List of shipwrecks in October 1847
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friede |  Stettin |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 14 October by Maria ( United Kingdom). Friede was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[1] |
| Vigilant |  Russia |
The schooner struck the Outer Gabbard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. Vigilant was subsequently taken in to Margate, Kent in a derelict condition.[2] |
2 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliancen | Stettin |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom to Stettin.[3] She was refloated between 9 and 14 October and taken in to Swinemünde in a severely damaged condition.[4] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The smack was wrecked at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Cley-next-the-Sea.[5][6] |
| Harmonie |  Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore at "Niven".[7] |
| Lord of the Isles | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Cork.[3] |
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dublin. She was refloated and put in to Tobermory, Isle of Mull.[3] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium. She floated off but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blessing | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marsala, Sicily with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from "Marianople" to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall.[9][10] |
| Countess of Airlie | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was at Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11] |
| Florens |  Netherlands |
The ship departed from Odesa for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[12] |
| Marie Antoinette |  France |
The schooner was wrecked on the Cornel Sand, in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from the Île du Nord to Neath, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[13] |
| Mariner | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Narva Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia.[4] |
| Viatka | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Arkhangelsk, Russia for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14] |
5 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Wenlock | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bonny to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
| Princess Victoria | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by fire at North Shields, County Durham.[16] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Ipswich, Suffolk.[17] |
6 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The schooner was in collision with Malta ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Malta.[18] |
| Findlay | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool, County Durham.[3] She was refloated on 8 October and towed in to Hartlepool.[18] |
| Hoffnung |  Hamburg |
The tjalk foundered in the Vriesche Gat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Hoffnung came ashore on Ameland, Friesland on 7 October and was wrecked.[19][15] |
| Jeune Catherine | France |
The ship was lost near Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord.[1] |
| Patriot | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked off Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Montrose.[20][21][18] Patriot was refloated on 28 October and towed in to Montrose.[11] |
| Prompt | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked off Montrose. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat.[20][21] She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[18] Prompt was refloated on 21 October and towed in to Montrose.[22] |
| Western Isles | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Manghold Head with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Inverness to the Isle of Skye.[17][23] |
| Wave | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Seaton Carew, County Durham.[3] |
| Yalk | Hamburg |
The ship ran aground off Neuwerk. She was on a voyage from "Leir" to Hamburg.[17] |
| 29th of October |  Prussia |
The brig ran aground on the North Garr, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees. She was refloated and taken in to Seaton Carew.[18] |
7 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duchess of Northumberland | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carling Nose, Fife.[18] |
| Emma |  Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Agger Canal, Denmark.[7] |
| Forsoget | Sweden |
The ship was abandoned off the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Isigny-sur-Mer, Calvados, France to Gothenburg.[4] |
| Hammond | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Narva to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day and put back to Narva.[4] |
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The steamship ran ashore and sank at Diu.[24] |
| Peace | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool Heugh, County Durham.[3] Her crew were rescued.[18] She was refloated on 8 October and taken in to Hartlepool.[18] |
| Unicornen | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Agger Canal.[7] |
| Warrior | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked near Keiss Castle, Caithness with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17][25] |
| Weardale | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Sparrow Hawk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated the next day and towed in to North Shields, County Durham.[18] |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Point Pleasant Shoal.[26] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Red Bay.[17] |
| Copia | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Guadalhorce. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated.[27] |
| Especulation | France |
The ship was in collision with Napoleon ( Hamburg) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. Especulation was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to St. Ubes, Portugal.[28][27] |
| Fortuna | Duchy of Schleswig |
The ship was wrecked on a reef south of Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[7] |
| Sabina | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Pabos, Province of Canada, British North America for Porto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[29] |
| Swift | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in the English Channel off The Needles, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
| Queen of the Isles | British North America |
The schooner was wrecked on Prince Edward Island with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[31][32] |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | Jersey |
The schooner brig was wrecked on Green Island, British North America. All on board were rescued.[33] |
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Binks, off the mouth of the Humber. All on board surviveded. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hull, Yorkshire.[34][35] |
| Goshawk | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Cape de Gatt, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Danube to Cork.[36] |
| Iris | Grand Duchy of Finland |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Gunwalloe and Mullion, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Volo to Falmouth, Cornwall.[37][38] |
| Killermont | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated.[39] |
| Magnet | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[40] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Archangel | Netherlands |
The ship departed from Arkhangelsk, Russia for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[12] |
| Clarence |  Van Diemen's Land |
The schooner was driven ashore near Warrnambool, New South Wales. She was refloated on 17 November.[41] |
| James | Barbados |
The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane and wrecked on Trinidad.[42] |
| Lady of the Lake | Barbados |
The ketch was driven ashore in a hurricane and wrecked on Trinidad.[42] |
| Norma | Barbados |
The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane on Trinidad. She was later refloated.[42] |
