List of shipwrecks in 1871

The list of shipwrecks in 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1871.

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January
Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1871

February
Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1871

March
Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1871

April
Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1871

May
Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1871

June
Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1871

July
Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1871

August
Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1871

September
Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1871

October
Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1871

November
Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1871

December
Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1871

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1871
ShipCountryDescription
Alibi  United Kingdom The sealer, a barque, was lost off the coast of Greenland with the loss of all hands, more than 30 lives.[1]
America  Uruguay The steamship suffered a catastrophic fire due to an overheated boiler off the coast of Punta Espinillo, outside the harbor of Montevideo. One of the survivors was Ramón Artagaveytia.
Andromeda  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the South China Sea before 15 March.[2]
Aries Flag unknown The steamer was lost at Cranberry Inlet on the coast of New Jersey.[3]
Avondale  New Zealand The steamship was wrecked near Taranaki. All on a board were rescued.[4]
Barwon  New South Wales The steamship struck rocks off Cape Bridgewater, Victoria and was beached near Cape Nelson. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Sydney.[5]
Catherine  New South Wales The barque was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne, Victoria.[6]
Catherine Jackson Flag unknown The vessel was lost in the vicinity of "Squan," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[3]
HMS Clio  Royal Navy The Pearl-class corvette struck a rock in Bligh Sound and was beached.[4]
Como  United Kingdom The ship foundered between 9 February and 16 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to New York, United States.[7]
Golden Age  New South Wales The ship was wrecked on Barren Island, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne.[8]
Heinan Maru  Japan The steamship foundered in the Inland Sea of Japan.[9][10]
Kanrin Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy The screw corvette was wrecked in a typhoon at Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan.
Lady Young  Queensland The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Port Stephens, New South Wales.[4]
Lucibelle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Starbuck Island. Her crew survived.[11]
O. H. Canady Flag unknown The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[3]
Oneida Flag unknown The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[3]
Porcia  United States The vessel was lost in the Arctic on or near the north coast of the Territory of Alaska.[12]
Rialto  New South Wales The barque was wrecked at Newcastle.[13]
Rising Sun  United Kingdom The ship sank in Osaka Bay.[14][15]
San Juan  Peru The ship was destroyed by fire in the with the loss of more than 600 coolies. There were about 50 survivors. She was on a voyage from Macao, China to Callao, Peru.[16][17]
Villotine Flag unknown The barque was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[3]
Wolf  United Kingdom The sealer, a steamship, was sunk by ice off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[18][19]

References

Notes
  1. "Supposed Loss of a Sealing Vessel with Thirty Men". Liverpool Mercury (7254). Liverpool. 24 April 1871.
  2. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (27012). London. 16 March 1871. col D, p. 10.
  3. njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"
  4. "Australia". Bradford Observer. 38 (2601). Bardford. 27 April 1871. p. 5.
  5. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News (7837). London. 12 June 1871.
  6. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (27232). London. 28 November 1871. col F, p. 6.
  7. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9738). Glasgow. 18 March 1871.
  8. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9907). Glasgow. 2 October 1871.
  9. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (27258). London. 28 December 1871. col D, p. 9.
  10. "Scotland". Caledonian Maritime Heritage Trust. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (27166). London. 12 September 1871. col F, p. 9.
  12. "Alaska Shipwrecks (P)". alaskashipwreck.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  13. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News (7748). London. 28 February 1871.
  14. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9728). Glasgow. 7 March 1871.
  15. "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury (7213). Liverpool. 7 March 1871.
  16. "The Six Hundred Coolies Burned At Sea". LManchester Times (710). Manchester. 8 July 1871.
  17. Sir Charles Wingfield, Member for Gravesend (23 May 1873). "Observations". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 216. United Kingdom: Commons. col. 375–396.
  18. "Greenock". Glasgow Herald (9783). Glasgow. 10 May 1871.
  19. "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (14594). London. 11 May 1871. p. 7.
Ship events in 1871
Ship launches: 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876
Ship commissionings: 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876
Ship decommissionings: 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876
Shipwrecks: 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876
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