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List of shipwrecks in April 1875

April 27, 2024

The list of shipwrecks in April 1875 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1875.

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1 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1875
Ship State Description
Ceres   France The ship collided with Larenomm (  Denmark) off the coast of Iceland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Italia   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Dumbarton. She was refloated the next day.[2]
Victoria   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to the Clyde.[3]

2 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1875
Ship State Description
Audacia   Portugal The barque was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[4]
Kalamazoo   United Kingdom The smack was run into by the steamship Dione (  United Kingdom) and sank off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued by Dione. Kalamazoo was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[5]

3 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1875
Ship State Description
Ada Florence   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Granville, Manche, France. She was refloated and assisted in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[6][7]
Ennismore   United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin.[6]
Irrawaddy   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Yangtze. She was refloated.[7]
Reval   Germany The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kiel to Memel.[8]
Westoe   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Cape Sestos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with assistance from a tug.[7]

4 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1875
Ship State Description
Courier   Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Nieuw Diep. She was on a voyage from Fuzhou, China to Amsterdam, North Holland.[9]
Decca   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight and was abandoned by her crew, who were reported missing. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[8] She broke up the next day.[2]
Fu Sing, and
Ocean 		  United Kingdom The steamship Fusing collided with the steamship Ocean and sank in the South China Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) north of "Shawiesan Island" with the loss of 69 of the 125 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Ocean. Fu Sing was on a voyage from Shanghai to Tianjin, China. Ocean was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Shantou, China. She put in to Wusong, China.[10][11][9]
Mimi   United Kingdom The schooner struck the Megstone and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Leith, Lothian.[7]
Palma   Italy The barque was wrecked on the Galloper Sand. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat Etoile de Maria (  France). Palma was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[8]

5 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1875
Ship State Description
Aios Constantinos   Greece The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Pongas, Sierra Leone.[12]
Alexander   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Wingoe". She was on a voyage from Malmö, Sweden to an English port. She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark by a steamship.[7]
Callirhoe   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Walney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.[6] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Barrow in Furness.[2]
Catherine Boland   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Boarshill", Fife and was abandoned by her crew.[6]
Minnie   United Kingdom The ship sank at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[6]
Rapide   United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by ice and was beached at New York, United States.[13] She was on a voyage from New York to London.[14]
Velocipede   United Kingdom The ship schooner was driven ashore at Moelfre, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to a Baltic port.[7] She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[2]

6 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1875
Ship State Description
Galera   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[2]
Glasgow   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated and taken in to Montrose in a leaky condition.[15]
Iris   Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Matanzas, Cuba.[16]
Letezia   Italy The barque collided with another vessel and sank off Monaco. Her crew were rescued.[2]

7 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1875
Ship State Description
Giorgios   Spain The schooner was driven ashore near Almería. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Sant Lluís, Menorca.[9]
Helen Beatrice   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wigtown. She was on a voyage from London to Wigtown.[15]
R. L. Alston   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put back to Middlesbrough.[9]
Shamrock   United Kingdom The schooner struck the Colley Rock, near Macduff, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated and taken in to Banff, Aberdeenshire in a leaky condition.[9]

8 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1875
Ship State Description
Antje   Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore at Dysart, Fife, United Kingdom.[17]
Frankland, and an
unnamed vessel 		  United Kingdom
Flag unknown 		The steamship Frankland collided with a schooner in the River Wear. Both vessels were severely damaged. Frankland was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to Sunderland, County Durham.[15]
Haytien   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the Pass A L'Outre Lighthouse, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18]
Petronella   Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Bali Strait. She was on a voyage from Makassar, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port. She was refloated and towed in to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[15]
Statesman   Belgium The barque ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[15][18]
HMS Tamar   Royal Navy The troopship ran aground at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19]

9 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1875
Ship State Description
Gomer   United Kingdom The schooner struck the Swilly Rocks, in the Menai Strait and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Belfast, County Antrim.[20]
Lina   Sweden The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of, Norfolk, United Kingdom was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Mount Stewart (  United Kingdom). Lina was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Norway to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[21] She was discovered off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk the next day and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition.[16]

10 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1875
Ship State Description
Camiguin   Spain The steamship ran aground and was abandoned in the Spanish East Indies. She was severely damaged.[22][23]
Chiara   United Kingdom The barque was damaged by fire at Penarth, Glamorgan.[24]

11 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1875
Ship State Description
Elaine   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[25] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Tanfield (  United Kingdom). Elaine was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[21]
Reinhard Flag unknown The ship collided with the steamship Don Juan (  United Kingdom) and sank off Cartagena, Spain. Her crew were rescued. Reinhard was on a voyage from an Italian port to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was towed in to Cartagena in a waterlogged condition and placed under repair.[16][26]

