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The list of shipwrecks in October 1868 includes
ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October
1868 .
1 October
List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The
brig ran aground on the William Bank, in the
White Sea . She was abandoned the next day. Two of her seven crew subsequently died.
[1]
[2]
[3]
2 October
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Alin
United Kingdom
The
schooner was wrecked on Skierenaffin, in the
Sound of Islay . She was on a voyage from
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire to
Fort William, Inverness-shire .
[4]
Diana
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex . She was refloated.
[5]
[4]
Fremad
Dantzic
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to
Dublin ,
United Kingdom .
[6]
Gunso
Norway
The ship ran aground on the Galloper Sand. She was on a voyage from
Piteå , Sweden to
London , United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to
Dover ,
Kent , United Kingdom in a leaky condition.
[4]
Harkaway
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from
Stettin to
Leith ,
Lothian . She was refloated and towed in to
Granton , Lothian.
[6]
Heinrich
Rostock
The
barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of
Jutland . She was on a voyage from
Grangemouth ,
Stirlingshire , United Kingdom to Rostock.
[6]
[7]
Josephine
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Union (
United Kingdom ). Josephine was on a voyage from
Grimsby ,
Lincolnshire to
Christiania , Norway.
[5]
Komna
Greece
The ship caught fire at
Navarino and was scuttled.
[5]
Peace and Plenty
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Dunbar , Lothian in a capsized condition.
[4]
Siff
Canada
The ship departed from
Falmouth, Cornwall for
Boston, Lincolnshire , United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[8]
Utility
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Galloper Sand. She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Dunkerque ,
Nord . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Dover in a leaky condition.
[9]
3 October
List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the
Sound of Islay . She was on a voyage from
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire to
Fort William, Inverness-shire .
[10]
Blanche
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at
Cape Henry ,
Virginia , United States. She was on a voyage from
Great Isaac Cay, Bahamas to
Baltimore, Maryland , United States.
[11]
[12]
Orion
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at
Paraíba , Brazil.
[13]
[14]
Zodiac
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the
Sunda Strait . She was on a voyage from
Singapore ,
Straits Settlements to
London . She was refloated and put in to
Anjer ,
Netherlands East Indies .
[15]
No. 43
United Kingdom
The
pilot boat was run down and sunk in the
English Channel off the
Isle of Wight by
Syria (
United Kingdom ) with the loss of all four people on board.
[16]
4 October
5 October
List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Dream
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on
The Needles ,
Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from
Newport, Monmouthshire to
Southampton ,
Hampshire .
[19]
Emily
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Taylor Reef, off "Lamley Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Maryport ,
Cumberland to
Dublin .
[9]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground west of Point Molinos, Spain. She was on a voyage from
Alexandria ,
Egypt to
Falmouth, Cornwall .
[20] She was refloated on 7 October and towed in to
Málaga , Spain.
[21]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The
schooner sank in the
North Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by the
brig Anne Mariana (
United Kingdom ). Isabella was on a voyage from
Fraserburgh ,
Aberdeenshire to
Stettin .
[22]
[23]
[24]
[25]
Mersey
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at
Lindisfarne ,
Northumberland . She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Arbroath ,
Forfarshire .
[17]
Naomi
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of the
Old Head of Kinsale ,
County Cork .
[9]
Perseverance
United States
The
steamship caught fire and sank in
Lake Ontario with the loss of fourteen of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from
Buffalo to
Oswego, New York .
[26]
6 October
List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Dream
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in
The Needles ,
Isle of Wight . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Newport, Monmouthshire to
Southampton ,
Hampshire .
[27]
Geertje Dykstra
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Løkken-Vrå , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Middelburg ,
Zeeland to
Memel ,
Prussia .
[28]
[17]
[21]
Sir James Duke
United Kingdom
The
steamship collided with another vessel and sank in the
Girond at
Pauillac ,
Gironde , France. She was on a voyage from
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan to
Bordeaux , Gironde.
[29]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The
schooner struck a sunken pile at the mouth of the
River Tees and sank. She was on a voyage from
Middlesbrough ,
Yorkshire to
Exeter ,
Devon . She was refloated on 18 October.
[30]
[31]
7 October
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Diadem
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
London .
[19]
Gustav
Wismar
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at
Berwick upon Tweed ,
Northumberland ,
United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued.
