List of shipwrecks in October 1876
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The list of shipwrecks in October 1876 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1876.
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1 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Antonio | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued on 4 October by Lissabon (![]() |
Aufraddy | ![]() |
The barque sprang a leak and was beached at Hartlepool, County Durham, where she became a wreck. Six of her nine crew took to the longboat, the others were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[4] |
Chilian | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Owens Flat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[5] |
Gustav Fretwurst | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the schooner Harry (![]() |
Peter | ![]() |
The brig ran aground off Sizewell, Suffolk, United Kingdom with the loss of her captain. Seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to London.[7] |
R. B. Muthall | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Ledges, off Lockport, New York and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to New York City.[8] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom and was wrecked with the loss of all hands.[4][9] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The ferry capsized in the Blackwater River at Youghal, County Cork with much loss of life. There were six confirmed survivors of the 22 people on board, with eleven missing.[10] |
2 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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De Twee Gebroeders | ![]() |
The lighter was run down and sunk by the steamship Alster (![]() |
Emma | ![]() |
The schooner foundered off Hela with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom.[13] |
J. L. Hale | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset, United Kingdom.[5] |
Joseph F. Allen | ![]() |
The schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts for the Western Banks. No further trace, presumed lost with all ten crew. Possibly lost in the gale of 16 October.[14] |
St. George | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bayonne, Loire-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bayonne.[6] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner foundered off the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[12] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The smack was run into by a barque and sank at Hull, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[7] |
3 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hallyards | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Port Kunda, Russia.[12] Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Heimdal | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and sank at Vaxholm. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Stockholm.[12][6] |
Marianne | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[15] |
Vincedora | ![]() |
The barque caught fire and was abandoned in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by Eastern Light (![]() |
Volonte de Dieu | ![]() |
The cutter struck a bridge and sank in the Seine at Charenton-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne. All ten people on board survived.[9] |
4 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Annie Bell | ![]() |
The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and sank.[17] Her five crew were rescued by Thorndean (![]() |
Dussumier | ![]() |
The barque collided with the aviso Phoque (![]() |
Ellen Goudey | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Elizabeth Island, in the Society Islands. All nineteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[20][21] |
Flore | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord.[12] |
John S. Harris | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hamburg, Germany.[22] She was refloated and put back to Philadelphia in a leaky condition.[23] |
Surprise | ![]() |
The schooner struck a rock and sank off the Île de Batz, Finistère. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Port-Launay, Morbihan to an English port.[24][25] |
Troubadour | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Annalong, County Down. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland Colony.[12][6][26] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The barge was in collision with Dolphin (![]() |
5 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Agil | ![]() |
The barquentine was wrecked on Green Holm, off Eday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Barratry was suspected to be involved, as several holes had been bore in her hull from the inside[27] |
Emma | ![]() |
The smack foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. Her three crew were rescued by Ironside (![]() |
Fiery Cross | ![]() |
The fishing smack ran aground and sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[22] |
Hebe | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Kuni", Grand Duchy of Finland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition by a tug and a smack.[22][5] |
Maid of Meirron | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22] |
Marianna | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered off the Glénan Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[25] |
Miavullis | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Bandırma, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Bandırma to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[24] |
Yuca | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the River Tyne. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Admiral (![]() |
6 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alert | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Surtainville, Manche. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
Eliza McNeil | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to San Francisco, California. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28] |
Ferdinand | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off Sanday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Limerick, United Kingdom.[29] |
Lady Mary | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Irvine, Ayrshire. Her four crew were rescued by the ![]() |
Laurite | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off Saint Catherine's and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Chausey, Manche, France to London. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of three smacks and towed in to Gorey.[25] |
Maggie | ![]() |
The schooner was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Aberdeen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all six crew.[31][32] |
Prince Cadwgan | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and sank at Porthclais, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Solva, Pembrokeshire and Aberaeron, Cardiganshire.[33] |
Sandringham | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Zuider Gut. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[34] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore in the Zuider Gut.[34] |
