The list of shipwrecks in November 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1888.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Four Brothers | ![]() |
The
Thames barge was run into by the
steamship Medway (![]() |
Janes | ![]() |
The ship departed from Llanelly, Glamorgan for Pont-Audemer, Eure, France. No further trace, [2] reported missing. [3] |
Jousten | ![]() |
The ship departed from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported overdue. [4] |
Visitor | ![]() |
The ship departed from Seaham, County Durham for Ipswich, Suffolk. No further trace, reported overdue. [4] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Deutsche Kaiser | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [5] |
Folsom | ![]() |
The fishing smack was abandoned off Port Stewart, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued by the Port Stewart Lifeboat. [5] |
Helena | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was being towed from Hull, Yorkshire to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [5] |
Prinz Leopold | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Saint Petersburg. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Cronstadt. She was reflaoted and resumed her voyage. [5] |
Speed | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Black Island, in the Stangford Lough. [5] |
30 unnamed vessels | ![]() |
The lighters were sunk by ice at Saint Petersburg. [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nor, and Saxmundham |
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The
steamship was run into by the
barque Nor in the
English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) east north east of
St. Catherine's Point,
Isle of Wight. Saxmundham, on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne,
Northumberland to
Ancona,
Italy, sank. Twelve of her 30 crew were reported missing. Ten of her crew took to the
jollyboat and were rescued by the
schooner Waterbird (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Seagul | ![]() |
The fishing smack was driven ashore at Sandlemere, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Glenhead | ![]() |
The ship was scuttled at Brodick, Isle of Arran. [8] |
Merion Lass | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ardmore, Barra, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull. [8] |
Skylark | ![]() |
The tug was gutted by fire and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abana | ![]() |
The steamship was holed by her anchor and sank at Colombo, Ceylon. She was refloated and placed under repair. [9] |
Alsvid | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing. [2] |
Goldsmith Maid | ![]() |
The
schooner collided with the
steamship
Glaucus (![]() |
Sirius | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Thorpeness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Aldeburgh Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to London. [8] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Shingle Bank, in the Solent, and sank. [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alladin | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Inner Dowsing Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from "Pernovike" to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [11] |
Alsvid | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Southampton, Hampshire. No further trace, reported overdue. [12] |
Bon Accord | ![]() |
The ship struck the pier at Sunderland, County Durham and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued; thirteen of them by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland. [11] |
Gudrun | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Dram. [11] |
Hammonia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg. [11] She had been refloated by 8 November. [9] |
Ifafa | ![]() |
The barque ran aground in the Elbe off Blankenese, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. [11] |
Margaret P. Gore | ![]() |
The
schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged on the north coast of
Guernsey,
Channel Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
London to
Jersey, Channel Islands.
[7] She was refloated on 8 November 1888 with assistance from the
tug Rescue (![]() |
Maria Stella | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Old Grimsby, Isles of Scilly in a leaky condition. [11] |
Mongola | ![]() |
The
ferry collided with the
tug Clive (![]() |
Paul | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Inchkeith, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to East Wemyss, Fife. [14] |
Snow | ![]() |
The
schooner collided with the
steamship Abergrange (![]() |
Stella | ![]() |
The steamship capsized and sank in a squall in the Monongahela River near Coal Bluff, Indiana. One passenger was killed. [10] |
St Joseph | ![]() |
The Penzance ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Penarth Head, Glamorgan. [7] [16] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The
steamship foundered in the
English Channel off the coast of
Cornwall with the loss of all hands. Witnessed by Galatea (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albatross | ![]() |
The
barque collided with the
steamship City of Lincoln (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Deutschland | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Blyth Sands, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to the River Thames. She was refloated and towed in to Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom. [21] |
Eclipse |
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The
barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of the
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was set afire. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship
Santiago (![]() |
Kong Kaare | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the
North Sea off
Lowestoft,
Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the
smack Our Boys (![]() |
Mosser | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground at Poti, Russia. [21] She was refloated in late November. [22] |
Ralph Creyke | ![]() |
The
steamship was run into by the steamship Cuxhaven (![]() |
Rutland | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sands, off the coast of Northumberland. [21] She was refloated on 15 November with assistance from the tug Undaunted and taken in to South Shields. [23] |
Suevia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Flinkenwerder. [21] She was refloated. [9] |
Union | ![]() |
The barque ran aground in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Nyhamn, Sweden to Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hull in a leaky condition. [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charles Bal | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was a total loss. [21] [9] |
Explorer | ![]() |
The
barque was run into by the
steamship Erith (![]() ![]() |
Francia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. [9] |
James Kitchen | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Lance Cove, Newfoundland Colony. [9] |
Livingstone | ![]() |
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at
Penzance,
Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the Penzance Lifeboat Dora (
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Nantes and Theodor Rüger |
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The
steamship Nantes collided with the
full-rigged ship Theodor Rüger 36 nautical miles (67 km) east south east of
The Lizard,
Cornwall. Both vessels sank. Nantes was on a voyage from
Liverpool,
Lancashire to
Havre de Grâce,
Seine-Inférieure, France. Two of her 28 crew got aboard Theodor Rüger before that vessel sank with the loss of two of her own crew. Eighteen survivors took to a boat and were subsequently rescued by the steamship Antrim (![]() ![]() |
Patriot | ![]() |
The
brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex,
United Kingdom. Her seven crew got aboard the
Tongue Lightship (
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Prudentia | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Sizewell, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Aldeburgh Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. [9] |
Shealteal |
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The brigantine was driven ashore at Saint Peter Port. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Saint Peter Port. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Saint Peter Port in a leaky condition. [9] |
Vaitarna | ![]() |
The steamship was sighted off Mangrol whilst on a voyage from Mandvi, Cutch State to Bombay, then disappeared. She was presumed to have foundered in the Arabian Sea in a cyclone which crossed her path during the night of 8–9 November, with the loss of all 43 crew and well over 700 passengers. [27] [28] [29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bertha | ![]() |
The
barque was destroyed by fire south of the
Sunda Strait. Her crew were rescued by Johanna (![]() |
Carl Gustaff |
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The barque was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her ten crew were rescued by a lifeboat. [18] She was on a voyage from Pori to Tarragona, Spain. [9] [19] |
Margaret Johnson | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Cahore, County Wexford with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard. [31] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Oban, Argyllshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [9] |
Père de Famille | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore west of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. [19] |
Tritton | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [9] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque caught fire off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. [32] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Akaba | ![]() |
The
steamship ran aground off
Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk. She was on a voyage from
Calcutta,
India to
Dundee,
Forfarshire. Twenty-eight of her crew were taken off by the Gorleston Lifeboat on 10 November. Akaba was refloated on 12 November with assistance from the
fishing trawlers Preceptor and Try Again (both ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Magellan | ![]() |
The
barque was wrecked on the
Haisborough Sands, in the
