The list of shipwrecks in October 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1888.
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Ship | State | Description |
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St. Clair | United States | The barge foundered in a gale in the Lake Huron off Sand Beach Harbor, Michigan with the loss of her Captain and 5 crew. [1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Silas Fish | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Turks Islands with the loss of thirteen of the fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Vara to New York, United States. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ohio | United States | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a gale and snowstorm at Point Hope ( 68°20′20″N 166°50′40″W / 68.33889°N 166.84444°W) on the Chukchi Sea coast of the District of Alaska, with the loss of 25 of her 33 crew members. The eight survivors were rescued eight months later. [3] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Winterton Lifeboat. [4] [5] |
Gefion | Denmark | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing lugger Scud ( United Kingdom). Gefion was on a voyage from Northfleet, Kent to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [6] |
Kildare | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the South China Sea ( 14°39′N 109°58′E / 14.650°N 109.967°E) with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pasoeroewan, Netherlands East Indies to Hong Kong. [7] [8] |
Sutherfield | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean ( 46°30′S 84°00′W / 46.500°S 84.000°W). Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued the next day by the barque Adventurer ( United Kingdom). Sutherfield was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to a British port. [9] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brampton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on rocks in the Rabbit Islands, Ottoman Empire. [6] |
Emily | Norway | The barque collided with the barque Svea ( Russia) at Bordeaux, Gironde, France and was severely damaged. [4] |
Madeleine | France United Kingdom | The fishing boat was run into by the steamship Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of 20 of her 24 crew. [10] |
Nor | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Grenville ( United Kingdom). Nor was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gracie | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Ferndale ( United Kingdom) at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and was severely damaged. [6] |
Matthew M. Murray | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kars | Germany | The steamship sank in the North Sea 63 nautical miles (117 km) north of the mouth of the Weser. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Harold | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Weaver. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to the Weston Point Docks, Cheshire. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie | United Kingdom | The ketch was abandoned at sea. Her three crew were rescued by the steamship Alsatian ( United Kingdom). [14] |
Carl | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with London Bridge and sank in the River Thames. [14] |
Gertie | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was holed by the propeller of the steamship Hawk ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex. [14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Clara | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Charlotte and Anna ( Germany). Clara was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom to New York, United States. [15] |
Ship | State | Description |
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C. A. | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship Pallion ( United Kingdom) off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Muros, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She completed her voyage waterlogged at the bow. [16] |
Denmark | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Dagenham, Essex. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage. [16] |
Secret | Guernsey | The ketch was lost at Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. [16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rachael Harrison | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cranfield Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire tp Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Antrim in a severely leaky condition. [16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ernest | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to Calais, France. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tugs Harwich and Robert Owen (both United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage. [17] |
Hooker | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Murvey, County Galway with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Rounstone, County Galway to Galway. [15] |
Merlin | United Kingdom | The steam fishing boat was driven ashore at "Donought", Aberdeenshire. [18] |
Neptune | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with another steamship and foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bay of Cadiz | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newcastle, New South Wales for San Francisco, California. No further trace, reported overdue. [19] |
Fair City | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. [15] |
Reed Case | United States | The schooner was wrecked in Lake Superior with the loss of her Captain. [20] |
1,631 | France | The fishing boat was driven ashore at Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. The sole crew member aboard was rescued. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Presto | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Cameo ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and was beached. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Farnley Hall | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Medway ( United Kingdom) at Newport, Monmouthshire and sank. [15] |
Lady Bertha | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Sandakrog", Iceland. Salvage was declared impossible. [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Despatch | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Gertrude ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Fenton ( United Kingdom). [22] |
Luna | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Barnstaple, Devon. No further trace, reported overdue. [23] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dina | Netherlands | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 41°30′N 24°20′W / 41.500°N 24.333°W). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Rippling Wave ( United Kingdom). Dina was on a voyage from Tobago to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [24] |
