List of shipwrecks in October 1873

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The list of shipwrecks in October 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1873.

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1][2] She was refloated the next day.[3]
Elizabeth Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Lamorna, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[4][5]
Ignacio S. Austria-Hungary The brig was wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) from the entrance to the Bosphorus.[6]
Laughing Water  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Avon at Sea Mills, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Africa to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated. Whilst she was being taken in to Bristol, she was run into by the steamship Sabrina ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged.[1]
Linnet  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Kronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Kronstadt.[7] She was refloated and taken in to Kronstadt.[3]
Maisi Spain The steamship was wrecked in the Bahamas with the loss of 24 lives.[8]
Missouri  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Gingerbread Grounds, in the Bahamas. All on board, about 175 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana.[9][10]
Wentworth Beaumont  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Carrigaholt, County Clare with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,[11]

[7] or from Limerick to South Shields, County Durham.[2]

Unnamed Flag unknown A schooner and a steamship collided off Hittarp, Sweden. At least one vessel foundered.[12]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Emerald Isle, and
Jose		  United Kingdom
Spain		 The steamships collided in the Crosby Channel. Emerald Isle was on a voyage from Liverpool to Drogheda, County Louth. She was beached at Waterloo, Lancashire. All on board were taken off by the tug Mersey King ( United Kingdom). Emerald Isle was refloated on 4 October and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire. Jose was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool. She was taken in to Liverpool sinking at the bows.[13][14][15]
Ismailia  United Kingdom The steamship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean during a voyage from New York, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 52 people on board.[16]
Laughing Water  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Avon at Sea Mills, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Africa to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was subsequently run into by the steamship Sabrina ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Laughing Water was refloated.[4]
Sjvelland Denmark The ship departed from Mobile, Alabama, United States for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17]
Thomas Mitchell  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Tolbuchin". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Helsingør, Denmark.[15][3]
Triton Norway The ship was wrecked near Lemvig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[18][19]
Whittington  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. She subsequently sank.[4]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground whilst going to the assistance of Emerald Isle ( United Kingdom).[13]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Mariner  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Wicklow. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Antonio Flag unknown The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Galle, Ceylon. She was refloated and put back to South Shields in a leaky condition.[21]
Gazelle  United Kingdom The ketch collided with the steamship Widdrington ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by Widdrington.[15][3]
Peacemaker  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[3]
Rau Runnels Flag unknown The barque was lost off San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.[22]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Hebburn Hall  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Baldayo Stacks, off the north coast of Spain and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Messina, Sicily, Italy.[23][24]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Ailsa  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21]
Jane and Mary  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in the Water of Urr. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Palanckie, Kirkcudbrightshire.[25]
Pleiades  United Kingdom The ship collided with Happy-go-Lucky off Black Head, Wigtownshire and was beached. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to a port.[26]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Enrique Spain The brig collided with the steamship Buena Ventura ( Spain) and sank off Cádiz. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Fatchoy ( Spain)[12][27]
Grenada  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire at New York, United States.[28]
Lavinia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship ran aground on the Hook Sands, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[21]
Lisitche Spain The barque foundered at sea during a hurricane.[29][30][28]
Marlborough Canada Canada The ship was driven ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States.[18] She was refloated on 9 October with the assistance of a tug.[28]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Olinda ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. Perseverance was on a voyage from Larache, Morocco to Falmouth, Cornwall.[21]
Polly  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[21]
Prinz Carl Sweden The ship ran aground on the Burnham Flats, off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[21]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[21]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Barbara Young  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was beached near Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Perth to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[19]
Carioca  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Bic, Quebec, Canada whilst on a voyage from Quebec City to Wexford. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[31]
Fleece  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked in Ross Bay.[19]
Glamorgan  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Holy Island, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The lugger was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the steamship Osborne ( United Kingdom) with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Osborne.[27][32]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Beulah  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock and foundered off Cape de Gatt, Spain. Her crew rescued by the schooner Henry Scholefield ( United Kingdom). Beulah was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Savona, Italy.[6][25][33]
Mary  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthkerry, Glamorgan. All on board were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[34]
Raccoon  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Harstmul Island", in Loch Boisdale. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Aberdeen.[35][36]
Singapore  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[37]
Western Metropolis United States The steamship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana.[38]
William Radcliffe  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Boneybefore, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim.[6]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Emma  United Kingdom The brig arrived at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine on fire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint-Malo.[39]
George Batta  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of "Nagara". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull Yorkshire to Odesa, Russia.[25]
Hermes  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portrush, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day and found to be severely leaky.[35]
Hirundo Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fear Not ( United States). Hirundo was on a voyage from New York, United States to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[40]
Jean Henri France The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Young Alice ( United Kingdom).[29]
Louisa Denmark The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her ten crew were rescued by the North Deal and Walmer Lifeboats, and the tug Aid ( United Kingdom). Louisa was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Livorno, Italy. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[6][41][42]
Sensation  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance.[25]
