# List of shipwrecks in May 1879

The list of shipwrecks in May 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1879.

## 1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Electra | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Singapore, Straits Settlements. |
| Irene | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on the Coroa Grande, off the coast of Brazil. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão, Brazil. |

## 2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Francis Austin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Clyde. |
| Orleans | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire and sank in the River Thames. She was refloated on 6 May and taken in to a dry dock. |

## 3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandra | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| King of Algeria | Canada | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Bremen, Germany. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Unknown schooner | United States | The lumber schooner struck Sail Rock near the Passamaquoddy Lighthouse, Maine, and was wrecked. Her two crewmen rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. |

## 4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Waterloo | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Hartlepool. She was refloated with the assistance of five tugs and taken in to Hartlepool. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Charlton, Kent by the steamship Patrick Stewart ( United Kingdom). |

## 5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jason | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Colberg, Germany. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Pielego | Italy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chioggia with the loss of all hands. |
| Syracuse | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered off Cape Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Prince Soltykoff ( Russia), Syracuse was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Triumph | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Victoria Rock. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Amlwch, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed in to Beaumaris, Anglesey in a sinking condition. |
| Vesta | United States | The brig was wrecked at Gotō, Japan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki, Japan to Shanghai, China. |

## 6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| China | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Lyngby, Denmark. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Riga, Russia. She was consequently condemned. |
| Eddissa | Guernsey | The schooner was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Rainbow ( United Kingdom). |
| New Corn | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew survived. |
| Nicolai | Russia | The steamship ran aground in the Moonsund off "Ermstein". She was on a voyage from Reval to Riga. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Hercules Russia and towed in to Bolderāja in a leaky condition. |
| Protector | United States | The ship caught fire at Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Reval. |
| Truelove | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Northumberland. Her seven crew were rescued. |
| Zina | United States | The schooner ran aground on Eastern Egg Rock in heavy seas and dense fog several miles from Jonesport, Maine and was wrecked. Her cook was washed away at the time of grounding, the rest of her crew was rescued from the rock 36 hours later by a passing boat. |

## 7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bismarck | Norway | The schooner was wrecked on the Knecht Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. |
| Guldregen | Norway | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Bali Strait. She was on a voyage from Australia to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated. |
| Melpomene | Denmark | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Valparaiso ( Norway). Melpomene was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Sundsvall, Sweden. She was towed in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a derelict condition by the steamship Munin (Flag unknown) on 11 May. |
| Nereus | Netherlands | The barque ran aground at Sligo, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Sligo. She was refloated. |
| Trent | United Kingdom | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Antwerp. |
| Vulture | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Weymouth, Dorset. She was refloated the next day. |

## 8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edmund | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent by the steamship Ban-Righ ( United Kingdom) with the loss of all hands. |
| Ocean Flower | United Kingdom | The lugger sank at the Portobello Coastguard Station, Sussex with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to the coastguard station. |

## 9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Augusta | Norway | The barque suffered a structural failure of her hull at New Ross, County Wexford, United Kingdom. She was consequently condemned. |
| Chalciope | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Queen's Channel. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to New Ferry, Cheshire. |
| Hankow | China | The steamship was driven ashore at Shanghai. She was refloated. |
| HMS Iron Duke | Royal Navy | The Audacious-class ironclad ran aground at the mouth of the Yangtze. She was refloated with assistance 36 hours later and sailed to Nagasaki, Japan. |
| La Plata | Norway | The brigantine was severely damaged by fire at the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The sloop ran aground on The Shingles, off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom. |

## 10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Iron Cross | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at New York. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York. |
| Marion | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Wastdale | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Stockholm, Sweden. |

## 11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Baltic | United States | The fishing schooner struck Passamaquoddy Head Rocks, Maine, in thick fog near Life saving Station No. 1, 1st district and filled with water and broke up. Some of her rigging was salvaged. Her three crewmen rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. |
| George S. Low | United States | The schooner went ashore one mile (1.6 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 33, 4th District on the New Jersey shore and was wrecked. Her crew made it to shore on their own. |
| Natrona | Canada | The ship departed from Ivigtût, Greenland for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. No further trace after being sighted the next day, reported missing. |
| Seaforth | Canada | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (39°50′N 41°00′W﻿ / ﻿39.833°N 41.000°W﻿ / 39.833; -41.000). Her crew were rescued by Njord ( Sweden). Seaforth was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Genoa, Italy. |
| Trenton | United States | The schooner was wrecked near Deck Island. crew saved. |