North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Ouse (![]() |
Refuge | ![]() |
The
lifeboat collided with the
steamship
Akaba (![]() |
Sarah Ann | ![]() |
The steamship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for Naples, Italy. No further trace, reported overdue. [36] |
Sofia Maria | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the River Eden. Her seven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Calais, France. [32] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Black Watch | ![]() |
The
steamship foundered in the
Mediterranean Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of
Malta. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ben Voirlich (![]() |
Iberia | ![]() |
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Ship | State | Description |
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Carlton | ![]() |
The fishing schooner departed from Gloucester, Massachusetts. No further trace, probably lost on 24 November on the Georges Bank with the loss of all twelve crew. [39] [40] |
Waiting | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on the North-west Outlyers, off Tamsui, Formosa, with the loss of five lives. [41] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Comandeur | ![]() |
The
brig was abandoned in the North Sea 240 nautical miles (440 km) north east of
Spurn Point,
Yorkshire,
United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the
smack Star of Hope (![]() |
Granite | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the North Gare Sands, at the mouth of the River Tees and was wrecked with the loss of all eight crew. [30] |
Hyppolite | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 13 nautical miles (24 km) east north east of the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Uddevalla, Sweden. [42] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Scatraw", Kincardineshire. Her crew were rescued. [30] |
Joseph O. | ![]() |
The fishing schooner departed from Gloucester, Massachusetts. No further trace, probably lost on 24 November on the Georges Bank in a gale with the loss of all twelve crew. [43] |
Petty | ![]() |
The
barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Zeminder (![]() |
Princess Royal | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Douglas, Isle of Man. No further trace, [45] reported missing. [46] |
St. Albans | ![]() |
The
brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (
46°56′0″N 20°16′2″W / 46.93333°N 20.26722°W). Her eighteen crew were rescued by the
barque Garston (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna | ![]() |
The
schooner was abandoned in the
North Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) off
Lindesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued by the
smack Thomas Henry (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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USFC Grampus |
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The fisheries research vessel, a schooner, ran aground during a gale on Bass Rip ( 41°17′00″N 69°53′58″W / 41.2834554°N 69.8994561°W) a shoal in the North Atlantic Ocean 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts and her crew abandoned ship. Unmanned, she floated free and was adrift for several days before she was recovered. She returned to service. [48] [49] |
John Ward | ![]() |
The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Sheerness, Kent. No further trace, [2] reported missing. [3] |
Speedwell | ![]() |
The
smack was run into by the
steam barge Lembroke (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abraham Scull | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Kinghorn, Fife with the loss of three of her crew. [50] |
Argus | Flag unknown | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at West Wemyss, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Færvik, Norway to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [20] |
Herman | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Bay of Weyland, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Aalborg, Denmark. [28] |
Hypatia | ![]() |
The barquew as driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) from Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the HM Coastguard using rocket apparatus and breeches buoy. [47] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim. [20] |
Natal | ![]() |
The barque departed from Calcutta, India for the Natal Colony. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all on board, about 60 lives. [51] |
Peace | ![]() |
The
Thames barge was run into by the
steamship Vane Tempest (![]() |
Pei-Ho | ![]() |
The
barque, which was being towed from
Liverpool,
Lancashire to
Cardiff,
Glamorgan by the
tug Weathercock (![]() |
Serica | ![]() |
The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all five hands. [50] |
Velox | ![]() |
The
barque was abandoned in Osmondwall Bay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Express (![]() |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Church Bay, Anglesey. Her crew survived. [50] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was observed in distress in Carnarvon Bay, presumed subsequently wrecked or foundered. [50] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The dredger was driven ashore at Greenore, County Louth. Her twenty crew survived. [50] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ettine | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the
North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the
smack Thistle (![]() |
Evening Star | ![]() |
The
Mersey Flat was in collision with the
steam hopper barge No. 1 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fortuna | ![]() |
The
barque was abandoned in the
North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Avance (![]() |
Heidi | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Little Cumbrae, Argyllshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Glasgow in a waterlogged condition. [44] |
Maud M. Fish | ![]() |
The steamship capsized and sank in the Mississippi River at Gould's Store 22 miles (35 km) downstream of New Orleans. One crewman was killed. [10] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rival | ![]() |
The brig was towed in to Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dublin, United Kingdom. [44] |
Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were crushed by ice and sank in the Sea of Azov. [54] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cross House | ![]() |
The derelict
schooner was towed in to
Hull,
Yorkshire by the
steam trawler Pioneer (![]() |
Isabella Leith | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the
North Sea off the
Farne Islands,
Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the
barque Eliezer (![]() |
Newburgh | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of sixteen of her seventeen crew. The survivor was rescued by the barque Orient (Flag unknown). Newburgh was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Aarhus, Denmark. [55] |
Palatine | ![]() |
The fishing lugger capsized in a squall off Eastbourne, Sussex with the loss of both crew. [56] |
Progress | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ango | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [57] |
Atalanta | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in a storm at Ouddorp, South Holland with the loss of six lives. [58] |
Warblington | ![]() |
The
brig was abandoned in the
North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Galloper Sand. Her crew were rescued by the
smack Glance (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Prudhoe Castle and Vauxhall |
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The steamships collided in the River Tyne. Prudhoe Castle was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. She was severely damaged and towed upstream by two tugs. Vauxhall sank near South Shields, County Durham. [14] |
Samana | ![]() |
The steamship departed from New York, United States for Aux Cayes, Haiti. No further trace, [3] reported missing. [45] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anglesey | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead, Anglesey. The fire was extinguished. [55] |
Duncow | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on a sandbank off Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her 23 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Dunkerque. [55] She floated off and drifted eastwards. She was boarded by fishermen and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. [59] |
Invicta | ![]() |
The
schooner was abandoned in the
North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off
Hartlepool,
County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the
barque Adamant (![]() |
Quarta | ![]() |
The steamship was sighted off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom whilst on a voyage from Henichesk, Russia for Drontheim, Norway. No further trace, reported missing. [12] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The fishing boat foundered in the Moray Firth with the loss of all four crew. [55] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Allentown | ![]() |
The collier broke up and sank in a gale off Cape Ann, Massachusetts with the loss of all eighteen crew. [10] [62] [63] |
Bertha F. Walker | ![]() |
The schooner sank in a gale off Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts. Crew rescued by U.S. Life Saving Service. [64] [65] |
Cremona, and Toussaint l'Ouverture |
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The steamship Cremona was rammed by the gunboat Toussaint l'Ouverture in an attempt to prevent her entering Port-au-Prince. Cremona was on a voyage from Hamburg to Port-au-Prince. She arrived in a sinking condition. Toussaint l'Ouverture was presumed to have foundered. [66] |
Edward Norton | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was wrecked at Chatham, Massachusetts with the loss of three of her sixteen crew. [67] [68] |
Estrella de Chile | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Robin Rigg Sands, in the Solway Firth, and was wrecked with the loss of one of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the Maryport Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to the River Plate. [59] |
Gertrude Abbott | ![]() |
The schooner ran on rocks in a gale off Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts. Crew rescued by U.S. Life Saving Service. [69] |
