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List of shipwrecks in October 1875

The list of shipwrecks in October 1875 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1875.

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1 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1875
Ship State Description
Anne   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Tintern (  United Kingdom).[1]
Æolus   Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Tønsberg, Germany. Æolus was subsequently taken in to Løkken-Vrå, Denmark and beached. She broke up on 5 October.[2][3][4]
Anna   Denmark The ship put in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshavn to an English port.[2]
Arab   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden, to Wisbech.[5]
Aurora Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk, Russia.[5]
Egeria   Germany The brig was taken in to Grebbestad, Sweden in a derelict and waterlogged condition.[5][6]
Elizabeth Ray   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Alderney, Channel Islands, to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire in a leaky condition.[1][6]
Fimraar Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[5]
Firdar Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[5]
Franciskas   Germany The ship was driven ashore at East Newton, Yorkshire.[7]
Jens Nordentoft Minde   Denmark The schooner was wrecked at Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Thisted.[2][8]
Liffey   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan, to Cork.[1]
Lotus   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[2][1]
Louise   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany, to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[5]
Lydia   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Gothenburg. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Marie Berthe   Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Dénia, Spain.[2]
Marienhamn   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[5]
Normandie   France The barque ran aground and sank on the Hebble Shoal, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[2][9]
Prinz Gustav Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[5]
Queen   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Waederoarue" with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2][10]
Rannen Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[5]
Waverley   Germany The barque was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the smack Topaze (  United Kingdom). Waverley subsequently came ashore at Ringkøbing, Denmark.[5][11]

2 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1875
Ship State Description
Cormorant   Sweden The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Maruim, Brazil, to Stockholm. She was refloated and towed in to Tvedestrand, Denmark in a severely leaky condition.[2]
Edward Barro   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[2]
Howard D. Throop   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Maria   Germany The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden, to Dantsic.[2]
Normandie   France The barque ran aground and heeled over in the Humber.[8]
Pallas   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at "Walderocarne". She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Nicolaieff, Russia.[8]
Valley Forge   United States The ship was driven ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Enderberry Island to Savannah, Georgia. She was refloated.[12]

3 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1875
Ship State Description
Betsey C. Milne   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Cantic Head, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Dublin.[12]
Cornelia Catherina   Netherlands The ship sank in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[13]
Engeline   Germany The ship was abandoned. Her four crew were rescued by the steamship Vale of Calder (  United Kingdom).[3]

4 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1875
Ship State Description
Anna   Netherlands The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ystad, Sweden, to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[14][3]
Arethusa   United Kingdom The ship capsized at Blackwall, Middlesex.[12]
Busk   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Glean Morte". She was refloated.[10][15]
Crusader   United Kingdom The ship capsized at Blackwall, Middlesex.[16] She was righted.[17]
Deodora   Norway The ship foundered in the Skaggerak. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Essai   France The ship was wrecked with the loss of two of her crew.[14][3]
Gloriosa   Germany The ship ran aground at Loviisa, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Loviisa.[10]
Helvetia   Belgium The ship was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York, United States.[14] She was refloated.[3]
H. P. Kitchen   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.[10]
IJssel   Netherlands The ship sank in the Zuyder Zee. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, to Kampen, Overijssel.[3]
Johan Carl   Germany The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark She was on a voyage from Rostock to London. She was refloated and taken in to Frederikshavn, Denmark.[3]
L. J. Bager   Sweden The steamship caught fire and sank in Køge Bay with the loss of 33 lives.[18][19] She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany, to Copenhagen, Denmark.[12][14]
Lomes   Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Nidingen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Riga, Russia.[10]
Louisa   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, to Newport, Monmouthshire.[14]
Medina   Straits Settlements The steamship was wrecked on the Parkin Rock, in the Hanish Islands. Her passengers were taken off by Timor (  United Kingdom). Fifty of her crew were taken off by the steamship Voorwarts (  Netherlands). Medina was on a voyage from Singapore to Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet.[20][9][21]
Moselle   Germany The barque was towed in to Arendal, Norway in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[14]
Pallas   Grand Duchy of Finland The barque was wrecked at "Waldervearne". She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, to "Necolaisted".[3]
Reaper   United Kingdom The schooner capsized and sank in the River Thames at Thameshaven, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[12][14]
Rosa   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near "Peaperno", Grand Duchy of Finland.[10]
Rose   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea off the German coast. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lybster, Caithness, to Altona, Germany.[3]
Ruth   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Oton Bank, off Yloilo, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Yloilo.[10]
Sans Pareil   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Buck Island, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Canada.[10][22]
Six Frères   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Anegada, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from the Newfoundland Colony to Puerto Rico.[23]
Trio   Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden, to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[10] She was towed in to Kristiansand, Norway in a derelict condition.[14]