Emma | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the barque E. W. Trickett ( United States) and was abandoned in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( Trinity House). All five people on board were rescued by E. W. Trickett. Emma was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. She was towed in to Dover, Kent on 27 October. [25] |
Makah | United States | The whaler, a barque, was wrecked in a hurricane in Tillamook Bay with the loss of all 35 crew. [26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Caldwell | United States | The schooner foundered off Old Providence, Colombia with the loss of nineteen of the 28 people on board. Survivors took to a boat; they were rescued on 28 October by the steamship Gussie ( United Kingdom). [2] |
Dublin | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Longford ( United Kingdom) and sank off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued by Longford. [27] |
Swallow | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. [27] She was later refloated. [28] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Emiliano | Spain | The steamship ran aground at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was refloated but ran aground on the Tybee Knoll. [29] |
Sleipner | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Stamoe", near Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Macduff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. [30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Falshaw | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. [29] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea 86 nautical miles (159 km) off the Elbe Lighthship ( Germany) by the steamship Prins Wilhelm ( Germany). All hands were lost. [24] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Girdleness | United Kingdom | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Burntisland, Fife. [31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arthur | Netherlands | The ship departed from Doboy, Georgia, United States for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, reported overdue. [32] |
A. W. Lawrence | United States | During a pre-dawn race with the tug Merrill ( United States) in the harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the tug disintegrated when her boiler exploded, killing four of her six-man crew. The accident was blamed on her engineer suddenly turning on the water feed to her boiler while she was carrying a full head of steam. Her remains lie on the harbor bottom at 43°01.532′N 087°51.339′W / 43.025533°N 87.855650°W. [33] |
Tony Krogmann | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Aruba, Curaçao and Dependencies for Gloucester. No further trace, reported missing. [19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adela | Argentina | The steam lighter collided with the steam lighter Banco ( United Kingdom) at San Pedro and was severely damaged. [15] |
Admiral | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore on Hogland. [28] |
Advance | Norway | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Laurvig to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [22] |
Algonquin | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the DeTour Passage. [31] |
Amazonaz | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Raaso", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was later refloated and taken in to Oskarshamn, Sweden for repairs. [18] [31] |
Anna Bertha, and Josephine |
Germany Russia |
The barque Anna Berth and the schooner Josephine collided and were both severely damaged. Josephine was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Manche, France to Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland. Both vessels were take in to Helsingør, Denmark. [11] |
Anna Sophie | Denmark | The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Landskrona, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but then collided with the schooner Solnar ( Norway), also aground on the Middelgrunden. [16] |
Apotheker Diesling | Germany | The barque was wrecked at Salina, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. [34] |
Arctic | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Helsingborg. She was on a voyage from Luleå to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Höganäs. [11] |
Baltic | Sweden | The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Treve (Flag unknown). Baltic was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to a Danish port. [35] |
Bee | United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newry, County Antrim. [18] |
Berndina | Netherlands | The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [31] |
Bertha Hela | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Dantsic . [15] |
Betty | Russia | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at "Penisari". She was refloated and taken in to Karlskrona, Sweden. [6] |
Bjornen | Norway | The schooner collided with a British steamship off Trekroner, Zeeland, Denmark and was severely damaged. She put in to Copenhagen on 10 October. [13] |
Brazilian | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore at Sandviken, Öland, Sweden. [6] |
Brilliant | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [16] |
Cathinka | Denmark | The schooner was run down and sunk by the barque Hero ( Norway). Her crew were rescued. [16] |
Ciscar | Spain | The steamship ran aground off Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. [36] |
City of Montreal | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Michipicoten, Ontario, Canada. [15] |
Commodore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mörbylånga, Öland. She was refloated in early November and taken in to Oskarshamn. [27] [30] |
Draco | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Krage", Denmark. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Riga, Russia. [29] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark. [28] |
Ealings | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [13] |
Emelie Marie | France | The barque was towed in to Sundsvall, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. [16] |
Emu | United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [14] |
Eos | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore at Allinge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Reval to Aarhus, Denmark. [29] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen. [28] |
E. S. Jobson | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. [29] She was refloated. [28] |
