List of shipwrecks in 1876

The list of shipwrecks in 1876 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1876.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1876
ShipStateDescription
Amanda  United KingdomThe barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cormorant, Brazil, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Ilfracombe, Devon in June.[1]
A. M. C. SmithFlag unknownThe 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.[2]
Ariantas  United KingdomThe brig was presumed to have been lost with all eight crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Woolwich, Kent.[3][4]
Beulah  United KingdomThe ship was driven ashore on Tahiti. She was on a voyage from Enderbury Island to a European port. She was a total loss.[5]
Clara Bell  United StatesThe 196-ton whaler, a barque was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea a few miles south of Cape Smith, Department of Alaska (70°40′N 151°30′W / 70.667°N 151.500°W / 70.667; -151.500 (Cape Smith)) during the whaling season of 1876. She was found at anchor and clear of ice in 1877, partially stripped by Alaska Natives. Passing ships further stripped her. Around 20 September 1877 she broke loose and drifted off to the northeast. She was last seen off Harrison Bay before she disappeared in the Beaufort Sea.[6]
Delaware  United StatesThe steamship sank at New York. Sold for scrap in February 1877.
D. E. Woodbury  United StatesThe fishing schooner was reportedly last seen in December 1876 or January 1877 off Seal Island. Lost with all ten crewmen.[7][8][9]
HMS Diamond  Royal NavyThe Amethyst-class corvette was driven ashore on the coast of Zanzibar. She was refloated.[10]
Eleanor  United KingdomThe barque was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian vessel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Archangelsk, Russia.[11]
Eliza JaneUnknownThe 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.[2]
Fernande  FranceThe schooner was wrecked on Île Amsterdam with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Réunion to Île Amsterdam.[12][13]
HMS Fly  Royal NavyThe Albacore-class gunboat ran aground at Amoy, China. She was taken in to Shanghai, China, where she was placed under repair on 14 September.[14]
Gnome  United KingdomThe steamship collided with the barque San Luis (Flag unknown) and sank off Cuxhaven, Germany.[15]
Heath Park  United KingdomThe ship departed from New York for a British port after 24 October. She subsequently foundered with some loss of life.[16]
Helen  United StatesThe whaler, a barque, was wrecked in the Cumberland Gulf. Her crew survived.[17]
James L. Shute  United StatesThe fishing schooner was lost on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in April or May with the loss of all fourteen crew.[18]
Janet Middleton  United StatesThe fishing schooner was lost on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in April or May with the loss of all eleven crew.[19]
HMS Lapwing  Royal NavyThe Plover-class gunvessel was driven ashore on the coast of China and was severely damaged. She was later refloated.[20]
Lillian CameronUnknownThe brigantine was lost in the vicinity of "Squam 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.[2]
MagdalinaUnknownThe brig was lost at Cranberry Inlet on the coast of New Jersey.[2]
Monarch  United KingdomThe ship capsized in the Indian Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) south of Bombay, India with the loss of all 30 crew. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Bombay.[21]
Northern Chief JerseyThe schooner departed from Cheticamp for Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada in late September or early October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Padang  United KingdomThe ship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Peru to Falmouth, Cornwall.[23]
Reine des Anges  FranceThe fishing vessel was presumed to have sunk off the coast of Iceland with the loss of all hands.[24]
San RafaelFlag unknownThe ship was lost in the South Seas.[25]
Sara Lefevre  FranceThe fishing vessel was presumed to have sunk off the coast of Iceland with the loss of all hands.[24]
Timour  United KingdomThe ship capsized in the Bay of Bengal. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Calcutta, India.[26]
Un'yō  Imperial Japanese NavyThe gunboat ran aground at Atawa-mura, on the Kii Peninsula and was wrecked with the loss of 23 of her crew.

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