List of shipwrecks in 1880

The list of shipwrecks in 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1880.

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May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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References

January

Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1880

February

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March

Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1880

April

Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1880

May

Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1880

June

Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1880

July

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August

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September

Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1880

October

Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1880

November

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December

Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1880

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1880

Ship	State	Description
Alpha	Norway	The barque was lost at sea between 30 January and 12 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Aarhus, Denmark. [1]
Beatrice	United Kingdom	The schooner sank in St George's Bay, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gaspé, Quebec, Canada to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2]
Belgravia	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean between 13 November and 8 December. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to the Clyde. [3]
Bossuet	France	The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Tahiti. Her crew were rescued. [4]
Captain Madsen	Norway	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was subsequently wrecked at the mouth of the St. Johns River in a hurricane The wreck was subsequently towed in to Jacksonville, Florida. [5] [6]
Cavaliere Squardelli	United Kingdom	The brig foundered in the West Indies. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Demerara, British Guiana. [7]
Cometen	Netherlands	The ship ran aground on a reef before 29 September. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [8]
David Law	United Kingdom	The ship caught fire and exploded. She was beached on the Elephant Keys and burnt out. Her 22 crew survived. David Law was on a voyage from Leith to San Francisco, California, United States. Her crew were landed at Plymouth on 3 December by HMS Raleigh (  Royal Navy). [9] [10]
Emma	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore at Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was refloated in September. [11]
Georgia	Flag unknown	The steamship departed from Fuzhou, China for Adelaide, South Australia in late August or early September. Subsequently foundered. Wreckage washed ashore at Edithburgh, South Australia. [12]
Lord of the Isles	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked on the coast of Sakhalin, Russia. Her crew survived. [13]
Marie	France	The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her 20 crew survived. [14]
Nagay	United States	The schooner was lost at Popof Island in the Shumagin Islands off the south coast of the Department of Alaska during the summer of 1880. Her crew survived. [15]
Nenuphar	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York, United States. [16]
Norden	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between 14 October and 1 December. Her crew were rescued by the steamship City of London (  United Kingdom ). Norden was on a voyage from Quebec City to London, United Kingdom. [17]
Oleander	United Kingdom	The barque foundered at sea. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued four weeks later by the barque Offerton (  United Kingdom ). Oleander was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool. [18]
Rathmore	United Kingdom	The steamship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between 3 January and 8 February with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India. [19]
Rock Light	United Kingdom	The barque was presumed to have foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 35 crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Bristol, Gloucestershire. A lifebuoy from the ship washed up on Faial Island, Azores in mid-April. [20]
Sea Nymph	Jersey	The ship departed from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France for Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [21]
Sea Shell	Tasmania	The ship was wrecked on a reef off Noumea, New Caledonia. Her crew were rescued. [22]

References

Notes

1. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 12552. Glasgow. 13 March 1880.
2. "Loss Of A Mevagissey Schooner". The Cornishman. No. 126. 9 December 1880. p. 7.
3. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 295. Glasgow. 9 December 1880.
4. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 29908. London. 15 June 1880. col C, p. 5.
5. "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10199. Liverpool. 18 September 1880.
6. "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 10741. London. 20 September 1880.
7. "The Mails". The Times. No. 30076. London. 28 December 1880. col F, p. 8.
8. "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10210. Liverpool. 1 October 1880.
9. "Narrow Escape Of A Crew". The Cornishman. No. 126. 9 December 1880. p. 6.
10. "Disasters at Sea". Newcastle Courant. No. 10745. Newcastle upon Tyne. 11 December 1880.
11. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 29992. London. 21 September 1880. col D, p. 11.
12. "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10248. Liverpool. 15 November 1880.
13. "Multiple News Items". Dundee Courier. No. 8554. Dundee. 17 December 1880. p. 6.
14. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 29864. London. 24 April 1880. col B, p. 14.
15. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)
16. "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10173. Liverpool. 19 August 1880.
17. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30054. London. 2 December 1880. col F, p. 11.
18. "Shipping Disasters". Huddersfield Chronicle. No. 4196. Huddersfield. 15 January 1881. p. 3.
19. "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 29832. London. 18 March 1880. col F, p. 5.
20. "Shipping Disaster". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10066. Liverpool. 16 April 1880.
21. "Overdue Vessels". Birmingham Daily Post. No. 6978. Birmingham. 16 November 1880.
22. "Shipping Disasters". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10115. Liverpool. 12 June 1880.