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The list of shipwrecks in April 1878 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1878 .
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Brenda
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso , Caithness , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Christiania to Troon , Ayrshire , United Kingdom.[ 1]
Devon
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned off Molène , Finistère , France. She was towed in to Brest , Finistère.[ 2]
Ellen Williams
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with a steamship off Great Cumbrae and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was towed in to Millport in a waterlogged condition.[ 1]
Frederick Snowdon
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Callantsoog , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 3]
Seven
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Stockholm , Sweden.[ 1] [ 3]
Vermont
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of one of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig Patra ( United Kingdom ).[ 4] Vermont was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .[ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
British Queen
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was abandoned in the English Channel . Her crew were rescued.[ 6]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Briton Ferry , Glamorgan to Le Tréport , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 6]
Frank Emmett
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Smyrna , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Ghent , East Flanders , Belgium.[ 7]
Gitto
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Elliots ( United Kingdom ). Gitto was on a voyage from Oulu , Grand Duchy of Finland to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 6]
May Lily
Isle of Man
The dandy was wrecked on the Barrels Rocks, off the coast of County Wexford with the loss of four of her eight crew.[ 6]
New John
United Kingdom
The smack was abandoned at sea. She was taken in to Liverpool.[ 7]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Ardanach
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in Dally Bay, Wigtownshire . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Bordeaux , Gironde , France. She was refloated on 14 April and taken in tow for Glasgow.[ 8]
Blossom
United Kingdom
The schooner caught fire and sank off Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued by the tug America ( United Kingdom ). Blossom was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen .[ 9]
Georges et Marie
France
The ship sank at Guadeloupe . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Guadeloupe. The wreck was later dispersed by explosives.[ 10]
John and Winthrop
United States
The whaler , a barque , foundered in the Pacific Ocean . Her crew were rescued on 13 April by Vitalia ( Chile ).[ 11]
John Lettosen
United Kingdom
The ship foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Sagua La Grande , Cuba with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Havana , Cuba.[ 12]
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Hampton
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the steamship Gipsey ( United Kingdom ) off the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House ) and was severely damaged. Hampton was taken in tow and beached at New Ferry , Cheshire .[ 13]
Henry
United Kingdom
The smack collided with the fishing trawler Swallow ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Swallow .[ 13]
Liza McMillan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Little Cronan Rock, off Ardrossan , Ayrshire . She was on a voyage from Ardrossan to Oban , Argyllshire .[ 13]
Newarp Lightship
Trinity House
The lightship was run into by the steamship Cædmon ( United Kingdom ) and was severely damaged at the bow. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 13]
Spartan
Netherlands
The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her thirteen crew were rescued; three by a yawl and ten by the Palling Lifeboat British Workman ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Spartan was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to London , United Kingdom . She floated off the next day and drove ashore at Winterton-on-Sea , Norfol, where she was wrecked.[ 14] [ 15]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to the River Thames .[ 13]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The ship capsized off Ouessant , Finistère , France. She was taken in tow by a steamship but subsequently foundered.[ 16]
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Athenian
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) west by south of the Isles of Scilly . Her 25 crew took to two boats; seventeen in one boat were rescued the next day by the steamship Henry S. Edwards ( United Kingdom ), those in the other boat landed at Crookhaven , County Cork on 10 April. Athenian was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
Consett
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs .[ 22]
Eric
United Kingdom
The sealer , a barque , was abandoned off Boa Vista Island , Azores in a sinking condition.[ 23]
Ethelbert
United Kingdom
The smack foundered off Borkum , Germany with the loss of all six crew.[ 24]
Leander
United Kingdom
The brigantine foundered in the Irish Sea off St Bees Head , Cumberland . Her three crew were rescued by the fishing trawler Ada ( United Kingdom ). Leander was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Silloth , Cumberland.[ 25] She cam ashore at thee Point of Ayre , Isle of Man the next day and was wrecked.[ 26]
Miranda
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Kinburn Spit . She was on a voyage from Nicolaieff , Russia to Malta .[ 22]
Royal Standard
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Sulina branch of the Danube 40 nautical miles (74 km) from its mouth.[ 22] [ 27]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Buoy
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Whiteabbey , County Antrim .[ 5]
Corinth
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Briggs Shoal, off the coast of County Down and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neath Abbey , Glamorgan to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 22] [ 17] [ 28]
Ida
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground in the Weser . She was on a voyage from Bremen , Germany to Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire .[ 22]
Malwa
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Statesman ( United Kingdom ). Malwa was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Ramsgate , Kent .[ 29]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Lossiemouth , Moray . She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk to Invergordon , Ross-shire .[ 22]
Wimburn
