List of shipwrecks in November 1870
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Wilhelmina |  Prussia |
Franco-Prussian War: The schooner, which had been captured by the French, was driven ashore west of Calais, France.[1] |
| Antecello |  Canada |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Horatio Harris ( United States). Antecello foundered shortly after being abandoned. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Colón, United States of Colombia.[2][3] |
| Bedalia |  Norway |
The barque sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to London, United Kingdom. Her crew were taken off the next day by Aurora ( United States). Bedalia was subsequently towed in to Cuxhaven in a waterlogged condition.[4] |
| Dolores |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lambay Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Gijón, Spain.[5] |
| Electra |  Belgium |
The ship ran aground on the Nieuwe Sand. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp.[1] |
| Garlick | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer suffered a boiler explosion and sank off the coast of Lancashire with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[6][7] |
| Hendricka Boonstra |  Hamburg |
The ship departed from London for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8] |
| Hermione | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Viagem, Brazil. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montevideo, Uruguay.[9][10] |
| Hero | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the East Knock Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[1] |
| Kate | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Goole, Yorkshire.[1] |
| Lanoma | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on Scharhörn, Hamburg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[11] |
| William and Emily | United Kingdom |
The smack collided with the steamship City of Glasgow ( United Kingdom) in the Dogger Bank and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was towed in to Hull, Yorkshire by the smack Surprise ( United Kingdom).[12] |
| William and John | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bruges, West Flanders.[1][5] |
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arica |  Chile |
The salvage barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tongot to Lota.[13] |
| Lismore | United Kingdom |
The steamship was struck a sunken wreck and was lost in the Whangpoo downstream of Woosung, China. Her crew were rescued.[14][15] |
| Rival |  Newfoundland Colony |
The schooner collided with HMS Niobe ( Royal Navy) and sank off St. John's.[16] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of Derby | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the Dunball, off the coast of Somerset and was then run into by the schooner Pomona ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged at the stern. Earl of Derby was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa. She was taken back to Bristol for repairs.[17] |
| Marlborough | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to Hong Kong. She was refloated the next day and put back to London.[17] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The pilot boat was run down and sunk by the steamship Alice ( United Kingdom) at South Shields, County Durham with the loss of a crew member.[17] |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Campeador | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Nore.[17] She was refloated the next day with assistance from a tug.[11] |
| Countess of Minto | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to South Shields.[18] She was refloated on 7 November and taken in to South Shields.[19] |
| Frederick | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore near "Backoven". Her crew were rescued.[11][18] |
| Mary-Ann | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Martinique.[17][20] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[18] |
| Maori | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pillau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Königsberg, Prussia.[11][21][22] She was refloated on 11 November and towed in to Pillau.[23] |
| No. 161 |  China |
The lighter was driven ashore at Foo Chow Foo and was plundered by the local inhabitants.[24] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clarisse | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Formosa in a typhoon. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amoy, China to Takao, Formosa.[25] |
| Estramadura | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Danzig.[11] |
| Otter | Canada |
The barque was destroyed by fire in the Ottawa River.[26] |
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore west of Bungshead, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Wigtown. She was refloated and taken in to Port William, Wigtownshire.[27][23][28] |
| Aurora | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Kestrel ( United Kingdom) and sank off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew survived.[29] Laura was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[23] |
| Ethelwin | United Kingdom |
The barque was destroyed by fire at Berdianski, Russia.[4][30] |
| Export | Canada |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship George Cromwell ( United States). Export was on a voyage from Old Harbour, Jamaica to New York, United States.[31] |
7 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alnes | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Tynemouth, Northumberland on 15 April 1871.[32] |
| Mary C. Curley | |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Fishers Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Little Glace Bay, Nova Scotia to New York City.[33] |
| Valdivia | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Strait of Magellan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Valparaíso, Chile. She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[34][24][16] |
| Widgeon | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Kestrel ( United Kingdom) at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands and was beached. She was refloated.[35] |
8 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | United Kingdom |
The brig struck a rock and was wrecked at "Masua", Sardinia, Italy. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltic | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[37] |
| Camilla |  France |
The ship was driven ashore at Vila do Conde, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Porto, Portugal.[38] |
| Lucie |  Italy |
