List of shipwrecks in August 1873

The list of shipwrecks in August 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1873.

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August 1873
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1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Charles Louisa	France	The ship barque was driven ashore and wrecked at the Pointe de La Coubre, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Royan, Charente-Inférieure. [1]
Express	United Kingdom	The schooner was run into by the brig Alert (  United Kingdom ) at Maryport, Cumberland and was severely damaged. [2]
Marius, and Wild Hunter	France   United Kingdom	The brigantine Marius collided with the brigantine Wild Hunter in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. Both vessels sank. Their crews survived. Marius was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Wild Hunter was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [1] [3]
Wawasset	United States	The steamboat was destroyed by fire in the Potomac River 60 nautical miles (110 km) downstream of Washington, D.C. with the loss of more than 40 of the 129 people on board. [4] [5]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
St. Clair of the Isles	United Kingdom	The steamship struck a sunken rock and was beached on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. [1] She was later refloated and beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull for temporary repairs to be made before taking her in to the Clyde on 14 August. [6] [7]
Warrior	United Kingdom	The yacht exploded and sank in the River Tay with the loss of three of the five people on board. [8]
Waveney	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Calais, France. She was refloated with the assistance of five smacks and assisted in to Harwich, Essex. [2]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Benachie	United Kingdom	The steamship sprang a leak and foundered off Tarifa, Spain. Her 21 crew reached Tarifa in their boats. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Livorno, Italy. [9] [10]
St. Louis		The ship was wrecked in Trepassey Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [11] [12]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Bonaventure	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [13]
Emily	United Kingdom	The schooner was run into by the steamship Allemania (  Germany ) and sank off Portland, Dorset with the loss of six of the ten people on board. Survivors were rescued by Allemania. Emily was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Genoa, Italy. [14] [15]
Janrovich	Ottoman Empire	The brig was beached in Tangier Bay. [16]
Snowdrop	United Kingdom	The fishing smack was driven ashore at Aberdovey, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued by the Aberdovey Lifeboat Royal Berkshire ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Snowdrop was later refloated. [17]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Azalea	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on an uncharted rock 387 yards (354 m) east of Perim, Aden Province. [9] [18] [19] Her crew survived. She was abandoned as a total loss in late September. [20]
Miantomia	United Kingdom	The ship collided with the barque Flufine (  France) south of Algoa Bay and sank with the loss of all but three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Flufine. [21]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Daring	United Kingdom	The yacht was wrecked on the Jordan Flat, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by a gig. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire. [22] [23]
Oscar	United States	The ship was destroyed by fire at New York. [24]
Toni	Flag unknown	The ship was severely damaged by fire at New York. [6]
Unnamed	United Kingdom	The fishing boat struck a rock and sank at Wick, Caithness with the loss of four of her crew. [25]
William Bailies	United States	The schooner, a ballast Lighter, was lost at Cape Ledge, near Milk Island. Crew saved. [26]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Clara and Florence	Cape Colony	The brig was wrecked at Hottentot's Point, Africa. Her crew took to the boats; they were subsequently rescued by Lilla (  United Kingdom ). Clara and Florence was on a toyage from Table Bay to Ichaboe Island, Africa. [27] [28]
Eliza, or Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Waterford. Her crew were rescued. [29] She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Jessy (  United Kingdom ) and beached at Duncannon, County Waterford. [30]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Emmanuel	France	The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. [29]
Gowerain	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [30]
Méndez Núñez	Spanish Navy	Cantonal rebellion: The ironclad ran aground off Cartagena, Canton of Cartagena whilst attempting to recapture Numancia and Vitoria (both Cantonalist Rebels). [31] [32]
Mirian	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Troon, Ayrshire for Tralee, County Kerry. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [33]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Catherina	Germany	The schooner collided with the steamship Bahia (  Germany ) at Hamburg and sank. Her crew were rescued. Catherina was on a voyage from Hamburg to San Francisco, California, United States. [30]
Countess of Minto	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. [34]
Dunmail	United Kingdom	The clipper was wrecked at the mouth of the River Mersey. All 63 people on board were rescued by lifeboats and tugs. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Victoria. [35] [36]
Helen M. Rowley	United States	The ship was driven ashore at "Hellgate". She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. [34]
Rangitolo	Victoria	The steamship was wrecked in the Cook Strait. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to New Zealand. [37]
Septimus	Spain	The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [38]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
A. W. McClellan	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Carrie Annie (  United Kingdom ). A. W. McClellan was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Newport, Monmouthshire. [39]
Chance	United Kingdom	The steam yacht sank in the River Tweed. She was refloated the next day. [34]
Farmers	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. [34]
Far West	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the East Tylters, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [34] [37]
