# List of shipwrecks in May 1869

The list of shipwrecks in May 1869 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1869.

## 1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lancefield | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the North and South Rock, off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Malta. She was refloated and put back to the Clyde in a severely damaged condition. |
| Lizzie Blair | New South Wales | The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Richmond River. |
| Mary Jane | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice. |
| Omaha | United States | The brig capsized and sank off Key West, Florida. |
| Pero | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a severely leaky condition. |

## 2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abrolhos | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Matilda ( United Kingdom). Abrolhos was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Canada. |
| Clematis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Berdyansk, Russia. She was refloated on 6 May. |
| Italian Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Berdyansk. |
| Rona | United Kingdom | The brig foundered after being abandoned by her crew in the Pacific Ocean. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. |

## 3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Chapman Head. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Sheerness, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham. |

## 4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Afiena | Netherlands | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Clare Court | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaford, Sussex. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Carrig Rocks, off Greenore Point, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bahia, Brazil. |
| Roelfina Alida | Netherlands | The ship collided with Venus ( Bremen) and sank in the North Sea with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by Venus. Roelfina Alida was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to a Scottish port. |
| Vriendschap | Dantzic | The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Dantzic. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated and sailed for London, United Kingdom. |
| Unnamed | Prussia | The steamship Princess Alexandra ( United Kingdom) collided with the schooners Hebe ( Denmark) and a Prussian schooner off Helsingør, Denmark. The Prussian vessel sank. |

## 5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Europa | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Spiekeroog, Prussia. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Courtown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Prœne | Norway | The ship sank. She was refloated on 20 May and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. |

## 6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kaiten | Republic of Ezo | Boshin War: The corvette was beached at Aomori Bay near Hakodate. She was burned by her crew on 20 June to prevent the ship from falling into enemy hands. |
| Mary Ant | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Riga | Russian Empire | The steamship ran aground near Cronstadt. She was later refloated. |

## 7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Général Abbatucci | France | The steamship collided with the brig Edward Hwidt ( Norway and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica with the loss of 49 of the 103 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Edward Hwidt and the barque Embla ( Norway). Général Abbatucci was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Civita Vecchia, Papal States. |
| Hermit | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Lagos, Africa. She was later refloated. |
| Liburna | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Stjoringbrun", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. |
| Maria Hall | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Secret ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Secret. Maria Hall was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Surinam. |

## 8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alma | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Tolbuchen Reefs, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Cronstadt. |
| Douglas | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Elizabeth Reef in the Coral Sea off Queensland. Her nine crew took to a raft. They were supplied with provisions on 19 May by the schooner Stormbird ( New South Wales) and on 23 May by Marceau ( French Navy). They subsequently reached Newcastle, New South Wales. Douglas was on a voyage from Newcastle to Yokohama, Japan. |
| Enid | United Kingdom | The brig collided with the steamship Pilot ( United Kingdom) and sank off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by Pilot. Enid was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Leith, Lothian. |
| Handy | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. Her four crew were rescued by the Wexford Lifeboat Civil Service ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford. |
| Maria de Beandol | Portugal | The ship was assisted in to Abrevac'h, Finistère, France in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Oporto. |

## 9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britannia | New South Wales | The schooner ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Morna Point, Port Stephens during a gale. |
| Burnett | New South Wales | The brig foundered during a gale in the Newcastle Bight Bay 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off the coast with the loss of all seven crew. |
| Charlotte | Sweden | The schooner capsized and sank in the River Thames at Charlton, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 14 May and beached at Blackwall, Middlesex, United Kingdom. |
| Eagleton | New South Wales | The schooner foundered during a gale 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Anna Bay, Port Stephens with the loss of all six crew. |
| Enid | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber by a steamship. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Enos, Ottoman Empire to Leith, Lothian. |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground off Newcastle, New South Wales with the loss of three of her five crew. |
| Nancy | New South Wales | The schooner ran aground off Newcastle with the loss of one of her six crew. |
| Secret | New South Wales | The schooner ran aground and was wrecked off Port Stephens with the loss of a crew member. |

