List of shipwrecks in October 1887

The list of shipwrecks in October 1887 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1887.

1 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1887
Ship State Description
Arctic   United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the Cumberland Gulf. Her 21 crew survived.[1]
Stewart Freeman   Canada The full-rigged ship collided with the schooner Enterprise (  United Kingdom) off Barry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. Stewart Freeman was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rio de Janeiro Brazil. She was taken in to Penarth, Glamorgan.[2]

2 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1887
Ship State Description
Clydach   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Benamain (  United Kingdom) and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of Sandhammer, Sweden. Clydach was on a voyage from Rostock, Germany to Härnösand, Sweden.[3]

3 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1887
Ship State Description
Eaglet   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the Horse Channel, off the coast of Denbighshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nefyn, Caernarfonshire.[2]
Havana   United States The schooner sank in a gale 3 miles from saint Joseph, Michigan. Her Captain and 2 crewmen died. 4 crew rescued by "Hannah Sullivan" (  United States). Wreck located in 1895.[4][5]

4 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1887
Ship State Description
California   United States The steamship foundered in Lake Michigan off Gros Cap, Michigan with the loss of sixteen lives.[6]
Mary Blundell   United Kingdom The barque caught fire in the Yarra River, Victoria.[7]

5 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1887
Ship State Description
Hedvig   Sweden The ship departed from the River Tyne for Bornholm, Denmark. No further trace, reported missing.[8]
Zoe   United Kingdom The fishing smack was run into by the steamship Grenadier (  United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the mouth of the Humber. Her five crew were rescued by Grenadier.[9]

6 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1887
Ship State Description
Platon   Greece The brig was run into by St. Louis (Flag unknown) and sank at Kertch, Russia.[10]
Santa Andrea   Italy The barque was destroyed by fire at Carboneras, Spain.[11]

7 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1887
Ship State Description
Christine   Sweden The schooner collided with the steamship Christian IX (  Denmark) and sank. Her crew were rescued.[11]

8 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1887
Ship State Description
Hoffnung   Germany The barque was run down by Essequibo (Flag unknown) and sank in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom with some loss of life.[12]

9 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1887
Ship State Description
Spahis   France The steamship ran ashore and was wrecked on "La Formigue de Bourmes", off the coast of Var with the loss of 22 lives.[12][13]
Sleipner   Denmark The schooner sank in the North Sea 260 nautical miles (480 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Moniteur (  United Kingdom). Sleipner was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Aalborg.[14]

10 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1887
Ship State Description
Jules et Marie   France The ship ran aground, capsized and sank at Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member.[15]

11 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1887
Ship State Description
Dolphin   United Kingdom The ship was run into by the barque Crummock Water (  United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Crummock Water.[14]
Escurial, and
Georgian
Flag unknown
  United Kingdom
The steamship Escurial collided with the steamship Georgian in the River Thames at Rosherville, Kent. She was on a voyage from Zakynthos, Greece to London. She was beached at Tilburyness, Essex but was refloated and taken in to Tilbury, Essex. Georgian sank. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium.[15][16] Georgian was refloated on 27 October. She was towed in to London the next day.[17]
George W. Beale   United States The fishing steamship was sunk in a collision with a tug in the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City. A crew member was reported missing.[18]
IJmuiden   Netherlands The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat Reval (Flag unknown). IJmjuiden was on a voyage from IJmuiden, North Holland to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland.[14]
Jantje Flag unknown The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Boy Ernest (  United Kingdom). Jantje was on a voyage from London to Oldenburg, Germany.[19]
Venice   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, at a position north west of the Mouse Lightship (  Trinity House). An offer of assistance from the Clacton Lifeboat was refused.[15]

12 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1887
Ship State Description
Ascalon   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hidacore Rocks, 14 nautical miles (26 km) north of Galle, Ceylon. Her 32 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aden, Aden Governorate to Calcutta, India.[20]
Marmion   United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and sank off the Isle of Bute. She was on a voyage from Maryhill, Renfrewshire to the Isle of Arran.[10]
Onward   Sweden The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Stockholm.[10]

13 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1887
Ship State Description
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The fishing sloop was damaged by fire at Sutton Pool, Devon.[14]
Salvatore Massa   Italy The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the steamship Arecuna (  United Kingdom). Salvatore Massa was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New York, United States.[21]

14 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1887
Ship State Description
Victis   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent.[19]

