List of shipwrecks in 1880

The list of shipwrecks in 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1880.

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References

January
Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1880

February
Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1880

March
Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1880

April
Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1880

May
Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1880

June
Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1880

July
Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1880

August
Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1880

September
Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1880

October
Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1880

November
Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1880

December
Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1880

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List of shipwrecks: Uknown date in 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Alpha  Norway The barque was lost at sea between 30 January and 12 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Aarhus, Denmark.[1]
Beatrice  United Kingdom The schooner sank in St George's Bay, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gaspé, Quebec, Dominion of Canada to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Bossuet  France The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Tahiti. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Captain Madsen  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was subsequently wrecked at the mouth of the St. Johns River in a hurricane The wreck was subsequently towed in to Jacksonville, Florida.[4][5]
Cavaliere Squardelli  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the West Indies. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Demerara, British Guiana.[6]
David Law  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and exploded. Her 22 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Leith to San Francisco, California, United States. Her crew were landed at Plymouth on 3 December by HMS Raleigh ( Royal Navy).[7]
Emma  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was refloated in September.[8]
Killeena  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was subsequently towed to Falmouth, Cornwall.[9]
Marie  France The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her 20 crew survived.[10]
Nagay  United States The schooner was lost at Popof Island in the Shumagin Islands off the south coast of the Territory of Alaska during the summer of 1880. Her crew survived.[11]
Nenuphar  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York, United States.[12]
Norden  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between 14 October and 1 December. Her crew were rescued by the steamship City of London ( United Kingdom). Norden was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to LondonUnited Kingdom.[13]
Rathmore  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between 3 January and 8 February with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India.[14]
Rock Light  United Kingdom The barque was presumed to have foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 35 crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Bristol, Gloucestershire. A lifebuoy from the ship washed up on Faial Island, Azores in mid-April.[15]
Sea Shell  Tasmania The ship was wrecked on a reef off Noumea, New Caledonia. Her crew were rescued.[16]

References

Notes
  1. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 12552. Glasgow. 13 March 1880.
  2. "Loss Of A Mevagissey Schooner". The Cornishman. No. 126. 9 December 1880. p. 7.
  3. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 29908. London. 15 June 1880. col C, p. 5.
  4. "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10199. Liverpool. 18 September 1880.
  5. "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 10741. London. 20 September 1880.
  6. "The Mails". The Times. No. 30076. London. 28 December 1880. col F, p. 8.
  7. "Narrow Escape Of A Crew". The Cornishman. No. 126. 9 December 1880. p. 6.
  8. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 29992. London. 21 September 1880. col D, p. 11.
  9. "Local News". The Cornishman. No. 125. 2 December 1880. p. 7.
  10. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 29864. London. 24 April 1880. col B, p. 14.
  11. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)
  12. "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10173. Liverpool. 19 August 1880.
  13. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30054. London. 2 December 1880. col F, p. 11.
  14. "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 29832. London. 18 March 1880. col F, p. 5.
  15. "Shipping Disaster". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10066. Liverpool. 16 April 1880.
  16. "Shipping Disasters". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10115. Liverpool. 12 June 1880.
Ship events in 1880
Ship launches: 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
Ship commissionings: 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
Ship decommissionings: 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
Shipwrecks: 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
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