List of shipwrecks in August 1877
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crawford |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tyne. She was on a voyage form Quebec City, Canada to the River Tyne.[1] |
| Croft | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Amager, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[2] |
| Erimus | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France and was damaged.[2] |
| Guaycuru |  Chile |
The steamship was driven ashore at Constitución.[3] |
| Rosario | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked on Ouessant, Finistère, France. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to London.[4] |
| Oder |  Germany |
The steamship caught fire at New York, United States and was severely damaged.[4] |
2 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comus | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Demerara, British Guiana. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[5] |
| Genitore e Figli |  Italy |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the cutter Ranger ( United Kingdom). Genitore e Figli was on a voyage from Marianople, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[2] |
| Grace A. Channon |  United States |
The schooner was run into by the steam barge Champion ( United States) and sank with the loss of one of the four people on board. |
| Halton | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her three crew were rescued by Maiden Bower ( United Kingdom). Halton was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Gloucester.[2][6] |
| Island |  Norway |
The barque was driven ashore at "Segerstad", Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2] |
| Zulu | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peniche, Portugal. All on board were rescued.[2][7] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India.[8] |
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charger | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Belfast. She was refloated.[7] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered off the north coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Brading, Isle of Wight.[9] |
| Lewis M. Lamb | United States |
The ship ran aground at Silloth, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[10] |
| Quiver |  New Zealand |
The 20-ton ketch was struck amidships by the steamer Taranaki ( New Zealand) off Banks Peninsula, New Zealand and sank. Both crew were rescued by the Taranaki.[11] |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariadne | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Calcutta, India for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, reported missing.[12] |
| Lillie Parsons |  Canada |
The schooner sank after hitting rocks in the Saint Lawrence Seaway. |
| R. and T. Freeman | Canada |
The schooner was wrecked on Great Sand Cay.[13] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[9] |
| Bencleugh | New Zealand |
The 66-ton schooner parted her cables at Macquarie Island, Tasmania during a fierce storm. One crew member suffered a major fracture of the thigh from which he died.[11] |
| Cheops | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked at Vingoria, India. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Carwar.[9] |
| Elizabeth Crooks | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Baldoyle, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin.[9] |
| Friesland |  Netherlands |
The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10] |
| Rays of Light | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She subsequently foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) south south west of Blåvandshuk, Denmark.[14] She was on a voyage from Flores Island, Azores to Stettin, Germany.[15] |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Linnet | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck rocks and sank at the Isle of May, Fife. Her six crew survived.[16] |
| Lufra |  Sweden |
The steamship ran aground on the Stubbegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn to London, United Kingdom.[10] |
| One | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Margate, Kent.[9] |
| Queen Bee | United Kingdom |
The 726-ton barque ran aground on Farewell Spit, New Zealand with the loss of a crew member. Her passengers were rescued by the naval cutter HMS Aurora ( Royal Navy) from one of the ship's two boats, while the crew — who had taken to the other, less stable boat — were picked up by the steamship Manawatu ( New Zealand). Queen Bee was on a voyage from London to Nelson, New Zealand. She subsequently broke up.[17] |
8 August
9 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betty | Sweden |
The schooner was severely damaged in a storm in Wick Bay.[19] |
| Braes o' Moray | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged in a storm in Wick Bay.[19] |
| Marchmont | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Holyhead, Anglesey.[20] She was later refloated and towed to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] |
| Splendide |  France |
The schooner was driven ashore at Tarifa, Spain,[18] or at Gibraltar. Also reported to have foundered off Cape San Antonio, Spain with her crew being rescued by Balkaire (Flag unknown). Splendide was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Barcelona, Spain.[22][23] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amalia | Italy |
The brig was abandoned off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Sanginel ( Spain). Amalia was on a voyage from Crete to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[24] |
| Fredrik Wilhelm | Germany |
The brig collided with the steamship Douglas ( United Kingdom) off Gävle, Sweden. Fredrik Wilhelm was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was consequently condemned.[25] |
| Hygeia | United Kingdom |
The barque departed from Alexandria, Egypt for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all ten crew.[26][27] |
| Slavomin |  Austria-Hungary |
