List of shipwrecks in October 1880

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The list of shipwrecks in October 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1880.

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Allemagne France The brig collided with the steamship Clymene ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her six crew. Allemagne was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to L'Orient, Morbihan.[1]
Catherine Netherlands The schooner ran aground on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Nyland, Sweden to Delfzijl, Groningen. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]
Elwy  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Jules Chagot ( France) off St. Agnes, Cornwall and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Penarth, Glamorgan by the steamship Oleaveaga (Flag unknown).[2]
Enchantress  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at Galveston, Texas, United States. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Bremen, Germany.[3]
Glenmore  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Eckerö, Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to London.[3]
Hylton Castle  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on a reef off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.[4]
J. M. Scott  United Kingdom The steam trawler was run ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire.[2]
Laurel  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Portia ( Germany) and sank off the coast of Essex.[5] Her crew were rescued by Portia. Laurel was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[6]
Lima, and
Oakdale		 United States
 United Kingdom		 The barque Lima ran into the steamship Oakdale off Start Point, Devon. Both vessels were severely damaged. Lima was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She put in to Plymouth, Devon. Oakdale was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Demerara, British Honduras. Her passengers were taken off by a fishing boat or were evacuated via the lifeboats. She put in to Plymouth for repairs.[5]
Matilde Norway The brig ran aground off the Russian Baltic coast Her crew were rescued.[7][8]
Nessen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Teignmouth.[9]
Pliny  United Kingdom The steamship arrived at Madeira on fire. The fire was extinguished.[10]
Zelica  United Kingdom The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace,[11] reported missing.[12]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Anna Otilie Flag unknown The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Nyköping, Sweden.[13]
Benella,
Robinia and
Stag		  United Kingdom The steamship Robinia was driven into the steamship Benella in a hurricane at São Miguel Island, Azores. Benella sank. She was on a voyage from Port Eads, Louisiana, United States to Bayonne, Loire-Inférieure, France<. Robinia then collided with the steamship Stag and sank. She was on a voyage from Port Eads to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Stag ran onto the wreck on Benella and sank. She was on a voyage from Port Eads to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. The crews of all three vessels were rescued.[14][15][8]
Berwick  United Kingdom The steamship put in to Algiers, Algeria on fire. She was on a voyage from Sfax, Beylik of Tunis to Leith, Lothian. The fire was extinguished.[16] She was consequently condemned.[17]
Curlew  United Kingdom The schooner was run down by the full-rigged ship Taunton and sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of five of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Taunton. Curlew was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[5][18][19]
Dronning Sophie Norway The steamship was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10]
Fife Packet  United Kingdom The ship founderef off Pladda. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Ayr.[7]
Florence  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[9]
J. F. Mann  Germany The barque was driven ashore in the Tonalá River. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to the Tonalá River.[20]
La Naiade  United Kingdom The smack was lost off Lismore, County Waterford.[16]
Mary Johnston  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arbroath.[21]
Mercutio Sweden The steamship ran aground near Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated and towed in to Stockholm by the steamship Hermes ( Sweden).[9]
St. Paul  United Kingdom The fishing boat sank off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her three crew were rescued by the fishing boat 32 ( United Kingdom).[22]
Success Norway The galiot collided with the steamship Benin ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned .[9]
Thor Norway The ship departed from New York, United States for Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. No further trace,[11] reported missing.[12]
Valiant  United Kingdom The barge ran aground in the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[10]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[23]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Batavia Netherlands The barque was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Amsterdam, North Holland.[20]
Island Home  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Sea of Åland 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Söderarm, Sweden with the loss of all hands.[24]
Jessie McLeod  United Kingdom The ship departed from the Larne Lough for Catania, Sicily, Italy. No further trace, reported hopelessly ovedue.[25]
Nerissa  United Kingdom The steamship collided with a derelict vessel in the Atlantic Ocean (50°57′N 20°30′W / 50.950°N 20.500°W / 50.950; -20.500) and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She put in to Falmouth, Cornwall on 3 November.[26]
Norfolk  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[9] She was on a voyage from China to New York. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Port Said, Egypt, resuming her voyage on 6 October.[27][28]
Senator Weber United States The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Great Emperor ( United Kingdom).[9]
Stern Chase  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°54′N 10°12′W / 44.900°N 10.200°W / 44.900; -10.200). Her crew were rescued by the barque Maria Casabona ( Italy). Stern Chase was on a voyage from "Mazerelli" to Bremen, Germany.[29]
Unnamed Flag unknown The polacca was driven ashore and caught fire at Hangman Point, Devon, United Kingdom.[30][31][32]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Blomman Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The galeas ran aground at "Ryssaro".[16]
Caroline  United Kingdom The Thames barge was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[31] She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[20]
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her twelve crew were rescued.[31][33]
Elizabeth Hoggan  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Ailsa Craig. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Londonderry.[16]
Eric the Red United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Cape Otway, Victoria. She was on a voyage from New York to Melbourne, Victoria.[34]
Fly  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[24]
Warkworth Castle  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Cimbritshamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Gloucester.[16] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
Zuiderzee, or
Zuyder Zee		 Netherlands The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. All on board, at least nine people, were rescued by Margaret ( United Kingdom) and she was set afire. Zuiderzee was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Harlingen, Friesland.[35][36][32][37][1]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Alma Norway The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of ten of her eleven crew. The survivor was rescued from a raft on 9 October by the steamship Clymene ( United Kingdom).[38][39] Alma was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Barcelona, Spain.[40]
Ardent United States The schooner was wrecked in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ellison Bay to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was declared a total loss.[41]
Druid  United Kingdom The ship departed from Irvine, Ayrshire for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace,[42] presumed foundered.[43]
Elizabeth Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bull Bay, Anglesey.[31]
Emma Trechmann  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[31]
Framnaes Norway The brig was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat John Clay Barlow ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Fremnaes was on a voyage from Brevig to Hartlepool, County Durham.[31][44]
Helena  United Kingdom The trow was driven ashore and wrecked at Penarth, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Helen Douglas  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on Mackinney's Bank, in the River Foyle. She was refloated the next day.[13]
Iris Norway The ship was driven ashore at Lynetten, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Egersund to Copenhagen.[23] She was later refloated and assisted in to Copenhagen.[45]
Johanna  Russia The ship was driven ashore and sank near Kuressaare.[8]
May Hawthorne  United Kingdom The Thames barge ran aground on the Longnose Rocks, Margate, Kent.[20]
Nelly  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Seaham, County Durham.[31] She was refloated and taken in to Seaham in a severely leaky condition.[20]
Pandora  United Kingdom The steam yacht ran aground at Argostoli, Cephalonia, Greece. She was on a voyage from Corfu to Cephalonia. She was later refloated with assistance from the frigate (Victor Emmanuel ( Regia Marina).[28][46][47]
Pet  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Levant and sank off Kastrup, Denmark. Pet was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Wick, Caithness.[31][13]
Reinholdt  Germany The ship collided with Gottfried ( Germany) at Copenhagen and was severely damaged.[23]
