List of shipwrecks in 1871

The list of shipwrecks in 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1871.

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## January[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1871

## February[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1871

## March[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1871

## April[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1871

## May[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1871

## June[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1871

## July[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1871

## August[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1871

## September[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1871

## October[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1871

## November[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1871

## December[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1871

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1871  Ship | State | Description

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Alibi |  United Kingdom | The sealer, a barque, was lost off the coast of Greenland with the loss of all hands, more than 30 lives.[1]
America |  Uruguay | The steamship suffered a catastrophic fire due to an overheated boiler off the coast of Punta Espinillo, outside the harbor of Montevideo. One of the survivors was Ramón Artagaveytia [eu].
Andromeda |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the South China Sea before 15 March.[2]
Aries | Flag unknown  | The steamer was lost at Cranberry Inlet on the coast of New Jersey.[3]
Avondale |  New Zealand | The steamship was wrecked near Taranaki. All on a board were rescued.[4]
Barwon |  New South Wales | The steamship struck rocks off Cape Bridgewater, Victoria and was beached near Cape Nelson. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Sydney.[5]
Borston | Flag unknown  | The steamship struck an iceberg and foundered with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle washed up at Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands on 10 October.[6]
Catherine |  New South Wales | The barque was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne, Victoria.[7]
Catherine Jackson | Flag unknown  | The vessel was lost in the vicinity of "Squan," 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.[3]
HMS Clio |  Royal Navy | The Pearl-class corvette struck a rock in Bligh Sound and was beached.[4]
Como |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered between 9 February and 16 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to New York, United States.[8]
Estrella |  United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Brass River with the loss of a crew member after 8 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Brass River.[9][10]
Golden Age |  New South Wales | The ship was wrecked on Barren Island, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne.[11]
Heinan Maru |  Japan | The steamship foundered in the Inland Sea of Japan.[12][13]
Kanrin Maru |  Imperial Japanese Navy | The screw corvette was wrecked in a typhoon at Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan.
Lady Young |  Queensland | The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Port Stephens, New South Wales.[4]
Nadir Shah |  Sultanate of Zanzibar | The ship was lost.[14]
O. H. Canady | Flag 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.[3]
Oneida | Flag 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.[3]
Porcia |  United States | The vessel was lost in the Arctic on or near the north coast of the Department of Alaska.[15]
Rialto |  New South Wales | The barque was wrecked at Newcastle.[16]
Rifleman |  New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked at Auckland.[17]
Rising Sun |  United Kingdom | The ship sank in Osaka Bay.[18][19]
San Juan |  Peru | The ship was destroyed by fire with the loss of more than 600 coolies. There were about 50 survivors. She was on a voyage from Macao, China to Callao, Peru.[20][21]
Tartar |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Fuzhou, China in September or October.[22]
Victoria |  Sultanate of Zanzibar | The frigate was lost.[14]
Villotine | Flag unknown  | The barque 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.[3]
Wolf |  United Kingdom | The sealer, a steamship, was sunk by ice off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[23][24]
Unnamed  |  China | The junk was run down and sunk at Amoy by HMS Ocean ( Royal Navy).[25]

## References[edit]

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ "Supposed Loss of a Sealing Vessel with Thirty Men". Liverpool Mercury. No. 7254\. Liverpool. 24 April 1871.
2. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27012\. London. 16 March 1871. col D, p. 10.
3. ^ a b c d e "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
4. ^ a b c "Australia". Bradford Observer. Vol. 38, no. 2601\. Bradford. 27 April 1871. p. 5.
5. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 7837\. London. 12 June 1871.
6. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9924\. Glasgow. 21 October 1871.
7. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27232\. London. 28 November 1871. col F, p. 6.
8. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9738\. Glasgow. 18 March 1871.
9. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9919\. Glasgow. 16 October 1871.
10. ^ "West Coast of Africa". Daily News. No. 7946\. London. 17 October 1871.
11. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9907\. Glasgow. 2 October 1871.
12. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27258\. London. 28 December 1871. col D, p. 9.
13. ^ "Scotland". Caledonian Maritime Heritage Trust. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
14. ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27383\. London. 22 May 1872. col E-F, p. 5.
15. ^ "Alaska Shipwrecks (P)". alaskashipwreck.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
16. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 7748\. London. 28 February 1871.
17. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9931\. Glasgow. 30 October 1871.
18. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 9728\. Glasgow. 7 March 1871.
19. ^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 7213\. Liverpool. 7 March 1871.
20. ^ "The Six Hundred Coolies Burned At Sea". Manchester Times. No. 710\. Manchester. 8 July 1871.
21. ^ Sir Charles Wingfield, Member for Gravesend (23 May 1873). "Observations". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 216\. United Kingdom: Commons. col. 375–396.
22. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27263\. London. 3 January 1872. col F, p. 6.
23. ^ "Greenock". Glasgow Herald. No. 9783\. Glasgow. 10 May 1871.
24. ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 14594\. London. 11 May 1871. p. 7.
25. ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 14730\. London. 18 October 1871. p. 7.

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