List of shipwrecks in April 1871
The list of shipwrecks in April 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1871 .
1 April
2 April
3 April
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Apphia
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Gonaïves , Haiti for Falmouth, Cornwall . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 14]
Exley
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Fishguard , Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 15]
Hooghly
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to London . She was refloated and put back to Calcutta.[ 16] [ 17]
Mentana
France
The ship capsized at Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom .[ 5]
Pierre Arsène
France
The ship was wrecked at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue , Manche .[ 18]
Scotland
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to London. She was refloated with assistance the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 17]
Seaton
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Southend , Essex . She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug .[ 15]
4 April
5 April
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Catharina
Netherlands
The galiot was driven ashore at Cowes , Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Cowes.[ 24]
Charlotte
New Zealand
The cutter ran aground and was wrecked at Tahaenui Beach, near Nūhaka , New Zealand.[ 25]
Jane
New Zealand
The 19-ton ketch was wrecked at Kemp Point, near Cape Jackson in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds .[ 25]
Jason
Netherlands
The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Hillegat. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam , South Holland .[ 18]
Precursor
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Buenos Aires , Argentina for Iquique , Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 26]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire . She was on a voyage from Lymington , Hampshire to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 20] [ 27] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 24]
6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Blandina
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 28] [ 29]
British Lion , andClifford
Canada United Kingdom
British Lion collided with Clifford and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head , Sussex , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Montreal , Quebec . Clifford was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Dundee , Forfarshire . She put in to Portsmouth , Hampshire in a severely damaged and leaky condition.[ 30]
Dan
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Agger , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Arendal , Norway ton Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham .[ 30]
Merrie England
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean . Her crew were rescued by a French barque .[ 31] [ 32]
Narval
French Navy
The Narval -class aviso ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from Atalante ( French Navy ) two tugs and several luggers (all United Kingdom ).[ 18] [ 24]
Times
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Dundee , Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from Dundee to South Shields , County Durham.[ 18]
Young John
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the River Trent near the Keadby Bridge . She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 18]
7 April
8 April
9 April
10 April
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Courier
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Pico Island , Azores . She was on a voyage from Benin City , Africa to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 42]
Dale
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground near Brouwershaven , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Memel , Germany to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. She was refloated on 13 April and taken in to Rotterdam.[ 43]
Earl of Devon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Dee and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Saltney , Cheshire .[ 43]
Ida E.
Canada
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Jenny Berteaux ( France ). Ida E. was on a voyage from St. Martins to Lockport, New York , United States.[ 29] [ 34]
11 April
13 April
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Coronation
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the steamship Firth ( United Kingdom ) and sank with the loss of her captain. Four crew were rescued by Firth .[ 43] [ 47] Coronation was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to Ipswich , Suffolk .[ 48]
Unnamed
Cwm Avon
The schooner was wrecked at Rhoscolyn , Anglesey .[ 49] [ 50] [ 51]
Deodata
Norway
The ship was wrecked at Memel , Germany . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja , Spain to Memel.[ 43]
Valdarno
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhoscolyn with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Matanzas , Cuba to the Clyde .[ 52] [ 53]
Vixen
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Crigill", 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Holyhead , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued.[ 53] [ 49] She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 6]
14 April
15 April
16 April
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1871
Ship
State
Description
County of Ayr
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from "Pasarœang", Netherlands East Indies to Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland.[ 39] [ 57]
Gertrude
Germany
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Steensort". She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Riga , Russian Empire .[ 58] She was consequently condemned.[ 59]
Matanzas
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Adele and Marie ( France ). Matanzas was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Cartagena, Spain .[ 60] [ 32] [ 61]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Kristianopel , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Påskallavik , Sweden to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 42]
17 April
List of shipwrecks: April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Amity
United Kingdom
The Thames barge was run ashore in a sinking condition at Walton-on-the-Naze , Essex . She was on a voyage from London to Colchester , Essex.[ 39]
Caroline , andVirgo
United Kingdom
The fishing boat Caroline and the schooner Virgo collided. Caroline sank. Virgo was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She put back to King's Lynn and was beached.[ 39]
Cleopatra
Italy
The steamship was holed by an anchor and sank at Livorno .[ 60]
Eliza Everett
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States. She was refloated and put in to the Clyde .[ 39]
HMS Immortalité
Royal Navy
The Emerald -class frigate ran aground at Greenwich, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Kingston to Port Royal . She was refloated on 19 April with assistance from HMS Cadmus and HMS Volage (both Royal Navy ).[ 62] [ 63]
Leonore
Germany
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to Trinidad de Cuba , Cuba . She was refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex in a leaky condition.[ 39]
Mennettha
Flag unknown
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Livorno , Italy to Dordrecht , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 64]
Racklam
Germany
The schooner was driven ashore at North Berwick , Lothian , United Kingdom.[ 39]
Sea Flower
United Kingdom
The ship collided with a steamship and sank off the Mull of Galloway , Wigtownshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 39]
18 April
19 April
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Mary Stewart
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Inishbofin, County Donegal . She was on a voyage from Letterkenny , County Donegal to Galway .[ 33]
Nimble
