List of shipwrecks in August 1866

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The list of shipwrecks in August 1866 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1866.

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1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Die VernonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Choal Kado Reef with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. [1] [2]
Tubal CainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Margate Sands and sank. [3]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Petronella JohannaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on "Boomjes Island", Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. [4]
RapidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank near Le Hourdel, Somme, France. Her crew were rescued. [5] [6]
TartarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked off Inishbofin, County Donegal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunfanaghy, County Donegal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [7]
No. 2Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was driven ashore near Carnoustie, Forfarshire. [8]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
BromleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship City of Aberdeen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank. [5]
CardiganCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [5]
HMS Gleaner Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Gleaner-class gunboat was driven ashore on "Gonti Island". Subsequently refloated and returned to service. [9]
ValentinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire. [10]
YsabelBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Havana to Liverpool. [11]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Jane GoodyearCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Moselle", Mexico. She was on a voyage from London to Sisal, Yucatán and Campeche City, Mexico. [12]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Affondatore Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina The ironclad warship sank in a storm while in port at Ancona. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
Doris Gdansk flag.svg Danzig The ship was driven ashore near "Raa", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Neufahrwasser. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark. [13]
Jane GoodyearCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Bimini, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from London to Campeche City, Mexico. [14]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
CommerceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak, capsized and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by Excelsior (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Commerce was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk to Sunderland, County Durham. [15] [13]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides to Stettin. [16]
PallasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Stonewall Jackson (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Pallas was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [17]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
CycloneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the coast of Japan with the loss of a crew member. [18] [19] She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Shanghai, China. [20]
Lady StewartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sank off Heligoland after a Bremen pilot cutter refused to take off her crew or take her in tow. Her eight crew took to a skiff; they were rescued the next day by Norsken (Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden. Lady Stewart was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hamburg. [7] [21] [22] [23]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
HeraldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east by east the Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Newport, Monmouthshire. [24]
Lady WestmorlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship departed from Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [25]
WaspCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and sank in the River Wyre. Her passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood to Southport, Lancashire. She was refloated and beached at Fleetwood. [26] [27]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Huelva, Spain for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [28]
Ann and EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked near Portholland, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portholland to Plymouth, Devon. [29]
MayflowerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the sloop Nine Brothers. [13]
PresidentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Port Ellesmere, Cheshire. [30]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Scout Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Pearl-class corvette struck an uncharted rock in the Pacific Ocean. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. [9]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Mary and AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with assistance and put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. [13]
Jose S. RomasFlag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil The ship was wrecked at Laguna, Santa Catarina. Her passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Laguna. [31]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Blanche Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated the next day. [32]
VenusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Angle, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cork. She was refloated and beached. [33]
Five unnamed vesselsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooners ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. [34]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
FulmarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Middel Grunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [33]
HarrietCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dick Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Nord and sank. Her crew were rescued. [33]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Holland (Flag unknown) and sank in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. [30]
OnwardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Gorriti Island, Uruguay. Her crew survived. [35]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
ArnoldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [33]
IlvaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in Algoa Bay. [36]
Lady NapierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from North Shields, Northumberland for Dantzic. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [37] [38]
WeybourneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop collided with the schooner Jessie (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Jessie. Weybourne was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [33]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Betsey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. [39]
Caleb HaleyFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the coast of Mexico. Her crew survived. [40]
Christina WubbeginaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin. [33]
Mary GillespieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea ( 55°06′N3°20′E / 55.100°N 3.333°E / 55.100; 3.333 ). Her eight crew were rescued by the yacht Treide Egg (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark). Mary Gillespie was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [41] [42]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
AliceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Douro (Flag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal) and sank in Liverpool Bay off the Crosby Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Alice was on a voyage from Liverpool to Preston, Lancashire. [43] [44]
Minnie WatersonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Cronstadt, Russia. [1]
TowyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack sprang a leak and sank off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to an Irish port. [43]
Wingate GrangeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland, County Durham by two separate explosions in her cargo of coal. A crew member was severely injured in each explosion. [33]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Alfred BarrettFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The schooner exploded, caught fire and was destroyed at Jersey City, New Jersey with the loss of at least three of her four crew. [45]
