List of shipwrecks in July 1869
The list of shipwrecks in July 1869 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1869.
| July 1869 | ||||||
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Unknown date | ||||||
| References | ||||||
1 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce | The paddle steamer foundered when she turned broadside on to the surf at the mouth of the Grey River. All crew and passengers were saved.[1] | |
| Fagel | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Karang Bolong, Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Tjilatjap, Java to Amsterdam, North Holland.[2] | |
| Golden Age | The ship ran aground on a reef off "Kera Island". She was on a voyage from "Zebu" to Sydney, New South Wales. She was refloated and put in to Coepang, Netherlands East Indies in a leaky condition. It was found that two holes had been bored in her bottom with an auger.[3] | |
| Weser | Flag unknown | A message in a bottle washed up near Boscastle, Cornwall on 28 October. A message written in German claimed the ship had foundered with the loss of all 346 people on board.[4] LLoyd's stated that no such vessel was known to them, nor was any German emigrant ship missing.[5] |
2 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship ran aground in the River Nene and was damaged. She was on a voyage from "Skouvik" to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Wisbech.[6] | |
| Alfred Storer | The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Sunda.[7] | |
| Eastham | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eighteen crew.[8][9] |
3 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. A. B. | The brigantine foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Dantsic.[10][11] | |
| Unnamed | The fishing vessel ran aground off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
4 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dreadnought | The clipper was wrecked at Point Peñas, Chile. Her 34 crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 21 July by the barque General Birch ( | |
| Foam | The fishing smack ran aground on the Noorden Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to the Nieuw Diep.[7] | |
| General Windham | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by St. James ( | |
| Reunion | The ship ran aground in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Boston, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[19] |
5 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Philliphaugh | The ship was wrecked on the Le Queot Rock, off the Casquets, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to South Shields, County Durham.[20] |
6 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Notos | The barque was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Nash Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[21][22] | |
| Observer | The barque foundered in Morant Bay, Jamaica.[23] |
7 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Josefina | The ship was driven ashore at Kilmore, County Wexford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22][24] | |
| Margaretha | The schooner collided with the steamship Laplace ( | |
| Ocean Bride | The ship was abandoned at sea.[25] | |
| Richmond | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande do Norte. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Queenstown, County Cork.[26] | |
| Sunbeam | The ship ran aground in Lake St. Peter. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10] | |
| Unnamed | The fireboat was run into and sank in the River Thames at Bermondsey, Surrey. Her crew were rescued.[27] |
8 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer | The paddle tug was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Seaham, County Durham by the steam collier J. R. Hinde ( | |
| Hammonia | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eight of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Renfrewshire ( | |
| Rosetta | The steamship ran aground at Broom Hill, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford.[22] She was refloated.[31] |
9 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Covelong, India. She was on a voyage from Madras to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19][7] She was consequently condemned.[32] | |
| Peter Maxwell | The ship ran aground on Great Saltee, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a waterlogged condition.[7] | |
| Roe | The paddle steamer collided with the steamship Princess Royal ( | |
| Sir John Rae Reid | The barque struck a floating object off Cape Trafalgar, Spain and foundered. Her twelve crew were rescued by the steamship Darro ( | |
| Unnamed | The ship was run into by the steamship Venetian ( |
10 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hebe | The ship sank in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Mariensiel, Prussia to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[19] | |
| Jane | The Humber Keel was run into by the steamship William Coleman ( | |
| Stone Merchant | The sloop was run into by the steamship William Coulman ( |
11 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hibernia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Fakli, Russia.[19] |
13 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | The paddle tug was run into by the steamship Pladda ( | |
| Priscilla Eliza | The schooner struck a rock off Porthgain, Pembrokeshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthgain to London.[7] |
14 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The brig collided with another vessel and was severely damaged at Archangelsk, Russia. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She put back to Archangelsk for repairs.[29] | |
| Trial | The trow sprang a leak and sank at Bridgwater, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bridgwater.[7] | |
| Zoulla | The steamship struck a sunken rock and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Cape Curvoeira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Genoa, Italy.[38][39][33] |
15 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Normanby | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ericeira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[40][11] | |
| Petermann | The steamship foundered in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Port Natal, Cape Colony.[41][42] |
16 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ghazepore | The ship ran aground in the Jellingham Channel. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[43] |
17 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alxeander | The whaler, a steamship, was wrecked in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued by Erik ( |
18 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Age | The steamship struck rocks near Tunis, Beylik of Tunis and sank. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Luxor (Flag unknown). Iron Age was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Cork, United Kingdom.[47][48][49] |