Esperance | Sweden | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. [18] |
Frogmore | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Germany to Riga. [29] She was refloated in mid-November and assisted in to Copenhagen for repairs. [37] |
Gaboon | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Southport, North Carolina. She was later refloated and taken in to Wilmington, North Carolina. [11] [34] |
Gipsy Queen | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. [11] |
Graphic | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 35 nautical miles (65 km) from its mouth. [34] |
Iris | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Calais, France. [17] |
Isaac | Russia | The schooner was driven ashore on the south coast of Amack, Denmark. [16] She was refloated. [17] |
James Turpie | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Kami ( Greece) off Malta and was severely damaged. She was beached. [34] |
King Tofa | United Kingdom | The steamship was holed by her anchor and sank near Lagos. [31] |
Krona | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Näsby, Öland. [13] |
Laforte | France | The schooner collided with the steamship Whickham ( United Kingdom) and sank 9 nautical miles (17 km) east of Europa Point, Gibraltar with the loss of her captain. [6] |
Liona | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was then run into by the steamship Stadt Nieupoort ( Belgium) and was severely damaged. Liona was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Goole, Yorkshire. [34] |
Lippe | Belgium | The steamship ran aground in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Antwerp. [29] |
Lisette | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Vestervig, Denmark to Moulmein, Burma. She was refloated and taken in to Varberg in a leaky condition. [28] |
Marsala | Germany | The steamship ran aground at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. [29] |
Mary K. Campbell | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Montreal, Quebec. [11] |
Merton | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the steamship Rosella ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Thames Estuary off Broadness Point. [17] |
Metz | Germany | The steamship ran aground on the Normand Sand, in the Baltic Sea. [27] |
M. M. Drake | United States | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Mackenzie Strait. [15] |
Nelson | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire. The fire was extinguished and she put back to Sulina, Romania. [17] She was subsequently taken in to Galaţi, Romania for repairs. [15] |
New Design | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset. [16] |
Niagara | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Hull. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Hull. She was refloated on 23 October and taken in to Hull. [15] |
Nicholaas | Netherlands | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on "Rigchel", off Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Härnösand. [11] |
Niels | Denmark | The kuff collided with the barque Sarah B. Cann ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Niels was on a voyage from Dantsic to Thisted. She was towed in to Helsingør in a waterlogged condition. [16] |
' Niobe | Austria-Hungary | The steamship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Constanţa, Romania. [14] |
Osmaury | France | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the barque India ( Norway). Osmaury was on a voyage from Rouen to Malmö, Sweden. [4] |
Oxon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to Hull. [15] She was later refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen. [28] |
Patria | Norway | The brig ran aground on the Lillegrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen. [18] [17] |
Privateer | Canada | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to New York. [14] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [18] |
Rachel Lotinga | United Kingdom | The lighter sank in the River Tyne. [14] |
Rhodora | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Alberoni, Italy. [15] |
Robert | Norway | The barque ran aground and was damaged at Stoksund. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull. She was refloated and towed in to Drontheim. [38] |
Robert | Denmark | The brigantine was driven ashore at "Serro", Russia before 24 October. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Hero ( Russia). [29] |
Sirius | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground near Onega, Russia. She was refloated and put in to the Pushbacka River. Repair was declared impossible. [6] |
Sir Robert Sale | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Oran, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. [6] |
Smit | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground at Stevns, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to London, United Kingdom. [29] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen. [28] |
Solnar | Norway | The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was then run into by the schooner Anna Sophie ( Denmark). Solnar was on a voyage from Kemi, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [16] |
Sowerby | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pillau, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen. [11] |
Speranza | Norway | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Great Carlton ( United Kingdom). Speranza was on a voyage from Goole to Christiania. [13] |
Stanhope | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Allinge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Lisbon, Portugal. [29] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen. [28] |
Star of Hope | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued. [14] |
Talavera | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Cape Finisterre, Spain. [15] |
Thyra | Sweden | The schooner ran aground on the Steilsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Dantsic. [14] |
Venus | Germany | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barranquilla, Colombia to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [29] |
Victoria | Spain | The steamship ran aground on the Salmedina Reef, off Chipiona. [14] |
Victoria | Norway | The barque was driven ashore on Baker's Island. She was refloated and taken in to Sydney, New South Wales. [16] |
Vixen | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at Strömstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Christiania. [29] |
Voltaic | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. [11] |
Four unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The ships were driven ashore on Anholt. [29] |
The list of shipwrecks in October 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1888.