[19]
Hagen
Norway
The
sloop was discovered off
Buchan Ness ,
Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom in a capsized condition. She was taken in to
Peterhead ,
Aberdeenshire .
[25]
J. C. Dering
Canada
The
schooner capsized off
Cape Cod ,
Massachusetts , United States with the loss of seven of the ten people on board. She was on a voyage from
Digby, Nova Scotia to
Boston, Massachusetts .
[32]
Mangalore
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the
River Mersey . She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Calcutta ,
India . The fire was extinguished and she resumed her voyage.
[9]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The
schooner capsized and sank off
Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts with the loss of all hands.
[32]
8 October
9 October
10 October
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Alma
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
North Sea . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Exeter ,
Devon .
[37]
Anna
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Teignmouth , Devon.
[22]
Brill
United Kingdom
The ship departed from the
Clyde for
Saint John, New Brunswick ,
Canada . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[38]
Powerful
United Kingdom
The
steamship collided with the
ferry Tynemouth (
United Kingdom ) and sank in the
River Tyne . Her crew survived.
[39]
[40]
Joachim
Bremen
The
barque was destroyed by fire in the
South Atlantic (
35°57′S 7°50′W / 35.950°S 7.833°W / -35.950; -7.833 ). Her crew were rescued by China (
United States ) Joachim was on a voyage from Bremen to
Rangoon ,
Burma .
[41]
Repeal
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the
steamship Marion (
United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea off
Whitby ,
Yorkshire with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by Marion . Repeal was on a voyage from
Rochester, Kent to
South Shields ,
County Durham .
[39]
[42]
Speedwell
United Kingdom
The ship was assisted in to
Grimsby ,
Lincolnshire in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from
Middlesbrough ,
Yorkshire to
Ipswich ,
Suffolk .
[43]
11 October
12 October
14 October
15 October
16 October
17 October
List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
C. A. Jones
Canada
The
barque ran aground at
Cape Canso ,
Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from
Windsor, Nova Scotia to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire ,
United Kingdom .
[57]
Countess of Selkirk
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Buyhouse Bay. She was on a voyage from Buyhouse Bay to
Maryport ,
Cumberland .
[56]
Echo
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the
North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Antina (
Netherlands ). Echo was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Dordrecht ,
South Holland , Netherlands.
[50]
Letitia
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at
Portsmouth ,
Hampshire . She was on a voyage from
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan to Portsmouth. She was righted the next day.
[11]
Mary Ann
Guernsey
The
cutter was wrecked at
Cap Fréhel ,
Côtes du Nord , France. Her crew were rescued by a
pilot boat . She was on a voyage from
Pontrieux , Côtes-du-Nord to Guernsey.
[44]
[58]
Phantom
United Kingdom
The
schooner collided with a
collier and sank off
Whitby ,
Yorkshire . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Southampton ,
Hampshire .
[11]
Union
United Kingdom
The
steamship foundered with the loss of all 40 crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to
New York , United States.
[59]
18 October
List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Almo
Russia
The ship put in to
Brest ,
Finistère , France on fire. She was on a voyage from
Rangoon ,
Burma to
Cork or
Falmouth, Cornwall ,
United Kingdom .
[11]
Maggie Armstrong
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
Queenstown, County Cork for
Boston, Massachusetts , United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[60]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Ramsgate ,
Kent . She was on a voyage from
Waterford to
Hull ,
Yorkshire . She was refloated the next day.
[11]
19 October
20 October
21 October
List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Amelia
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off the
Tongue Lightship (
Trinity House ). Her crew survived.
[65]
Annie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore "south of Black". She was on a voyage from
Whitehaven ,
Cumberland to
Troon ,
Ayrshire . She was refloated and towed in to Troon.
[56]
Del Norte
United States
Wreck of Del Norte watercolor
The 601-ton sternwheel
paddle steamer was lost. Sources disagree on the location of the incident. One claims that she was lost at
Valdez ,
Department of Alaska . Another claims that Del Norte was wrecked in
fog approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) north of
Victoria ,
Colony of British Columbia , during a southbound voyage from
Sitka , Territory of Alaska. Others place her wreck at
Porlier Pass (
49°01′00″N 123°35′00″W / 49.01667°N 123.58333°W / 49.01667; -123.58333 (Porlier Pass ) ) in British Columbia.