## 12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kron Prinz | Germany | The steamship ran aground at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Calais. |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at "Ballynass", County Londonderry. She was refloated on 14 May and resumed her voyage. |
| Svea | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. |

## 13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Concha | Spain | The steamship was driven ashore at the Chittern Chine, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Georgian | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at London. |
| Mary Farleigh | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground off Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight. |

## 14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Guiding Star | United Kingdom | The steamship struck the Bullman Rock, off Kinsale, County Cork and sank. She was on a voyage from Kinsale to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 18 May and taken into Kinsale for temporary repairs. |

## 15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 19 May. |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked on the Trow Rocks, on the coast of County Durham. |
| Chancellor | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Liverpool. She was refloated. |
| Fifeshire | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Marianople, Russia. She was refloated on 19 May. |
| Lycurgus | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aracaju, Brazil. |

## 16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aporti | Italy | The barque collided with the steamship S. A. Sadler( United Kingdom) and sank at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. |
| Cyclone | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Bulgar Dere", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from London to Galaţi, United Principalities. She was refloated with assistance on 18 May and resumed her voyage. |
| Schmidborn | Netherlands | The steamship was driven ashore at Kettleness, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Scotland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Fishers Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Scythia | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on Scharhörn, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Cuxhaven, Germany. |
| Unnamed | Germany | The steamship ran aground on the Fillytail Rocks, near Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated. |

## 17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 20 May and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire. |
| Anglo-Indian | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pagansand, off Glückstadt, Germany. She was on a voyage from Mejillones, Chile to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated. |
| Augusta | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Burr Island, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Venice, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Benarty | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from London to Penang, Straits Settlements. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground off Garston, Lancashire and was severely damaged. She was refloated the next day. |
| Chancellor | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated and docked. |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Bouldner Bight, in The Solent. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated on 18 May and towed in to Portsmouth. |
| John Black | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Noses Point, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 19 May. |
| Marlborough | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Ponthieu | France | The brig drifted in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, after losing a mast and her sails. She eventually grounded at Perranuthnoe and her six crew were rescued. Her captain was saved by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus and the lifeboat Richard Lewis ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) rescued the others. Ponthieu was carrying iron-ore from Pomaron, Portugal to Liverpool. |
| Sparkling Wave | United States | The schooner was wrecked on Shovelful Shoal. Her crew were rescued. |

## 18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ada | Grand Duchy of Finland | The schooner ran aground at Narva, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated and taken in to Narva. |
| Christina | Sweden | The barque changed course and ran in front of the steamship Dunbar Castle ( United Kingdom). The barque was cut in two and sank off the Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of three of the nine crew. Survivors were rescued by Dunbar Castle Christina was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Memel, Germany. A vessel observed the next day off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom in a capsized condition was thought to be Christina. |
| Filippo | Italy | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated. |
| Firebrick | United Kingdom | The sloop struck the North Bishop Rock and sank. Her three crew survived for three days on the rock by eating gulls' eggs. They were rescued on 21 May by the steamship Severn. Firebrick was on a voyage from Caernarfon to the Bristol Channel. |
| Iris | Norway | The barque was driven ashore near Whitburn, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Middlesbrough. |
| London | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Kakkbacka", Sweden. |
| Mourino | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Kallbacka" or "Kalbaden", Sweden and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Cronstadt the next day. |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Seine. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage. |
| Unnamed | Sweden | The steamship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Middlesbrough. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. |

## 19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charley | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground north of Comorin, India. She was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to Alleppie, India. She was refloated and put back to Colombo in a severely leaky condition. |
| Cornelia Wilhelmina | Netherlands | The ship ran aground in the Zuyder Zee. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stockholm, Sweden. |
| Gallia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in Gednays Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. She was refloated. |
| Gironde | France | The brigantine was wrecked at "Paroni", India. She was on a voyage from "Chandbally" to Calicut, India. |
| Jean Jacques | France | The ship was wrecked near Tellicherry, India. |
| Odessa | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Akbaroon", Russia. |
| Uhlenhorst | Germany | The steamship ran aground off "Collmar". |

