# List of shipwrecks in May 1880

The list of shipwrecks in May 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1880.

## 1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Thorndean | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked by ice at La Poile, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Quebec City, Canada. |

## 2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amalia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire and was wrecked. |
| Kong Oscar | Norway | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Bois Rose ( France). Kong Oscar was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Quebec City, Canada. |

## 3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abel | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Island Home ( Canada. Abel was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to New York, United States. She was discovered on 6 May by the barque Burmah ( United Kingdom), which put six of her crew on board. They took her in to Crookhaven, County Cork, United Kingdom on 15 May. |
| Lucie | Germany | The barque was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Newport, Monmouthshire. |

## 4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Conovium | United Kingdom | The schooner hit rocks off Lizard Point, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her five crew rowed to Penzance in the ship's boat. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. Her captain had miscalculated the ship's position. He blamed the intensity of the light from the Lizard Lighthouse. |
| Elizabeth McClure | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Larne Lough. |
| Helene Newton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and completed her voyage, subsequently being placed under repair. |
| Mary Driver | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Bizerta, Beylik of Tunis with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by local fishing boats. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Gibraltar. |
| Sea Queen | United Kingdom | The barquentine was destroyed by fire at sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of "Desart Island". Her crew were rescued by Arab ( United Kingdom). Sea Queen was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to "Buland". |

## 5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brilliant | Germany | The brigantine was driven ashore at Port Elizabeth, Colony of Natal. Her crew were rescued. She was consequently condemned. |
| Little Lizzie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Ahquay", Africa. She was plundered by the local inhabitants. |
| Nimrod | Jersey | The sloop was driven ashore on the Kent coast. She was on a voyage from London to Barnstaple, Devon. She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Pride of the Isles | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and the Gorleston Lifeboat, but consequently sank. Her six crew were rescued. Pride of the Isles was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bridport, Dorset. |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Seadrift | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off The Lizard, Cornwall whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the River Plate. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate. |

## 6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Batavia | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Colleen Bawn | New Zealand | The schooner was presumed to have foundered on this date with the loss of all seven crew; distress lights having been sighted. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Havelock. |
| Lady Tyler | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground on the Black Middens, off the mouth of the River Tyne. She was refloated the next day. |
| Unnamed | France | The fishing smack was wrecked off Alderney, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Courier ( United Kingdom). |

## 7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Consett | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the Suadiva Atoll, in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued by a brig. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Port Said, Egypt. |
| Niord | Flag unknown | The derelict and waterlogged ship was discovered in the North Sea by the smack Equity ( United Kingdom). She was subsequently towed in to IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by the steamship Eddystone ( United Kingdom). |
| Whimper | United Kingdom | The smack collided with the schooner Hermine ( Germany) and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her six crew were rescued by Hermine. |

## 8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ostsee | Germany | The steamship was holed by ice in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was towed in to Cronstadt. |
| Rappelez-vous-de-moi | France | The cutter was wrecked on Alderney, Channel Islands. Her three crew were rescued by the steamship Courier ( Guernsey). |

## 9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aroya | Peruvian Navy | War of the Pacific: The transport ship was shelled and damaged at Callao by a squadron of ships comprising Amazonas, Angamos, Blanco Encalada, Huáscar, O'Higgins and Pilcomayo (all Chilean Navy). |
| Helena | Peru | War of the Pacific: The barque was shelled and damaged at Callao by the ironclad Huáscar ( Chilean Navy). |
| Sancey Pecke | Peru | War of the Pacific: The brigantine was shelled and sunk at Callao by Huáscar ( Chilean Navy). |
| Unión | Peruvian Navy | War of the Pacific: The corvette was shelled and set afire at Callao by Huáscar and Pilcomayo (both Chilean Navy). |

## 10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Algerian | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea and put in to Gibraltar, where the fire was extinguished. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Edith Troop | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Calais, France. No further trace, reported missing, presumed foundered with the loss of all 40 crew. |
| Swiftsure | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. |