[66]
Esther and Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Ida (
United Kingdom ) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Ida . Esther and Margaret was on a voyage from
Whitehaven ,
Cumberland to
Troon ,
Ayrshire . She came ashore near Whitehaven and sank.
[67]
Gladstone
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
L'Islet, Quebec ,
Canada . She was on a voyage from
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire to
Quebec City , Canada.
[67]
[68] She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City in a severely damaged condition.
[69]
Henrietta
Flag unknown
The
schooner ran aground at the mouth of the
Goatzacoalcos River . She was on a voyage from
Minatitlán , Mexico to a British port.
[70]
Jacques Cartier
Canada
The
schooner was wrecked on the coast of
Labrador ,
Newfoundland Colony .
[58]
Juligs
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The ship ran aground off
Dragør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from
Gävle , Sweden to
Grimsby ,
Lincolnshire ,
United Kingdom .
[56]
Mary Curley
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore in
Vineyard Sound . She was on a voyage from
New York , United States to
Saint John's ,
Newfoundland Colony . She was refloated.
[71]
22 October
List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Argos
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore at "Vatergarn", Sweden.
[56] She was on a voyage from
Riga ,
Russia to
Hartlepool ,
County Durham . She was consequently condemned.
[71]
Australian
United Kingdom
The
passenger ship ran ashore and was wrecked north of San Christorão,
Brazil . All twenty people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Sydney ,
New South Wales to
London .
[72]
[73]
[74]
Christine
Prussia
The ship collided with a British
barque in the
North Sea . She consequently foundered off the Dudgeon Sandbank the next day. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham ,
United Kingdom to
Messina ,
Sicily ,
Italy .
[75]
[65]
[64]
Comet
Bremen
The ship was sighted off the
South Foreland ,
Kent , United Kingdom whilst on a voyage from
Bahia , Brazil to Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[76]
Devon
United Kingdom
The
steamship was wrecked on the Brisson Rock, off the coast of
Cornwall with the loss of fourteen lives. A survivor was rescued by the Sennen Lifeboat Matthew Nicholas (
Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).
[77]
Emma
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore and damaged at
Falmouth, Cornwall .
[50]
Francisco Alvarez
Chile
The ship was wrecked on "Musgora Island". She was on a voyage from
Port Gamble ,
Washington Territory to
Valparaíso .
[78]
Jules
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the
steamship Buda and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was towed in to
Berwick upon Tweed ,
Northumberland .
[50]
Koophandel
Flag unknown
The
barque ran aground at
Hellevoetsluis ,
Zeeland , Netherlands.
[50]
Perkanos
Sweden
The
barque was wrecked at
Eckerö ,
Grand Duchy of Finland .
[69] She was on a voyage from
Nyhamn to
Grimsby ,
Lincolnshire , United Kingdom.
[79]
23 October
List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Christina
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The
schooner collided with a
barque in the
North Sea . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham ,
United Kingdom . She foundered the next day off the
Dudgeon Lightship (
Trinity House ). Her crew were rescued by George (
United Kingdom ).
[80]
Devon
United Kingdom
The
lighter was wrecked on the
Brisons , off the coast of
Cornwall with the loss of seventeen of the eighteen people on board. The survivor was rescued by the Sennen Cove Lifeboat.
[81]
F. T. Barney
United States
F. T. Barney The
schooner collided with the schooner T. J. Bronson (
United States ) and sank in
Lake Huron . Her crew survived.
Governor General
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Teignmouth ,
Devon . She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Martinique . She was refloated with assistance from a
fishing trawler .
[50]
[80]
Leichhardt
United Kingdom
The
full-rigged ship , anchored near the Girdler Sand,
The Nore in the
Thames estuary , preparing for her voyage to
Wellington , New Zealand, was run into by the
steamship North Star (
United Kingdom ) and cut to the waterline. All 49 people on board were transferred to North Star . She subsequently capsized and was wrecked.
[82]
[83]
[84]
Leo
United Kingdom
The
brigantine was driven ashore and severely damaged on
Walney Island ,
Lancashire .
[85] She had become a wreck by 29 October.
[86]
Martha Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of
Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from
King's Lynn ,
Norfolk to the
River Tyne .
[75]
North Hampton
United States
The
steamship was run into by the steamship
Continental (
United States ) and sank off
Newhaven, Connecticut . All on board were rescued.