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore near Polkerris , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Doboy, Georgia , United States.[ 22]
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Scarborough , Yorkshire . Her crew survived.[ 16]
Childwall Hall
United Kingdom
Childwall Hall The steamship was wrecked at Sagres , Portugal with the loss of fifteen lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Bombay , India .[ 32] [ 36]
Fano
Flag unknown
The barque was driven ashore at New Brighton, Cheshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[ 16]
Groot Hendrick
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pittenweem , Fife , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[ 16]
Jylland
Denmark
The brig was driven ashore at Westkapelle , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Ghent , East Flanders , Belgium.[ 16] [ 37]
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Baron Spathspey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at North Sunderland , Northumberland and was damaged. She was refloated.[ 40]
Drumlochty
United Kingdom
The steamship struck a submerged object off Cape Cornwall , Cornwall and was holed. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth , Devon . She was taken in to Hayle , Cornwall in a sinking condition.[ 40]
Paruco
Spain
The barque collided with the steamship Joseph Pease ( United Kingdom ). She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued by Joseph Pease . Paruco was on a voyage from Barcelona to Havana , Cuba .[ 44]
Terentia
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Ardnacross , Argyllshire . She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Demerara , British Guiana .[ 8] She was refloated on 16 April and towed in to Troon , Ayrshire for repairs.[ 45]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Capella
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at Cromer , Norfolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Christiania to Pensacola, Florida . She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[ 40]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Cromarty . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cromarty to Macduff, Aberdeenshire .[ 40]
San Domingo
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Hoek van Holland , South Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Pomaron , Portugal to Rotterdam , South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and resumed her voyage.[ 40]
Unnamed
Ottoman Navy
The man-of-war was driven ashore and wrecked on Cerigotto , Greece with the loss of four of her 180 crew. She was on a voyage from Crete to a port in Epirus , Greece.[ 46]
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Arbutus
United Kingdom
The passenger ship ran aground and sank at the Mull of Kintyre , Argyllshire . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to the Clyde .[ 44]
Boadicea
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in the Niewe Diep. She was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to Bruges , West Flanders , Belgium.[ 45]
Duke
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Chandipore , India and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage From "Chandbally" to Cochin , India. She was refloated on 27 April.[ 47]
Luxor
United Kingdom
The steamship put in to Lisbon , Portugal on fire. She was on a voyage from Carthagena, Spain to Dover , Kent .[ 45]
Rügenwalde
Germany
The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Leer to Riga , Russia .[ 45]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Albert Edward
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Folkestone , Kent . Her crew and all 125 passengers were landed. She was on a voyage from Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France to Folkestone. She was refloated.[ 52]
Dunmore
United Kingdom
The steamship struck rocks and foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south west of Ouessant , Finistère , France. Thirteen of her 25 crew were rescued, twelve were reported missing. Dunmore was on a voyage from Nicholaieff , Russia to London .[ 4] [ 53] [ 31]
Flavio
Italy
The barque was driven ashore at Dundalk , County Louth , United Kingdom .[ 44] She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Dundalk. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Dundalk ( United Kingdom ).[ 54]
Maerke To
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Fredrikshavn , Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn in a leaky condition.[ 44]
Maggie
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at the south point of Öland , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg , Germany to Anstruther , Fife .[ 44] [ 55]
Paul
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Fredrikshavn. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 44]
Pleiades
United Kingdom
The ketch was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight .[ 44]
Riga
Flag unknown
The barque was driven ashore at Fredrikshavn. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 44]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Fredrikshavn. She was refloated with assistance.[ 44]
Sorromostro
United Kingdom
The steamship struck rocks off the Île de Sein , Finistère , France. She put in to Brest, Finistère in a sinking condition.[ 44]
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Alfred
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 42]
Anna
Norway
The barque was driven ashore on Sanda Island , Argyllshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom to Miramichi, New Brunswick , Canada . She was refloated the next day with the assistance of two tugs and towed into the Clyde for repairs.[ 54] [ 42]
Anna
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cresswell, Northumberland , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Holmestrand to Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom.[ 54]
Champion
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the North Cheek Reef, in Robin Hood's Bay . Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard .[ 42] [ 56]
Dispatch
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London . She was refloated the next day.[ 56]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at the South Foreland , Kent . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Granville ( United Kingdom ) and taken in to Dover , Kent.[ 54]
Florida
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunbeath , Caithness . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg , Germany to Campbeltown , Argyllshire .[ 55]
Frederick Wilhelm Jebens
Germany
The ship ran aground on the Middelgrund. She was on a voyage from Memel to London , United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 42]
Hector
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground. She was refloated but ran aground again.[ 54]
Kirksteed
