Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Shipwrecks at Natal 1850-1897

08 Feb 1866 - Adelaide 

30 Aug 1868 - Ambleside

21 Jan 1856 - Annabella

31 July 1854 - Ariosto

31 July 1872 - Breidablik

28 June 1882 - Bridgetown

29 Sept 1850 - British Tar

26 Aug 1884 - Charles Jackson

21 July 1883 - City of Lima

16 Oct 1872 - Congune

06 Oct 1871 - Defiance

01 Nov 1880 - Draga

26 Sept 1863 - Earl of Hardwicke

25 Aug 1880 - Eastern Star

14 Sept 1876 - Enfants Nantais

07 Sept 1852 - Fairfield

07 Feb 1895 - Fascadale

18 Jul 1889 - Fidia D

02 Aug 1883 - Fratelli Arecco

25 May 1865 - Fusilier

13 Mar 1879 - Gazelle

30 July 1872 - Grace Peile

24 Oct 1880 - Graf Wedell

02 Aug 1878 - H. D. Storer

19 Aug 1889 - Hawthorn

27 July 1852 - Hector

13 Dec 1867 - Hydra

27 Mar 1878 - Ivy

27 Jan 1882 - James Gaddarn

30 Mar 1879 - Lola

03 Jan 1861 - Lord George Bentinck

02 Sept 1880 - Luna

26 Oct 1877 - Mabel

29 Aug 1889 - Mary Emily

04 July 1850 - Minerva

03 Feb 1891 - Onaway

19 Oct 1879 - Peusamento

23 Oct 1862 - Pioneer

03 Mar 1878 - Ponda Chief

31 July 1872 - Princess Alice

16 Aug 1863 - Queen

03 Mar 1882 - Queen of Ceylon

20 Oct 1871 - Saint Clare

26 Sept 1863 - Sebastian

12 Dec 1885 - Seenymphe

23 Aug 1878 - Southport

17 Oct 1897 - SS Clan Gordon

20 May 1884 - SS Nebo

07 Dec 1874 - Star of Wales

25 Aug 1880 - Surprise

02 May 1879 - Tancred

09 Apr 1878 - Theresina

16 May 1875 - Tonga

08 Dec 1874 - Transvaal

31 July 1872 - Trinculo

10 June 1897 - Trygve

03 Feb 1868 - Tugela

09 June 1884 - Vigor

09 Dec 1873 - William Shaw

10 Dec 1882 - Zambesi

21 July 1880 - Zennia

13 Mar 1879 - Ziba




Not at Natal, but a similar scene was played out many times at the port with bystanders watching the wreck of a ship near shore.



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