## 11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Freia | Norway | The schooner ran aground, capsized and became severely hogged at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and beached for repairs. |
| Mattea | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Maryport to New York, United States. She was refloated. |
| Odessa | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Taganrog. She was refloated on 13 May. |
| Penwith | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Cardiff for the Rio Grande. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Joseph Hazel | United Kingdom | The tug sank at Dublin. |
| Mari Vagliano | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan,United Kingdom whilst avoiding a collision with the schooner Thomas C. Seed ( United Kingdom). Mari Vagliano was on a voyage from Cardiff to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Roelfina Tijdens | Netherlands | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorpeness, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. |
| Senegal | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a sunken rock off Grando Point, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands and was beached with the loss of one life. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship Teuton ( United Kingdom). Senegal was refloated on 2 June and taken in to Las Palmas. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. |

## 13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ornen | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (30°35′N 13°00′W﻿ / ﻿30.583°N 13.000°W﻿ / 30.583; -13.000). Her crew were rescued by Jupiter ( United Kingdom). Ornen was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Bermuda. |
| Sebastopol | United Kingdom | The barque struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Quebec City, Canada. |

## 14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelheid | Germany | The schooner was abandoned and drove ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. |
| Burlington | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Castor ( Sweden at Bordeaux, Gironde, France and was beached on the Queyrie Bank, in the Gironde. |
| Gesine | Germany | The schooner ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Königsberg. She was refloated and placed under repair. |
| Laboramus | United Kingdom | The brig caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°44′N 24°42′W﻿ / ﻿46.733°N 24.700°W﻿ / 46.733; -24.700). Her crew were rescued by Arnesnoes ( Norway). Laboramus was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States, to Dundalk, County Louth. She was towed in to Vigo, Spain by the steamship Roelas ( Spain) on 12 October. |
| Ontario | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated. |
| Wild Pigeon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holywood Bank, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Donaghadee, County Down. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Zeemanschoop | Netherlands | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Petit Trou, Trinidad. |

## 15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cleadon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Cure | United Kingdom | The smack collided with another vessel and was abandoned off Orfordness, Suffolk. She was subsequently taken in to Harwich, Essex. |
| Dolphin | Victoria | The ship was driven ashore at Rockingham, Western Australia. She had been refloated by 31 May. |
| Souvenir | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Sunderland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and put in to Gravesend, Kent in a leaky condition. |

## 16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Regina | Spain | The schooner ran aground on the Horse Sand, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Spithead, Hampshire, United Kingdom. |
| Vanadis | United Kingdom | The steam yacht put in to Harwich, Essex on fire. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to the River Thames. |
| Water Lily | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the "Darwarkan Islands", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. |
| Young Harry | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Amrum, Germany. Her crew were rescued. |

## 17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Meath | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hong Kong. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to Hong Kong. She was refloated and taken in to Hong Kong. |
| Rosario | Italy | The barque ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated. |
| Ruby | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire while fitting out. |
| Sebastopol | France | The ship foundered off Saint Pauls, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued. |
| Zembra | United Kingdom | The dandy ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Mary ( United Kingdom). |
| Unnamed | Belgium | The pilot boat was run down and sunk off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom by the steamship Fatfield ( United Kingdom) with the loss of five of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by Fatfield. |

## 18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Eastern Spit, in the Opobo, Africa. |
| Dolphin | Western Australia | The ship was driven ashore at Rockingham. |
| Harry | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Amrum, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lady Hilda | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at the Millwall Dock, London. |

## 19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aspotogon | Canada | The barque was driven ashore at the Richibucto Cape, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec. |
| Belgnon | United Kingdom | The steamship sank in the Raz de Sein. Her crew were rescued. |

## 20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albula | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore north of the Heugh Lighthouse, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put back to South Shields. |
| Archer | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Padstow, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Padstow in a leaky condition. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the Larne Lough. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin. |
| Guardian | United States | The ship ran aground on the Seco Shoal. She was refloated and taken in to Manila, Spanish East Indies. |
| Jane Smith | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Platters, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. |
| Tromsø | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at Stubben, Germany. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Umeå, Sweden. She was refloated. |

## 21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Francis Drake | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Vestervik, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland. |
| Harken Cornelia | Netherlands | The barque capsized in the Baltic Sea. She was towed in to "Draco" by the schooner Neptun ( Russia). |

