List of shipwrecks in 1874

The list of shipwrecks in 1874 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1874.

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1874
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

January

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Sherman	United States	The steamer sprang a leak and sank off Cape Fear, North Carolina.

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Minnehaha	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked off Peninnis Head, Isles of Scilly with the loss of ten of her crew. She was on a voyage from Peru to Dublin.

March

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Enterprise	Belgium	Stranded off Brouwershaven, Netherlands and broke her back. Declared a total loss.[1]

April

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Alma	Norway	The ship was wrecked on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. All thirteen people on board were rescued by the Aldeburgh Lifeboat and the Southwold Lifeboat.[2]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Nederland	Belgium	Stranded off New Jersey, United States. Refloated on 18 April.[3]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Rydall Hall		The 1,780 ton ship still sank despite being taken in tow by the Queen of the Bay while off the Seven Stones Reef. She lost most of her head gear while on her maiden voyage from San Francisco with a general cargo. The packet ship received £150.[4]

May

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1874

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Endymion	Royal Navy	and HMS Narcissus ( Royal Navy) ran aground in Palermo Bay, Sicily. Narcissus being moderately damaged. Both ships were refloated and sailed to Cagliari, Sardinia for assessment.

June

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Flying Cloud	United Kingdom	Ran aground on Beach Island Bar, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, a total loss.

July

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Mary	United Kingdom	The sloop was run down and sunk off St Anne's Head, Cardiganshire with the loss of all hands.[5]

August

City of Adelaide stranded on Kirkcaldy Beach

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1874

Ship	Country	Description
City of Adelaide	United Kingdom	Stranded on Kirkcaldy Beach, South Australia. Refloated 4 September and returned to service.

November

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Cospatrick	United Kingdom	Caught fire off the Cape of Good Hope, 474 lives lost.

December

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Dextrous	United Kingdom	The schooner was struck by the brig Alfred ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Aneroid ( United Kingdom).[6]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1874

Ship	Country	Description
Corsair	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seatown, Dorset.[7]

References

1. "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
2. Bottomley, Alan Farquar. "Shipwrecks at or near Walberswick from 1848 - 1874" (PDF). Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
3. "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
4. Larn, Richard (1992). The Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly. Nairn: Thomas & Lochar. ISBN 0-946537-84-4.
5. "CARDIGAN & DISTRICT SHIPWRECKS AND LIFEBOAT SERVICE". Glen Johnson. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
6. Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
7. "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

Ship events in 1874
Ship launches:	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879
Ship commissionings:	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879
Ship decommissionings:	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879
Shipwrecks:	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879