List of shipwrecks in April 1873

The list of shipwrecks in April 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1873.

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1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1873
Ship State Description
Atlantic  United Kingdom
The wreck of Atlantic.
The ocean liner hit an underwater rock off Marr's Head, Meagher's Island (now Mars Head, Mars Island), Nova Scotia, Canada, and sank with the loss of between 535 and 560 lives. There were 371 survivors. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.
Queen of the Belgians  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Littlestone, Kent. She was on a voyage from Folkestone, Kent to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[1] She was refloated on 10 April and taken in to Folkestone.[2]

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1873
Ship State Description
Abbie Perkins  United States The schooner exploded off Start Point, Devon and was destroyed by fire. Her five crew were rescued by the schooner Challenger ( United Kingdom). Abbie Perkins was on a voyage from New York to London, United Kingdom.[3][4]
Cecile  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Boston, Massachusetts.[5]
Corinda Adema  France The ship foundered off Saint-Armel, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from "Borneuf" to Saint-Armel.[3]
Holmside, and
Raithwaite Hall 		 United Kingdom The steamships collided in the River Tyne and were both severely damaged. Holmside was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She put back to South Shields. Raithwaite Hall was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to South Shields. She was taken in to North Shields, Northumberland for repairs.[6]

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1873
Ship State Description
Amelie  Italy The brig collided with the collier Mary Austin ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by Mary Austin. Amelie was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7][8][9][10]
Fremond  France The ship was in collision with the steamship Gogo ( France at Bordeaux, Gironde and was severely damaged.[5]
Janet Shennan  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to London. She was refloated.[11]
United Friends  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Runcorn, Cheshire.[5]

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1873
Ship State Description
Annie Mills  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the North Tail Ridge, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Devon and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Appledore Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Appledore, Devon.[12]
Bismarck  Italy The ship struck a floating wreck and sprang a leak. She sank off Sal, Cape Verde Islands on 7 April. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Po (Flag unknown). Bismack was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Algoa Bay.[13][14][15]
Cedar  Germany The ship ran aground on the Polish Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[16]
Dunorlan  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Agger, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Brevik, Norway.[10]
Express  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Tail Ridge and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Appledore Lifeboat.[12]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the North Tail Ridge and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Appledore Lifeboat.[12]
Norman  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at José Ignacio, Uruguay with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montevideo, Uruguay.[16]
Stag  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to a port in Uruguay.[16]