The ship was driven ashore at Souter Point, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom to the River Tyne.[37] |
| Peerless | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Atacama ( United Kingdom). Peerless was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Callao, Peru.[39] |
| Ternate |  Netherlands |
The ship departed from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies for a Dutch port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[40] |
10 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Challenger |  Victoria |
The brig collided with the steamship Avoca ( Victoria) and sank in Port Philip Bay.[41] |
| Citadel | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ronehamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[30] |
| Citadel | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Danzig. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[42] |
| Energy | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Antwerp. She was refloated on 21 November and taken in to Dunkirk.[43][44][45] |
| Fortune-Teller | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground on the Marden Ledge, off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[37] She was refloated.[43] |
| Hebrides | Norway |
The barque was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to London, United Kingdom.[37] She had been refloated and had resumed her voyage by 12 November.[23] |
| Helen and Mary | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth, Moray to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[22] |
| Jesusa |  Spain |
The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 85 leagues (255 nautical miles (472 km)) off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[46][36][34] |
| Oscar | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Applecross, Inverness-shire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis to Stromeferry, Inverness-shire.[27] |
| Wingfield | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Newport, Monmouthshire.[47] |
| Ystavet |  Russia |
The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[48] |
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Light | Canada |
The ship exploded in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rangoon, Burma.[49] |
| Burnano, or Burriana |
United Kingdom |
The steamship foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Hansa ( Bremen), which lost three of her crew effecting the rescue. Burnano was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[44][50] |
| Four Brothers | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven onto the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Dublin. She subsequently came ashore at Prestatyn, Denbighshire.[44][51][52] She broke up on 13 November.[30] |
| La Plata | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Papas, Greece.[38] She was refloated and sailed for Malta.[42] |
| Ruby | United Kingdom |
The tug ran aground on the Kilcock Rock, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and sank.[38][22] She was later refloated.[42] |
| Santos |  Portugal |
The steamship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[53][54] |
| Shepperton | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Hitterer Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt to London.[44][23] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[55] |
| Sir Charles Napier | Canada |
The brig was driven ashore on East Sister Island, Ontario. She was on a voyage from Toledo, Ohio to Kingston, Ontario.[56] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aglae | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted in The Downs whilst on a voyage from "Chiltepec" to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57] |
| Dunsandie | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain. She was subsequently taken in to Calais, France.[58][54] |
| Manin | Italy |
The brig was wrecked on Peristera, Greece. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Thessaloniki, Greece.[38][36] |
| Victoria | Spain |
The brig was wrecked on the Cay Sare Bank, in the Bahamas with the loss of eleven of her twelve crew.[59][60] |
| Seven unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were wrecked on the Cay Sare Bank. Two or three of them were Spanish vessels.[59] |
13 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Citadel | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[38][22] |
| Dorothea | Prussia |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Brake.[53] |
| Molly Bawn | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the "Vojuzza". She was on a voyage from Trieste to Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.[61] |
| Thomas and Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was driven ashore near Ballyheigue, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[62] |
| Zaanstrom | Netherlands |
The barque was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Pilot ( United Kingdom) and sailed for Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom.[38][62] |
14 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Norway |
The barque was wrecked on the Grote Vogelsand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by SMS Habicht ( Prussian Navy). Active was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[53][63] |
| Carl | Flag unknown | The brig ran aground on the Witsand, in the North Sea. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.[38][64] |
| General Havelock | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with the steamship Albert ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. General Havelock was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[53][65] |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Portrush, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Portrush to Westport, County Mayo. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[23] |
| Iona | United Kingdom |
The ship barque was lost near Montevideo, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.[66] |
| Macedonian | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated with the assistance of several smacks and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition.[67][22][64] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The brig sank at Westkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Antwerp, Belgium.[38][30][64] |
| Morning Star | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Port Glasgow ( United Kingdom). Morning Star was on a voyage from the Saint Lawrence River to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[42] |
| Prince Rupert | United Kingdom |
The barque sprang a leak and foundered 14 nautical miles (26 km) north west of Môle-Saint-Nicolas, Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[68][8] |