## 22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna | New Zealand | The ketch was wrecked near Bluff. Both men on board perished. |
| Canton | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire in the South West India Dock, London. |
| Maine | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire at Port Huron, Michigan. |

## 23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bon Accord | United Kingdom | The tug sank in the River Wear. |
| Boraco | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on a reef 60 nautical miles (110 km) from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Trieste. |
| Fanny Thornton | New Zealand | The ketch drifted onto rocks and was wrecked near the entrance to Hokianga Harbour when the wind suddenly abated. |

## 24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated. |
| Kildonan | Canada | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) west of Cape Clear Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Helvetia ( United Kingdom). Kildonan was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York, United States. |

## 25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with assistance the next day. |
| Janequeo | Chilean Navy | War of the Pacific: The torpedo boat was sunk off Callao, Peru. |
| William W. Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Matanzas, Cuba. |

## 26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arvon | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Ballyness, County Donegal. |
| Galatea | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Bushire, Persia. She was refloated on 28 May. |
| Janne | France | The schooner ran aground on the Barre-á-Anglais. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Spell | United Kingdom | The fishing smack foundered off Rockall with the loss of all fourteen hands. |
| Strathairly | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore at the Pointe de la Coubre, Charente-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. |

## 28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Henry Bolchow | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Lingah, Persia. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Bushire, Persia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1880 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edmonton | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked in the Providence Channel. Her 40 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Havana, Cuba. Edmonton was discovered in a derelict condition 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Key West, Florida, United States on 15 June by the steamship Deronda ( United Kingdom), which put a skeleton crew aboard with the intention of taking her in to Key West. |
| Quickstep | United Kingdom | The tug ran aground on the Elbow End Bank, at the mouth of the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Montrose to Dundee, Forfarshire. Sixteen of her passengers were taken off by the tug Excelsior ( United Kingdom) and by boats. Quickstep was refloated and put back to Montrose. |