15 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1887
Ship State Description
Dagny Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neder Kalix, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[19]
Heidahl   Norway The brig was driven ashore at the Vrouwepolder, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Ostend, Belgium.[19]

16 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1887
Ship State Description
Augusta   Sweden The 850 ton barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of the captain and eight seamen. Augusta was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Aspinwall, Colombia. Reports differ as to which ship rescued the six survivors on 24 October. One source says they were rescued by the barque Gerson (  Denmark), another reports they were taken to New York by the barque Union.[22][23][24]
Kameruka   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Pedro Rocks, off Moruya Heads, New South Wales.[25]

17 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1887
Ship State Description
Fides   Denmark The schooner was lost off Mamanguape, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Macau to Porto Alegre, Brazil.[26]

18 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1887
Ship State Description
Bellona   United Kingdom The barque capsized and sank at Mauritius. She was refloated in late November.[27]
Douro   United Kingdom The tug was run into by the steamship African (  United Kingdom) and sank at Rotherhithe, Surrey.[26]
L. T. Billinger   United States The canal boat, under the tow of Oswego (  United States) sank off Newburgh, New York. Her captain and his wife, asleep in their cabin, drowned.[18]
Planteur   Germany The barque collided with the steamship Upapa (  United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of eleven of the thirteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by Upapa. Planteur was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[28]
Polly   United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the tug Mosquito (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. Polly was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Putney, Surrey.[29]

19 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1887
Ship State Description
Cheviot   Victoria
 
Cheviot
The steamship ran aground in Port Philip Bay and was wrecked with the loss of 35 lives.
Four Brothers   United States The schooner was abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico south south west of Panama City, Florida(29°30′N 86°00′W / 29.500°N 86.000°W / 29.500; -86.000).[30]
Sara F. Bird   United States The schooner was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of the mouth of the Perdido River.[30]

21 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1887
Ship State Description
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[31]

22 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1887
Ship State Description
Midge   United Kingdom The yawl foundered 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Lymington, Hampshire.[32] She was refloated on 9 November and towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was placed under repair.[33]

23 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1887
Ship State Description
City of Owen Sound   Canada The steamship struck a sunken rock and foundered in Georgian Bay off the Clapperton Lighthouse, Ontario. Her crew were rescued.[34][35]
Delaware   United States The steamship was beached in a storm near Hammond Bay, Michigan Straits and declared a total loss. Sunsequently refloated, rebuilt and returned to service as Charles B. Hill.[36]
Francis Henry   United Kingdom The ship departed from Comfort Bight, Labrador, Newfoundland Colony for Gibraltar. No further trace, reported missing.[37]
Laketon   United States The steamer ran aground and sank in a gale in Lake Superior. Seven of her crew were rescued. Raised 6 August, 1888.[38]

24 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1887
Ship State Description
Meliora   United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Cullen, Moray. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[39]
Perseverance   United Kingdom The smack foundered off the north Devon coast.[39]
Sibylla   United Kingdom The steamship departed from Malta for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, reported overdue.[40]

25 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1887
Ship State Description
Frigga   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Our Boys (  United Kingdom). Frigga was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Fredrikstadt.. She was subsequently taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom.[35]
Striver   United Kingdom The fishing smack, under tow of the tug Tasmania (  United Kingdom) collided with a brig and sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[41]

26 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1887
Ship State Description
Ada and Ethel   New South Wales The schooner was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of the Seal Rocks, New South Wales.
Arken   Norway The brig sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) south west of Smith's Knowl, off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Figet (  United Kingdom). Arken was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[42]
Flaminian   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at "Burgar Deressi", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[43]
Protector   Norway The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Stranraer, Wigtownshire to Ayr, United Kingdom.[35]

27 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1887
Ship State Description
Flying Hawk   United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore on Dalkey Island, County Dublin.[43]
Swift   United Kingdom The ship collided with Dundee (  United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her captain was reported missing. Swift was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole, Dorset.[44]

28 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1887
Ship State Description
Princess of Wale   United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Portland, Dorset whilst on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. No further trace, reported overdue.[45]

29 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1887
Ship State Description
Vernon   United States
 