Frithioff	United Kingdom	The barque caught fire in Ottoman Empire waters and was abandoned. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Odessa, Russia. [40]
Gratitude	United Kingdom	The ship brig was wrecked at Petten, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of eight of the twelve people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, North Holland. [34] [41] [42] [43]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Agenoria	United Kingdom	The schooner struck the Splough Rock, off Greenore, County Wexford and consequently put in to Wexford. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Cork. [34] [41]
Copernicus	Norway	The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to The Downs. [34] Subsequently towed in to Ramsgate, Kent. [37]
Henrietta	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Barbadoes for Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [44]
La Escosesa, and Muriel	United Kingdom	The clipper La Escosesa collided with the steamship Muriel and sank in the River Mersey. [45] [46] La Escosesa was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Callao, Peru. [47] She was refloated on 13 August and taken in to Liverpool. [48] Muriel was severely damaged. [49]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Argus	United Kingdom	The ship was reported to be in a sinking condition off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada on this date, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands around 26 September. [50]
Arracan	France	The steamship was driven ashore on "Garfa Island", Maldives. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to an English port. [51] [52]
Elizabeth	France	The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel south east of Worms Head, Glamorgan, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Pet (  United Kingdom ). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. [53]
Excelsior	United Kingdom	The steam wherry sank in the River Tyne at Jarrow, County Durham. [48]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Eliza	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Ooster Bank, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [49] [54] [48]
Hero	United Kingdom	The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the steamship Brigadier.Her six crew were rescued by Brigadier. [16]
Julius	Russia	The galeas ran aground off "Worms". She was on a voyage from Reval to Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland. [55] [7]
Penelope	Greece	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. [49] [48]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Abeona	United Kingdom	The barque was run into by the steamship Alabama (  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Firth of Clyde. Her eleven crew survived; three were rescued by Alabama. [56] [57]
Germania	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. [58] She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. [59]
Maria	France	The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Caen, Calvados. [55]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Braviken	Sweden	The steamship ran aground off Landsort. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Norrköping. [60] She was later refloated and taken in to Hamra, Gotland. [61]
Elizabeth	France	The ship foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. [62]
Frigga	Norway	The schooner was wrecked near Morup, Sweden. [62] She was on a voyage from "Schjerup" to Copenhagen, Denmark. [60]
La Vierge	France	The ship departed from Singapore, Straits Settlements for Rangoon, Burma. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [63]
Manchester	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was refloated and taken in to Calais. [60]
Sestos de Pononte	Peru	The barque was destroyed by fire at Lima. She was on a voyage from Callao to the Guañape Islands. [64]
Susannah and Anna	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off Carrickfergus, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. [60]
Trave	Germany	The steamship ran aground at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London, United Kingdom. [59]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Betsey Bateman	United Kingdom	The schooner capsized and sank off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire in a squall. Her five crew were rescued by the steamships Cochrane and Grenadier (both   United Kingdom ). Betsey Bateman was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Poole, Dorset. [65] [66]
Coanwood	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Waterford. She was refloated and taken in to Waterford. [65]
Fede in Dio	Flag unknown	The ship departed from New York, United States for Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [13]
Nymph	United Kingdom	The cutter was driven ashore and damaged at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire. [67] [66]
Pioneer	United Kingdom	The steamboat caught fire and sank off Southport, Lancashire. [68]
Vine	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at "Fahlund", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [65]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Idris	United Kingdom	The schooner struck rocks off the "North and South Lighthouse" and was beached near Cairnryan, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Londonderry. She was refloated and towed in to Stranraer, Wigtownshire in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Penguin (  United Kingdom ). [65] [69] [66]
Jura	Norway	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Agger, Denmark. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to a Finnish port. [65]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Lizzie	United Kingdom	The schooner struck the pier and was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. [69]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Ellen	United Kingdom	The smack foundered off The Maidens Lighthouses, County Antrim. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim. [51] [70]
Hound	Canada	The brigantine was wrecked in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. Two of her eight crew died before the survivors were rescued on 5 September by Harp (  United Kingdom ); one of those rescued died shortly afterwards. Hound was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to San Juan, Puerto Rico. [71] [72]
