| Ship | State | Description |
|---|
| Acacia |
 United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[28] |
| Albano |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[14] |
| Alice Tarleton |
 United States |
The schooner collided with another vessel and sank. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Cumberland ( United States). Alice Tarleton was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[9] |
| America |
 Germany |
The steamship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Bremen.[27] |
| Ardanaz |
 Spain |
The steamship ran aground in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Vinaròs to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[28] |
| Ariel |
United States |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón, United States of Colombia.[8] |
| A. T. Franklin |
Flag Unknown |
1885 Christmas gale: The schooner was wrecked at Ingall's Point.[50] |
| Blanche |
 Norway |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8] |
| Bonnie Lassie |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at "Toppershoedje", Netherlands East Indies.[46][58] |
| Caramania |
Flag unknown |
The steamship was driven ashore at Sadras, India on or before 18 December. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Madras, India.[31][44] She was later refloated and taken in to Calcutta, where she arrived on 1 January 1886.[46] |
| Charles A. Hoard |
United States |
The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoals. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to New York.[61] |
| Charles |
 France |
The ship sank off Sark, Channel Islands.[31] |
| Charles Worsley |
United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire and was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Chittagong, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was subsequently towed in to Calcutta, India.[21] |
| Christina |
 Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore on the Duddon Sands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Nykøbing. She was refloated and towed in to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire in a severely leaky condition.[41] |
| Christine |
Denmark |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Odense.[28] |
| Claxton |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Copenhagen Denmark.[62] |
| Colombia |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Tambo de Mora, Peru. She was refloated and taken in to Callao, Peru.[4] |
| Cyrene |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Cochin, India.[35] She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[41] |
| Douglas Castle |
Norway |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8] |
| Duchess of Lancaster |
United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore on the Isla de Flores, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Riachuelo, Uruguay.[21] She was later refloated.[19] |
| Eagle |
United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Badcall, Sutherland. She was on a voyage from "Glendhue" to Ullapool, Ross-shire.[21] |
| Elizabeth |
Flag unknown |
The ship ran aground at Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and put back to Cap-Haïtien in a leaky condition.[19] |
| Elsy |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Covehithe, Suffolk. Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[61] |
| Elvina |
United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Colón.[63] |
| Evelina |
United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8] |
| Expert |
United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked near Montrose, Forfarshire.[13] |
| Exio |
Flag unknown |
The ship was driven ashore at Batoum, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Batoum in a leaky condition.[46] |
| Fortitude |
United Kingdom |
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
| Frank Atwood |
United States |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8] |
| Florence |
United Kingdom |
The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at Mucking, Essex.[57] |
| Friedrich Carrow |
Flag unknown |
The ship ran aground at Jamaica. She was consequently condemned.[33] |
| Gazelle |
Flag Unknown |
1885 Christmas gale: The schooner went ashore at Woodward's Cove.[50] |
| George Evans |
United Kingdom |
The smack caught fire at St. Dogmaels, Cornwall and was scuttled.[33] |
| Golden Sheaf |
United Kingdom |
The ship was lost.[25] |
| Grane |
Norway |
The brig was driven ashore at Galveston, Texas, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galveston. She was a total loss.[46] |
| Greenore |
United Kingdom |
The dredger sank in the Carlingford Lough.[1] She was refloated on 11 December and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Antrim.[21] |
| Gutenberg |
Germany |
The ship was wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Bremen.[41] |
| Hastings |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[33] |
| Hekla |
 Netherlands |
The steamship was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Amsterdam, North Holland.[9] |
| Helden |
Norway |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8][63] |
| Historian |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Magdalena River. She was on a voyage from London to Savanilla, United States of Colombia. She was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Colón.[57] |
| Il Nazarena |
 Italy |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Robben Island, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
| Incemore |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at Haugesund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Bergen, Norway. She was later refloated.[28] |
| Inflexible |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Port Royal, Jamaica to London. She was refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia, United States in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[35] |
| Jane Stephenson |
United Kingdom |
The fishing trawler was driven ashore at Donna Nook. Her crew were rescued.[61] |
| Johanna von Schubert |
Germany |
The ship collided with the steamship Essex ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Pregel. Johanna von Schubert was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Pillau.[64] |
| John McLaggan |
 United States |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Summerside to Philadelphia.[31] |
| Jupiter |
Norway |
The barque was driven ashore at Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. She was later refloated and taken in to Coatzacoalcos.[31] |
| Kamehamaha Iv |
United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at New York. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to New York.[21] |
| Karnau |
Norway |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8][63] |
| Kedron |
United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Domesnes, Courland Governorate with the loss of all hands.[25] |
Kent, and
Lord Howe |
United Kingdom |
The collier Kent collided with the ketch Lord Howe in the River Thamed and was beached. Lord Howe sank. Her crew were rescued.[65] |
| King's Lynn |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Gröden, Germany.[64] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[24] |
| Lady of the Lake |
United Kingdom |