5 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1875
Ship State Description
Atlas   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Gothenburg, Sweden and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Cronstadt, Russia.[16]
Boyd   New Zealand The 16-ton schooner ran aground south of the mouth of the Motu River, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, during a gale and became a wreck.[24]
Caroline Louise   United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Memel, Germany.[13]
Corienne Augustine   France The ship ran aground at Mont-Saint-Michel, Manche.[10]
Frederico Myllus   Italy The brig was driven ashore at Lagos, Lagos Colony.[13]
Hector   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on a reef 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Amoy, China and broke in two. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China, to London.[13][22]
Jane   United Kingdom The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the Bull Lightship (  Trinity House) by the steamship Galatz (  United Kingdom). Her nine crew got aboard the Bull Lightship, from where they were rescued the next day.[23][25] The captain of Galatz was prosecuted by the Board of Trade for failing to render assistance to the crew of Jane, contrary to the Merchant Shipping Act. He was fined £20 and costs, or 1 month's imprisonment in default.[26]
Jugoslav   Austria-Hungary The barque was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued. She as on a voyage from Port Said to Gaza, Egypt.[16]
May Flower   United Kingdom The sschooner was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Helsingør, Denmark.[13][27]
Sarah   Germany The brig was wrecked at "San Martine", Nicaragua.[28]
Sol   United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[13]
Stephen   United Kingdom The ship collided with Boz (  Germany) and sank off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, to Dantsic, Germany.[10]

6 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1875
Ship State Description
Antelope   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at San Francisco, California.[29]
Daring   Norway The ship was driven ashore at Rydebäck, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, to Landskrona, Sweden.[30]
Island Maid   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Port Mahon, Mallorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Corfu, Greece, to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[13]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Langlade Island. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23]
Moormann Flag unknown The steamship ran aground 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Kem, Russia.[13]
Normand   Norway The ship was wrecked off Jurmo, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[31][32]
Robert   United Kingdom The schooner ran on an anchor and sank in the River Usk. Her crew were rescued.[33] She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and towed back to Newport in a waterlogged condition.[23]
Sophia   Netherlands The ship ran aground on Seskar, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Kristiansand, Norway. She was refloated and put back to Cronstadt in a leaky condition.[34]
Standard   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[13]
Thomas Sorby   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies, to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[13][23]
Traveller   United Kingdom The tug was destroyed by fire at Newport, Monmouthshire.[23]

7 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1875
Ship State Description
Courier   United Kingdom The steamship struck the Manuel Rock. She was refloated and towed in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland, where she sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, to Aberdeen.[23][35]
Danube   Sweden The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Copenhagen, Denmark.[23]
Ellida   Germany The ship foundered in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[36][11]
Grimsby   United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Cheswick, Northumberland in early December. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, to Hamburg, Germany.[37]
Harold   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[36]
Hoffnung   Germany The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland, Her crew survived.[36]
Lady Wodehouse   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. Her passengers were taken off.[23] She was refloated and taken in to Dublin.[38]
Thorer Helsing   Sweden The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trelleborg.[23][36]

8 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1875
Ship State Description
Abana   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Dunkerque.[39] She was refloated on 12 October.[32]
Frisch   Netherlands The barque was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on voyage from Riga, Russia, to Harlingen, Friesland.[39][40][41]
Maren Gorup   Denmark The ship was wrecked on Amrum, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Thisted to Hartlepool, County Durham.[39][40]
Red Jacket   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[42]
Seth   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated.[39]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship sank in the North Sea. Ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Bremen, Germany.[39]

9 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1875
Ship State Description
Arinos   Brazil The steamship was lost at Castello. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Monte Video, Uruguay.[43]
Biscay   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Hom Reef, off the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Bremerhaven, Germany. She was refloated but consequently foundered with the loss of eleven of her 21 crew.[44]
Blanche   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Whitford Sker, in the Bristol Channel. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[20]
Collector   United Kingdom The smack was abandoned off the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the barque Galatea (  Norway).[45]
Ernest Fanny   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Casablanca, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Casablanca. She was consequently condemned.[46]
General Palleja   Brazil The steamship was wrecked.[47]
Maria Stuart   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Dunkerque.[39]
Mavie   Germany The ship ran aground near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to Stettin. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[48]
Oceola   United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at Ardrossan, Ayrshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan. She was refloated and taken in to Ardrossan in a leaky condition.[39][49]
Peter Joynson   United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Saint Helena whilst on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma, to the English Channel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 30 crew.[50]
Wilhelm   Germany The brig was towed in to Liepāja, Russia in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[51]
Unnamed   Russia The lighter sank in the Sea of Azov with the loss of five of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Excellent (  United Kingdom).[52]

10 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1875
Ship State Description
Aimable Prudence   France The schooner was wrecked off Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Sandberg (  Netherlands). Aimable Prudence was on a voyage from Cardiff to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[53][54][45]
Catharina   Netherlands The schooner foundered in the Baltic Sea between Gotland, Sweden and Hiiumaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued by the barque Nidelven (  Norway).[55][56]
Emanuel   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[57]
Lady Alice   United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel by the steamship Nuremberg (  Germany). Her crew were rescued. Lady Alice was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Salcombe, Devon.[58]
Notre Dame   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of the Newarp Lightship (  Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by the cutter Christabel (  United Kingdom).[59]
Ran   Sweden The steamship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Uffo (  Denmark). Ran was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[4]
Wilhelm I.   Germany The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[20][41]

