| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes |
Germany |
The barque capsized off Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued by the barque O. F. Mass ( Germany).[3] |
| Argonauta |
Italy |
The barque was towed in to Montevideo, Uruguay in a sinking condition. She was beached.[6] |
| Bowesfield |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Kertch, Russia. She was refloated on 3 April.[27] |
| Diamond |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at the Surop Lighthouse, Russia.[25] |
| Dienstag |
Germany |
The barque was driven ashore at Falsterbo. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Honfleur, Manche, France.[2] |
| English Maid |
United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Portreath, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Portreath.[5] |
| Glaslyn |
United Kingdom |
The ship was reported to have been wrecked at Coquimbo, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Coquimbo to Cardiff, Glamorgan,[3] or from Fremantle, Western Australia to Shanghai, China.[28] |
| Gwendoline |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Terneuzen.[2] |
| Harmonia |
Germany |
The ship was abandoned at Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
| Henry Parr |
Norway |
The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Nerissa ( United Kingdom).[29] |
| Johanna |
Flag unknown |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New York, United States.[4] |
| Kepler |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Mazarrón, Spain to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5] |
| Magan |
France |
The yacht was cut in two by the steamship Chusan ( United Kingdom and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Two crew and the captain died.[16] |
| Mary Freeman |
United Kingdom |
The brigantine collided with the barque Mary Lee ( Sweden) and sank at Barbados with the loss of a crew member.[20] |
| Mary L. Cushing |
United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Block Island, Rhode Island. She was on a voyage from New York to Hong Kong.[25] |
Meteor, and Wolviston |
Germany
United Kingdom |
The barque Meteor collided with the steamship Wolviston and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Talcahuano, Mexico. Wolviston was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Hamburg. She was severely damaged and put in to Cuxhaven.[7] |
| Mexico |
Flag unknown |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Georgia.[2] |
| Perseverance |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Herne Bay, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
| Ragna |
Norway |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Energy ( United Kingdom). Ragna was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[25] |
| Raiatea |
Germany |
The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean before 17 April. All on board were rescued, but a passenger subsequently died. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Tahiti.[14] |
| R. F. Matthews |
United States |
The ship was driven ashore on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Coosaw Island, South Carolina to a British port.[3] |
| Richard |
Norway |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ethiopia (Flag unknown). Richard was on a voyage from Ayr, United Kingdom to New York.[7] |
| Rjukan |
Norway |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Quebec City, Canada.[13] |
| Russia |
Germany |
The steamship was driven ashore at Falsterbo. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[2] |
| Saragossa |
United States |
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Port Antonio, Jamaica.[2] |
| Scotia |
Flag unknown |
The ship was driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Fire Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to New York City.[4] |
| Silverdale |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Workington, Cumberland.[5] |
| Sokoto |
Flag unknown |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia to Messina, Sicily, Italy.[2] |
| Stroma |
Flag unknown |
The steamship was driven ashore at the Head of Passes. She was later refloated.[15] |
| Tom John Taylor |
United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Hansa ( Germany) and sank at Hamburg. Tom John Taylor was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hamburg.[15] |
| Uckermünde |
Germany |
The barque was driven ashore at Falsterbo. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Honfleur.[2] |
| Vasco |
Spain |
The steamship was lost at Cape Penas. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
| Viking |
United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground in the Cromarty Firth and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Dingwall, Ross-shire. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[15] |
| Volta |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Mykonos, Greece with the loss of eleven of her 24 crew.[18][30] |
| Walton |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Galaţi, Romania. She was refloated on 25 April.[6] |
| Zaire |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Trieste before 25 April.[6] |
| Zelia |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Mayaguana, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Nuevitas, Cubat to the English Channel.[20] |
| Unnamed |
Germany |
The steamship ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[27] |