| Princess Charlotte | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Her crew were rescued by Promise ( United Kingdom). Princess Charlotte was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[43] |
| Richard | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Boyne. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[44] She was refloated that day, and resumed her voyage on 17 October.[45] |
| Sugar Bird | Barbados |
The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane and wrecked on Trinidad.[42] |
| Vincent | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was driven ashore in a hurricane and wrecked on Trinidad.[42] |
| Warren Hastings | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[46] |
| Wave | Barbados |
The ship, a drogher or sloop, was driven ashore in a hurricane and wrecked on Trinidad.[42][47] |
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann |  United States |
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Fundy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Westport, Nova Scotia.[31][30] |
| Bom Successo |  Portugal |
The ship was wrecked near Cabo Branco, Brazil. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Pernambuco, Brazil.[48] |
| Emma | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Porto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Seville, Spain.[28][22] |
| Royal Adelaide | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore east of Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs and resumed her voyage.[23][49] |
| Sea Bird | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[40] |
| Stagg | United Kingdom |
The flat sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool.[17] |
| William Mitchell | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Big Harkers, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Leith, Lothian. She was subsequently taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire[34][50] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chance | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked on the Whiteburn Rocks, off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[34][50] |
| Ireland | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Newcomb Sand, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cádiz, Spain. She was refloated and subsequently put in to Falmouth, Cornwall.[34][4] |
| James Duncan | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz. She was refloated on 17 July 1848 and towed in to the Puntales Naval Station, Cádiz.[9][51] |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom |
The ship was assisted in to Whale Harbour, Province of Canada, British North America in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Plymouth, Devon. She was subsequently condemned.[52] |
| Wellington | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at Llanddwyn Point, Anglesey. Three crew were rescued by the lifeboat № 5 ( United Kingdom).[53] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonaparte | France |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Comte de Paris ( France and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Capraia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany with the loss of three of her crew.[11] Her passengers and surviving crew were rescued by Comte de Paris. Bonaparte was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[54] |
| Charlotte Letitia | Sweden |
The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gävle to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a waterlogged condition.[7] |
| Georgina | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of the Memory Rock. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to London.[55] |
| John Souchay | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Launceston, Van Diemen's Land.[56] |
| Success | United Kingdom |
The smack was abandoned off Aberavon, Glamorgan and subsequently foundered.[7] |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Margaretta | Hamburg |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[9] |
| Beaver | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57] |
| Charles Gray | United Kingdom |
The brigantine departed from Baltimore, Maryland, United States for Barbados. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] |
| Elizabeth Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The schooner was in collision with the brig Flirt ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned off Málaga, Spain. She was subsequently boarded by the mate of Flirt and taken in to Almería, Spain.[36][59] |
| Portland | United Kingdom |
The ship was struck a sunken rock whilst she was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She put in to Oban, Argyllshire in a leaky condition.[1] |
| Reliance | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost at Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to an English port.[60] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow.[61] She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated on 18 October and resumed her voyage.[62] |
| Auguste | Sweden |
The schooner was wrecked on the Carl Reef, off the coast of Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Horten, Norway.[7] |
| Charles Gray | United States |
The brigantine departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Barbados or Bermuda. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[63] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire and sank in Tibbit's Cove, British North America.[31] |
| Linda |  Spain |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Montevideo, Uruguay.[64] |
| Richardson | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Montevideo.[64] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariadne | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Libava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Ventspils, Russia.[10] |
| Belle of Maitland | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned on 20 October. Her crew were rescued by Joven Victoriane ( Spain). Belle of Maitland was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Barbados.[65] |
| Eagle |  Brazil |
The polacca was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pickwick ( United Kingdom). Eagle was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Montevideo, Uruguay.[66] |
| Ghika | Cape Colony |
The schooner was lost at the mouth of the Buffalo River with the loss of all nineteen of her crew.[67] |
18 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Æolus | Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore near "Vedbeck". She was refloated.[9] |
| Ariadne | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Liebau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Ventava, Courland Governorate.[9] She subsequently became a wreck.[68] |
| Jeune Alcide | France |
The ship was wrecked near Le Conquet, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde.[9] |
| Kelsick Wood | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Berbice, British Guiana.[42] |
| Mercur | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[69] |
19 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | United Kingdom |
The schooner was damaged by an explosion of coal gas at Sunderland, County Durham. Two crew were injured.[15][22] |
| Busy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bridgwater, Somerset.[69] The wreck sank on 1 December.[70] |
| Elizabeth | New Zealand |
The ship departed from Auckland for Port Nicholson. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[71] |
| Familien |  Norway |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Pulteneytown, Caithness, United Kingdom.[23] |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15][45] |
| Curlew | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated with the assistance of several smacks and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[28][22] |
| King | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated.[22] |
| Novelle Pacifique | France |
The ship was wrecked off Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde.[36] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Faith | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[45] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground off Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. She was refloated and beached at Wyk auf Föhr.[72] |