11 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1875
Ship State Description
Eaglet   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire.[4] She was refloated on 13 October and resumed her voyage.[30]
Emanuel   Norway The brig collided with the brig Atlas (  Germany) and sank. Her crew were rescued. Emanuel was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Lübeck, Germany.[20]
Exchange   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her eight crew were rescued by the smacks Ada and Juno (both   United Kingdom).[20][60] Exchange was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[61]
Fox   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, to Hull, Yorkshire.[4] She was refloated on 13 October and resumed her voyage.[30]
Juliette   France The ship was wrecked at "Carlso", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Sundsvall, Sweden.[20]
Laurel   United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Caen, Calvados.[57]
Lucinde   United Kingdom The schooner collided with another schooner and was driven ashore at Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Seaham Lifeboat.[20][62]
Madeline   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Helsinki.[4] She was refloated and taken in to Helsinki.[32]
Martha   Norway The barque was wrecked at Kjerringvik with loss of life.[41]
Migrator   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet.[41]
Neba   Russia The ship was lost near Vadsø, Norway. She was on a voyage from Onega to London, United Kingdom.[20]
Resolute   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stege, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig, Germany, to Aberdeen.[60] She was refloated on 17 October.[57]
Rose   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Seaham. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Success   United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Dundee, Forfarshire.[57]
Tasso   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium, to Livorno, Italy. She was refloated with the assistance of four tugs and resumed her voyage.[41]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The wherry was run down and sunk in the River Tyne by the steamship Dragoon (  United Kingdom) with the loss of both crew.[63]

12 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1875
Ship State Description
Catherina Cornelia   Germany The ship was wrecked near Lemvig, Germany. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hammerfest, Norway.[47]
Gezina   Germany The galiot was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bremen.[30][64]
Normand   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked on Jurmo.[47]
Øresund   Denmark The steamship struck the wreck of L. J. Bager (  Sweden) and sank at Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Copenhagen.[47][32]
Primus   Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Umeå, Sweden, to London, United Kingdom.[11]
Rolling Wave   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haven Spit.[32]
S. M. Alexander   United Kingdom The steam yacht sank at Woodside, Cheshire.[32] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool.[48]

13 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1875
Ship State Description
Arbitrator   United Kingdom The ship was run ashore in a waterlogged condition at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Quebec City, Canada.[31] She was a total loss.[65]
Come-on   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Cygnet   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak off the Goodwin Lightship (  Trinity House). Cygnet was beached on the Haven Spit, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[59]
Eliza   United Kingdom The brig was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to a French port.[31]
Magdala   The brig was driven ashore at North Sydney, Nova Scotia.[31]
Margaret   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was refloated and beached.[31][66]
Nile   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[30]
Notre Dame   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Ørnen   Norway The ship sprang a leak and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden, to an English port.[30]
Pensilvania   Italy The ship was wrecked at Alexandroupoli, Greece. Her crew were rescued.[42]
Prince   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Clarenza Point, Greece.[31] She was on a voyage from Patras to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to "Catacola".[57][9]
Progerss   France The fishing boat ran aground and was severely damaged at Great Yarmouth.[59]
Roland   France The steamship collided with Oscar I (  Germany) and sank at Pointe-du-Chêne, New Brunswick, Canada.[31]

14 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1875
Ship State Description
Alert   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[67]
Ane Margaretha   Denmark The ketch was driven ashore at Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Christiania, Norway.[68]
Artery   United Kingdom The smack was lost with the loss of all six crew.[69]
Cœur de Marie   France The ship was wrecked near Roscoff, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Paimbœuf, Finistère.[42]
Cygnet   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maldon, Essex.[70]
Dagmar   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Königsberg, Germany.[71] She was refloated.[42]
Frederick and John   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[59]
Galway Lass   United Kingdom The ship foundered off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of all seven crew.[68][69]
Hulden   Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Middleton, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[68][72]
Lorne   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Königsberg.[71]
Mary Coverdale   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan, to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[71]
May   United Kingdom The Mersey Flat struck a sunken wreck and foundered off the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Llandillos" to Sankey Bridges, Cheshire.[31]
Merchant   United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[68]
Meta   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[68] She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire, to Great Yarmouth.[67]
Pawzevitz   Denmark The brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[72][73]
Pearl   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the west coast of Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[31][74] She was refloated the next day.[65]
Rescue   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[68]
Robin Hood   United Kingdom The paddle tug sank at South Shields, County Durham with the loss of three of her four crew.[31] The survivor was rescued by the paddle tug Toiler (  United Kingdom).[72]
Savage   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Catanzaro, Italy.[75]
Ville de Aurillac   France The steamship put into Brest, Finistère on fire. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Brest and Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[31]
Vixen   United Kingdom The smack capsized with the loss of all three crew.[69][76]
William John   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to an English port.[74]
Unnamed   France The smack was driven ashore and sank at Great Yarmouth.[67]

