List of shipwrecks in 1881

The list of shipwrecks in 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1881.

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January

Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1881

February

Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1881

March

Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1881

April

Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1881

May

Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1881

June

Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1881

July

Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1881

August

Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1881

September

Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1881

October

Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1881

November

Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1881

December

Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1881

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1881

Ship	Country	Description
Arctic	unknown	The brigantine 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. [1]
Cornelia and Maria	Netherlands	The brigantine ran aground at Benin City, Kingdom of Benin and was abandoned by her crew between 4 June and 2 September. She subsequently broke up. [2]
Edwin Webster	United States	The whaler was wrecked near Point Barrow, Alaska Territory in the Summer. There were at least three survivors. [3]
Ellengowan	United Kingdom	The steamship struck a sandbar in the Daly River, South Australia (now Northern Territory) and sank. She was refloated in 1885, repaired, and returned to service.
Elliot Ritchie	United States	The schooner was abandoned at sea after a fire broke out in one of her cargo holds.
Glendorgal	United Kingdom	The schooner became a total wreck near Ilfracombe, Devon. [4]
Guacolda	Chilean Navy	War of the Pacific: The torpedo boat was wrecked on the coast of Chile. [5]
Hattie M	United Kingdom	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. [6]
Henrietta	United Kingdom	The schooner foundered off the coast of New Caledonia with the loss of all but two of her crew. [7]
Jubinal	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 21 October. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [8]
Kirstina	Norway	The ship was abandoned in the North Sea between 28 September and 7 October. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Helsingør, Denmark. [9]
Kismet	United Kingdom	The barque went missing and probably foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York, United States. [10]
Lammerlaw	United Kingdom	The ship sank in Shoalwater Bay after 2 August. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Portland, Oregon, United States. [11]
Los Angeles	United States	The vessel sank in Peril Strait in the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska Territory. [12]
Maritime Union	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Two of her crew were rescued by Mary F. Cowell (Flag unknown). Maritime Union was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to San Francisco, California, United States. [13]
Oakhurst	United Kingdom	The ship caught fire at sea between 13 June and 24 October. She was on a voyage from Hull to San Francisco. [13]
O.K.	United States	The paddle steamer was lost in either 1867 or 1881. [14]
Sarco	United Kingdom	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Valparaíso, Chile. [15]
Severn	United Kingdom	The barque collided with Mayumba (  United Kingdom ) and sank off Madeira, Portugal. [16]
Vigilance	United States	The whaler was wrecked near "Serdze Kemen", Russia in the Spring with loss of life. [3]
Wandering Minstrel	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in a cyclone at Mauritius before 4 March. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to Calcutta, India. [17]

References

1. "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
2. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30291. London. 5 September 1881. col C, p. 12.
3. "Arctic Search". The Times. No. 30305. London. 21 September 1881. col A, p. 10.
4. "Our Ships and our Sailors". The Cornishman. No. 179. 15 December 1881. p. 4.
5. Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. New York: Mayflower Books. p. 414. ISBN   0-8317-0302-4.
6. "Disaster at Sea". The Cornishman. No. 176. 24 November 1881. p. 6.
7. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30395. London. 4 January 1882. col F, p. 11.
8. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30363. London. 28 November 1881. col B, p. 12.
9. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30328. London. 18 October 1881. col E-F, p. 11.
10. "Apprehended Loss Of A Ship And 16 Lives". The Cornishman. No. 156. 7 July 1881. p. 7.
11. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30343. London. 4 November 1881. col B, p. 12.
12. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)
13. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30333. London. 24 October 1881. col A, p. 12.
14. Gaines, W. Craig, Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks, Louisiana State University Press, 2008 Archived 29 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine , ISBN   978-0-8071-3274-6, p. 30.
15. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30325. London. 14 October 1881. col B, p. 10.
16. "Sicilian". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
17. "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 30138. London. 10 March 1881. col E, p. 11.