List of shipwrecks in 1875

The list of shipwrecks in 1875 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1875.

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## January[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1875

## February[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1875

## March[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1875

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1875

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1875

## June[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1875

## July[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1875

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1875

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1875

## October[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1875

## November[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1875

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1875

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1875  Ship | Country | Description

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A. C. Bird |  United States | The steamboat sank in the Missouri River at Liberty Landing, below the mouth of the Kansas River, apparently in 1875.[1]
Alfred |  Germany | The brig was wrecked on Bonham Atoll, in the Marshall Islands. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Amberes |  Spain | The steamship sank at Santander.
Aurora |  United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. All on board were rescued by Melmerly ( United Kingdom). Aurora was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to a British port.[3]
Blonde |  New Zealand | The 14-ton cutter left Tauranga with a cargo of coal for Auckland with two crew in mid-September. Her hulk was discovered floating close to Kennedy Bay on 16 October.[4]
Clevedon |  United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire after 15 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile.[5]
Comet |  United States | The 350-ton bark left Port Chalmers, New Zealand, on 27 February bound for Hobart, Tasmania with a 13-man crew, and was not seen again.[6]
Cora | 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.[7]
Dunbrody |  United Kingdom | The barque foundered off the coast of Labrador, Newfoundland Colony.
Eleanor |  New Zealand | The cutter struck rocks while trying to enter the Pleasant River near Palmerston, New Zealand, sometime in the middle of 1875, and was wrecked. All hands survived.[8]
Emerald |  United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawai'i.[9]
Enjema |  Germany | The ship was abandoned at sea after 17 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Guayaquil, Ecuador.[10]
Faveur |  Denmark | The barque foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands after 6 October.[11]
Le Baron |  United Kingdom | The barque caught fire at sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Valparaíso, Chile.[12]
M. J. Forsha | Flag 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.[7]
New Wabeno | Flag unknown  | The ship was abandoned at sea after 22 July.[5] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Sorata (Flag unknown).[13]
Patmos |  United Kingdom | The barque caught fire at sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Hull to Valparaíso.[12]
Prince Alfred |  United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean before 4 May. At least some of her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mejillones, Chile to London.[14][15]
Rathfern |  United Kingdom | The ship was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all 36 crew.[16]
Stella |  Germany | The barque was driven ashore at Victoria, British Columbia, Dominion of Canada.[17]
Strathmore |  United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic between 19 April and 30 August with the loss of all 40 crew and 150–200 passengers. She was on a voyage from London to Otago, New Zealand.[18][19][20]
The Queen | Flag unknown  | The steamer 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.[7]

## References[edit]

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ Martin, George W., ed., Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society 1905–1906, Volume 9, Topeka, Kansas: State Printing Office, 1906, p. 297.
2. ^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 8470\. Liverpool. 12 March 1875.
3. ^ "(untitled)". Essex Standard. Vol. 45, no. 2330\. Colchester. 20 August 1875. p. 8.
4. ^ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 202.
5. ^ a b "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 15981\. London. 15 October 1875. p. 7.
6. ^ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 197.
7. ^ a b c "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
8. ^ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 200.
9. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 28367\. London. 14 July 1875. col F, p. 11.
10. ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 15994\. London. 30 October 1875. p. 7.
11. ^ "Wrecks on the Northumberland Coast. Supposed Loss of a Grimsby Steamer". Leeds Mercury. No. 11749\. Leeds. 6 December 1875.
12. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 11499\. Glasgow. 1 November 1876.
13. ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 15982\. London. 16 October 1875. p. 7.
14. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 28309\. London. 7 May 1875. col F, p. 7.
15. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 28323\. London. 24 May 1875. col B, p. 14.
16. ^ "Shipping Disasters". York Herald. No. 5879\. York. 11 December 1875. p. 6.
17. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 28272\. London. 25 March 1875. col F, p. 6.
18. ^ "Shipping Items". Hull Packet. No. 4700\. Hull. 24 September 1875.
19. ^ "Shipping Disasters". Liverpool Mercury. No. 8674\. Liverpool. 5 November 1875.
20. ^ "Summary". York Herald. No. 5848\. York. 5 November 1875.

### 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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