List of shipwrecks in August 1876

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The list of shipwrecks in August 1876 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1876.

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1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
A. J. PopeFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to the Delaware Breakwater. [1]
LurlineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire with the loss of her captain. [2]
Mary AbigailCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Holy Isle, in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Ballyshannon, County Donegal. [2]
Nouvo GalateaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was driven ashore at Galipia, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to an English port. [1]
UsworthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Wear. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs and resumed her voyage. [3]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
Celt, and
Matin
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamships collided in the River Tay and were both severely damaged. Celt was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Leith, Lothian. She was beached at Broughty Ferry. Matin was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee. She was beached at Dundee. She was refloated the next day. [1] [4]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Castletown, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. [4]
LilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The coble was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough, Yorkshire. [5]
MagicCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Margate, Kent. No further trace, posted missing. [6]
MarianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The coble was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough. [5]
Olive BranchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardglass, County Down. Her six crew were rescued by the Coastguard. [4] [7] [8]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing yawl was driven ashore at Scarborough. She was on a voyage from Scarborough to Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated with the assistance of the Scarborough Lifeboat and taken in to Scarborough in a severely leaky condition. [4] [5] [7]
SwiftCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardtole, County Down. Her crew were rescued. [4]
Wilhelmina PetronellaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Königsberg, Germany. [9]
William and SusanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew. [10] [5]
WindboundCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Fraserburgh. Her four crew were rescued by Chieftain's Bride (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [11]
Young Man's EndeavourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Chapel St. Leonards, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. [12]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1876
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BethlehemFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner collided with the steamship Phoenix (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway) and sank off Skagen, Denmark with the loss of two of her crew. Bethlehem was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Kiel. [4]
CornubiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The yawl ran aground at Ryde, Isle of Wight. [4]
DagmarFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 45-ton schooner was holed when it was hit by a surging sea while trying to cross the bar at the mouth of the Catlins River, New Zealand. The inflow of water was not noticed immediately, but she was taking in considerable water by the time the ship came close to Nugget Point and the captain ordered her turned towards land ready for beaching. before she reached the coast she was hit by a swell and capsized. The crew clung to the ship's side until they were rescued by the cutter Jane (Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand). All hands were saved. [13]
Dorothy and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Abersoch, Caernarfonshire. [4]
Edith MarionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan. [7]
Electric LightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered with the loss of all hands. [14]
Electric SparkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew. [10]
FannieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. [15]
GreenwichFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 16-ton cutter was wrecked when she stranded on a beach on Māhia Peninsula. All hands were saved. [13]
HawkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank at "Cabezos", 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Bône, Algeria. [4] [12]
Isabella SillersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat was wrecked at Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire with the loss of three of her seven crew. [16]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing lugger sank at Ardglass, County Down. Her crew were rescued. [12]
Jane and ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Abersoch. [4]
John StarrCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Kurrachee, India with the loss of sixteen to twenty lives. She was on a voyage from London to Kurrachee. [4] [17]
JupiterFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 27-ton ketch foundered off the coast of New Zealand's South Island near Sumner when the flukes of the anchor hit the port bow, piercing the hull. All hands were saved. [13]
KirchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, Ottoman Empire to Dunkerque. [7]
MadcapCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk off Ailsa Craig by the steamship Owl (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of two lives. [12]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardglass. Her crew were rescued. [12]
Mount StewartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Seaham, County Durham and was damaged. [7] She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs. [18]
QueenslandFlag of Queensland.svg  Queensland The steamship was run into by the steamship Barrabool (Victorian red ensign.svg  Victoria) and sank off Wilsons Promontory, Victoria with the loss of a crew member. All on board were rescued by Barrabool. Queensland was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Sydney,New South Wales. [19] [20] [21]
SuccessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat capsized and sank in the North Sea 25 to 30 nautical miles (46 to 56 km; 29 to 35 mi) off Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire with the loss of six of her seven crew. The survivor was rescued by the fishing boat A. K. Y. (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom . [16]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe sloop foundered off Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire. [7]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Cellardyke-registered fishing boat was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her five crew were rescued by the fishing smack Flying Scud (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [16] [22]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Port Gordon-registered fishing boat was wrecked at Peterhead with the loss of two of her five crew. [16]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Portmahomack-registered fishing boat foundered off Peterhead with the loss of four of her six crew. [16]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Wick, Caithness with the loss of her captain from her six crew. [16]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank at Woodside, Cheshire. [15]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat collided with another and drove ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [23]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
EagletCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steam yacht was driven ashore at Ashton, Renfrewshire. [18]
Earl of DevonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Piel Island, Lancashire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness to Fleetwood.. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged. [18]
Maria JosephFlag of France.svg  France The ketch ran aground on the Bembridge Ledges, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of the Coastguard and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight in a waterlogged condition. [23]
Monte Moro Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Copperas Rock, off the coast of Devon and was wrecked. Her 28 crew were rescued by the tug Electric (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Montero was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [24] [25] [14]
PerseverantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bayonne. [26]
WorthyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Both crew were rescued. [27]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
RioCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the English Channel off Cap La Hougue, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued by Juan ( Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey. Rio was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [28]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
ClairellenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off "Gramsly", Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a steamship. [29] [30]
GammaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship put in to Malta with a fire in her bunkers. She was on a voyage from London to Malta and the Levant. The fire was extinguished and she resumed her voyage. [31]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
Electric FlashCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing lugger sank at Ardglass, County Down. Her crew were rescued. [29]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1876
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StrangSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship ran aground near Dalarö. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Stockholm. She was refloated. [31]
TrafalgarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Darien, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Darien to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [31]
WaterwitchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Tanfield (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Blackwall, Middlesex. Waterwitch was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [29]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
ArchangeloFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship put in to Barcelona, Spain on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Genoa. [32] She was refloated on 26 September. [33]
JansjenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore near Wieringen, North Holland. She was refloated and taken in to Texel, North Holland. [31]
MessengerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground at Ramsgate, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [31]
SanspareilCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated. [32]
Scottish HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Brisbane, Queensland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [31]
St. JosephNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Stockholm, Sweden. [34]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Runcorn to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to New Ferry, Cheshire. [32]
WindsorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Leith, Lothian. [31]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
ArconaFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship ran aground on the Tolbuchin Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Cronstadt, Russia. [9]
Ellen DyreFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque was destroyed by fire off Aarhus, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Fredericia, Denmark. [32]
KestrelFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore in Hell Gate. She was on a voyage from New York to Stettin. She was refloated and put back to New York. [35]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
MauritiusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Hobb's Point, Pembrokeshire and was beached. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Pembroke. [9]
MerseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Grassholme, Pembrokeshire with the loss of fifteen of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by Europa (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Mersey was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Antwerp, Belgium. [36] [37] [38]
1,019Flag of Russia.svg  Russia The lighter sank in the Neva. [9]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
BassoulleFlag of France.svg  France The barque collided with Garnock (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 47°37′N9°07′W / 47.617°N 9.117°W / 47.617; -9.117 ). Her crew were rescued by Garnock. [39] Basoulle was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. [40]
Great Queensland Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to Melbourne, Victoria. Presumed foundered with the loss of all 71 people on board. [41] [42] A lifeboat from the ship washed up at Fowey, Cornwall in mid-December. [43] A lifebuoy washed up at Dover, Kent on 19 December. [44]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
Flying ScudCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the English Channel off St. Alban's Head, Dorset by the barque Voirlicher (Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands). Her crew were rescued by the smack Tommy Dodds (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [35]
WidaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore on Amherst Island, Ontario, Canada. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to an English port. [45]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
City of Chester Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at New York, United States. [36] Her passengers were taken off. She was refloated. [46]
Don PedroFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The steamship caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 23 nautical miles (43 km) west south west of The Smalls. Her 36 crew were rescued by the steamship Atlantic (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Don Pedro was on a voyage from Lisbon to a British port. [47] [48]
Morecambe QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Yeoman's bank, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated the next day. [49]
Richard WrightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Port Natal, Natal Colony whilst on a voyage from Bassein, India to Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 25 crew. [50]
UrdaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued. [51] [52]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
Jane WheatonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Greenisland, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Santos, Brazil. [53]
MaemelonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Holm Sound, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Canada. [54]
Ocean QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off "Burr Island", in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to the Rio Grande. She was refloated. [53]
Richard WrightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Bassein, India for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 30 crew. [55]
Royal GeorgeGovernment Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The hulk sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was being towed from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Portsmouth. [53]
TisgenhoffFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship was run into by the steamship Hilda (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Dantzic. [56] [54]
UnnamedFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore between "Burr Island" and Greenisland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [53]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
CarraraFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Livorno. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [53]
Hendrika MargarethaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The koff was wrecked on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Veendam, Groningen. [35]
Margaret KnightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. [35]
Reine SeraphineFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground near Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [53]
ScotstounCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 32 crew took to the boats; they were rescued by the next day by Independence (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Scotstoun was on a voyage from Glasgow to San Francisco, California, United States. [57] [58]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
DawnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was refloated with assistance from the Scarborough Lifeboat and taken in to Scarborough. [59]
JocquinaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Frisia (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ). Jocquina was on a voyage from San Domingo to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [60]
LammartineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Santo Domingo Tonalá, Mexico. [61]
Lord ByronCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated. [35]
MatchlessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque departed from Saint Lucia for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all ten crew. [62]
Sussex Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brigantine sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Paolo Rivello (Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy ). Sussex was on a voyage from Wilmington, North Carolina to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. [39]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1876