Margaret McColl	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground at Ballyness, County Donegal. [73]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Mystery	United Kingdom	The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Rye Harbour, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Hastings to Rye, Sussex. [51] She was later refloated and taken in to Rye Harbour. [61]
Norina	Austria-Hungary	The barque was driven ashore near "Mires", Greece. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Syros, Greece. [74]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Adela	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Workington. [51]
Peace	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ryhope, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [64]
Ureariel	Germany	The barque was driven ashore in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [51]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Amado	Italy	The ship ran aground on the Oyster Bank, in the River Laggan. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. [75]
Anlaby	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore of the Isle of May, Fife and sank at the stern. [74] [76] She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to Dantzic, Germany. [77] She subsequently broke in two. [76]
Ann Bradshaw	United Kingdom	The brig collided with the steamship Beverley in the River Mersey and was consequently beached at Tranmere, Cheshire in a waterlogged condition. Ann Bradshaw was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Garston, Lancashire. [75] She was refloated on 26 August and taken in to Garston. [77]
Camel	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. She was refloated and taken into port. [74] [78]
Ecureuil	France	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Maldives. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Maldives to Singapore, Straits Settlements. [79]
Gitanella	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was refloated. [75]
Prompt	United Kingdom	The steamship foundered off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [80] [81]
Royal Alexander	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated. [75]
Trafik	Sweden	The steamship ran aground and sank at Söderhamn. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Sundsvall. [81]

24 August

A major hurricane struck Nova Scotia on this date, resulting in the loss of 1,122 vessels, 900 buildings and 600 lives. ^[82]

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Acadia	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of Nova Scotia. [83]
Achaies	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada. [84]
Addie M. Story	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore at Port Hood, Nova Scotia, refloated and proceeded to Canso, Nova Scotia. [85] [86] [87]
Adela	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney, Nova Scotia. [88]
A. H. Wonson	United States	The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Grand Banks. Lost with all 10 crew. [89] [90]
Alan	United Kingdom	The barque went ashore and was wrecked at Hog Island at the entrance to Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Only 4 crew made it to shore, the Captain of the "Dominion" rescued the boatswain, 7 crew died. [91] She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Falmouth, Cornwall. [92]
Albert	Canada	The barque was damaged at Cow Bay, Nova Scotia. [83]
Albert the Good	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney, Nova Scotia. [88] She was consequently condemned, [93] but was refloated in late November and taken in to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [94]
Alice	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
Alice Stuart	Canada	The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Alpha	Canada	The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Halifax. [95] [96]
Altan	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Queenstown, County Cork. [84]
Amelia	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney. [83]
Amelia	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [97]
Amos Cutter	United States	The fishing schooner was lost off Canso, Nova Scotia. [85] [98]
Angie S. Friend	United States	The fishing schooner was lost at anchor in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off East Point. Lost with all 13-15 crew. [86] [91]
Annie C. Norwood	United States	The fishing schooner was aground off Nova Scotia, refloated. [85] [98]
Arctic	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88] [97]
Arizona	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
Arthur	Canada	The brig was wrecked at sea. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Halifax. The wreck was towed in to Halifax by HMS Spartan (  Royal Navy). [83]
Belle Gilmore	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore at St. Peters, Nova Scotia with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
Bessie	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
B. Gilkey	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
Bjorn Farmand	Flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore at Shediac, Nova Scotia. [84]
Bloomer	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou, Nova Scotia. [83]
Bonny Bell	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia. [83]
Bonnie Jean	Canada	The Schooner went ashore and was wrecked with all 10 hands at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. [91]
Brothers	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of Nova Scotia. [83]
Carrie P. Rich	United States	The fishing schooner was wrecked on North Cape, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lost with all 17 crew. [85] [99]
Catalina	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
"Centre Point"	United States	The Schooner was probably lost on the Banks with all 11 hands. [100] [101]
Centurian	United States	The fishing schooner was wrecked at Ship Harbor, Nova Scotia, later condemned, or only with slight damage, prossibly refloated. [87] Crew saved. [85] [86]
Charles	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Charles C. Dame	United States	The fishing schooner was wrecked on North Cape, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lost with all 18 crew. [89] [102] [103]
Charles E. Scammell	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Charles Murdoch	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [97]
Charles P. Barrett	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
Charles P. Thompson	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87]
