List of shipwrecks in 1873

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The list of shipwrecks in 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1873.

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1873

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1873

April[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1873

May[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1873

June[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1873

July[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1873

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October[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1873

November[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1873

December[edit]

Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1873

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1873
Ship State Description
Alexander Oldham  United States The sidewheel paddle steamer was lost during 1873.[1]
Alsager  United Kingdom The ship was scuttled by her crew. Three of them were taken to Auckland, New Zealand for trial.[2]
Arapiles  Spanish Navy The ironclad ran aground off the coast of Venezuela. Subsequently refloated and taken to New York, United States for repairs.
Artigas  United Kingdom The steamship was lost in January or February. All on board were rescued.[3]
Blanche Thomas  United Kingdom The ship struck the Blanche Rock and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sydney, New South Wales.[4]
Bridgetown Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Fremantle, Western Australia. She was refloated.[5]
Claude Hamilton  New Zealand The steamship was wrecked after 24 October. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Melbourne, Victoria.[6]
Dlhiot Flag unknown The schooner was wrecked on Easter Island. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Elizabeth Kimball  United States The ship was wrecked on Norfolk Island.[8]
Ellen Martin  United Kingdom The schooner beached on Summerlease Point Cliffs, north Cornwall, while attempting to enter the harbour at Bude. Her crew was taken off by breeches buoy and the ship's figurehead was in the captain's garden for many years.[9]
Emmilienne  France The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Fremantle.[5]
George S. Wright  United States The steamship was wrecked on the coast of Oregon with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Sitka, Department of Alaska to San Francisco, California.[10]
Georgette  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Fremantle. She was refloated.[5]
Norman  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Yantai, China with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki, Japan to Yanti.[11]
Ocean Express  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Parame  France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Queensland.[13]
Spray  United Kingdom The ship foundered. Two of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang, China to Nagasaki.[14]
Tecite  France The ship was lost at Nouméa, New Caledonia. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Nouméa.[15]
William Thomas  United States The ship was wrecked on Easter Island.[8]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Fisher
  2. ^ "Shipping Disasters". Liverpool Mercury. No. 7916. Liverpool. 4 June 1873.
  3. ^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 7825. Liverpool. 18 February 1873.
  4. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 8563. London. 6 October 1873.
  5. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 27851. London. 19 November 1873. col D, p. 7.
  6. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 10605. Glasgow. 24 December 1873.
  7. ^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 8050. Liverpool. 7 November 1873.
  8. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 10545. Glasgow. 15 October 1873.
  9. ^ "Ellen Martin". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  10. ^ "The United States". The Times. No. 27640. London. 18 March 1873. col A-C, p. 12.
  11. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 8582. London. 28 October 1873.
  12. ^ "Latest News". Belfast News-Letter. No. 55851. Belfast. 17 January 1874.
  13. ^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 8066. Liverpool. 26 November 1873.
  14. ^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 7838. Liverpool. 5 March 1873.
  15. ^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 8049. Liverpool. 6 November 1873.

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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