| Ship | State | Description |
| Aberdeen |
United Kingdom |
The steamship foundered in the China Sea before 20 August. She was on a voyage from Hankou, China to London.[13] |
| Alata |
Norway |
The barque was driven ashore on "Boompjes Island", Netherlands East Indies.[4] |
| Alsace-Lorraine |
France |
The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River at Budge Budge, India.[7] |
| Anne Maline |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the River Colne and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Colchester, Essex.[32] |
| Annie |
United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with the steamship City of Exeter and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
| Argo |
Flag unknown |
The steam yacht was driven ashore near Tønsberg, Norway.[8] |
| Carlotta B. |
Italy |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cape Point, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
| Carrie Wyman |
United States |
The barque was wrecked at East London, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
| Clara Light |
United States |
The tender, a whaling schooner, was abandoned in ice in the Chukchi Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Point Franklin, Department of Alaska in late August.[34] |
Colón, and Wilton |
Spain
United Kingdom |
The steamships collided at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands and were both severely damaged. Colón was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Bilbao. Wilton was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam.[8] |
| Cuthbert |
United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned by her crew.[12] |
| Dacota |
United States |
The schooner was lost on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Vladivostok, Russia.[6] |
| Doris |
United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to the Rio Grande. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent by a tug.[12] |
| Express |
Sweden |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Pontegroso". She was on a voyage from Rosario, Argentina to Santos, Brazil.[8] |
| Freir |
Norway |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Miquelon. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
| Furnessia |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde near Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[4] |
| George L. Smith |
United States |
he fishing schooner vanished on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland after being sighted on 21 August. Lost with all fourteen hands.[35] |
| Hermod |
Norway |
The barque was wrecked at Cabarete, Dominican Republic.[7] |
| Hindoustan |
France |
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal whilst avoiding a collision with another vessel.[32] |
| John and James |
United Kingdom |
The tug was run into by Pitre and Marie (Flag Unknown) and sank at Cardiff.[4] |
| John F. Wonson |
United States |
The fishing schooner departed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on 4 August for Brown's Bank and vanished. Lost with all ten hands.[36] |
| Julie |
Norway |
The barque was wrecked on the Scroby Sand, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Drøbak to London.[12] |
| Linda |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Danube.[8] |
| Madras |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked in the Taichow Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki, Japan to Hong Kong.[4] |
| Morbihan |
France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Miquelon with the loss of her captain.[12] |
| Rosalie |
Denmark |
The barque was wrecked on the Chincorro Banks.[6] |
| Savina |
Italy |
The barque was in collision with the steamship Hesperus ( United Kingdom) at Buenos Aires and was severely damaged. Savina was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Buenos Aires.[8] |
| Staffa |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Caskier Rock, off the "Island of Giona".[12] |
| St. Pair |
France |
The brig collided with the barque Richelieu ( France) and sank in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
| Sydenham |
United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Lovaine and sank with the loss of a crew member. Sydenham was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Swansea, Glamorgan.[37] |
| Tagus |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[2] |
| Tiger |
Germany |
The barque foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the barque Bristol ( United Kingdom).[12] |
| The Craigs |
United Kingdom |
The barque was towed in to Key West, Florida, United States in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Cydonia ( United Kingdom). The Craigs had been on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
| Vick and Mebane |
Flag unknown |
The ship was wrecked at Imbituba, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[38] |
| Virginia |
United States |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned at sea.[39] |
| Weigh |
United Kingdom |
The smack was run down and sunk.[40] |
| Woodlands |
United Kingdom |
The steamship struck the Pearl Rock and was beached at Punta Mala, Spain.[7] |
| Xema |
Flag unknown |
The ship was driven ashore in the Turks Islands. She was later refloated.[38] |
| Young Dick |
Queensland |
The schooner was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef with the loss of all on board, more than 140 lives.[41] |