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List of shipwrecks in October 1889

The list of shipwrecks in October 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1889.

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1 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1889
Ship State Description
Coquette   United Kingdom The cutter yacht sank in Gourock Bay.[1]
Orwell   United Kingdom The steamship collided with another vessel and sank in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent. She was refloated on 6 October and beached at Northfleet, Kent.[2]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship sank off Llanlliana Head, Anglesey, United Kingdom.[1]

2 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1889
Ship State Description
Carlisle   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Tromsø, Norway. She was on a voyage from Tromsø to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[3]
Geographique, and
Minnie Swift 		  Canada The steamship Geographique collided with Minnie Swift 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Saint Pierre Island. Minnie Swift sank with the loss of fifteen lives. Twenty-one people were rescued by the barque Petit Codiac (  Canada). Geographique later sank with the loss of more than five lives. About 35 survivors took to three boats; sixteen people in one of the boats were rescued by the schooner Sister Belle (  Canada.[4][5][6]
Zulette   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Minnie Swift (  Canada). Zulette was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Sunderland, County Durham.[6]
Unnamed   Canada The schooner capsized at Port Burwell, Ontario with the loss of eight of her eleven crew.[5]

3 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1889
Ship State Description
Corona   United States The steamboat was destroyed by a boiler explosion in the Mississippi River near Port Hudson, Louisiana with the loss of 35 lives. Forty-five people were rescued by the steamboat City of St. Louis (  United States).[7][8]
Denmark   United Kingdom The dumb barge was run into by the tug Moselle (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Southwark, London.[2]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The barge exploded, caught fire and sank in the River Tyne at Jarrow, Northumberland with the loss of one of the three people on board.[9]

4 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1889
Ship State Description
John Crouch   United Kingdom The ship collided with a steamship and sank off Skelmorlie, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[10]
27 unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were wrecked on Carmen Island, Mexico in a hurricane with much loss of life.[11]

5 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1889
Ship State Description
Eagle   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Licata, Sicily, Italy.[2]
Earl Percy   United Kingdom The tug sank in the North Sea.[2]
St. George   Norway The barque was wrecked near Peel, Isle of Man. Twenty-three people were rescued by the Peel Lifeboat John Mann (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). St. George was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Montevideo, Uruguay.[12][6]

6 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1889
Ship State Description
HMS Enterprise   Royal Navy The Camelion-class sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberffraw, Anglesey. She was being towed from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13]
Golconda   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Ismaila, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from London to Colombo, Ceylon.[12]
Harold   United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and put in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[12]
Heros   Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hare Island, County Galway, United Kingdom.[12]
Unnamed   Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the Holyhead and Rhoscolyn Lifeboats.[13]

7 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1889
Ship State Description
Irene   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballybunion, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Clarecastle, County Clare.[12]
Jessie M'Clew   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Tarbert, Argyllshire.[12] She was refloated on 22 November and taken in to Limerick.[14]
Lottem   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the paddle trawler Alpha (  United Kingdom) 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the Spurn Lightship (  Trinity House) and was severely damaged. Lottem was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[12]
Lydington   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Eu, Seine-Inférieure, France.[12]
Lymphea   Norway The brig sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[6]
Margaret   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Belfast, County Antrim.[6]
Zuleika   United Kingdom The barque was lost in Dingle Bay with the loss of all hands.[12]

8 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1889
Ship State Description
Belt   United Kingdom The schooner was driven into the breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey and capsized. Her crew survived.[6]
HMS Icarus   Royal Navy The Mariner-class gunvessel ran aground in Plumper Sound. She was on a voyage from New Westminster to Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.[15] She had been refloated by 10 October and taken in to Esquimalt.[16]
Leonora   Germany The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned with the loss of three of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Leer.[17]
Primus   United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the mouth of the River Dee with the loss of all handa.[18]
Reliance   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off St. Dogmaels, Cardiganshire with the loss of one of her four crew.[6]

9 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1889
Ship State Description
Ellesmere   United Kingdom The schooner sank at Conway, Caernarfonshire.[17]

11 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1889
Ship State Description
Cairngorm   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Tybee Knoll, off the coast of Georgia, United States.[19]
Venice   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Tybee Knoll.[19]
Volga   France The steamship ran aground at the entrance to Lake Timsah. She was refloated.[19]