Robert Stephenson  United Kingdom The paddle steamer foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east south east of Sunderland, County Durham. Her five crew were rescued by the brig Cherokee ( United Kingdom).[48][44]
Seaflower  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaview, Isle of Wight.[28]
Shahpore  United Kingdom The ship departed from the River Mersey for Calcutta, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 33 crew.[49]
Surprise  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[31]
Svante Sweden The brig sprang a leak and sank in the Gulf of Bothnia. Her crew were rescued by Ralfsoln (Flag unknown). Svante was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Flensburg, Germany.[20][28]
Thomas S. Stowe  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated and put back to Dublin.[13]
Triton Norway The ship was driven ashore and sank at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden to Calais, France.[23]
Ybarra No. 2 Spain The steamship suffered a boiler explosion at Bilbao which killed two of her crew and injured several others. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bilbao.[8]
Ziroon  United Kingdom The brig capsized in the River Thames at Charlton, Kent. She was on a voyage from Halifax Island to Charlton.[31]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Alpha  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance, Cornwall.[14]
Amelie France The brig was driven ashore on Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[37]
Ancient Promise  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Florence ( United Kingdom). Ancient Promise was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.[50] She was subsequently towed in to Gibraltar.[51]
Aurora  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Boaz  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Crower  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Estepona  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, reported missing, feared to have foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all hands.[52]
Fairy  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at New Ross, County Wexford. She was refloated and taken in to New Ross.[28][7]
Feronia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at "Simpnashkabh". She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Sundsvall, Sweden.[24]
Jane  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was swamped by heavy seas, off Penzance, Cornwall.[53][54] She foundered with the loss of all seven crew.[14][55]
John  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Lafrowda  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Livonia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Sunderland. She was refloated.[28]
Mercur  Germany The steamship ran aground on the Kirkegrund. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Hamburg.[28]
Pius IX  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14][54]
Reidolf Norway The schooner ran aground on the Trompelond Bank, in the Gironde.[7]
Resolute Norway The barque was wrecked at Quilimane, Portuguese East Africa.[28]
Rio Grande Norway The ship sank at Bodø. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Tromsø.[8]
Santos  Germany The steamship ran aground at Cuxhaven.[13]
Scottish Maid  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the Potato Garth, in the River Wear.[56]
Telltale  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Triumph  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Wesley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ketch was driven against the quayside at Penzance and was severely damaged.[14][57]
Wild Rose  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port. No further trace,[58] reported missing.[59]
19 unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The fishing boats were destroyed, or damaged, in Mount's Bay.[60]
Two unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The fishing boats sank at Newlyn, Cornwall.[54]
Eight unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The fishing boats sank at Mousehole, Cornwall.[54]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Åland Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Skillinge.[8]
Betty Storrer United States The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Casilda ( United States). Betty Storrer was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New York.[61]
Dagö Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Skillinge.[7]
Glory of the Seas United States The ship ran aground at Dublin, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Dublin. She was refloated the next day.[13]
Henry Benness  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and sank off the Longships, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Progress ( United Kingdom). Henry Benness was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[62][63]
Lintrathen  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Fleetwood, Lancashire and was beached. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood to Valparaíso, Chile.[7][8] She was refloated and towed in to Birkenhead, Cheshire by the tug Toiler ( United Kingdom).[13]
Newnham  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
Rapid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Skillinge.[7]
Soderlinge Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Skillinge.[8]
Sofia Flag unknown The ship ran aground on Hufondskar. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Sundsvall, Sweden.[7]
Somorrostro  United Kingdom The steamship was believed to have foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all on board. Her lights were observed to disappear by the steamship Rochefort ( France). Somorrostro was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[64][65][66]
T. D. Marshall  United Kingdom The paddle tug ran aground in the River Usk and was severely damaged.[67]
Wattson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Skillinge.[8]
Aberystwyth Lifeboat Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat capsized whilst going to the assistance of Julia ( United Kingdom) in Cardigan Bay. Two of her crew were injured.[68]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Aldebaran  Italy The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (50°00′N 9°40′W / 50.000°N 9.667°W / 50.000; -9.667). Her crew were rescued by Umgeni ( United Kingdom). Aldebaran was on a voyage from Genoa to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[69]
Ann and Jane  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a barque. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal.[50]
Ann Lucy  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Ripple ( United Kingdom). Ann Lucy was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex. She was beached there, being in a severely leaky condition.[70][13]
Bassano  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Boston to Hull, Yorkshire.[67] Bassano was refloated and put back to Boston for repairs.[71][72]
Cathay  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[68]
Clan Gordon  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet.[13]
Duncairn  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin. She was refloated and taken in to Moulmein, Burma in a severely leaky condition.[73]
Hannah  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Holyhead, by the passenger steamship Shamrock ( United Kingdom) and with the loss of three of Hannah's four crew.[74] Hannah was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Yarmouth, Norfolk, with salt.[75][76]
Louvain Belgium The steamship was driven ashore at Middelkerke, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bruges, West Flanders. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs.[13][77]
Maja Denmark The schooner ran aground off Amager. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Trelleborg, Sweden. She was refloated and assisted in to Copenhagen.[13]
Marie Denmark The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°48′N 8°09′W / 47.800°N 8.150°W / 47.800; -8.150). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Whitehall ( United Kingdom). Marie was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was later discovered by the steamship Neera ( United Kingdom) and set afire.[78][79]
Orvarodd Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was taken in to Hull in a derelict condition by British and Dutch smacks.[80]
Peggy  United Kingdom The schooner was beached at Longhope, Orkney Islands.[13]
Rokeby  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Port Said, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Port Said.[80]
Valencia  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Europa Point, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Alexandria, Egypt.[13] She was refloated on 10 October and resumed her voyage.[77]
Yanikale  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Bristol Channel west of Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by St. Devenick (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey). Yanikale was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Gloucester.[50]
1, and 2  United Kingdom The barges were abandoned in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the South Stack, Anglesey. They were towed in to Holyhead by the tug Brilliant Star ( United Kingdom).[67]
Two unnamed vessels  Russia The lighters sprang a leak and sank at Kronstadt.[67]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Burgermeister Schwing  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew were rescued by the barque Balder ( Sweden). Burgermeister Schwing was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Deal, Kent, United Kingdom.[81]
Charles Marie France The brigantine was abandoned 70 nautical miles (130 km) south of the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Nimrod ( United Kingdom). Charles Marie was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[51]
City of Cork  United Kingdom The steamship was driven against the pier at Cowes, Isle of Wight and was severely damaged.[82]
