List of shipwrecks in 1870
The list of shipwrecks in 1870 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1870.
January
2 January
- Eliza (
United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands.[1]
4 January
- Maria (
United States): The paddle tug collided with USS Miantonomoh (
United States Navy) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.[2]
16 January
- Laura ( United Kingdom): The sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel 9 nautical miles (17 km) south of Bridport, Dorset. Her nine crew were rescued.[3]
23 January
USS Oneida
- USS Oneida (
United States Navy): The sloop-of-war collided with Bombay ( United Kingdom) off Yokohama, Japan and sank with the loss of 125 of her 216 crew. Survivors were rescued by Japanese fishing boats.
28 January
- City of Boston ( United Kingdom): Departed Halifax, Nova Scotia for Liverpool. No further trace, possibly foundered in a storm on 30 January.
May
Unknown date
- Joseph Hume ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered on or about 10 May with some loss of life.[4]
June
1 June
- Cremorne ( United States: Passed through the Golden Gate bound for Liverpool, England. No further trace.
23 June
- Mary ( United Kingdom): The schooner was in collision with the steamship Sheldrake ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by Sheldrake, which lost a crew member in the accident. Mary was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[1]
July
Unknown date
- HMS Maeander (
Royal Navy): Foundered in a gale at 7°54′45″S 14°24′24″W / 7.91250°S 14.40667°W.
September
6 September
- HMS Captain ( Royal Navy): Capsized and sank off Cape Finisterre, Spain.
October
12 October
- Brigand ( United Kingdom): The schooner was in collision with another vessel off The Mumbles, Glamorgan and foundered. Her crew were rescued by the tug Pero Gomez ( United Kingdom).[1]
- Joseph et Marie (flag unknown): The schooner foundered off Swansea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sardinia, Italy to Swansea, Glamorgan.[1]
- Key West ( United States): Ran aground off Cape Hatteras.
16 October
Memorial to those lost on the Sydney
- Sydney ( United Kingdom): Wrecked off Glen Head, Sturrall, Donegal, Ireland.
19 October
- Cambria ( United Kingdom): Wrecked off the Giant's Causeway, Ireland.
26 October
- Kennet ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport, Dorset.[3]
29 October
Wreck of USS Saginaw
- USS Saginaw ( United States Navy): Wrecked off Kure Atoll.
November
17 November
- Seraing (
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Belgium): Wrecked near Björkösund, Gulf of Finland.[5]
December
9 December
- Dasher ( United Kingdom): The pilot cutter struck the Tusker Rock, in the Bristol Channel and was wrecked. Her three crew were rescued by Good Deliverance (
Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[1]
15 December
- HMS Psyche ( Royal Navy): Wrecked off Catania, Italy
24 December
- Ulpiano (
Spain): The barque was stranded on Süderoogsand, Föhr, Germany 54°25′30″N 8°28′44″E / 54.425°N 8.478889°E[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks". Swansea Docks. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Maria". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23709. p. 706. 24 February 1871.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ Das Meer legt die "Ulpiano" frei (German)
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 |