7 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ariadne | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Cross Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[35] |
Cawdor Castle | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked in the Hooghly River downstream of Kedgeree, India with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Colombo, Ceylon.[36][37][38] |
Europa | ![]() |
The barque was severely damaged by fire at New York, United States.[39][40] |
George and Ann | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat collided with a steamship and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[40] |
India | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of Pernambuco, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead, Cheshire, to Rangoon, Burma.[36][29] |
Ino | ![]() |
The brig ran aground. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[35] |
Lucia | ![]() |
The brig ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. She was refloated and put back to Dundee in a leaky condition.[36][24] |
Sift | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on Hanstholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated and taken into Slite, Sweden for repairs.[29][25] |
8 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Actif | ![]() |
The ship collided with the steamship H. F. Ullrichs (![]() |
Emma | ![]() |
The schooner sank at Dantsic with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom.[36][35][24] |
Grange | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near South Queensferry, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness to Granton.[25] |
Kom An | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[36][24] |
May | ![]() |
The schooner departed from Gijón for Málaga, Spain. No further trace, reported missing.[42][43] |
M. M. Jones | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at East London, Cape Colony.[29] |
Nellie | Flag unknown | The schooner Hannah Rice (![]() |
Recruit | ![]() |
The schooner departed from Labrador, Newfoundland Colony for Teignmouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49] |
Stella | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued.[29] |
Somina | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Cranz, Germany. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Memel.[36][25] |
9 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anna | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Östergarn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[36] |
Eliza Griffiths | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Lysekil, Norway. Her crew were rescued. .[36] |
Enniskillen | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Saltholmen, Denmark.[36] |
Hilda | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at "Sundrevet", Denmark.[29] |
Hope | ![]() |
The Thames barge sprang a leak and foundered off the Whittaker Spit, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burnham-on-Crouch to Colchester.[50][25] |
John Vilas | ![]() |
The lumber schooner capsized in Lake Michigan between Kenosha and Racine, Wisconsin in a gale and heavy seas. She broke up after four hours. All six crew were rescued by Andrew Jackson (![]() |
Neptun | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked near Lysekil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Gothenburg, Sweden.[36][35] |
Waldo | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Birger (![]() |
10 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Marie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Lostrup". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leer to Wismar.[39] |
Templar | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to New York.[39] |
Sea Witch | ![]() |
The lugger capsized at Elie, Fife. Her three crew were rescued by the Coastguard.[54] |
Sirian Star | ![]() |
The barque ran aground and was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands.[39][55] Her crew were rescued by a steamship. She was on a voyage from Richmond, Virginia, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[56] |
11 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Basuto | ![]() |
The steamship foundered off A Coruña, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[41] |
Bessie | ![]() |
The ship was driven out to sea from Madeira and capsized with the presumed loss of all hands.[57] |
British Queen | ![]() |
The lugger collided with the brig Buccleuch (![]() ![]() |
Chalco | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (47°16′N 19°08′W / 47.267°N 19.133°W). Her twelve crew were rescued by the brig Francis John (![]() |
Charm | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Pittenweem, Fife. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to Pittenweem.[60] |
Fear Not | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira.[57] |
Nadeshda | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Bolderāja. She was on a voyage from Riga to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[61] She was later refloated and taken in to Bolderāja for repairs.[62] |
Theodosia | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Madeira.[57] |
Thermuthis | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in Mother Ivy's Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Demerara, British Guiana. She camed ashore at Tregudda, Cornwall and was a total loss.[39][13] |
Vigilant | ![]() |
The cutter was run down and sunk in the Thames Estuary off Yantlet, Kent by the steamship Cymbra (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira.[57] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira with the loss of a crew member.[57] |
12 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Falke | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage the next morning.[61] |
Hufrsfraud | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°38′N 41°00′W / 48.633°N 41.000°W). Her crew were rescued by the barque John Abbott (![]() |
Mary Jane | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly. Her five crew were rescued by the steamship Bulgarian (![]() |
Rachel | ![]() |
The brig was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Burry Port, Glamorgan to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all ten crew.[66] |
Rose | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[61] |
Sigfred | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Westervik. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[61] |
S. P. W. | ![]() |
The schooner departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67] |
13 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Armoria | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Tarifa. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and put in to Algeciras.[8] |
Concurrent | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Parrisbae". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Narva, Russia.[68] |
Johanna | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Vardø, Norway.[69] |
Kiu Shan | ![]() |
The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Tangier, Morocco. No further trace, reported missing.[70] |
Laconia | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage on 15 October.[41] |
Neptunus | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Grenaa. She was refloated with assistance and put in to Fredirkshavn.[61] |