## 20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amalfi | Italy | The barque was destroyed by fire at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Barcelona, Spain. |
| Fauna | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Dragør Sand. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated. |
| Hallamshire | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Lingah, Persia. She was on a voyage from Busreh, Persia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Rpseberry | United Kingdom | The steam yacht was severely damaged by fire at Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Santina Ansaldo | Italy | The ship was damaged by an onboard explosion off Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. A crew member was severely wounded. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Livorno. |

## 21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Canaan | Gibraltar | The hulk was run into by the steamship J. E. McConnell ( United Kingdom) at Gibraltar and was severely damaged. She was beached. |
| Esmeralda | Chilean Navy | Esmeralda War of the Pacific, Battle of Iquique: The wooden-hulled steam corvette was sunk by the ironclad turret ship Huáscar ( Peruvian Navy). |
| Independencia | Peruvian Navy | Independencia War of the Pacific, Battle of Punta Gruesa: The armored corvette ran aground while chasing the steam schooner Covadonga ( Chilean Navy). Independencia was destroyed by the ironclad turret ship Huáscar ( Peruvian Navy) to prevent her capture by Chile. |
| Whitehaven | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the Horse Rock, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. |

## 22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Essex | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Bassein, India to a British port. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Shadwan | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon and sank at the stern. She was on a voyage from Sulina, United Principalities to Plymouth. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth. |
| Timandra | United States | During a voyage from Honolulu, Hawaii, to the Arctic with a cargo of 75 tons of general merchandise and a crew of 12, the 119.88-ton brig was wrecked without loss of life on a reef in the Bering Sea off the west end of Nunivak Island. |

## 23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Boyne | United Kingdom | The brig sank off Clonakilty, County Cork. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Tralee, County Kerry. |
| Curacoa Packet | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on "Grand Avis Island". Her crew were rescued. |
| Dwina | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey. |
| Jane Fish | United States | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. |
| Penguin | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Dumbarton and was damaged. She was refloated. |
| Solway | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Bushire, Persia to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |

## 24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ava | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the full-rigged ship Brenhilda ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bay of Bengal 70 nautical miles (130 km) off the mouth of the Hooghly River with the loss of 70 of the 123 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Brenhilda. Ava was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. |
| Templar | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Warrenpoint, County Antrim. |

## 25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Timandra | United States | The brig was wrecked on "Nouvivak Island", Department of Alaska. Her crew of 12 survived. |

## 26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Benbow | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. |
| Harefield | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Rotterdam. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. |
| John Coggin | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and was beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Olivari | United States | The ship ran aground at Drogheda, County Louth, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Drogheda. |
| Unity | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Quenizec", Russia. She was refloated. |

## 27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Pandora | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Plymouth, Devon for A Coruña, Spain. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles W. Anderson | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated. |
| Factor | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Wega (flag unknown) in the River Thames and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Millwall, Middlesex by the tug Susannah and sank there. |
| Midlothian | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Brăila, United Principalities. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Neptune's Car | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Antigua. She was refloated. |

## 29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aruba | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Whitburn Steel, off the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Henriette | France | The barque ran aground at Hooghly Point, India. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Calcutta, India. She was refloated on 31 May and completed her voyage. |
| Jennie S. Barker | United States | The ship ran aground at Arica, Chile. She was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to Arica. |
| John Wells | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Whitgift, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Monaro | New South Wales | The steamship was wrecked on a reef 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Moruya. All on board were rescued. |
| Samanood | Egypt | The government steamship, already leaking and having lost her rudder on a voyage to Mauritius, was encountered 50 nautical miles (93 km) from the island by the steamship Neera ( United Kingdom) on 29 May. Samanood had some passengers and 104 crew, most of whom were saved and landed at Réunion; 23 were drowned when their boat sank. The steamer was believed to have sunk soon after the rescue. |

## 30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| City of Ningpo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Longsand, off Tanjore, India. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Trinculo | United Kingdom | The barque was disabled in a hurricane and run ashore on Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria. She was on a voyage from King George Sound, Western Australia to Newcastle, New South Wales in ballast. All crew survived. |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ketch collided with the barque Macedonia ( United Kingdom) off Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Pembroke. She was towed in to Dover, where she sank. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship foundered between Ailsa Craig and the Corsewall Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom. She may have collided with another vessel, which may have rescued her crew. |

