The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean between 13 May and 17 June. Her crew were rescued by N. B. Palmer (Norway). Advocate was on a voyage from New York, United States to "Dunkirk, Scotland".[1]
The vessel was lost sometime in 1878. Wreckage from her – three pieces of board bearing the words "Antonia Cane" and "Gibraltar" – were collected by the Custom House Officer at Newquay, Cornwall, on 28 October.[4]
Cambria
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The quarter board of Cambria was washed up on the beach at Sennen.[5]
The barque departed from the River Tyne for Cartagena, Spain in late September or early October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all fifteen crew. A ship seen on fire in the Bay of Biscay in late October or early November may have been the Cordelia.[8]
The crew abandoned ship when they sighted Launcelot (United Kingdom) and were taken to YokohamaJapan. Dove had been attacked at Threshold Bay and when the crew abandoned they were within 40 nautical miles (74 km) of Ambino, New Guinea, and the ship had 2 feet (0.61 m) of water in the hold.[14]
The barque departed from San Francisco, California for a British port late in 1878. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15]
Off course, Esther Smeed ran ashore on the Swedish island of Gotska Sandön in calm weather. While trying to refloat, a storm brewed and the ship went ashore a second time, filling with water and was abandoned.[17]
The schooner went ashore approximately 24 nautical miles (44 km) south of Detroit, Michigan, following a storm, during which she became waterlogged, losing four of her six crew. She was carrying cordwood from Chicago, Illinois.[25]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 20 September. Her crew were rescued by a schooner. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to New York.[27]
The barque was destroyed by fire at sea between 17 July and 27 September. Some of her crew were rescued by the barque John Shephard (United States). Primavera was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Monte Video, Uruguay.[29]
The ketch foundered off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all hands between 26 March and 5 April. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Carmarthen.[30]