Triton Sweden The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Öland. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and assisted in to Kalmar in a leaky condition.[35][34]
Tulip  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Saunton Sands, Devon.[25]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was run down and sunk in the River Mersey by the steamship Ida Batters ( United Kingdom).[6]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Henry  United Kingdom The lighter sank at Queenstown, County Cork.[34]
Ringleader  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the South West Spit. She was refloated and taken in to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[43]
Sensation  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Shoebury Sands, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Maceió, Brazil to London. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent.[34]
Signe Sweden The barque ran aground at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and towed in to Antwerp in a waterlogged condition.[34]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Albicore  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Fijenoord ( Netherlands) at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She put in to Hellevoetsluis.[44][39]
Jane  United Kingdom The schooner was run down in the North Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) off the mouth of the Humber by the barque Magdalena ( Italy). Jane was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire by a smack.[29]
Margaretha  Germany The galiot foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Salina ( Germany).[45]
Porteña Argentina The steamship, which had been captured by revolutionaries in an attempted coup, was run ashore on Santa Catarina Island, Brazil to prevent capture by ships to the Argentinian and Uruguayan Navies.[46][47][48]
Stirling  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak at Kronstadt, Russia and was beached. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Kronstadt.[44][39]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Belleisle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Liverpool Bay off the Formby Lightship ( Trinity House). She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[29]
Eliza Walker  United Kingdom The ship departed from Larache, Morocco for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[31]
George Washington Norway The ship was wrecked off Holmögadd, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Hawk  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Nieuw Diep,[29] or at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[39]
John Wesley  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and foundered off The Manacles, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Irish Lily ( United Kingdom). John Wesley was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Newport, Monmouthshire.[29]
Mary Maria  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland.[50][51]
Méndez Núñez Cantonalist Rebels Cantonal rebellion: The ironclad ran aground at Cartagena, Canton of Cartagena. She was refloated.[52]
Narcissus  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked off Amrum, Germany. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Itzehoe, Germany.[45]
Oleander  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on Sandy Point, Monmouthshire and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Montevideo, Uruguay.[50] She was refloated in late October but was consequently condemned.[53]
Stoomvaart Netherlands The steamship ran aground off Vlieland, Friesland.[29] She was refloated.[54]
Suvo Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The barque ran aground on the Hittarp Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to a Baltic port.[55] She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Helsingør.[56]
Thetis  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Ardrossan.[29] She was refloated.[39]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Catarina  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grand-Métis, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London.[44]
City of Durham  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[50]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Canopus  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Circassian ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Canopus was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was taken in to Liverpool.[44]
Catharina Denmark The schooner ran aground near Öregrund, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Ayr, United Kingdom to Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. She was refloated and take in to Gävle, Sweden.[36]
Diligente II  Brazil The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sergipe. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Penedo.[57]
Ellen  United Kingdom The fishing smack capsized and foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of three of her crew.[58][59]
Emma  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Recife, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from an English port to Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. She was refloated and taken in to Algoa Bay for repairs.[57]
Wallsend  United Kingdom The paddle tug collided with the steamship Sanspareil ( United Kingdom) and sank at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[60][55]
Waterloo  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Aardappelengat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Rotterdam.[61]
581  Russia The lighter heeled over and sank at Kronstadt.[62]
Unnamed France The schooner collided with HMS Serapis ( Royal Navy) and sank in the Indian Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by HMS Serapis. The schooner was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[63]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
RMS Golconda  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Cadda Rock, off Galle, Ceylon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Calcutta, India. She was taken in to Bombay, India for repairs.[55]
Valery Jean France The brig was run down and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Serapis (Flag unknown) with the loss of a crew member.[64] Valery Jean was on a voyage from "Guzeyeh" to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[65]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Camilla  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the Point of Cabedello, Portugal. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[65]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Hunter's Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Aberdeen.[65]
Laura  Germany The barque capsized at Londonderry, United Kingdom.[43] She was later righted and placed under repair.[53]
Lizzie Throop United States The schooner foundered in Lake Michigan with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Muskegon, Michigan to Chicago, Illinois.
Royal Minstrel  United Kingdom The ship departed from Hyōgo, Japan for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[66]
Tecker Kess Sweden The steamship was beached. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Aberdeen.[67]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Hinds  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Bolderāja, Russia. She was later refloated.[68]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque ran aground on the Great Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[56]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Commandeur Norway The brigantine was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. Her crew were rescued by the Narva Lifeboat.[69] She was refloated in late November.[70]
Fernando el Católico Cantonalist Rebels Cantonal rebellion: The gunboat collided with the broadside ironclad Numancia ( Cantonalist Rebels) and sank off the coast of the Canton of Cartagena with the loss of fifteen of her 238 crew.[71][72]
Neptune Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Finngrundet, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Gävle.[73]
Peggy  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Cardigan. Her two crew were rescued by the St. Dogmael's Lifeboat John Stuart ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Peggy was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cardigan.[74][75]
Sans Rofos Flag unknown The ship departed from the "Wanx River" for Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Catharina  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London. She was consequently condemned.[77]
Connaught Ranger United States The schooner was wrecked at Fresh Water Cove. Crew saved.[78]
Elida  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[79]
Hendon  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[69][80] She was refloated with the assistance of the Caister Lifeboat and a steamship and assisted in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition. Her nine crew were taken off by the Caister Lifeboat.[81][75]
