List of shipwrecks in 1870

The list of shipwrecks in 1870 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1870.

Contents

1 January
- 1.1 28 January
2 June
- 2.1 1 June
3 July
- 3.1 Unknown date
4 September
- 4.1 6 September
5 October
6 November
- 6.1 17 November
7 December
- 7.1 15 December
8 References
9 See also

January

28 January

City of Boston ( United Kingdom): Departed Halifax, Nova Scotia for Liverpool. No further trace, possibly foundered in a storm on 30 January.

June

1 June

Cremorne ( United States: Passed through the Golden Gate bound for Liverpool, England. No further trace.

July

Unknown date

HMS Maeander ( Royal Navy): Foundered in a gale at .

September

6 September

HMS Captain ( Royal Navy): Capsized and sank off Cape Finisterre, Spain.

October

12 October

Key West ( United States): Ran aground off Cape Hatteras.

19 October

Cambria ( United Kingdom): Wrecked off the Giant's Causeway, Ireland.

29 October

USS Saginaw ( United States Navy): Wrecked off Kure Atoll.

November

17 November

Seraing ( Belgium): Wrecked near Björkösund, Gulf of Finland.^[1]

December

15 December

HMS Psyche ( Royal Navy): Wrecked off Catania, Italy

References

^ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

See also

Ship events in 1870
Ship launches:	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875
Ship commissionings:	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875
Ship decommissionings:	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875
Shipwrecks:	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875