List of shipwrecks in May 1860
Ship Country Description
Abraham Duchy of Holstein The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk United Kingdom with the loss of all but one of her crew . She was on a voyage from Christiania , Norway to Bordeaux , Gironde , France
Allerton Packet United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to London . She was refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex in a leaky condition
Arctic United States During a voyage from Marquette , Michigan , to Portage Entry , Michigan , the 861-ton sidewheel paddle steamer ran aground on the westernmost of the Huron Islands in Lake Superior . During the day , she broke up and sank . All on board - 65 passengers and approximately 35 crew - reached shore and survived . The cattle aboard as cargo also reached shore , where all but two were washed away and lost ; the island became known as Cattle Island ' because of the shipwrecked cattle . The steamer Fountain City ( United States ) picked up the passengers on 31 May , and Fountain City and Sea Bird ( United States ) later picked up the crew . Arctic was valued at US $ 30,000
Arundel United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Essex
Blonde United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Naissaar , Russia . She was on a voyage from Grimsby , Lincolnshire to Cronstadt , Russia . She was later refloated and taken in to Cronstadt , where she arrived on 2 June
Catharina Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore at West Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom
Catherine United Kingdom The ship foundered off Heligoland with the loss of all hands
Dorothea Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee , North Holland , Netherlands . She was on a voyage from Visby , Sweden to Antwerp , Belgium
Earl Talbot United Kingdom The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Egmond aan Zee , North Holland , Netherlands with the loss of one of her six crew
Edgar Atheling United Kingdom The East Indiaman , a barque , foundered in the North Sea 45 nautical miles ( 83 km ) north west of Lowestoft , Suffolk . All 24 people on board were rescued by the lugger Recompense and another lugger ( both United Kingdom ) . Edgar Atheling was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Aden
Express Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland , Netherlands . Her crew were rescued by the pilot boat No . 2 ( Netherlands ) . Express was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to Bordeaux , Gironde , France . She was taken in to the Nieuw Diep on 4 June
Felicié France The schooner was wrecked on the Scheenenbaken , off Brielle , South Holland , Netherlands . Her crew were rescued by the Brielle Lifeboat . She was on a voyage from Blyth , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Montagne , Gironde
Harburg United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Vlie and later sank with the loss of two of her nineteen crew . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London
Isabella and Sarah United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea . She was subsequently taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk
Jane Green United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Blackhall Rocks , County Durham with the loss of seven of her twelve crew . She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland , County Durham
Lalla United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Blackhall Rocks . Her eight crew were rescued by rocket apparatus
Neluz United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Horsey , Norfolk . Three crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London
Netherlands Netherlands The brig was driven ashore near Zandvoort , North Holland with the loss of all hands
Norden Sweden The brig foundered off Westkapelle , West Flanders , Belgium with the loss of all but one of her crew . The survivor was rescued by the lugger Antelope ( United Kingdom ) . Norden was on a voyage from Stockholm to Genoa , Kingdom of Sardinia
Satellite United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Vlie with the loss of all but one of those on board . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to the Nieuw Diep
The list of shipwrecks in May 1860 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1860.