| Juno |  Danzig |
The brig was wrecked on the Fahlada Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London, United Kingdom.[73] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chance | United Kingdom |
The schooner departed from Glasgow, Renfrewshire for Belfast, County Antrim. She subsequently foundered in the Irish Sea off Islandmagee, County Antrim with the loss of all hands. A message in a bottle washed up at Carrickfergus, County Antrim on 8 March 1848 confirming the loss of the vessel.[63] |
| Delight | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and abandoned at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[45] She was refloated on 24 October and taken in to Blakeney, Norfolk.[10] |
| Mustapha | .svg){kind=small} India |
The ship ran aground on the Western Ghaut Bank.[74] |
| Sylvia | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to the Bristol Channel. She was refloated and towed to Cork.[36][69] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte McKenzie | United Kingdom |
The sloop was dismasted and abandoned off the Bass Rock, in the Firth of Forth. She was subsequently taken in to Eyemouth, Berwickshire.[22] |
| Elizabeth | British North America |
The ship was lost near L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia.[31] |
| Haidee | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Bahamas. She was refloated on 31 October and resumed her voyage to Liverpool, Lancashire.[75] |
| Hebe | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Exploits River. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Twillingate, Newfoundlnd, British North America.[60] |
| Java | British North America |
The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool. She subsequently floated off, and was taken in to Saint John by Thetis ( United Kingdom).[31] |
| Johanna Caroline | Stettin |
The ship was wrecked at Hela, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Pillau, Prussia.[76] |
| Staindrop | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[69][72] |
| Tom Tough | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrfecked on the Tegeler Platte, in the Weser. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Hamburg.[76] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark.[26] |
| Violet | United Kingdom |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Ocean and ran aground at Newquay, Cornwall. She was refloated.[10] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Æolus | Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on the Riggel, off Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Hamburg.[46] |
| Alida | Netherlands |
The ship departed from Riga, Russia to Helsingør, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[12] |
| Caithnesshire | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Duck Island, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New York, United States. Caithnesshire was refloated on 1 January 1848 and towed in to New York.[31][60][77] |
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Budleigh Salterton, Devon. she was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Budleigh Salterton. She was refloated on 21 December and taken in to the River Exe.[9][78] |
| Hercules | Netherlands |
The ship departed from Danzig for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[12] |
| Sovereign | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[10] |
| Unknown | The lugger, the former Little Catherine was wrecked around Longitude 16½° in the Gulf of Tonquin on the coast of Cochinchina.[79] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | Prussia |
The ship sank off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rügenwalde to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[73] |
| Conservative | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked off "Hanko, Finland". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Kronstadt, Russia.[9][73][80][81] |
| Eleanora | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Skagen Reef. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[76][26] |
| Elizabeth |  Belgium |
The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[36] |
| Frau Gretje | Netherlands |
The ship departed from Bremen for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[12] |
| Merchant | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Margate, Kent.[22] |
| Spruce | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga.[73] |
| Zaida | Hamburg |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in the Elbe at the Grauerort fortress. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[76] |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Margaretha | Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage form Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Hamburgh.[69] |
| Euphrasia |  Austrian Empire |
The barque ran aground and was severely damaged at Galway, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[76] |
| Hendrika | Netherlands |
The galiot was driven ashore at Nagara Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Odesa.[73] |
| Mechanic | United States |
The ship was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[60] |
| Midas | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was later refloated.[31] |
| Nadesta | Russia |
The ship was wrecked off Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[73] |
| Prince Llewellyn | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (34°00′N 17°30′E / 34.000°N 17.500°E). Her crew were rescued by Lady of the Lake ( United Kingdom). Prince Llewellyn was on a voyage from Ibrail, Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall.[73] |
| Susan | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.[82] |
27 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | British North America |
The ship departed from Quebec City, Province of Canada for Bridgwater, Somerset. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands; a nameboard from the ship was discovered on 3 December off Nash Point, Glamorgan[55] |
| Robins | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ann ( Spain). Robins was on a voyage from Berbice, British Guiana to the Clyde.[83] |
| Tribune | United Kingdom |
The screw steamer was wrecked at Carnsore Point, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[84] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by Jenny Lind ( United Kingdom). Amity was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[85] |
| Cambria | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her crew. Fourteen survivors were rescued by the barque William and Mary ( United Kingdom). Cambria was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Gloucester.[85][86][87] |
| Charlotte McKenzie | United Kingdom |
The sloop was dismasted and abandoned off the Bass Rock, in the Firth of Forth. She was subsequently taken in to Eyemouth, Berwickshire.[22] |
| Dammuris | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Long Island, in the Gulf of Smyrna.[73] |
| Gratitude | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ventava, Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued by Lucy and Brenda ( United Kingdom). Gratitude was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Ventspils.[88] |
| Rhoda | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at St. James's Castle, in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was refloated.[73] |
| Weser |  Bremen |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at North Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[72] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Garland | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground and was damaged on the Upgang Rock. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and towed back to Sunderland.[76][72] |
| Napier | Jersey |
The ship ran aground near Teignmouth, Devon.[26] |
| Retrieve | United States |
The schooner was in collision with another vessel and foundered. She was on a voyage from Maitland, Nova Scotia, British North America to Salem, Massachusetts.[89] |