Charlotte Augusta	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
Chase	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney. [95]
Chillianwallah	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
Christie	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Clyde	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Port Mulgrave, Nova Scotia. [83]
Clytie	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore at Port Mulgrave with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
Constitution	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore at Harbor Bouche with $300 in damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
C. P. Thompson	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands. [86]
Desiderata	Canada	The barque was damaged at Cow Bay. [83]
D. H. Mansfield	United States	The fishing schooner was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, later condemned, or with slight damage, possibly refloated. [87] Crew saved. [85] [86]
"Dominion"	Canada	The Schooner went ashore and was wrecked at Hog Island at the entrance to Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada, a total loss. Crew made it to shore. [91]
Eagle	Canada	The brigantine was driven ashore at "Point St. Peter", Nova Scotia. [95]
Ebro	Canada	The schooner was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. [104]
E. C. Mulet	Canada	The brig was driven ashore on the coast on Nova Scotia. [83]
"Edith"	Canada	The Barque went ashore at Hog Island at Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Later refloated. crew saved. [91]
El Dorado	United States	The Schooner was probably lost at White Head, Nova Scotia with all 7 hands. [105] [101]
Electra	Canada	The barque was damaged at North Sydney. [88] [95]
Electric Flash	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
Elihu Burritt	United States	The fishing schooner was aground off Nova Scotia. [86]
Eliza Christie	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney. [83]
Ellen	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at "Cleardown". [95]
Ellen	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney. [83]
Ellen Bondrot	Canada	The brigantine was wrecked in Cariboo Cove, Nova Scotia. [104]
Ellen Jane	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
E. L. Rowe	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
Enola C.	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands, a total loss. Crew and cargo saved. [87] [86]
E. S. Smith	United States	The schooner was wrecked at Amherst, Nova Scotia with the loss of three of her crew. [106]
Eugenie	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Gaspé, Quebec. [88]
Eugenie	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at "Cleardown". [95]
Eureka	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at "Grand Bras d'Or". [84] [107]
Eurine, or Euxine	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at North Sydney. [88] [95] [97]
Evangiline	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore at Harbor Bouche with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
"Faith"	United Kingdom	The Brig sank at anchor off the harbor of Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada during the storm when her cargo of railroad rails broke loose and punctured her bottom. Lost with all hands. [91]
Fanny M. Carvill	Canada	The barque was damaged at Cow Bay. [83] She was consequently condemned, [93] but was refloated in late November. [94]
Far West	United States	The fishing schooner was wrecked at Port Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, later condemned. crew saved. [85] [86]
Ferguson	Canada	The ship was driven ashore at Pictou. [83]
F. M. Howard	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [97]
Formosa	Canada	The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto. [83] She was later refloated. [108]
Freedom	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
G. W. Moore	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88] [109]
George Hughes	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
Georgiana	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney. [83]
Georgina	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
G. J. Troop	Canada	The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83] She was consequently condemned. [93]
Glad Tidings	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. [110]
Glen	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Gaspé. [88]
Gloriana	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) east by south of Halifax with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick. [111] [112] [113] [114]
G. McRae	Canada	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney. [95]
Grant	Canada	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney. [95]
G. P. Paysant	Canada	The barque was damaged at Sydney. [88] [83] [97] She was consequently condemned. [93]
G. Troop	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
Guide	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Guide	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney. [83]
G. W. More	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney. [83]
Hart	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou. [83]
Harriett	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [97]
Hattie R.	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay. [88] [109]
Henry Clay	United States	The Schooner was lost returning to Gloucester, Massachusetts from the Banks with all 10 hands. [115] [101]
H. Haviland	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
High Flier	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands, a total loss. crew saved. [87] [85]
Humber	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
James Duncan	Canada	The ship was driven onto a mud bank at Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada. [116] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charlottetown. Her deck cargo was lightered and she was pulled off, she resumed her voyage a week later [37] [99]
James G. Tarr	United States	The schooner was lost with all 18 hands, wreckage and 2 bodies came ashore at Campbellton. [91] [117]
Jane	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney. [83]
Jane and Eliza	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
J. B. Gilkie	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Jedde	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Jeddo	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at Sydney. [97]
Jesse	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou. [83]
