List of shipwrecks in 1872

The list of shipwrecks in 1872 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1872.

Contents

1 March
- 1.1 5 March
2 July
- 2.1 31 July
3 August
- 3.1 24 August
4 November
- 4.1 1 November
- 4.2 25 November
5 December
- 5.1 5 December
6 See also
7 References

March

5 March

Clipper ship Great Republic ( United States): Sank off Bermuda in a storm.

July

31 July

Clipper ship Lahloo ( United Kingdom): Wrecked on Sandalwood Island, Fiji.

August

24 August

America ( United States): Caught fire in Yokohama Harbour, Japan and was wrecked.

November

1 November

Moscou ( Belgium): Foundered off Skagen, Denmark.^[1]

25 November

Royal Adelaide ( United Kingdom): Driven ashore at Chesil Beach, England and wrecked with the loss of six lives. Four salvors also killed in attempting to salvage her cargo of brandy and gin.

December

5 December

Brigantine Mary Celeste ( Canada): Discovered abandoned off the Azores, Portugal.

See also

Ship events in 1872
Ship launches:	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877
Ship commissionings:	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877
Ship decommissionings:	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877
Shipwrecks:	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877

References

^ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.