St. Marc | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in McDonnell Bay. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
Wilhelmine | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Fair Isle, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal.[71][72] |
14 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Albert Jures | ![]() |
The ship departed from St. Anne's Bay, Jamaica for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[73] |
Conte Sierra | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from Las Palmas to Matanzas, Cuba.[8] |
Glenavon | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Haff off Pillau, Germany. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Pillau. She was refloated.[74] |
Golconda | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Attaro, Sardinia, Italy. She was on a voyage from Phillippeville, French Algeria to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[58][75] |
Ida | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[69] |
Mertede | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the coast of Fife, United Kingdom. All seven people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Dunkerque, Nord. She was subsequently taken in to a port.[76] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The barque was run down by the steamship Harraton (![]() ![]() |
Sophora | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Monies, off the coast of Finistère with the presumed loss of all hands.[8] |
Venus | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in Brygga Yell Sound, Shetland Islands. She was refloated with the assistance of the steamship Ambrosine (![]() |
William Banks | ![]() |
The steamship collided with HMS Thunderer (![]() |
Zealot | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on the Daedalus Reef, in the Red Sea. Her crew were rescued by a French ship. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India.[58][78] |
15 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ada Ireldale | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to San Francisco, California, United States.[79] |
Fairy Queen | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[68] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[80] |
Zephyr | ![]() |
The brigantine was destroyed by fire at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Newry, County Antrim.[41][81] |
16 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alert | ![]() |
The tug sank at Plymouth, Devon. On being raised, it was found that holes had been bored in her hull with an auger.[82] |
Cecilie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[75] |
Friedrich Krupp | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and found to be leaky.[58][83] |
Harriet | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[75] |
Johanna | ![]() |
The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Madeira.[58] |
Mater | ![]() |
The lugger was abandoned in the Firth of Forth. She was subsequently taken in to Elie, Fife, United Kingdom.[58] |
Ondine | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Caravelas, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Falmouth, Cornwall.[84] |
Trebizond | ![]() |
The ship departed from Cronstadt, Russia for a British port. No further trace, reported missing.[85] |
Ville d'Anvers | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Tuns Bank, off Inishowen, County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Moville, County Donegal.[41] |
17 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drammen to Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom.[83] |
Agantyr | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Whitehaven.[75] |
Amalia | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[82] |
Copia | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall.[83] |
Emma Busch | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Swante", west of Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Stettin.[74][81][67] |
Falcon | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Barrow and was damaged. She was refloated and taken in to New Ross, County Wexford.[75] |
Hertha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sando, Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[58][83] |
Mullenhott | ![]() |
The brig foundered off Hartlepool with the loss of all hands.[82][86] |
Octive | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Drammen to Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom.[58] |
Vixen | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Blyth Sand. She was refloated with assistance and towed in to Gravesend, Kent.[58][75] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands.[58] |
18 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth Rose | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore north of Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Sunderland, County Durham.[87] |
Evening Star | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands with the loss of ten of her seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[88][89] |
Fervent, and Ostrich |
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The steamship Ostrich collided with the steam collier in the River Thames and was beached on the Blyth Sand. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London. Fervent sank.[74][90] |
Hakon Jarl | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at "Bevelstead", Heligoland.[91] |
Hortense | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Papenburg to Dram, Norway.[84] |
Naima | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the North Gar Sand, at the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Glencoe (![]() |
Orisco | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Niddelgrund, off Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[84][60][94] She was refloated with assistance on 23 October and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[95] |
Rydal Hall | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Pillar Point, California, United States with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to San Francisco, California.[84] |
Windsor Castle | ![]() |
The troopship ran aground on a reef off Dassen Island, Cape Colony and was wrecked. All on board, more than 200 people, survived. Her passengers were taken off Dassen Island the next day by the steamship Florence (![]() |
412 | ![]() |
The lighter sank at Cronstadt.[91] |
19 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ageroen | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Nidingen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[17][18] |
Annie | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland.[97] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Carr Rock, off Eyemouth, Berwickshire. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth to Granton, Lothian.[94] |
Catherine Latham | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the brigantine Fellow Craft (![]() |
Grebe | ![]() |
The steamship ran into the steamship Switzerland (![]() |
Importer | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at Manila, Spanish East Indies.[99] |
Keystone | ![]() |