19 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | The steamship was run into and sunk by the steamship Hero ( |
21 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clansman | The paddle steamer ran aground on a reef west of Sanda Island, Argyllshire and was wrecked. All on board were rescued by Celt ( | |
| John Byron | The abandoned schooner foundered in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Newbiggin Point, Northumberland.[50] |
24 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship departed from Akyab, Burma for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[52] |
25 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clio | The steamship collided with the steamship Niobe ( | |
| Sea Horse | The ship was deliberately scuttled off Pernambuco, Brazil. Her crew were rescued by a Portuguese vessel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Point de Galle, Ceylon.[55] |
26 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Branch | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Oporto, Portugal.[40] |
27 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kate | The barque ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Havre de Grâce.[56] | |
| Rapid, and Sylph |
Rapid ran aground at Wexford. She was run into by Sylph, which also ran aground. Sylph was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Wexford.[57] |
28 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alma | The schooner departed from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for Pictou, Nova Scotia. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands; the body of her captain washed up near Point Prim, Prince Edward Island.[18] |
29 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balcarra | The barque capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[58] | |
| Bigarenna | The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59] | |
| Chevalier | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Accra, Gold Coast to London. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands;[60] a chest belonging to her second mate washed ashore at Weymouth, Dorset in March 1870.[61] | |
| City of Edinburgh | The ship foundered off the coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to London.[62][63] | |
| Isabella | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of The Smalls. Her five crew were rescued by the barque Shirner ( | |
| Lorina | The schooner was wrecked on the Abertay Sand, at the mouth of the River Tay with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire.[65][66] | |
| Nicholaus | The schooner was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Prussia. She was on a voyage from an English port to Cuxhaven. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Hercules and towed in to Cuxhaven.[56] | |
| Sea Gull | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of her crew, according to a message in a bottle which washed up at Westward Ho!, Devon on 9 August.[67] | |
| Seine et Tamise | The ship struck a submerged object and sank at the bows at Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to London, United Kingdom.[57] | |
| Severn | The steamship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her sixteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[65][57][68] Severn was refloated on 31 July, but then ran aground in the Nieuw Gat.[69] | |
| Zephyr | The schooner collided with Exodus ( |
30 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dalton | The barque was wrecked at "Porth Trecastel", Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68] She was taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey on 15 August with the assistance of a tug.[70] | |
| Express | The steamship ran aground in the River Avon at Sea Mills, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[56] She was refloated on 1 July and taken in to Bristol for repairs.[71] | |
| John | The ship foundered off Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[23] | |
| Prince Edward | The 194-ton brig foundered in a gale southwest of West Cape, New Zealand, while en route to Timaru. All ten on board survived, travelling by longboat to Bluff.[72] | |
| Surinam | The ship ran aground on the Hogsty Reef. She was on a voyage from the Rio de la Hacha to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[73] |
31 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Red Rose | The ship put in to Dover, Kent on fire. She was on a voyage from London to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was severely damaged.[56] | |
| Tomogonops | The ship departed from the Black River, Jamaica for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[74] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | The ship was driven ashore at "Coulong", India before 30 July. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[75] | |
| Anne Wood | The ship was driven ashore on Fortun Island, Spanish East Indies before 18 July. She was on a voyage from Manila to Cebu. She was refloated and put back to Manila, where she was condemned.[76] | |
| Augusta | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Psyche ( | |
| Carlsund | The steamship was driven ashore at "Winga". She was on a voyage from Stettin to Christiania, Norway.[78] | |
| Chameleon | The steamship was wrecked at Yokohama, Japan with the loss of 22 lives.[79] | |
| Grassendale | The ship foundered off Cape Horn, Chile before 12 July. Her crew were rescued by Santiago ( | |
| Lord Sidmouth | The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 July.[7] | |
| Mabsden | The ship caught fire and sank in the North Sea 180 nautical miles (330 km) north of Dunkerque, Nord, France before 29 July. All on bard were rescued by Danzig ( | |
| Miss Preston | The ship was lost in the Sunda Strait before 4 July. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[21] | |
| Rippling Wave | The schooner was lost in the Strait of Magellan. Her crew were rescued.[78] | |
| Spartan | The steamship ran aground on the Englishman's Shoal, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople.[80] | |
| St. Angelo | The ship ran aground in at "Bialasawick", in the Sea of Azov. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Taganrog, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Taganrog, where she arrived on 19 July.[57] | |
| Two Emmas | The ship foundered off the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Caen, Calvados, France.[80] | |
| Valparaiso | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on Palona Island, Uruguay.[75] |
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| Ship commissionings: | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 |
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