Cyane do Vouga Portugal The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Star ( United Kingdom). Cyane do Vouga was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Porto.[83]
Edouard Konig Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on Ven, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen.[72]
Fernando Spain The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque San Francisco ( United Kingdom). Fernando was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Puerto Rico.[84]
Frolic  United Kingdom The fishing boat sank at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[85]
Hope  United Kingdom The schooner sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the tug Reaper ( United Kingdom) and/or the Corton Lifeboat. Hope was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[86][77]
Livadia  Imperial Russian Navy The steam yacht was damaged in a storm in the Bay of Biscay.[87] She put in to Ferrol, Spain for repairs.[88]
Reaper  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore at Whitby.[85] She was refloated on 3 November.[89]
Splendid  United Kingdom The schooner foundered. Her five crew were rescued by Adirondack ( United States). Splendid was on a voyage from Limerick to the Bristol Channel.[90]
Strathnisle  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. She was towed in to the Isles of Scilly by a pilot boat.[91][77]
Topsy  United Kingdom The Humber keel sank in the Humber with the loss of both crew.[92]
Velocity  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked off Ballykisane, County Kerry.[82]
Wells  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Cowes. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Admiral ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Cowes.[71]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Constantia Sweden The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Tonalá River.[72]
Ganger Norway The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Tonalá River.[72]
Gerda Sweden The brig ran aground off the Barfleur Lightship ( France). She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was refloated and towed in to a port.[77]
Killeena  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Irish coast. All nineteen people on board were rescued by the barque Freeman Dennis ( United Kingdom). Killeena was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was subsequently discovered by the barque Beatrice (Canada Canada and taken in tow.[4]
Lady Louise  United Kingdom The smack foundered off Lundy Island, Devon. Both crew were rescued by Empress ( United Kingdom).[93]
Saga Sweden The barque ran aground on the Leman Sand, in the North Sea. All fourteen people on board took to a boat; they were rescued by the brig Eighteen Sisters ( Denmark). Saga was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She subsequently floated off and ran aground on the Haisborough Sands.[90] She was refloated and towed to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was beached in a waterlogged condition.[50]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Alswold  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the East Burro Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the tug Alarm ( United Kingdom).[94]
Felicity  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Finngrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Gävle, Sweden.[71]
Maria Norway The brig sank in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Arendal.[72]
Sophie  Germany The ship departed from Kronstadt, Russia for Ystad, Sweden. No further trace, reported missing.[95]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Celeritas Norway The ship capsized at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom.[51]
Gebroeders Sikkens Netherlands The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Libava, Courland Governorate.[96]
Lochnagar  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore in Poverty Bay. She was on a voyage from Auckland, New Zealand to Poverty Bay.[66]
Maria  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°05′N 12°55′W / 43.083°N 12.917°W / 43.083; -12.917). Her crew were rescued by Pelikan (Flag unknown). Maria was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Falmouth, Cornwall.[29][97]
Minstrel  United Kingdom The yacht capsized in the English Channel 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Hastings, Sussex with the loss of four of the five people on board. The survivor was rescued by a fishing smack.[94]
Primrose  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 350 nautical miles (650 km) off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued by the barque Jubenal ( Norway). Primrose was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Trinidad.[98]
Regulus Austria-Hungary The ship was wrecked in the Chaussé de Sein, off the Île de Sein, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[51]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Anna  Russia The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[23]
Baron Pahlen  Russia The steamship sank at Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dunkirk.[51]
Emma  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace,[58] reported missing.[59]
Laconia  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Famagusta, Cyprus.[51] She was refloated.[99]
Langurthoe  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Hampton-on-Sea, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to London.[51]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore at Reculver, Kent.[100]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Bristol City  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[101]
Christian  Germany The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Hiddensee with the loss of all but one of her crew.[102]
County of Richmond  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors clung to part of the wrecked vessel, which formed an impromptu raft. They were rescued a week later by the barque Leandro ( Principality of Montenegro). County of Richmond was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[103][104][105][106]
Giacomino  Italy The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Nicola P. ( Italy). Giacomino was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[107]
Heinrich Sellschopp  Germany The ship was wrecked on the Tabasco Coast near "Tuplico". Her crew were rescued.[108]
Plantagenet  United Kingdom The steamship struck a submerged object and foundered off Cape Palos, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Barcelona, Spain.[78][109]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Actif France The lugger collided with the steamship Kestrel ( United Kingdom) and sank off Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her nine crew. Survivor were rescued by Kestrel[110][111]
Alpena United States The paddle steamer sank in Lake Michigan with the loss of at least 80 lives. She was on a voyage from Grand Haven, Michigan to Chicago, Illinois.[112]
Anne and Betsey  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea. Both crew survived.[83] She was on a voyage from Fishguard, Pembrokeshire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[17]
Bertha Carrington United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship departed from Garston, Lancashire for Pernambuco, Brazil. No further trace, reported missing.[95]
Cecelia  United Kingdom The fishing trawler strucks rock off Prawle Point, Devon and foundered.[101]
Elizabeth Catherine Norway The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and towed in to the Nieuw Diep.[101]
Hawarden Castle  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at San Francisco, California, United States. The fire was extinguished.[113]
Hylton Castle United States The steam barge foundered in Lake Michigan with the loss of all ten crew.[114][115]
Ivy  United Kingdom The yacht caught fire and sank in the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[101]
James Walker  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Camber, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[78]
Lota  United Kingdom The barque departed from Hong Kong for Keelung, China. No further trace.[116]
Trocadero  United Kingdom The steamship collided with a Norwegian barque at Gravesend, Kent and was severely damaged.[97]
Unnamed Liberia The schooner capsized off Grand Bassa with the loss of 34 of the 38 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Corsico (Flag unknown).[117]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Antonio  Italy The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Barletta. Her crew were rescued.[118]
Eustace  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. She was on a voyage from Busrah, Persia to Jeddah. She was refloated on 19 October and taken in to Jeddah.[73]
Henrietta Canada Canada The ship departed from New York, United States for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace,[11] reported missing.[12]
Maria Antoinetta  Italy The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Barletta. Her crew were rescued.[118]
Mula Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the Abbo Fararnez Reef, in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from Yembo to Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. She was refloated on 19 October and completed her voyage.[119]
Rollo  United Kingdom The steamship collided with HMS Lively ( Royal Navy) near Hull, Yorkshire and was damaged. Rollo was on a voyage from Hull to Gothenburg, Sweden. She put back to Hull for repairs.[96]
Smales  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage,[120] but was consequently towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[4]
West Cumberland  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Riga, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Riga.[96]
Unnamed Liberia The schooner capsized off the coast of Grand Bassa with the loss of 34 of the 38 people on board. Survivors were rescued the next day by Corisco ( United Kingdom).[121]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Blanche  United Kingdom The schooner sank 35 nautical miles (65 km) off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Lizzie Trenberth ( United Kingdom). Blanche was on a voyage from "Villa Suztch" to London.[122]
