| Ship | State | Description |
|---|
| Albion |
 Norway |
The barque was wrecked at Ross, Northumberland, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Brevig to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[32] |
| Ann |
 United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off the coast of Northumberland on or before 18 March. The body of a crew member was landed at Amble, Northumberland by the keepers of the Coquet Lighthouse.[33] |
| Anna |
Norway |
The ship was lost off the coast of Northumberland. Wreckage came ashore at Amble.[1] |
| Antje |
 Germany |
The schooner ran aground at Punta Nada, Spain.[4] |
| Aristomene |
Flag unknown |
The ship caught fire at Newcastle, New South Wales. The fire was extinguished.[33] |
| Azoff |
 Russia |
The ship collided with Svict ( Russia) at Galaţi, Romania and was severely damaged. She put in to Galaţi.[47] |
| Benayo |
Flag unknown |
The steamship was driven ashore east of Tarifa, Spain and was abandoned by her crew.[43] |
| Benlarig |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground or was driven ashore in Japanese waters. She was refloated and taken in to Nagasaki in a severely damaged condition.[53] |
| Bessie Morris |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore east of Gibraltar on or before 2 March.[4] |
| British Princess |
United Kingdom |
The barque was lost off Viana do Castelo, Portugal, on March, 29, with the loss of 22 of her 23 crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[29] |
| Canada |
United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[37] |
| Cortesia |
 Italy |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[47] |
| Creole |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground and sprang a leak at Livorno, Italy.[54] |
| Dacapo |
Norway |
The brig was driven ashore at Egersund. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Stavanger. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[54] |
| De Ruyter |
 United States |
The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to New York.[47] |
| Eagle |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Sondre Rosse, Denmark.[3] |
| Edith Godden |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica. She was refloated.[4] |
| Elim |
Norway |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of North Berwick, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
| Enrique |
Germany |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Salamanca, Columbia.[55] |
| Fie |
Norway |
The barque foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. Two survivors were rescued by the smack Valentine ( United Kingdom). Fie was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Fredrikstadt.[56] |
| Fleur de la Mer |
 France |
The steamer sank off the Cayenne coast, French Guiana with the loss of sixty passengers.[57] |
| Forward |
United Kingdom |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Saint Ann's Bay. She was refloated.[4] |
| Gallilee |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Scarweather Sands, in the Bristol Channel.[55] |
| Guina |
 Netherlands |
The barque was driven ashore at "Pitt", Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the tug India ( United Kingdom), which towed her in to Newhaven, Sussex.[33] |
| Hollandia |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Genoa, Italy. Hollandia was refloated and taken in to Málaga, Spain in a leaky condition. She was placed under repair.[55] |
| Jenny |
Norway |
The barque ran aground on the Caloot Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands and sank. Her crew survived.[1][19] |
| John Bamfield |
United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on a sandbank 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Mazzarà Sant'Andrea, Sicily, Italy and broke in two. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to "Campanna".[49] |
| John William |
United Kingdom |
The Humber Keel foundered in Stony Creek. Her crew were rescued.[55] |
| Lionel George |
United Kingdom |
The steamship caught fire and was beached at Crosby, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Clyde ( United Kingdom). Lionel George was a total loss.[43] |
| Lorenzo Padre |
Italy |
The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Fratelli Lozi ( Italy).[1] |
| Marshal |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off the Longstone Rock, Northumberland. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued by the Boulmer Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to South Shields, County Durham.[2] |
| Matheran |
United Kingdom |
The vessel foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all five hands. Last seen off the Isle of Wight on the 4th March.[58] |
| Melchior Vidulich |
Flag unknown |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[3] |
| Nicholas Smirk |
United Kingdom |
The lighter ran aground on the Plough Rock, off the coast of Northumberland. and was wrecked. She was being towed from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Aberdeen.[54] |
| Norman |
Germany |
The steamship was driven ashore at Falkenberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Stockholm, Sweden.[54] |
| Olive Branch |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[43] |
| Osiris |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was later refloated.[6] |
| Pleione |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Waikanach, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from London to Wellington, New Zealand. She was refloated in July.[33][59] |
| Plutarch |
Norway |
The barque was holed by ice and sank in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Hamburg, Germany.[37] |
| President Sverdrup |
Germany |
The ship was wrecked at Cape San Antonio, Cuba. Her crew survived.[34] |
| Railway |
United Kingdom |
The ketch was driven ashore at Barry Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[1] |
| Resolven |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore. She was later refloated and put in to Odesa.[1] |
| Rolf |
 Denmark |
The barque was driven ashore at the mouth of the Uggerby Å. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Aarhus.[37] |
| Rubena |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Palmas, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Zárate, Argentina to Liverpool, Lancashire.[54] |
| Ruth |
Norway |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Christiania to London. She came ashore at Middelkerke, West Flanders, Belgium.[34] |
| Scotia Queen |
United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Cape St. Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to Goole. She was refloated and taken in to Havana, Cuba in a leaky condition.[34] |
| Shark |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Gunnaway Rock, off the coast of County Down.[3] |
| Sikh |
United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock at "Gindareh", Ceylon and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Yokohama, Japan.[50] |
| St. Bede |
United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[33] |
| Sunrise |
United Kingdom |
The schooner struck the Navestone Rock. She was beached at North Sunderland, Northumberland.[8] |
| Times |
Guernsey |
The schooner was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Weymouth, Dorset.[19] |
| Vega |
Norway |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Easter", Zeeland. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Antwerp, Belgium. She was a total loss.[1] |
| Wilkesbarre |
 United States |
The ship was driven ashore near Newhaven, Connecticut. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Port Johnston, New Jersey. She was refloated and towed in to New York in a severely leaky condition,.[43] |
| Willing |
Jersey |
The brigantine ran aground on the South Rock, off the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and taken in to Donaghadee, County Down in a waterlogged condition.[4] |
| Zephyr |
Flag unknown |
Great Blizzard of 1888: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Delaware Breakwater. She was on a voyage from Maceió, Brazil to New York. She was later refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[6][60] |
| Unnamed |
Flag unknown |
The ship was lost off the north coast of Spain on or before 10 March. Wreckage came ashore at Cobos, near Ferrol.[6] |
| Unnamed |
United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Caminha, Portugal with some loss of life.[47] |
United Kingdom
Norway
Royal National Lifeboat Institution), in three trips, rescued all 32 people on board, though two, along with the lifeboat's two coxswains, died after it briefly capsized on the second trip. The coxswain of the Brooke lifeboat was also drowned attempting a rescue. Some cargo was subsequently salvaged, and the wreck was sold "as lies" by auction in July 1888.[9][12][13][14]
United States
Italy
Sweden
France
Germany
