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The list of shipwrecks in 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1873 .
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]
^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Fisher
^ "Shipping Disasters". Liverpool Mercury . No. 7916. Liverpool. 4 June 1873.
^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 7825. Liverpool. 18 February 1873.
^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News . No. 8563. London. 6 October 1873.
^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times . No. 27851. London. 19 November 1873. col D, p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald . No. 10605. Glasgow. 24 December 1873.
^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 8050. Liverpool. 7 November 1873.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald . No. 10545. Glasgow. 15 October 1873.
^ "Ellen Martin" . Pastscape . English Heritage. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2012 .
^ "The United States". The Times . No. 27640. London. 18 March 1873. col A-C, p. 12.
^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News . No. 8582. London. 28 October 1873.
^ "Latest News". Belfast News-Letter . No. 55851. Belfast. 17 January 1874.
^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 8066. Liverpool. 26 November 1873.
^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 7838. Liverpool. 5 March 1873.
^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury . No. 8049. Liverpool. 6 November 1873.
Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.
Shipwrecks 1870–79, by month
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