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1873
Ship State Description
Ægean  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Brouwers Reef, in the Java Sea. She was on a voyage from Kobe, Japan to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated on 6 March and resumed her voyage.[17]
Feronia  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Fowey, Cornwall and was scuttled.[10]
Foundling  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Earl of Durham ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. All on board survived.[10]
James Hull  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Henlopen, Delaware. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Jean Auguste  France The schooner collided with the brig Countess ( United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) north by west of the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. Jean Auguste was on a voyage from Ouistreham, Pas-de-Calais to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[18]
Rose  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Southampton, Hampshire.[10]
Stella  United Kingdom The yacht collided with a sloop in the River Thames and capsized with the loss of one of the two people on board.[19][20]
Troubador  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaufort, United States. She was on a voyage from Santo Domingo Tonalá, Mexico to Queenstown, County Cork.[10]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1873
Ship State Description
Alexandrana  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[10]
Caroline et Sire  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Sæby. She was on a voyage from Randers to Moss, Norway.[10]
Helene  Germany The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[21]
Hunter  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Knight Templar ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[10]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1873
Ship State Description
Camana  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran ashore at Clachland Point, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to San Francisco, California, United States.[10] She was refloated with assistance from the tug Flying Squall ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[22][23]
Fidelia  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Cape Recife, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Mossel Bay to Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony.[24][25]
India  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde downstream of Dumbarton. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to New York, United States. She was refloated the next day.[18]
Rose  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Kertch, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Kertch.[18]
Thorwaldsen  Germany The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on the Hollands-Vaderöe, off the coast of Sweden.[26]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1873
Ship State Description
Africa  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube 40 nautical miles (74 km) from its mouth.[27]
Dromedary  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Irish Sea between the Tuskar Rock and Wicklow Head, County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Pernambuco ( United Kingdom). Dromedary was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dublin.[23]
Elm City  United States The steamship was wrecked on the Stepping Stones Reef. All on board, more than 100 people, were rescued.[28] She was on a voyage from New York to Newhaven, Connecticut.[29]
Twa Broder  Sweden The brig ran aground off Mönsterås. She was on a voyage from Mönsterås to an English port.[30]
Zea  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Rabbit Islands, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[31]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1873
Ship State Description
Forty-five  United Kingdom The sailing barge foundered off St. Helen's, Isle of Wight with the loss of two of the four people on board. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Brading, Isle of Wight.[32]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1873
Ship State Description
Batavier  Netherlands The paddle steamer ran aground on the Red Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam South Holland to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom.[2]
Dunkeld  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Saugor, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[33][2]
Fiona  United Kingdom The steamship suffered an onboard explosion and fire at Skomer, Pembrokeshire and sank at the stern. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[2] Fiona was refloated on 24 April and beached at Milford Haven.[34]
Hakel Adelstein  Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hook of Holland, South Holland. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Hjorring Ruhma  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at "Kjobstad". She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[2] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[29]
Lourche  France The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Saint-Louis, Senegal. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint-Louis.[35]
Macedone  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the barque Solertia ( Norway) and sank at Rotterdam.[33][2]
Olive  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her sixteen crew were rescued by George Hurlbut ( United States).[36]
Soli Deo Gloria  Germany The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark.[2]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1873
Ship State Description
Aurora  Italy The ship collided with the steamship Morocco (Flag unknown) and sank at Venice. Aurora was on a voyage from "Scarpa" to Venice.[37]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1873
Ship State Description
Bremontier  France The barque ran aground in the Hellegat, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands.[38]
Isabelita  Spain The barque was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Germany.[38]
Triad United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The schooner was wrecked on Island Davaar, Argyllshire. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[39][40][38] She was refloated on 5 May and towed into a port.[41]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1873
Ship State Description
Mathilde  Spain The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at "Santa Magdalena" and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Sagunto and Valencia. She was refloated and taken in to Vinaròs in a leaky condition.[34][29]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The yawl foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Fife. Her crew were rescued by a coble.[42]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1873
Ship State Description
Juanita  Mexico The schooner was wrecked near "Santecomapan". She was on a voyage from San Juan Bautista de Tabasco to Vera Cruz.[43]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1873
Ship State Description
Ceres  Germany The ship ran aground on the Gelbsand, in the North Sea. She was refloated with assistance on 21 April and taken in to Cuxhaven.[29]
Galeed  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube.[44]
Liverpool  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore on Orlock Point, County Down. She was on avoyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[17]
Olive  United Kingdom The fishing vessel collided with Sir Walter Scott ( United Kingdom) and sank off Kinsale, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[45][46][47]
Sea Bird  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[17] She was on a voyage from a port in the west of England to Dublin.[48]
Westoe  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube.[44]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1873
Ship State Description
Ferdinand  United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Pensacola, Florida.[30]
Leonardo da Vinci  Italy The barque was wrecked on the Playa Santa Rosa. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Magdalene Esther  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Neapel ( Germany) and sank in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[30] Magdalene Esther was refloated on 29 April.[50]
West Wind  United States The steamboat sank in the Arkansas River downstream of Little Rock, Arkansas. She was on a voyage from Fort Smith, Arkansas to New Orleans, Louisiana.[51]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1873
Ship State Description
Eros  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Queen's Channel. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Waterford.[30]
Lochinvar  United Kingdom The barque collided with the transport ship Loiret ( French Navy) and sank in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Loire. Lochinvar was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cartagena, Spain.[52][53][54]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1873
Ship State Description
Arundel Castle  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Scotstown Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Leith, Lothian.[55]
Zacharias  Germany The brig capsized at Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[30]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1873
Ship State Description
Maria  Greece The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) south south west of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by Tertius ( United Kingdom).[30]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1873
Ship State Description