H. C. Higginson | ![]() |
The schooner was stranded and sank off Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts in a gale after her anchor chains parted with the loss of her Captain and 2 crewmen. Surviving crew rescued by U.S. Life Saving Service. Later raised and taken into port. [70] |
Mary Davies | ![]() |
The
schooner was abandoned off
Osmington,
Dorset. Her crew were rescued by the Weymouth Lifeboat and a
tug. She was subsequently towed in to
Weymouth, Dorset by the tug Queen (![]() |
Rival | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Bressay, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. [59] |
Snaefell | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Bressay. [59] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ethel M. Davis | Flag unknown | The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean ( 35°04′N 70°52′W / 35.067°N 70.867°W). Her four crew were rescued on 30 November. [71] |
Helena | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Europa Point, Gibraltar. [59] Her crew were rescued. Helena was on a voyage from Marianople, Russia to Portishead, Somerset. She subsequently broke her back and was condemned as a total loss. [60] [72] |
Luneburg | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Poel, Germany. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Wismar, Germany. [60] |
Oliver Dyer | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on rocks at the entrance to the harbor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire during a gale/snowstorm, with the loss of one crewman. [73] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Douglas | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the
North Sea off
Heligoland with the loss of two of the 27 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the
steam trawler Petrel (![]() |
George Peabody | ![]() |
The
yawl was run into by the
smack Uncle Tom (![]() |
Hermann | ![]() |
The
full-rigged ship was lost off
Malden Island. Her crew were rescued by
HMS Hyacinth (![]() |
Regina | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Hammond's Knowl, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Norfolk, and sank. Her 25 crew took to two boats; thirteen in one boat were rescued by a
lugger John Macey (![]() |
Sheila | ![]() |
The
barque was abandoned at sea. Her eighteen crew were rescued by
RMS Para (![]() |
Two Sisters | ![]() |
The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent by a steamship with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship. [52] |
Undine | ![]() |
The fishing smack ran aground and sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [60] |
Virgo | ![]() |
The
barque foundered off Malden Island with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by
HMS Hyacinth (![]() |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The
full-rigged ship foundered in the
Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of
Cape Delaware, United States with the loss of all hands. Witnessed by the
steamship Panama (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Istrian | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated the next day. [78] |
Shadwan | ![]() |
The
steamship foundered in the
North Sea off
Berwick upon Tweed,
Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the
tug Sir George Elliot (![]() |
Staithes Lifeboat |
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The lifeboat capsized with the loss of one of her thirteen crew. She was subsequently towed in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire by a steamship. [79] |
William and Sarah | ![]() |
The barquentine foundered off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Ayr. [75] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fred Thomson | ![]() |
The ship departed from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for Cork. No further trace, reported missing. [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alabama | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. [11] |
Albertus | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Seine. She was refloated and put back to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [20] |
Alexandra | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Egersund, Norway. [55] |
Alice Jane |
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The
schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex. Her crew were rescued by the
pilot cutter No. 7 (![]() |
Amalfi | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States. [5] |
Amicizia | ![]() |
The barque caught fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina and was scuttled. [5] |
Anna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Maasvlakte, South Holland. She was on a voyage from "Progresso" to Rotterdam, South Holland. [23] |
Annie Marie | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Santa Catarina. Her crew were rescued. [22] |
Annie Maude | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Sylt, Germany. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Bangor to Hamburg. [80] |
Apollo | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Sydney. [20] She was refloated but found to be a constructive total loss. [42] |
Arendal | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [5] |
Argo | ![]() |
The
barque ran aground in the
River Carron and capsized. She was then run into by the barque Camilla (![]() |
Armide | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Great Yarmouth. [7] |
Ashmore | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Marion Reef. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia. [11] She was refloated and completed her voyage. [9] |
Astrea | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Pillau, Germany. Her crew were rescued. [20] |
Bernardus | ![]() |
The schooner was towed in to Terschelling, Friesland in a sinking condition. [11] |
Betty | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ices and became waterlogged at Cronstadt. [7] |
Bhundara | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a cyclone at Madras. [8] |
Bohemia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. [30] |
Boyn | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Hela, Germany. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Leith, Lothian. [5] |
Bride | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Stugsund, Sweden. [35] |
British Duke | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of
Cape St. Francis,
Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued by Anglican (![]() |
Bromo | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock in Netherlands East Indies waters and sprang a leak . [60] |
Burgermeiste Stuve | ![]() |
The derelict brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gothenburg. [14] |
Camille | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Thisted. [14] |
Castle Eden | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock in the Red Sea and was damaged. She put in to Aden, Aden Governorate. [5] |
Catharina | ![]() |
The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Sylt. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen. [22] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Sunderland, County Durham. [20] |
Cecelia | ![]() |
The
brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Sweden (![]() |
Ceylon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Thisted. [20] |
Charlotta | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Visby, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. [20] |
Christina Elizabeth | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Havre de Grâce. [21] |
Ciampa Emilia | ![]() |
The ship collided with a dredger and was severely damaged. She put in to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [5] |
Comet | ![]() |
The ketch was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Hurst Castle, Hampshire. [33] |
Corisande | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [5] |
Corrientes | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the River Plate. [5] |
Cromwell | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated, but then ran aground on the Cork Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated a week later and towed in to Harwich, Essex. [18] [8] |
Cydonia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Boston. [8] She had been refloated by 8 November. [9] |
Dart |
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The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Liverpool, Lancashire. She came ashore at Douglas Head and was wrecked. [60] |
De Bay | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Grado, Italy. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Venice, Italy. [33] |
Direktor Barrow | ![]() |
The
schooner collided with the
steamship Ingraban (![]() |
Domingo | ![]() |
The
steamship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Napier (![]() |
Dunahof | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ice and became waterlogged at Cronstadt. [7] |
Eddystone | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [5] |
Elphinstone | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. [42] |
Emma | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Vestervig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [44] |
Edward Percy | ![]() |
The
barque ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was the run into by the
steamship Elbe (![]() |
Erwin Rickmers | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Penarth to Singapore, Straits Settlements. [81] |
Esk Holme | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Rottum, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from an English port to Hamburg. [20] |
Express | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Scarba, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. [59] |
Fitzmaurice | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. [20] |
Flora Ross | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Hamburg. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition. [60] |
Fram | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Swinboderne". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Stettin. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark waterlogged at the bow. [20] |
Frank | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at sea with the loss of nine of her ten crew. The survivor was rescued by the