## 10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aline | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Viana do Castelo, Portugal with the loss of twelve of her seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bangor, Maine, United States. |
| Luella | Canada | The schooner ran aground after capsizing during a gale in the Barren Islands off the south-central coast of the Department of Alaska. |
| Norge | Norway | The ship was driven ashore near Hammerfest, Norway. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hammerfest. |

## 11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chōyō Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | Chōyō Maru sinking during the Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay.Boshin War (Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay): The corvette sank during combat after she was hit in the ammunition magazine by the schooner Banryū ( Republic of Ezo) and exploded in Hakodate Bay, Japan with the loss of 86 onboard. |
| Energy | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Joe Baker | United States | The tug suffered a boiler explosion off Staten Island. Three of her crew were severely wounded. |
| W. Y. E. | United Kingdom | The brigantine collided with the steamship Earl of Erne ( United Kingdom) and sank at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on the return leg of her maiden voyage, from Pomaron, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cheyenne, Clifton, Darling, Mary Erwin, Melnotte, and Westmoreland | United States | The steamboat Clifton caught fire at Cincinnati, Ohio. the fire spread to the other five steamboats. Darling and Melnotte were severely damaged, the other four boats were destroyed. One person on board Cheyenne died. |
| Gladiolus | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York, United States. |
| Hare | United Kingdom | The schooner was towed in to Beaumaris, Anglesey in a sinking condition by the pilot boat No. 3 ( United Kingdom). Hare was on a voyage from Laxey, Isle of Man to Runcorn, Cheshire. |
| Hematine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sicily, Italy to London. She was refloated. |
| Louise | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the King's Channel. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and found to be leaky. |
| Maggie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness. She was refloated. |
| Mataoka | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Littleton, New Zealand for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mississippi | United States | The steamship was wrecked on Martinique. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York. |
| Pfeil | Hamburg | The steamship ran aground at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Volta | Italy | The ship was driven ashore on Itaparica Island, Brazil. |
| Zeta | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Lagos, Africa. She was refloated on 14 May. |

## 13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eole | France | The pilot cutter struck a sunken wreck and was beached at Hope Cove, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. |
| Little Annie | United States | The schooner ran aground off Gull Rock Bar, California. |

## 14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ant | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Elizabeth Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Batten Reefs, in Plymouth Sound. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Jane Catherine | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Riga, Russia. |
| Lady Seymour | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Quebec City, Canada. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City. |
| Mary Simmons | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with another schooner and sank. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Adèle ( France). Mary Simmons was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Necromancer | New Zealand | The schooner ran aground at Farewell Spit after having sprung a leak. |
| Richard Roberts | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Tartar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to China. |

## 15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arran Isle | Isle of Man | The ship was driven ashore at Aberdovey, Merionethshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to the River Dovey. |
| Cardross | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Dymchurch, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the Clyde. She was refloated on 24 May and taken in to Dover, Kent. |
| Don | United Kingdom | The barque caught fire at Algeciras, Spain and was scuttled. |
| Don Juan | New South Wales | The ship foundered off Bird Island, Tasmania with the loss of all hands. |
| Frances Ellen | United States | The fishing vessel ran aground off Fort Pickens, Florida before shifting sandbars let her drift into deeper waters where she sank. |
| Golden Light | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Æolus ( Norway). Golden Light was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to New York, United States. |

## 16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cheduba | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Bay of Bengal with the loss of all 96 people on board. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, Indian to Rangoon, Burma. |
| Cornelia Maria | Netherlands | The brigantine foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in Trinity Bay with the loss of all but one of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Canada. |
| Nelly | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Rye, Sussex and was damaged. |
| Seabreeze | Canada | The ship put in to Antigua in a waterlogged condition and sank there. |
| Zetus | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in Trinity Bay with the loss of all seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brigantine foundered in the English Channel. Her seven crew survived. |