15 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1875
Ship State Description
Admiral Peter Tordenskjold   Norway The barque was driven ashore at Køge, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Sundsvall, Sweden.[68]
Aland   Russia The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Don (  United Kingdom), which put three of her crew aboard. Aland was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, to Cronstadt. She was towed in to the River Tyne in a sinking condition on 17 October.[77][57]
Albion   United Kingdom The yawl was wrecked at Pittenweem, Fife with the loss of one of her four crew.[76]
Anne Margarethe   Denmark The ketch was driven ashore at Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Christiania, Norway.[70]
Astroom   Netherlands The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, to Sundsvall, Sweden.[57]
Castor   United Kingdom The ship departed from Charlestown, Cornwall for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, reported missing.[78]
Catherine and Hannah   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Hamburg, Germany.[68][79]
Deusto   Spain The steamship was wrecked at San Sebastián.[80]
Emilie   Germany The ship ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to Jamaica.[70]
Esperance   France The derelict ship came ashore on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden, to a French port.[57]
Helena   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kristianopel, Sweden.[57]
Hercules   Germany The ship was driven ashore east of Trelleborg, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[68]
Jahn Augustin   Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Karlshamn to Copenhagen.[70]
Johann Cornelius   Germany The ship was abandoned off Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all but her captain out of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom, to Rostock.[68][76]
Kama   Sweden The brig ran aground and sank at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from the Gulf of Bothnia to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated in mid-November and taken in to Copenhagen.[57][81]
Lusitania   United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Oporto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[82]
Progress   France The fishing boat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[68]
William   Sweden The schooner was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Stettin, Germany.[70]
Zwei Gebruder   Germany The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Memel to Brake.[70]
Unnamed   France The lugger was wrecked at San Sebastián.[80]

16 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1875
Ship State Description
Adolph Werner   Germany The barque was driven ashore at Ny-Hellesund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Malmö, Sweden. She was a total loss.[83]
Ærial   United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden, to an English port.[11]
Amelia Wilson   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Barocca de Vicoza", Brazil. She was on a voyage from London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[84]
Amy   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized in the River Liffey. She was a total loss.[81]
Ane Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark.[11]
Antoinette   Germany The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Jessie (  United Kingdom). Antoinette was on a voyage from Brake to Fredrikstad, Norway.[83][51]
Bruce   New Zealand The 204-ton steamer hit rocks and foundered near Taiaroa Head while trying to enter Otago Harbour, New Zealand, in a thick fog. She was en route from Timaru to Dunedin. All crew and passengers were saved.[85]
Carl Zuren drei Greifen   Germany The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at East London, Cape Colony.[81][86]
Catherine   Russia The ship was beached near Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Frederikshald, Norway.[57]
Fidelity   United Kingdom The schooner drove ashore south of Grimsby. She was refloated.[57]
Johann   Germany The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her three crew were rescued by the brig Johanna (  Germany). Johann was on a voyage from "Sonnaensund" to Großefehn.[87]
Kong Sverre   Norway The steamship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Kurrachee, India, to Dunkerque. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[57][88]
Maria Anger   France The ship foundered off Trégastel, Côtes-du-Nord.[29]
Oden   United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Andreas (  Norway).[55][56]
Prospero   United Kingdom The steamship was towed in to Grimsby in a sinking condition by two smacks and was beached. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Grimsby.[89][57]
River Boyne   United Kingdom The ship, which had put in to False Cape Horn, Hoste Island, Chile on fire on 13 October, was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated on 21 October and resumed her voyage on 28 October.[90]
Romulus   Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Udo". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Fredrikshald.[83][91]
Unnamed Flag unknown The smack was destroyed by fire in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) south east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[92]

17 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1875
Ship State Description
Deodata   Norway The barque was driven ashore at Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Barcelona, Spain.[83][11]
Domenico Galliano Flag unknown The ship caught fire and put in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[93][94]
Helene   Germany The ship was driven ashore at Falster, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Hamburg.[57]
Irene   United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all twenty crew. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Quebec City, Canada.[95]
Lina   Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Falster. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Bremen.[57]
Maria   Norway The ship capsized in the North Sea off Ulvsunda, Sweden.[71][96]
Perseverante   France The brigantine was wrecked at Biscarosse, Landes.[97][11] Her crew were rescued.[91]
Sophie et Julie   France The schooner-rigged steamship was wrecked at "Cape Arachon" with the loss of 21 lives.[98][11]
Star of the East   United Kingdom The barque foundered off Møn, Denmark. Her nine crew were rescued.[99] She was on a voyage from Stettin to Dantzic, Germany.[57]
Walhalla   Sweden The barque ran aground at Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Aberdeen in a sinking condition.[100][76]
Ydale   Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Romsø with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Helsingør, Denmark.[83][51][11]

