The list of shipwrecks in May 1874 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1874.
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List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1874
Ship | State | Description |
Albert |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Martaban ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[5] |
Emulous |
New Zealand |
The 157-ton brigantine went ashore in a heavy swell at Oamaru. The schooner Ocean Wave stranded nearby but lifted clear at the next high tide. Although the Emulous was described as a wreck and sold as such at auction, she was refloated later in 1874, only to again run aground just north of Oamaru on 11 October. On this second occasion she was too badly wrecked to be repaired.[6] |
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List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1874
Ship | State | Description |
Derzhava |
Imperial Russian Navy |
The royal yacht, a paddle steamer, ran aground at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[17] She was on a voyage from Vlissingen to Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 13 May.[18] |
Eliza Nelson |
United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Riga, Russia.[19] |
Zuova |
Italy |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[20][21] |
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List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1874
Ship | State | Description |
Anna |
Norway |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in St Andrews Bay. Her six crew were rescued by the Saint Andrews Lifeboat Ladies' Own ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[22][23] Anna was on a voyage from Dram to St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom.[24] |
Hilda |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Battery Point, in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Christiania, Norway.[23] |
Orlebar |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada.[25] |
Severn |
United Kingdom |
The schooner sprang a leak and sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Aberdovey, Merionethshire.[26] |
Viking |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Father Point, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Quebec.[9] |
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List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1874
Ship | State | Description |
Nore |
Sweden |
The steamship ran aground at Domsten. She was on a voyage from an English port at a Russian port.[28] |
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List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1874
Ship | State | Description |
Bonita |
Belgium |
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Vigo, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[29] |
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List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1874
Ship | State | Description |
Earl of South Esk |
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The 336-ton barque, laden with a cargo of coal from Australia, hit Barrett's Reef while trying to enter Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, in a heavy sea. The crew abandoned ship and were saved, and Earl of South Esk slipped off the reef and sank minutes later.[36] |
Gogo |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Villareal, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Huelva, Spain. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[54] |
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1874
Ship | State | Description |
Anton Gerhard |
Germany |
The ship was wrecked at Alvarado, Mexico.[57] |
Aurelia |
United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[58] |
Ceres |
Denmark |
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[35] |
Drogheda |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Quebec City, Canada.[28] |
Durham |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on "Variety Island".[59] |
Estrelle |
Canada |
The ship was wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New York to Cuba.[12] |
Ethiopia |
United Kingdom |
The steamship lost her propeller in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 May. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship State of Pennsylvania ( United States).[60] |
Euphegena, or Iphigenia |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[61][62] |
Georgia |
United States |
The ship was sunk by ice at Quebec City.[60] |
Helen |
United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Montrose, Forfarshire.[63] |
Hydra |
Germany |
The ship struck a rock off Tamsui, Formosa before 12 May and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
Idaho |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Fire Island, New York before 26 May. She was refloated.[64] |
Iphigenia |
United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at "Cayames".[4] |
Leander |
Germany |
The brigantine was driven ashore at the Grauerort fortress, in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Africa.[20] |
Linda |
United Kingdom |
The steamship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[12] |
Marie Vigilante |
Canada |
The ship was wrecked at Quebec City before 13 May. She was on a voyage from Cap-Saint-Ignace to Montreal.[65] |
Moss Rose |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma before 15 May. She was refloated and taken in to Akyab for repairs.[20] |
Napoleon III |
United States |
The ship was sunk by ice at Quebec City.[60] |
Norway |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Danube.[35] |
Pacifico |
United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Roquetas de Mar, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
Racoon |
United Kingdom |
The Pearl-class corvette ran aground at Barbadoes.[66] |
River Plate |
United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Port Alfred, Cape Colony.[35] |
Shandon |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada before 13 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal, Quebec. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[65] |
Sylvia |
United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Long Bank Reef. She was on a voyage from New York to Cárdenas, Cuba.[28] |
Teaser |
Canada |
The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her cew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inagua to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[12] |
Tenasserim |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at "Buckeer", Burma. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rangoon, Burma. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[28] |
William Cargill |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Saint Vincent.[9][20] |
Unnamed |
Flag unknown |
The brig capsized in the North Sea. She was driven ashore on Sylt, Germany.[35] |
Unnamed |
Carlists |
Third Carlist War: The barque was scuttled near Portugalete, Spain.[67] |
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"A Successor to the Sea Serpent". The Times. No. 28046. London. 1 July 1874. col F, p. 5.
"Accident to the Czar's Yacht". Morning Post. No. 31784 (Second ed.). London. 13 May 1874. p. 5.
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"Summary". Bradford Observer. Vol. 41, no. 3554. Bradford. 20 May 1874. p. 2.
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"A Ship Aground". Pall Mall Gazette. No. 2892. London. 25 May 1874.
"Disasters to Shipping". Morning Post. No. 31794. London. 26 May 1874. p. 4.
"Shipping Intelligence". Western Mail. No. 1584 (Second ed.). Cardiff. 29 May 1874.
"Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 8450. Liverpool. 17 February 1875.
"Shipping Accidents". Belfast News-Letter. No. 56187. Belfast. 18 February 1875.
"Shipping Disasters". Manchester Times. No. 897. Manchester. 20 February 1875.
"Stranding of a Passenger Steamer". Morning Post. No. 31794. London. 26 May 1874. p. 4.
"The Mails". The Times. No. 28017. London. 1 June 1874. col C-D, p. 12.
"Grounding of a Tea Laden Steamer". Dundee Courier. No. 6504. Dundee. 1 June 1874.
"Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 8764. London. 28 May 1874.
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"Shipping Intelligence". Hull Packet. No. 4661. Hull. 15 May 1874.
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"Reported Naval Disaster". Western Mail. No. 1578 (Second ed.). Cardiff. 22 May 1874.
"The Carlist War". The Standard. No. 15540. London. 19 May 1874. p. 5.
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