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The list of shipwrecks in May 1874 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1874 .
List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1874
Ship
State
Description
Albert
United Kingdom
The steamship was run into by the steamship Martaban ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Clyde at Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 5]
Emulous
New Zealand
The 157-ton brigantine went ashore in a heavy swell at Oamaru . The schooner Ocean Wave stranded nearby but lifted clear at the next high tide. Although the Emulous was described as a wreck and sold as such at auction, she was refloated later in 1874, only to again run aground just north of Oamaru on 11 October. On this second occasion she was too badly wrecked to be repaired.[ 6]
List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1874
Ship
State
Description
Derzhava
Imperial Russian Navy
The royal yacht , a paddle steamer , ran aground at Vlissingen , Zeeland , Netherlands.[ 17] She was on a voyage from Vlissingen to Gravesend, Kent , United Kingdom. She was refloated on 13 May.[ 18]
Eliza Nelson
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen , Denmark to Riga , Russia .[ 19]
Zuova
Italy
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Nexø , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to Dundee , Forfarshire , United Kingdom .[ 20] [ 21]
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1874
Ship
State
Description
Anna
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in St Andrews Bay . Her six crew were rescued by the Saint Andrews Lifeboat Ladies' Own ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 22] [ 23] Anna was on a voyage from Dram to St Andrews , Fife , United Kingdom .[ 24]
Hilda
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Battery Point, in the Firth of Forth . She was on a voyage from Alloa , Clackmannanshire to Christiania , Norway.[ 23]
Orlebar
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Richibucto , New Brunswick , Canada .[ 25]
Severn
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Aberdovey , Merionethshire .[ 26]
Viking
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Father Point , Quebec , Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Montreal , Quebec.[ 9]
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1874
Ship
State
Description
Nore
Sweden
The steamship ran aground at Domsten . She was on a voyage from an English port at a Russian port.[ 28]
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1874
Ship
State
Description
Bonita
Belgium
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Vigo , Spain. Her crew were rescued.[ 29]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1874
Ship
State
Description
Anton Gerhard
Germany
The ship was wrecked at Alvarado , Mexico.[ 57]
Aurelia
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[ 58]
Ceres
Denmark
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean .[ 35]
Drogheda
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Quebec City , Canada .[ 28]
Durham
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Variety Island".[ 59]
Estrelle
Canada
The ship was wrecked on Inagua , Bahamas . She was on a voyage from New York to Cuba .[ 12]
Ethiopia
United Kingdom
The steamship lost her propeller in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 May. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship State of Pennsylvania ( United States ).[ 60]
Euphegena , orIphigenia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman , Cayman Islands . The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Pensacola, Florida , United States.[ 61] [ 62]
Georgia
United States
The ship was sunk by ice at Quebec City.[ 60]
Helen
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Montrose, Forfarshire .[ 63]
Hydra
Germany
The ship struck a rock off Tamsui , Formosa before 12 May and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[ 23]
Idaho
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Fire Island , New York before 26 May. She was refloated.[ 64]
Iphigenia
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at "Cayames".[ 4]
Leander
Germany
The brigantine was driven ashore at the Grauerort fortress , in the Elbe . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Africa.[ 20]
Linda
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint John's , Newfoundland Colony .[ 12]
Marie Vigilante
Canada
The ship was wrecked at Quebec City before 13 May. She was on a voyage from Cap-Saint-Ignace to Montreal.[ 65]
Moss Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Rangoon , Burma before 15 May. She was refloated and taken in to Akyab for repairs.[ 20]
Napoleon III
United States
The ship was sunk by ice at Quebec City.[ 60]
Norway
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Danube .[ 35]
Pacifico
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Roquetas de Mar , Spain. Her crew were rescued.[ 24]
Racoon
United Kingdom
The Pearl -class corvette ran aground at Barbadoes.[ 66]
River Plate
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Port Alfred , Cape Colony .[ 35]
Shandon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Trois-Rivières , Quebec , Canada before 13 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal , Quebec. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 65]
Sylvia
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Long Bank Reef. She was on a voyage from New York to Cárdenas, Cuba .[ 28]
Teaser
Canada
The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands . Her cew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inagua to Halifax, Nova Scotia .[ 12]
Tenasserim
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at "Buckeer", Burma . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Rangoon , Burma. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 28]
William Cargill
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barbadoes . She was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Saint Vincent .[ 9] [ 20]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The brig capsized in the North Sea. She was driven ashore on Sylt , Germany .[ 35]
Unnamed
Carlists
Third Carlist War : The barque was scuttled near Portugalete , Spain.[ 67]
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Shipwrecks 1870–79, by month
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