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Santos , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Santos to Sombrero, Anguilla .[ 68]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The smack struck the Chicken Rock and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn , Cheshire to Letterkenny , County Donegal .[ 28]
Royal Arthur
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Hook Lighthouse , County Wexford . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 42] [ 69]
Tropic
United Kingdom
The barque foundered 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to a Spanish port.[ 58]
Zulmira
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Castletown, Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Pernambuco , Brazil to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 42]
20 April
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Alexandria
Denmark
The schooner struck the Mackintosh Rock, in the Firth of Clyde and sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 28] [ 29] She was refloated on 26 May.[ 70]
Alster
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sands. Her crew were got aboard the Lemon and Ower Lightship ( Trinity House ). Alster was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep. She floated off the next day and sank.[ 71] [ 61]
Amelia
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at "Kilroom". She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Dublin . She was refloated and towed in to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 33] [ 72]
Brenda
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Longhope , Orkney Islands .[ 28]
Cornish Diamond
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Mixon Shoal in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her crew.[ 73] [ 72]
Hammond
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Killard Point, County Down . She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Maryport , Cumberland .[ 28]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 74]
Janet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Clyde upstream of Bowling, Dunbartonshire . She was on a voyage from "Couran" to Calcutta , India .[ 75]
Jolund
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Berwick , Lothian , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued.[ 28]
John Spear
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Star Queen ( United Kingdom ). John Spear was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 76]
Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner sank in the River Tywi . She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 33] She was refloated on 22 May.[ 77]
Merrimac
United States
The ship collided with the steamship Aleppo ( United Kingdom ) 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Boston, Massachusetts and was abandoned, presumed to have sank. Her crew were rescued by Aleppo . Merrimac was on a voyage from Colonia del Sacramento , Uruguay to Boston.[ 40] [ 64] [ 34]
Trioner
Norway
The brig was driven ashore at Macduff, Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by the Banff Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Westervik .[ 28] [ 78]
21 April
22 April
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Blanche
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Kaloot Sand.[ 32] [ 61]
Gothen
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States to the Kingroad.[ 81]
Halyma
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Agnes Jack ( United Kingdom ) and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Ouessant , Finistère , France. Her crew were rescued by Agnes Jack . Halyma was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire , Ille-et-Vilaine , France to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 60]
Pole Star
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Bootle , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Valparaíso , Chile to Liverpool , Lancashire. She was refloated and put in to Birkenhead , Cheshire .[ 82] [ 45]
Richard Brown
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground in the River Foyle . She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Troon , Ayrshire . She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and was towed back to Londonderry in a leaky condition.[ 40]
Volante
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off Nash Point , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Mataró , Spain.[ 60] [ 32]
23 April
24 April
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Collingwood
United Kingdom
The steamship departed from Suez , Egypt for Bombay , India . Subsequently foundered in a typhoon with the loss of all 28 people on board.[ 85] [ 86]
Cwmavon
United Kingdom
The schooner sank off Rhoscolyn , Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Port Talbot , Glamorgan to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 60]
Edla
Sweden
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Bamburgh Castle , Northumberland , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom.[ 60] [ 32] She was refloated on 9 May and towed in to the River Tyne .[ 22]
Hunsingo
Germany
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to China .[ 61]
25 April
26 April
27 April
28 April
29 April
30 April
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1871
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Fjällbacka , Sweden before 17 April.[ 87]
Aigle
France
The ship was driven ashore at Brest , Finistère . She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Brest.[ 94]
Albert
Germany
The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn . She was on a voyage form Cuxhaven to Lagos , Africa. She was refloated.[ 95]
Ann
Canada
The ship was lost "at the Sisters". She was on a voyage from Ponce, Puerto Rico to Halifax Nova Scotia .[ 33] [ 75]
Annchen
Germany
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Lübeck .[ 32]
Arab
United States
The schooner was lost off Cape Cod . crew saved.[ 96]
Arabia
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River . She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay , India . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 4]
Archibald
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Fowey , Cornwall .[ 32]
Asia
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Bremerhaven , Germany . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bremerhaven. She was refloated.[ 95]
Black Prince
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Stornoway , Isle of Lewis , Outer Hebrides .[ 32]
Carmen
Spain
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rhône .[ 94] She was on a voyage from Mallorca to Nice , Alpes-Maritimes , France.[ 97]
Christana
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Trelleborg , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Ystad , Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 57]
Conway Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Akyab , Burma . She was refloated.[ 30]
Cordelia
United Kingdom
The barquentine ran aground on the Brigantine Shoals.[ 40]
Cynthia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to South Shields , County Durham . She was refloated and towed to Montrose, Forfarshire .[ 32]
Dauntless
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Öland , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Aberdeen . She was refloated and taken in to Kalmar , Sweden.[ 32]
Deo Gloria
Germany
The ship was driven ashore at Eitzenloch . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bremen .[ 98]
Dilawur
India
The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Havre de Grâce.[ 98]
Ebron
Italy
The barque was wrecked near Zengg , Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia with the loss of four of her crew.[ 15]
Elida
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from "Saby" to Lillesand , Norway. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn , Denmark in a leaky condition.[ 90]
Eliza Hector , orEliza Hunter
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 April. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Emma Canada . Eliza Hector was on a voyage from New Guernsey , Solomon Islands to London.[ 99] [ 100]
Ernst
Germany
The ship ran aground in the Eider . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne.[ 52]
Hannah H.
