List of shipwrecks in 1870

The list of shipwrecks in 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1870.

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References

January
Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1870

February
Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1870

March
Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1870

April
Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1870

May
Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1870

June
Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1870

July
Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1870

August
Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1870

September
Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1870

October
Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1870

November
Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1870

December
Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1870

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List of shipwrecks: unknown date 1870
ShipCountryDescription
Alarm Newfoundland Colony The sealer was sunk by ice.[1]
Alice  New South Wales The brigantine was driven ashore.[2]
Aurora  New Zealand The schooner was driven ashore at Timaru.[3]
B. C. Schriviner Unknown The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Betsy  New Zealand The cutter left Napier bound for Auckland and was never seen again.[5]
Cessina  New South Wales The ship was wrecked on Flinders Island, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Adelaide, South Australia.[6]
Challenger  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Avoca ( South Australia and sank in Port Phillip Bay.[7]
Charles Edward  New Zealand The steamship struck a rock near Hokitika and sank.[8]
Clarissa  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Tahiti.[9]
Colonist  New South Wales The ship ran aground on the Elizabeth Reef. She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Caledonia.[3]
Countess of Sheffield  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Torres Strait.[10]
Dolphin  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands with loss of life. Five survivors took to the jolly boat, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Southport, Lancashire on 23 March.[11]
Edward Edgar  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Valentia Island, County Cork according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Ilfracombe, Devon in September.[12]
Eli Whitney  United States The ship was wrecked on Tahiti. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco, California.[13]
Gilman D. King Unknown The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Highlander  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Newcastle, New South Wales.[14]
Il'mena  Imperial Russian Navy The ship sank. She was refloated by means of air bags.[15]
Jane  New Zealand The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from the Bay of Islands to Thames.[16]
Jeanie Oswald  South Australia The ship ran aground in the Fitzroy River. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Rockhampton, Queensland. She was consequently condemned.[17]
John Collins Unknown The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Lagos  United Kingdom The sailing barge was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 31 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lagos, Africa.[18]
Layard  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Timaru.[3]
Leon  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in Chichora Bay and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile.[19]
Lizzie Lane Unknown The sloop was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[19]
Metch  Imperial Russian Navy The gunboat sank at Tranzund, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated by means of air bags.[15]
Myrtle  United States The schooner was wrecked in the Aleutian Islands late in 1870.[20]
Othello Newfoundland Colony The sealer was sunk by ice.[1]
Pocumtuck  United States The fishing schooner was run ashore near Ship Harbor, Nova Scotia. Condemned and sold.[21]
Scudd Unknown The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Star of the East  New Zealand The steamship was lost near Napier.[3]
Stormbird  New South Wales The schooner was abandoned off Green Cape.[3]
Summer Cloud  New South Wales The ship was wrecked in Wreck Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Newcastle.[22]
United Brothers Newfoundland Colony The sealer was sunk by ice.[1]

References

Notes
  1. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9528. Glasgow. 16 July 1870.
  2. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26949. London. 2 January 1871. col C, p. 7.
  3. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9563. Glasgow. 26 August 1870.
  4. njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"
  5. Ingram & Wheatley, p. 172.
  6. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9621. Glasgow. 1 November 1870.
  7. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26926. London. 6 December 1870. col F, p. 5.
  8. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26757. London. 23 May 1870. col D, p. 8.
  9. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9464. Glasgow. 3 May 1870.
  10. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26754. London. 13 September 1870. col F, p. 5.
  11. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26714. London. 2 April 1870. col F, p. 10.
  12. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9584. Glasgow. 20 September 1870.
  13. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9459. Glasgow. 27 April 1870.
  14. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9474. Glasgow. 14 May 1870.
  15. "Raising Sunken Vessels". The Times. No. 28460. London. 30 October 1875. col E, p. 4.
  16. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9571. Glasgow. 5 September 1870.
  17. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26920. London. 29 November 1870. col F, p. 6.
  18. "Latest Shipping News". Glasgow Herald. No. 9676. Glasgow. 5 January 1871.
  19. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26672. London. 12 February 1870. col D, p. 12.
  20. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)
  21. "1870". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  22. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26944. London. 27 December 1870. col F, p. 5.

Bibliography
  • Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.

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
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