schooner Dagny (![]() |
G. and W. Jones | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Marstrand, Norway. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven, Germany to Landskrona, Sweden. [44] |
Gate City | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Savannah River. [20] |
Gayton | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. [23] She subsequently became a wreck. [20] |
Gibraltar | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Magnhild (Flag unknown). [80] |
Glen Dochart | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Danube 16 nautical miles (30 km) from its mouth. [8] |
Grace Gibson | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Noddle Point, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Valparaíso, Chile. [52] [78] |
Hannah | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Philadelphia. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Limerick, United Kingdom. [59] |
Harrogate | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. [30] She was refloated and taken in to Altona, Germany. [23] |
Hebridean | ![]() |
The steamship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Mull. She put in to Oban, Argyllshire waterlogged at the bow. [33] |
Helena Anna | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ice and was beached at Luleå, Sweden. [33] |
Horatio | Flag unknown | The steamship was wrecked off the Dutch coast. Her crew survived. [20] |
Isabella Hall | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Albatross (![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Killisport". She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Londonderry. [44] |
Job | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at "Killarp". She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør. [8] |
Johann Wilhelm | ![]() |
The
barque ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated on 6 November and towed in to
Gravesend, Kent by the
tug Conqueror (![]() |
Joseph Somes | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia. She was on a voyage from Raumo, Grand Duchy of Finland to Hull. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put into Copenhagen in a leaky condition. [23] |
Jumbo | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at "Banco Chico", Argentina. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Rosario, Argentina. [81] |
Kong Carl | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off "Dracko", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rostock, Germany to Tvedestrand. [33] |
Lady Celia Hay | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Teignmouth, Devon. [20] |
Langstone | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was severely damaged by fire at Napier, New Zealand. [30] |
La Plata | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in Macrae Bay, Islay, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom. [44] |
La Vendée | ![]() |
The steamship struck the Cabezos Rock, off the coast of Spain and was wrecked. [59] [60] She sank on 27 November. [52] |
Lizzie Waters | ![]() |
The
brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 18 November. Her crew were rescued by the
barque Phison (![]() |
Lucie | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ice and became waterlogged at Cronstadt. [7] |
Ludvig | Flag unknown | The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Honfleur, Manche, France. She subsequently came ashore at Thisted and was wrecked. [59] [79] |
Lydia | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Withernsea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. [5] |
Lymington | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. [5] |
Maggie M. |
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The barque went ashore on Cape Negro Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick and became a total loss; the crew got ashore. [81] [82] |
Mandalay | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Hamburg. [35] |
Margaretha | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Sylt. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Norway to Mariensiel. [44] |
Maria | ![]() |
The steamship sank off Charlestown, Cornwall. [33] |
Marie Melanie | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Broadstairs, Kent. She was on a voyagte from South Shields, County Durham to Broadstairs. [8] |
Marsala | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. [30] |
Mary Elizabeth | ![]() |
The
barque was driven into Dunphaile Castle (![]() |
Mauritz | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She waws on a voyage from Cronstadt to Great Yarmouth. [14] |
Merida | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Yalabara", Ceylon. [5] She was later refloated and towed in to Colombo, Ceylon. [20] |
Messina | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Meloria Bank, in the Mediterranean Sea off Livorno. [7] |
Minnet | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off the Maplin Lighthouse, in the Thames Estuary and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Clacton Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sandarne to London. [8] [7] |
Mizpah | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [7] |
Moggie | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. [20] She was refloated in early December and taken in to Helsingør for repairs. [83] |
Moro Castle | ![]() |
The barque was driven into the breakwater and wrecked at Philadelphia. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to San Francisco. [59] |
Möwe | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Santos, Brazil. [5] |
Nanette | ![]() |
The schooner foundered near Marstrand. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to a Danish port. [59] |
Nell | ![]() |
The smack was lost in the Dogger Bank with the loss of two of her crew. [75] |
Neptun | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Monster, South Holland. [80] |
Noemie | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked off the Punta José Ignacio Lighthouse, Uruguay. [35] |
Oevelgonne | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Lühe. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. [20] |
Olaf Kyrre | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off
Flamborough Head,
Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the
tug Champion (![]() |
Olaus | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ice at Sundsvall and became waterlogged. [30] |
Peace | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulmer, Northumberland with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by rocket apparatus. [52] |
Pomona | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [8] |
Reaper |
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The ship was driven ashore at Kylerhea, Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. [11] |
Regolo R. | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the coast of Sardinia. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Terranova to a Spanish port. [42] |
Richard | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Withernsea. Her crew were rescued. [7] |
Samuel and Elizabeth | ![]() |
The fishing boat was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [33] |
Sandringham | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at Charleston, South Carolina. [20] |
Sir George Elliot | ![]() |
The tug struck the quayside at South Shields and sank. [20] |
Slesvig | ![]() |
The schooner was taken in to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium in a derelict condition. [20] |
Stanmore | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Definofka", Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Odessa, Russia. [5] |
Starucca | ![]() |
The steamship at Buffalo, New York. [20] |
Stockholm City | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Boston. [35] |
St. Pierre | ![]() |
The
brig collided with the
steamship Wilfred (![]() |
Swift | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Spurn Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Shoreham-by-Sea. [5] |
Tamar E. Marshall | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in the Palawan Islands. She was refloated and beached on Balabac Island, Spanish East Indies. [33] |
Teviot | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Leith. She was on a voyage from Fiume, Austria-Hungary to Leith. [23] |
Thomas Boustead | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Weaver. [14] |
T. J. Robson | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Varna, Bulgaria to Hamburg. [35] |
Times | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Towers Stairs, London. She was on a voyage from Calais to London. [5] |
Tomasso | ![]() |
The barque was beached at Belmullet, County Mayo, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Cape Town, Cape Colony. She subsequently became a wreck. [20] |
Towy | ![]() |
The
barque collided with the
barque Emma Sims (![]() |
True Love | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore near Withernsea. Her crew were rescued. [33] |
Twee Zusters | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden to Delfzijl, Groningen. [8] |
Two Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was run down by a steamship and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent with the loss of two of her five crew. [18] |
Urania | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Varel, Germany. [44] |
Valkyrien | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Nort Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) north east of
Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the
schooner Active (![]() |
Vesta | ![]() |
The
steamship struck the wreck of Triumph (![]() |
Vestalinden | ![]() |
The brig became waterlogged on the Risobank. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Calais. [5] |
Walter and Mary | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [7] |
Wonder | ![]() |
The smack sank at Southampton, Hampshire. [81] |
Zephyr | ![]() |
The
fishing smack collided with the
steamship Elemore (![]() |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship sank 2+1⁄2 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Spurn Head. [8] |
Five unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were crushed by ice and sank in the Sea of Azov between 12 and 18 November. Their 63 crew members survived. [54] |