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Ship | State | Description |
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St. Clair | United States | The barge foundered in a gale in the Lake Huron off Sand Beach Harbor, Michigan with the loss of her Captain and 5 crew. [1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Silas Fish | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Turks Islands with the loss of thirteen of the fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Vara to New York, United States. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ohio | United States | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a gale and snowstorm at Point Hope ( 68°20′20″N 166°50′40″W / 68.33889°N 166.84444°W) on the Chukchi Sea coast of the District of Alaska, with the loss of 25 of her 33 crew members. The eight survivors were rescued eight months later. [3] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Winterton Lifeboat. [4] [5] |
Gefion | Denmark | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing lugger Scud ( United Kingdom). Gefion was on a voyage from Northfleet, Kent to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [6] |
Kildare | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the South China Sea ( 14°39′N 109°58′E / 14.650°N 109.967°E) with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pasoeroewan, Netherlands East Indies to Hong Kong. [7] [8] |
Sutherfield | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean ( 46°30′S 84°00′W / 46.500°S 84.000°W). Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued the next day by the barque Adventurer ( United Kingdom). Sutherfield was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to a British port. [9] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brampton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on rocks in the Rabbit Islands, Ottoman Empire. [6] |
Emily | Norway | The barque collided with the barque Svea ( Russia) at Bordeaux, Gironde, France and was severely damaged. [4] |
Madeleine | France United Kingdom | The fishing boat was run into by the steamship Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of 20 of her 24 crew. [10] |
Nor | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Grenville ( United Kingdom). Nor was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gracie | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Ferndale ( United Kingdom) at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and was severely damaged. [6] |
Matthew M. Murray | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kars | Germany | The steamship sank in the North Sea 63 nautical miles (117 km) north of the mouth of the Weser. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Harold | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Weaver. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to the Weston Point Docks, Cheshire. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie | United Kingdom | The ketch was abandoned at sea. Her three crew were rescued by the steamship Alsatian ( United Kingdom). [14] |
Carl | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with London Bridge and sank in the River Thames. [14] |
Gertie | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was holed by the propeller of the steamship Hawk ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex. [14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Clara | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Charlotte and Anna ( Germany). Clara was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom to New York, United States. [15] |
Ship | State | Description |
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C. A. | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship Pallion ( United Kingdom) off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Muros, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She completed her voyage waterlogged at the bow. [16] |
Denmark | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Dagenham, Essex. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage. [16] |
Secret | Guernsey | The ketch was lost at Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. [16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rachael Harrison | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cranfield Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire tp Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Antrim in a severely leaky condition. [16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ernest | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to Calais, France. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tugs Harwich and Robert Owen (both United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage. [17] |
Hooker | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Murvey, County Galway with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Rounstone, County Galway to Galway. [15] |
Merlin | United Kingdom | The steam fishing boat was driven ashore at "Donought", Aberdeenshire. [18] |
Neptune | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with another steamship and foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [17] |
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Bay of Cadiz | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newcastle, New South Wales for San Francisco, California. No further trace, reported overdue. [19] |
Fair City | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. [15] |
Reed Case | United States | The schooner was wrecked in Lake Superior with the loss of her Captain. [20] |
1,631 | France | The fishing boat was driven ashore at Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. The sole crew member aboard was rescued. [17] |
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Presto | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Cameo ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and was beached. [17] |
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Farnley Hall | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Medway ( United Kingdom) at Newport, Monmouthshire and sank. [15] |
Lady Bertha | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Sandakrog", Iceland. Salvage was declared impossible. [21] |
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Despatch | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Gertrude ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Fenton ( United Kingdom). [22] |
Luna | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Barnstaple, Devon. No further trace, reported overdue. [23] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. [22] |
