On 18 January 1874, when travelling from Callao in Peru to Dublin, the Minnehaha was wrecked off Peninnis Head.

|Job: |Cargo vessel |
|Tonnage: |845 tons |
|Date of incident: |18 January 1874 |
|Shipping route: |Callao, Peru to Dublin, Ireland via Falmouth, England |
|Ran aground: |Peninnis Head |