18 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1875
Ship State Description
Celebataire   France The ship was wrecked.[51]
Constance   United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivor was rescued by the barque Alecto (  Sweden). Constance was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[101]
European   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India.[83][102] She broke in two and was a total loss.[103] The stern section was refloated on 15 November.[104]
General Cathcart   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wigtown.[71]
Hillechina Gesina   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburg, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Königsberg, Germany.[91]
Hunter   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Danish coast. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Königsberg. She was refloated and taken in to Rønne, Denmark in a leaky condition.[71]
Isabella   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire and was abandoned by her crew.[83] She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden, to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[11][105]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Fraserburgh and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[51]
Johanna Carolina   Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Copenhagen.[83]
Kosmopolite Flag unknown The brig sprang a leak and foundered off the Isle of Man. Her crew took to the boats, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Cloghy, County Down, United Kingdom the next day.[106]
Lartington   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Antwerp, Belgium.[105][91]
Leonora   United Kingdom The smack was abandoned 8 nautical miles (15 km) off the Brisons, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Porthleven, Cornwall. She was subsequently towed in to Hayle, Cornwall.[83]
Leopold   Russia The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay. Her seven crew were rescued by the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, to Flensburg, Germany.[107]
Martha   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen.[91]
Medina   United Kingdom The brigantine was towed in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a sinking condition by the tug Kingfisher (  United Kingdom).[11]
Richard   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Friberg".[83]
Sanspareil   France The steamship was wrecked near Arcachon, Gironde with the loss of two of her crew.[83] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Gironde.[51]
Till   United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with a steamship and sank in the River Thames at the Custom House, London.[91]
Wahala   Sweden The ship struck the pier and was severely damaged at Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Aberdeen.[83]

19 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1875
Ship State Description
Britannia   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her 70 passengers were taken off by the Holy Island Lifeboat Grace Darling (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution), which later took off her eighteen crew.[62][71][108] Britannia was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Leith, Lothian.[96]
Hector   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[109][108]
Hulda   Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Laytown, County Meath, United Kingdom. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom.[109][71]
Katinka   Germany The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[42]
Kohinoor   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Beaumaris. Her crew were rescued.[109][108]
Mystery   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Seaham, County Durham.[109][110]
Naima   Sweden The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Öland.[71]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the Nore.[71]

20 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1875
Ship State Description
Askur   Norway The barque ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a leaky condition.[55]
Canopus   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmora at "Macrikeni", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[55] She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople.[65]
Cornelia   Belgium The fishing trawler was struck by Khedive (  United Kingdom) and sunk in the River Scheldt, near Bath, Netherlands with the loss of two of her crew. Khedive was undergoing sea trials prior to delivery.[7][111]
Fonta   Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the River Tyne.[108]
Godstands Minde   Germany The derelict barque was driven ashore at "Redcliffe", Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[55]
Mendora   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Tunstall, Yorkshire with the loss of at least one life.[112]
Roodee   United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Manila, Spanish East Indies and was scuttled.[46]
Tay   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth.[42]
Young England   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of twelve of the seventeen people on board. Four survivors were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat James Pearce (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution); the fifth came ashore at Winterton-on-Sea clinging to the wreck of a boat. Young England was subsequently wrecked on the Cockle Sand. She was on a voyage from "Sarrssand" to London.[113][62][114][115]
Unnamed   Russia The brig was wrecked at "Santa Martha", near Cariño, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[112]

21 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1875
Ship State Description
Auld Reekie   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the North Gar, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her eight crew were rescued the next day by the Seaton Carew Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Barcelona, Spain.[62][116][117]
Bjaerke   Germany The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Flensburg.[118]
Dorothy Jobson   United Kingdom The brig foundered off the coast of Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Cowie, Aberdeenshire.[119]
Georgian   United Kingdom The steamship sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[55][106]
Hermannus Isaac   Netherlands The ship ran aground and developed a severe leak. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Harlingen, Friesland.[55]
James Murray   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Muchalls, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all five crew.[115]
John   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Aberdeen with the loss of all four crew.[116]
Laurel   United Kingdom The schooner sank in the North Sea off Hornsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Elizabeth.[55]
Lizzie   Isle of Man The steamship sank at "Rosglass", County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Belfast, County Antrim.[55]
Mary Jane   United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Forfarshire with the loss of all hands.[120]
Poussin   Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom by ten of her crew, her captain remaining aboard. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden, to Antwerp, Belgium.[46] She was assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom by the pilot cutter No. 1 and a tug (both   United Kingdom)[92]
Unnamed   Netherlands The derelict schooner was driven ashore south of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[55]

22 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1875
Ship State Description
Bacigue Haisch   Norway The ship was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom, to Christiania.[121]
Baumeister   Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead. Her crew were rescued, but three pilots were drowned rescuing them.[120][121]
Blooming Lily   United Kingdom The dandy collided with the brigantine Louisa (  France) and foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Louisa.[122]
Concordia   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Eday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Nyborg.[123]
D. B. R.   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Nidingend Reef, in the Kattegat.[27] She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to London.[65] She was later refloated.[124]
Dehrend   Germany The barque was wrecked on the Bullars of Buchan Rocks, off the coast of Aberdeenshire with the loss of all twelve crew.[125]
Eaglet   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Sunderland.[119] Her crew were rescued.[46] She was refloated on 12 November.[126]
Hyack   Norway The barque was wrecked north of Scotstown Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[117] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Christiania.[65]
Isabella Miller   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her five crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to East Hartlepool, County Durham.[120]
Ivar   Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Nyborg to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[65] She was later refloated and placed under repair.[124]
John and Isabella   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all seven crew.[127][120]
Mercur   Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gourdon, Aberdeenshire. Six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Oscarshamn to Hartlepool, County Durham.[120][65]
Nathalie   France The steamship ran aground near "Carlos". She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Reval, Russia.[124]
Nathaniel Jacobin   Denmark The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead. She was on a voyage from Falkenberg, Sweden, to Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom.[117][121]
Neptune   Denmark The barque ran aground at Pechora, Russia.[46]
Superior   Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Muchalls, Kincardineshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands, eight or nine lives. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, to Copenhagen, Denmark.[127][120][106]
Three Sisters   United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with the Thames Barge Thomas Etherden (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent.[65]
Trio   Sweden The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea south of the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her six crew were rescued by the steamship London (  United Kingdom). Trio was on a voyage from Cimbritshamn to London, United Kingdom.[120][46] She came ashore in the Farne Islands. She was refloated on 25 October and taken in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland in a waterlogged condition.[128][129]
Ulrich von Hutton   Germany The brig was wrecked near Newton, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[65]
Vidar   Norway The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay. Her eight crew were rescued by the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Mary Hartley (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Vidar was on a voyage from Drammen to Tayport, Fife, United Kingdom.[62][125][121][119]
Unnamed   Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Blackwater", south of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her ten crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[117][46]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin.[65]