Mathilde France The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew and 80 passengers were rescued by Inchmaree ( United Kingdom).[66] Mathilde was on a voyage from Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon to Granville, Manche.[123][88]
Trinity United States The barque was beached on Heard Island. Her 35 crew went ashore. She floated off, drifted out to sea and was not seen again. Thirty-three survivors were rescued on 15 February 1882 by USS Marion ( United States Navy.[124]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Asia  Germany The steamship was wrecked on Socotra, Aden Settlement. Her crew were rescued by Prinds Hendrik ( Germany).[125] The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[126]
Bedford  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[127]
Berryer  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Arkhangelsk, Russia and became waterlogged.[17]
Borrodale  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Charleston and was scuttled. She was severely damaged.[127]
Forward  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. No further trace, reported overdue, feared to have foundered.[15]
George O'Neill Sweden The brig ran aground at St. Ubes, Portugal. She was refloated and put back to St. Ubes.[102]
Giuseppe Capurro  Italy The ship departed from New York, United States. for Bordeaux, Gironde, France. No further trace, reported missing.[128]
Norma  Germany The ship ran aground at New York She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. She was refloated and taken in to New York.[17]
Paradox  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Whitgift Ness.[83]
Prim Norway The barque was towed in to Riga, Russia in a waterlogged condition.[127]
Queen of the Isles  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Trondra, Shetland Islands.[29][127]
Travancore  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Charleston.[17]
Unnamed United States The tug was wrecked in Lake Michigan with the loss of all ten crew.[129]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Casualita  Italy The barque was run into by the schooner Edward Seymour ( United Kingdom) at Gibraltar and was severely damaged.[29]
Denia  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[102] She was refloated on 21 October.[130]
Gezina Jantina Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Westervik, Sweden.[29]
Holbeach  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saltfleethaven, Lincolnshire.[29]
Mary Atkinson  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Newry, County Antrim. No further trace, reported missing.[59]
William Henry  United Kingdom The schooner struck a sunken wreck in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to a Clyde port. She was taken in to Bowling, Dunbartonshire, where she sank.[130]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Alida Netherlands The ship collided with the steamship Christian IX ( Denmark) and sank in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. Alida was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Schiedam, South Holland.[23]
Alpha  Germany The steamship was driven ashore and sank at "Möroone", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[102] She was later refloated and towed in to Kiel in a leaky condition by the steamship Bertha (Flag unknown). She was placed under repair.[131]
Alto  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Prøvestenen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Copenhagen.[23]
Artushof  Germany The steamship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[132][23]
Cotherall Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Dragør. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Stavanger, Norway.[23]
Elizabeth Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Harlingen, Friesland.[23]
Elizabeth Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore at Copenhagen.[133]
Eunomia Denmark The barque ran aground. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Copenhagen. She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[23]
Faraday  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Garry ( United Kingdom) and sank at Copenhagen. Her crew were rescued. Faraday was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen.[132][23] She was refloated on 26 October and taken in to Copenhagen.[123]
Kiwas  Russia The brig was driven ashore at Narva.[134]
Lizzie Ann  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and sank at Goodwick, Pembrokeshire.[130]
Margaretha Gezina Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Borcum Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Dunbeath Castle ( United Kingdom).[135]
Neptun  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Rotterdam, South Holland.[23]
Pandora Denmark The ketch was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Sweden to Hull.[132][23]
Riwas  Russia The barque was driven ashore at Narva.[130]
Rudolph  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Rügen, Germany whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stettin, Germanhy. No further trace,[136] reported missing.[42]
Sophie Norway The ship was driven ashore at Dragør. She was on a voyage from Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland to Copenhagen.[23]
Triton Norway The barque was driven ashore and sank at Copenhagen.[133]
Victoria Nancy France The ship was wrecked on the Tiperand Rocks. She was on a voyage from an English port to Vannes, Morbihan.[137]
Weselina  Germany The schooner ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea, and sank. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga.[118][88]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Bessie Wilkingson  United Kingdom The ketch ran aground on the Blackrock, off Mevagissey, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Mevagissey.[138]
Groes Sweden The ship was driven ashore on Stege, Denmark.[45]
Hugo Sweden The schooner was driven ashore as Sandhamn.[110]
J. B. Brown United States The schooner was driven ashore in Broad Bay. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[130] She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[139]
Loch Tyne  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was refloated with assistance from the Spurn Lifeboat.[130]
Marquis  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall with the loss of three of her crew.[140]
Pacific  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Haff. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Hull, Yorkshire.[110]
Percy  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off The Smalls, Pembrokeshire. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the schooner Spray (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey). Percy was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire and Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[141][135][142][143][144][145]
Perle  Germany The schooner struck a rock at Banana Island Lagos Colony and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone.[110]
Sunbeam  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Malta. She was on a voyage from London to Odesa, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[110]
Unnamed  Germany The schooner foundered in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the Courland Governorate with the loss of all hands.[130]
Unnamed Flag Unknown The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the Courland Governorate with the loss of all hands.[130]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Affigo  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pakefield Gat, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Goole. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[110][23]
Anna and Gustaf  Germany The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Rixhöft with the loss of all but her captain.[122] He was rescued by Bella ( United Kingdom). Anna and Gustaf was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[146]
Bessie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Barry, Glamorgan.[118]
Carl Sweden The schooner was driven ashore at Grönhöhen, Öland.[118]
Catharina Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Östergarn, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[118]
Charles Quint France The steamship was driven ashore at Djidjelli, Algeria. Her passengers were taken off.[4] She was refloated on 5 November and sailed for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[147]
Clydesdale  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Parrsborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.[66][148][45][149]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Harwich, Essex whilst on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. No further trace,[136] reported missing.[42]
George  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Hook Sands, off Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France to South Shields, County Durham.[118][150]
Gertrude  Germany The brig collided with three ships and ran aground at Stettin. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[110]
Margaret West  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Black Rock Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes.[110][23]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Newry, County Antrim. No further trace, reported overdue.[58]
Marys  United Kingdom The brig dragged her anchor and hit the Black Rock at the entrance to Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall. She drifted leeward and sank between the rock and shore with the loss of three of her six crew.[151][152]
May Olsen Norway The barque was towed into Swinemünde, Germany in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[4]
Olympe  Germany The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to South Shields. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to South Shields in a severely leaky condition.[118][23]
