List of shipwrecks in August 1881
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The list of shipwrecks in August 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1881.
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1 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Campana | ![]() |
The barque capsized at South Shields, County Durham.[1] |
Carlotta | ![]() |
The steam yacht capsized at Row, Dunbartonshire and was severely damaged.[1] |
Edith | ![]() |
The steam launch foundered in the Thames Estuary 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of Garrison Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Her crew were rescued by a Coastguard boat.[1] She was refloated on 3 August and taken into Whitstable, Kent.[2] |
Eugenie | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. All four people on board survived.[3] |
Gleaner | ![]() |
The smack ran aground and sank at Peel, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[1] |
Lasker | ![]() |
The barque collided with the steamship Helios (![]() |
Peter James | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at West Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[1] |
3 August
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Augusta | ![]() |
The schooner capsized at Utklippan.[2] |
E. D. Bigelow | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Sarn Badrig 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Dyffryn, Cardiganshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Annapolis, Maryland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[2] |
Merannio | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Fenton and was beached at East Greenwich, Middlesex. She was refloated and docked.[2] |
4 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Calcutta | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Caffraria, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from "Zebu", Spanish East Indies to Boston, Massachusetts.[2] |
Dunoon Castle | ![]() |
The paddle steamer was severely damaged by fire at Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[2] |
Magdeburg | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Gävle, Sweden.[2] |
5 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Periere | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at Golette, Tunisia and was scuttled. She was refloated on 9 August and taken to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône for repairs.[4] |
6 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bina Campbell | ![]() |
The barque ran aground in the Clyde at Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire. She was then run into by another vessel. Bina Campbell was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montevideo, Uruguay. She was later refloated and put back to Glasgow for repairs.[5] |
8 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Clara B. Warren | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Duncan's Reef, Catch Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Isaac Pereire | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at Tunis, Tunisia and was scuttled. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[7] |
Lord Belgrave | ![]() |
The paddle steamer caught fire and sank in the River Dee at Chester, Cheshire. Arson was suspected as the cause.[8] |
ARA Pilocmayo | ![]() |
The flat-iron gunboat was holed by an anchor and sank at Buenos Aires.[9] |
9 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hugo | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to San Francisco, California, United States. Her ten crew took to a lifeboat. Nine survivors reached Chiloe, Chile on 18 August, taking nine days to cover 800 nautical miles (1,500 km).[10][11] |
10 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Baltic | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Eagle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[4] |
Thracian | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Moulmein, Burma. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Moulmein. She was refloated on 14 August.[12] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat sank on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[4] |
11 August
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George Mills | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on the coast of Uruguay. She was refloated and put into Maldonado, Uruguay in a leaky condition.[5] |
Georges | ![]() |
The schooner ran into the barque Clodian (![]() |
12 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Emily | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship Elysia (![]() |
Fair Maid | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Hale Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lyme Regis, Dorset. She was refloated and made for the Humber, but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued by the tug Garibaldi (![]() |
Mabel | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[13] |
13 August
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Harmonia | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Haverdal, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[5] |
Romano | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to New York, United States. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a number of tugs and put back to Hull.[16] |
T. B. Ord | ![]() |
The barque collided with the schooner Isabel (![]() |
14 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Borunga | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Calais, France.[5] She was refloated and taken into Calais.[16] |
Dunnikier | ![]() |
The barque struck a rock and foundered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile.[16] |
15 August
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Innisfallen | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Naissaar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Reval, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[16] |
Martha | ![]() |
The schooner capsized in the Ems.[16] |
W. F. March | ![]() |
The schooner dragged her anchor during a gale and was wrecked in Golovnin Bay in the Department of Alaska. All seventeen people on board survived.[17] |
16 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Frigorifique | ![]() |
The steamship was damaged by fire at Bordeaux, Gironde. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Antwerp, Belgium.[18] |
17 August
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Unnamed | Flag unknown | The cutter yacht foundered in the English Channel 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Camber, Sussex, United Kingdom.[18] |
18 August
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Forster | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
Tordenskjold | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken into Grimstad in a leaky condition.[18] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland.[18] |
19 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Gil | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the barque Burnswark (![]() |
Mary Kate | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew survived.[19] |
20 August
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A. B. Ward | ![]() |
The tug suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Chicago River at the Clark Street Bridge, Chicago, Illinois with the loss of two of her crew. Subsequently refloated, towed to Miller's Dry Dock and rebuilt.[20][21] |
Courier | ![]() |
The schooner foundered at sea. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 25 August by Golden Sea (![]() |
Prima | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Zoutelande, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to a Baltic port.[19] |
21 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eira | ![]() |
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Livingstone | ![]() |
The ship collided with HSwMS Norrköping (![]() |
23 August
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Gordonia | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Domsten, Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark.[27] |
24 August
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T. E. Aschehong | ![]() |
The barque foundered at sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[28] |
25 August
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Edgar | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore north of Cape Hellas, Greece. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Nicholaieff, Russia. She was refloated on 27 August.[29] |
Endeavour | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Balbriggan, County Dublin. Her five crew were rescued by a Coastguard boat.[30] |
Maggie Lorimer | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank at Glenarm, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glenarm to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[26] |
Miranda | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire in the "Goronlaia River", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ternate, Netherlands East Indies to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[31] |
