The list of shipwrecks in July 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1873.
1 July
List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1873
Ship |
State |
Description
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Ariel
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United Kingdom
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The barque sprang a leak and sank 13 nautical miles (24 km) off the mouth of the Nun River. Her crew were rescued by the steamship RMS Loanda ( United Kingdom). Ariel was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lagos, Africa.[1][2]
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Express
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground at Lagos, Africa and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Africa to Falmouth, Cornwall.[3]
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Jason
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore . She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated on 8 July and taken in to Ilfracombe, Devon.[4]
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Tromp
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Netherlands
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The steamship ran aground off Cape Räz Ghärib, Egypt. She was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated on 10 August and towed in to Suez, Egypt by the tug Timsah ( United Kingdom). Tromp was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[5][6]
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2 July
3 July
4 July
5 July
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1873
Ship |
State |
Description
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Albatross
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Belgium
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The steamship ran aground at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Antwerp.[13] She was refloated.[12]
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City of Washington
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United Kingdom
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The steamship was wrecked off Little Port l'Hébert, Nova Scotia, Canada. All 567 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[14][15]
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Golden Dream
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground at New York. She was refloated.[16]
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Ironsides
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United States
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The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[13]
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Mary
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United Kingdom
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The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardglass, County Down.[13]
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7 July
8 July
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1873
Ship |
State |
Description
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Clara
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Netherlands
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The ship sank at Katendrecht, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to New York, United States.[12]
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Guiona
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Canada
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The ship ran aground in Lake Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec.[17]
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Hilda
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United Kingdom
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The steamship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18]
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William
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United Kingdom
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The brigantine foundered in the North Sea off Aldbrough, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Exeter, Devon.[18]
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9 July
10 July
11 July
12 July
14 July
15 July
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1873
Ship |
State |
Description
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Bortolina
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to New York, United States.[30]
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Dalkeith
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore on Nyord, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Germany to Scrabster, Caithness.[31] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
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Marie Louise
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Norway
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The brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all but her captain. He was rescued by Lara ( United Kingdom). Marie Louise was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Denmark to Dunkerque, Nord. France.[31]
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Merritt
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on Staten Island, New York.[30]
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17 July
19 July
20 July
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1873
Ship |
State |
Description
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Dux, and Ibis
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Ottoman Empire
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The lighters collided with the steamship Nelio ( United Kingdom) at Sulina. Dux was beached, Ibis sank.[35]
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Governor Wynyard
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New Zealand
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The paddle steamer sprang a leak and was beached at Stanley, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from Duck River to Launceston, Tasmania
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Mary Jane
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United Kingdom
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The barque ran aground on the Middle Mouse Sand, in Liverpool Bay. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. Mary Jane was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Black Prince ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Beaumaris, Anglesey.[31][35][36]
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M. M. Peter
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United Kingdom
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The ship was lost off Pará, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Pará.[37]
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Unnamed'
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United Kingdom
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The sloop sank in the River Derwent.[38]
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21 July
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1873
Ship |
State |
Description
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Caspar Wild
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Norway
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The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°13′N 36°00′W / 48.217°N 36.000°W / 48.217; -36.000). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Spain ( United States). Caspar Wild was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[27][39]
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Celine
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore near Granville, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Pontorson, Manche.[35]
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China
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore in a typhoon at "Soonghing". China.[33]
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Eleanor Alice
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was abandoned off Porthgain, Pembrokeshire and foundered. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire.[40]
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Lelan
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France
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The ship was beached at Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom having sprang a leak the previous day.[31]
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Rebecca
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Germany
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The brig was driven ashore in a typhoon at "Soonghing".[33]
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Shaftesbury
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United States
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The steamship was driven ashore in a typhoon at "Soonghing".[33]
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Sura
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Germany
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The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon at Amoy, China. She was refloated.[33]
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Tarra
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United Kingdom
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The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon at "Soonghing".[33]
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Taunton
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United Kingdom
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The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Amoy. She was refloated.[33]
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Vica
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore in a typhoon at "Soonghing".[33]
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Vision
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United Kingdom
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The brig was driven ashore in a typhoon at Amoy. She was refloated.[33]
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William
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United Kingdom
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The brigantine was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan.[35]
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22 July
24 July
25 July
27 July
28 July
30 July
31 July
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1873
Ship |
State |
Description
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Afton
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Canada
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The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 July. She was on a voyage from Afton, Nova Scotia to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[53][1]
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Alice Ball
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United States
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°56′N 42°20′W / 37.933°N 42.333°W / 37.933; -42.333). Her crew were rescued by Benmore ( United Kingdom).[13]
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Alma
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United Kingdom
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The smack was driven ashore at Southend, Argyllshire.[54]
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Anna
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked at Maracaibo, Venezuela. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maracaibo to a British port.[4]
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Canadian
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United Kingdom
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The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached at Craster, Northumberland. Her crew survived.[55]
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Delside
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United Kingdom
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The ship was damaged by fire at Callao, Peru.[56][57]
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Easby
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United Kingdom
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The steamship struck a sunken rock and was holed. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. She put in to New York, where she arrived on 1 August in a waterlogged condition.[33]
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Esmeralda
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Spain
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The steamship was wrecked on Luzon, Spanish East Indies.[58] All on board were rescued.[59]
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François
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France
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The ship was wrecked in the Maldive Islands before 11 July. Her crew survived.[56]
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Fred Thompson
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United States
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The ship collided with Hermite ( Spain) off Barcelona, Spain and was severely damaged. Fred Thompson was on a voyage from New York to Genoa, Italy. She was towed in to Barcelona in a waterlogged condition by Hermite.[17]
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Hannah Hicks
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United Kingdom
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[44]
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Helsingfors
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Russia
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The steamship was driven ashore at Reval on or before 4 July. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and a fishing boat.[10]
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Jane
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United Kingdom
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The barque was wrecked off the Grenadines.[13]
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Kosmopollet III
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Netherlands
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The ship struck a reef off Padang, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and beached in Sveng Pissang Bay.[32] She was taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies in a severely damaged condition in early September and placed under repair.[60]
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Margaretha
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Germany
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The schooner was wrecked at "Cannavierras".[4]
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Meridian
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United Kingdom
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The smack was driven ashore near the Hurst Castle, Hampshire.[12] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London.[4]
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Monrovia
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United Kingdom
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The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Brass River. She was refloated three days later. Temporary repairs were made and she returned to England in October.[61][62][63]
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Oracle
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore at Southend, Argyllshire.[54]
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Reaper
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United States
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The brigantine was wrecked on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenland to Philadelphia.[17]
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William Archer
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United Kingdom
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The smack was driven ashore at Southend, Argyllshire.[54]
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