Jessie	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [97]
J. Howland	Canada	The ship was damaged at Cow Bay. [83]
J. J. Marshall	Canada	The Schooner was driven ashore at Brule Point in Tatamagouche Bay. [99]
J. M. Howard	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
J. N. Colville	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88] [97]
John Gilpin	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
John J. Clark	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [86]
John Richards	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Richibucto. [83] [84]
John Scott	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Louisbourg. [118]
Josephine	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Josie	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
J. R. Homer	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney. [83]
Katie, or Katy	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88] [97]
Kewadin	Canada	The ship was wrecked at Cascumpec Sandhills at the entrance to the harbor of Alberton, Prince Edward Island. Later refloated. Crew saved. [116] [91]
Khandanghaner II	Flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to the River Tyne. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. [119]
Knight Templar	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore at North Sydney, Nova Scotia badly damage, possibly refloated. [87] [88] [86]
Lancashire Witch	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
La Plata	Canada	The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Little Hugh	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou. [83]
Lochiel	Flag unknown	The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto. [83] [39] [109]
Lord Bury	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Isaac's Harbour. [83]
Lucretia	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Louisbourg. [118]
Lucy	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
Lucy	Canada	The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Lydia A. Harvey	United States	The vessel was ashore at East Point Chapel with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [85] [86]
Maggie	Canada	The ship was driven ashore at Cascumpec Sandhills at the entrance to the harbor of Alberton, Prince Edward Island. Later refloated. Crew saved. [116] [91]
Maggie	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Magian	Canada	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney. [95]
Margaret Jane	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Margaret Jane	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Buctouche, New Brunswick. [83]
Marion Grimes	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands. [85] [86]
Martha	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay. [88] [97]
Mary	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Mary	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Mary and Charles	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [83] [97]
Mary Hart	Canada	The schooner was wrecked off Owls's Head, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Cape Breton Island. [83]
Mary Jane	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Mary Kate	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Tatamagouche Head in Tatamagouche Bay. [99]
Mary S. Hurd	United States	The fishing schooner was wrecked on Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, condemned. Crew was saved. [85] [86]
Matilda	Canada	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney. [95]
Matilda K. Hunter	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88] [97]
McDonald Emanuel	Canada	The ship was driven ashore at Pictou. [83]
Meggie Wodd	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Messang	France	The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Saint-Pierre. [104]
Messina	Canada	The ship was driven wrecked at Port Mulgrave. [88]
Mexican	Canada	The barque was damaged at Cow Bay. [83] She was consequently condemned. [93]
Morning Star	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore at Port Mulgrave. [86]
Moses Rogers	Canada	The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [88] [97] She was refloated in late November. [94]
Murdoch	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
"Muscongus"	United Kingdom	The Barque went ashore and was wrecked at Stanhope, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [91]
Nancy	Canada	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney. [95]
N. Churchill	Canada	The barque was damaged at Sydney. [88] [83] She was consequently condemned, [93] but was refloated on 4 November. [120]
N. Hale	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay. [97]
Nora	Canada	The barque was driven ashore at Buctouche. [88] [83] [97]
Nordstjernen	Norway	The barque was driven ashore at Wallace, Nova Scotia. [116] She was later refloated. [83]
Octavia	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Olivia	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Oliver Eldredge	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [85] [86]
Ontario	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Onward	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay. [88]
Orloff	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
Orloff	Canada	The brig was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Pohono	Canada	The barque was damaged at Sydney. [97]
Pomona	Canada	The barque was damaged at Sydney. [88] [83]
Port	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay. [97]
USS Powhatan	United States Navy	The paddle frigate was driven from her moorings and struck the quayside at Halifax. [121]
P. R. C.	Canada	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Pictou Island, Nova Scotia. [83] [109]
Rambler	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked in North Bay, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued by the Wexford Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wexford. [122] She was refloated on 8 September and towed in to Wexford. [123]
Rebecca Anne	Canada	The ship was driven ashore at Cape Bauld, Newfoundland Colony. [83]
Renfrew	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Isaac's Harbour. [83]
Return	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Roderick McRae	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Rogers	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at Cow Bay. [88]
Royal Arch	United States	The Schooner was lost at White Head, Nova Scotia with all 14 hands plus 5 passengers, a woman and her 4 children. [124] [101]