Bruiser Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steam collier Haswell (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk with the loss of fifteen of the 108 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the collier and the schooner Perseverance (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ), which rescued three people. Bruiser was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. [46] [47] [48]
Hermina HendrikaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot was run down and sunk in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom by the steamship Fairy Queen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by Fairy Queen. [49] [33]
LambertFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The ship caught fire, exploded and was destroyed at Jersey City. [50] [45]
SardiniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Royal Family (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Sardinia was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Liverpool, Lancashire. [51]
VulcanFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew survived. [33]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Duncan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The barque foundered in the North Sea. All sixteen people on board were rescued by the schooner Edward (Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium). Duncan was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [52] [33]
HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [33] [41]
TheodoreFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The steamship was destroyed by fire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Charleston, South Carolina. [53]
WoodmanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Eyemouth, Berwickshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed. [33]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Hibernia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The cutter ran ashore and was wrecked at the Point of Ayre. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ramsey to Troon, Ayrshire. [29]
Omar PachaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Krasnaya Gorka, Russia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Cronstadt. [41]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
United Kingdom, and
No. 6
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The dredger No. 6 was run into and sunk in the Clyde by the steamship Heron (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ), which was trying to avoid the steamship United Kingdom, which had run aground. [54]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
EuropaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship departed from Saint Croix, Virgin Islands for Copenhagen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [55]
Golden CityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sydney, New South Wales. [56]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
WalvischCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [41]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Eliza JenkinsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank off Lagos, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. [14]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liscannor, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Liscannor to Liverpool. [50]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
OceanitaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Ascension Island for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [57]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Countess of DurhamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated and taken in to sunderland. [58]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
CorribCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Cezimbra Bay, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to Bristol Gloucestershire. [17]
CupidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated. [58]
GoliahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug was driven into the tug Hilda (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and both were driven out to sea from Whitby. Goliah's captain got on board Hilda, leaving a boy on board. Hilda returned to port. Goliah was driven ashore and wrecked. [58]
LidenerFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Port Mahon, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [58]
Maria RenéeFlag of France.svg  France The schooner foundered off the North Sand Head. Her crew were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Honfleur, Calvados. [59] [60]
Martha & Eliza Flag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The fishing schooner was run down and sunk by schooner Northerner near the Magdalen Islands. Crew saved. [61]
NorthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her 31 crew took to two boats; seventeen were rescued by the Texel Lifeboat (Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands), and fourteen by the lugger Reform (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). North was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Bremen. [62] [63] [59]
RoseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing coble was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. [58]
WellingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [63]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
AdmirableCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Barcelona, Spain. [64]
CeylonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from the Clyde for Bombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [65]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Anna DressineFlag of The Russian Empire 1883.svg  Russia The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to a British port. [7]
Annie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was sunk by ice before 17 August. [66]
BackworthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles on or before 20 August. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sicily, Italy to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. [58]
ClydeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was wrecked on the Tegeler Platte, in the North Sea before 7 August. [13]
Como Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. [67] All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [33]
FortitudeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Akyab, Burma. [26]
HighflyerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Langsham". She was refloated. [68]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Maceió, Brazil. [50]
J. B. ElliottFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to New York. [50]
Jean BaptisteFlag of France.svg  France The ship foundered off Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure. [26]
LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Vigo, Spain. [69]
MadaweskaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [70] [71]
MaitlandFlag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [41]
MaltaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Helsingborg, Sweden. She was refloated. [72]
Mary GillespieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. [73] [41]
NancyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank at Lagos. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lagos to Liverpool, Lancashire. [69] [74]
NileCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Cape Trafalgar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Alexandria, Egypt. [75]
Queen of IndiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Manila, Spanish East Indies for San Francisco, California, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [76]
Queen of the ForthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Paraíba, Brazil She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. [73]
SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin downstream of Moulmein, Burma. She was on a voyage from Moulmein to Madras, India. She was refloated and towed in to "Fishing Village" in a waterlogged condition. [73]
St. Hilda Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Burma The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean before 3 August with the loss of seventeen lives. She was on a voyage form Rangoon to Bombay. [4] [74]
ThemisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground, broke her back and was wrecked at Alibag, India. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Aden. [34] [58]
WingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued. [10]

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Ship events in 1866
Ship launches: 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871
Ship commissionings: 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871
Ship decommissionings: 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871
Shipwrecks: 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871