## 31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles S. Rogers | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision with Hercules ( United States) near Life Saving Station No. 9, 2nd District on the Massachusetts shore. Her crew was rescued by Hercules, except one crewman who drowned. Her cargo was salvaged. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ada Barton | Canada | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was subsequently towed in to Halifax, Nova Scotia by the steamship Naples ( United Kingdom). |
| Alice Ritson | United Kingdom | The barque struck a submerged rock and foundered in the Pacific Ocean. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Pisagua, Chile. |
| Ambrosia | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 May. |
| Amicie | France | The steamship sank at Port-en-Bessin, Calvados. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Port-en-Bessin. She was refloated but was consequently condemned. |
| Australia | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Malta. |
| Avena | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Honfleur. |
| Benjamin Dickerman | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Chesapeake, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Matanzas, Cuba. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The smack was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe, Devon with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Padstow, Cornwall. |
| Chunar | British Raj | The steamship ran aground at Diamond Harbour before 3 May. She subsequently broke her back. |
| Don | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole, Dorset. |
| Doreas | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Heligoland. She was refloated and taken in to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Egbert | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Mocha, Aden Colony. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Bombay, India. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Ella S. Thayer | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Spithami, Russia. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Reval, Russia. She was later refloated with assistance from the steamship Dwina ( Russia) and taken in to Reval. |
| Emiliano | Spain | The steamship was damaged by fire at Matanzas. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Gamma | Flag unknown | The brig capsized in the North Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) east south east of the mouth of the Humber before 26 May. |
| George | Germany | The barque ran aground on the Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Egersund, Norway. |
| Gesiena | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Gioia Tauro, Italy. Her crew were rescued. |
| Gironde | France | The ship was lost in a cyclone. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Malabar Coast to the Coromandel Coast. |
| Gladstone | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Alloca, Clackmannanshire to Königsberg, Germany. |
| Hélène | France | The ship was wrecked at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hera | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Galveston, Texas. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Bremen, Germany. She was refloated on 26 May. |
| Ida | United Kingdom | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 2 May. Her crew survived. |
| Iron Duke | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fisherman's Point, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta. |
| Johann | Flag unknown | The ship collided with a Brazilian vessel at the mouth of the Rio Grande and was beached. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Rio Grande. She was refloated and taken in to the Rio Grande in a waterlogged condition. |
| Joluca | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Vera Cruz, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lebanon | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Ostly, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg to Paskallavik. |
| Leonie | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Prince Edward Island, Canada. |
| L'Hirondelle | France | The ship was driven ashore before 18 May. She was on a voyage from Japan to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas. |
| Lotus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Canada. |
| Louise H. | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Hamburg. She was refloated, and resumed her voyage on 3 May. |
| Maid of Mona | Isle of Man | The schooner ran aground at "Sondre Rose", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig, Germany to an English port. |
| Marlborough | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the West Bute Sand, off Cardiff. |
| Mary E. Riggs | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef, in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bremen. |
| Mattea | Austria-Hungary | The barque was driven ashore at the "Vasoux Lighthouse". She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Honfleur. |
| Matson | United Kingdom | The smack was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel. |
| Memphis | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Sandhamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Stockholm, Sweden. |
| Ocean Phantom | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Saint Lawrence River |
| Ortolan | United States | The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and put back to Philadelphia. |
| Phoenix | United Kingdom | The fishing smack capsized and sank in a squall off Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of all six crew. |
| P. Wickstrom, jun. | Sweden | The barque was wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. |
| Romeo | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| San Pasquall | Italy | The brig was driven ashore at Gioia Tauro. Her crew were rescued. |
| Scots Bay | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore west of Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Huanillos, Chile to Dunkerque. |
| Silas | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |
| Tres Sobrinas | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef before 21 May. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to Havre de Grâce. |
| Tulchan | United Kingdom | The barque capsized and sank in the Schuylkill River. She was later refloated and taken in to PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia for repairs. |
| Zingu | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore in St Peter's Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. |