Rose  United Kingdom The smack ran aground at St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.[4]
St. Clair  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Roan Bogha Rock and sank off Tiree, Inner Hebrides. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Arinagour, Coll to Scarnish, Tiree.[153]
Wilhelmina Norway The brig was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ljusne, Sweden to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[4][23]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the Isle of Wight.[118]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Argo  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and made for Old Grimsby, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. She stuck on rocks at Teän. Her crew were rescued the next day. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Polruan, Cornwall.[154]
Cattarina Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Östergarn, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[23]
Enmore  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) west of Ireland. Her crew were rescued by the barque Prinz Wilhelm ( Germany). Enmore was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada to Hamburg, Germany.[155]
Flossie United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Castilian ( United Kingdom). Flossie was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère, France to Swansea, Glamorgan.[137]
George  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hook Sands, in the English Channel off Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trouville-sur-Mer, Manche, France to South Shields, County Durham.[23]
Lord Northbrook  United Kingdom The barque put in to São Miguel Island, Azores on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[156] She was a total loss.[157]
Macedonia  United Kingdom The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by Hallgerda (Canada Canada). Macedonia was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[113][158][159]
Montague  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Greysand, in Bideford Bay.[132][133] She was on a voyage from Oak Bay, New Brunswick, Canada to Barnstaple, Devon.[23]
Narcisse France The brigantine foundered off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[126]
Nathalie France The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Torreira, Portugal with the loss of two lives.[137] She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Lisbon, Portugal.[160]
Titania  United Kingdom The steamship was holed off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada by her spare propeller, which had broken loose. She became waterlogged.[88]
Unnamed France The brig was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her seven crew were rescbued by the brig John Twizell ( United Kingdom).[161]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Anna Gertrude Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Delfzijl, Groningen.[23]
Blanche  United Kingdom The ketch sprang a leak and foundered 40 miles (64 km) west south-west of The Lizard, cornwall. Her captain was landed at Fowey, Cornwall by Lizzie Trembath ( United Kingdom).[162]
Charles Deering United States The barque was abandoned at sea. All on board were rescued by the barque August ( Norway). Charles Deering was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to the English Channel.[135][144]
Eureka  United Kingdom The abandoned schooner was discovered 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west by south of the Isles of Scilly by V. Troop, which put four crew aboard.[122] They took her in to Plymouth, Devon.[45]
Ferdinand and Annette Flag unknown The barque was driven ashore at "Erenoro", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[137]
Fervent France The steamship ran aground at Honfleur, Manche and was then run into by the brig Felix ( Norway). Fervent was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Honfleur. She was refloated.[122][146]
Graf Wedel Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at East London, Cape Colony with the loss of four of her crew.[163][164]
Natalie France The steamship was wrecked "on the coast of Jorreira" with the loss of all but one of her crew.[118][23]
Paula France The schooner foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[165]
Ruby  United Kingdom The schooner was sighted off Seaford, Sussex whilst on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[136][166]
Salopian  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by the barque Slavia ( Principality of Montenegro). Salopian was discovered later that day by the steamship Pembroke, which put four of her crew on board and took her in tow. The tow was lost the next day and Pembroke retrieved her crew. Salopian was presumed to have subsequently foundered.[167][168]
Salve Regina Spain The ship departed from Bilbao for Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported hopelessly overdue.[25]
Stentor  United Kingdom The ship was holed by the propeller of another vessel at South Shields, County Durham. She sprang a severe leak and ran aground.[150][131]
Unnamed Flag unknown The burning ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean, observed by City of Perth ( United Kingdom).[139]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Carl  Germany The steamship struck a rock and foundered off "Setta Kroo", Liberia. Her nineteen crew were rescued.[165][169][170]
Daphne Denmark The ship departed from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom for Skien. No further trace,[128] reported missing.[171]
Edgar Cecil  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Carmela ( United States). Edgar Cecil was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Quebec City, Canada.[108]
Edith May  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Dogger Bank, off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Wexford.[172][123]
Foam  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak in the Sound of Islay and was beached.[146] She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus, County Antrim to Fisherrow, East Lothian.[148]
Four Sisters  United Kingdom The brig sprang a severe leak and was beached at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton, Sussex.[131]
Isaac Webb United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°30′N 59°20′W / 42.500°N 59.333°W / 42.500; -59.333). Her 24 crew were rescued by the steamship Illyrian ( United Kingdom). Isaac Webb was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New York.[66][173]
J. H. Nieman  Germany The steamship ran ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[146]
Lady of the Lake  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Newburgh, Fife. No further trace, reported severely overdue,[42] presumed foundered with the loss of all six crew.[174]
Liberal Norway The schooner was driven ashore at Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland and became severely leaky.[122][175]
Lotus  United Kingdom The ship departed from Waterford for Runcorn, Cheshire. No further trace, reported missing.[128]
Neilly  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Old Harry Ledge, off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated.[172]
Rex Sweden The steamship was driven ashore at "Husvalla", Öland. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Poseidon ( Sweden) and taken in to Stockholm.[45]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Harwich, Essex whilst on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Sunderland, County Durham. No further trace,[136] reported missing.[42]
Touraine France The steamship ran aground on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She floated off and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south south west of Nash Point with the loss of two of her fourteen crew. Three survivors were rescued by the ketch Hope ( United Kingdom). Nine survivors took to a boat; they were reported missing. Touraine was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[122][146][176]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship foundered off "Stetia Kroo". Her crew were presumed to have survived.[177]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Clan Fraser  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Finisterre, Spain. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[178]
Daniel Draper  Italy The barque was wrecked at Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.[147]
Elizabeth Hill  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace,[136] reported missing.[42]
Frank  United Kingdom The barque put in to Helsingør, Denmark on fire. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Inverness. The fire was extinguished.[146]
Hetty Mary  United Kingdom The ship departed from Quittah, Africa for Queenstown, County Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, reported missing.[179]
Pride of the Taw  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Bideford Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[123]
Umberto Galatola, and
Winton		  Italy
 United Kingdom		 The steamship Winton collided with the barque Umberto Galatola at South Shields, County Durham. Both vessels were severely damaged.[122][180]
Hickman  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Dublin. She was refloated and put back to Milford Haven. Being in a leaky condition, she was beached there.[122][45]
Maria Teresa  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Vigo, Spain. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Lisbon, Portugal.[66][45]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Alberta  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Dog's Head Sand, in the Boston Deeps. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Boston, Lincolnshire for repairs.[181]
Billy the Prizeman  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[182] She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Sunderland, County Durham.[183]
Corsair  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore opposite Greenock, Renfrewshire.[184]