| Proven | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Hatteriff. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Horsens, Denmark.[38][30] |
| T. A. Gibb | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Nore.[38] She was later refloated.[22] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Fowey, Cornwall.[64] |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | A brig and a barque ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[38] |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Danube | United Kingdom |
The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[23] She was on a voyage from Sicily, Italy to Liverpool.[28] |
| Oernen | Norway |
The ship was wrecked at Wyk auf Föhr, Prussia with the loss of thirteen of the 22 people on board. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Valparaíso, Chile.[58][54][42] |
| Tre Amici | Italy |
The ship was driven ashore at Lampsacus, Greece. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to an English port.[69] |
| Vermisseling | Netherlands |
The ship ran aground off Baltrum, Prussia and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Schiedam, South Holland.[23] |
| Virginia | United States |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Porto Plata to New York.[70] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[64] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked in Budle Bay. Her crew were rescued.[58][28] |
| Cheviot | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Danube at Gorgova, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 24 November and taken in to Sulina, Ottoman Empire.[71] |
| Golden Grove | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[58][23][63] |
| Hélène Catherine | France |
The barque was wrecked on Süderoog, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Hamburg.[72] |
| Innes | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) north north west of the Isle of May, Fife. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Helmsdale, Sutherland to Harburg.[73] |
| Londonderry | United Kingdom |
The tug was wrecked on Süderoog. Her crew were rescued.[58][42] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hartlepool, County Durham.[72] |
| Peri | Jersey |
The cutter heeled over at Jersey and filled as the tide rose. She was severely damaged but was subsequently placed under repair.[74] |
| Seraing | Belgium |
The steamship was wrecked near Björkösund, in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Kronstadt, Russia.[55] |
| Twin | United Kingdom |
The fishing smack caught fire off the Smith's Knowl, in the North Sea off the north Norfolk coast and was abandoned by her crew.[72] |
| Verwisseling | Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore on Baltrum, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Schiedam, South Holland.[58][28] |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gyda | Norway |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Noordwijk, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[42] |
| Hawthorns | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore on the Shears. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated on 19 November.[75][59] |
| Helen Catherine | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on Föhr, Prussia.[53] |
| Louis Mary | France |
The ship was wrecked at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Marseille.[53] Also reported as Louis Marie, lost at Laguna.[54] |
| Pyrrha | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia.[53] She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Leith, Lothian. She was later refloated and taken in to Reval, Russia.[55] |
| Retreiver | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated.[53] |
| Telegram | United Kingdom |
The smack was wrecked on Calve Island, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[53][54] |
| William Chapman | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | United Kingdom |
The fishing smack collided with another fishing smack and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was subsequently taken in to Wexford by the Cahore Lifeboat.[76] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground at Whitburn, County Durham. Her eight crew were rescued by the Whitburn Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland, County Durham in a severely damaged condition.[2][76] |
| Frank Churchill | Canada |
The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Montreal, Quebec.[55][77] |
| Freedom | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne.[2] She was later refloated.[72] |
| Hecla | Chile |
The barque was wrecked at Punta Blanca, Bolivia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cobija to Tocopilla.[78][79][80][81] |
| Heldewiga Regina | Netherlands |
The sloop was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
| Nordstjernen | Norway |
The sloop was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Harburg.[42] |
| Skulda | Norway |
The barque was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Hamburg.[42] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benefactress | United States |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Somerset West, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to New York.[82][83] |
| Cecilia | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Harrington, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[84][45] |
| Eliza and Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Robin Rigg, in the Solway Firth and was consequently beached on the Mowbray Sandbank. Her crew survived. she was on a voyage from Silloth, Cumberland to Caernarfon.[42] |
| Fame | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Libby Island, Maine, United States with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.[69][85][86] |
| Haddock | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
| M. E. Clarke | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[2][87] |
| Nicholas Harvey | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. She was refloated.[33] |
| Palestine | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Venice, Italy to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] |
| Pero |  Austria-Hungary |
The barque struck a sunken wreck in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was beached at Spittal Point in a sinking condition. She was subsequently taken in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[2][56] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Annat Bank, off the mouth of the River Tay. Her five crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat Mincing Lane ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[2][76] She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[72] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chilione | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Ballagon Point, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim. She had been refloated by 23 November.[88] |