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Folly Reef. She was on a voyage from Morant Bay , Jamaica to London .[ 39]
Hazard
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 40]
Hiram
Germany
The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden .[ 16]
Isabella Brown
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Saugor , India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Colombo , Ceylon to Calcutta , India.[ 65]
Isis
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 52]
Jane Ann
New Zealand
The ketch left Greymouth , New Zealand and was not sighted again. Wreckage was recovered from the sea near Haumuri Bluff in early June which proved to be from the Jane Ann . No trace of her crew were ever found.[ 25]
Johanna Sophie
Russia
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at "Everingen". She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Middlesbrough to Rendsburg .[ 60]
John White
Canada
The schooner was wrecked on Nashawena Island , Massachusetts , United States with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 20]
Joseph Dodds
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at St. Stephen's Point, in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Odessa , Russia. She was refloated on 26 April.[ 101] [ 16]
Joseph Weir
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey . She was on a voyage from the West Indies to New York.[ 32]
Lesage
France
The ship was wrecked near Zanzibar . She was on a voyage from Zanzibar to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 16]
Lucida
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Petit Manan Point , Maine . She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Sackville, New Brunswick , Canada .[ 40]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Plymouth , Devon . She was on a voyage from Teignmouth , Devon to Runcorn , Cheshire .[ 29]
Maria
Sweden
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Trelleborg to Hellevoetsluis. She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis.[ 33]
Maria J. Moore
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to Boston, Massachusetts.[ 46]
Marie
France
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at La Calle , Algeria .[ 102]
Martha Norbon
Netherlands
The ship ran aground at "Harbins". She was refloated and taken in to Texel , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 53]
Mary Lloyd
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight .[ 52]
Mercury
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at the "Asiatic Castle". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople.[ 95]
Minna
Germany
The ship was driven ashore at Rügenwaldermünde . She was refloated.[ 88] [ 91]
Minnie Arnold
Canada
The ship was abandoned at sea in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Port Medway, Nova Scotia to Saint Kitts .[ 31]
Nanny
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged at Guadeloupe . She was on a voyage from South Shields to Guadeloupe.[ 94]
Nelson
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked in the Niger River .[ 16]
P. D. Donicke
Germany
The barque was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. sHe was on a voyage from Hartlepoolto Stettin .[ 65] [ 54]
Port Glasgow
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Jamsetjee Cursetjee ( India ). Port Glasgow was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Quebec City , Canada.[ 58] [ 88]
Pretty Julia
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized at Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 33]
Prins Frederik
Denmark
The ship ran aground at "Stockosk". She was on a voyage from Visby , Sweden to Copenhagen .[ 88]
Raswell
United States
The schooner was wrecked in the Desolation Islands .[ 103]
Regent
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Heraclia , Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Gemlik , Ottoman Empire to Glasgow , Renfrewshire . She was refloated and towed in to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire in a severely leaky condition.[ 43]
Sabrina
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by ice and beached on Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia .[ 29]
Sebaldus
Germany
The ship was driven ashore at Leba . She was on a voyage from Kiel to Dantzic .[ 98]
Sisters
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Barbadoes .[ 33]
Socrates
United Kingdom
The barquentine was driven ashore near Puntales, Spain.[ 64]
Splendid
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Minatitlán , Mexico to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Bremen.[ 88]
Spring
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank at Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk to Fraserburgh.[ 16]
St Giorgio
Trieste
The ship was driven ashore at "Vojuzza". She was on a voyage from Trieste to Alexandria , Egypt .[ 98]
Sunbeam
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Rangoon , Burma .[ 20]
Tartar
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Toby's Bank. She was on a voyage from Demerara , British Guiana to a British port.[ 90]
Vigil
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked near Holyhead , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued.[ 52]
Virginia Dare
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Satilla, Georgia . She was on a voyage from Satilla to Monte Video , Uruguat.[ 4]
Volta
Gibraltar
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at a port in Morocco.[ 31]
Waterwitch
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Pocomoke Sound . She was on a voyage from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to Baltimore.[ 101] She was later refloated.[ 104]
Wavelet
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Cod , Massachusetts . She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Cárdenas, Cuba .[ 60] [ 32]
William Muir
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Currituck, North Carolina . She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Baltimore.[ 18]
Windau
Russia
The ship was driven ashore at Riga. She was on a voyage from Riga to Devonport , Devon.[ 65] She was later refloated.[ 32]
Wind Flower
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by Glencorse ( United Kingdom ). Wind Flower was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to Falmouth.[ 39]
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