The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Hyppolyte (![]() |
Spindrift | ![]() |
The tug collided with the tug Victory (![]() |
20 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Barbara | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom.[17] |
Betsy Laura | ![]() |
The ship collided with another vessel and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Odense.[17] |
Coldstream | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on Holmetung, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[101][97] |
Guiseppe Mateo | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Baron Selbourne (![]() |
Jerome | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered 8 nautical miles (15 km) off The Maidens, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[17][18] |
John Williamson | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Barrel Rock, in the Irish Sea.[103] |
Vixen | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Longnose Rocks, Margate, Kent.[17] Her crew were rescued.[101] |
21 October
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Cecilie | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[101] |
Memory | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Belize City, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Belize City to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[104] |
Oreti | ![]() |
The 66-ton schooner hit rocks and broke up when the wind unexpectedly died while she was leaving Queen Charlotte Sound. Her crew were rescued.[105] |
22 October
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Ann Catherine | ![]() |
The steamship, a coaster, collided with the steamship Copeland (![]() |
Galeed | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and put back to Rotterdam, South Holland.[99][106] |
Kate Gregory | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire in the Bay of Bengal. Her crew were rescued by an America vessel. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Galle, Ceylon.[107][108] |
Lightning | ![]() |
The tug collided with Jane Edwards (![]() ![]() |
Trientje | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Brake.[102] |
23 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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American Eagle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Gagri", in the Black Sea with the loss of a crew member.[109][110][111] |
Dronning Sophie | ![]() |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Stephensons (![]() |
Giuseppe | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[99] |
Jorgen Ring | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Nieuwe Diep. Her crew were rescued.[97] She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Courland Governorate to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands.[99] |
Kong Oscar | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore north of Bergen. She was on a voyage from Kristiansund to a Baltic port. She was a total loss.[102] |
Linda Florida | ![]() |
The ship struck the pier at West Hartlepool, County Durham and was beached. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Cronstadt.[102] |
Royal Family | ![]() |
The ship departed from Bassein, India for a British port. No further trace, reported missing.[112] |
Storegen Abrahamson | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Weggo" to Vyborg.[113] |
St. Peter | ![]() |
The ship struck the Gindura Rock and was beached 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Galle, Ceylon. She was a total loss.[102] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Galle.[95] |
24 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adeline | ![]() |
The barquentine was wrecked at Land Point, in the Gut of Canso.[64] She was on a voyage from London to Prince Edward Island, Canada.[114][67] |
Cynthia | ![]() |
The fishing smack foundered off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all eleven crew.[115][116] |
Marengo | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at East London, Cape Colony.[117] |
Nestor | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[102] |
Welcome | ![]() |
The Galway hooker was driven ashore and wrecked at Youghal, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Whiting Bay.[113] |
25 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The East Indiaman departed from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 30 crew.[118][119] |
Danaes | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at West Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to West Cowes.[113] |
Volunteer | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated with the assistance of a smack and a tug and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a severely leaky condition.[113] |
26 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The ship departed from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies for a Dutch port. Subsequently foundered in the Indian Ocean. A lifebelt and wreckage from the ship washed up on Zitzikamma Point, Cape Colony on 5 January 1877.[120] |
Cora Green | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Grado, Italy. She was on a voyage from Richmond, Virginia to Trieste.[64] |
Douglas | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Gelb Sand, in the North Sea off the German coast. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[114] |
Onjeborg | ![]() |
The galeas was driven ashore at Langeland. She was on a voyage from an English port to "Neustad". She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and towed in to Svendborg.[67] |
Rose | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the North Danger Reef, on the South China Sea and was wrecked with the loss of her captain. Some of the survivors were rescued by Celestial Queen (![]() |
Weaver | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat collided with Hercules (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The lighter collided with the steamship Alexander II (![]() |
27 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Glenrosa | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Leith, Lothian. The fire was extinguished but the crew's quarters were severely damaged.[121] |
Java | ![]() |
The ship departed from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies for a Dutch port. No further trace, reported missing.[122] |
Jessie | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Dungenes, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp Belgium to "Carmina". She was refloated with assistance from the tug Rambler (![]() |
Marchioness of Queensbury | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Langlade Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[109][110][62] |
Oberon | ![]() |
The steamship put in to Norfolk, Virginia, United States on fire. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished.[67] |
28 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Christine | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Duchess (![]() |
Monkshaven | ![]() |
The ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. Her crew were rescued by the yacht Sunbeam (![]() |
Symmetry | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) south west of Holyhead, Anglesey. Her four crew were rescued by the tug Great Emperor (![]() |
