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List of shipwrecks in 1881

The list of shipwrecks in 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1881.

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January

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1881

February

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March

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1881

April

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1881

May

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1881

June

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1881

July

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1881

August

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1881

September

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1881

October

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1881

November

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1881

December

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1881
Ship State Description
Arctic unknown The brigantine 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.[1]
Cornelia and Maria  Netherlands The brigantine ran aground at Benin City, Kingdom of Benin and was abandoned by her crew between 4 June and 2 September. She subsequently broke up.[2]
Edwin Webster  United States The whaler was wrecked near Point Barrow, Department of Alaska in the summer. There were at least three survivors.[3]
Ellengowan  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sandbar in the Daly River, South Australia (now in the Northern Territory), and sank. She was refloated in 1885, repaired, and returned to service.
Elliot Ritchie  United States The schooner was abandoned at sea after a fire broke out in one of her cargo holds.
Glendorgal  United Kingdom The schooner became a total wreck near Ilfracombe, Devon.[4]
Guacolda  Chilean Navy War of the Pacific: The torpedo boat was wrecked on the coast of Chile.[5]
Hattie M  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Henrietta  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the coast of New Caledonia with the loss of all but two of her crew.[7]
Jubinal  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 21 October. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[8]
Kirstina  Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea between 28 September and 7 October. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Helsingør, Denmark.[9]
Kismet  United Kingdom The barque went missing and probably foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York, United States.[10]
Lammerlaw  United Kingdom The ship sank in Shoalwater Bay after 2 August. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Portland, Oregon, United States.[11]
Los Angeles  United States The vessel sank in Peril Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in the Department of Alaska.[12]
Maritime Union  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Two of her crew were rescued by Mary F. Cowell (Flag unknown). Maritime Union was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to San Francisco, California, United States.[13]
Oakhurst  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at sea between 13 June and 24 October. She was on a voyage from Hull to San Francisco.[13]
O.K.  United States The paddle steamer was lost in either 1867 or 1881.[14]
Sarco  United Kingdom The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Valparaíso, Chile.[15]
Severn  United Kingdom The barque collided with Mayumba ( United Kingdom) and sank off Madeira, Portugal.[16]
Vigilance  United States The whaler was wrecked near "Serdze Kemen", Russia in the Spring with loss of life.[3]
Wandering Minstrel  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in a cyclone at Mauritius before 4 March. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to Calcutta, India.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30291. London. 5 September 1881. col C, p. 12.
  3. ^ a b "Arctic Search". The Times. No. 30305. London. 21 September 1881. col A, p. 10.
  4. ^ "Our Ships and our Sailors". The Cornishman. No. 179. 15 December 1881. p. 4.
  5. ^ Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. New York: Mayflower Books. p. 414. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
  6. ^ "Disaster at Sea". The Cornishman. No. 176. 24 November 1881. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30395. London. 4 January 1882. col F, p. 11.
  8. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30363. London. 28 November 1881. col B, p. 12.
  9. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30328. London. 18 October 1881. col E-F, p. 11.
  10. ^ "Apprehended Loss Of A Ship And 16 Lives". The Cornishman. No. 156. 7 July 1881. p. 7.
  11. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30343. London. 4 November 1881. col B, p. 12.
  12. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)
  13. ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30333. London. 24 October 1881. col A, p. 12.
  14. ^ Gaines, W. Craig, Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks, Louisiana State University Press, 2008 Archived 29 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, ISBN 978-0-8071-3274-6, p. 30.
  15. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30325. London. 14 October 1881. col B, p. 10.
  16. ^ "Sicilian". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 30138. London. 10 March 1881. col E, p. 11.