The list of shipwrecks in November 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1888.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Four Brothers | ![]() |
The
Thames barge was run into by the
steamship Medway (![]() |
Janes | ![]() |
The ship departed from Llanelly, Glamorgan for Pont-Audemer, Eure, France. No further trace, [2] reported missing. [3] |
Jousten | ![]() |
The ship departed from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported overdue. [4] |
Visitor | ![]() |
The ship departed from Seaham, County Durham for Ipswich, Suffolk. No further trace, reported overdue. [4] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Deutsche Kaiser | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [5] |
Folsom | ![]() |
The fishing smack was abandoned off Port Stewart, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued by the Port Stewart Lifeboat. [5] |
Helena | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was being towed from Hull, Yorkshire to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [5] |
Prinz Leopold | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Saint Petersburg. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Cronstadt. She was reflaoted and resumed her voyage. [5] |
Speed | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Black Island, in the Stangford Lough. [5] |
30 unnamed vessels | ![]() |
The lighters were sunk by ice at Saint Petersburg. [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nor, and Saxmundham |
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The
steamship was run into by the
barque Nor in the
English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) east north east of
St. Catherine's Point,
Isle of Wight. Saxmundham, on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne,
Northumberland to
Ancona,
Italy, sank. Twelve of her 30 crew were reported missing. Ten of her crew took to the
jollyboat and were rescued by the
schooner Waterbird (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Seagul | ![]() |
The fishing smack was driven ashore at Sandlemere, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Glenhead | ![]() |
The ship was scuttled at Brodick, Isle of Arran. [8] |
Merion Lass | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ardmore, Barra, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull. [8] |
Skylark | ![]() |
The tug was gutted by fire and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [7] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Abana | ![]() |
The steamship was holed by her anchor and sank at Colombo, Ceylon. She was refloated and placed under repair. [9] |
Alsvid | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing. [2] |
Goldsmith Maid | ![]() |
The
schooner collided with the
steamship
Glaucus (![]() |
Sirius | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Thorpeness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Aldeburgh Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to London. [8] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Shingle Bank, in the Solent, and sank. [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alladin | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Inner Dowsing Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from "Pernovike" to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [11] |
Alsvid | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Southampton, Hampshire. No further trace, reported overdue. [12] |
Bon Accord | ![]() |
The ship struck the pier at Sunderland, County Durham and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued; thirteen of them by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland. [11] |
Gudrun | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Dram. [11] |
Hammonia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg. [11] She had been refloated by 8 November. [9] |
Ifafa | ![]() |
The barque ran aground in the Elbe off Blankenese, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. [11] |
Margaret P. Gore | ![]() |
The
schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged on the north coast of
Guernsey,
Channel Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
London to
Jersey, Channel Islands.
[7] She was refloated on 8 November 1888 with assistance from the
tug Rescue (![]() |
Maria Stella | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Old Grimsby, Isles of Scilly in a leaky condition. [11] |
Mongola | ![]() |
The
ferry collided with the
tug Clive (![]() |
Paul | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Inchkeith, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to East Wemyss, Fife. [14] |
Snow | ![]() |
The
schooner collided with the
steamship Abergrange (![]() |
Stella | ![]() |
The steamship capsized and sank in a squall in the Monongahela River near Coal Bluff, Indiana. One passenger was killed. [10] |
St Joseph | ![]() |
The Penzance ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Penarth Head, Glamorgan. [7] [16] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The
steamship foundered in the
English Channel off the coast of
Cornwall with the loss of all hands. Witnessed by Galatea (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albatross | ![]() |
The
barque collided with the
steamship City of Lincoln (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Deutschland | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Blyth Sands, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to the River Thames. She was refloated and towed in to Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom. [21] |
Eclipse |
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The
barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of the
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was set afire. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship
Santiago (![]() |
Kong Kaare | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the
North Sea off
Lowestoft,
Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the
smack Our Boys (![]() |
Mosser | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground at Poti, Russia. [21] She was refloated in late November. [22] |
Ralph Creyke | ![]() |
The
steamship was run into by the steamship Cuxhaven (![]() |
Rutland | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sands, off the coast of Northumberland. [21] She was refloated on 15 November with assistance from the tug Undaunted and taken in to South Shields. [23] |
Suevia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Flinkenwerder. [21] She was refloated. [9] |
Union | ![]() |
The barque ran aground in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Nyhamn, Sweden to Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hull in a leaky condition. [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charles Bal | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was a total loss. [21] [9] |
Explorer | ![]() |
The
barque was run into by the
steamship Erith (![]() ![]() |
Francia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. [9] |
James Kitchen | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Lance Cove, Newfoundland Colony. [9] |
Livingstone | ![]() |
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at
Penzance,
Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the Penzance Lifeboat Dora (
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Nantes and Theodor Rüger |
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The
steamship Nantes collided with the
full-rigged ship Theodor Rüger 36 nautical miles (67 km) east south east of
The Lizard,
Cornwall. Both vessels sank. Nantes was on a voyage from
Liverpool,
Lancashire to
Havre de Grâce,
Seine-Inférieure, France. Two of her 28 crew got aboard Theodor Rüger before that vessel sank with the loss of two of her own crew. Eighteen survivors took to a boat and were subsequently rescued by the steamship Antrim (![]() ![]() |
Patriot | ![]() |
The
brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex,
United Kingdom. Her seven crew got aboard the
Tongue Lightship (
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Prudentia | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Sizewell, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Aldeburgh Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. [9] |
Shealteal |
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The brigantine was driven ashore at Saint Peter Port. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Saint Peter Port. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Saint Peter Port in a leaky condition. [9] |
Vaitarna | ![]() |
The steamship was sighted off Mangrol whilst on a voyage from Mandvi, Cutch State to Bombay, then disappeared. She was presumed to have foundered in the Arabian Sea in a cyclone which crossed her path during the night of 8–9 November, with the loss of all 43 crew and well over 700 passengers. [27] [28] [29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bertha | ![]() |
The
barque was destroyed by fire south of the
Sunda Strait. Her crew were rescued by Johanna (![]() |
Carl Gustaff |
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The barque was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her ten crew were rescued by a lifeboat. [18] She was on a voyage from Pori to Tarragona, Spain. [9] [19] |
Margaret Johnson | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Cahore, County Wexford with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard. [31] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Oban, Argyllshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [9] |
Père de Famille | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore west of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. [19] |
Tritton | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [9] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque caught fire off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. [32] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Akaba | ![]() |
The
steamship ran aground off
Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk. She was on a voyage from
Calcutta,
India to
Dundee,
Forfarshire. Twenty-eight of her crew were taken off by the Gorleston Lifeboat on 10 November. Akaba was refloated on 12 November with assistance from the
fishing trawlers Preceptor and Try Again (both ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Magellan | ![]() |
The
barque was wrecked on the
