List of shipwrecks in August 1870

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

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1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
Doune CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Yangtze. [1] She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London. She had been refloated by 26 August and had resumed her voyage. [2]
Dreadnought Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leeward Islands The schooner was run down and sunk by a French steamship. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Montserrat and Nevis. [3]
EamontCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition. [4] [5]
InnisfailCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gore Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [4] [5] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [6]
Kate WinifredCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock south east of Celebes Island, Netherlands East Indies and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Zebu" to London. [7]
RoverCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground off Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee. [8]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1870
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ArgonautFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was damaged by fire at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. [9]
Nellie FenwickFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship caught fire off Block Island, Rhode Island. She was on a voyage from Azua, Dominican Republic to Boston, Massachusetts. She was discovered the next day by Hattie J. Hamlin (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States) and towed in to "Maryport". [10]
RoseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at Ballantrae, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Londonderry. She was refloated. [9]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
Pride of the NileCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was destroyed by fire at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [11]
Scotia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Magna Charta (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off Gotland, Sweden. Her 30 crew were rescued by Magna Charta. Scotia was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. [12] [13] [14]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1870
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Grushevka Flag of Russia.svg  Russia The paddle steamer foundered 90 nautical miles (170 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her thirteen crew were rescued by a Spanish brig. She was on her maiden voyage, from the River Tyne to Rostov-on-Don. [12] [15] [16]
JulieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Titania (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Julie was on a voyage from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. [11] [17]
LibertadFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina The ship ran ashore on "Byron Island" and caught fire. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Buenos Aires. [18]
Magna Charter Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Vindava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Vindava. [19]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
BridgewaterFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship ran aground near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [20]
BrooksbyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Island Davaar, Argyllshire. [11] [19]
EsperanceFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Leigh Middle Sand, in the Thames Estuary. [17]
FloraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sail Rock Reef, in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Kingston, Jamaica. [21]
HavannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Solva, Pembrokeshire. [17]
LorenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in Possession Roads. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Réunion to Madagascar. [22] [23]
RosinanteFlag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay The ship was destroyed by fire at Humaitá with the loss of three lives. [24]
SpeedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [20]
St. MichaelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off "Acheer Head". Her crew were rescued by the barque William Stewart. St. Michael was on a voyage from Cocanada, India to London. [12]
VioletCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cobarubia Reef, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Cárdenas, Cuba. [25] [26] [27]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
CarteroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at Hokianga, New Zealand. [28] [29]
TamangaFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The steamship collided with another vessel in Hen and Chicken Bay with the loss of 21 lives. The other vessel, a coal retch, also foundered. [28] [29]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
Blair AthollCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Kuter Milardovich", Russia. She was on a voyage from Nicolaieff, Russia to an English port. [10] [25]
Emily FisherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on East Point, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Curaçao and "Goujera". [21]
VictoryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Skye, Outer Hebrides. [17]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1870
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MaximilianFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The barque collided with Lady Lawrence (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of three lives. Maximilian was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland. [12] [15]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1870
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BecclesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and capsized in the River Nene at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Wisbech. [30]
BrunetteFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Brest, Finistère. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex. [31]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank off Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland. [32]
PembrokeshireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged at Pembroke Dockyard, Pembrokeshire. [33]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
Ann and EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank at Laxey, Isle of Man. [34]
HMS Midge Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Beacon-class gunvessel was driven ashore on the coast of China. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. [35]
RangerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Workington, Cumberland. [36]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
Agnes C. JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Antrim and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Ballyshannon. [37]
Andreas and CarolineNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. [30]
Deux FrèresFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship caught fire at Dunkerque, Nord, France and was scuttled. [36] [34]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
AntelopeFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship ran aground at Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. [38]
EnighedenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Belle Isle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Enigheden was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia. [39]
FenelonFlag of France.svg  France The steamship was driven ashore in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [18]
Willem IIIFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Oude-Tonge, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to an Italian port. [36] [34]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
Jacoba GesinaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground off the Swedish coast. She was refloated and taken in to Trelleborg, Sweden. [10]
UnnamedOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The dredger caught fire and sank in the New Cut of the Danube at Sulina with the loss of nine lives. [40]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
EleanorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, Ottoman Empire to a British port. [41]
LouisaFlag of France.svg  France The brig arrived at Pernambuco, Brazil from London, United Kingdom on fire. The fire was extinguished but her cargo was severely damaged. [42]
NorwayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [3]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
Good IntentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north north west of Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. [43]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1870
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AristelleFlag of France.svg  France The ship struck a rock and sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of "Blascow", Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord. [44] [45]
DunkeldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered, according to a message in a bottle washed up in Addis Bay, New Zealand in March 1871. [46]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. [43]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
LebanonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was damaged by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Newport, Monmouthshire. The fire was caused by the ship's steward, who had set the fire using kerosene. Although confined to his cabin, he subsequently escaped, jumped overboard, and was drowned. [47]
Nul ay TrottFlag of France.svg  France The fishing vessel struck a floating object and foundered in the North Sea off North Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Early Dawn (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [48]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
City of SydneyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in The Downs whilst on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [49]
ElloraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The coal hulk was run into by the steamship Richard Cobden (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Gibraltar. All five people on board were rescued by HMS Samarang (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [50]
Gode HensigtNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was abandoned off St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [44]
Honorine MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore on Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. [44]
Nul-s'y-FrotteFlag of France.svg  France The lugger struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. [10]
Viscount MacduffCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Macduff, Aberdeenshire. Her rew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Macduff to a Baltic port. [10]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
CambysesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Madeira. Her ten crew survived. [41]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack ran aground at Littleferry, Sutherland. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Littleferry. [41]
HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. [51]
JapanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by Matchless (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Japan was on a voyage from Liverpool to San Francisco, California, United States. [2] [52]
Mary BowenFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner collided with the schooner America (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States) and sank in Boston Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cow Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada to Boston, Massachusetts. [53]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
WildfireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steam yacht capsized in the River Thames at Erith, Kent with the loss of two lives. [54]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
DragoonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. [55]
General HavelockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The galley capsized in The Downs. Her three crew were rescued. [40]
LucyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barge foundered off Dartmouth, Devon with the loss of all hands. [40]
Maria BurrissCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Helsingør, Denmark for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [56]
RichmondCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Indus and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Kurrachee, India. [44] [57] [58] [55]
ThereseFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship ran aground at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Narva, Russia. [55]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
Melrose AbbeyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Saigon, French Indo-China for Yokohama, Japan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [59]
Seaman's BrideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Aspy Bay. [21]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
Clorinde et MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked north of Saint-Louis with the loss of her captain. [7]
ConstantFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 13-ton ketch was hit by a roller while attempting to cross the bar of the Grey River mouth at low tide. Only one of the three men on board survived. [60]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
CarlottaFlag unknownThe barque went ashore in the Strait of Juan de Fuca (initially mis-reported as Charlotte). [57] [61] [62]
St. DemetriusFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The lighter sank at Taganrog. [63]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
AlmiraFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The 310-ton whaling ship was stove in by ice and lost in the Arctic Ocean near Point Barrow on the north coast of the Department of Alaska. [64]
CarlottaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque was driven ashore in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. [23]
ExcelsiorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Auckland, New Zealand. [65]
ExpressCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada. She waws on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Cape Canso. [18]
GambiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands for Wilmington, Delaware, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [66]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1870