Sonar image of the wreck of Vernon, 12 June 2022.
During a westward voyage from Frankfort, Michigan, the 158.7-foot (48 m), 694.94-gross register ton steamship foundered in a gale in Lake Michigan east of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, with the loss of all but one of the 40 to 50 people on board. The lone survivor was rescued after 60 hours on a raft. The wreck lies in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary at 44°12.125′N 087°24.738′W / 44.202083°N 87.412300°W / 44.202083; -87.412300 (SS Vernon) at a depth of 210 feet (64 m) except for the pilot house and deck superstructure, which lie west of the rest of the wreck in 160 feet (49 m) of water.[18][46][47][48][49][50]
Von Peter   Norway The barque was driven ashore in Rocquaine Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands. A crew member was reported missing.[51]

30 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1887
Ship State Description
Flaxmoss   United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by the barque Neptunus (  Netherlands). Flaxmoss was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[52]
Helena   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque, Nord with the loss of four of the six people on board. Survivors were rescued by a fishing vessel.[51]
Pride of the Sea   United Kingdom The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Shanklin, Isle of Wight with the loss of all six crew.[42][51]
Ranger   United Kingdom The pilot cutter was driven onto Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight.[51]
Robert   United Kingdom The barque sank in the River Thames at Swanscombe, Kent.[52]
Sydney   United Kingdom The barque sank in the River Thames at Swanscombe.[52]
Thomas and Sarah   United Kingdom The Thames barge foundered in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[52]
Yarra   United Kingdom The excursion boat foundered in the Solent west of Ryde Pier.[51]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The yacht foundered in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset with the loss of ten of the twelve people on board.[51]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The barge foundered off Sheerness, Kent with the loss of all hands.[51]

