The list of shipwrecks in July 1874 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1874 .
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1874
Ship
State
Description
Ann Potts
United Kingdom
The brig was run into by the steamship Gothland ( United Kingdom ) and sank off the Lofoten Islands , Norway with the loss of five of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by Gothland . Ann Potts was on a voyage from Bergen , Norway to Onega , Russia .[ 3]
Czar
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sillery , Quebec , Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 4] She was refloated on 21 August and taken in to Quebec City for repairs.[ 5]
Pomona
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Nidingen , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Cronstadt , Russia.[ 6]
Sancho
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Milleplatte, in the North Sea off the German coast. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to Geestemünde , Germany.[ 1] She was refloated and towed in to Geestemünde in a leaky condition.[ 7]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1874
Ship
State
Description
Canton
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on the Min Reef, in the Min River . She was on a voyage from Fuzhou , China to London .[ 10] [ 11]
Hipparchus
Brazil
The steamship ran aground at Ryde , Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Southampton , Hampshire , United Kingdom and Bremen , Germany . She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and resumed her voyage.[ 4] [ 12] [ 13]
Rio Douro
Portugal
The steamship was wrecked at Esposende . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 4]
Robin Hood
United Kingdom
The tug was holed by an anchor, developed a severe leak, and sank at Cowes , Isle of Wight. She was refloated on 10 July and taken in to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 4] [ 14]
Tenasserim
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked near Hafun , Majeerteen Sultanate . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rangoon , Burma to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 15]
Victorine
France
The schooner was wrecked at Ringkøbing , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Inférieure to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 4]
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1874
Ship
State
Description
Arche d' Alliance
France
The fishing lugger sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by a lugger.[ 16]
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1874
Ship
State
Description
Ellen Constance
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on the south point of Öland , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Grimsby , Lincolnshire . She was refloated but found to be leaky and was beached. Ellen Constance was refloated on 14 July with the assistance of a steamship.[ 21]
Gananoque
United Kingdom
The ship struck an iceberg and sank off Cape Race , Newfoundland Colony with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 22]
Glenarvon
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Öland. She was refloated the next day.[ 21]
Jumelles
France
The fishing lugger sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Craster , Caithness , United Kingdom . Her crew survived.[ 16]
Killeney
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Whampoa ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Liverpool , Lancashire . Her crew were rescued.[ 23]
Royal Family
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Cape Guardafui , Majeerteen Sultanate . Her crew were rescued by the steamship Glenearn ( United Kingdom ). Royal Family was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Aden .[ 24] [ 25]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The schooner was driven ashore on Öland. She was refloated.[ 21]
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1874
Ship
State
Description
Santos
Germany
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked.[ 37]
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1874
Ship
State
Description
Bertha
Germany
The ship was driven ashore on "Luppe Island", in the Gulf of Finland . She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to the Weser .[ 8]
Eliezer
Norway
The ship ran aground on Neckmansgrund and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Vyborg , Grand Duchy of Finland .[ 36] [ 44]
Racedon
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Onega ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Fredrikshavn , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. Racedon was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cronstadt.[ 45]
Stanley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Filey Brig , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Penang , Straits Settlements . She was refloated and towed in to South Shields , County Durham in a leaky condition by the steamship Jubilee ( United Kingdom ).[ 36] [ 44]
Vildosala
Flag unknown
The steamship ran aground on the Holm Sand.[ 36] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 8]
William Thurlbeck
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Dalgaya Bank.[ 36]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1874
Ship
State
Description
Blair Athol
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Monte Video , Uruguay.[ 34]
Minister Roon
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in Southampton Water . She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Southampton , Hampshire . She was refloated and taken in to Southampton.[ 39]
Ville de Malaga
France
The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Cronstadt , Russia . She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 39]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1874
Ship
State
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Hartlepool , County Durham . She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to Hartlepool. She was refloated.[ 52]
Brûne
France
The schooner ran aground and sank at Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom.[ 53]
Millbank
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Hankow ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Dungeness , Kent with the loss of fourteen of the 30 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Hankow . Millbank was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 54] [ 55]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1874
Ship
State
Description
Carl
Germany
The 167-ton brig struck a rock at the entrance to Bluff Harbour , New Zealand, ripping away much of her keel. The crew survived, but much of her cargo was lost.[ 28]
Independencia
Brazil
The ironclad was severely damaged at Cubitt Town , Essex during an attempt to launch her. She was launched on 10 September, repaired and sold the Royal Navy , entering service as HMS Neptune .[ 61]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1874
Ship
State
Description
Annie Laurie
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked near Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada before 21 July. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , Canada to a British port.[ 62]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bahia , Brazil .[ 4]
City of Guatemala
United States
The ship was wrecked on Watling's Island , Bahamas . She was on a voyage from New York to Colón , United States of Colombia .[ 63]
Cormorant
Flag unknown
The brig ran aground on the Saloo Reef.[ 64]
Flying Cloud
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Navy Island , Ontario , Canada. She was refloated and taken in to Saint John's , Newfoundland Colony .[ 36]
Matilda Hilyard
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Manicougan Shoals, in the Saint Lawrence River . She was on a voyage from Montreal , Quebec to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 4]
Olyphant
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked at Keelung , Formosa .[ 4]
Silver Cloud
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to Queenstown.[ 31]
Tyrian
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on Cape Sable Island. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Halifax. She was refloated, her passengers were reboarded and she completed her voyage, arriving at Halifax on 21 July.[ 22]
Wyburton
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with a Spanish steamship south of Suez , Egypt and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[ 65]
Unnamed
Russia
The barque sank in Lake Onega off Vitegra before 24 July.[ 63]
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