Haisborough Sands, in the
North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Ouse (![]() |
Refuge | ![]() |
The
lifeboat collided with the
steamship
Akaba (![]() |
Sarah Ann | ![]() |
The steamship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for Naples, Italy. No further trace, reported overdue. [36] |
Sofia Maria | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the River Eden. Her seven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Calais, France. [32] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Black Watch | ![]() |
The
steamship foundered in the
Mediterranean Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of
Malta. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ben Voirlich (![]() |
Iberia | ![]() |
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Ship | State | Description |
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Carlton | ![]() |
The fishing schooner departed from Gloucester, Massachusetts. No further trace, probably lost on 24 November on the Georges Bank with the loss of all twelve crew. [39] [40] |
Waiting | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on the North-west Outlyers, off Tamsui, Formosa, with the loss of five lives. [41] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Comandeur | ![]() |
The
brig was abandoned in the North Sea 240 nautical miles (440 km) north east of
Spurn Point,
Yorkshire,
United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the
smack Star of Hope (![]() |
Granite | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the North Gare Sands, at the mouth of the River Tees and was wrecked with the loss of all eight crew. [30] |
Hyppolite | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 13 nautical miles (24 km) east north east of the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Uddevalla, Sweden. [42] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Scatraw", Kincardineshire. Her crew were rescued. [30] |
Joseph O. | ![]() |
The fishing schooner departed from Gloucester, Massachusetts. No further trace, probably lost on 24 November on the Georges Bank in a gale with the loss of all twelve crew. [43] |
Petty | ![]() |
The
barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Zeminder (![]() |
Princess Royal | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Douglas, Isle of Man. No further trace, [45] reported missing. [46] |
St. Albans | ![]() |
The
brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (
46°56′0″N 20°16′2″W / 46.93333°N 20.26722°W). Her eighteen crew were rescued by the
barque Garston (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna | ![]() |
The
schooner was abandoned in the
North Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) off
Lindesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued by the
smack Thomas Henry (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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USFC Grampus |
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The fisheries research vessel, a schooner, ran aground during a gale on Bass Rip ( 41°17′00″N 69°53′58″W / 41.2834554°N 69.8994561°W) a shoal in the North Atlantic Ocean 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts and her crew abandoned ship. Unmanned, she floated free and was adrift for several days before she was recovered. She returned to service. [48] [49] |
John Ward | ![]() |
The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Sheerness, Kent. No further trace, [2] reported missing. [3] |
Speedwell | ![]() |
The
smack was run into by the
steam barge Lembroke (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abraham Scull | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Kinghorn, Fife with the loss of three of her crew. [50] |
Argus | Flag unknown | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at West Wemyss, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Færvik, Norway to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [20] |
Herman | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Bay of Weyland, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Aalborg, Denmark. [28] |
Hypatia | ![]() |
The barquew as driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) from Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the HM Coastguard using rocket apparatus and breeches buoy. [47] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim. [20] |
Natal | ![]() |
The barque departed from Calcutta, India for the Natal Colony. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all on board, about 60 lives. [51] |
Peace | ![]() |
The
Thames barge was run into by the
steamship Vane Tempest (![]() |
Pei-Ho | ![]() |
The
barque, which was being towed from
Liverpool,
Lancashire to
Cardiff,
Glamorgan by the
tug Weathercock (![]() |
Serica | ![]() |
The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all five hands. [50] |
Velox | ![]() |
The
barque was abandoned in Osmondwall Bay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Express (![]() |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Church Bay, Anglesey. Her crew survived. [50] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was observed in distress in Carnarvon Bay, presumed subsequently wrecked or foundered. [50] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The dredger was driven ashore at Greenore, County Louth. Her twenty crew survived. [50] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ettine | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the
North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the
smack Thistle (![]() |
Evening Star | ![]() |
The
Mersey Flat was in collision with the
steam hopper barge No. 1 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fortuna | ![]() |
The
barque was abandoned in the
North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Avance (![]() |
Heidi | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Little Cumbrae, Argyllshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Glasgow in a waterlogged condition. [44] |
Maud M. Fish | ![]() |
The steamship capsized and sank in the Mississippi River at Gould's Store 22 miles (35 km) downstream of New Orleans. One crewman was killed. [10] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rival | ![]() |
The brig was towed in to Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dublin, United Kingdom. [44] |
Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were crushed by ice and sank in the Sea of Azov. [54] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cross House | ![]() |
The derelict
schooner was towed in to
Hull,
Yorkshire by the
steam trawler Pioneer (![]() |
Isabella Leith | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the
North Sea off the
Farne Islands,
Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the
barque Eliezer (![]() |
Newburgh | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of sixteen of her seventeen crew. The survivor was rescued by the barque Orient (Flag unknown). Newburgh was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Aarhus, Denmark. [55] |
Palatine | ![]() |
The fishing lugger capsized in a squall off Eastbourne, Sussex with the loss of both crew. [56] |
Progress | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ango | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [57] |
Atalanta | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in a storm at Ouddorp, South Holland with the loss of six lives. [58] |
Warblington | ![]() |
The
brig was abandoned in the
North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Galloper Sand. Her crew were rescued by the
smack Glance (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Prudhoe Castle and Vauxhall |
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The steamships collided in the River Tyne. Prudhoe Castle was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. She was severely damaged and towed upstream by two tugs. Vauxhall sank near South Shields, County Durham. [14] |
Samana | ![]() |
The steamship departed from New York, United States for Aux Cayes, Haiti. No further trace, [3] reported missing. [45] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anglesey | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead, Anglesey. The fire was extinguished. [55] |
Duncow | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on a sandbank off Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her 23 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Dunkerque. [55] She floated off and drifted eastwards. She was boarded by fishermen and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. [59] |
Invicta | ![]() |
The
schooner was abandoned in the
North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off
Hartlepool,
County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the
barque Adamant (![]() |
Quarta | ![]() |
The steamship was sighted off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom whilst on a voyage from Henichesk, Russia for Drontheim, Norway. No further trace, reported missing. [12] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The fishing boat foundered in the Moray Firth with the loss of all four crew. [55] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Allentown | ![]() |
The collier broke up and sank in a gale off Cape Ann, Massachusetts with the loss of all eighteen crew. [10] [62] [63] |
Bertha F. Walker | ![]() |
The schooner sank in a gale off Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts. Crew rescued by U.S. Life Saving Service. [64] [65] |
Cremona, and Toussaint l'Ouverture |
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The steamship Cremona was rammed by the gunboat Toussaint l'Ouverture in an attempt to prevent her entering Port-au-Prince. Cremona was on a voyage from Hamburg to Port-au-Prince. She arrived in a sinking condition. Toussaint l'Ouverture was presumed to have foundered. [66] |
Edward Norton | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was wrecked at Chatham, Massachusetts with the loss of three of her sixteen crew. [67] [68] |
Estrella de Chile | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Robin Rigg Sands, in the Solway Firth, and was wrecked with the loss of one of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the Maryport Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to the River Plate. [59] |
Gertrude Abbott | ![]() |
