List of shipwrecks in May 1867

The list of shipwrecks in May 1867 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1867.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

6 May
List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Gulnare  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dunan Head, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued.[1]

7 May
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Ben Nevis New Zealand The schooner left Wanganui for Havelock and was never seen again.[2]

9 May
List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Goldseeker Flag unknown The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Hokitika while en route from Melbourne.[2]

11 May
List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Prudence  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Rønne, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[3]
William Cargill  United Kingdom The paddle tug collided with the steamship Fairy ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 15 May.[4][5]

12 May
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Feronia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Crescencia ( Spain). Feronia was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[6]
Frithjoy New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Kennedy Bay during a strong gale. All hands were saved.[2]
Rama Template:Flaicon Guernsey The ship was wrecked at Montville, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[5]

13 May
List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Agnes Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Prerow with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stockholm, Sweden.[7]
Alice  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[3] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[6]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Monarch  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 45 nautical miles (83 km) east of Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Ursa Major ( United Kingdom). Monarch was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cronstadt, Russia.[7]

14 May
List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Anne Brown  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dumfries.[7]

20 May
List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Helen  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Skullmartin Rock, in the Belfast Lough.[9]
New Whim  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scroy Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[9]

21 May
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Smuggler New Zealand The schooner capsized near Rodney Point, Whanganui Island, while en route from Whangarei to Auckland, with the loss of one life, the ship's cook.[10]
Sophia  United Kingdom The ship collided with Quickstep ( United Kingdom) and sank off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by Quickstep. Sophia was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Swansea, Glamorgan.[6]
Three Brothers New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Waikawa Heads when it dragged its anchor while riding out a gale.[10]

25 May
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Nonpareil  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford.[11]

27 May
List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Blanche Moort  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Longbank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. Her crew were rescued by the Wexford Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India.[11]

30 May
List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Osprey  Royal Navy The gunboat was wrecked on the coast of South Africa in Algoa Bay off Cape St. Francis.[12]
Vertland  Imperial Russian Navy The man of war was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[13]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1867
ShipCountryDescription
Anna Wilhelmina  Netherlands The ship foundered in the North Sea before 4 May. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to "Wardoe".[14]
Broderlandet Flag unknown The ship foundered off the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of nineteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Bombay, India.[3]
Conqueror  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the coast of Ceylon.[15]
Continent  United States The ship was lost. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[8]
Excellent  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[3]
Guy Mannering  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Matinicus Isle, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[8]
Hand of Providence  United Kingdom The ship foundered on or before 25 May. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[15]
Harrier New Zealand The cutter left Auckland for Wellington in mid-May with a crew of two and a cargo of doors and other house fittings, and was not seen again.[16]

References
  1. "Ship News". The Times (25805). London. 8 May 1867. col F, p. 12.
  2. Ingram & Wheatley, p. 144.
  3. "Ship News". The Times (25810). London. 14 May 1867. col D, p. 13.
  4. "William Cargill". Tyne Tugs. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. "Ship News". The Times (25811). London. 15 May 1867. col F, p. 12.
  6. "Ship News". The Times (25819). London. 24 May 1867. col F, p. 11.
  7. "Ship News". The Times (25814). London. 18 May 1867. col F, p. 11.
  8. "Ship News". The Times (25816). London. 21 May 1867. col F, p. 13.
  9. "Ship News". The Times (25817). London. 22 May 1867. col F, p. 5.
  10. Ingram & Wheatley, p. 145.
  11. "Ship News". The Times (25824). London. 30 May 1867. col D, p. 12.
  12. pdavis.nl William Loney RN - Background
  13. Larn, Richard (1977). Goodwin Sands Shipwrecks. Newton Abbott: David and Charles. p. 181. ISBN 0 7153 7202 5.
  14. "Ship News". The Times (25804). London. 7 May 1867. col F, p. 11.
  15. "Ship News". The Times (25821). London. 27 May 1867. col F, p. 11.
  16. Ingram & Wheatley, p. 149.

Bibliography
  • Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.
Ship events in 1867
Ship launches: 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872
Ship commissionings: 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872
Ship decommissionings: 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872
Shipwrecks: 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.