12 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1875
Ship State Description
Belfont   France The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bahia, Brazil. She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[27]
Border Chieftain   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to London.[16][27] She was refloated on 23 April and taken in to Dover.[28]
Guardian   United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[27]
Jane   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Southampton, Hampshire. She floated off but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Enterprise (  United Kingdom).[16][21]
Nancy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Duncansby Head, Caithness.[16]
Pomerania   Germany The brig was run down and sunk off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands by the steamship West Riding (  United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. Pomerania was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Bremen.[29]
Richard and Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[16][27]
Sylphide   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk.[16]

13 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1875
Ship State Description
Florence   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada.[24]
John Elder   United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Birkenhead, Cheshire.[30]

14 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1875
Ship State Description
Antoinette   France The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the Nunez River.[31]
Denia   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Malmö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Malmö. She was refloated and taken in to Malmö.[32]
Esberne Snare   United Kingdom The hulk was destroyed by fire and sank at Jiujiang, China.[33]
Stuart Hahneman   United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the Indian Ocean with the loss of 37 of her 46 crew. Survivors took to a lifeboat; they were rescued on 27 April by the barque Blandina I (  Austria-Hungary). Stuart Hahneman was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34][35][36]
Victor   Gibraltar The brig ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Scarcies River.[31]

15 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1875
Ship State Description
HMS Tamar   Royal Navy The troopship ran aground at Gillingham, Kent.[37] She was refloated with assistance.[38]

17 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1875
Ship State Description
Catharina   Russia The ship was holed by ice and sank at Memel, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Ernest   United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk off Lundy Island by the steamship Meteor (  United Kingdom) with the loss of all hands. Ernest was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[39]
Maria Elizabeth   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off the coast of County Wicklow in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Rival, and
Rose 		  United Kingdom
  France 		The schooners collided in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham and were abandoned by their crews, who were rescued by the schooner Arab (  United Kingdom). Rival was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dartmouth, Devon. Rose was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quimper, Finistère.[40][39]

18 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1875
Ship State Description
Louise Bahlrus   United States The ship was driven ashore at Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Williamsburg, Virginia.[41] She was refloated with assistance.[32]
Storsilden   Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lister. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Haugesund.[42][43]
William Woodbury   United Kingdom The ship was run into by the steamship Benledi (  United Kingdom) in the Iloilo Strait and was beached. She was repaired and resumed her voyage.[12]

19 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1875
Ship State Description
Cora Linn   United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of for of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 22 April by an American barque and 23 April by the brig Ara (  Norway). Cora Linn was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States to Troon, Ayrshire.[44]
Einigkeit   Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Thisted.[42]
Jupiter T.   Austria-Hungary The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Padrone, Cape Colony. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to New York, United States.[45][46][47]
Moldetz Flag unknown The ship ran aground off Esbjerg, Denmark.[40]
Said Flag unknown The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged at Öckerö, Sweden.[42] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Gothenburg, Sweden.[32]
Scotland   United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[42]
Success   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Arkona, Germany with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Swinemünde, Germany. She was refloated and towed in to Swinemünde in a leaky condition.[12][32]

20 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1875
Ship State Description
Durley   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kertch, Russia.[40]
Great Western   United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks at Crookhaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New York to Crookhaven. She was refloated.[42]
Rose Brae   United Kingdom The barque struck an iceberg and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Thor (  United Kingdom). Rose Brae was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22][23]
Scotland   United Kingdom The ship struck the quayside and sank at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool.[48]

21 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1875
Ship State Description
Thames   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Blyth, Northumberland.[49]
Venskabet   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Larvik, Norway to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[50]
Ventura   United States The steamship was wrecked at Point Sur, California. Her passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to a port in South Carolina.[51]

22 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1875
Ship State Description
Caroline   Belgium The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°16′N 58°27′W / 37.267°N 58.450°W / 37.267; -58.450) with the loss of six of her thirteen crew. Five survivors were rescued. The remaining two were rescued the next day by Ada (  United Kingdom), but one of them subsequently died. Caroline was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States to Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom.[52]
Ich Dien   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Bahia, Brazil.[28]
Marcus   Courland Governorate The ship was driven ashore north of Vindava.[31]
Maria   Germany The schooner ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Griefswald to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[28]
Von Laffert Lehsen   Sweden The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Haufruen (  Norway). Von Laffert Lehsen was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stockholm.[53]

23 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1875
Ship State Description
Burgermeister van Settan   Germany The ship ran aground at Pillau. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Königsberg.[50] She was refloated and taken in to Königsberg for repairs.[54]
Charles Bodman,
Exporter, and
John Kyle 		  United States The steamboat John Kyle caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana The fire spread to Charles Bodman and Exporter with the loss of about 50 lives. John Kyle sank, the other boats were severely damaged.[55]
Joseph Straker   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Norderney, Germany. Her crew were rescued by the Norderney Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg, Germany.[56][57]
Limerick Lass   United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Bremen, Germany.[57]