12 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1889
Ship State Description
America   Spain The barque was driven ashore at Cape Santa Pola.[19]
Coptic   United Kingdom The mail steamer struck a rock on Mai Island [pt] off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after sailing from there for Plymouth, Devon. She floated off, but forward compartments were flooded and she returned to port for repairs, resuming her voyage from Rio de Janeiro on 30 October.[20][21][22][23]
Grimsel   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Inchkeith, Fife.[19] Her passengers were taken off.[18]
State of Nebraska   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Norwegian (  United Kingdom) and was driven ashore in the Clyde. She was refloated and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire for repairs.[18]

13 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1889
Ship State Description
Crest   United Kingdom The steamship put in to Castro Urdiales, Spain and sank. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium.[19] She was refloated on 24 November but sank again.[14]
Telegraf   Norway The brig struck a sunken wreck and sprang a leak. She was towed in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[19]

15 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1889
Ship State Description
Craiglie   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from the River Tees to Algoa Bay.[24] She was later refloated.[25]

16 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1889
Ship State Description
Acaster   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Swansea, Glamorgan.[26]
Thesis   United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a reef at the south end of the Sound of Mull between the Isle of Mull and Inninmore Point and sank four hours later. Her eleven crew abandoned ship safely.

18 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1889
Ship State Description
Hercules   Germany The steamship collided with the steamship Deronda (  United Kingdom) and sank off the Berlengas, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Bellerophon (  United Kingdom).[25][27]
Harkaway   United Kingdom The tug was run into by the steamship Neptune (  Germany) and was beached.[25]

19 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1889
Ship State Description
Imbro   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[25]
Marcobrunner   Germany The steamship ran aground on the Shabaly Reef, in the Red Sea, and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by HMS Plover (  Royal Navy). Marcobrunner was on a voyage from Bremen to Calcutta, India.[27]

20 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1889
Ship State Description
Starling   United Kingdom The ketch collided with the steamship Stelling (  United Kingdom) and sank off Orfordness, Suffolk with the loss of two of her three crew. Starling was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Gravesend, Kent.[27]

21 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1889
Ship State Description
Carl D. Lathrop   United States The schooner sprang a leak and capsized 10 miles (16 km) south southwest of the Cape St. George Lighthouse, Florida.[28]
Titan   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated.[29]

22 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1889
Ship State Description
Hirondelle   United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore at Killala, County Mayo. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Killala in a leaky condition.[30]

23 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1889
Ship State Description
Cintra   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. The fire was extinguished She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to the River Mersey.[30]
Hispania   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and put in to Trieste.[30]
Perseverance   United States The schooner was wrecked on the "Londoner".[31]

24 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1889
Ship State Description
Charlotte   United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Stahleck (  Germany) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, London.[30]

25 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1889
Ship State Description
Gladys, and
Lead On 		  United Kingdom The pilot boats collided off the Bull Point Lighthouse, Devon. Both vessels sank. Their crews were rescued by the barque Camoulso (  Norway).[32][33]
Mabel   United Kingdom The ship collided with Briton and sank at Widnes, Cheshire.[34]
Mary Ann Jane   United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Llewellyn (  United Kingdom) and sank in the Belfast Lough. She was refloated in mid-November and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[35]

26 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1889
Ship State Description
Dartmouth, and
Othello 		  United Kingdom The barges were run into by the steam cutter Albatross (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent.[36]

27 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1889
Ship State Description
James   United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Winsloe (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, London with the loss of a crew member.[32]
Maastroom   Netherlands The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Coalhouse Point, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London.[32]
Mary Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Bray, County Wicklow.[36] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[32]
Winsloe   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames near Northfleet, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London.[36] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]

28 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1889
Ship State Description
Mary L. Varney   United States The schooner was wrecked on the "Salvages".[31]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The launch sank at Gravesend, Kent.[32]

29 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1889
Ship State Description
Clio   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Gloucester.[37]

30 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1889
Ship State Description
Alcedo   Spain The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne. Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bilbao. She was refloated with assistance from the Aldeburgh Lifeboat and the tug Harwich (  United Kingdom) and towed in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[38]
Cheseborough   United States
 
