List of shipwrecks in 1874
The list of shipwrecks in 1874 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1874.
January
18 January
- Minnehaha (
United Kingdom) : The barque was wrecked off Peninnis Head, Isles of Scilly.
March
5 March
- Enterprise (
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Belgium): Stranded off Brouwershaven, Netherlands and broke her back. Declared a total loss.[1]
April
15 April
- Alma (
Norway): The ship was wrecked on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. All thirteen people on board were rescued by the Aldeburgh Lifeboat and the Southwold Lifeboat.[2]
16 April
- Nederland ( Belgium): Stranded off New Jersey, United States. Refloated on 18 April.[3]
20 April
- Rydall Hall: The 1,780 ton ship still sank despite being taken in tow by the Queen of the Bay while off the Seven Stones Reef. She lost most of her head gear while on her maiden voyage from San Francisco with a general cargo. The packet ship received £150.[4]
May
10 May
- HMS Endymion (
Royal Navy) and HMS Narcissus ( Royal Navy) ran aground in Palermo Bay, Sicily. Narcissus being moderately damaged. Both ships were refloated and sailed to Cagliari, Sardinia for assessment.
June
19 June
- Flying Cloud ( United Kingdom): Ran aground on Beach Island Bar, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, a total loss.
July
23 July
- Mary ( United Kingdom): The sloop was run down and sunk off St Anne's Head, Cardiganshire with the loss of all hands.[5]
August
City of Adelaide stranded on Kirkcaldy Beach
23 August
- City of Adelaide ( United Kingdom): Stranded on Kirkcaldy Beach, South Australia. Refloated 4 September and returned to service.
November
17 November
- Cospatrick ( United Kingdom): Caught fire off the Cape of Good Hope, 474 lives lost.
December
3 December
- Dextrous ( United Kingdom): The schooner was struck by the brig Alfred ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Aneroid ( United Kingdom).[6]
12 December
- Corsair ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seatown, Dorset.[7]
References
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ Bottomley, Alan Farquar. "Shipwrecks at or near Walberswick from 1848 - 1874". Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ Larn, Richard (1992). The Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly. Nairn: Thomas & Lochar. ISBN 0-946537-84-4.
- ↑ "CARDIGAN & DISTRICT SHIPWRECKS AND LIFEBOAT SERVICE". Glen Johnson. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks". Swansea Docks. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
| Ship events in 1874 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
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