Niord Norway The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her four crew were rescued by the steamship Sweden ( Sweden). Niord was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Norway.[82]
Ready Rhino  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Cairnryan, Wigtownshire.[62] She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin.[83]
Star  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[82]
Ticker  United Kingdom The barquentine foundered off Caernarfon. Her seven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Porthcawl, Glamorgan.[62][84]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Anne  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Londonderry ( United Kingdom. Anne was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Faversham, Kent and/or London.[38][85]
Ben Nevis  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[86][80]
Coral Isle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Skaarloch, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Aberdeen. She was refloated and taken in to Kalmar, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[87][88]
Coriana  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Margate, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a severely leaky condition.[79]
Dumfries  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pullocheeny, County Sligo.[89][38]
Eleven  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Blackpool, Lancashire. Both crew were rescued. by the Blackpool Lifeboat.[80][75][90]
Flint  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Mersey off Egremont, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão, Brazil. She was refloated and towed in to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[91]
Jane  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Faversham, Kent.[86]
Liverpool  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lendalfoot, Ayrshire. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Troon, Ayrshire.[86][92]
Marie Boustead France The schooner was driven ashore at Girvan, Ayrshire. Her seven crew were rescued by the Girvan Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[69][42]
Mary  United Kingdom The steamship broke in two and sank in the Bay of Biscay. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Trinidad.[93]
Rose  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Lybster, Caithness. Her crew were rescued.[86][88]
Sarah  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Solva, Pembrokeshire. Her four crew were rescued by the Solva Lifeboat.[75][90]
Vasco de Gama  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Bowling, Dunbartonshire. She was refloated.[80]
William Griffiths  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[86]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
British Banner  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship Hibernia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom with the loss of eight of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by Hibernia.[94][95][82] British Banner was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[96]
Elizabeth Cicely United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship ran aground on the Girdler Sand and sank. Her crew were rescued.[87]
Hilda  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked in the Baltic Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Ventava, Courland Governorate. Nine of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Riga, Russia.[36][49]
Scott  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her ten crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and the tug Aid ( United Kingdom). Scott was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Algiers, Algeria.[91][97][42]
St. Peter  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[98]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The Thames barge sank off Beckton, Essex with the loss of both crew.[90]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Fjällbacka, Sweden.[53]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Golden Fleece  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the smack Bravo ( United Kingdom).[99][100]
Mersey  United Kingdom The schooner struck a submerged object and sank in Swansea Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford.[101]
Renfrewshire  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Bic, Quebec, Canada whilst on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[82]
Susan A. Blaisdall United States The barque was driven ashore in Swansea Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and towed in to Swansea.[91]
Village Belle  United Kingdom The pilot boat collided with the pilot boat True Blue ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. All three people on board were rescued by True Blue.[102]
Two unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The Mersey Flats were run into by the steamship Glengarry ( United Kingdom), which was being launched at Liverpool, Lancashire. One flat sank, the other was beached. The crewman on the flat that sank was rescued by the flat which was beached.[103]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner capsized and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south by east of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom.[82]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Carmen Spain The schooner was wrecked in a typhoon at Manila, Spanish East Indies.[104]
Courser United States The whaler, a barque, was run into by the steamship Italia ( United Kingdom in the Pacific Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Talcahuano, Chile. Italia towed the waterlogged Courser in to Talcahuano.[105]
Esmeralda Spain The schooner was wrecked in a typhoon at Manila.[104]
George Clark  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[99]
Hotspur  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Lake Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from London to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[106]
Poseidon  Greece The brig was destroyed by fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[107]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Cormorant  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Skerryvore ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the River Lee. She was on a voyage from Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[108][109]
Express  Italy The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Piedras, Argentina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[110]
Macedon  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire. Her thirteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[99][111]
Oradd Sweden The schooner ran aground near Loshavn, Norway. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Farsund, Norway in a severely leaky condition.[99]
Salisbury  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Ballyquinton Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dundalk, County Louth.[99] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[112]
Temon  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Sentinel ( United Kingdom) and sank at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated.[99][49]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Sir Walter Scott  United Kingdom The ship departed from Rangoon, Burma for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[113]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Britannia  United Kingdom The tug sank at Aberdeen.[114]
Clara  United Kingdom The ketch was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Russell ( United Kingdom). Clara was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium.[115]
Monkhaven  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Tanarak Point, Ottoman Empire, in the Sea of Marmara. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[116]
Pilot  United Kingdom The tug was destroyed by fire at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[117]
Pride of the Ocean  United Kingdom The smack was damaged by fire at Leith, Lothian.[116]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1873
ShipStateDescription
Amoy  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Isla de Lobos, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Montevideo, Uruguay.[118]
Blanche  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Dodo ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[119]
Scrabster  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[116]
Success  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to the River Tyne. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[120]
Tetuán Cantonalist Rebels Cantonal rebellion: The Protected frigate exploded and sank while under repair at Cartagena, Canton of Cartagena, Spain.[121]

31 October

Unknown date

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