List of shipwrecks in May 1874

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The list of shipwrecks in May 1874 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1874.

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1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
AmeliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) south west of Heligoland. Her six crew were rescued by an Italian vessel. Amelia was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to a Baltic port. [1]
Kutty RahimanBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  India The brig foundered in the Bay of Bengal. Her nineteen crew took to a boat. They were rescued on 10 May by Evangeline ( Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey). Kutty Rahiman was on a voyage from Galle, Ceylon to Chittagong. [2]
LizzieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Nolloth, Cape Colony. [3]
MenzalehCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness to Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated on 4 May. [4]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
AlbertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Martaban (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. [5]
EmulousFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 157-ton brigantine went ashore in a heavy swell at Oamaru. The schooner Ocean Wave stranded nearby but lifted clear at the next high tide. Although the Emulous was described as a wreck and sold as such at auction, she was refloated later in 1874, only to again run aground just north of Oamaru on 11 October. On this second occasion she was too badly wrecked to be repaired. [6]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
Blue JacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew survived. [4]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
PunoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off the Isla de Flores, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Callao, Peru. She was refloated and put in to Monte Video, Uruguay. [7] [8]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe steamship foundered in the North Sea 32 nautical miles (59 km) north north east of the Noord Hinder Lightship (Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands) with the loss of all hands. [9]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
CliftonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Oeiras, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Malabar to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [10]
ConcurrentFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was sunk by ice at Cronstadt, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [11] [1]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
CeresCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing cutter was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. [12]
CliftonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire at Lagos, Portugal with some loss of life. [12]
EdgarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing cutter was driven ashore on Terschelling. Her crew were rescued. [12]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing cutter was driven ashore on Terschelling. Her crew were rescued. [12]
MizpahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing cutter was driven ashore on Terschelling. Her crew were rescued. [12]
TimesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug collided with the steamship Emily (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. [11]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
Great YarmouthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated. [11]
Jolly DogsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Thames barge capsized in The Downs. She was towed in to Ramsgate, Kent. [11]
Maritana, and
Retreiver
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship collided with the tug Retreiver off the Tuskar Rock and foundered with the loss of a crew member. Maritana was on her maiden voyage, from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to San Francisco, California, United States. Retreiver also sank. Her crew survived. [13] Survivors from both vessels were rescued by the tug Universe (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [14] [15]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Endymion Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The screw frigate ran aground in Palermo Bay, Sicily, Italy. Refloated and sailed to Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy for assessment.
EveFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig collided with the steamship Alice (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at "Seraglio". Her crew were rescued. [11]
HMS Narcissus Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The screw frigate ran aground in Palermo Bay suffering moderate damage. Refloated and sailed to Cagliari for assessment.
PearlCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was sunk by a large marine animal off Galle, Ceylon with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Strathowen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom . Pearl was on a voyage from Mauritius to Rangoon, Burma. [16]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
Derzhava Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The royal yacht, a paddle steamer, ran aground at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. [17] She was on a voyage from Vlissingen to Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 13 May. [18]
Eliza NelsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Riga, Russia. [19]
ZuovaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. [20] [21]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
AnnaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in St Andrews Bay. Her six crew were rescued by the Saint Andrews Lifeboat Ladies' Own ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [22] [23] Anna was on a voyage from Dram to St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom. [24]
HildaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Battery Point, in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Christiania, Norway. [23]
OrlebarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada. [25]
SevernCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Aberdovey, Merionethshire. [26]
VikingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Father Point, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Quebec. [9]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
PioneerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Hoek van Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and put back to Rotterdam in a leaky condition. [9]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
NerideFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated with the assistance of some smacks and a tug and assisted in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. [20]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
FireflyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Jane Cargill (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Firefly was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to South Shields, County Durham. She floated off and came ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk. [20]
HanoverCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Tianjin, China for Newcastle, New South Wales. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [27]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
NoreSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The steamship ran aground at Domsten. She was on a voyage from an English port at a Russian port. [28]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
BonitaFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Vigo, Spain. Her crew were rescued. [29]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
Sarah M. Sanders Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The fishing schooner sank off Dennis Port, Massachusetts. [30]
Tegetthoff Ensign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary
Tegethoff fast in the ice in the Barents Sea. XTegetthoff.jpg
Tegethoff fast in the ice in the Barents Sea.
Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition: The steamship was abandoned in the Barents Sea 275 nautical miles (509 km) off Franz Josef Land. [31]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Niobe Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy
The wreck of Niobe (centre). Illustration from the Illustrated London News, 18 July 1874. Wreck of HMS Niobe 1874.JPG
The wreck of Niobe (centre). Illustration from the Illustrated London News , 18 July 1874.
The Amazon-class sloop was wrecked in fog off Miquelon Island with the loss of one life. The gunvessel HMS Woodlark (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy) saved the rest of her crew. [32] [33] [34] [35]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
AgnesFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 23-ton cutter departed from Manukau Harbour for the Waikato River. She was not sighted again, although wreckage from her washed ashore near Raglan in late June. [36]
Bezerra de Menezes Flag of Brazil (1870-1889).svg  Brazil Navy The corvette ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro. [28] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [37]
HMS Lively Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The despatch vessel ran aground at Ryde, Isle of Wight. [35] She was refloated with assistance from the tug Camel (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [38]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
British AdmiralCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The passenger ship, travelling from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne, Victoria was sunk after hitting rocks off King's Island, Tasmania. Only nine of the 88 passengers and crew were rescued. [39]
Bezerra de Menezes Flag of Brazil (1870-1889).svg  Brazil Navy The corvette ran aground in the River Thames. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [35] She was refloated and resumed her voyage

