The list of shipwrecks in 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1870.

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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List of shipwrecks: unknown date 1870
Ship State Description
Alarm Newfoundland Colony The sealer was sunk by ice.[1]
Alice  New South Wales The brigantine was driven ashore.[2]
Aurora  New Zealand The schooner was driven ashore at Timaru.[3]
B. C. Schriviner 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.[4]
Betsy  New Zealand The cutter left Napier bound for Auckland and was never seen again.[5]
Cessina  New South Wales The ship was wrecked on Flinders Island, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Adelaide, South Australia.[6]
Challenger  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Avoca ( South Australia and sank in Port Phillip Bay.[7]
Charles Edward  New Zealand The steamship struck a rock near Hokitika and sank.[8]
Clarissa  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Tahiti.[9]
Colonist  New South Wales The ship ran aground on the Elizabeth Reef. She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Caledonia.[3]
Countess of Sheffield  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Torres Strait.[10]
Dolphin  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands with loss of life. Five survivors took to the jolly boat, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Southport, Lancashire on 23 March.[11]
Edward Edgar  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Valentia Island, County Cork according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Ilfracombe, Devon in September.[12]
Eli Whitney  United States The ship was wrecked on Tahiti. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco, California.[13]
Gilman D. King 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.[4]
Highlander  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Newcastle, New South Wales.[14]
Il'mena  Imperial Russian Navy The ship sank. She was refloated by means of air bags.[15]
Jane  New Zealand The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from the Bay of Islands to Thames.[16]
Jeanie Oswald  South Australia The ship ran aground in the Fitzroy River. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Rockhampton, Queensland. She was consequently condemned.[17]
John Collins 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.[4]
Lagos  United Kingdom The sailing barge was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 31 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lagos, Africa.[18]
Layard  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Timaru.[3]
Leon  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in Chichora Bay and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile.[19]
Lizzie Lane 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.[4]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[19]
Metch  Imperial Russian Navy The gunboat sank at Tranzund, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated by means of air bags.[15]
Myrtle  United States The schooner was wrecked in the Aleutian Islands late in 1870.[20]
Othello Newfoundland Colony The sealer was sunk by ice.[1]
Pocumtuck  United States The fishing schooner was run ashore near Ship Harbor, Nova Scotia. Condemned and sold.[21]
Scudd 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.[4]
Star of the East  New Zealand The steamship was lost near Napier.[3]
Stormbird  New South Wales The schooner was abandoned off Green Cape.[3]
Summer Cloud  New South Wales The ship was wrecked in Wreck Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Newcastle.[22]
United Brothers Newfoundland Colony The sealer was sunk by ice.[1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9528. Glasgow. 16 July 1870.
  2. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26949. London. 2 January 1871. col C, p. 7.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9563. Glasgow. 26 August 1870.
  4. ^ a b c d e "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. ^ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 172.
  6. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9621. Glasgow. 1 November 1870.
  7. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26926. London. 6 December 1870. col F, p. 5.
  8. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26757. London. 23 May 1870. col D, p. 8.
  9. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9464. Glasgow. 3 May 1870.
  10. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26754. London. 13 September 1870. col F, p. 5.
  11. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26714. London. 2 April 1870. col F, p. 10.
  12. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9584. Glasgow. 20 September 1870.
  13. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9459. Glasgow. 27 April 1870.
  14. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9474. Glasgow. 14 May 1870.
  15. ^ a b "Raising Sunken Vessels". The Times. No. 28460. London. 30 October 1875. col E, p. 4.
  16. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9571. Glasgow. 5 September 1870.
  17. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26920. London. 29 November 1870. col F, p. 6.
  18. ^ "Latest Shipping News". Glasgow Herald. No. 9676. Glasgow. 5 January 1871.
  19. ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26672. London. 12 February 1870. col D, p. 12.
  20. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)
  21. ^ "1870". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26944. London. 27 December 1870. col F, p. 5.

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