List of shipwrecks in May 1868

The list of shipwrecks in May 1868 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1868.

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1868
Ship State Description
Governor Cushman United States The steamship suffered a boiler explosion at Buffalo, New York, killing eleven people. She was on a voyage from Buffalo to Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.[1]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1868
Ship State Description
Middleton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles.[2]
Onda  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Louise ( United Kingdom). Onda was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Canada.[3]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1868
Ship State Description
HMS Lord Warden  Royal Navy The Lord Clyde-class ironclad ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea. She was subsequently refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[4]
Vesta  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Barra, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States[5]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1868
Ship State Description
Annam Maria Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Prussia and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to "Heyer".[6]
Arabian United States The sternwheel paddle steamer sank in the Missouri River near Atchison, Kansas.[7]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1868
Ship State Description
Lady Middleton  United Kingdom The schooner struck a sunken rock and foundered north east of the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[8]
Staffa  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[9]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1868
Ship State Description
Express United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Whangaroa.[10]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1868
Ship State Description
Gleaner  United Kingdom The 135-ton brig was thought to have hit the Seven Stones reef and sank 30 miles (48 km) northwest by west of Land's End, Cornwall.[11][12] She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire.[13]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1868
Ship State Description
Ennerdale  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was refloated and put in to Belfast, County Antrim.[14]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1868
Ship State Description
Industry  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from "Savira" to Hull, Yorkshire.[15]
Joseph Hume  United Kingdom The ship collided with Columbia ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16]
Theta  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Tome, Japan.[17]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1868
Ship State Description
Freedom  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Brest, Finistère, France.[18]
Jane Campbell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the North and South Lighthouse, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Portrush, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to the Strangford Lough.[18]
Joseph Hume  United Kingdom The barque collided with Columbia ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean (46°09′N 31°58′W / 46.150°N 31.967°W / 46.150; -31.967). One sailor got on board Columbia. Joseph Hume was presumed to have subsequently foundered with the loss of all 29 people on board. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[19][20]
HMS Sealark  Royal Navy The Pandora-class brig-sloop was driven ashore at Kettle Point, Devon. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[4]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1868
Ship State Description
Union  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Rabat, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Rabat to Gibraltar.[21]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1868
Ship State Description
Auguste Vicran Prussia The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dublin, United Kingdom.[22]
Belfast  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Preston, Lancashire.[14]
Canton  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Acajutla, El Salvador.[23]
Erling Norway The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Liverpool, Lancashire.[14]
May  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[14]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1868
Ship State Description
Hawk  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[5][24]
Lybia  United Kingdom The barque-rigged steamship struck the Pearl Rock, off Gibraltar and sank. She was on a voyage from Venice, Italy to London.[22][25][26]
Pearl  United Kingdom The smack sprang a leak and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of Padstow, Cornwall. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[27]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1868
Ship State Description
Coronation  United Kingdom The ship foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[28]
Edith  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Maassluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.[25]
Gesine Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Agger, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Narva, Russia.[25]
HMS Royalist  Royal Navy The Rosario-class sloop ran aground at Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[29] She was refloated and taken in to Port Royal, Jamaica for repairs.[30]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1868
Ship State Description
Lizzie Lee  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Buffalo River.[31]
Mary and Anne, and
Norfolk 		 United Kingdom The brig Mary and Anne struck the pier, capsized and sank at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was run into on 24 May by the steamship Norfolk ( United Kingdom) and was declared a total loss. Norfolk was also wrecked.[21][32]
Primera de Puntales Spain The steamship exploded and sank at Cádiz.[33]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1868
Ship State Description
Arcadia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Stag Rocks, near Brook, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to London.[15]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship collided with Nestor ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Gijón, Spain.[34]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1868
Ship State Description
St. Bride  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank off Skenagham Point, County Antrim. Two crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down to Larne, County Antrim.[21]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1868
Ship State Description
Helene Belgium The barque was driven ashore in Cloghy Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[26]
William Miles  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Pensacola, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Queenstown, County Cork.[35][36]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1868
Ship State Description
Rambler  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia.[26]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1868
Ship State Description
Garonne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on the Buck Rocks, near Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of nineteen of the 37 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[37][38][39]
Hope  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Beatriz ( Spain). Hope was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40]
