Ship
State
Description
A. C. Bird
United States
The steamboat sank in the Missouri River at Liberty Landing, below the mouth of the Kansas River , apparently in 1875.[ 1]
Alfred
Germany
The brig was wrecked on Bonham Atoll, in the Marshall Islands . Her crew were rescued.[ 2]
Amberes
Spain
The steamship sank at Santander .
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. All on board were rescued by Melmerly ( United Kingdom ). Aurora was on a voyage from Adelaide , South Australia to a British port.[ 3]
Blonde
New Zealand
The 14-ton cutter left Tauranga with a cargo of coal for Auckland with two crew in mid-September. Her hulk was discovered floating close to Kennedy Bay on 16 October.[ 4]
Clevedon
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire after 15 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 5]
Comet
United States
The 350-ton bark left Port Chalmers , New Zealand, on 27 February bound for Hobart , Tasmania with a 13-man crew, and was not seen again.[ 6]
Cora
Flag 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 .[ 7]
Dunbrody
United Kingdom
The barque foundered off the coast of Labrador , Newfoundland Colony .
Eleanor
New Zealand
The cutter struck rocks while trying to enter the Pleasant River near Palmerston , New Zealand, sometime in the middle of 1875, and was wrecked. All hands survived.[ 8]
Emerald
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire at Honolulu , Kingdom of Hawai'i .[ 9]
Enjema
Germany
The ship was abandoned at sea after 17 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Guayaquil , Ecuador.[ 10]
Faveur
Denmark
The barque foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands after 6 October.[ 11]
Le Baron
United Kingdom
The barque caught fire at sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 12]
M. J. Forsha
Flag 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 .[ 7]
New Wabeno
Flag unknown
The ship was abandoned at sea after 22 July.[ 5] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Sorata (Flag unknown).[ 13]
Patmos
United Kingdom
The barque caught fire at sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Hull to Valparaíso.[ 12]
Prince Alfred
United Kingdom
The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean before 4 May. At least some of her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mejillones , Chile to London .[ 14] [ 15]
Rathfern
United Kingdom
The ship was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all 36 crew.[ 16]
Stella
Germany
The barque was driven ashore at Victoria, British Columbia , Canada .[ 17]
Strathmore
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic between 19 April and 30 August with the loss of all 40 crew and 150–200 passengers. She was on a voyage from London to Otago , New Zealand.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
The Queen
Flag unknown
The steamer 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 .[ 7]