[87]
Speedwell
United Kingdom
The
schooner was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the
steamship
J. M. Strachan (
United Kingdom ) with the loss of two of her four crew. Speedwell was on a voyage from
Stockton-on-Tees ,
County Durham to
Swansea ,
Glamorgan .
[85]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
Waterford for Swansea. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[88]
24 October
List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Augusta
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground on the
Doom Bar . Her thirteen crew were rescued by the Padstow Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from
Saint-Nazaire ,
Ille-et-Vilaine , France to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire . She was refloated the next day and taken in to
Padstow ,
Cornwall .
[64]
[89]
Betty and Louise
Hamburg
The
barque was driven ashore and wrecked in
St Andrews Bay . Her nine crew were rescued by the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to
Burntisland ,
Fife ,
United Kingdom .
[90]
[89]
Carrie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Johnshaven ,
Aberdeenshire with the loss of all five crew.
[91]
Cora
United Kingdom
The
schooner foundered off Johnshaven with the loss of all nads. She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Aberdeen .
[75]
[51]
Dahlia
United Kingdom
The
schooner ran aground on the Annat Bank, off
Montrose, Forfarshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to
Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire.
[75]
[64]
Demetrius , andTrojan
United Kingdom
The
steamship Trojan collided with the steamship Demetrius and was beached at
Seacombe ,
Cheshire . She was on a voyage from
Patras ,
Greece to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire . She was refloated on 25 October and beached at
Tranmere, Cheshire Demetrius was on a voyage from
Alexandria ,
Egypt to Liverpool. She was taken in to Liverpool for repairs.
[85]
[75]
[64]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship sank off the Tongue Sand. Her crew were rescued.
[75] She was on a voyage from
Looe ,
Cornwall to
Gravesend, Kent .
[64]
Frances
United Kingdom
The
brig sank off the Galloper Sandbank. Her crew were rescued by the
steamship
Henry Morton (
United Kingdom ). Frances was on a voyage from
Seaham ,
County Durham to
Le Tréport ,
Seine-Inférieure , France.
[75]
[92]
[93]
Ganges
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground on the
Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of
Norfolk . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Alexandria ,
Egypt . She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a number of
fishing smacks and
tugs and taken in to
Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a leaky condition.
[92]
[64]
Malta
United Kingdom
The
brig was abandoned off
Happisburgh , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by a fishing
lugger . She subsequently came ashore at Happisburgh.
[75]
[92] Malta was later run into and broke up.
[64]
Maria Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in
Morecambe Bay with the loss of all twelve crew. She was on a voyage from
Saint Petersburg ,
Russia to Liverpool.
[94]
Ocean Belle
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Aurora (
United Kingdom ). Ocean Belle was on a voyage from
Quebec City ,
Canada to
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan .
[95]
Speedwell
United Kingdom
The
schooner was run down and sunk by the
steamship James Strachan (
United Kingdom ) with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by James Strachan .
[96]
Vulcan
Norway
The
brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Johnshaven with the loss of thee of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.
[75]
[91] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to
Aberdeen .
[97]
[51]
William
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore at
Cairnryan ,
Wigtownshire . She was refloated on 4 November and taken in to
Stranraer , Wigtownshire.
[64]
[98]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The
sloop sank at the mouth of the
River Trent . Her crew survived.
[93]
25 October
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Lunner Platte, in the
North Sea .
[64]
A. H. Chitton
United States
The
barque was destroyed by fire off
Cleveland, Ohio . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cleveland to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire ,
United Kingdom .
[71]
Colgrain
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted in the
Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from
London to
Galle ,
Ceylon . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[8]
Croxdale
United Kingdom
The
brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the
River Tyne to
Hamburg .
[99]
Eclat
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off
Bembridge ,
Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to
Rotterdam ,
South Holland , Netherlands. She was refloated on 27 October and taken in to
Portsmouth ,
Hampshire .
[100]
Gesser
flag unknown
The ship ran aground on the Lunner Platte.
[64]
Jane
United Kingdom
The
schooner foundered off the mouth of the
Humber . Her crew were rescued by the
brig George Andrews (
United Kingdom ).
[93]
John Roberts
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground, capsized and sank at
Waren Mill ,
Northumberland . She was on a voyage from
Newton, Northumberland to
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire .
[100] She was refloated the next day and taken in to
Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland.
[101]
Lord Hartington
United Kingdom
The
brigantine was destroyed by fire at
Hunter's Point ,
New York City , United States with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York City to
Queenstown, County Cork .