The barque ran aground on the Corton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Trieste. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[24] |
11 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bewick | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Amager, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance.[24] |
| Cornhill | United Kingdom |
The barque was damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[28] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| County of Stirling | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Futtah Sand, in the Hooghly River. She capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Hull, Yorkshire.[29] |
| Faith | United Kingdom |
The schooner arrived at Dundee, Forfarshire from Lindisfarne, Northumberland on fire. The fire was extinguished.[24] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The pilot boat was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel between Lundy Island and Morte Point, Devon by the steamship Pelaw ( United Kingdom).[30] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robina Dunlop | New Zealand |
The 493-ton barque ran ashore at the mouth of the Turakina River, New Zealand and was wrecked. All fourteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[31][32] |
| Witch of the Wave | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on a reef off Choiseul Island, Solomon Islands and was abandoned by her crew. She broke up on 21 August.[33] |
| No. 9 |  Russia |
The lighter collided with a tug and sank in the Neva.[28] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abal | France |
The lugger was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
| Charles | United Kingdom |
The dumb barge was run into by the steamship Alethea ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames.[24] |
| Europa | Germany |
The barque was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[28] |
| Franklin | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Ardglass, County Down. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Ardglass.[34] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28][35] |
| Providentia Arnt | Norway |
The ship struck the pier at IJmuiden, South Holland, Netherlands and became waterlogged.[24] |
| Queen of the Dart | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground in the Douro. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to London. She was refloated.[28][24] |
| Robin Hood | United Kingdom |
The trow was driven ashore and sank near "Kymin", Somerset. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[35][24] |
| Stentor | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Germany to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28] |
| Wacousta | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Guadalhorce. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Málaga, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Málaga.[25] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Azow | Norway |
The barque was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of North Berwick, Lothian, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[34][35] |
| City of Havana | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Tuspan Reef. All on board were rescued. City of Havana was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Veracruz, Mexico, Havana, Cuba and New York, United States. She was abandoned as a total loss on 19 September.[36][37] |
| Eugenia | Norway |
The schooner was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Fife Ness, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Drammen to Leith, Lothian.[34][24] |
| Granton | United Kingdom |
The lighter sprang a leak and sank at Leith.[34] |
| Proven | Norway |
The barque was driven ashore at "Elleborg", Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Antwerp, Belgium.[34] |
| Waverley | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Inchkeith, Fife. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Leith. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[38] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore south of Peniche, Portugal. She was refloated.[38] |
| Gem | United Kingdom |
The sloop ran aground on the Krantzand, in the North Sea off the German coast. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated with assistance.[38] |
| Hygeia | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Alexandria, Egypt for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all nine crew.[5] |
| N. K. Clements | United Kingdom |
The barque was run down and sunk 70 nautical miles (130 km) east of Gibraltar by Sané ( French Navy). Her crew were rescued by Sané. N. K. Clements was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Boston.[39] |
| Patria | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Pula, Austria-Hungary. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Pula. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship SMS Citon ( Austro-Hungarian Navy) and taken in to Pula.[40][41][42] |
| Uno | Sweden |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isla de Flores, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Montevideo, Uruguay.[38] |
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle | United States |
The fishing schooner was wrecked on Duck Island near Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Her crew were rescued.[43] |
| Gwendoline | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Queyriessand Bank, in the Gironde.[38][44] |
| Marie | Norway |
The barque was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Dram.[3] |
| Mecca | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Krishna River.[38] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Rangoon, Burma.[45] She was refloated on 21 August and towed in to Rangoon.[46] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aghios Spyridos | Germany |
The brig ran aground at the mouth of the Scarcies River. She was on a voyage from the Scarcies River to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[3] |