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Falsterbo , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin , Germany to an English port. She was refloated.[ 42]
Luchina Orlandini
Italy
The brig ran aground on the Melora Banks, off Livorno , and sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 57]
Margretha
Netherlands
The galiot was run into by the steamship Sestao ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Tyne at Pelaw , County Durham . Her crew were rescued.[ 42] [ 56]
Marjory
United Kingdom
The smack was run down by the hopper barge No. 8 ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Clyde . Both crew were rescued.[ 58]
Salisbury
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated the next day and put back to the River Tyne .[ 42]
Scotia
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off Malpica de Bergantiños , Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva , Spain to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 59] [ 60] [ 10]
William Connal
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Long Rock, off Ballywalter , County Down . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to a French port.[ 54] She had been abandoned by 25 April.[ 23] She had been refloated by 18 May and taken in to Donaghadee , County Down by 18 May.[ 61]
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Anna
Norway
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cresswell, Northumberland , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Holmestrand to Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom.[ 42]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Souter Point , Northumberland . Her nine crew were rescued by the Whitburn Lifeboat.[ 53] [ 15]
Florence
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Calcutta , India . She was on a voyage from Madras to Calcutta.[ 42]
Gem
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gourdon , Kincardineshire with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by a coble . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Wick, Caithness .[ 55]
Leon Raymundo
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Boar's Head Rocks, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Lossiemouth , Moray and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Buckie , Moray. She was refloated on 29 April and taken in to Lossiemouth.[ 53] [ 62] [ 42] [ 63]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on "Skilsholm Island" and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Briton Ferry , Glamorgan to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 42]
Sir Robert Peel
Norway
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Sanday , Orkney Islands , United Kingdom.[ 63] She was refloated on 3 May and towed in to Kirkwall in a leaky condition.[ 51]
William and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wreck off Saltfleet , Lincolnshire and was damaged. She put in to King's Lynn , Norfolk in a leaky condition.[ 64]
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Abrune
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Ameland , Friesland , Netherlands and was severely damaged. Her crew were rescued on 24 April by two Dutch tugs , one of which was the Zuyder Zee . She was on a voyage from Dantsic , Germany to London .[ 66] [ 67]
India
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Cardiff , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong . She was subsequently run into by the barque Fortunata Camilla ( Italy ). India was refloated and taken in to Penarth , Glamorgan for repairs.[ 53]
Mizpah
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the steamship Kong Magnus ( Norway ) and sank in the English Channel . Her crew were rescued.[ 53] [ 68]
Scindia
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 45°20′N 35°17′W / 45.333°N 35.283°W / 45.333; -35.283 ). Her 23 crew were rescued by the barque Tjomo ( Norway ). Scindia was on a voyage from New York , United States to London .[ 69] [ 70]
Snowdoun
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Leith , Lothian . Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Leith. Snowdoun was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Leith in a severely leaky condition.[ 53] [ 63]
Tagus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Errol , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Helmsdale , Sutherland .[ 53]
William and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Scarborough , Yorkshire . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 53] [ 68]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Achilles
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Burr Point, County Down . She was on a voyage from Warrenpoint , County Antrim to Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire .[ 53]
Alrune
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Ameland , Friesland , Netherlands and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Danzig , Germany to London .[ 71]
Belle Justine
France
The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River at Berhampore , India . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berghampore to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 72]
City of Dublin
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peniche, Portugal . Her 26 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Gibraltar .[ 31] [ 73]
Elise
Sweden
The schooner ran aground at "Holmetunge", Denmark.[ 31]
Frau Peter
Germany )
The schooner collided with the steamship Albion ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Christiania , Norway. Her crew were rescued by Albion . Frau Peter was on a voyage from Burntisland , Fife , United Kingdom to Wilhelmshafen .[ 31]
Jean d' Arc
France
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat Workman ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Jean d' Arc was on a voyage from Christiania to Trouville-sur-Mer , Calvados . She was refloated with assistance from the tug Victoria ( United Kingdom ) and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a waterlogged condition.[ 31] [ 15]
Queen of the West
United Kingdom
The trow foundered in the Kingroad, off Portishead, Somerset . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 74] [ 75]
Ricardo
Italy
The ship ran aground in the River Tweed . She was on a voyage from Rosario , Argentina to Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 64] She was refloated on 27 April.[ 72]
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Alpha , orHansen
Norway
The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack . She was on a voyage from Sandefjord to London , United Kingdom.[ 64] [ 57]
Constantia
Norway
The brig was driven ashore on Vlieland , Friesland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Harlingen, Friesland .[ 59]
Curlew
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground in the Gironde . She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 59]
Queen of the West