[97]
[51]
[79]
[41]
Princess
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Wremen ,
Prussia
[64] She was on a voyage from
Brement to
Hartlepool ,
County Durham .
[100]
Prosper
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Audierne ,
Finistère , France. She was on a voyage from
Gallipoli ,
Ottoman Empire to
Hull ,
Yorkshire .
[14]
Rogate
United Kingdom
The
schooner ran aground between
Glückstadt , Prussia and "the Stor".
[100] She was refloated on 6 November with the assistance of two
steamships and towed in to Glückstadt.
[95]
Spitfire
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Imsum , Prussia.
[64] She was on a voyage from Bremen to London.
[100]
Trave
Flag unknown
The
brig was driven ashore near Wremen.
[64] She was on a voyage from Bremen to
Grangemouth ,
Stirlingshire , United Kingdom.
[100]
[101]
Warwick
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Nordergrunde, in the North Sea and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Hamburg .
[100]
William
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at
Dartmouth, Devon and was scuttled with assistance from
HMS Britannia and
HMS Enchantress (both
Royal Navy ).
[64]
[80]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The
collier , a
brig , was driven ashore near Wremen.
[100]
26 October
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Arrow
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Luner Platte, in the
North Sea . She was on a voyage from
Bremen to
South Shields ,
County Durham .
[100] She was refloated on 3 November and taken in to the
Geeste .
[71]
Blackness
United Kingdom
The
brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep.
[98]
Donor
United Kingdom
The
collier ran aground on the
Zuidwal , in the
Wadden Sea .
[64]
Empress
United Kingdom
The
hulk was driven ashore at Pwllcrochan,
Pembrokeshire and became
hogged .
[14]
Norma
United Kingdom
The
barque was driven ashore at "Larche", Denmark. She was on a voyage from
London to
Memel ,
Prussia .
[64]
Pilote
France
The
schooner ran aground on the
Goodwin Sands ,
Kent ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
Nantes ,
Loire-Inférieure to
Hull ,
Yorkshire , United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to
Ostend ,
West Flanders , Belgium in a severely leaky condition and was placed under repair.
[100]
[93]
[14]
Sovereign
India
The ship struck rocks at "Kwing Island",
China . She was on a voyage from
Shanghai , China to London. She was refloated and taken in to
Foo Chow Foo , China for repairs.
[102]
[103]
Speedwell
United Kingdom
The
sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the
Irish Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north east of
Great Orme Head ,
Caernarfonshire . Her crew were rescued by the
steamship Prince of Wales (
United Kingdom ). Speedwell was on a voyage from
Port Dinorwic , Caernarfonshire to
Runcorn ,
Cheshire .
[104]
Unnamed
United States
The ship was driven ashore near
Southport ,
Lancashire ,
United Kingdom .
[64]
27 October
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Bismarck
Prussia
The ship was wrecked at "Tennyama".
[105]
Borderer
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock off
Cape Agulhas ,
Cape Colony and foundered. Eight of her crew reached land, the boat with the other twelve crew was discovered in a capsized condition. She was on a voyage from
Penang ,
Straits Settlements to
London .
[33]
[106]
Constantia
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on
Düne ,
Heligoland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from
Berwick upon Tweed ,
Northumberland to
Hamburg .
[97]
[51]
Crest
New Zealand
The
ketch was wrecked near the mouth of
Akaroa Harbour when it struck rocks, with the loss of two lives.
[107]
Forest Queen
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
South Shields ,
County Durham for
Guadeloupe . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hans.
[108]
Franklin
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Cairnryan ,
Wigtownshire .
[97]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the Outer Dowsing Sandbank, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Norfolk . She was on a voyage from
London to
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland .
[84]
John and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Lemvig , Norway with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from
Riga ,
Russia to
Antwerp , Belgium.
[84]
Nordpolen
Norway
The ship was towed in to Ulvesund in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire ,
United Kingdom .
[57]
Prosper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland.
[97]
No. 11
Heligoland
The fishing
sloop was driven ashore on Düne.
[51]
Two unnamed vessels
Netherlands
The ships were driven ashore on Düne. One of them was wrecked.
[51]
28 October
29 October
30 October
List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
RMS Grecian
United Kingdom
The
steamship struck a rock and sank in the
Saint Lawrence River . Her passengers were rescued.