## 31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Angelique | France | The ship ran aground in the Saigon River. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Saint Helena. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Duchess of Lancaster | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Weymouth Reef, off Antigua. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Antigua. |
| Unnamed | Belgium | The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat Welfare ( United Kingdom). |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1879 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Advance | New Zealand | The schooner drifted onto the North Spit at Christchurch and was damaged. She was refloated. |
| Aldergrove | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Adelaide, South Australia. SHe was on a voyage from London to Adelaide. She was refloated. |
| Alma | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at "Amazea", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to a Baltic port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Aner | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark before 27 May. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark. |
| Anna | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore on Hiiumaa, Russia. |
| Annie | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Memento ( Norway) and was beached at Bath, Zeeland, Netherlands. Annie was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated with assistance from the tug England (Flag unknown) and put back to Antwerp severely hogged on her starboard side. |
| Ann Law | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Bachelors | United States | The ship ran aground in the Seine. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Bellona | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Musquash, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Berlin | Germany | The steamship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the River Ouse near Goole. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Goole. |
| Blanche | United Kingdom | The schooner sank near "Belour", France. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
| Borneo | United States | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Beaver Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Trieste. |
| Calais-Douvres | United Kingdom | The steamship sprang a leak and sank at Dover, Kent. She was refloated and towed to London by the tugs Granville and Palmerston ( United Kingdom) and was placed under repair. |
| Care | United Kingdom | The abandoned smack was driven ashore at Thorpeness, Suffolk. She was refloated and take in to Harwich, Essex by a pilot cutter. |
| Carl Johan | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at "Carlso", Gotland. She was refloated and towed in to Visby. |
| Caroline | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark. |
| Caroline | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The brig struck a rock and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| C. E. Robinson | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at "Manawogonish". She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Honfleur. She was refloated and put back to Saint John. |
| Connaught | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Chittagong, India. She was on a voyage from Chittagong to Mauritius. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Corragio | Italy | The barque foundered at sea. Her crew survived. |
| Critic | United Kingdom | The smack collided with the smack British Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank. Her crew survived. |
| Daniel Marin | Italy | The barque foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to the English Channel. |
| David Malcolmson | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Negro, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Diana | Norway | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 May. She was discovered on that date at 48°57′N 21°52′W﻿ / ﻿48.950°N 21.867°W﻿ / 48.950; -21.867 by the steamship Queen ( United Kingdom), which put some of her crew aboard. They took her in to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. |
| Elizabeth Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Glenarm, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glenarm to Campbeltown, Argyllshire. |
| Ellida | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at "Amazea", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Baltic port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Esmeralda, and Holland | United Kingdom Sweden | Esmeralda collided with the steamship Holland at Lübeck, Germany and sank. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Holland was severely damaged. She put back to Lübeck. |
| Expectance | United Kingdom | The ship struck an iceberg and sank in the Baltic Sea off Skutskär, Sweden on or before 10 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg. |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Fides | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in the Bokkegat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rotterdam. She was refloated and towed in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands in a leaky condition. |
| Gauthiod | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
| Grace Kelly | United States | The brig was wrecked at Anamaboe, Gold Coast. She was on a voyage from the Cape Coast Castle to Anamaboe. |
| Guiver | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Barranquilla, United States of Colombia. |
| Gudrun | Norway | The barque was damaged by ice and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dram to Miramichi, New Brunswick. |
| Hamburg | Germany | The barque was driven ashore on Pratas Island, Formosa before 8 May. She was refloated and put back to Hong Kong in a leaky condition. |
| Henry Trowbridge | United States | The schooner ran aground at Montevideo, Uruguay and was severely damaged. |
| HMS Iron Duke | Royal Navy | The Audacious-class ironclad ran aground in the Huangpu River. She was refloated five days later with assistance from USS Monocacy ( United States Navy). |
| James Gray | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "False Cape", near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Béni Saf, Algeria to Baltimore. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Jeanie Landles | United States | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Jessie Boyle | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked near Cape San Antonio, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Pensacola, Florida, United States. |
| J. S. Wright | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Providence, New Jersey, United States. |
| Julie | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore on Saltholmen. |
| Lloyd | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sunderland Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was refloated. |
| Lochawe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at San Juan, Puerto Rico and sprang a leak. |
| Lydia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Betsiametis", Quebec, Canada. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City in a severely damaged condition. |
| Mallard | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Miramichi. SHe was on a voyage from London to Quebec City. |
| Mette | Denmark | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Europa (Flag unknown). |
| Morning Star | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice off Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony (46°39′N 59°40′W﻿ / ﻿46.650°N 59.667°W﻿ / 46.650; -59.667). Her seven crew were rescued by the barque Princess Royal ( United Kingdom). Morning Star was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City. |
| Najaden | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on Saltholmen. She was refloated and take in to Malmö, Sweden for repairs. |
| Offley | Tasmania | The whaler, a barque, was wrecked at Hobart before 14 May. |
| Oma | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at Aracaju, Brazil. |
| Our Annie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Quebec City. She was consequently condemned. Our Annie was refloated in June and completed her voyage. |
| Peiho | France | The steamship parted from her moorings in a squall at Shanghai, China. She collided with the frigate Thémis ( French Navy) and was damaged. Repaired and returned to service. |
| Persian | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands and was wrecked. |
| Quiver | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Barranquilla, United States of Colombia. Her crew were rescued. |
| Robert A. Chapman | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on the French coast. She was later refloated and take in to Calais. |
| Sarah B | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 May. |
| Schiedam | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to New York. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Stella | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 37 nautical miles (69 km) downstream of Sulina, United Principalities. She was refloated three days later and taken in to Sulina. |
| Strathisla | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 17 May. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Xantha ( United Kingdom). Strathisla was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lyme Regis, Dorset. Strathisla was subsequently taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Gävle, Sweden. |
| HMS Wolverine | Royal Navy | The Jason-class corvette ran aground in the River Tamar in late May. She was refloated. |
| Zebulon | Austria-Hungary | The barque ran aground off Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from New York to Honfleur. She was refloated on 26 May and towed in to Honfleur. |
| Four unnamed vessels | Tasmania | The coasters were wrecked at Hobart before 12 May. |
| Unnamed | Greece | The ship was driven ashore at "Sdefkia". Her crew were rescued. |