31 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1887
Ship State Description
Black Diamond   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[44]
Flower of May   United Kingdom The schooner foundered in Morecambe Bay. Three crew were rescued.[53]
Murial   United Kingdom The ship became stranded on the breakwater at Kertch, Russia.[52]
Persia   United States The ship ran aground at "Port Phillippe". She was on a voyage from New York to Port Phillippe. She was later refloated.[54]
Unnamed   Austria-Hungary The brigantine ran aground at "Galea".[44]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1887
Ship State Description
Adam Smith   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France.[39]
Adriana Flag unknown The steamship collided with the steamship Valdemar (  Denmark) and sank at "Pyk Tabak", Belgium.[2]
Agnar   Norway The barque sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Christiania.[35]
Agnes Otto   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Gibraltar.[14]
Albertina   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Odense, Denmark to Luleå, Sweden. Albertina was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a severely leaky condition. She was placed under repair.[14]
Allegheny   United States The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Boston, Massachusetts in a leaky condition.[32]
Angela   Austria-Hungary The brig was destroyed by fire at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[17]
Axel   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Holbæk.[17]
Baltic   Sweden The barque ran aground at "Singo".[14]
Bertha   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Fontes Pereira de Mello (  Portugal). Bertha was on a voyage from London to Porto Alegre, Brazil.[52]
Bothal   United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Bremen, Germany.[19]
Capella   Sweden The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Moscow (  Denmark). Capella was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Nyköping.[43]
Caroline   Norway The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently towed in to Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[10]
Caura   Belgium The barque was destroyed by fire at sea before 16 October. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Valparaíso, Chile.[26]
Charlotte   Norway The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Stege, Denmark. She was subsequently towed in to Gothenburg by the steamship Prins Oscar (  Sweden).[26]
Christine   Norway The ship ran aground at Rhyl, Denbighshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Rhyl.[52]
Condor   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.[55]
Dessoug   United States The steamship arrived at Savannah, Georgia on fire.[56]
Diligent   France The schooner was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[26]
Earl of Jersey   United Kingdom The ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) west south west of the mouth of the Karnaphuli River.[2]
Elena   Germany The barque was driven ashore in the Savannah River.[2]
E. T. Killman   Sweden The steamship ran aground at "Gallandsodde", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Aarhus, Denmark to a Baltic port.[19]
Frisia   Netherlands The barque was towed in to Swinemünde, Germany in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Oscar (  Russia. Frisia was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Harlingen, Friesland.[43]
Galatz   France The steamship was driven ashore on "Island Aspro".[44]
Gustav Adolph   Germany The schooner ran aground on the Kaloot Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands.[52] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[57]
Gustave Adolph   Norway The barque ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate, and was abandoned by her crew.[39]
Gylfe   United Kingdom The ship arrived at Quebec City, Canada from Liverpool on fire. She was scuttled.[19]
Haabet   Norway The brig was driven ashore at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Fredrikstadt.[10]
Hebe Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Brion Island, Quebec. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Gaspé, Quebec.[14]
Hector   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sevastopol, Russia.[26]
Henriette   Germany The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Conway, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[42]
Henry   United Kingdom The schooner struck a sunken rock and was beached at Rossport, County Mayo.[35]
Hetty   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Vieux Point, Seine-Inférieure.[19]
Hiskelina   Germany The galiot was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Reval, Russia. She was a total loss.[19]
Horation   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Hamburg, Germany.[52]
Hugenden   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia.[10]
Jane   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire.[39]
Johanne Margaretha   Germany The galiot was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark.[10]
John   Norway The schooner collided with the steamship Regalia (  United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. John was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom. She put in to Helsingør, Denmark.[15]
John Hanna   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Felixtowe, Suffolk.[58]
John P. Best   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt at "Pyp Tabak", Belgium. She was refloated with the assistance of eight tugs and taken in to Antwerp, Belgium.[55]
King's Lynn   United Kingdom The ship an aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Hamburg.[39]
Knight Companion   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[52] She was refloated on 31 October and taken in to Dunkerque.[44]
Leopoldo   Italy The ship arrived at Buenos Aires, Argentina from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom on fire. She was scuttled.[19]
Livingstone   The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Ljuba   Russia The barque was wrecked west of Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Gävle, Sweden.[31]
Lofoten   Norway The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom to Laurvig.[10]
Lorely   Germany The brig foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued.[52]
Louise   Germany The schooner collided with Metapedia (Flag unknown) and sank.[31]
Loyal, and the Traverse Lightship   United Kingdom
  Trinity House
The Traverse Lightship was run into by Loyal and sank. Loyal was on a voyage from Quebec City to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was beached at Saint-Roch, Quebec.[26]
Maranhao   France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Salina, Brazil.[39]
Marion   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Savannah River. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[39]
Marouysa   Russia The steamship ran aground in the Danube at "Koopanitza", Romania.[56]
Mathilde   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore on Rogoe Island. She was on a voyage from Lappohja, Grand Duchy of Finland to "Veile".[17]
Moya   Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Ronehamn, Gotland and was severely damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Visby, Gotland.[32]
Naier   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Savannah River.[2]
Naples   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia United States.[11]
New Brunswick   Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool.[32]
Nicholas Harvey   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay and was set afire. Her crew were rescued by the barque Nadeshda (  Russia). Nicholas Harvey was on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[42]
Niord   Norway The brig was wrecked at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Laurvig.[31]
Nordpol   Denmark The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[35]
Orion   Norway The brig was driven ashore at Thisted. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Svelvig. She was a total loss.[19]
Panama   United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Canaveral, Florida. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba.[44]
Patriot   Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dokkum, Friesland to Dram.[19]
Penair   United Kingdom The Hayle brigantine became a total loss at Hogland Island, Finland. Two seamen drowned.[60]
Plutos   Norway The barque was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Polly Preston   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition.[14]
Resolute   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia.[56]
Salient   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the pier at Livorno, Italy and was severely damaged.[10]
Samarang   Norway The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Rhine (  Norway).[11]
Scotia   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Dohanasian", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Malta.[56]
Shamrock   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay, and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Runcorn, Cheshire.[26] Shamrock was refloated on 21 October but consequently sank in the River Dee.[31]
Silvia   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia.[32]
Sophie   Norway The brig was driven ashore at Callantsoog, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to the Nieuwe Diep.[19]
Spey   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the White Sea. She was refloated and taken in to Bodø, Norway in a leaky condition.[55]
St. Brelade   Jersey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gaspé.[43]
Sylph   United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore 3+12 nautical miles (6.5 km) north of Skegness Pier, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Goole.[42]
Tauros   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Dunkerque.[10]
Telegraf   Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Thorn Holme   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Sydney, Nova Scotia. She was refloated and towed in to Quebec City.[26]
Thorwaldsen   Norway The barque was abandoned off the Isla de Flores, Uruguay on or before 5 October.[21]
Thurso   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Högänas, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stettin, Germany.[26]
Waava   Russia The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Walker   United Kingdom The tug collided with the tug Flying Owl (  United Kingdom) and sank off Little Cumbrae, Ayrshire with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Flying Owl.[43]
Wilhelmine   Norway The steamship was driven ashore at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from "Evensen" to Fredrikstadt.[19]
Unnamed   Egypt The felucca was run down and sunk in the Suez Canal by Poseidon (flag unknown).[39]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on the Hadston Skeers, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[42]

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