Russell	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Isaac's Harbour. [83]
Saltwell	United Kingdom	The steamship was wrecked on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of twenty of her 28 crew. [92] [125] She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States. [126]
Samuel Crowell	United States	The fishing schooner sank in the Hurricane on the way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts from the Banks fishing grounds. Lost with all 15 crew. [89] [127] [128]
Seabird	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Buctouche. [83]
Seaton	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Ryhope, County Durham. [74] She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham. [61] Seaton was refloated on 27 August and taken in to Sunderland. [119]
Shasta	Canada	The ship was damaged at Cow Bay. [83]
Silver Cloud	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
St. Louis	United Kingdom	The steamship struck the Gib Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [95]
Superb	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
Swift	Jersey	The barque was damaged at Amherst when an American schooner drove into her. [129]
Teddo	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or damaged at Sydney. [88]
Win. A. Pew	United States	The fishing schooner was aground off the coast of Nova Scotia. [86]
Teme	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Pugwash, Nova Scotia with the loss of two lives. [83]
Temperance	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Thetis	Canada	The fishing schooner was wrecked on the north coast of Prince Edward Island with the loss of all twelve crew. [104]
T. Hunter	Canada	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney. [95]
Trial	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou. [83]
Typhoon	United States	The fishing schooner was wrecked at Harbor Le Bar in the Magdalen Islands, later condemned. Crew saved. [85] [86]
Undine	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto. Three crew killed, rest jumped to safety. [84] [99]
Valiant	Canada	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sydney. [95]
Venture	Canada	The barque was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Venture	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou. [83]
Victoria	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Sydney. [83]
Victoria	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [97]
Victoria Amelia	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Vibilia	United Kingdom	The ship was either dismasted or foundered in Cow Bay. [84] [107]
Volante	Canada	The brig was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88] [97]
W. D.	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
Welcome	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
W. H. Hale	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Cow Bay. [83]
White Star	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto. [84]
Wild Briar	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88] [97]
William H. Raymond	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands with slight damage, probably refloated. [87] [85] [86]
William H. Thurston	United States	The fishing schooner was ashore in the Magdalen Islands. [85]
Willow Brae	Canada	The brig was driven ashore at Pictou. [83]
Wixande		The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia. Her crew survived. [104]
Zephyr	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore or wrecked at North Sydney. [88]
Zeroni	Canada	The Brig was wrecked near Merigomish, Nova Scotia, in Northumberland Strait. [99]
Unnamed	Canada	The barque was wrecked at Malpeque, Prince Edward Island. [116]
Several unnamed vessels	Canada	The schooners were driven ashore and wrecked at Buctouche. [88]
Unnamed	Canada	The brigantine capsized at North Sydney. [88]
Twenty-three unnamed vessels	Canada	The schooners were driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. [88] [83]
Several unnamed vessels	Canada	Seven barques and several brigs was driven ashore at Richibucto. Several schooners were wrecked. [88] Five square-rigged vessels were reported to have been driven ashore. [83]
Several unnamed vessels	Canada	Two ships and several schooners were driven ashore at Miramichi, New Brunswick. [88]
Unnamed	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Ketch Harbour, Nova Scotia. [95]
Seven unnamed vessels	Canada	The ships were driven ashore and wrecked at Richibucto. [95]
Three unnamed vessels	Canada	The schooners broke from their moorings and were damaged at Hantsport, Nova Scotia. [83]
Three unnamed vessels	Canada	The schooners were driven ashore at Frazer's Point, Nova Scotia. [83]
Three unnamed vessels	Canada	The schooners were driven ashore at Albion Mines, Nova Scotia. [83]
Unnamed	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore at Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia. [83]
Unnamed	Canada	The brig was driven ashore in Pond's Gulf, Nova Scotia. [83]
Four unnamed vessels	Canada	The schooners were driven ashore in the Gosse River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. [83]
Two unnamed vessels	United States	The fishing schooners foundered off North Cape, Prince Edward Island with the loss of all 40 crew. [83]
Twenty-seven unnamed vessels	Canada	The ships were driven ashore or damaged at Cow Bay. [83]
Four unnamed vessels	Canada	The ships were driven ashore at Bayfield, Nova Scotia. [130]
Twelve unnamed vessels	Canada	The ships were driven ashore at Pictou. [130]
Four unnamed vessels	Canada	The ships were driven ashore at Port Hood, Nova Scotia. [130]
Five unnamed vessels	Canada	The ships were driven ashore at Port Mulgrave. [130]
Four unnamed vessels	Canada	The ships were driven ashore at Plaister Cove. [130]
Four unnamed vessels	Canada	The ships were driven ashore at Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. [130]
Eight unnamed vessels	Canada	The ships were driven ashore at Guysborough, Nova Scotia. [130]
Many unnamed vessels	Canada	More than 30 ships were driven ashore at or near Point Caledonia. [130]
Thirty-six unnamed vessels	United States	The fishing vessels were lost off the coast of Nova Scotia. All hands of two vessels, and two hands from a third, we lost - 35 lives. [131]
Unnamed	Royal Navy	The gunboat was driven ashore at Richibucto. [84]
Several unnamed vessels	Newfoundland Colony	The fishing boats and whalers were driven ashore at Island Cove. [96]
Unnamed	Canada	The schooner sank at Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia. [109]