Bacciccia  Italy The barque was driven ashore on Governor's Island, New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to New York City. Bacciccia was refloated and taken in to Brooklyn, where she was drydocked.[46][56]
Harmanna  Netherlands The schooner struck a rock off Alderney, Channel Islands and was abandoned. All eight people on board were rescued by the cutter Favourite (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Harmana was on a voyage from Bari, Italy to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[57][34]
M. A. Herrers  France The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States.[46]
Nebula  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Port Eynon Point, Glamorgan and was severely damaged. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Cardiff, Glamonrgan. Nebula was refloated the next day and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was repaired and returned to service.[58][46]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1873
Ship State Description
Dilkoosh  United States The ship ran aground in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from New York to London, United Kingdom.[34]
Durham  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Thames Estuary off Higham, Kent. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to London.[46] She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent.[57]
Fly  United Kingdom The fishing boat capsized and sank off the Covesea Skerries Lighthouse with the loss of four of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Press Home ( United Kingdom).[45] Fly was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire to Newport, Pembrokeshire.[59]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1873
Ship State Description
Abel  Norway The barque ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[59]
Garland  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Millbay, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to A Coruña, Spain.[34]
Gessa Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at "Cogbrinas". Her crew were rescued.[14]
Pride of the Nile  United Kingdom The smack collided with the smack Marble or Warbler ( United Kingdom and was abandoned off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued.[48][60]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1873
Ship State Description
Zouave  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked 22 nautical miles (41 km) north of the mouth of the Rio Grande do Sul with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Rio Grande do Sul.[61][62]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1873
Ship State Description
Glendale  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her 23 crew were rescued by the lugger Florence Nightingale ( United Kingdom). Glendale was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Reggio Calabria, Italy.[63]
Peter  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was run into and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by August and Marie ( Sweden).[64]
Proctor  United Kingdom The smack collided with the smack Flirt ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea.[48]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1873
Ship State Description
Jeannie and Mathilda  France The barque collided with the steamship Liberia ( United Kingdom) and sank off "Appam", Africa with loss of life. Jeannie and Mathilda was on a voyage from Calais to the Bight of Benin.[65]
Jeverland  Germany The barque was wrecked at Akyab, Burma. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Akyab.[66]
John Ericsson  Sweden The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Akyab. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Akyab to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[66]
Kildare  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Canada ( United Kingdom). Kildare was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Swansea, Glamorgan.[48][67][50]
Vittorio  Italy The barque ran aground off La Atunara, Spain and was abandoned by her crew. She was towed in to Gibraltar the next day by HMS Barracouta ( Royal Navy).[48][50]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1873
Ship State Description
Emmanuel  France The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure.[16][68]
Maracaibo  United Kingdom The steamship capsized in the Clyde.[50] She was righted on 1 May and taken in to Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[16]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Corton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in tow for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk but consequently sank.[69][48]
Medallion  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Kerken Banks, in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) from Sfax, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Tripoli, Vilayet of Tripolitania to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[48]
Plato  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on a reef off New Caledonia. Her crew survived the wreck, and reached Malaita, Solomon Islands in a boat. They were attacked by the local inhabitants and all but one of the crew were murdered. The survivor was rescued two months later by HMS Renard ( Royal Navy). Plato was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Hong Kong.[70]
Sisters  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Newquay, Cornwall.[50]
Tri-Adelphoi  Greece The ship struck the breakwater and sank at Kertch, Russia. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, Italy to Taganrog, Russia.[71]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1873
Ship State Description
Alpha  United States The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the Chesapeake River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Puerto Rico. She was later refloated and towed in to Baltimore.[30][56]
Ann and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Penmaen Point". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Abercastle, Pembrokeshire.[48]
Annie Grieve Canada Canada The schooner was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Ponce, Puerto Rico to Baltimore, Maryland.[10]
Argo  New Zealand The 32-ton schooner left Auckland for Whangārei with four crew on board, and was not seen again.[72]
Bella Cathrina, or
Ellen Catrina 		 United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 2 April.[24]
Blencathra  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Plymouth, Devon.[68]
Columbine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cahore, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford. She was refloated and was towed in to Wexfored in a leaky condition.[8][73]
Earl of Dufferin  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank off Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Oporto.[31]
E. C. Redman  United States The brig was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba.[34]
Expertus  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Glades Scituate, Bermuda before 15 April. Her crew were rescued.[48]
Fidelite Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Rio de la Hacha to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[30][14]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden before 15 April. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[74]
Glenalladale  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Liverpool.[17]
Hamburg  Germany The fishing smack collided with another vessel and was abandoned in the Dogger Bank before 19 April. She was subsequently discovered by the fishing smack Swanwick ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[54]
Harmingja  United States The ship caught fire and was abandoned at sea before 15 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Reval, Russia.[39][75]
Henriette  France The ship struck rocks off Flores Island, Azores, whilst on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Montevideo, Uruguay. She completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[41]
Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk.[73]
Hopeful  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Finistère, France.[2]
Juanita  Mexico The ship was wrecked on the Anegadilla, off Vera Cruz before 6 April. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Vera Cruz.[39][76]
Kiang Loong  China The steamship ran aground and broke her back before 11 April.[67]
Marie Claire  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Garrucha, Spain.[8]
Phoenix  France The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from "Touricareah" to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and taken in to a port in Sierra Leone, where she arrived on 1 May. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[77]
Rachel Blackwood  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Demerara, British Guiana.[50]
Reichstag  Germany The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to Falmouth.[9]
Reyna de los Cieles  Spain The ship was destroyed by fire at "Cabezuela", near Cádiz.[50]
Ruby  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Duncannon, County Wexford. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
Snow Queen  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[17]
Southampton  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire 250 nautical miles (460 km) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. Her seventeen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Reval.[59]
Storm King  United States The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Liverpool.[34]
Unico N.  Ottoman Empire The ship was wrecked near Antioch. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Mersin.[38]
Vesper  United Kingdom The fishing vessel foundered off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands.[33]

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