Emily Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ryhope, County Durham.[185]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Lynn Roads. Her three crew reached the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House), from where they were rescued. Endeavour was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to the Humber.[66][172][186]
Etuna Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Wiron", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to an English port.[187][178]
Flying Huntsman  United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank at South Shields, County Durham with the loss of all six crew.[167][188]
Furst  United Kingdom The tug sank at North Shields.[189]
George United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsey. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Ramsey.[190]
Houghton  United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank at South Shields with the loss of all six crew.[188]
I Tell Ye United States The boat was run down and sunk in Boston Bay.[191]
Jeanette  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was driven ashore and sank near Kingstown, County Dublin.[192]
Johanna Denmark The schooner foundered off South Shields with the loss of all but one of her crew.[193][188] The survivor was rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat Northumberland ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[194] Johanna was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom to South Shields.[189]
Madeleine Esther  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay 8 nautical miles (15 km) from Ferryside, Carmarthenshire with the loss of her captain. Four survivors were rescued by the lifeboat City of Manchester ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Madeleine Esther was on a voyage from New Ross, County Wexford to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[195][188][184][196]
Mars  United Kingdom The lighter was run into by the steamship Rotterdam ( United Kingdom) and capsized at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[66]
Mercury  United Kingdom The steam lighter sank at Greenock. Her crew were rescued.[184][197] She was refloated on 1 November and placed under repair.[198]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Seaham. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[199]
Ocean Queen  United Kingdom The fishing smack was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch fishing boat.[200]
Osprey Canada Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Chiara Penco (Flag unknown).[80][160]
Penrith  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Courland Bank, off Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated.[123]
Phonix Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea (58°15′N 1°50′E / 58.250°N 1.833°E / 58.250; 1.833). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Westerlinden ( Norway). Phonix was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Kristiansand.[104]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Affinite  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[201]
Agnes  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Prince's Channel. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent in a leaky condition.[202]
Aguia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in the Humber 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) from Stallingborough, Lincolnshire.[190]
Alarm, or
Alarum		  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hawsker, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[203][202][204]
Albion  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Holkham, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[190][143]
Aldbro  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[200] She was refloated on 1 November.[201]
Alice  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[205][142]
Alice Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Bamburgh, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by the North Sunderland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to the River Tyne.[182][200][186]
Alice  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Ouse opposite Blacktoft, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.[143]
Amity  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea.[204]
Almuth Catherine  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tetney Haven, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[135]
Amelia  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[167][184][194]
Amy  United Kingdom The brig sank in Tara Bay, County Down. Her crew survived.[182] She was refloated the next day.[143]
Ann, and
Daisy		  United Kingdom The schooner Ann was driven into the sloop Daisy off the coast of Northumberland. Ann was severely damaged.[189]
Anna  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew by the steamship Cairnsmuir ( United Kingdom). Anna was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[135]
Annie Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Dalkey, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[203][200][206][207]
Antipodes  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[201]
Ariel  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Grimsby. She had been refloated by 6 November and taken in to Grimsby.[208]
Arno  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby.[190] She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Astley  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cullercoats, Northumberland. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glückstadt, Germany to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[187][167][200][209]
Ax Öland Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The schooner was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Grimsby.[182][210]
Bee  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Withernsea, Yorkshire.[200]
Bellenden  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Granton, Lothian.[189]
Bellewood  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast.[126]
Benjamin Franklin  United Kingdom The schooner was severely damaged at Dublin.[178]
Berengaria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200] She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Bessy Jane  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abersoch, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Runcorn, Cheshire.[200]
Betsy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
Black-eyed Susan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough.[211] Her seven crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat Lady Leigh ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Black-eyed Susan was on a voyage from Runcorn to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[167][212]
Blue Jacket  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200] She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Bosphorus  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Scarborough. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to the River Tyne.[200][204]
Brasberg Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[213]
Bride  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
British Engsign  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Seaham, County Durham with the loss of one of her seven crew.[195][212][202] Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She subsequently became a wreck.[209]
Braemar Castle  United Kingdom The steamship was run down and sunk by the steamship Breconshire ( United Kingdom) at Penang, Straits Settlements. All on board were rescued. Braemar Castle was on a voyage from London to Hiogo, Japan.[214]
Camillus  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Her seven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[205][200][161]
Canada Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steam cutter Africa, and by Countess of Devon (both  United Kingdom).[215] She was discovered by the steamship Secunda ( Germany) and towed in to Bremen, Germany, where she arrived on 5 November.[216][160]
Cassandra  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Warkworth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[182][126]
Cassandra  United Kingdom The ship was lost on the east coast of England. Her crew were rescued.[200]
Charles Dickens Norway The barque was driven ashore at Merlimont, Pas-de-Calais, France. Twelve of her thirteen crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[200]
City of Bangor  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned. Her four crew were rescued by the Porthdinllaen Lifeboat.[217]
City of Rio de Janeiro United States The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York. She was refloated and taken in to New York.[202]
Clacton  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.[200][207] She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Comet Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Saltwick Bay. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[167][182]
Comet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near North Walsham, Norfolk.[200]
Contest  United Kingdom The ship departed from Dragør, Denmark for the River Tyne. No further trace,[59] reported missing.[218]
Cuiraisser  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Humberston, Lincolnshire.[219] She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Dash  United Kingdom The schooner was presumed to have foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[220]
Dauntless  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Cresswell Bay with the loss of all hands.[221]
Diana  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
Drafna Norway The barque was severely damaged and sprang a leak off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshald to South Shields. She put in to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom for repairs.[222]
Drie Gebroeders Netherlands The galiot was wrecked at Hartley, Northumberland, United Kingdom with the loss of two lives. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to the River Tyne.[200][207]