21 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland |  New Zealand |
The steamship ran aground at "Lava", Fiji.[89] |
| Ann Fleming | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Gardenstown, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Gardenstown to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Banff, Aberdeenshire in a leaky condition.[33][90] |
| Dawn | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arbroath. She was refloated and taken into Arbroath, where she struck the quayside and became leaky.[56] |
| Empress | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with Cannon Street Railway Bridge, London and sank in the River Thames. Her crew were rescued.[91] |
| Lois | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground at "Zebu". She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to "Zebu".[92] |
| Mabel | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground on the Pennington Spit, Hampshire.[2] She was on a voyage from London to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated.[33] |
| Maid of Erin | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire. Her crew survived.[2][72] |
| Marie Elizabeth | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore between Schwartzort and Memel.[2] |
| Mary and Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland.[2][72] |
| Return | Canada |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Jordan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick.[93] |
| Skudesnes | Grand Duchy of Finland |
The ship ran aground on the Corks Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Turku to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[2][94] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | Canada |
The schooner was wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick.[93] |
| Annie Davies | United Kingdom |
The smack was abandoned in Ramsey Sound. Her crew were rescued by the St. Davids Lifeboat.[76] |
| Arica | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near New Quay, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Aberayron, Caridganshire.[56] |
| Charles Whiteway | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with the steamship Hartlepool ( United Kingdom) and sank at Cuxhaven. Her crew were rescued by Hartlepool. Charles Whiteway was on a voyage from Hamburg to Runcorn, Cheshire.[95][96] |
| Chester | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat was abandoned in Ramsey Sound. Her crew were rescued by the St. Davids Lifeboat.[76] |
| Duke of Northumberland | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Prussia and sank. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Prussia to Bremen.[84] She was refloated in early December.[97] |
| Eagle | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft, Suffolk by a tug.[88] |
| Emily Agnes | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Dublin. She floated off and drifted into the Rhymney River in a waterlogged condition.[95][56] |
| Hulda au Thorrissen | Hamburg |
The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to "Barnsola".[33][45] |
| Prima | United Kingdom |
The smack abandoned in Ramsey Sound. Her crew were rescued by the St. Davids Lifeboat.[76] |
23 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington | United States |
The steam lighter was destroyed by fire at Mobile, Alabama with the loss of twelve of the eighteen people on board.[95][98] |
| Chatsworth | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Greenock, Renfrewshire for Pensacola, Florida, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[99] |
| Clifton | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked off "Bagsundet", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[100][101] |
| Fox | United Kingdom |
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Scalby, Yorkshire.[95] |
| Gazelle | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked at the Corran Point Lighthouse, Inverness-shire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead, Cheshire to Tayport, Fife.[102] |
| Henry Lawson | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Dean Sand, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire in a leaky condition.[84][103] |
| Iris | Portugal |
The barque was wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ceará, Brazil to Lisbon.[100] |
| Jane and Mary | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penzance to a Welsh port.[56] |
| Miss Hunt | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated.[85] |
| Mount Royal | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by fire at Bombay, India.[104] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The sloop foundered off Portishead, Somerset with the loss of all hands.[105] She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[85] |
| Samuel Russell | United States |
The ship was wrecked on Glass Island, in the Gaspar Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo, China to New York.[106] |
24 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Ash | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated with the assistance of some tugs and taken in to Hull.[95] |
| George and Jane | United Kingdom |
The brig was run down and sunk by the steamship Edina ( United Kingdom) off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London.[107][85] |
| Regola | Italy |
The brig sank at Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[56] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The tug was damaged in the River Tyne by a boiler explosion that killed a crew member.[69] |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adrienne | France |
The chasse-marée was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Courseulles-sur-Mer, Calvados to Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[85][108] |
| Australia | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°31′N 23°10′W / 47.517°N 23.167°W). Her crew were rescued by Lady Elina Bruce ( United Kingdom).[109][110] She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[111] |
| Belmont | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Fowey, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[31] |
| Bertha | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to London.[95] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[85] |