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
Ellen StuartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at the South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. [40]
QuangtseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at the South Foreland. She was on a voyage from China to London. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug. [41]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
CoronetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [42]
EmuFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 27-ton ketch capsized and sank near Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula. [36]
MaitlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The clipper was wrecked on Huon Island with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Moreton Bay to Fuzhou, China. [43] [44] [45]
Princess Clementine Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the Abbot's Cliff, between Dover and Folkestone, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Folkestone. She was refloated with the assistance of Queen of the Belgians (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [46]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
AgamemnonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Hangkow, China. [47] She was on a voyage from Hankow to a British port. She was refloated on 30 May. [48]
ArabCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sank off Sea Palling, Norfolk. Her crew survived. [49]
Gomos Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Cable ship stranded in Rio Grande do Sul on bar while transporting 204 nmi (378 km; 235 mi) of cable. No loss of life, but the ship and cable were lost. Replacement cable lost with some 58 lives on foundering of La Plata (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) on 29 November 1874. [50] [51]
Mary ThompsonFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 49-ton collier schooner was driven onto a reef and wrecked at Omaha Bay, New Zealand. [36]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
EliteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barquentine was wrecked on the Pallister Reef, off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London. [52]
RubenowFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the White Sea. [53]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
Earl of South EskThe 336-ton barque, laden with a cargo of coal from Australia, hit Barrett's Reef while trying to enter Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, in a heavy sea. The crew abandoned ship and were saved, and Earl of South Esk slipped off the reef and sank minutes later. [36]
Gogo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Villareal, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Huelva, Spain. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [54]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
NabobFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was sighted off Cape Horn, Chile whilst on a voyage from Portland, Oregon to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [55] [56]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1874
ShipCountryDescription
Anton GerhardFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship was wrecked at Alvarado, Mexico. [57]
AureliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [58]
CeresFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. [35]
DroghedaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Quebec City, Canada. [28]
DurhamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Variety Island". [59]
Estrelle Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New York to Cuba. [12]
Ethiopia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship lost her propeller in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 May. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship State of Pennsylvania (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). [60]
Euphegena, or
Iphigenia
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Pensacola, Florida, United States. [61] [62]
GeorgiaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was sunk by ice at Quebec City. [60]
HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Montrose, Forfarshire. [63]
HydraFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship struck a rock off Tamsui, Formosa before 12 May and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [23]
Idaho Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Fire Island, New York before 26 May. She was refloated. [64]
IphigeniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at "Cayames". [4]
LeanderFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brigantine was driven ashore at the Grauerort fortress, in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Africa. [20]
LindaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. [12]
Marie Vigilante Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was wrecked at Quebec City before 13 May. She was on a voyage from Cap-Saint-Ignace to Montreal. [65]
Moss RoseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma before 15 May. She was refloated and taken in to Akyab for repairs. [20]
Napoleon IIIFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was sunk by ice at Quebec City. [60]
NorwayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube. [35]
PacificoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Roquetas de Mar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. [24]
Racoon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Pearl-class corvette ran aground at Barbadoes. [66]
River PlateCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Port Alfred, Cape Colony. [35]
ShandonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada before 13 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal, Quebec. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [65]
SylviaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the Long Bank Reef. She was on a voyage from New York to Cárdenas, Cuba. [28]
Teaser Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her cew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inagua to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [12]
TenasserimCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Buckeer", Burma. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rangoon, Burma. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [28]
William CargillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Saint Vincent. [9] [20]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe brig capsized in the North Sea. She was driven ashore on Sylt, Germany. [35]
Unnamed Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Carlists Third Carlist War: The barque was scuttled near Portugalete, Spain. [67]

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