24 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1875
Ship State Description
Alabama   United States The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Bengal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Calcutta, India.[58][59]
Ocean   United Kingdom The barque ran aground at the White Cliffs, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[60]
Prospero   Germany The barque was driven ashore at Hela. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Dantzic.[61]

25 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1875
Ship State Description
Familie Trouw   Netherlands The galiot was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Dantzic, Germany.[31]

26 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1875
Ship State Description
Crystalline   United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dunkerque.[60] Also reported as Chrystaline running aground in the Castletown River, being refloated on 3 May and towed in to Dundalk, County Louth.[59]
Marie Leonie   France The brig ran aground on the Cross Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[60]
Nereide   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage frm Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[60]
Saxonia   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Grimsby to the West Indies. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[54]

27 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1875
Ship State Description
Ada   Italy The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from Genoa to the Rio Grande.[62]
Albatross   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Dumfries. She was on a voyage from London to Dumfries. She was refloated.[63]
Diadem, and
Ville de Cadiz 		  United Kingdom
  France 		The steamship Ville de Cadiz collided with the steamship Diadem and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Oran, Algeria. Diadem was severely damaged and was left with a severe leak. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62]
Ernestine   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Lough Swilly.[63] She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Canada.[54]
Floral Star   South Australia The ship ran aground at Yankakilla. She was declared a total loss.[63][64]
Islander   United Kingdom The brig collided with the brig Ryno (  Norway) and sank off the Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Ryno. Islander was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[65][63][54]
Mary Ann Scott   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Nith. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Dumfries.[63]
Remembrance   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Varberg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Wismar, Germany.[66]
Sarah Ann   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[63]
Strathnaver   United Kingdom The ship departed from Sydney, New South Wales for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67][68]

28 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1875
Ship State Description
Diadem   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off "China Buckeer". She was on a voyage from Kurrachee, India to Rangoon, Burma.[62] She was refloated on 4 May and taken in to Rangoon.[59]
Lavarellini Fratelli   India The ship was wrecked on the Eastern Sand, off Rangoon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Rangoon.[62]
Remus Flag unknown The steamship struck a sunken rock off Cape Bon, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. She put in to Malta in a leaky condition.[53]
Quorn   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off "China Buckeer".[62] She was refloated on 4 May and taken in to Rangoon.[59]

29 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1875
Ship State Description
Edward Eccles   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Harssens, Groningen, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[69]
Ida   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Rosetta, Egypt.[53] Her crew were rescued.[70] She was refloated in May and towed in to Alexandria, Egypt in a leaky condition.[66]

30 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1875
Ship State Description
Dragoon   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Strubben", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[71] She was refloated on 3 May and put back to Copenhagen.[59]
Sarinio   Italy The schooner ran aground on the Banco Chico, in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued.[72]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1875
Ship State Description
Anglesey   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was refloated 36 hours later and taken in to Calcutta.[73]
HMS Asp   Royal Navy The paddle steamer sank in the River Medway.[74]
HMS Beagle   Royal Navy The Beagle-class schooner ran aground on a reef in the Spanish East Indies. Her crew were rescued.[75]
Cornwallis   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Pitcairn Island. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12]
Elisor   Denmark The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom on or before 6 April.[14]
Eros   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Chinchona Islet". She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Matanzas, Cuba.[76]
Eva   Spain The brigantine was destroyed by fire near Rosario, Argentina.[60]
Figli Apap Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at "Krways", Russia. Her crew were rescued.[54]
Firdar   Norway The ship was driven ashore at wrecked at Leba, Germany. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Dantsic, Germany.[12]
Giovanni B.   Italy The brig collided with Kong Carl (  Norway) and sank. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Gustavo   Argentina The ship ran aground near San Pedro, Buenos Aires. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires. She had been refloated by 12 April and taken in to Buenos Aires.[77]
Hagarstown Flag unknown The full-rigged ship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and was scuttled.[76]
Halfdan   Germany The ship was abandoned at sea before 10 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Stettin.[16]
Helmi   United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Lagos, Lagos Colony and was severely damaged.[60] She was consequently condemned.[78]
Jane Wheaton   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint Lucia. She was refloated and towed in to Castries in a leaky condition.[71]
J. C. Call   United States The fishing schooner left Gloucester, Massachusetts for the Georges Bank and vanished on her maiden voyage. Some sources cites she was lost in February. Lost with all 12 crew.[79][80][81]
La Fontaine   France The steamship was driven ashore at Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[7] She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated and put back to Port-au-Prince for repairs,[32] being severely leaky.[72]
Maria Douglas   United Kingdom The ship foundered in a hurricane at "FiH".[73]
Morning Light   United States The ship was wrecked near Matanzas, Cuba before 7 April. She was on a voyage from New York to Matanzas.[15]
Myrtle   France The barque was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina on or before 2 April. All on board were rescued.[82][13]
Payta   United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground at "Santa" and was beached.[76]
Penelope   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to a Mediterranean port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]
Polykarp   Norway The barque was driven ashore at Scituate, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[32]
Rankeillor   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in the Black Sea.[83]
Rosa Lavarello   Italy The ship was wrecked at "Dolgoi", Russia. Her crew were rescued.[54]
Somerset   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at and was wrecked "Trichendore" on or before 24 April. She was on a voyage from Cochin to Tuticorin, India.[57][31]
State of Virginia   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Mocha, Aden Colony. She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai, China. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[84]
Uhla   Sweden The ship ran aground on the Selskgrundet. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockholm. She was refloated and taken in to "Hirhamra".[26]
Viking   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from London to Hong Kong. She was refloated two days later and resumed her voyage.[40]
Waterloo   United Kingdom The ship collided with a dredge boat and ran aground at the Pass A L'Outre Lighthouse, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[13][15] She was consequently condemned.[85]

