1871. col D, p. 9.
  13. "Scotland". Caledonian Maritime Heritage Trust. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27383. London. 22 May 1872. col E-F, p. 5.
  15. "Alaska Shipwrecks (P)". alaskashipwreck.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  16. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 7748. London. 28 February 1871.
  17. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9931. Glasgow. 30 October 1871.
  18. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9728. Glasgow. 7 March 1871.
  19. "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 7213. Liverpool. 7 March 1871.
  20. "The Six Hundred Coolies Burned At Sea". Manchester Times. No. 710. Manchester. 8 July 1871.
  21. Sir Charles Wingfield, Member for Gravesend (23 May 1873). "Observations". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Vol. 216. United Kingdom: Commons. col. 375–396.
  22. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27263. London. 3 January 1872. col F, p. 6.
  23. "Greenock". Glasgow Herald. No. 9783. Glasgow. 10 May 1871.
  24. "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 14594. London. 11 May 1871. p. 7.
  25. "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 14730. London. 18 October 1871. p. 7.