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Dina | Netherlands | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 41°30′N 24°20′W / 41.500°N 24.333°W). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Rippling Wave ( United Kingdom). Dina was on a voyage from Tobago to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [24] |
Emma | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the barque E. W. Trickett ( United States) and was abandoned in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( Trinity House). All five people on board were rescued by E. W. Trickett. Emma was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. She was towed in to Dover, Kent on 27 October. [25] |
Makah | United States | The whaler, a barque, was wrecked in a hurricane in Tillamook Bay with the loss of all 35 crew. [26] |
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Caldwell | United States | The schooner foundered off Old Providence, Colombia with the loss of nineteen of the 28 people on board. Survivors took to a boat; they were rescued on 28 October by the steamship Gussie ( United Kingdom). [2] |
Dublin | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Longford ( United Kingdom) and sank off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued by Longford. [27] |
Swallow | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. [27] She was later refloated. [28] |
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Emiliano | Spain | The steamship ran aground at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was refloated but ran aground on the Tybee Knoll. [29] |
Sleipner | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Stamoe", near Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Macduff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. [30] |
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Falshaw | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. [29] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea 86 nautical miles (159 km) off the Elbe Lighthship ( Germany) by the steamship Prins Wilhelm ( Germany). All hands were lost. [24] |
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Girdleness | United Kingdom | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Burntisland, Fife. [31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arthur | Netherlands | The ship departed from Doboy, Georgia, United States for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, reported overdue. [32] |
A. W. Lawrence | United States | During a pre-dawn race with the tug Merrill ( United States) in the harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the tug disintegrated when her boiler exploded, killing four of her six-man crew. The accident was blamed on her engineer suddenly turning on the water feed to her boiler while she was carrying a full head of steam. Her remains lie on the harbor bottom at 43°01.532′N 087°51.339′W / 43.025533°N 87.855650°W. [33] |
Tony Krogmann | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Aruba, Curaçao and Dependencies for Gloucester. No further trace, reported missing. [19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adela | Argentina | The steam lighter collided with the steam lighter Banco ( United Kingdom) at San Pedro and was severely damaged. [15] |
Admiral | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore on Hogland. [28] |
Advance | Norway | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Laurvig to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [22] |
Algonquin | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the DeTour Passage. [31] |
Amazonaz | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Raaso", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was later refloated and taken in to Oskarshamn, Sweden for repairs. [18] [31] |
Anna Bertha, and Josephine |
Germany Russia |
The barque Anna Berth and the schooner Josephine collided and were both severely damaged. Josephine was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Manche, France to Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland. Both vessels were take in to Helsingør, Denmark. [11] |
Anna Sophie | Denmark | The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Landskrona, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but then collided with the schooner Solnar ( Norway), also aground on the Middelgrunden. [16] |
Apotheker Diesling | Germany | The barque was wrecked at Salina, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. [34] |
Arctic | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Helsingborg. She was on a voyage from Luleå to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Höganäs. [11] |
Baltic | Sweden | The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Treve (Flag unknown). Baltic was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to a Danish port. [35] |
Bee | United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newry, County Antrim. [18] |
Berndina | Netherlands | The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [31] |
Bertha Hela | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Dantsic . [15] |
Betty | Russia | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at "Penisari". She was refloated and taken in to Karlskrona, Sweden. [6] |
Bjornen | Norway | The schooner collided with a British steamship off Trekroner, Zeeland, Denmark and was severely damaged. She put in to Copenhagen on 10 October. [13] |
Brazilian | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore at Sandviken, Öland, Sweden. [6] |
Brilliant | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [16] |
Cathinka | Denmark | The schooner was run down and sunk by the barque Hero ( Norway). Her crew were rescued. [16] |
Ciscar | Spain | The steamship ran aground off Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. [36] |
City of Montreal | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Michipicoten, Ontario, Canada. [15] |
Commodore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mörbylånga, Öland. She was refloated in early November and taken in to Oskarshamn. [27] [30] |
Draco | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Krage", Denmark. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Riga, Russia. [29] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark. [28] |
Ealings | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [13] |
Emelie Marie | France | The barque was towed in to Sundsvall, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. [16] |
Emu | United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [14] |
Eos | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore at Allinge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Reval to Aarhus, Denmark. [29] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen. [28] |
E. S. Jobson | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. [29] She was refloated. [28] |