Duck  United Kingdom The sloop sank at Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica. She was refloated.[178]
Earl of Derby  United Kingdom The brig struck Hornsea Pier, Hornsea, Yorkshire, and was wrecked. Her nine crew were rescued by rocket apparatus or climbed onto the pier and made their way to shore.[182][203][210]
Earl of Uxbridge  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Clone Point, County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Ramsey, Isle of Man.[202]
Earnest  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Amble, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trouville, Seine-Inférieure, France to Seaham.[202][126]
Elemore  United Kingdom The collier, a steamship, foundered in the North Sea off Huntcliff Foot, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London. Wreckage and two bodies from the ship came ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire.[204][181][223]
Elfin  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Glenarm, County Antrim.[200]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Seaham and Sunderland.[207]
Eliza Benyon  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Liverpool.[178]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The fishing yawl was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[203]
Elizabeth and Emma  United Kingdom The yawl was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay with the loss of a crew member.[202]
Elizabeth Austen  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Whitby. Her five crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat Robert Whitworth ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Elizabeth Austen was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Sunderland.[187][203] She came ashore in Saltwick Bay and was wrecked.[196]
Ellen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cloughton Wyke, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne.[200][210]
Emily  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[183]
Emily and Annie  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200] She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Emma  United Kingdom The fishing yawl was driven ashore at Whitby.[203]
Emma Sweden The brig was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of two of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Empress ( United Kingdom). Emma was on a voyage from a Swedish port to Hull, Yorkshire. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Hayburg Wyke, Yorkshire.[210]
Emmanuel Boutcher  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore between Marske and Redcar, Yorkshire. Her eight crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat.[167][196] Emmanuel Boutcher was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Whitby.[212] She broke up on 2 November.[223]
Emerald  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the north east coast of Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[200] Wreckage came ashore at Happisburgh.[126]
Emilie  Russia The barque was severely damaged at sea. She was towed in to Hull on 29 October by the schooner Celerity ( United Kingdom).[224]
Emily  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Seaham and Sunderland.[207]
Empress  United Kingdom The schooner capsized in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all hands. She subsequently came ashore a few miles north of Hartlepool.[181]
Express  United Kingdom The fishing smack was presumed to have foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew.[225]
Express  United Kingdom The schooner capsized at sea with the loss of all hands. She came ashore at Blackhall Rocks, County Durham on 31 October and was wrecked.[224][161]
Faderneslandet Norway The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby.[190] She was refloated on 3 November and taken in to Hull for repairs.[107]
Ferryside  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in Carmarthen Bay. Her eight crew were rescued by the Ferryside Lideboat.[217]
Five Brothers  United Kingdom The galiot was driven ashore at Scarborough. Her crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[217]
Flower Girl  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Robin Hood's Bay with the loss of her captain.[167][203]
Flying Dutchman, and
Sensation		  United Kingdom The brigantine Sensation was severely damaged at sea. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Sunderland. She was towed in to Hartlepool on 31 October by the paddle tug Flying Dutchman, which was herself severely damaged at sea.[224]
Folkestone  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham. Her seven crew were rescued by one of the Hartlepool Lifeboats, either Charles Ingleby or John Clay Barlow (both Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[167][203][217] Folkestone was on a voyage from Folkestone, Kent to West Hartlepool.[200]
Fortuna  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on rocks in Jenniecliffe Bay, Plymouth, Devon. Her three crew were taken off by the Plymouth Lifeboat Clemency ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Fortuna was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[226][167][212]
Forward  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all five crew.[227]
Francis  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[201]
Fury  United Kingdom The tug sank at South Shields.[194]
Garibaldi  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Tetney Haven.[200]
Garnel  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was wrecked at Dublin.[178]
Gauntlet  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. Five of her crew were rescued.[182]
George Peabody  United Kingdom The yawl was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 30 October and taken in to Bridlington.[204]
Georgina,
Martha, and
Topsy		  United Kingdom Martha was driven ashore at Withernsea. She was then run into by the brig Topsy, which was also driven ashore. Topsy was then run into by the brig Georgina, which also drove ashore. All seventeen crew from Georgina and Topsy were rescued by rocket apparatus. Topsy was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Sunderland.[203][200][219]
General Lee  United Kingdom The yawl was presumed to have foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all nine or ten crew.[204]
Golden Light  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Potato Garth, off Sunderland. She was on a voyage from Runcorn to Sunderland.[200] She was refloated with assistance on 31 October.[181]
Good Intent  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. Her crew were either lost, or rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat Robert Whitworth ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[228][187][196][212]
Gostoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued.[184]
Gretina  Germany The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to Gothenburg, Sweden.[201]
Gustave France The chasse-marée put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition and sank.[200]
Harry Clem  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at North Shields, Northumberland with the loss of two of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to Seaham, County Durham.[203][200][196]
Hazard Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Redcar.[190]
Hebe  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Easington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[200]
Hebe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby. She was refloated on 1 November.[201]
Heinrich Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore at Whitby.[200]
Helen  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Blyth, Northumberland.[135] Her crew were rescued.[126]
Henry Norway The barque was abdondoned in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of the Lemon Sand. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Rival ( United Kingdom). Henry was on a voyage from Brevig to Limerick, United Kingdom.[190]
Henry and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ryhope, County Durham. Her seven crew were rescued.[194]
Henry Brown  United Kingdom The schooner was driven onto the Baily Lighthouse, County Dublin with the loss of three of her crew.[229][184]
Herbruder Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore at Scarborough with the loss of one of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[204]
Herzog Bogislaw  Germany The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[201] She was towed in to Grimsby in a derelict condition on 1 November.[139]
Hesper  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200] She was refloated on 31 October and taken in to Grimsby.[230]
Huntley  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[200][184][209] She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne.[194]
Ianthe, or
Xanthe		  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Staithes with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to South Shields.[203][200]
Immanuel Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Granton.[189]
Industry  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
Iris  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at South Shields. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham.[167][184]
Isabella  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head. Her crew were rescued.[200]
Isabella Leith  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of West Hartlepool.[167][196] She was refloated on 31 October.[181]
Isabella Grainger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Bridlington. Her crew were rescued.[200]
Isis  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at North Shields. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham.[200][194]
Jabez, and
Silvery Wave		  United Kingdom The sailing barge Jabez collided with the barque Sivery Wave off Withernsea. She drifted out to sea in a sinking condition. Silvery Wave came ashore at between Bridlington and Horsea. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sunderland.[173]
Janet Duncan  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Granton.[189]