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Portishead , Somerset .[ 64]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Batavia
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts , United States. She was on a voyage from Boston to Queenstown, County Cork and Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 72]
Cuba
Germany
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to New York , United States. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Gravesend, Kent in a leaky condition.[ 72] [ 62]
Gladys
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 72] She was refloated on 29 April and resumed her voyage.[ 81]
Koning der Nederlanden
Netherlands
The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to the Nieuw Diep.[ 72]
Mangrove
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Rosa Mary ( Germany ) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Cape Bon , Beylik of Tunis . All on board were rescued. Mangrove was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay , India .[ 62] [ 82]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Newhaven, Sussex . Her 200 passengers were taken off by the steamship Brighton . Victoria was on a voyage from Newhaven to Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure .[ 81]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Alrune
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Harlingen, Friesland .[ 83]
Bengal
United Kingdom
The ship aas driven ashore at Amagansett, New York , United States. She was on a voyage from a Mediterranean port to Boston, Massachusetts and New York City . She was refloated.[ 83]
Buona Madre
Italy
The brig was driven ashore near Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Inverness to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 62] [ 81]
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The sloop sprang a leak and foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Larne , County Antrim . Her three crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the steamship Topaz ( United Kingdom ). Caledonia was on a voyage from Ballachulish , Inverness-shire to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 83]
Fury
United Kingdom
The tug was driven ashore at Tynemouth , Northumberland. She was refloated.[ 62]
Johns
United Kingdom
The steam wherry struck the Well Rocks and sank at Seaham , County Durham , United Kingdom. All four people on board were rescued by a pilot boat .[ 62] [ 78] [ 84]
Modoc
Canada
The barque was wrecked on the Isla de Lobos , Uruguay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 85] [ 69]
HMS Monarch
Royal Navy
The battleship ran aground off Sheerness , Kent whilst avoiding a collision with a schooner . She was refloated.[ 86]
Prospero
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground in the Solent . She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Rye, Sussex .[ 62]
Scotland
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Dragør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Stockholm , Sweden.[ 62]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1878
Ship
State
Description
Alsace-Lorraine
France
The steamship foundered off The Saints, on the French coast. Her twenty crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom .[ 88] [ 89]
Blanch
Canada
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Sea Bird (flag unknown). Blanch was on a voyage from Pascagoula, Mississippi , United States to Saint Kitts .[ 24]
Conflict , andDaring
United Kingdom
The fishing smacks collided off the Dutch coast and both foundered. Their crew were rescued.[ 90]
Dairymaid
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the North Sea before 8 April. Her crew were rescued by a Belgian fishing boat .[ 91]
Ecliptic
Canada
The sealer was crushed by ice and sunk before 20 April.[ 92]
Electric Flash
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Salinas , Brazil . Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Pará , Brazil.[ 80] [ 93] [ 94]
Ernest
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Fowey , Cornwall to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and the Spurn Lifeboat.[ 95]
Francesco Starace
Italy
The barque was wrecked on Balabac Island , Malaya . Her crew were rescued.[ 83]
Frau Peta
Germany
The schooner collided with the steamship Albion ( United Kingdom ) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Albion . Frau Peta was on a voyage from Burntisland , Fife , United Kingdom to Wilhelmshaven .[ 88] [ 57]
Freedom
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned off the mouth of the Humber . Her five crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat.[ 95]
Hallamshire
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Arabian coast. She was refloated and continued her voyage to Bombay , India , where she arrived on 11 April.[ 16]
Haining
China
The ship was lost in the South China Sea before 17 April.[ 44]
Hutton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Red Sea . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Bombay. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 40]
Jemima
Canada
The sealer was crushed by ice and sunk before 20 April.[ 92]
John Nilson
Canada
The sealer was crushed by ice and sunk before 20 April.[ 92]
Julia Wood
United States
The schooner was wrecked near Liverpool, Nova Scotia , Canada . Her crew were rescued.[ 96]
Kedron
Canada
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Sea Bird .[ 24]
Marie Anne
France
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by the barque Margaret Edward ( United Kingdom ). Marie Anne was on a voyage from Africa to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 40]
Mexicaine
France
The barque was wrecked at Greytown, Nicaragua . Her crew were rescued.[ 31]
Orlando
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 April.[ 31]
Sainte Marie
France
The ship was wrecked on the Charpentiers Rocks with the loss of six of her seven crew, her captain alone surviving. She was on a voyage from Nantes , Loire-Inférieure to Iceland.[ 24]
Sophia
Canada
The sealer was crushed by ice and sunk before 20 April.[ 92]
Sorromostro
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on The Saints. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Cardiff.[ 89]
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^ "Board of Trade Enquiry at Cardiff". Western Mail . No. 2801. Cardiff. 30 April 1878.
^ "Shipping Disasters". North Wales Chronicle . No. 2662. Bangor. 13 April 1878.
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^ a b c d e f g h "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times . No. 29230. London. 16 April 1878. col F, p. 6.
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^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 16773. London. 26 April 1878. p. 7.
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^ "Great Yarmouth". Bury and Norwich Post . No. 4998. Bury St. Edmunds. 9 April 1878. p. 7.
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