Several unnamed vessels	Canada	The fishing vessels were driven out to sea from Beaver Harbour and were presumed lost. [109]
Several unnamed vessels	Canada	The ships were driven ashore at, or driven out to sea from, St. Peter's, Nova Scotia. [109]
Unnamed	United States	The brig was driven ashore in Pend's Gulf. [109]
Fifty-two unnamed vessels	Canada	The fishing schooners were driven ashore and wrecked in the Magdalen Islands. At least three people were killed. [104]
Unnamed	Canada	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Magdalen Islands. All on board, more than 200 people, were rescued. [104]
Unnamed	Canada	The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged on Entrice Island, Magdalen Islands. [104]
Twenty-six unnamed vessels	France	The fishing vessels foundered at Cow Head, each with the loss of all hands. [104]
Unnamed	Canada	The brigantine capsized, was driven ashore and wrecked at "Picoe" with the loss of all seventeen people on board. [104]
Sixty-nine unnamed vessels	United Kingdom	Forty-three vessels were driven ashore and wrecked and 26 more were damaged at Amherst. [106]
Eight unnamed vessels	United States	The schooners were driven ashore between Amherst and Bacque. [129]
Three unknown schooners	Canada	The Schooners was driven ashore at Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island. [99]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship collided with the steamship Clutha (  United Kingdom ) and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from a Cornish port to Swansea. [74] She was refloated. [84]
William M. Reed	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [77] She was refloated the next day. [119]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
J. C. Norton	Canada	The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 36°34′N61°24′W / 36.567°N 61.400°W / 36.567; -61.400 ). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Delta ( Canada). J. C. Norton was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island. [83]
Perseverance	United Kingdom	The steam wherry capsized and sank at South Shields, County Durham. [132]
Qui qu'en Grogne	France	The brig ran aground "on Cavezos". She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and beached at Gibraltar. [116]
Ruby	United States	The steamship sank at Shreveport, Louisiana due to a stampede of cattle on board. Her crew survived. [96]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Belle Vernon	United States	The steamboat struck the wreck of Jennie Howell (  United States and sank in the Ohio River at Shawneetown, Illinois. Two people were reported missing. [95]
Emile	New Zealand	The 214-ton brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Oamaru by a cyclone which hit the east coast of the South Island. [133] She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Oamaru. [134]
Ethiopia	United Kingdom	The steamship was wrecked at Cape Negrais, Burma. All on board were rescued. [40] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Rangoon, Burma. [135]
Fairy Queen	New Zealand	The 214-ton brig parted her cable and was driven ashore at Timaru by a cyclone which hit the east coast of the South Island. [136]
Faith	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Cascumpec, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [116]
H. H. and R.	United Kingdom	The sloop was discovered in the English Channel 40 nautical miles (74 km) south west of Portland, Dorset by the steamship Veritas (  United Kingdom ), which towed her in to Weymouth, Dorset. H. H. and R. was on a voyage from London to HMNB Devonport. [116]
Maria	France	The fishing vessel collided with Jeanne et Robert (  France) and sank in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. [137]
Scotsman	New Zealand	The 231-ton brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Oamaru by a cyclone. [133]
Surprise	United Kingdom	The yacht ran aground at Caernarfon. She was refloated and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey. [138]
Wanderer	New Zealand	The ketch was driven ashore at Timaru by a cyclone. [136]
Young Hunter	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked on a sandbank in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Express (  United Kingdom ). Young Hunter was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Fleetwood, Lancashire. [92]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Chin Chin	United Kingdom	The ship capsized at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was severely damaged. [107]
J. R. Robinson	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in the Meiaco Sima Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Fuzhou, China to Adelaide, South Australia. [139] [140]
La Clarisse	France	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her seven crew were rescued by the Boulogne Lifeboat Frédéric Sauvage (  France). La Clarisse was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. [92]
May Queen	United Kingdom	The fishing smack collided with the fishing vessel Vivid (  United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea 15 to 20 nautical miles (28 to 37 km) off Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of three of her five crew. [43]
Ranger	United Kingdom	The yacht was driven ashore on Alderney, Channel Island. All three people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Gilette, Alpes-Maritimes, France. [141]
T. E. Lemon	United Kingdom	The ship sank in Liverpool Bay east of the Crosby Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of four of her 26 crew. The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Lifeboat rescued twelve of the survivors, the rest reached shore in the gig and longboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sapelo Island, Georgia, United States. [142] [143]
Triton	Germany	The barque was wrecked on the Mixon Shoal, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by the paddle tugs Digby Grand, Flying Cloud, Pero Gomez (all   United Kingdom ) and the Swansea Lifeboat Wolverhampton ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [53] [92] [84]
Unnamed	Flag unknown	The brig ran aground and sank on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. [39]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Ada	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated and then collided with the yacht Wavelet (  United Kingdom ) and was beached in the Sloyne. [84]
Ironsides	United States	The paddle steamer ran aground at Hog Island, Virginia, and was lost.