## 17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dharwar | India | The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Penang, Straits Settlements. The fire was not extinguished until 21 May. |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Ram Island, off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The wreck was lifted and auctioned off at a later date. |
| Fairy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Galloper Sand. Her crew were rescued by Emanuel ( United Kingdom). Fairy was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| James Macqueen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Osmussaar, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Jessy | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock near The Pillars and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Canada. |
| John Mann | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Amoor ( Spain) and then ran aground. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Quebec City. She was refloated and taken in to Quebec City. |
| Orissia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Quarry Harbour". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from "Quarry Harbour" to Beauly, Inverness-shire. |
| Robert James Haynes | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Dragør, Denmark, She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Ipswich, Suffolk. |

## 18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Golconda | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Key West. She was refloated on 20 May and towed in to Key West. |
| Mistress of the Seas | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Bombay, India for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Star of Peace | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Norwich, Norfolk. |

## 19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Exley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Llanmaddock, Glamorgan. |
| Grecian | United Kingdom | The steamship struck the Split Rocks in the Saint Lawrence River and sank with the loss of one life. There were about 200 survivors. She was on a voyage from Toronto, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| Henriette | Prussia | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Steensnæs", near Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Kappeln. |
| Sibyl | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. |

## 20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandre Pétion | Haitian Navy | The ship ran aground off Cape Dame Maria. She was refloated. |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from London to a Norwegian port. She was refloated and taken in to Brightlingsea, Essex in a leaky condition. |
| Robert Low | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |

## 21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bremerin Tackens | Bremen | The ship was wrecked on Sal, Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Bremen to the Cape Verde Islands. |
| Countess of Durham | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the steamship Gladstone ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her three crew were rescued by Gladstone. |
| Golconda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Princess Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage. |
| Swallow | Jersey | The fishing smack was run down and sunk off Cape Barfleur, Manche, France by Vauban ( France). |

## 22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dharwar | Straits Settlements | The ship was destroyed by fire at Galle, Ceylon. |
| Genius | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at English Point, Canada. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| Hudson | United States | The ship departed from Akyab, Buram for Falmouth, Cornwall, united Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Lidskjalfolsen | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Rosier, Canada. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Quebec City, Canada. |

## 23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Collingwood | New Zealand | The barque ran aground at Timaru, South Island during a gale. |
| Fordmill | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Queen ( United Kingdom). Fordmill was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| Hirondelle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hong Kong. She was refloated and taken in to Gareloch. |
| S. M. | United Kingdom | The steam lighter ran aground and sank at Torryburn, Fife. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Torryburn. |

## 24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Karen Marie | Denmark | The koff ran aground at Nymindegab. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nymindegab. |
| Susan Jane | New Zealand | The barque ran aground at Timaru, South Island during a gale. |

## 25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dolphin | Guernsey | The schooner was run into by the steamship Tasso ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Tasso. Dolphin was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London. |
| Figlia Maggiore | Trieste | The ship was run into and sunk by the steamship Russia ( United Kingdom) off Bedloes Island, New York City, United States. Her crew survived. |
| Flora | France | The schooner was driven ashore east of Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Freedom | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Ballygally, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Red Bay, County Antrim. |
| Helen | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Cochin, India for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom | The yacht broke from her moorings, drove ashore and sank at Montrose, Forfarshire. |

## 26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acorn | United Kingdom | The ketch collided with the steamship South of Ireland ( United Kingdom) and sank off St. Anns Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by South of Ireland. |
| Isabella Saunders | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Constance ( United Kingdom). Isabella Saunders was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to New York, United States. |
| Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock and sank near Ardrishaig, Argyllshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Ardrishaig. |

## 27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Branch | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Les Hanois, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by Hannah ( United Kingdom). Branch was taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall in a derelict condition on 5 June by Terpsichore ( United Kingdom). |
| Condor | Prussia | The brigantine ran aground at Arbroath, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Arbroath. She was refloated. |
| Gloriana | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Fisherrow, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Fisherrow. She was refloated the next day. |
| Henry Harvey | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on the Shingles, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Hayle, Cornwall. |
| Hugh and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Shingles. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Arbroath. She was refloated. |
| Ostern | Flag unknown | The brig foundered in the North Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km) off Boddam, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands. |