The wreck of Cheseborough
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Shariki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, during a typhoon with the loss of nineteen of her 23 crew.
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Madeline (  United Kingdom) and sank off the Mucking Lightship (  Trinity House) with the loss of a crew member.[39][40]
Ticino   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon.[39]

31 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1889
Ship State Description
Batavia   United Kingdom The barge broke in two in the English Channel. Her five crew survived. She was being towed from Antwerp, Belgium to Portishead, Somerset by the tug White Rose (  United Kingdom).[41]
Catharina   Norway The barque was driven ashore in St. Aubins Bay. She was refloated and taken in to Saint Aubin, Jersey, Channel Islands in a leaky condition.[38]
Poseidon   Norway The barque was wrecked at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony.[38] Her crew were rescued.[42]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1889
Ship State Description
Achilles   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assisance from the tug Harwich (  United Kingdom and two lifeboats, one of which was Duke of Northumberland (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution), and towed in to Harwich, Essex.[43]
Adelfi Eustathion   Greece The barque collided with a steamship off Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She put in to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for repairs.[26]
Alert   United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Pwllwaylod, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Gloucester.[12]
Alice Otto   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Meloria Bank, off Livorno, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Livorno.[36]
Alivia A. Carrigon Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Juan Bautista.[1]
Alliance   United Kingdom The steamship arrived at Kingstown, County Dublin in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Kingstown.[39]
Arethusa   United Kingdom The barque was lost at sea. Thirteen of her crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Valparaíso, Chile.[41]
Astronomer   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[30] She was refloated on 26 October with the assistance of six tugs.[36]
Aurore   France The schooner was driven ashore at Woolscombe, Devon with the loss of one of her five crew. She subsequently became a wreck.[25][27]
Baltimore   United States The steamship was driven ashore at Baltimore, Maryland. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[36]
Brocklesby   United Kingdom The brig was run into by the steamship Durham (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at North Woolwich, London.[25]
Buena Ventura   Spain The steamship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rhône. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Cette, Hérault, France.[12]
Canopus   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at "St. Valier", Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1][5] She was later refloated and put back to Quebec City for repairs.[30]
Carlton   United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Savannah to Liverpool. The fire was extinguished.[26]
Cherbourg   France The barque was driven ashore at Arholma, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm in a leaky condition.[19]
Cherokee   United States The steamship arrived at New York on fire.[17]
Cheseborough   United States The steamship was driven ashore at Hakodate, Japan. She was on a voyage from Hakodate to New York.[30]
City of New York   United States The steamship ran aground at Sandy Hook, New Jersey before 10 October.[44]
Cleopatra, and
Crystal Wave 		  United States The steamships collided. Both vessels sank.[39]
Condor   Germany The steamship was driven shore at Ossby, Öland, Sweden.[12]
Corbillo   Italy The brig sank at Batoum, Russia.[37]
Crœsus Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at Skellefteå, Sweden. She was later refloated and taken in to "Bjurobay", Sweden.[12]
Dunelm   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Harwich (  United Kingdom).[43]
Elizabeth   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore on Anholt.[39] She was later refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a severely damaged condition.[45]
Esk   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Kronborg Point, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[32] She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[37]
Esperanza   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at "Dracko", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Oulu, Grand Duchy of Finland to Hartlepool, County Durham.[12]
Evelyn   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia.[30]
Express   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberffraw, Anglesey.[12] Her crew were rescued by the tug Liverpool (  United Kingdom).[6]
Fanny Scholfield, and
Fez Rehman 		Flags unknown The ships collided at the Sandheads, India. Both vessels were severely damaged.[32]
Giuseppe Anna   Italy The barque was driven ashore near Diamond Island, Burma. She was a total loss.[32]
Glenrath   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kongedlyset, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[37]
Guido Rosa   Italy The barque was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Colón, Columbia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[36]
Hebe, and
Horneburg 		  Norway
  United Kingdom 		The barque Hebe collided with the steamship Horneburg. Both vessels were severely damaged. Hebe was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Königsberg, Germany. She put in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark. Horneburg was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Swinemünde, Germany. She put in to Gothenburg, Sweden.[1]
Hosianna   Germany The steamship was driven ashore at North Queensferry, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. David's, Fife to Varel.[37]
Howard A. Turner   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. She was on a voyage from Hillsborough, New Brunswick to Dublin. Howard A. Turner was refloated and put in to Saint John, New Brunswick in a leaky condition. She was placed under repair.[2]
Idea   Italy The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the barque Eulalia (  Sweden). Idea was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[37]