The schooner ran on rocks in a gale off Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts. Crew rescued by U.S. Life Saving Service. [69] |
H. C. Higginson | ![]() |
The schooner was stranded and sank off Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts in a gale after her anchor chains parted with the loss of her Captain and 2 crewmen. Surviving crew rescued by U.S. Life Saving Service. Later raised and taken into port. [70] |
Mary Davies | ![]() |
The
schooner was abandoned off
Osmington,
Dorset. Her crew were rescued by the Weymouth Lifeboat and a
tug. She was subsequently towed in to
Weymouth, Dorset by the tug Queen (![]() |
Rival | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Bressay, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. [59] |
Snaefell | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Bressay. [59] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ethel M. Davis | Flag unknown | The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean ( 35°04′N 70°52′W / 35.067°N 70.867°W). Her four crew were rescued on 30 November. [71] |
Helena | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Europa Point, Gibraltar. [59] Her crew were rescued. Helena was on a voyage from Marianople, Russia to Portishead, Somerset. She subsequently broke her back and was condemned as a total loss. [60] [72] |
Luneburg | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Poel, Germany. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Wismar, Germany. [60] |
Oliver Dyer | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on rocks at the entrance to the harbor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire during a gale/snowstorm, with the loss of one crewman. [73] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Douglas | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the
North Sea off
Heligoland with the loss of two of the 27 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the
steam trawler Petrel (![]() |
George Peabody | ![]() |
The
yawl was run into by the
smack Uncle Tom (![]() |
Hermann | ![]() |
The
full-rigged ship was lost off
Malden Island. Her crew were rescued by
HMS Hyacinth (![]() |
Regina | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Hammond's Knowl, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Norfolk, and sank. Her 25 crew took to two boats; thirteen in one boat were rescued by a
lugger John Macey (![]() |
Sheila | ![]() |
The
barque was abandoned at sea. Her eighteen crew were rescued by
RMS Para (![]() |
Two Sisters | ![]() |
The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent by a steamship with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship. [52] |
Undine | ![]() |
The fishing smack ran aground and sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [60] |
Virgo | ![]() |
The
barque foundered off Malden Island with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by
HMS Hyacinth (![]() |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The
full-rigged ship foundered in the
Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of
Cape Delaware, United States with the loss of all hands. Witnessed by the
steamship Panama (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Istrian | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated the next day. [78] |
Shadwan | ![]() |
The
steamship foundered in the
North Sea off
Berwick upon Tweed,
Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the
tug Sir George Elliot (![]() |
Staithes Lifeboat |
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The lifeboat capsized with the loss of one of her thirteen crew. She was subsequently towed in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire by a steamship. [79] |
William and Sarah | ![]() |
The barquentine foundered off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Ayr. [75] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fred Thomson | ![]() |
The ship departed from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for Cork. No further trace, reported missing. [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alabama | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. [11] |
Albertus | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Seine. She was refloated and put back to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [20] |
Alexandra | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Egersund, Norway. [55] |
Alice Jane |
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The
schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex. Her crew were rescued by the
pilot cutter No. 7 (![]() |
Amalfi | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States. [5] |
Amicizia | ![]() |
The barque caught fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina and was scuttled. [5] |
Anna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Maasvlakte, South Holland. She was on a voyage from "Progresso" to Rotterdam, South Holland. [23] |
Annie Marie | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Santa Catarina. Her crew were rescued. [22] |
Annie Maude | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Sylt, Germany. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Bangor to Hamburg. [80] |
Apollo | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Sydney. [20] She was refloated but found to be a constructive total loss. [42] |
Arendal | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [5] |
Argo | ![]() |
The
barque ran aground in the
River Carron and capsized. She was then run into by the barque Camilla (![]() |
Armide | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Great Yarmouth. [7] |
Ashmore | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Marion Reef. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia. [11] She was refloated and completed her voyage. [9] |
Astrea | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Pillau, Germany. Her crew were rescued. [20] |
Bernardus | ![]() |
The schooner was towed in to Terschelling, Friesland in a sinking condition. [11] |
Betty | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ices and became waterlogged at Cronstadt. [7] |
Bhundara | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a cyclone at Madras. [8] |
Bohemia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. [30] |
Boyn | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Hela, Germany. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Leith, Lothian. [5] |
Bride | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Stugsund, Sweden. [35] |
British Duke | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of
Cape St. Francis,
Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued by Anglican (![]() |
Bromo | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock in Netherlands East Indies waters and sprang a leak . [60] |
Burgermeiste Stuve | ![]() |
The derelict brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gothenburg. [14] |
Camille | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Thisted. [14] |
Castle Eden | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock in the Red Sea and was damaged. She put in to Aden, Aden Governorate. [5] |
Catharina | ![]() |
The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Sylt. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen. [22] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Sunderland, County Durham. [20] |
Cecelia | ![]() |
The
brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Sweden (![]() |
Ceylon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Thisted. [20] |
Charlotta | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Visby, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. [20] |
Christina Elizabeth | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Havre de Grâce. [21] |
Ciampa Emilia | ![]() |
The ship collided with a dredger and was severely damaged. She put in to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [5] |
Comet | ![]() |
The ketch was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Hurst Castle, Hampshire. [33] |
Corisande | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [5] |
Corrientes | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the River Plate. [5] |
Cromwell | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated, but then ran aground on the Cork Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated a week later and towed in to Harwich, Essex. [18] [8] |
Cydonia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Boston. [8] She had been refloated by 8 November. [9] |
Dart |
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The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Liverpool, Lancashire. She came ashore at Douglas Head and was wrecked. [60] |
De Bay | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Grado, Italy. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Venice, Italy. [33] |
Direktor Barrow | ![]() |
The
schooner collided with the
steamship Ingraban (![]() |
Domingo | ![]() |
The
steamship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Napier (![]() |
Dunahof | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ice and became waterlogged at Cronstadt. [7] |
Eddystone | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [5] |
Elphinstone | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. [42] |
Emma | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Vestervig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [44] |
Edward Percy | ![]() |
The
barque ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was the run into by the
steamship Elbe (![]() |
Erwin Rickmers | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Penarth to Singapore, Straits Settlements. [81] |
Esk Holme | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Rottum, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from an English port to Hamburg. [20] |
Express | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Scarba, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. [59] |
Fitzmaurice | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. [20] |
Flora Ross | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Hamburg. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition. [60] |
Fram | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Swinboderne". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Stettin. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark waterlogged at the bow. [20] |