Moravia United States The ship ran aground at Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[41]
Templar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and towed in to Edgartown, Massachusetts in a derelict condition.[35]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1868
Ship State Description
Benares  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Fisherman's Group, China and was wrecked.[36]
Blue Bell United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The 53-ton schooner foundered off Whangaroa Heads.[42]
Lessing Bremen The ship was wrecked on Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. All 480 people on board survived.[43][36]
Martha Birnie  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Lottie Maria ( United Kingdom) in The Downs and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. She put back to London for repairs.[44]
Mystery  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked north of Port Patrick, Wigtownshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[45]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1868
Ship State Description
Heroine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Hamburg.[21]
Norfolk  United Kingdom The steamship ran onto the wreck of Mary Ann ( United Kingdom) at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Boulogne to Hull, Yorkshire.[21]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1868
Ship State Description
Lesmona  China The ship was captured by pirates and sunk off the Paracel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Shanghai.[46]
Lochnagar  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Navigator's Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baker's Island to an English port.[47]
Prince Frederick William  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore at Dunaff, County Donegal and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Quebec City, Canada.[48]
Thomas Connolly  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Silloth, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated.[49]
Union Prussia The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Swinemünde.[50]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1868
Ship State Description
Moneta  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Burrard Inlet and was scuttled.[35]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1868
Ship State Description
Guildford  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Bassa, Gambia Colony and Protectorate.[51]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1868
Ship State Description
Emilie  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russian Empire.[35]
Excelsior  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Fire Island, New York. She was on a voyage from New York City to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[52]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship caught fire off Sheringham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Colchester, Essex. She was taken in to Blakeney, Norfolk for repairs.[24]
Jacare  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was later refloated and taken in to Tigre for repairs.[53]
Mora  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Kurrachee, India. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Kurrachee. She was refloated.[36]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Montreal.[35][54]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1868
Ship State Description
HMS Britomart  Royal Navy The Britomart-class gunboat was driven ashore at Windmill Point, Quebec, Canada.[52]
Nossa Senhora de Cononco Portugal The brig was wrecked on the coast of the Cape Colony with the loss of two of the 116 people on board.[55][56]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1868
Ship State Description
Disraeli  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Akyab, British Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57]
Stephane France The ship was wrecked 18 nautical miles (33 km) off St. Andrew's Island She was on a voyage from Aspinwall, United States of Colombia to a Mexican port.[58]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1868
Ship State Description
Coquimbana Flag unknown The ship was wrecked in the Falkland Islands.[59]
Providencia Spain The schooner was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of "Arzilla".[60]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1868
Ship State Description
Actif France The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to the Newfoundland Colony.[28]
Albert Gallatin  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Mobile, Alabama.[18]
Ann  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Sulina, Ottoman Empire and Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated.[18]
Babinau and Gaudry Canada Canada The schooner capsized off Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia before 15 May. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[50]
Bellona  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Demerara, British Guiana. She was refloated.[61]
Billow Canada Canada The sealer was lost in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence before 11 May.[21]
Canny Scot Canada Canada The ship was wrecked at Gaspé, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Montreal.[22][54]
Ceres Canada Canada The sealer was lost in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence before 11 May.[21]
Clipper Canada Canada The sealer was lost in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence before 11 May.[21]
C. Newton  United Kingdom The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the Clyde to Montreal.[35]
Crescent  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Canada.[26]
Criterion  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Pärnu, Russia.[61]
Ernest Canada Canada The sealer was lost in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence before 11 May.[21]
Euxine  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 11 May.[18]
Far East  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire in Annesley Bay before 11 May. She was taken in to Suez, Egypt for repairs.[18]
Forest Lad United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship sank at Mocissus, Ottoman Empire.[35]
Gazelle Canada Canada The sealer was lost in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence before 11 May.[21]
Home  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 28 May. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Quebec City.[48]
Jules France The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Montevideo, Uruguay.[22]
Karanjah Ottoman Empire Egypt The steamship was wrecked in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from Suez to Jeddah, Jeddah Eyalet.[35]
Lettice Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Bahia, Brazil before 11 May. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montevideo, Uruguay.[18]
Providenzia Spain The schooner was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Arzila, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands to Barcelona.[62]
Royal Charlie  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at se before 6 May. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Boston, Massachusetts.[63]
Susan Canada Canada The sealer was lost in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence before 11 May.[21]
Vedra  United Kingdom The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City.[35]

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