| Clara |  Sweden |
The schooner was taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a derelict condition.[108] |
| Diamant | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of two smacks and a tug. She resumed her voyage.[9][69] |
| Eaglescliffe | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Berwick upon Tweed.[95] |
| Elizabeth | Hamburg |
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Hamburg.[95] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off the Longstone Lighthouse, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Fisherrow, Lothian.[95] |
| George and Jane | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with the steamship Edina ( United Kingdom) and sank off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all but one of her crew.[95][112] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[9] |
| Magnet | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay and capsized. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Tranmere, Cheshire in a capsized condition.[95][9] |
| Marie Delphine | Canada |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Mount Louise". She was refloated and taken in to Gaspé, Quebec.[109] |
| Quiver | United Kingdom |
The fishing smack collided with the steamship North Star ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Swin. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
| Victoria |  Tasmania |
The whaler was wrecked at Port Davey. Her crew were rescued.[89] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ibis | Norway |
The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued on 28 November by the schooner Cora ( United Kingdom). Ibis was on a voyage from New York to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[113][114] |
| Mistress of the Seas | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean (11°16′S 19°00′E / 11.267°S 19.000°E) <ERROR - Coords = inland> with the loss of eleven of her 25 crew. Eleven of the survivors were rescued by Kirkland ( United Kingdom). Mistress of the Seas was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Calcutta, India.[115][116] |
| Velocity | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Leo ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at North Woolwich, Middlesex with the loss of several lives. Velocity was on a voyage from Calais, France to London. She was refloated on 9 December and towed in to Deptford, Kent.[117][118][119] |
| Wologda | Sweden |
The ship was wrecked near Trelleborg. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Trelleborg.[71] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adret | Sweden |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[31][14][120] |
| Betsy Douglas | New Zealand |
The schooner foundered off Charleston, New Zealand, probably after being holed on a rock.[121] |
| Bokland |  Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen.[118] |
| Never Despair | Antigua |
The sloop was run down and sunk by the steamship Mersey ( United Kingdom) with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Martinique.[16][122] |
| Primrose | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued.[123] |
| Queen | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was refloated.[36] |
| Salamanca | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from London to Negapatam, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[124] |
| Towerab | France |
The steamship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated.[31] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edmond Alix | France |
The ship was wrecked at L'Orient, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14] |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Alredo el Grando ( Spain) and sank off Dungeness, Kent. Her five crew were rescued by Alredo el Grando. Eleanor was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Annan, Dumfriesshire.[125][59] |
| Hornet | United Kingdom |
The brigantine struck a rock and foundered in the English Channel off Cap La Hougue, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued the next day by the barque Alma ( Norway).[59][97] |
| Job |  Greece |
The brig was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[31] |
| Josephine Martin | United States |
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Weser.[31] She was later refloated and take in to Bremen.[59] |
| Lizzie | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Carskey Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Demerara, British Honduras.[46][123] She was refloated in December and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim for repairs.[77] |
| Triumph |  Admiralty |
The Swiftsure-class battleship was severely damaged by fire whilst fitting out at South Shields, County Durham.[126] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bessie | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 55 nautical miles (102 km) east south east of São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued by City of Tanjore ( United Kingdom). Bessie was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Falmouth, Cornwall.[66][127] |
| Blyth | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore near Gorgova, Ottoman Empire.[36] |
| Caroline | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Ouse Edge Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[46][128] |
| Coquimbo | Chile |
The ship struck a rock near Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. She put into that port for repairs.[25] |
| Diana | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Down Rock, in Tana Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[71] |
| Escosesa | Spain |
The schooner was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by New Unity ( United Kingdom). Escosesa was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Norway to Bilbao.[67][59][129] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[128] |
| Qui Vive | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on The Skerries, off the coast of Anglesey.[59] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Cork.[130] |
| Spee | Tasmania |
The ship was wrecked on Preservation Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lyttelton, New Zealand to Hobart.[89] |
| Union | Bremen |
The Norddeutscher Lloyd mail steamer, Bremen for New York, United States with 310 passengers, after repairing engine in heavy weather, stranded off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. All passengers, 112 crew and mails were landed in boats.[131] The ship later broke up.[132] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The coal hulk sank in the Belfast Lough.[133] |