Frank | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at sea with the loss of nine of her ten crew. The survivor was rescued by the
schooner Dagny (![]() |
G. and W. Jones | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Marstrand, Norway. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven, Germany to Landskrona, Sweden. [44] |
Gate City | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Savannah River. [20] |
Gayton | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. [23] She subsequently became a wreck. [20] |
Gibraltar | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Magnhild (Flag unknown). [80] |
Glen Dochart | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Danube 16 nautical miles (30 km) from its mouth. [8] |
Grace Gibson | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Noddle Point, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Valparaíso, Chile. [52] [78] |
Hannah | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Philadelphia. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Limerick, United Kingdom. [59] |
Harrogate | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. [30] She was refloated and taken in to Altona, Germany. [23] |
Hebridean | ![]() |
The steamship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Mull. She put in to Oban, Argyllshire waterlogged at the bow. [33] |
Helena Anna | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ice and was beached at Luleå, Sweden. [33] |
Horatio | Flag unknown | The steamship was wrecked off the Dutch coast. Her crew survived. [20] |
Isabella Hall | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Albatross (![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Killisport". She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Londonderry. [44] |
Job | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at "Killarp". She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør. [8] |
Johann Wilhelm | ![]() |
The
barque ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated on 6 November and towed in to
Gravesend, Kent by the
tug Conqueror (![]() |
Joseph Somes | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia. She was on a voyage from Raumo, Grand Duchy of Finland to Hull. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put into Copenhagen in a leaky condition. [23] |
Jumbo | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at "Banco Chico", Argentina. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Rosario, Argentina. [81] |
Kong Carl | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off "Dracko", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rostock, Germany to Tvedestrand. [33] |
Lady Celia Hay | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Teignmouth, Devon. [20] |
Langstone | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was severely damaged by fire at Napier, New Zealand. [30] |
La Plata | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in Macrae Bay, Islay, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom. [44] |
La Vendée | ![]() |
The steamship struck the Cabezos Rock, off the coast of Spain and was wrecked. [59] [60] She sank on 27 November. [52] |
Lizzie Waters | ![]() |
The
brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 18 November. Her crew were rescued by the
barque Phison (![]() |
Lucie | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ice and became waterlogged at Cronstadt. [7] |
Ludvig | Flag unknown | The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Honfleur, Manche, France. She subsequently came ashore at Thisted and was wrecked. [59] [79] |
Lydia | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Withernsea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. [5] |
Lymington | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. [5] |
Maggie M. |
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The barque went ashore on Cape Negro Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick and became a total loss; the crew got ashore. [81] [82] |
Mandalay | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Hamburg. [35] |
Margaretha | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Sylt. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Norway to Mariensiel. [44] |
Maria | ![]() |
The steamship sank off Charlestown, Cornwall. [33] |
Marie Melanie | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Broadstairs, Kent. She was on a voyagte from South Shields, County Durham to Broadstairs. [8] |
Marsala | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. [30] |
Mary Elizabeth | ![]() |
The
barque was driven into Dunphaile Castle (![]() |
Mauritz | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She waws on a voyage from Cronstadt to Great Yarmouth. [14] |
Merida | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Yalabara", Ceylon. [5] She was later refloated and towed in to Colombo, Ceylon. [20] |
Messina | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Meloria Bank, in the Mediterranean Sea off Livorno. [7] |
Minnet | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off the Maplin Lighthouse, in the Thames Estuary and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Clacton Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sandarne to London. [8] [7] |
Mizpah | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [7] |
Moggie | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. [20] She was refloated in early December and taken in to Helsingør for repairs. [83] |
Moro Castle | ![]() |
The barque was driven into the breakwater and wrecked at Philadelphia. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to San Francisco. [59] |
Möwe | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Santos, Brazil. [5] |
Nanette | ![]() |
The schooner foundered near Marstrand. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to a Danish port. [59] |
Nell | ![]() |
The smack was lost in the Dogger Bank with the loss of two of her crew. [75] |
Neptun | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Monster, South Holland. [80] |
Noemie | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked off the Punta José Ignacio Lighthouse, Uruguay. [35] |
Oevelgonne | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Lühe. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. [20] |
Olaf Kyrre | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off
Flamborough Head,
Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the
tug Champion (![]() |
Olaus | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ice at Sundsvall and became waterlogged. [30] |
Peace | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulmer, Northumberland with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by rocket apparatus. [52] |
Pomona | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [8] |
Reaper |
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The ship was driven ashore at Kylerhea, Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. [11] |
Regolo R. | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the coast of Sardinia. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Terranova to a Spanish port. [42] |
Richard | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Withernsea. Her crew were rescued. [7] |
Samuel and Elizabeth | ![]() |
The fishing boat was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [33] |
Sandringham | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at Charleston, South Carolina. [20] |
Sir George Elliot | ![]() |
The tug struck the quayside at South Shields and sank. [20] |
Slesvig | ![]() |
The schooner was taken in to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium in a derelict condition. [20] |
Stanmore | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Definofka", Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Odessa, Russia. [5] |
Starucca | ![]() |
The steamship at Buffalo, New York. [20] |
Stockholm City | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Boston. [35] |
St. Pierre | ![]() |
The
brig collided with the
steamship Wilfred (![]() |
Swift | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Spurn Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Shoreham-by-Sea. [5] |
Tamar E. Marshall | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in the Palawan Islands. She was refloated and beached on Balabac Island, Spanish East Indies. [33] |
Teviot | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Leith. She was on a voyage from Fiume, Austria-Hungary to Leith. [23] |
Thomas Boustead | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Weaver. [14] |
T. J. Robson | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Varna, Bulgaria to Hamburg. [35] |
Times | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Towers Stairs, London. She was on a voyage from Calais to London. [5] |
Tomasso | ![]() |
The barque was beached at Belmullet, County Mayo, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Cape Town, Cape Colony. She subsequently became a wreck. [20] |
Towy | ![]() |
The
barque collided with the
barque Emma Sims (![]() |
True Love | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore near Withernsea. Her crew were rescued. [33] |
Twee Zusters | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden to Delfzijl, Groningen. [8] |
Two Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was run down by a steamship and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent with the loss of two of her five crew. [18] |
Urania | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Varel, Germany. [44] |
Valkyrien | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Nort Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) north east of
Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the
schooner Active (![]() |
Vesta | ![]() |
The
steamship struck the wreck of Triumph (![]() |
Vestalinden | ![]() |
The brig became waterlogged on the Risobank. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Calais. [5] |
Walter and Mary | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [7] |
Wonder | ![]() |
The smack sank at Southampton, Hampshire. [81] |
Zephyr | ![]() |
The
fishing smack collided with the
steamship Elemore (![]() |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship sank 2+1⁄2 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Spurn Head. [8] |
Five unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were crushed by ice and sank in the Sea of Azov between 12 and 18 November. Their 63 crew members survived. [54] |