Itunel   United Kingdom The barque sank in the Kenmare River. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Johannes   Greece The barque was wrecked at Batoum. Her crew were rescued.[37]
John Morrison   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Rotterdam, South Holland.[1] She was later refloated.[2]
Josephine   Norway The brig ran aground at Hillion, Côtes-du-Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Légué.[32]
Kate   United Kingdom The derelict schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire.[25]
Kate Foster   United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 19 October. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ettrick (  United Kingdom). Kate Foster was on a voyage from Advocate Harbour, Newfoundland Colony to New York.[46]
Lady Blessington   Norway The barque was severely damaged by fire at Cardiff.[39]
Larissa   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. Her eight crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat.[43]
Llandaff   United Kingdom The collier was wrecked at Land's End, Cornwall. She was repaired and returned to service.[47]
Malta   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Botallack Head, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. All on board survived.
Martin   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Carr Rock.[39]
Mauritania   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Sabinal Point, Spain.[39]
Mayflower   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore north of Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a Baltic Port. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør for repairs.[19]
Mertola   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Pará, Brazil. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Pará.[1]
Metsola   Norway The barque was wrecked at Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland, United Kingdom to Quebec City.[48][17]
Mjoesen   Norway The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to London. She was subsequently towed in to IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by Hispania (Flag unknown).[1]
Monte Rosa   Germany The steamship ran aground at Maassluis. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Rotterdam.[1] She was later refloated.[2]
Mount Pleasant   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven onto the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool.[12]
Newbattle   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Walsoarne", in the Gulf of Bothnia.[25]
North Sea Queen   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a rock at Bruckless, County Donegal. She was refloated with the assistance of four smacks but consequently sank.[38]
Notre Dame d'Esperance   France The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Albert Reimann (  Germany). Notre Dame d'Esperance was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[12]
Olga   Norway The brig collided with the steamship Coln (  Germany). She was also driven ashore. Olga was on a voyage from Liverpool to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. She put in to Helsingør.[25]
Otus   Norway The barque ran aground near Buenos Aires. She was on a voyage from Brunswick, Georgia, United States to Rosario, Argentina.[25]
Phœnix   Norway The barque was wrecked off Alvarado. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Tuspan River, Mexico.[48]
Pleione   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bangor, County Down.[12]
Princess   United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Galveston, Texas, United States.[36]
Shakespeare   Germany The barque was towed in to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires.[2]
Shannon   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Formby Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by a gig. She was on a voyage from Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire to Preston, Lancashire.[39]
Sindoro   Norway The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Buenos Aires.[39]
Spiridon Vagliano   Greece The steamship was driven ashore in Sarisiglar Bay, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[24] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[26]
Spotless   United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 31 October.[35]
Star of Tay   United Kingdom The paddle trawler was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[39]
St. Catherine   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Whiddy Island, County Cork and was severely damaged.[10]
Stella   Norway The barque ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate.[2]
Taroba   Queensland The steamship struck a rock at Mackay and was beached. She had been refloated by 14 October.[49]
Terpsichore   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Mille-Vaches, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City.[48]
Tredegar   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube.[3] She was refloated and taken in to Sulina, Romania.[2]
Trinacria   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The fire was extinguished.[36]
Tuscany   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Seine at Bapeaume, Seine-Inférieure, France.[3]
Tvendre Brodres Minde   Norway The ship was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently towed in to Soggendal.[10]
Unionist   United Kingdom The steamship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. The fire was extinguished after burning for a week and she completed her voyage.[6]
Ursula   Germany The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bassein, Burma to Bremen.[38]
Venus   United Kingdom The tug was run into by the steamship Clutha at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and was severely damaged.[3]
West   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Poole Bay.[25]
William   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Saltfleet Haven, Lincolnshire.[2]
William C. Mitchell   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[2]
Willie M'Laren   New Zealand The ship struck a rock and foundered off Wellington.[12]
Zephyr   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew were rescued.[24]
Unnamed   Netherlands The fishing smack was run down and sunk at IJmujiden by the steamship Granton (  United Kingdom). All on board were rescued.[36]
Unnamed   Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore at Batoum. She was a total loss.[37]

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