23 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1875
Ship State Description
Alston   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Vandalid (  Germany) in the Elbe and ran aground.[130]
Altona   Germany The steamship ran aground on the Beacon Rock, off the coast of County Durham, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the Monkwearmouth Lifeboat Good Templar (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Altona was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[119]
Antigua   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was run into by the steamship Eider (  United Kingdom) and sank at Demerara, British Guiana. Antigua was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Demerara.[93]
Augusta   Germany The barque was wrecked at Longhaven, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway, to Thurso, Caithness, United Kingdom.[46]
Espiegle   France The sloop collided with the barque Mathilde (  France) in the Bristol Channel. She put in to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom in a sinking condition.[46]
Julie Gass   United Kingdom The ship foundered off Salthouse Head, Scotland with the loss of all hands.[125]
Mediateur   France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Lossiemouth, Moray, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium, to Sunderland, County Durham.[131][46]
Mentor   Germany The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Dundee. She was refloated and taken in to Dundee.[46][132]
Post   Norway The ship was towed in to Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom in a capsized condition.[46]
Regina   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kessingland, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[131]
Roodee   United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Hong Kong and was scuttled.[131]
Saucy Jack   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her four crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat Abraham Thomas (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Saucy Jack was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Seaham, County Durham.[131][62]
Suomitra   Sweden The brig was towed in to Arendal, Norway in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Haparanda to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[131]

24 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1875
Ship State Description
Harlingen   Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Braemar (  United Kingdom). Harlingen was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[125][121]
Lochbulig   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Lambay Island, Formosa. Her crew were rescued.[131]
Rudolf   Germany The ship was driven ashore in a capsized condition at Arbroath, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[125][121]
William Rawcliffe   United Kingdom The schooner was run into by a steamship and sank off Crosby, Lancashire with the loss of one of her two crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Runcorn, Cheshire.[131][133]

25 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1875
Ship State Description
Auguste   Germany The brig sprang a leak and was beached in the Pentland Firth, where she was wrecked. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Wismar.[134][123]
Anna A. Rich   Canada The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[135]
Cuba   Norway The brig ran aground on the Burnham Flats, off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the Brancaster Lifeboat and taken in to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[131][62]
Emma   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the River Gipping. She was refloated.[136]
Gyda   Norway The schooner was discovered off Inchcape, Fife, United Kingdom in a capsized condition by the paddle tug Triumph (  United Kingdom). Gyda was towed to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom by Triumph and was righted. She was then towed in to Montrose by Triumph and the paddle tug Bob Chalmers (  United Kingdom).[123]
John Wells   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire.[131]
Margaretta   Netherlands The galiot was taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom in a derelict condition.[134]
Olga   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked near Colliston, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Copenhagen, Denmark.[131]
Rapid   United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Aith, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued.[131]
William Rawcliffe   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Balbec (  France) and sank off Crosby, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[131] She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Runcorn, Cheshire.[134]

26 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1875
Ship State Description
Elina   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Aberdeen.[123]
Excel   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Swansea, Glamorgan.[137]
Hannah Maria   Russia The ship ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day.[138]
Loch Laggan   United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Melbourne, Victoria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all on board, at least 130 lives.[139][140]
Kea   Germany The galiot was driven ashore at Arbroath, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Norway, to Papenburg. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Arbroath.[123]
St. Mungo   United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship Princess Alexandra (  United Kingdom) and sank off Craigavad, County Down. Her crew were rescued by Princess Alexandra. St. Mungo was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, to Dublin.[138][141]
Thessalia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Craster, Northumberland. .[138] She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[142]