Willie | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the West Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. She was refloated.[67] |
29 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Attwood | ![]() |
The brigantine struck the Goldstone Rock, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[109] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Nimmersalt", Germany. Her crew were rescued.[109] |
Avaldo | ![]() |
The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her thirteen crew were rescued by E. C. T. (![]() |
30 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aimable Victoire | ![]() |
The sloop collided with a tug and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Pont-Audemer, Eure.[67] |
Ane Catherine | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at "Marigger". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Heboe". She was refloated and taken in to Randers in a leaky condition.[128][125] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The brig ran aground and heeled over in the River Carron.[129] She subsequently became a wreck.[130] |
City of Canterbury, and John Straker |
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The steamships collided in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire and both ran aground.[62] |
Condor | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Alabama (![]() |
Ellen | ![]() |
The dandy was driven ashore at Howth, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mostyn, Flintshire to Bray, County Wicklow.[6] |
Genova | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs and completed her voyage.[62] |
Heimadal | ![]() |
The galeas was driven ashore at "Apranes", Iceland. Her crew were rescued. She was consequently condemned.[132] |
Houghton | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Seine at Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[109] |
John Straker | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Renfrew. She was run into by the steamship City of Canterbury (![]() |
Jules Bertrand | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore in Elberry Cove, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Louise | ![]() |
The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Holmstad, Norway to London, United Kingdom.[67] |
Marie Françoise | ![]() |
The lugger was driven ashore at Broadsands, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[6] |
Nuovo Alberto | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked off the coast of Italy. She was on a voyage from Carrara to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[67] |
Repart | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Inchgarvie, in the Firth of Forth.[133] |
Simea | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Archangelsk.[129] |
Waipa | ![]() |
The ship foundered with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle picked up by a French fishing boat off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais on 15 February 1877.[134] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim.[135] |
31 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ben Nevis | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Marianople, Russia. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[129] |
British Statesman | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The ship was damaged in the Bay of Bengal in a cyclone. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India.[136] |
Ellide | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Marnedsund". She was on a voyage from Stege to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[126][131] |
Ghazeepore | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The ship was damaged in the Bay of Bengal in a cyclone. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta.[136] |
Haveborg | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[115][137] |
Ladybird | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Ovens Flat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[131] |
Lady Octavia | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The ship was damaged in the Bay of Bengal in a cyclone.[136] She put in to Calcutta.[138] |
Lord Northbrook | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Diamond Island, Burma. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aden to Bassein, India.[129][139] |
Magnus | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The ship was damaged in the Bay of Bengal in a cyclone. She put in to Calcutta.[138] |
Moulmein | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The steamship was damaged in the Bay of Bengal in a cyclone.[136] She put in to Calcutta.[138] |
Palmas | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The ship was damaged in the Bay of Bengal in a cyclone. She put in to Calcutta.[138] |
Penang | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The steamship was damaged in the Bay of Bengal in a cyclone.[136] She put in to Calcutta.[138] |
Penthesilia | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The ship was damaged in the Bay of Bengal in a cyclone. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Calcutta.[115] |
Poulingen | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Goedereede, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Rotterdam, South Holland.[67] |
Prince Waldemar | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The ship was wrecked on the Balchery Sands, near the mouth of the Hooghly River in a cyclone with the loss of 26 of her 30 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta.[136][140][141] |
Scottish Chieftain | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The ship was damaged in the Bay of Bengal in a cyclone.[136] She put in to Calcutta.[138] |
St' Patrick | ![]() |
The steamship struck the wreck of the steamship Edith (![]() |
Timour | ![]() |
1876 Bengal cyclone: The ship was reported to have capsized in the Bay of Bengal in a cyclone.[138] She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Calcutta. If she had capsized, she was righted and completed her voyage.[142] |
Unknown date
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Aldebaran | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was a total loss.[115] |
Amoor | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Milk River, Alberta to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[130] |
Atlantic | ![]() |
The barque ran into USS Vandalia (![]() |
Auffredy | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Black Hall Rocks, near Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew survived, three were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat Charles Mather (![]() |
British Oak | ![]() |
The schooner was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel by the schooner Robert Brown (![]() |
Brothers | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 October. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Plymouth, Devon.[1] |
Cedric | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Trinidad before 23 October.[99] |
Celine Madeline | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked near Estepona, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Brazil. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship James Haynes (![]() |