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  19. ^ "Kingstown Intelligence". Freeman's Journal. Dublin. 8 April 1875.
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  22. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 9056. London. 4 May 1875.
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1875 includes ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during April 1875 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources April 1875 MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Unknown date References1 April editList of shipwrecks 1 April 1875 Ship State Description Ceres nbsp France The ship collided with Larenomm nbsp Denmark off the coast of Iceland and was wrecked Her crew were rescued 1 Italia nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Dumbarton She was refloated the next day 2 Victoria nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Clyde She was on a voyage from New York United States to the Clyde 3 2 April editList of shipwrecks 2 April 1875 Ship State Description Audacia nbsp Portugal The barque was damaged by fire at Liverpool Lancashire 4 Kalamazoo nbsp United Kingdom The smack was run into by the steamship Dione nbsp United Kingdom and sank off the mouth of the River Tyne Her crew were rescued by Dione Kalamazoo was on a voyage from Lerwick Shetland Islands to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland 5 3 April editList of shipwrecks 3 April 1875 Ship State Description Ada Florence nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head Sussex She was on a voyage from Leith Lothian to Granville Manche France She was refloated and assisted in to Dover Kent in a leaky condition 6 7 Ennismore nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at Lamlash Isle of Arran She was on a voyage from Glasgow Renfrewshire to Dublin 6 Irrawaddy nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Yangtze She was refloated 7 Reval nbsp Germany The ship was wrecked on Bornholm Denmark Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Kiel to Memel 8 Westoe nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Cape Sestos Ottoman Empire She was on a voyage from Alexandria Egypt to Constantinople Ottoman Empire She was refloated with assistance from a tug 7 4 April editList of shipwrecks 4 April 1875 Ship State Description Courier nbsp Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Nieuw Diep She was on a voyage from Fuzhou China to Amsterdam North Holland 9 Decca nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blackgang Chine Isle of Wight and was abandoned by her crew who were reported missing She was on a voyage from New York United States to London 8 She broke up the next day 2 Fu Sing andOcean nbsp United Kingdom The steamship Fusing collided with the steamship Ocean and sank in the South China Sea 120 nautical miles 220 km north of Shawiesan Island with the loss of 69 of the 125 people on board Survivors were rescued by Ocean Fu Sing was on a voyage from Shanghai to Tianjin China Ocean was severely damaged She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Shantou China She put in to Wusong China 10 11 9 Mimi nbsp United Kingdom The schooner struck the Megstone and sank Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Leith Lothian 7 Palma nbsp Italy The barque was wrecked on the Galloper Sand Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat Etoile de Maria nbsp France Palma was on a voyage from Leith Lothian United Kingdom to Constantinople Ottoman Empire 8 5 April editList of shipwrecks 5 April 1875 Ship State Description Aios Constantinos nbsp Greece The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Pongas Sierra Leone 12 Alexander nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Wingoe She was on a voyage from Malmo Sweden to an English port She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen Denmark by a steamship 7 Callirhoe nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Walney Island Lancashire She was on a voyage from Calcutta India to Barrow in Furness Lancashire 6 She was refloated the next day and taken in to Barrow in Furness 2 Catherine Boland nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Boarshill Fife and was abandoned by her crew 6 Minnie nbsp United Kingdom The ship sank at Bamburgh Castle Northumberland Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to Grangemouth Stirlingshire 6 Rapide nbsp United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by ice and was beached at New York United States 13 She was on a voyage from New York to London 14 Velocipede nbsp United Kingdom The ship schooner was driven ashore at Moelfre Anglesey She was on a voyage from Runcorn Cheshire to a Baltic port 7 She was refloated and found to be severely leaky 2 6 April editList of shipwrecks 6 April 1875 Ship State Description Galera nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock Renfrewshire 2 Glasgow nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Tay She was on a voyage from Glasgow Renfrewshire to Montrose Forfarshire She was refloated and taken in to Montrose in a leaky condition 15 Iris nbsp Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas Virgin Islands to Matanzas Cuba 16 Letezia nbsp Italy The barque collided with another vessel and sank off Monaco Her crew were rescued 2 7 April editList of shipwrecks 7 April 1875 Ship State Description Giorgios nbsp Spain The schooner was driven ashore near Almeria She was on a voyage from Marseille Bouches du Rhone France