27 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1875
Ship State Description
Atalanta   Norway The ship was driven ashore at Littlestone, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent.[143]
Grenada   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Sapudi Islands, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated[143]
Harriet McBeath   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between "Duncany" and Annagassan, County Louth. Her fourteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[143][144]
Julia   Guernsey The ship ran aground on the Oaze Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and taken in to the River Thames in a severely leaky condition and was beached at Rosherville, Kent.[138][145]
Quinta   Netherlands The steamship collided with the steamship Phœnix (  Netherlands) and ran aground near Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Rotterdam, South Holland.. She was refloated.[146][147]
Sarpedon   United Kingdom The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Brimiga and Mary Hogart (  United Kingdom). Sarpedon was on a voyage from Gaspé, Quebec, Canada to Queenstown, County Cork.[148]
W. Chapman   Belgium The steamship ran aground on the Horn Reef, in the North Sea off the German coast. Her crew were rescued by the steamships Langley (  United Kingdom) and Mercur (  Germany). W. Chapman was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Dantzig, Germany.[149]
Verein   Germany The ship was driven ashore at Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[146]
William and Nancy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Luce Bay.[146]
Zeitun   United Kingdom The ship was beached near Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy. She was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria, to Cette, Hérault, France. She was a total loss.[146]

28 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1875
Ship State Description
Annie   United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[146]
Bargany   United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[143]
Beatrice   Germany The brig ran aground at Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Gloucester, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[143]
Earl of Zetland   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank at Bromborough, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Burry Port, Glamorgan, to Liverpool.[146]
Françoise Marie   France The ship ran aground at "Wallo North", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden, to Caen, Calvados.[146]
Grangemouth   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[143]
Harriet McBeath   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Dunsagne, County Meath and Annagassan, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool.[146]
Little Fury   United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned at sea in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Pedro Pidal (  Spain). Little Fury was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales, to Cárdenas, Cuba.[150]
Marie   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Tromsø, Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia, to a Scottish port.[29]
Mimmi Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.[151]
Minmanneth   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Laccadive Islands.[152]
Vanderbyl Flag unknown The steamship foundered off Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dumfries, United Kingdom.[146]

29 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1875
Ship State Description
Acapulca   United Kingdom The ship departed from Holyhead, Anglesey for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[153]
Bittern   Canada The ship was wrecked on Bear Island. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to Barbadoes.[154]
Elvira   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated.[151]
Louisa and Charlotte   United Kingdom The derelict ship was driven ashore near Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[154][155]
Marie   Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Copister, Yell, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Riga, Russia.[154]
Moura III   Portugal The ship foundered 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Lisbon.[156]
Nation's Hope   New South Wales The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Japan to Vancouver Island, British Columbia.[137]
Sarah Love   United Kingdom The barque sank between Bornholm, Denmark and Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Reserven (  Germany).[149]

30 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1875
Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned 23 nautical miles (43 km) north east of the Bishop's Rock Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by J. and E. Channiley (Flag unknown). Ann was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire, to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[149]
Edith   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whittaker Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent in a waterlogged condition.[151]
Fjerde November   Norway The ship was driven ashore on Nidingen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Russia, to the Nieuw Diep. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[154]
Glasgow   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Youghal, County Cork with the loss of all hands.[157]
Gleaner   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Youghal with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Port Albert, Victoria to Cork.[158]
Water Witch   United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank off "New York".[154]