[113]
Karsinde
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from
Lowestoft ,
Suffolk to
Groningen , Netherlands.
[69]
Primus
Sweden
The
barque was sighted off
Fortress Monroe ,
Virginia , United States whilst on a voyage from
Baltimore, Maryland , United States to
London ,
United Kingdom . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[114]
Tempest
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
New York for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[114]
Theodorus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Salthouse Bank, in the
Irish Sea off the coast of
Lancashire . Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Blackpool and Lytham Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Edina, Liberia . She was refloated and taken in to
Lytham St. Annes , Lancashire.
[13]
[89]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The
schooner foundered off
Ameland ,
Friesland , Netherlands with the loss of all hands.
[115]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The
schooner foundered off
Amrum ,
Prussia with the loss of all hands.
[57]
31 October
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Ariadne
United Kingdom
The
schooner was run down and sunk in the
North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of
Scarborough ,
Yorkshire by a French
lugger . Her four crew survived.
[116]
[32]
Bonita
Jersey
The ship foundered in the
English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the coast of
Devon with the loss of her captain. The two survivors were each rescued by a
fishing trawler .
[32]
Florence
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground at "Eitzenloch". She was on a voyage from
Leith ,
Lothian to
Cuxhaven . She was refloated and completed her voyage.
[14]
Jura
United Kingdom
The
schooner departed from
South Shields ,
County Durham for
Dublin . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[114]
Lion
United Kingdom
The
steamship struck a sunken wreck and foundered off
Dagerort ,
Russia . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Hull ,
Yorkshire to
Cronstadt , Russia.
[117]
[95]
HMS Pallas
Royal Navy
The
ironclad caught fire off
Gibraltar . Seventeen crew were injured. The fire was extinguished with assistance from a
United States Navy warship.
[118]
Paraguay
United Kingdom
The
steamship was driven ashore on
Amrum ,
Friesland , Netherlands.
[119]
[14] She was refloated and found to be leaky.
[57]
Persia
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by Black Watch (
United Kingdom ). Persia was on a voyage from
Greenock ,
Renfrewshire to
Bombay ,
India .
[120]
St. Helier
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked at
Wyk auf Föhr ,
Prussia . She was on a voyage from
Lagos , Africa to
Hamburg .
[121]
T. F. Gates
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from
Galaţi ,
Ottoman Empire to
Amsterdam ,
North Holland , Netherlands.
[13]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1868
Ship
State
Description
Daniel
Italy
The ship was wrecked on the coast of
Brazil .
[67]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship sank near
Fort Mahon ,
Mallorca , Spain. She was on a voyage from
Livorno ,
Italy to a port in
Dorset .
[67]
Falcon
Flag unknown
The ship was destroyed by fire at
Swatow ,
China before 27 October.
[79]
Fritz and Betsey
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden.
[69]
Helena
France
The
steamship was destroyed by fire off
Capbreton ,
Landes .
[101]
Neptunus
Rostock
The ship was driven ashore on
Læsø , Denmark. She was on a voyage from
Bergen , Norway to Rostock. She had been refloated by 8 October and taken in to
Fredrikshavn , Denmark in a severely leaky condition.
[21]
Prince Consort
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near
Visby , Sweden.
[25]
Protector
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
Hull ,
Yorkshire for
Saint John, New Brunswick ,
Canada . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 25 crew.
[122]
R. Hines
Canada
The
schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 October.
[100]
Sulina
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in
Dingle Bay after 2 October with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from
Falmouth, Cornwall for
Dingle ,
County Kerry .
[123]
[124]
Souvenir
United Kingdom
The
galeas was abandoned in the
North Sea (
54°50′N 4°05′E / 54.833°N 4.083°E / 54.833; 4.083 ) on or before 5 October. She was on a voyage from
Burntisland ,
Fife to the
Elbe .
[18]
[9]
Spes
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off "Platorf".
[23]
Stag
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at
Bombay ,
India .
[65]
Stockton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Boston Bay.
[67]
Vesta
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore on
Saaremaa ,
Russia . She was on a voyage from
Hartlepool ,
County Durham to
Saint Petersburg , Russia. She was refloated on 12 October and taken in to "Hafen Attel".
[37]
Virgen de Solidad
Spain
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the
River Plate . She was on a voyage from
Barcelona to
Monte Video , Uruguay.
[13]
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