Providence | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Derk Point, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Donegal. She was refloated with the assistance of the Coastguard.[26] |
Stratheden | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Middle Cross Sand off Norfolk, England due to negligent navigation. She was on a voyage from Leith, Scotland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with coal. The crew were rescued by Caister lifeboat.[32][33] |
26 August
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Adria | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked at Bahia, Brazil.[26] |
Albert | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Bahia.[26] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brigantine foundered 8 nautical miles (15 km) off the Tuskar Rock with the loss of all hands.[29] |
27 August
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Alphonse Marie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaton Delaval, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[26] |
Condor | ![]() |
The ship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Aalborg, Denmark.[34] |
Emanuelle | ![]() |
The ship collided with the transport ship Oise (![]() |
Weif | ![]() |
The fishing smack sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Orphan Girl (![]() |
29 August
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Lion | ![]() |
The ketch capsized 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Looe, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Penzance, Cornwall.[29] |
Sanda | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde near Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire.[29] |
30 August
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City of Richmond | ![]() |
The paddle steamer struck a reef south of Mark Island, Maine and sank without loss of life. She later was refloated, rebuilt and returned to service as City of Key West.[35] |
Teuton | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock and sank between Quoin Point and Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony with the loss of 236 lives. There were 36 survivors. Teuton was on a voyage from Cape Town, Cape Colony to the Natal Colony.[36][37][38][39][40] |
William Leckie | ![]() |
The ship collided with Viola (![]() |
31 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Augustus, and Hector |
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The steamships collided off the South Foreland, Kent and were both severely damaged. Augustus was on a voyage from New York, United States to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She put into Dover, Kent waterlogged at the bow. Hector was on a voyage from London to Penang, Straits Settlements. She put back to London in a severely leaky condition.[41] |
Ellida | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off Rügen, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stralsund, Germany. She was refloated and assisted into Stralsund.[42] |
Frey | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the brig Mathilde (![]() |
Kilmodan | ![]() |
The burning ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by the barque Penrith (![]() |
Mary Jamieson | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Rio Grande and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to the Rio Grande.[41] |
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Alliance | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated.[26] |
Appin | ![]() |
The steamship struck a sunken rock near "Ujusut", Russia and was beached. She was later refloated and taken into Nicholaieff, Russia, where she arrived on 22 August.[27] |
Aren | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Skellefteå, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put into Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition on 9 August.[4] |
Ashfield | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Calais, France. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[26] |
Barmore | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde near Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken into Bowling, Dunbartonhire for repairs.[16] |
Bedouin | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada and was beached. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Louisbourg.[44] |
Catherina | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of St Abb's Head, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Geestemünde to East Wemyss, Fife, United Kingdom.[4] |
Coral | ![]() |
The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged at Beaumaris, Anglesey.[26] |
Dora | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Red Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Thames to the Gambia River.[18] |
Dunmore | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Ballyquintin Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Belfast, County Antrim.[27] |
Eleanor Jane | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Barebäck, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Stettin, Germany. She was refloated and taken into Copenhagen.[4] |
Flensborg | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked a cyclone in the Pescadores Islands. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
Freda | ![]() |
The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged at Beaumaris.[26] |
Granite City | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Pollard Spit, in the North Sea off the north Kent coast.[4] |
Hadji | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on the Blonde Rocks, off Seal Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cow Bay, Nova Scotia to Portland.[26] |
Henry and Betsey | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the steamship Ivanhoe (![]() |
Hermione | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Peveril Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated and beached at Swanage, Dorset.[4] |
Il Trovatore | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the steamship Palomares (![]() |
Kennaird | ![]() |
The fishing boat collided with the schooner Mary and Catherine (![]() |
Lionel | ![]() |
The brigantine struck a rock in Chedabucto Bay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.[13][5] |
Lisette | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[16] |
Maria | ![]() |
The schooner struck the Braemar Rock. She put into Burntisland, Fife in a waterlogged condition.[29] |
Marie | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Cellardyke, Fife.[27] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The Thames barge was severely damaged at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Wells-next-the-Sea.[27] |
Mischief | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Cardenstown". Her crew survived.[26] |
Nellie Brett | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Shelbourne, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to New York.[19] |
Pathfinder | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bootle, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to Silloth, Cumberland.[26] |
Plimsoll | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France.[41] |
Racer | Flag unknown | The ship was run into by the steamship European (![]() |
Revolving Light | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Bordeaux. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Bordeaux.[26] |
Rierino | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Coloradoes. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz de Cuba Captaincy General of Cuba to Bremen, Germany.[4] |
Sarah Jane | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Seascale, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bray, County Wicklow to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[26] |
Serra | ![]() |
The steamship was severely damaged by fire at New Orleans.[29] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Sand Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lydney, Gloucestershire to Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.[26] |
Star of the East | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Bassein, India. She had been refloated by 19 August.[19] |
Thalia | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship put into Lisbon, Portugal on fire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to San Francisco, California, United States.[26] |
Thomas Blythe | ![]() |
The barque sank about 500 nautical miles (930 km) off the Isles of Scilly. Her seven crew took to the ship's boat. They were rescued by a Norwegian ship. Thomas Blythe was on a voyage from Samanco, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashirel.[45] |
659 | ![]() |
The lighter sprang a leak and sank at Cronstadt.[4] |
Unnamed fishing vessels | ![]() |
Fifty-eight fishermen from Shetland drowned during a recent storm.[46] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and assisted into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[13] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The lighter was run down and sunk in the Gironde by the steamship Dago (![]() |
Two unnamed vessels | ![]() |
The barges were wrecked at Poti, Russia.[27] |
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