## 28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Auguste | Norway | The ship was driven ashore in a capsized condition at Bacton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Larvik to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. |
| Maria Catharina | Denmark | The smack ran aground at Buckie, Banffshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Buckie. She was refloated the next day and placed under repair. |
| Robert | Prussia | The schooner capsized and sank in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brussels, West Flanders, Belgium to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Sarah Jane | United Kingdom | The cutter ran aground at Howth, County Dublin. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bangor and Arklow, County Wicklow. |
| Stephen and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig foundered 11 nautical miles (20 km) north east of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Port-en-Bessin, Calvados, France. |

## 29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alberta | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire in St. Bride's Bay. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Lady Aberdour | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Kennetpans, Clackmannanshire. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Genoa, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Leith, Lothian. |
| Lithuania | Prussia | The brig was driven ashore at Slite, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Superb | Prussia | The schooner was wrecked on the Jadder. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Tønsberg. |

## 30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Constantine | Spain | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Cádiz. |
| Eliza and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Point Lucena, Brazil. She was on a voyage from London to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was condemned, refloated and taken in to Paraíba, Brazil. |

## 31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann Livington | United Kingdom | The ship foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Bilbao, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Aigle ( France). Ann Livington was on a voyage from Bilbao to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Boreas | Norway | The barque ran aground and sank on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Era ( Norway). Boreas was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples, Italy. |
| Catharina Geerdina | Netherlands | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Burry Port, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Bridgwater, Somerset. |
| St. Leonards | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium to Wells-next-the-Sea. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1869 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antes | United States | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Arthur Crosbie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Prato Shoals, in the South China Sea. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Tientsin, China. |
| Auguste | France | The ship foundered of San Sebastián, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Banryū | Republic of Ezo | Boshin War (Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay): The schooner was beached by her crew at Hakodate Bay, Japan and set on fire after running out of ammunition. The wreck was later salvaged and used in civil service. |
| Buccleugh | United Kingdom | The ship was run down in the Gulf of Finland by the steamship Norfolk ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. Buccleugh was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Catherine and Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bahia, Brazil. |
| Clemence | France | The ship was wrecked near Bathurst, Gambia Colony and Protectorate. All on board survived. |
| Delphin | Prussia | The ship was abandoned off Cádiz, Spain. |
| Glaurus | Norway | The ship was discovered derelict in the Atlantic Ocean by Shannon ( United Kingdom). She put eight crew on board; they took Glaurus in to Saint Helena. She had been on a voyage from Norway to Australia. |
| Grange | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Levant ( United Kingdom) at Gibraltar and was beached. |
| Honor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Domesnes, Russia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Riga, Russia. |
| Jeanne | France | The schooner was abandoned at sea before 14 May. Her crew were rescued. |
| Juanita | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Aracan, Burma. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Lucia Jantina | Flag unknown | The ship sank near Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg. |
| Marquis of Abercorn | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was run into by the paddle steamer Lord Gough ( United Kingdom) and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. All on board were rescued. Marquis of Abercorn was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Martha | Norway | The brigantine was wrecked at Guadeloupe. |
| Matoaka | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship disappeared in the Indian Ocean along with all 77 onboard (45 passengers and 32 crew) after departing Lyttelton, New Zealand on 13 May. |
| Penguin | United States | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cuba to New York. |
| Preene | Rostock | The ship collided with the steamship Princess Alexandra ( United Kingdom) and sank. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Pride of the West | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Norte Point. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Redite | Netherlands | The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay before 17 May. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Cádiz. |
| Rotterdam | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Kalana, Russia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Senhorinha | Portugal | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Paysandú, Uruguay. |
| Seraphina Tatham | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes. |
| Spray | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "North Torbay", Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. |
| Stag | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Bombay, India and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Bombay. She was condemned. |
| St. Bede | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Brăila, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated. |
| 'St. George | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the Blonde Rock, off Seal Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Theodor Korner | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | The brig foundered off the north coast of Kent, United Kingdom before 17 May. |
| Thomas and Mary | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to the Nieuw Diep. |
| Two Ellens | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Shelburne, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| William Wheatley | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off the coast of Cuba. |
| Zeta | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock and was beached in Tongey Bay. She was later refloated and taken in to Valparaíso, Chile for repairs. |