# List of shipwrecks in April 1881

The list of shipwrecks in April 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1881.

## 1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Leopoldine Frade | Germany | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Northern Chief (Flag unknown). Leopoldine Frade was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Cork, United Kingdom. |

## 2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Avalanche | Norway | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Blandina P. ( Austria-Hungary). Avalanche was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Saint Lucia. |
| Goldhunter | United States | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Department of Alaska 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) east of the entrance to "Behring Bay" – probably a reference to Yakutat Bay, which was historically known as "Bering Bay" – after she lost her rudder in a storm. All seven people on board survived. |
| Marie | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was driven against the pier at Gravesend, Kent and sank. |
| Speed | Guernsey | The schooner collided with the steamship Solent ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Longships, Cornwall with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Victua (Flag unknown). Speed was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Jersey, Channel Islands. |

## 3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Good Luck | France | The fishing trawler ran aground at Salcombe, Devon, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Salcombe in a severely leaky condition. |
| United States | United States | The steamship was wrecked near the outer shoal of Cape Romain, South Carolina. |

## 4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gosforth | United Kingdom | The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors took to a boat; they were rescued on 7 April by the barque Ariel ( Norway). Gosforth was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Savona, Italy. |
| Pyrrha | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Orator ( United Kingdom). Queen was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to London. She was discovered in mid-June in a derelict condition and was taken in to for Queenstown, County Cork. |

## 5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Easington | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Galle, Ceylon. She was on a voyage from Galle to Akyab, Burma. She was refloated and put back to Galle in a leaky condition. |

## 6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cornish Girl | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Michelle Selchau ( Denmark). Cornish Girl was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall. |

## 7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Schiedam | Netherlands | The steamship was driven ashore at Oude-Tonge, South Holland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland. |

## 9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cæsar | Sweden | The ship ran aground on Hammond's Knowl, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Algoa Bay. She was refloated and put in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a leaky condition and was beached there. |
| Newton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil, to London. |

## 11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| John White | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on the Rhyde Sands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France. |

## 12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agra | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Hubberston, Pembrokeshire and became hogged. |
| Alexander | United States | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channe 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Daisy | United States | The steamship suffered a machinery failure and capsized. Two crewmen were killed. |
| General Havelock | United Kingdom | The tug was run into by the paddle steamer Shamrock ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Liffey. Her crew survived. She was later refloated and beached at Ringsend, County Dublin. |
| Marmora | Denmark | The barque was wrecked on the Scarweather Sands in the Bristol Channel. Her eight crew were rescued by the Porthcawl Lifeboat Chafyn Grove ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Marmora was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure, France to Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Seine No. 3 | France | The tug collided with another vessel and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between "Pubeen Harbour" and "Glackhall Head", County Cork, United Kingdom. |

## 14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The ship heeled over and filled in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Scotland | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Geelong, Victoria for a British port. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Yeddo | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Gravesend, Kent. |

## 15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Belsize | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Inga ( Norway). Belsize was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Carl Konow | Norway | The barque was run into by the steamship Chilian ( United Kingdom) and sank 10 to 15 nautical miles (19 to 28 km) east of the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued by Chilian. Carl Konow was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Newry, County Antrim, United Kingdom. |
| Cheshire Lass | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea. |
| Estrella | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Fleetwood Bay. She was on a voyage from Carthagena, Spain to Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was refloated but consequently sank. She was again refloated and taken in to Fleetwood. |
| Kestrel | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on Burhou, Channel Islands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and taken in to Alderney, Channel Islands in a severely leaky condition. |

## 17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amazoneuse | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and Pará, Brazil. |
| Annie | United Kingdom | The schooner struck a rock while on a course between Land's End and the Longships, Cornwall. She began to take on water and was taken in tow for Mount's Bay by the steamship Mary Monica ( United Kingdom). After two hours the crew went on the steamship and after another hour of tow Annie sank. |
| Cotherstone, Emerald Isle, and Iron Ring | United Kingdom | The steamships Cotherstone and Emerald Isle collided in the River Mersey and were both severely damaged. Cotherstone was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. Emerald Isle was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool. She was taken in to Liverpool in a sinking condition. The tug Iron Ring was severely damaged whilst rendering assistance to Emerald Isle. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The brig collided with the steamship Wear ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) north east of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. Emily was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Torquay, Devon. |
| Katie | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Runnel Stone in the English Channel off Gwennap Head, Cornwall, and sank. Her five crew were rescued by Mary Menica ( United Kingdom). Katie was on a voyage from Norwich, Norfolk to Dublin. |

## 18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Johanne | Denmark | The schooner ran aground at Safi, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was condemned and sold. Johanne had been refloated by early June and taken in to Safi. |
| John and Henry | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked "at Bullock". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Red Bay, County Antrim. |

## 19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Shamrock | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by the Theddlethorpe Lifeboat. |
| Zeemeeuw | Denmark | The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Tayport, Fife, United Kingdom to Memel, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen for repairs. |

## 20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Album | Italy | The barque was driven ashore at Cortelazzo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Venice. |
| Ark | United Kingdom | The barge caught fire and sank in the South West India Docks, London. |

## 21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| British King | United Kingdom | The tug struck rocks in Ramsey Sound and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Ellen Vair | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Gertrude (Flag unknown) off The Lizard, Cornwall and was abandoned. |
| Mizpah | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on Skagen, Denmark and broke her back. Nine or eleven of her 21 crew were reported to have been lost. |
| Zeus | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland. |

## 22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Wynyard Park | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with a lock and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. |

## 23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alsvid | Norway | The barque was wrecked at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Galveston, Texas, United States. |
| Helios | Sweden | The brig caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Nelson ( United Kingdom). Helios was on a voyage from Jamaica to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |