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Malacca Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Coromandel Coast 9 nautical miles (17 km) south of Gopaulpore, India. [63] [64]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
Carl JohanNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque put in to Vardø in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. [51]
MysteryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to South Shields. [65]
HMS Wildfire Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The paddle steamer ran aground in the River Medway at Chatham, Kent. She was refloated. [66]
UmgeniCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Adelaide, South Australia. [67] She was refloated on 31 August. [68]
UnnamedFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner was damaged by fire at Aalborg, Denmark. [45]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
Colonel ElsworthFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The fishing Schooner was lost in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued. [69]
KestrelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated. [39]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
Star of BrunswickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York. [39] She was refloated. [70]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
BreakleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug collided with the Wallaser ferry Seymour (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew survived. [71] [21]
Foam Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The brigantine was driven ashore near Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. [39]
Jane FairlieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Coalhouse Point, Essex. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to London. [39]
MurtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Honfleur. She was refloated. [72]
StaffaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sank in the Caledonian Canal at the entrance to Laggan Loch. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Inverness. [73]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
Arbitrator Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with an iceberg and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 45°30′N47°40′W / 45.500°N 47.667°W / 45.500; -47.667 ). Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Baltic (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Arbitrator was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [74] [75] [76]
Clara BellFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The whaler was sunk by ice off the Seahorse Islands, Department of Alaska. [77]
IonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated. [78]
Lord Mar Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was severely damaged by fire at Leith, Lothian. [79]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
C F Funch Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The Steinmann, Ludwig & Co. owned steamship had a cargo fire. The ship was beached and broke in two at the Rammekens Castle, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. [80]
EmilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Spit Bank. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [81]
Soren BergerNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque ran aground at Cuxhaven, Germany. [82]
TimesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [79]
Tunstall Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland. Her crew were rescued by the steamship J. B. Eminson (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Tunstall was on a voyage from the Elbe to Sunderland, County Durham. [83] [84] [79]
WeymouthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and heeled over at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was righted. [83]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
CommodoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with a barque and was beached at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to London. [81]
RachelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig departed from Burry Port, Glamorgan for Montreal, Quebec, Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [85] [86]
RosinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack collided with the smack Cockatoo (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. [87]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
Flying CloudFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The wreck of the 46-ton schooner was found close to Charleston on 27 August. She had sailed from Charleston the previous day, and a gale had blown up shortly after her departure. Nothing of her crew of four was ever found. [88]
PeerlessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sal Island, Cape Verde Islands. [82] [89]
705Flag of Russia.svg  Russia The lighter was run down and sunk at Cronstadt by the steamship Minerva (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ). [82] [45]
Two unnamed vesselsFlags unknownThe ships were driven ashore near Bolderāja, Russia with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by the Bolderāja Lifeboat. [90]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
CamilleFlag of France.svg  France The barque was wrecked at Sierral Leone. She was on a voyage from the Little Scarcies River to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [82]
DunkeldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on "Hoe Island", in the Gaspar Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Singapore, Straits Settlements. [91] [92] [28]
Grand DukeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off the west coast of southern Africa whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 29 crew. [93] [50]
JacobFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The schooner foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her five crew were rescued by the schooner Constance (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [94] [95]
Mary OliviaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schoner ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was wrecked with the loss of four of the eight people on board. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Dublin (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Mary Olivia was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. [84]
St. GeorgeFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was abandoned off the Seahorse Islands, Department of Alaska. Her crew were rescued by Rainbow and Three Brothers (both Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). [77]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
Fanny SermesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. [82]
ParkfieldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Alquade Reef. She was on a voyage from Aden to Bassein, India. [96] She was reported to have been wrecked, and also to have been refloated and taken in to Diamond Island, Burma. [82]
PatienceFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The dredger was driven ashore and wrecked at Velsen, North Holland. [45]
Ville de PontorsonFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Pontorson, Manche to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. [97]
WCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Lawrence Point, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Plymouth, Devon. W was refloated and towed back to Quebec City in a waterlogged condition. She was placed under repair. [98]
Wild DuckFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales The barque was driven ashore on Melville Island, South Australia. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Singapore, Straits Settlements. [99]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
JackCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Achowa Point, near Dixcove, Gold Coast. [100]
John and ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Anderby, Lincolnshire. [45] She was refloated on 2 September with assistance from the tug Monarch (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was taken in tow, but sank in the Humber. Her crew were rescued by Monarch. [67]
Kronprinses LouiseFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The paddle steamer ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. [79] [101] She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Glückstadt, Germany. [102] She was later refloated and taken in to Brightlingsea, Essex. She was consequently condemned. [103]
MarieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked off "Cape Barbas", on the north west coast of Africa. Her 23 crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 3 September by the steamship Volta (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Marie was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain to Bonny, Lagos Colony. [104] [105] [106]
TunisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and resumed her voyage. [45]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
GlobeFlag of France.svg  France The barque was wrecked on Madagascar. [51]
HeraldFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mofussillte (Flag unknown). Herald was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to Sandy Hook, New Jersey. [107] [108]
Ich DienFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at "Osterbaedda", Finland. Her crew were rescued. [57]
Margaretha ArendinaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore on Great Wrangel Island, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Rodwig" to Narva, Russia. [57] [109]
Ville de PontorsonFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pontorson, Manche to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. [51]
Windsor Castle Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 26 crew took to two boats; they were rescued on 1 September by the steamship Moselle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Windsor Castle was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [110] [111]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1876
ShipStateDescription
AlvoenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Granton, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Granton. [57]
Ann FisherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop sank in the River Mersey at Birkenhead, Cheshire. [112]
AugustaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Malleable (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Augusta was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Inverness. [113]
DiamondCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. [114]
EllidaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Ryde to Whitstable, Kent. [114] She was refloated with assistance from the tug Fiery Dragon and towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [112]
FidesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunbar, Lothian with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from "St. Davids" to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. [114] [112]
FormosaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunbar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Invergordon, Ross-shire to Burntisland, Fife. [114] [112]
Giovanni BattistaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was destroyed by fire off Heraklion, Crete. Her crew were rescued by Guerriero (Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy ). [28]
Gipsy QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fife Ness. Her crew were rescued. [57] She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [112]
InnisfallenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloatedwith assistance the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth. [114] [112]
IsisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Port-en-Bessin, Calvados, France. [114]
Jane GriffithsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire. [57]
JunoSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The steamship was driven ashore on Lolland, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to Horsens, Denmark. [114]
RegulusFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunbar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to St. Andrews, Fife. [114] [112]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe ship ran aground on The Mouls, off Padstow, Cornwall. [112]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1876
ShipStateDescription
AtlanticFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was wrecked at Cape Norman, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. [96]
Bessie NorthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Ensenada, Argentina before 9 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montevideo, Uruguay. [31] [115]
Bon PèreFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Inférieure to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated on 29 August and beached at Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure. She was consequently condemned. [45]
BuckinghamshireFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales The ship ran aground on the Middle Bank, at the mouth of the Columbia River. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Astoria, Oregon, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Astoria. [116]
CamenBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Mexico before 10 August. [9]
CycleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Belle Isle. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [117] [118]
Eliza WolseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan in late August. She was refloated on 9 September and declared a total loss. [119]
EmilieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Santa Anna. Her crew survived. [39]
GarnetFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was lost off Cape Horn, Chile. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to San Francisco, California. [120]
Germania Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship was wrecked at Bahia, Brazil before 12 August. [121]
Great QueenslandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The iron full-rigged ship was lost with all 72 on board on passage from the Thames to Australia after 12 August, probably due to unstable explosives on board. [122]
HolmestrandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Warrenpoint, County Antrim to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. [35]
ImogeneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The yacht was wrecked on the Richelieu Bank, off La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France. All on board were rescued. [123]
IngaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Quebec City. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [83]
Jean et CamilleFlag of France.svg  France The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Little Scarcies River and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Little Scarcies River to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [96]
JewessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated on 23 August. [83]
JoaquinaFlag unknownThe barque was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from San Domingo to Have de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [124]
Johanna MariaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot was run down and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by the steamship Ethel (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) before 11 August. Her six crew were rescued by Ethel. [125]
J. T. Smith Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The barque was driven ashore at "Amelisland". She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [57]
LeanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Port Hastings, Nova Scotia, Canada. [114]
LincolnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 9 August. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued by the barque Mary (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Lincoln was on a voyage from Bassein, India to an English port. [31] [39] [124]
Meg MerrileesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool. She was refloated. [89]
MonarchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean on or before 10 August. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Bombay, India. Cargo from the ship washed ashore near Alibag. [32]
PelayoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The steamship was driven ashore at Vigo. She was refloated on 16 August and beached. [53]
PetreaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Crane Island". She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [39]
Rinaldo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Oran, Algeria for Cette, Hérault, France in late August. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [126]
Rob RoyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Paracel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to London. [127]
SavonaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Antwerp, Belgium. [9]
Sea ChiefCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 27 August. Her 30 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Colombo, Ceylon. [96] [128] [45]
SolentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea before 15 August. Her crew were rescued. [96] [45] She subsequently came ashore on "Lepas Island". She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Japan. [82]
Saines CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Parrett. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Bridgwater, Somerset. She was refloated and taken in to Bridgwater in a waterlogged condition. [129]
TheresaFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground in the Strait of Gibraltar and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Marseille. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [130]
TweedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [81]
VerbenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Sea of Azov. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [70]
ViragoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bonny, Lagos Colony. [35]

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