Ship
State
Description
Alexander Oldham
United States
The sidewheel paddle steamer was lost during 1873.[ 1]
Alsager
United Kingdom
The ship was scuttled by her crew. Three of them were taken to Auckland , New Zealand for trial.[ 2]
Arapiles
Spanish Navy
The ironclad ran aground off the coast of Venezuela. Subsequently refloated and taken to New York , United States for repairs.
Artigas
United Kingdom
The steamship was lost in January or February. All on board were rescued.[ 3]
Blanche Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Blanche Rock and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Sydney , New South Wales .[ 4]
Bridgetown
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Fremantle , Western Australia . She was refloated.[ 5]
Claude Hamilton
New Zealand
The steamship was wrecked after 24 October. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Melbourne , Victoria .[ 6]
Dlhiot
Flag unknown
The schooner was wrecked on Easter Island . Her crew were rescued.[ 7]
Elizabeth Kimball
United States
The ship was wrecked on Norfolk Island .[ 8]
Ellen Martin
United Kingdom
The schooner beached on Summerlease Point Cliffs, north Cornwall , while attempting to enter the harbour at Bude . Her crew was taken off by breeches buoy and the ship's figurehead was in the captain's garden for many years.[ 9]
Emmilienne
France
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Fremantle.[ 5]
George S. Wright
United States
The steamship was wrecked on the coast of Oregon with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Sitka , Department of Alaska to San Francisco, California .[ 10]
Georgette
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Fremantle. She was refloated.[ 5]
Norman
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at Yantai , China with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki , Japan to Yanti.[ 11]
Ocean Express
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn , Chile. Her crew were rescued.[ 12]
Parame
France
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Manila , Spanish East Indies to Queensland .[ 13]
Spray
United Kingdom
The ship foundered. Two of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang , China to Nagasaki.[ 14]
Tecite
France
The ship was lost at Nouméa , New Caledonia . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Nouméa.[ 15]
William Thomas
United States
The ship was wrecked on Easter Island.[ 8]