## 24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brancaster, Norfolk. She was refloated with assistance. |

## 25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| City of Sanford | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire in the St. Johns River. Four people were burnt to death and five were drowned. |
| Princess Alice | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Hartwell Reef with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bahia, Brazil. |

## 26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Christofora | Italy | The barque was destroyed by fire at Iquique, Chile. |
| HMS Doterel | Royal Navy | The Doterel-class sloop sank while at anchor one-half nautical mile (0.93 km) off Sandy Point, Chile, following an explosion and the loss of 143 lives. There were twelve survivors. |

## 27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cavalier | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Lossiemouth, Moray. She was refloated on 29 April and taken in to Lossiemouth for repairs. |
| Corneille David | Flag unknown | The ship departed from Talcahuano for a European port. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Michael Angelo | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Pacific Ocean whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, reported missing.. |
| Saint George | United States | The schooner struck an uncharted rock off Twin Rocks, Department of Alaska (57°50′05″N 152°18′45″W﻿ / ﻿57.83472°N 152.31250°W﻿ / 57.83472; -152.31250﻿ (Twin Rocks)) and became waterlogged. The schooner Pauline Collins ( United States) towed her to Long Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, but she was so badly damaged that she was declared nearly a total loss. Saint Georeg was on a voyage from Kodiak to English Bay and Nutchick in the Department of Alaska. |

## 28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Water Lily | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Ilfracombe, Devon by the barque Limbe ( France). Her crew were rescued. Water Lily was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford. |

## 29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Tararua | United Kingdom | Tararua The steamboat struck the reef off Waipapa Point in the Catlins, New Zealand. She sank the next day with the loss of 131 of the 151 people on board. This is the worst civilian shipping disaster in New Zealand. |
| Waterlily | United Kingdom | The brigantine collided with a tug and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan. |

## 30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Blue Bell | United Kingdom | The fishing lugger sprang a leak and foundered off the Leman Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The trow capsized and sank in the River Parrett at Bridgwater, Somerset. All on board survived. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Aberlady Bay. |
| Æthelred | United Kingdom | The barque collided with another vessel and sank in the Pacific Ocean before 18 April. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to San Francisco, California, United States. |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The smack was holed by her anchor. She was on a voyage from Cowes to St. Helen's, Isle of Wight. She was towed in to Cowes in a waterlogged condition by a tug. |
| Alfred Rooker | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Glouestershire to Dublin. |
| Amelie | France | The chasse-marée collided with the steamship Patrie ( France) and sank in the Verdun Roads. |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Little Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pensacola, Florida, United States. |
| Andrea Mignano | Italy | The brig struck a sunken rock. She was beached at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Burghhead, Lothian. |
| Anne Marie | France | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Gatt, Spain. Her crew were rescued. |
| Ballogie | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Dantzic, Germany. |
| Beagle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Castle-hill". |
| Boa Fe | Brazil | The ship was driven ashore at Bahia before 12 April. She was on a voyage from Lagos, Lagos Colony to Bahia. |
| Carrie S. Dagle | United States | The fishing schooner was last seen on 13 April with a bad leak, either two days after, or two days before, a bad storm swept the Western Banks. Lost with all twelve crew. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The smack collided with Georgette ( United Kingdom) at Grimsby, Lincolnshire and was severely damaged. Her crew were taken off by Georgette. Catherine was beached in a waterlogged condition. |
| Celerity | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and sank on the East Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. |
| Ceto | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Bermuda. She was refloated. |
| Champion | United Kingdom | The barque collided with Armenia ( United States) and was severely damaged. She put in to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Christina | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Middle Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. |
| Chrysolite | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Vera Cruz, Mexico. |
| Derwent | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the River Wear. |
| Eagle | Austria-Hungary | The barque was wrecked at Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Echo | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in Chichester Harbour, Sussex. |
| Eliezer | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Memel, Germany. |
| Ellen Widdup | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Islandmagee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to the River Duddon. |
| Faith | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the Morlaix. She was on avoyate from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Morlaix, Finistère, France. |
| James Harris | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with Andalusia (flag unknown) and sank in the North Sea, off the Farne Islands, Northumberland with the loss of fourteen of her eighteen crew. |
| Johannes | Germany | The brigantine was wrecked at Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. |
| Josephine | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cienfuegos, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Cienfuegos. |
| L. B. Wing | United States | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Mary Nelson ( United Kingdom). |
| Lom | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Minatitlán, Mexico. |
| Major | France | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Gatt. Her crew were rescued. |
| Maria Ana | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Almería, Spain. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The brig was run down and sunk in the English Channel off the South Foreland, Kent by the steamship Rowlands ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Rowlands. Mary was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dover, Kent. |
| Mary D. Bryan | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 April. |
| Mathian Fourny | France | The schooner ran aground at Le Hourdel, Somme and became hogged. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Abbeville, Somme. |
| Medora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Usk. |
| Phœbe Lewis | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Gijón, Spain. |
| Pride of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to Pensacola. |
| Raieteur | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at St John's Point, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Guiana to Jamaica. |
| Ruby | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Chittagong ( United Kingdom). |
| Santiago de Cuba | United States | The steamship ran aground at Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Charleston to New York. She was refloated and put back to Charleston in a leaky condition. |
| Snaefell | Isle of Man | The paddle steamer collided with Osprey ( United Kingdom off Douglas Head. |
| Spread Eagle | United Kingdom | The smack was run into by the brigantine Johan Dahl (Flag unknown) and sank in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. Spread Eagle was on a voyage from Fishguard, Pembrokeshire to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Tevere | Austria-Hungary | The barque caught fire at Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. |
| Thurland Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Columbia River. She was refloated. |
| Transit | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Cranberry Inlet. |