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AlexanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground and was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Villaricos, Spain. [6] [39]
Jack TarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the barque Kate Scranton (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Kingroad. Her crew were rescued. Jack Tar was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [67] [68]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
EssexCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and sank at South Shields, County Durham. [69]
HiberniaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The 256-ton whaling ship was wrecked on the Chukchi Sea coast of the Department of Alaska about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of Point Barrow after ice punched a hole in her bow. Her wreck later was sold at auction. [70]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Horseshoe Point, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 27 September and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a severely damaged condition. [71]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. [72]
NornaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The cutter ran aground and capsized at Llandudno, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Holyhead, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire. [73]
PalaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby. She was refloated. [72]
RattlerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Her five crew were rescued by the New Brighton Lifeboat Willie and Arthur ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Rattler was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Birkenhead. [6] [39] [74] [75]
SnipeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. [57]
St. Jean BaptistFlag of France.svg  France The fishing lugger was run down and sunk off the mouth of the Humber by the paddle steamer Sheffield (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of one of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by Sheffield. [76] [39]
VixenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [57]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
ErcillaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from London to Singapore, Straits Settlements and China. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but was found unfit to continue from Singapore without repairs. [2]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Cleethorpes Lifeboat Manchester Unity ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [75]
John ArmstrongCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on a reef off Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to the Clyde. She was consequently condemned. [42]
Mary ThomsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Easdale, Inner Hebrides to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [37]
NacionalBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 29°10′N67°17′W / 29.167°N 67.283°W / 29.167; -67.283 ) with the loss of six of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued on 3 September by the barque Gazelle (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Nacional was on a voyage from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to Barcelona with coffee and cotton. [77]
PatriaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen, Denmark. [57] She was subsequently towed in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. [78]
Saint CroixCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [73] [78]
ThornleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to the Nieuw Diep. [6] [39] [73]
UnnamedFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The smack was abandoned off the coast of Lincolnshire. Both crew were rescued by the Cleethorped Lifeboat Manchester Unity ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [75]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
British EmpireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her six crew were rescued by the schooner Louise Annie (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). British Empire was on a voyage from the Nieuwe Diep to Sunderland, County Durham. [79] [80] [81]
ChevalierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Vallier, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Canada. [57] [81]
FitzpatrickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on "Little Wrangel Island", near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to the Clyde. [79] [82] She was refloated on 21 September and taken in to Reval. [83]
FredericksteenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque. [57]
GustavFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship departed from Helsingør, Denmark for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [84]
JerryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the Varne Lightvessel ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. [85]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1870
ShipStateDescription
CoasterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Dunkerquois (Flag of France.svg  France) and sank in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Dunkerquois. Coaster was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hartlepool, County Durham. [53] [86]
Dashing WaveSouth Australia 1870-1876.svg  South Australia The barque was wrecked on a reef. Her crew took to a boat; they landed on Strong's Island, a distance of 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km), on 1 November. Dashing Wave was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo, China to Sydney, New South Wales. [87]
IreneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Skerrivoe Rock. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and taken in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides in a leaky condition. [88]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Vogelzand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuw Diep. [86]
Robert and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig collided with the brigantine Sarah and Jane (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off Whitby, Yorkshire. Two of her crew were rescued by Sarah and Jane, the rest reached the shore. Robert and Mary was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. [79] [89]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe brig was wrecked on the Hinder Bank in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. [78]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1870
ShipStateDescription
AdlerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Gothenburg, Sweden. [20]
AlertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland to a Russian port. [73]
AllanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Lau, Gotland, Sweden before 29 August. She wa on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Cronstadt. [86]
AlphaFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore. [40]
AnderidaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition. [6]
Arendina JacobaFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was driven ashore near "Apelle". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp. She was a total loss. [41]
BartolomeoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque struck the Pearl Rock. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Gibraltar in a leaky condition. [44] [40]
Bates FamilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack was wrecked on Juist, Prussia. [40]
BeaufortFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground at "Granda". She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Martinique. [40]
BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Dartmouth, Devon. [6]
BrazilianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to a British port. [79]
CalderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to the River Tyne. [20]
C. C. CalderFlag of the United States.svg  United States The schooner was wrecked in the Caribbean Sea. Her crew were rescued. [20]
ChieftainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack collided with a French Navy frigate and sank off Heligoland. Her crew survived. [90]
CissyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to London. [41]
City of YeddoMerchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank at Yeddo with the loss of at least five lives. She was on a voyage from Yeddo to Yokohama. [91]
CommandeyrFlag unknownThe ship ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to Falmouth. [41]
CondorFlag unknownThe ship ran aground at Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Pernambuco. She was taken in to Pernambuco in a leaky condition. [40]
DelophinFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from New York to Stettin. [40]
Den Gode HengistNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was discovered on 20 August by Besale ( Flag of Denmark.svg Iceland), which put men aboard and towed her in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, where she arrived on 23 August. [55]
DragonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen. [40] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen. [68]
DunkeldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Australian coast before 14 August. [92]
EliteFlag unknownThe brig ran aground off the coast of the Cape Colony. She was refloated and taken in to "Graham Town". [20]
Elizabeth SophieFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore near Petten, North Holland, Netherlands. [73]
EmanuelFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on the coast of North Holland. [73]
EmilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Thyborøn, Denmark. [6]
EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Island, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to London. [79]
EmpireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. [40]
EnneFlag of France.svg  France The schooner collided with another vessel and foundered. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to "Yaddy". [41]
EssexCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [40] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [41]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada. [57]
GauchoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Yokohama, Japan. She was on a voyage from Hakodate to Yokohama. [6]
GermanicoEnsign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The barque ran aground on the Takle Rocks, in the Sea of Azov before 25 August. She was refloated and taken in to Kertch, Russia for repairs. [3]
GlencairnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beshika Point. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [73]
Governor GeneralCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean. She was on a voyage from Payta, Peru to a British port. [6]
HallieFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from "Markwurde Gilbara" to Falmouth. [15]
Harlech CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Australian coast before 14 August. [92]
HarminaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Elbing. [13] [34] [40]
HazledeanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Montreal for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [93]
Helen MarshallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga. [44] She had been refloated by 20 August. [3]
HonoluaFlag unknownThe ship was lost in the Torres Strait. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [6]
HuddillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank on the Strasbro Sand. [94]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Roaring Middle Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated and taken in to King's Lynn, Norfolk in a leaky condition. [36] [25]
KarnakFlag of France.svg  France The ship was destroyed by fire on or before 3 August. Her crew were resucued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [11] [19]
Key RomanFlag unknownThe ship was lost. Her crew were rescued. [15]
LevanterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [20]
Maria KlickowCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore on Rügen. [94]
Mary ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. [6]
Minister ThorbeckeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The steamship ran aground on the Schanserwaard. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to a Dutch port. She was refloated. [94]
MoulinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Costellos", Uruguay before 3 August. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [82] [95] [96]
NiobeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a severely leaky condition. [94]
OrangeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Pernambuco. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Pernambuco. She was refloated and taken Trieste to Pernambuco. [40]
PaulitaFlag of Chile.svg  Chile The coaster was wrecked at Valparaíso. [27]
PilotSouth Australia 1870-1876.svg  South Australia The three-masted schooner was wrecked on the coast of New Caledonia. [97]
ReginaCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The brig was abandoned. Her nine crew were rescued by the Banff Lifeboat. [74]
RoverCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Riga Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. [9]
RoverCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship driven ashore at "Steenedam", Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne. [6] She was refloated in mid-September. [88]
ScudFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Gibraltar. She was discovered in a waterlogged condition by the gunboat Adonis (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy), which put some of her crew on board. [12] Scud was towed in to Gibraltar. [15]
SperanceFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore. [19]
SpyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arecibo, Puerto Rico to Cork. [20] [98]
TanaroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Queenstown, County Cork. [20]
TempterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Amager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. [44] She had been refloated by 22 August and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [3]
Threrese and LinaSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship ran aground on the Kaloot Sandbank, in the North Sea. she was on a voyage from Antwerp to Sundsvall. [73]
Thomas AdamsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [15]
TyneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City. She was refloated and taken in to the Scattery Roads. [15]
VandaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. [53]
UnnamedCivil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy The gunboat capsized whilst under tow from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure to Dunkerque, Nord. Her crew were rescued by the tug towing her. She was towed in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, where she was righted. [99]

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