Esperance | Sweden | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. [18] |
Frogmore | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Germany to Riga. [29] She was refloated in mid-November and assisted in to Copenhagen for repairs. [37] |
Gaboon | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Southport, North Carolina. She was later refloated and taken in to Wilmington, North Carolina. [11] [34] |
Gipsy Queen | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. [11] |
Graphic | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 35 nautical miles (65 km) from its mouth. [34] |
Iris | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Calais, France. [17] |
Isaac | Russia | The schooner was driven ashore on the south coast of Amack, Denmark. [16] She was refloated. [17] |
James Turpie | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Kami ( Greece) off Malta and was severely damaged. She was beached. [34] |
King Tofa | United Kingdom | The steamship was holed by her anchor and sank near Lagos. [31] |
Krona | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Näsby, Öland. [13] |
Laforte | France | The schooner collided with the steamship Whickham ( United Kingdom) and sank 9 nautical miles (17 km) east of Europa Point, Gibraltar with the loss of her captain. [6] |
Liona | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was then run into by the steamship Stadt Nieupoort ( Belgium) and was severely damaged. Liona was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Goole, Yorkshire. [34] |
Lippe | Belgium | The steamship ran aground in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Antwerp. [29] |
Lisette | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Vestervig, Denmark to Moulmein, Burma. She was refloated and taken in to Varberg in a leaky condition. [28] |
Marsala | Germany | The steamship ran aground at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. [29] |
Mary K. Campbell | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Montreal, Quebec. [11] |
Merton | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the steamship Rosella ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Thames Estuary off Broadness Point. [17] |
Metz | Germany | The steamship ran aground on the Normand Sand, in the Baltic Sea. [27] |
M. M. Drake | United States | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Mackenzie Strait. [15] |
Nelson | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire. The fire was extinguished and she put back to Sulina, Romania. [17] She was subsequently taken in to Galaţi, Romania for repairs. [15] |
New Design | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset. [16] |
Niagara | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Hull. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Hull. She was refloated on 23 October and taken in to Hull. [15] |
Nicholaas | Netherlands | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on "Rigchel", off Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Härnösand. [11] |
Niels | Denmark | The kuff collided with the barque Sarah B. Cann ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Niels was on a voyage from Dantsic to Thisted. She was towed in to Helsingør in a waterlogged condition. [16] |
' Niobe | Austria-Hungary | The steamship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Constanţa, Romania. [14] |
Osmaury | France | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the barque India ( Norway). Osmaury was on a voyage from Rouen to Malmö, Sweden. [4] |
Oxon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to Hull. [15] She was later refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen. [28] |
Patria | Norway | The brig ran aground on the Lillegrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen. [18] [17] |
Privateer | Canada | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to New York. [14] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [18] |
Rachel Lotinga | United Kingdom | The lighter sank in the River Tyne. [14] |
Rhodora | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Alberoni, Italy. [15] |
Robert | Norway | The barque ran aground and was damaged at Stoksund. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull. She was refloated and towed in to Drontheim. [38] |
Robert | Denmark | The brigantine was driven ashore at "Serro", Russia before 24 October. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Hero ( Russia). [29] |
Sirius | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground near Onega, Russia. She was refloated and put in to the Pushbacka River. Repair was declared impossible. [6] |
Sir Robert Sale | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Oran, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. [6] |
Smit | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground at Stevns, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to London, United Kingdom. [29] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen. [28] |
Solnar | Norway | The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was then run into by the schooner Anna Sophie ( Denmark). Solnar was on a voyage from Kemi, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [16] |
Sowerby | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pillau, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen. [11] |
Speranza | Norway | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Great Carlton ( United Kingdom). Speranza was on a voyage from Goole to Christiania. [13] |
Stanhope | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Allinge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Lisbon, Portugal. [29] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen. [28] |
Star of Hope | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued. [14] |
Talavera | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Cape Finisterre, Spain. [15] |
Thyra | Sweden | The schooner ran aground on the Steilsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Dantsic. [14] |
Venus | Germany | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barranquilla, Colombia to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [29] |
Victoria | Spain | The steamship ran aground on the Salmedina Reef, off Chipiona. [14] |
Victoria | Norway | The barque was driven ashore on Baker's Island. She was refloated and taken in to Sydney, New South Wales. [16] |
Vixen | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at Strömstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Christiania. [29] |
Voltaic | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. [11] |
Four unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The ships were driven ashore on Anholt. [29] |