List of shipwrecks in 1873

The list of shipwrecks in 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1873.

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|ship= Alexander Oldham

|flag={{flag|United States|1867}}

|desc=The sidewheel paddle steamer was lost during 1873.[https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/confederate_ships/fisher.html Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Fisher]

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|ship=Alsager

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was scuttled by her crew. Three of them were taken to Auckland, New Zealand, for trial.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Disasters |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=4 June 1873 |issue=7916 }}

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|ship={{ship|Spanish ironclad|Arapiles||2}}

|flag={{navy|Spain|1873}}

|desc=The ironclad ran aground off the coast of Venezuela. Subsequently refloated and taken to New York, United States for repairs.

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|ship=Artigas

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The steamship was lost in January or February. All on board were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Shipping |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=18 February 1873 |issue=7825 }}

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|ship=Blanche Thomas

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship struck the Blanche Rock and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sydney, New South Wales.{{Cite news |title=Latest Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Daily News |location=London |date=6 October 1873 |issue=8563 }}

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|ship=Bridgetown

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Fremantle, Western Australia. She was refloated.

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|ship={{SS|Claude Hamilton|1862|2}}

|flag={{flag|New Zealand}}

|desc=The steamship was wrecked after 24 October. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Melbourne, Victoria.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |location=Glasgow |date=24 December 1873 |issue=10605 }}

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|ship=Dlhiot

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The schooner was wrecked on Easter Island. Her crew were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Shipping |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=7 November 1873 |issue=8050 }}

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|ship=Elizabeth Kimball

|flag={{flag|United States|1867}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Norfolk Island.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |location=Glasgow |date=15 October 1873 |issue=10545 }}

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|ship= Ellen Martin

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=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.{{cite web|title=Ellen Martin|url=http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=905799&sort=2&rational=a&county=1306804&place=Bude&recordsperpage=10&source=text&p=6&move=n&nor=168&recfc=0|work=Pastscape|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=18 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201235227/http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=905799&sort=2&rational=a&county=1306804&place=Bude&recordsperpage=10&source=text&p=6&move=n&nor=168&recfc=0|archive-date=2014-02-01|url-status=dead}}

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|ship=Emmilienne

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Fremantle.

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|ship=George S. Wright

|flag={{flag|United States|1867}}

|desc=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.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The United States |date=18 March 1873 |issue=27640 |page=12 |column=A-C }}

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|ship=Georgette

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Fremantle. She was refloated.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Latest Shipping Intelligence |date=19 November 1873 |issue=27851 |page=7 |column=D }}

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|ship=Norman

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The barque was wrecked at Yantai, China with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki, Japan to Yanti.{{Cite news |title=Latest Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Daily News |location=London |date=28 October 1873 |issue=8582 }}

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|ship=Ocean Express

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Latest News |newspaper=Belfast News-Letter |location=Belfast |date=17 January 1874 |issue=55851 }}

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|ship=Parame

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The barque was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Queensland.{{Cite news |title=Shipping |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=26 November 1873 |issue=8066 }}

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|ship=Spray

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered. Two of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang, China to Nagasaki.{{Cite news |title=Shipping |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=5 March 1873 |issue=7838 }}

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|ship=Tecite

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The ship was lost at Nouméa, New Caledonia. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Nouméa.{{Cite news |title=Shipping |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=6 November 1873 |issue=8049 }}

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|ship=William Thomas

|flag={{flag|United States|1867}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Easter Island.

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References

=Notes=

=Bibliography=

Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.

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