Charles | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Matane, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City.[58][83] |
City of Austin | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Galveston, Texas. She was refloated.[25] |
City of Houston | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore before 28 October. She was on a voyage from New York to Galveston. She was refloated and towed in to Key West, Florida.[121][62] |
Clairellen | ![]() |
The barque caught fire and was abandoned in the South Atlantic before 23 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Valparaíso, Chile.[121][130] |
Cort Adder | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 October. Her fifteen crew were rescued by Hypatia (![]() |
Edith | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela before 6 October.[1] |
Esperance | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at "Campbelton", Prince Edward Island, Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cascumpec, Prince Edward Island.[129] |
Fidelite | ![]() |
The schooner caught fire and was run ashore on the Isle of Mull, where she became a wreck.[61] |
François Piccioni | ![]() |
The barque was destroyed by fire at sea before 20 October. Her crew were rescued by the barque Pekin (![]() |
George Peabody | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Bay St. Lawrence. The wreck was sold.[143] |
Glencairn | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Platters, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Argo and the tug Liverpool (both ![]() |
Goethe | ![]() |
The ship ran aground near Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Præstø. She was refloated.[121] |
Helen F. | ![]() |
The whaler, a schooner, was wrecked in the Arctic Sea. Her crew survived.[145] |
Highflyer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Tub Harbour, Labrador, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Labrador to Limerick.[69] |
Irene | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Berthier, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Caernarfon. She was refloated and put back to Quebec City.[84] |
Joven Amelia | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 October. Her crew were rescued by the steamship John David (![]() |
Jorge | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Molasses Reef and sank. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[39] |
Joseph | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Nidingen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Bergen, Norway. She was refloated on 24 October and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a leaky condition.[102] |
Joven Amelia | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned before 14 October. Her crew were rescued by John David (![]() |
Julia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Narrows Rocks. She was on a voyage from "Chateau" to a Mediterranean port.[69] |
Kate P. Lunt | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[115] |
Knud | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Opobo, Lagos Colony. She was consequently condemned.[34] |
Lake Michigan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Point Trembles, Quebec She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montreal, Quebec. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[39] |
Maid | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in a hurricane of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands between 17 and 31 October with the loss of at least three of her crew.[146] |
Minnesota | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[147] |
Mite | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. She was refloated on 5 October.[34] |
M. M. Jones | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at East London, Cape Colony before 8 October.[36] |
Newcastle and Arundal Packet | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at sea in early October. She was taken in to Aberdeen, United Kingdom in a capsized condition in late November.[148] |
Niord | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands before 21 October. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[109][129] |
Norge | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Langlade Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool.[6] |
Nor Twelan | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was refloated on 14 October and taken in to Terschelling, Frisland, Netherlands in a severely leaky condition.[84][60] |
Ocean Gem | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Goose Island. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Quebec City.[55] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[56] |
Pace | ![]() |
The barque was destroyed by fire at Odessa, Russia.[80][149] |
Pet | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador.[69][80] |
Prodomos | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Alicante.[62] |
R. H. Purington | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea before 21 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to London.[99] |
Roman | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Gothenburg.[29] |
Royal Arch | ![]() |
The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from Roscoff to Pont-Aven, Finistère, France.[150] |
San Nicolas | ![]() |
The brig was run down and sunk by the steamship Martinique (![]() |
S. G. King | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Mobile, Alabama.[17] |
S. P. W. | ![]() |
The schooner departed from Plymouth for Newport, Monmouthshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[31] |
Stella | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay before 8 October. Her crew were rescued.[36][8] |
Sylvia | ![]() |
The steamship was abandoned at sea.[69] She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[61] |
Turner | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 7 October. Her crew were rescued.[69] |
Two Marys | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 16 October. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Florence Richards (![]() |
Typhena | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Huelva, Spain. She was refloated on 21 October.[151] |
United States | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by Yarmouth (![]() |
Unity | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Richibucto to London.[22] She was refloated.[3] |
Vale | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was refloated on 1 November.[115] |
Victory | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[121] |
Walrus | ![]() |
The sealer, a converted Philomel-class gunvessel. was wrecked on Black Island with the loss of all but one of her 20 to 25 crew.[115][127] |
Wild Hunter | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[114] |
Wooloomooloo | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce.[65] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner became disabled in the Atlantic Ocean in mid-October when all but two of her crew were washed overboard. She was discovered on 16 November by the brigantine Wacoma (![]() |
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