31 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1875
Ship State Description
Brunette   New Zealand The 18-ton cutter stranded on sunken rocks at Tairua and became a wreck.[159]
Hugh   United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank near Liverpool, Lancashire.[155]
Ithuriel   France The steamship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from the Malabar Coast, India to Bordeaux, Gironde.[149] She was refloated on 2 November and towed in to Bordeaux.[28][160]
Lyaspi   Spain The ship was wrecked on Simara Island, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Manila to Yloilo.[161]
Magenta   French Navy An accidental nighttime galley fire aboard the Magenta-class broadside ironclad while she was in port at Toulon, France, spread out of control and reached her after ammunition magazine, causing her to explode and sink 2 hours 55 minutes after the fire broke out.[162]
Spectre   Canada The brigantine sank off the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[155] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[163]
Waterwitch   United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank near Liverpool.[155]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1875
Ship State Description
Ada and Alice   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Ballywalter Bay. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated.[61]
Albert Gallatin   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium, to Callao, Peru.[39]
Alexandra   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Taiwan with the loss of all but one of her crew before 28 October. She was on a voyage from Shantou (Swatow) to Tianjin (Tientsin), China.[146][164]
Alexandrious   Greece The barque was wrecked in the Gaboon River, Africa.[124]
Altona   Germany The steamship was wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat Good Templar (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[62]
Amsterdam   Netherlands The barque was driven ashore at "Sierolovklint", Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[91][71]
Ann   United Kingdom The coaster foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, to Bangor, County Down.[25]
Ann Mills   United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all but her captain. The survivor was rescued by a French brig.[165]
Antigua   United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Demerara Lightship (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution), off the coast of British Honduras.[134]
Argo   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Sault-au-Cochon, Quebec, Canada.[166]
Argo   Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Denby (  United Kingdom).[125] Argo was subsequently taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire on 25 October by two smacks.[134]
Aura   Jersey The ship was abandoned at sea before 21 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Gaspé, Quebec, Canada.[117][121]
Bessie Young   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Île d'Orléans, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland, to Quebec City, Canada.[96]
Bisce   Germany The ship foundered in the North Sea. Ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Bremerhaven.[40]
Buoni Amici   Italy The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain, to nMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[164]
Caroline Louise   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Mandal, Norway.[17]
Catherina   Germany The ship was wrecked on Düne, Heligoland with the loss of one of her four crew.[166]
Celebataire   France The brig was wrecked.[83][71]
Countess   Canada The barque was in collision with a British steamship off the Isle of Man and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom by the steamship Cumbrae (  United Kingdom) on 22 October.[106][7]
E. Chambers   United States The ship was driven ashore on the Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland Colony.[39]
Elena   United States The ship was driven ashore on "Chester Island". She was on a voyage from Ivigtût, Greenland, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated.[17][71]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked. Her four crew were rescued by the Seascale Lifeboat.[62]
Ellon Castle   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Yantai, China. She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Amoy.[32]
Elvira   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on "Chester Island".[11]
England   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Formosa before 17 October. Her crew were rescued.[97][102][11] She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements, to Shanghai, China.[105]
Essere   France The brig was driven ashore at Aquin, Haiti.[11] She was refloated in late October.[147]
Eugenia   Germany The ship was abandoned at sea before 28 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Valparaíso, Chile.[149]
Eva   Germany The brig ran aground on the Marquesas Keys. She was on a voyage from Minatitlán, Mexico to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States.[32]
Francis   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, Newfoundland Colony before 22 October.[46]
Fruhling   Germany The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing cutter Contrast (  United Kingdom).[167]
Gertrude   Denmark The ship was abandoned in the North Sea.[42]
Good Templar   Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat was severely damaged at Sunderland whilst going to the aid of the steamship Altona (  Germany).[62]
Harlingen   Norway The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Braemar (  United Kingdom). Harlingen was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[131] She came ashore at Hamra, Gotland, Sweden.[91]
H. F. Ulrichs   Germany The steamship was driven ashore at "Stubben", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[64]
Hulda   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked at Larvik, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pori to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.[166]
Italo   Italy The brigantine was wrecked near the "Avis Islands". She was on a voyage from Genoa to Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies.[57]
Jean Bart   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Ubo". Her crew were rescued.[65]
Jessie Scott   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. Five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Guayaquil, Ecuador.[124]
John Pascal   United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Eight of her crew were rescued by Africa (  United Kingdom); others landed on Ascension Island. John Pascal was on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to New York, United States.[154][158][168]
July   France The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[57]
Kepler   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Huntcliffe (  United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[30]
Kingdom of Saxony   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on George's Shoal. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[71]
Leo   Germany The brig was wrecked on Lavansaari, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from CronstadtRussia to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[166]
Leopold   Russia The schooner was wrecked on the Abertay Sandbank, off the mouth of the River Tay. Her six crew were rescued by the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Mary Hartley (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[62]
Lotus   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Callao.[39]
Maid of Kent   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk in late October. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[163]
Margaret Reid   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, to Harburg, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven, Germany, in a leaky condition.[17]
Marie   United Kingdom The schooner collided with Otto and Antonie (  United Kingdom and sank in the Manicougan Shoals. All on board were rescued.[30]
Martin   United States The derelict barque was driven ashore at Manzanillo, Cuba, before 30 October.[149]
Mayflower   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 October. She was on a voyage from Greencastle, County Antrim to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[39]
Mayflower   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia.[17]
Memi   Sweden The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch smack. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Grimsby.[134]
Meteor   Norway The barque ran aground at "Hellevaag". She was on a voyage from Loviisa, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and towed in to Mandal, Norway, in a leaky condition.[124]
Nathalie   France The steamship ran aground. She was refloated on 26 October with the assistance of a Russian steamship and take in to Reval, Russia.[138][145]
Nathalia Jacobine   Denmark The smack was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her four crew were rescued by the Peterhead Lifeboat.[62]
Odin   Norway The brig was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Aarhus, Denmark.[166]
Orion   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in the Île de Ré, Charente-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan, to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure.[66] She was later refloated and towed in to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure.[42]
Porthan   Grand Duchy of Finland The brigantine was wrecked near Seaton Carew, County Durham. Her nine crew were rescued by the Seaton Carew Lifeboat Job Hindley (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[62][9]
Robert McKay   United States The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana to New York.[46]
San Juan Flag unknown The ship was wrecked in the "Tortugera River".[31]
Sceptre   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Southampton, Hampshire.[151]
Stefano   Austria-Hungary The brig was wrecked at Point Cloates, Western Australia with the loss of fifteen of her crew. She was reported to be on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Hong Kong, China.[169]
Sophie Emily   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[47]
Soumetar   Sweden The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Haparanda to Hartlepool.[64]
Teazer   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat Robert Whitworth (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[62] She was on a voyage from London to Whitby.[88][170]
Tornado   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock.[32]
Triton   Norway The ship was abandoned on the Dogger Bank on or before 2 October.[10]
Wesley   United States The ship was driven ashore at "Point St. Peter".[39]
Willem Poolman   Netherlands The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 15 October. Her crew were rescued.[68][70]
No. 1   Russia The barge was abandoned by her crew and drove ashore on the Sazalnitek Spit.[32]
No. 2   Russia The barge was driven ashore at "Glaffiroffka".[32]

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Bibliography edit

  • Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.

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