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has gloss | eng: The list of shipwrecks in 1878 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1878. __NOTOC__ | Class="wikitable" |- ! width="90" |Date ! Operator ! Ship ! Flag ! Class ! Cause ! Location ! Notes |----- ! 24 March | Royal Navy | | | Frigate | Capsized and sank | Off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | 376 lives lost. |----- ! 31 May | Kaiserliche Marine | Großer Kurfürst | | Armored frigate | Accidentally rammed and sunk | Off Folkestone, United Kingdom | 284 drowned |----- ! 1 June | Loch Line | Loch Ard | | Clipper ship | Ran onto rocks in fog and sank | Muttonbird Island, Australia | 52 dead, 2 survivors |----- ! 30 June | Wilson & Co | Lady Elizabeth | | Barque | Ran aground and sank | Bickley Bay, Australia | |----- ! 3 September | London Steamboat Company | | | Paddle steamer | Collision with collier Bywell Castle | Thames Estuary, United Kingdom | At least 600 lives lost |----- ! Unknown date | | | | Paddle steamer | Caught fire and sank | |... |
lexicalization | eng: List of shipwrecks in 1878 |
instance of | c/Maritime incidents in 1878 |
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