The ship sank off Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Lass o'Down |
United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near North Berwick, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
| Laura |
United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Thunder ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Limehouse, Middlesex.[56] |
| Lord Beaconsfield |
United Kingdom |
The fishing smack was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew survived.[61] |
| Lynton |
United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked near Aspinwall, United States of Colombia with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aspinwall.[25][8][63] |
| Magician |
United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship collided with the full-rigged ship Ben Douran ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of a crew member. Magician was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to San Francisco, California, United States.[66][67] |
| Marathon |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Heidle Point, Peru. She was a total loss.[27] |
| Marie Frederike |
 Russia |
The schooner foundered off "East Bolderaa". Her crew were rescued.[57] |
| Mary Coverdale |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark.[65] |
| Mayflower |
United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned off "Voel Nant".[4] |
| Minnie |
Flag Unknown |
1885 Christmas gale: The schooner was wrecked at Brown's Point.[50] |
| Moel-y-Don |
United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore near Rosses Point, County Sligo.[4] |
| Morasize |
United Kingdom |
The ship sank with the loss of all hands.[25] |
| Montevideo |
 Argentina |
The steamship ran aground in the Paraguay River.[58] |
Nameless, and
St. Helier |
United Kingdom |
The brigantine Nameless collided with the steamship St. Helier at Penarth, Glamorgan. Both vessels were severely damaged and put in to Cardiff for repairs. Nameless was on a voyage from Cardiff to Youghal, County Cork. St. Helier was on a voyage from Cardiff to Palermo, Sicily, Italy.[31] |
| Nanny |
Flag unknown |
The barque was driven ashore at Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[9] |
| Nimrod |
Netherlands |
The brig ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Delfzijl, Groningen.[41] |
| Nockar |
Norway |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the North Sea on or before 31 December.[58] |
| Norway |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[19] |
| Ocean |
Norway |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Quiberon, Morbihan, France. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to London, United Kingdom.[1] |
| Océan |
France |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8][63] |
| Ortolan |
Norway |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8] |
| Pachumba |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at "Linga", Persia. She was refloated.[46] |
| Papua |
Germany |
The steamship ran aground on the Osprey Reef, in the Torres Strait.[62] |
| Peter |
Denmark |
The schooner was driven ashore on Hirsholmene. She was on a voyage from Bandholm to Arendal, Norway.[9] |
| Pioneer |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee.[46] She was later refloated.[68] |
| Rocklands |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain.[56] |
| Rover of the Seas |
United Kingdom |
The ship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Victoria, V.I." to Liverpool.[46] |
| Ryerson |
United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship caught fire at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[56] |
| Sadie Ankers |
Flag unknown |
The ship was abandoned off Cozumel, Mexico. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Porto Cortez, Honduras to London.[69] |
| Salmon |
 Canada |
The ship ran aground at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Fleetwood. She was refloated and found to be waterlogged.[65] |
| Seagull |
United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore in Malltraeth Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire to Garston, Lancashire.[57] |
| Seenymphe |
Germany |
The schooner was wrecked at Durban, Natal Colony. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
| Silica |
United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked near the mouth of the Tonalá River. She was on a voyage from Colón to Minatitlán, Mexico.[35] |
| Skinfaxe |
Norway |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Guadeloupe.[70] |
| Southwood |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the St. Lambert Bank, in the Gironde.[64] She was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[24] |
| St. Andrews Bay |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Bordeaux. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[27] |
| Stella Catalina |
 United States of Colombia |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8] |
| Storra Lee |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sulina to Rotterdam, South Holland.[57] She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[56] |
| Theodore |
Russia |
The schooner collided with the barque Trimpus ( Russia) and ran aground off the coast of Sweden. Theodor was on a voyage from South Shields to Liepāva.[14] She was refloated and towed in to Helsingborg in a severely damaged condition.[64] |
| Theodore Reimers |
Germany |
The ship was driven ashore at Hela. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Danzig.[9] |
| Three Brothers |
United Kingdom |
The fishing trawler was driven ashore and wrecked at the Heugh Lighthouse, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[27] |
| Tigri |
 Austria-Hungary |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8] |
| Tolfaen |
United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship King Ja Ja ( United Kingdom) off Plasnewydd. She was beached at "Raynol".[4] |
| Tweed |
United Kingdom |
The tug was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Universal |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Borneira Rock, in Vigo Bay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Workington, Cumberland. She was refloated and taken in to port.[47] |
| Veronica |
United States |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
| Veteran |
United States |
The barquentine was driven ashore and wrecked at Colón.[8] |
| Viceroy |
United Kingdom |
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Laurel ( United Kingdom). Viceroy was on a voyage from New Orleans to Bremen.[58] |
| Waikna |
United States |
The yacht was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from New York to British Honduras.[64] |
| Wergeland |
Norway |
The brig put in to Cowes, Isle of Wight on fire. Attempts by HMS Hector ( Royal Navy) to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful and she was scuttled.[33] |
| W. Rohl |
Germany |
The barque caught fire and sank at Rio de Janeiro. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Hamburg.[41] |
| Unnamed |
Flag unknown |
The brigantine ran aground and sank on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[9] |
| Unnamed |
France |
The pilot boat sank off the La Coubre Lighthouse, Gironde.[9] |
| Unnamed |
Flag unknown |
The brig was driven ashore at the Shornemead Fort, Kent.[14] |
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