Mary West	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint-Louis, Senegal. [84] She was refloated on 5 September and towed in to Liverpool. [144]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Breeze	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 30°58′N74°30′W / 30.967°N 74.500°W / 30.967; -74.500 ). Her nine crew were rescued by the brigantine Carmen (  Spain). Breeze was on a voyage from Saint Helena to London. [71] [145]
Charlotte Christine	Germany	The barque was wrecked. All on board were rescued by the corvette Vityaz (  Imperial Russian Navy). Charlotte Christine was on a voyage from Vladivostok, Russia to Yantai, China. [146]
William	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by fire at West Hartlepool, County Durham. [141]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Albion	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Swash, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Cork. [147] [137] She was refloated on 5 September and taken in to the Kingroad. [144]
Danube	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [148]
Newcastle and Arendal	Norway	The schooner ran aground at "Savnevaag". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Arendal. She was refloated and taken in to Arendal in a leaky condition. Subsequently placed under repair. [39]
Prince Alfred	United Kingdom	The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Bussorah (  France). [149] Prince Alfred was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Galle, Ceylon. [93] [150]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1873

Ship	Country	Description
Albertine	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked at Oban, Argyllshire. [151]
Annawan	United States	The whaler, a barque, capsized in the Atlantic Ocean ( 35°30′N66°20′W / 35.500°N 66.333°W / 35.500; -66.333 ) before 7 August with the loss of five of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Peerless (  United Kingdom ). [24]
Assam Valley	United Kingdom	The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [40]
Carmen and Teresa	United Kingdom	The brigantine was driven ashore at Almería before 15 August. [62] [60]
Countess Russell	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Rockhampton, New Zealand". [77] Her crew were rescued. [152]
County of Nairn	United Kingdom	The ship caught fire in the Java Sea and was beached on Pangkapoint, Java, Netherlands East Indies, where she burnt out. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. [73]
Dunkerque	France	The barque was driven ashore at "Point Piedras". She was refloated and taken in to Buenos Aires, Argentine in a leaky condition. [60]
Ella Maria	Canada	The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Port Caledonia, Nova Scotia to Havana, Cuba. [40]
Felicie	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Grand-Popo, Dahomey. She was on a voyage from Whydah, Dahomey to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [119]
Fille de l'Air	United Kingdom	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. [153] She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London. [154]
Formosa	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to London. [116]
Gloriana	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off St. Peter's, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. [40] [155]
Joseph Wilson	United Kingdom	The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick. [40]
Lake Ontario	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Lake Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [29]
Landbouw	Netherlands	The ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina before 28 August. She was refloated. [156]
Magdala	United Kingdom	The brigantine was driven ashore in Morecambe Bay. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. [92]
Margaret Knight	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged by fire at La Libertad before 4 August. [18]
Mary	Norway	The barque was wrecked at Santo Domingo Tonalá, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tabasco to Santo Domingo Tonalá. [77]
Minmanneth	United States	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and towed in to Boston in a severely leaky condition. [73]
Miramichi	Canada	The steamship struck a sunken rock and was beached on Green Island, in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Quebec City. She was refloated in September and taken in to Quebec City for repairs. [116] [157]
Mystic	United Kingdom	The ship was lost before 15 August whilst bound for Paysandú, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. [158] [154]
Norden	Germany	The ship was driven ashore on Moschny Island, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Stettin. [64]
Norma	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore near "Mires". She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Syros, Greece. [77]
Oregon	Canada	The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Belle Isle before 13 August. [55]
Pert	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool for repairs, arriving on 6 August. [159]
Precursor	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground in Lake Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Quebec City. She was later refloated and completed her voyage. [159] [29]
Queen of the Belgians	Belgium	The ship ran aground at "Galzon", Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Paysandú, Uruguay. [160]
Rivola	Flag unknown	The ship was wrecked at "Anbasque". She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Quebec City. [114]
Robert and Mary	United Kingdom	The schooner was run into by a steamship and sank in the River Thames. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London. [161]
Russia	United States	The steamship ran aground in the Detroit River near Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. She was repaired and returned to service.
Ruth	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Løkken-Vrå, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Stockhokm, Sweden. [162]
Scotia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon before 6 August. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool, Lancashire. [24]
South	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Arzilla" before 14 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Larache, Morocco. [16] [60]
St. Vincent	Newfoundland Newfoundland Colony	The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Valencia, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Port La Tour, Nova Scotia. [116]
Sveridge	Sweden	The steamship was driven ashore at "Fahlund". She was refloated on 9 August with the assistance of a steamship. [69]
Times	United States	The ship ran aground on the Karteelhoek Bank, in the North Sea off the Belgian Coast. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Antwerp. She was refloated. [81]
Tinnevelly	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a cyclone at Mayotte before 7 August. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Galle, Ceylon. [159] [163]
Zanoni	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [137]
Many unnamed vessels	United States	More the 100 canal boats and schooners were sunk in the Delaware and Chesapeake Canal at Saint George's, Delaware on or before 22 August. Twelve people were reported missing. [164]

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