List of shipwrecks in 1870

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The list of shipwrecks in 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1870.

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## January[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1870

## February[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1870

## March[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1870

## April[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1870

## May[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1870

## June[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1870

## July[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1870

## August[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1870

## September[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1870

## October[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1870

## November[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1870

## December[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1870

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List of shipwrecks: unknown date 1870  Ship | Country | Description

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Alarm |  Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice.[1]
Alice |  New South Wales | The brigantine was driven ashore.[2]
Aurora |  New Zealand | The schooner was driven ashore at Timaru.[3]
B. C. Schriviner | Unknown  | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Betsy |  New Zealand | The cutter left Napier bound for Auckland and was never seen again.[5]
Cessina |  New South Wales | The ship was wrecked on Flinders Island, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Adelaide, South Australia.[6]
Challenger |  United Kingdom | The brig collided with the steamship Avoca ( South Australia and sank in Port Phillip Bay.[7]
Charles Edward |  New Zealand | The steamship struck a rock near Hokitika and sank.[8]
Clarissa |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Tahiti.[9]
Colonist |  New South Wales | The ship ran aground on the Elizabeth Reef. She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Caledonia.[3]
Countess of Sheffield |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Torres Strait.[10]
Dolphin |  United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands with loss of life. Five survivors took to the jolly boat, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Southport, Lancashire on 23 March.[11]
Edward Edgar |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Valentia Island, County Cork according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Ilfracombe, Devon in September.[12]
Eli Whitney |  United States | The ship was wrecked on Tahiti. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco, California.[13]
Gilman D. King | Unknown  | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Highlander |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Newcastle, New South Wales.[14]
Il'mena |  Imperial Russian Navy | The ship sank. She was refloated by means of air bags.[15]
Jane |  New Zealand | The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from the Bay of Islands to Thames.[16]
Jeanie Oswald |  South Australia | The ship ran aground in the Fitzroy River. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Rockhampton, Queensland. She was consequently condemned.[17]
John Collins | Unknown  | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Lagos |  United Kingdom | The sailing barge was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 31 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lagos, Africa.[18]
Layard |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Timaru.[3]
Leon |  United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in Chichora Bay and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile.[19]
Lizzie Lane | Unknown  | The sloop was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[19]
Metch |  Imperial Russian Navy | The gunboat sank at Tranzund, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated by means of air bags.[15]
Myrtle |  United States | The schooner was wrecked in the Aleutian Islands late in 1870.[20]
Othello |  Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice.[1]
Pocumtuck |  United States | The fishing schooner was run ashore near Ship Harbor, Nova Scotia. Condemned and sold.[21]
Scudd | Unknown  | The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[4]
Star of the East |  New Zealand | The steamship was lost near Napier.[3]
Stormbird |  New South Wales | The schooner was abandoned off Green Cape.[3]
Summer Cloud |  New South Wales | The ship was wrecked in Wreck Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Newcastle.[22]
United Brothers |  Newfoundland Colony | The sealer was sunk by ice.[1]

## References[edit]

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9528\. Glasgow. 16 July 1870.
2. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26949\. London. 2 January 1871. col C, p. 7.
3. ^ a b c d e "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9563\. Glasgow. 26 August 1870.
4. ^ a b c d e njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"
5. ^ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 172.
6. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9621\. Glasgow. 1 November 1870.
7. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26926\. London. 6 December 1870. col F, p. 5.
8. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26757\. London. 23 May 1870. col D, p. 8.
9. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9464\. Glasgow. 3 May 1870.
10. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26754\. London. 13 September 1870. col F, p. 5.
11. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26714\. London. 2 April 1870. col F, p. 10.
12. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9584\. Glasgow. 20 September 1870.
13. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9459\. Glasgow. 27 April 1870.
14. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9474\. Glasgow. 14 May 1870.
15. ^ a b "Raising Sunken Vessels". The Times. No. 28460\. London. 30 October 1875. col E, p. 4.
16. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9571\. Glasgow. 5 September 1870.
17. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26920\. London. 29 November 1870. col F, p. 6.
18. ^ "Latest Shipping News". Glasgow Herald. No. 9676\. Glasgow. 5 January 1871.
19. ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26672\. London. 12 February 1870. col D, p. 12.
20. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)
21. ^ "1870". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
22. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26944\. London. 27 December 1870. col F, p. 5.

### Bibliography[edit]

* Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.

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