| Bertha Marie | Norway |
The yacht was driven ashore in the Weser. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3] |
| Duesbury | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Arcas Shoals, off the coast of Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
| Echo | New Zealand |
The 27-ton schooner was wrecked at Raglan. She hit the bar at the mouth of Raglan Harbour, damaging her steering gear, and became stranded. Two crewmen drowned.[48] |
| Marie | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Dram, Norway.[25] |
| Robina Dunlop | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at "Wargames". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wellington, New Zealand to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was a total loss.[40] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ada |  United Principalities |
Russo-Turkish War: The steamship was deliberately run ashore on Papadia Island, in the Danube downstream of Rahova by her pilot. She was set afire to prevent capture by Ottoman forces.[49] |
| Ardeer | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Mew Island, Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim.[3] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Belfast.[25] |
| Bertha Marie | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew took to two boats. Five crew in one of the boats were rescued by an American steamship. Those in the other boat were reported missing, presumed dead. Bertha Marie was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall.[20] |
| Mable Harries | United Kingdom |
The schooner departed from Dundalk, County Louth for the River Duddon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all three crew.[50] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl | Germany |
The ship collided with a barque off the Falsterbo Lighthouse, Sweden and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[42] She was later refloated and towed in to Helsingborg, Sweden for repairs.[51] |
| Commodore | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Freshwater Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hamburg, Germany.[40] |
| Lionel | New Zealand |
The 15-ton steamer foundered at the entrance to Whangape Harbour when she capsized after being hit by surging waves. Five crew were lost.[52] |
| Saguenay | Canada |
The ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Chicoutimi, Quebec. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship Union ( Canada).[53] |
21 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lorton Vale | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked in the Nun River. Her crew were rescued.[36][54] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Coppack | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south east of the Gunfleet Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to "Potness".[55][56] |
| St. David | United Kingdom |
The schooner capsized and sank between Flat Holm and Steep Holm islands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Wales to Bridgwater with esparto; the crew took to the shiip's boat.[57] |
| Vine | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Hallands Väderö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Pillau, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[55] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | A schooner ran aground on the Longnose Rock, Margate, Kent, United Kingdom.[25] |
23 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fahrenheit | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at Falmouth, Jamaica.[10][58] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ada Iredal | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Cape Scala, Greece. She was on a voyage from Patras, Greece to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[21] |
| August Marie | Netherlands |
The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the River Ythan. Her five crew survived.[59] |
| Gratitude | Netherlands |
The galiot collided with the schooner Otto ( Denmark) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Otto. Gratitude was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was taken in to Calais, France in a derelict condition on 27 August.[60][61] |
| Montana | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Castillas", Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Montevideo, Uruguay. She was a total loss.[55][62] |
| Ville de Fuveau | France |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cabezos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to the Gambia Colony and Protectorate.[55][51][20] She was refloated with assistance from the tug Lion Belge ( Gibraltar) and resumed her voyage.[60] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auguste Marie | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Newburgh, Aberdeenshire and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Newburgh.[63] |
| Carisbrooke, and an unnamed vessel |
United Kingdom |
The steamship Carisbrooke ran into and sank a barge at Portsmouth, Hampshire. Carisbrooke was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Southampton. She was severely damaged.[64] |
| Dunkeld | United Kingdom |
The lighter was holed whilst assisting to refloat the steamship Clanalpine ( United Kingdom) and sank at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[55] |
| Lord Mar | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the paddle steamer Lord Elgin and ran aground at Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Lord Mar was on a voyage from Alloa to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[65] |
| Nugget | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Brissons Rocks, off the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Torquay, Devon. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to St. Ives, Cornwall in a severely leaky condition.[55] |
| Pride, and Saturn |
United Kingdom |
