List of shipwrecks in 1876
The list of shipwrecks in 1876 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1876.
February
3 February
- Surprise (
United States) : The A A Low & Brother owned clipper ran aground at Kaneda Bay, Tokyo, Japan.
28 February
- Reverie (
Guernsey): The smack capsized in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands.[1]
March
3 March
- Carrier Dove ( United States) : The Montell & Co owned clipper ran aground at Stone Horse Shoals, near Tybee Island, Georgia.
13 March
- France ( United Kingdom): The barque was in collision with the brig Eliza B ( United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel off Oxwich, Glamorgan and sank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Eliza B.[1]
April
22 April
- Dunraven ( United Kingdom) : The steamship struck a reef and sank in the Red Sea approaches to the Suez Canal.
June
14 June
- Geltwood ( United Kingdom) : The John Sprott owned barque struck a reef, capsized and sank at Lake Bonney, South Australia at 37°37′36″S 140°10′51″E / 37.62667°S 140.18083°E
July
15 July
- Acme (
New South Wales) : The Davis & Copper owned schooner ran aground on Seal Rocks, New South Wales.
20 July
- Mohawk ( United States) : The USC&GS yacht capsized and sank on her maiden Voyage with the loss of all crew in New York Harbor. She was later raised, repaired, renamed Eagre and served with the United States Coast & Geodetic Survey and United States Navy.
August
24 August
- C F Funch (
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Belgium) : The Steinmann, Ludwig & Co. owned steamship had a cargo fire. The ship was beached and broke in two at Rammekens, Netherlands.[2]
November
20 November
- Delloye Matthieu ( Belgium) : The Alexandre Smyers & Co. owned steamship ran aground at Ostergarnholm, Sweden. 11 crew lost.[2]
December
1 December
- Georgette (
Western Australia) : The steamship sank in storm in Calgardup Bay, Western Australia. 12 drowned
9 December
- SS Woodham ( United Kingdom) : The steamship sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the coast of Lisbon. She was en route from Odessa and bound to Fremantle
Unknown date
- Lammermuir ( United Kingdom) : The clipper had departed Adelaide on 10 November 1876, bound for London, and she was lost with no further trace.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks". Swansea Docks. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
| Ship events in 1876 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 |