to Sant Lluis Menorca 9 Helen Beatrice nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wigtown She was on a voyage from London to Wigtown 15 R L Alston nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough Yorkshire to Swansea Glamorgan She was refloated and put back to Middlesbrough 9 Shamrock nbsp United Kingdom The schooner struck the Colley Rock near Macduff Aberdeenshire She was refloated and taken in to Banff Aberdeenshire in a leaky condition 9 8 April editList of shipwrecks 8 April 1875 Ship State Description Antje nbsp Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore at Dysart Fife United Kingdom 17 Frankland and anunnamed vessel nbsp United Kingdom Flag unknown The steamship Frankland collided with a schooner in the River Wear Both vessels were severely damaged Frankland was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to Sunderland County Durham 15 Haytien nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the Pass A L Outre Lighthouse Louisiana United States She was on a voyage from New Orleans Louisiana to Liverpool Lancashire 18 Petronella nbsp Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Bali Strait She was on a voyage from Makassar Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port She was refloated and towed in to Sourabaya Netherlands East Indies 15 Statesman nbsp Belgium The barque ran aground on the Arklow Bank in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow United Kingdom and was wrecked Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Belfast County Antrim United Kingdom to New York United States 15 18 HMS Tamar nbsp Royal Navy The troopship ran aground at Kingstown County Dublin She was refloated and resumed her voyage 19 9 April editList of shipwrecks 9 April 1875 Ship State Description Gomer nbsp United Kingdom The schooner struck the Swilly Rocks in the Menai Strait and sank Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Belfast County Antrim 20 Lina nbsp Sweden The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk United Kingdom was abandoned Her crew were rescued by the steamship Mount Stewart nbsp United Kingdom Lina was on a voyage from Kristiansand Norway to Bordeaux Gironde France 21 She was discovered off Great Yarmouth Norfolk the next day and taken in to Lowestoft Suffolk United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition 16 10 April editList of shipwrecks 10 April 1875 Ship State Description Camiguin nbsp Spain The steamship ran aground and was abandoned in the Spanish East Indies She was severely damaged 22 23 Chiara nbsp United Kingdom The barque was damaged by fire at Penarth Glamorgan 24 11 April editList of shipwrecks 11 April 1875 Ship State Description Elaine nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk 25 Her crew were rescued by the steamship Tanfield nbsp United Kingdom Elaine was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Dunkerque Nord France 21 Reinhard Flag unknown The ship collided with the steamship Don Juan nbsp United Kingdom and sank off Cartagena Spain Her crew were rescued Reinhard was on a voyage from an Italian port to Saint Petersburg Russia She was towed in to Cartagena in a waterlogged condition and placed under repair 16 26 12 April editList of shipwrecks 12 April 1875 Ship State Description Belfont nbsp France The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands Kent United Kingdom She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland United Kingdom to Bahia Brazil She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate Kent in a leaky condition 27 Border Chieftain nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles 3 7 km west of Dover Kent She was on a voyage from Colombo Ceylon to London 16 27 She was refloated on 23 April and taken in to Dover 28 Guardian nbsp United States The full rigged ship was driven ashore on Skagen Denmark She was on a voyage from Savannah Georgia to Cronstadt Russia She was refloated and resumed her voyage 27 Jane nbsp United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough Yorkshire to Southampton Hampshire She floated off but consequently foundered Her crew were rescued by the schooner Enterprise nbsp United Kingdom 16 21 Nancy nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Duncansby Head Caithness 16 Pomerania nbsp Germany The brig was run down and sunk off Terschelling Friesland Netherlands by the steamship West Riding nbsp United Kingdom Her crew were rescued Pomerania was on a voyage from Oporto Portugal to Bremen 29 Richard and Elizabeth nbsp United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Happisburgh Norfolk Her crew were rescued 16 27 Sylphide nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sheringham Norfolk 16 13 April editList of shipwrecks 13 April 1875 Ship State Description Florence nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Bank in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to St Stephen New Brunswick Canada 24 John Elder nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Birkenhead Cheshire 30 14 April editList of shipwrecks 14 April 1875 Ship State Description Antoinette nbsp France The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the Nunez River 31 Denia nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Malmo Sweden She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to Malmo She was refloated and taken in to Malmo 32 Esberne Snare nbsp United Kingdom The hulk was destroyed by fire and sank at Jiujiang China 33 Stuart Hahneman nbsp