The schooners collided in the Crosby Channel and were both severely damaged. They were towed in to Liverpool, Lancashire.[66][67] |
| Wilhelm Tell | Norway |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Understen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to an Australian port.[55][51] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Tarifa, Spain.[55] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore near Penzance, Cornwall.[56] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The smack capsized off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom with the loss of both crew .[68] |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Albyn | United Kingdom |
The barque, on a guano-collecting voyage from Melbourne, Victoria, drifted ashore on Surprise Island, New Hebrides and was wrecked; crew eventually reached New Caledonia, 300 nautical miles (560 km) away, in the ship's boats.[69] |
| Heimdall | Sweden |
The steamship collided with the steamship Alice Otto (Flag unknown) in the Garston Channel and was beached near Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Liverpool.[60] She broke in two and was declared a total loss.[70] She was refloated on 7 September and taken in to Liverpool.[63] |
| Robert Anderson | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Elgie Point, Caithness. She was refloated and taken in to Wick, Caithness in a leaky condition.[60][71] |
| Vision | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Emsworth, Hampshire.[55][66] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arturo | Spain |
The barque ran aground on Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Formas" to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Ilfracombe, Devon in a sinking condition.[70][72] |
| Boris | Russia |
The steamboat was run into by the steamboat Kormeeletz ( Russia) and sank in the Volga with the loss of more than 120 lives.[73] |
| Berwickshire | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Hong Kong. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[60] She was refloated on 29 August and towed in to Hong Kong.[61][21] |
| Candeur | Norway |
The barque was driven ashore on Anholt. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Pillau, Germany. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[74] |
| County of Sutherland | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River.[60] She was refloated.[70] |
| Dorothea Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The yacht ran aground and sank in Yell Sound.[60] |
| Hertha | Germany |
The galiot ran aground on the Nais Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[60][75] |
| Jeltina | Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on the Blaauwe Slenk, off the coast of Friesland.[75] Her crew were rescued. SHe was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to a Baltic port.[72] |
| Johann | Germany |
The barque was driven ashore at Cebu, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki, Japan to Cebu. She was refloated.[60] |
| Kents Bank | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship departed from Manila for New York, United States. No further trace, reported missing.[76] |
| Natividad | Spain |
The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Tage ( France). Natividad was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.[77][68] |
| Peter Jebsen | Norway |
The steamship ran aground at Stubben, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall to Cardiff. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60][70] |
| Supply | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued by the Penmon Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[60] |
| Vermont | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Tenasserim Island, Burma.[70] |
| 600 | Russia |
The lighter sank at Kronstadt.[60] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on The Shingles, off the north Kent coast.[60] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe | Italy |
The schooner capsized in a squall in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her four crew. Survivors took to a boat; they were rescued on 10 September by the schooner Maud Barber ( United States). Giuseppe was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Truxillo.[78] |
| Hansine Marie | Denmark |
The ship was abandoned off Gotland, Sweden in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Concordia ( Germany).[36] |
| Harmoni | Norway |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her five crew survived. She was on avoyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Mandal, Norway.[70][79] |
| Queen | Guernsey |
The schooner was wrecked on Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[55] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anafesto | Italy) |
The ship collided with the steamship Zero ( United Kingdom) and sank off Cape Spartivento. Her crew were rescued.[80] |
| Mentor | Norway |
The barque was wrecked at "Dragoumast", Russia. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Kronstadt, Russia.[81][21][74] |
| Splendid | France |
The brig foundered off Cape San Antonio, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Balkaire (Flag unknown). Splendid was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Barcelona, Spain.[61] |
| Vigilant | Norway |
The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Cairnrankie ( United Kingdom).[81] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Saul | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by fire whilst on a voyage from "Port Lavan" to Runcorn, Cheshire. She put in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[21] |
| Fannie | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from the Tonalá River for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[5] |
| George Peabody | United Kingdom |
The ship sank in a squall off West Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of six of her nine crew.[82] |
| Rose | France |
The schooner ran aground at Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure to Newport.[21] |