United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the Indian Ocean with the loss of 37 of her 46 crew Survivors took to a lifeboat they were rescued on 27 April by the barque Blandina I nbsp Austria Hungary Stuart Hahneman was on a voyage from Bombay India to Liverpool Lancashire 34 35 36 Victor nbsp Gibraltar The brig ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Scarcies River 31 15 April editList of shipwrecks 15 April 1875 Ship State Description HMS Tamar nbsp Royal Navy The troopship ran aground at Gillingham Kent 37 She was refloated with assistance 38 17 April editList of shipwrecks 17 April 1875 Ship State Description Catharina nbsp Russia The ship was holed by ice and sank at Memel Germany Her crew were rescued 12 Ernest nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk off Lundy Island by the steamship Meteor nbsp United Kingdom with the loss of all hands Ernest was on a voyage from Ardrossan Ayrshire to Bristol Gloucestershire 39 Maria Elizabeth nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off the coast of County Wicklow in a sinking condition Her crew were rescued 32 Rival andRose nbsp United Kingdom nbsp France The schooners collided in the North Sea off Hartlepool County Durham and were abandoned by their crews who were rescued by the schooner Arab nbsp United Kingdom Rival was on a voyage from South Shields County Durham to Dartmouth Devon Rose was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Quimper Finistere 40 39 18 April editList of shipwrecks 18 April 1875 Ship State Description Louise Bahlrus nbsp United States The ship was driven ashore at Malaga Spain She was on a voyage from Malaga to Williamsburg Virginia 41 She was refloated with assistance 32 Storsilden nbsp Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lister She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland United Kingdom to Haugesund 42 43 William Woodbury nbsp United Kingdom The ship was run into by the steamship Benledi nbsp United Kingdom in the Iloilo Strait and was beached She was repaired and resumed her voyage 12 19 April editList of shipwrecks 19 April 1875 Ship State Description Cora Linn nbsp United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of for of her crew Survivors were rescued on 22 April by an American barque and 23 April by the brig Ara nbsp Norway Cora Linn was on a voyage from Doboy Georgia United States to Troon Ayrshire 44 Einigkeit nbsp Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Thisted 42 Jupiter T nbsp Austria Hungary The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Padrone Cape Colony Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Singapore Straits Settlements to New York United States 45 46 47 Moldetz Flag unknown The ship ran aground off Esbjerg Denmark 40 Said Flag unknown The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged at Ockero Sweden 42 She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham United Kingdom to Gothenburg Sweden 32 Scotland nbsp United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and sank at Liverpool Lancashire 42 Success nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Arkona Germany with some loss of life She was on a voyage from South Shields County Durham to Swinemunde Germany She was refloated and towed in to Swinemunde in a leaky condition 12 32 20 April editList of shipwrecks 20 April 1875 Ship State Description Durley nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kertch Russia 40 Great Western nbsp United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks at Crookhaven County Cork She was on a voyage from New York to Crookhaven She was refloated 42 Rose Brae nbsp United Kingdom The barque struck an iceberg and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew were rescued by Thor nbsp United Kingdom Rose Brae was on a voyage from Galveston Texas United States to Liverpool Lancashire 22 23 Scotland nbsp United Kingdom The ship struck the quayside and sank at Liverpool She was on a voyage from San Francisco California United States to Liverpool 48 21 April editList of shipwrecks 21 April 1875 Ship State Description Thames nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Newbiggin by the Sea Northumberland She was on a voyage from Dunbar Lothian to Blyth Northumberland 49 Venskabet nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands Kent She was on a voyage from Larvik Norway to Miramichi New Brunswick Canada She was refloated and resumed her voyage but put in to Cowes Isle of Wight 50 Ventura nbsp United States The steamship was wrecked at Point Sur California Her passengers were rescued She was on a voyage from San Francisco California to a port in South Carolina 51 22 April editList of shipwrecks 22 April 1875 Ship State Description Caroline nbsp Belgium The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 37 16 N 58 27 W 37 267 N 58 450 W 37 267 58 450 with the loss of six of her thirteen crew Five survivors were rescued The remaining two were rescued the next day by Ada nbsp United Kingdom but one of them subsequently died Caroline was on a voyage from Doboy Georgia United States to Troon Ayrshire United Kingdom 52 Ich Dien nbsp United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Bahia Brazil 28 Marcus nbsp Courland Governorate The ship was driven ashore north of Vindava 31 Maria nbsp Germany The schooner ran aground at Dragor Denmark She was on a voyage from Griefswald to Leith Lothian United Kingdom She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen Denmark 28 Von Laffert Lehsen nbsp Sweden The ship foundered in the North Sea Her crew were rescued by Haufruen nbsp Norway Von Laffert Lehsen was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland United Kingdom to Stockholm 53 23 April editList of shipwrecks 23 April 1875 Ship State Description Burgermeister van Settan nbsp Germany The ship ran aground at Pillau She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland United Kingdom to Konigsberg 50 She was refloated and taken in to Konigsberg for repairs 54 Charles Bodman Exporter andJohn Kyle nbsp United States The steamboat John Kyle caught fire at New Orleans Louisiana The fire spread to Charles Bodman and Exporter with the loss of about 50 lives John Kyle sank the other boats were severely damaged 55 Joseph Straker nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Norderney Germany Her crew were rescued by the Norderney Lifeboat She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg Germany 56 57 Limerick Lass nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Bremen Germany 57 24 April editList of shipwrecks 24 April 1875 Ship State Description Alabama nbsp United States The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Bengal Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Moulmein Burma to Calcutta India 58 59 Ocean nbsp United Kingdom The barque ran aground at the White Cliffs in the Dardanelles She was on a voyage from South Shields County Durham to Constantinople Ottoman Empire She was refloated with the assistance of a tug 60 Prospero nbsp Germany The barque was driven ashore at Hela She was on a voyage from Leith Lothian United Kingdom to Dantzic 61 25 April editList of shipwrecks 25 April 1875 Ship State Description Familie Trouw nbsp Netherlands The galiot was wrecked on Anholt Denmark Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from an English port to Dantzic Germany 31 26 April editList of shipwrecks 26 April 1875 Ship State Description Crystalline nbsp United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Dunkerque Nord France She was on a voyage from Ardrossan Ayrshire to Dunkerque 60 Also reported as Chrystaline running aground in the Castletown River being refloated on 3 May and towed in to Dundalk County Louth 59 Marie Leonie nbsp France The brig ran aground on the Cross Sands in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk United Kingdom She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham United Kingdom to Boulogne Pas de Calais She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth Norfolk 60 Nereide nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anholt Denmark Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage frm Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Stockholm Sweden She was refloated and taken in to Helsingor Denmark in a leaky condition 60 Saxonia nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Grimsby Lincolnshire She was on a voyage from Grimsby to the West Indies She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage 54 27 April editList of shipwrecks 27 April 1875 Ship State Description Ada nbsp Italy The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Rio Grande She was on a voyage from Genoa to the Rio Grande 62 Albatross nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Dumfries She was on a voyage from London to Dumfries She was refloated 63 Diadem andVille de Cadiz nbsp United Kingdom nbsp France The steamship Ville de Cadiz collided with the steamship Diadem and sank in the Mediterranean Sea She was on a voyage from Marseille Bouches du Rhone to Oran Algeria Diadem was severely damaged and was left with a severe leak She was on a voyage from Bombay India to Liverpool Lancashire 62 Ernestine nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Lough Swilly 63 She was on a voyage from Greenock Renfrewshire to Quebec City Canada 54 Floral Star nbsp South Australia The ship ran aground at Yankakilla She was declared a total loss 63 64 Islander nbsp United Kingdom The brig collided with the brig Ryno nbsp Norway and sank off the Eddystone Lighthouse Cornwall Her crew were rescued by Ryno Islander was on a voyage from Llanelly Glamorgan to Portsmouth Hampshire 65 63 54 Mary Ann Scott nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Nith She was on a voyage from Runcorn Cheshire to Dumfries 63 Remembrance nbsp United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Varberg Sweden Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Hartlepool County Durham to Wismar Germany 66 Sarah Ann nbsp United Kingdom The ship was abandoned 15 nautical miles 28 km north of the Calf of Man Isle of Man Her crew were rescued by a tug 63 Strathnaver nbsp United Kingdom The ship departed from Sydney New South Wales for London No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 67 68 28 April editList of shipwrecks 28 April 1875 Ship State Description Diadem nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground off China Buckeer She was on a voyage from Kurrachee India to Rangoon Burma 62 She was refloated on 4 May and taken in to Rangoon 59 Lavarellini Fratelli nbsp India The ship was wrecked on the Eastern Sand off Rangoon Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Singapore Straits Settlements to Rangoon 62 Remus Flag unknown The steamship struck a sunken rock off Cape Bon Algeria She was on a voyage from Odessa Russia to Antwerp Belgium She put in to Malta in a leaky condition 53 Quorn nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground off China Buckeer 62 She was refloated on 4 May and taken in to Rangoon 59 29 April editList of shipwrecks 29 April 1875 Ship State Description Edward Eccles nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Harssens Groningen Netherlands She was refloated and taken in to Texel North Holland Netherlands 69 Ida nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Rosetta Egypt 53 Her crew were rescued 70 She was refloated in May and towed in to Alexandria Egypt in a leaky condition 66 30 April editList of shipwrecks 30 April 1875 Ship State Description Dragoon nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Strubben Denmark She was on a voyage from Copenhagen Denmark to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland 71 She was refloated on 3 May and put back to Copenhagen 59 Sarinio nbsp Italy The schooner ran aground on the Banco Chico in the River Plate Her crew were rescued 72 Unknown date editList of shipwrecks Unknown date in April 1875 Ship State Description Anglesey nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River She was refloated 36 hours later and taken in to Calcutta 73 HMS Asp nbsp Royal Navy The paddle steamer sank in the River Medway 74 HMS Beagle nbsp Royal Navy The Beagle class schooner ran aground on a reef in the Spanish East Indies Her crew were rescued 75 Cornwallis nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Pitcairn Island Her crew survived She was on a voyage from San Francisco California United States to Liverpool Lancashire 12 Elisor nbsp Denmark The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 120 nautical miles 220 km off Flamborough Head Yorkshire United Kingdom on or before 6 April 14 Eros nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Chinchona Islet She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas Virgin Islands to Matanzas Cuba 76 Eva nbsp Spain The brigantine was destroyed by fire near Rosario Argentina 60 Figli Apap Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Krways Russia Her crew were rescued 54 Firdar nbsp Norway The ship was driven ashore at wrecked at Leba Germany She was on a voyage from St Ubes Portugal to Dantsic Germany 12 Giovanni B nbsp Italy The brig collided with Kong Carl nbsp Norway and sank Her crew were rescued 32 Gustavo nbsp Argentina The ship ran aground near San Pedro Buenos Aires She was on a voyage from Cardiff Glamorgan United Kingdom to Buenos Aires She had been refloated by 12 April and taken in to Buenos Aires 77 Hagarstown Flag unknown The full rigged ship caught fire at New Orleans Louisiana United States and was scuttled 76 Halfdan nbsp Germany The ship was abandoned at sea before 10 April Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Port of Spain Trinidad to Stettin 16 Helmi nbsp United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Lagos Lagos Colony and was severely damaged 60 She was consequently condemned 78 Jane Wheaton nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint Lucia She was refloated and towed in to Castries in a leaky condition 71 J C Call nbsp United States The fishing schooner left Gloucester Massachusetts for the Georges Bank and vanished on her maiden voyage Some sources cites she was lost in February Lost with all 12 crew 79 80 81 La Fontaine nbsp France The steamship was driven ashore at Port au Prince Haiti 7 She was on a voyage from Port au Prince to Havre de Grace Seine Inferieure She was refloated and put back to Port au Prince for repairs 32 being severely leaky 72 Maria Douglas nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in a hurricane at FiH 73 Morning Light nbsp United States The ship was wrecked near Matanzas Cuba before 7 April She was on a voyage from New York to Matanzas 15 Myrtle nbsp France The barque was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia Argentina on or before 2 April All on board were rescued 82 13 Payta nbsp United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground at Santa and was beached 76 Penelope nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Maassluis South Holland Netherlands She was on a voyage from Rotterdam South Holland to a Mediterranean port She was refloated and resumed her voyage 2 Polykarp nbsp Norway The barque was driven ashore at Scituate Massachusetts United States She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland United Kingdom to Boston Massachusetts 32 Rankeillor nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in the Black Sea 83 Rosa Lavarello nbsp Italy The ship was wrecked at Dolgoi Russia Her crew were rescued 54 Somerset nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at and was wrecked Trichendore on or before 24 April She was on a voyage from Cochin to Tuticorin India 57 31 State of Virginia nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Mocha Aden Colony She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai China She was refloated and resumed her voyage 84 Uhla nbsp Sweden The ship ran aground on the Selskgrundet She was on a voyage from Hull Yorkshire to Stockholm She was refloated and taken in to Hirhamra 26 Viking nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Bombay India She was on a voyage from London to Hong Kong She was refloated two days later and resumed her voyage 40 Waterloo nbsp United Kingdom The ship collided with a dredge boat and ran aground at the Pass A L Outre Lighthouse Louisiana United States She was on a voyage from New 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