Jesse  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all ten people on board. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Stockton-on-Tees.[227]
Jeune Adolph France The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough. Her nine crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat Lady Leigh ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[184][212]
Johann Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields with the loss of all but one of her crew.[167]
John  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Plymouth with the loss of her captain.[212]
John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Callersea Rocks, off the coast of Yorkshire.[207]
John and Mary  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Saltburn, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[202] She was consequently condemned.[223]
John Black  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200] She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
John Canant  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cattersea Rocks with the loss of all hands.[200]
John Cook  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her seven crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tees.[167][209]
John Mary  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Her eight crew survived.[212]
John May  United Kingdom The brig lost one of her anchors when sheltering from a storm off Plymouth. Setting sail for the Cattewater, John May drifted across the bows of the schooner Reddies ( United Kingdom), taking away the schooners bowsprit, topsail-yard along with other damage. John May drifted onto the Mount Batten breakwater, breaking her back. Her captain was drowned;[231] his wife and the rest of the crew were rescued.[212] She was on a voyage from the Bull River to Falmouth, Cornwall and Fredrickstadt, Denmark.[167]
John O. Scott, and an
Unnamed vessel		  United Kingdom The steamship John O. Scott was run into by a schooner, which foundered with the loss of all hands. John O. Scott was holed at the bow. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Hull. She arrived on 29 October.[224]
John Snell  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Whitby. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat Robert Whitworth ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). John Snell was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Newcastle upon Tyne.[167][203] She subsequently became a wreck.[200]
John Soles  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Whitby. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat Robert Whitworth ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[203]
Julia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Granton.[189]
Jupiter  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Tetney Haven.[200]
Knobe Faone Denmark The ship foundered off the mouth of the River Tyne with the loss of all hands.[224][186]
Lady Young  United Kingdom The barque ran ashore and was wrecked at Bantham, Devon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[232][167][212]
Lavlead Duna, or
Liolend		  Russia The schooner was driven ashore at Vestervik, Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Libava, Courland Governorate. She was declared a total loss.[202][126]
Lily United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brig was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Scarborough. Her eighteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[182] She broke up on 31 October.[210]
Lima  United Kingdom The fishing smack was presumed to have foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew.[225]
Louis Norway The brig was driven ashore at Holkham. Her crew were rescued by the Wells Lifeboat.[203][200][207]
Louisa  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[201]
Louise  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
Luigia II  Italy The barque was severely damaged off The Lizard, Cornwall United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Ostend, Belgium. She was towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom by the steamship Cosmopolitan ( United Kingdom).[190]
Luna  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked south of Coatham, Yorkshire. Her five crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Lymington, Hampshire to Sunderland.[167][196]
Lydia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ketch was driven ashore south of Grimsby. She had been refloated by 6 November and taken in to Grimsby.[208]
Maal  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Withernsea.[200]
Macbeth  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hornsea with the loss of her captain. Seventeen survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[203][207][210] She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria.[186] She was refloated in late December with assistance from the tugs Champion and Victor (both  United Kingdom) and towed in to Grimsby.[233]
Magdalen Esther  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Laugharne, Glamorgan with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by the Llanelly Lifeboat.[167]
Maid of Kent  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200] She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Maid of Whitby  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in the Hartlepool.[196]
Margaret  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the North Gar, off the coast of County Durham and was wrecked. Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Sunderland.[200][183][186]
Margaretha Gezina Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Borcum Reef. Her crew were rescued by Dunbeath Castle ( United Kingdom.[201]
Margaret Jones  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Middlesbrough. Her crew were rescued.[207]
Maria Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
Martha  United Kingdom The barge was discovered in the Solent by the tug Admiral ( United Kingdom). She was towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[126]
Mary  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Scarborough. Her seven crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat Lady Leigh ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Mary was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to South Shields.[167][212]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartley, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[182][135]
Mary Anna  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Cresswell, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye to Hartlepool.[182]
Mary Elizabeth Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Dalkey, County Dublin, United Kingdom with the loss of all eleven crew.[167]
Mathilde  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of eight of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Lagos, Lagos Colony to Flensburg.[203]
Matthew  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Holmpton, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[203]
Mayfield  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Tunstall, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus.[203]
Mayville  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Withernsea.[200][234]
Mechanic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Withernsea with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[203] She was on a voyage from London to Hull.[219]
Messenger  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Skirt Island, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Five of her eight crew were rescued by the St. Mary's Lifeboat Henry Dundas ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution); the others remained aboard. Messenger was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated on 30 October and taken in to St. Mary's, but was consequently scrapped .[235][236][167][196][143]
Minna  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Coatham.[200] All on board were rescued.[199] She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne.[201]
Miss Hunt  United Kingdom The schooner was driven into a number of vessels in Plymouth Sound and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure.[167]
Mystery  United Kingdom The fishing smack was presumed to have foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew.[225]
Nation's Hope  United Kingdom The steam fishing trawler foundered off North Shields with the loss of all six crew.[203][181]
Navigator  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore between Humberston and Tetney Haven. She was refloated on 31 October and taken in to Grimsby.[200][230]
New Fancy  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in Robin Hoods Bay. Her seven crew were rescued by the steamship Adam Smith ( United Kingdom. New Fancy was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne. She subsequently came ashore at Scarborough and was wrecked.[190][143]
Nugget  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
Ocean Queen  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Holkham.[190] Her crew were rescued.[142][143]
Olive Branch  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200] She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Oriel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Tetney Haven.[200]
Ornate  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby. She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Osprey  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
Papa Olivari  Italy The barque capsized at Swansea.[167]
Peace  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Tetney Haven.[200]
Pinta  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[200] She was later refloated.[139]
Pioneer  United Kingdom The steam lighter was driven ashore in Greenock Bay.[189]
P. J. F. Burchard  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Burryport, Glamorgan. Her fourteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[187][202]
Plymouth  United Kingdom The schooner was driven into L. C. A. ( United Kingdom) at Plymouth and was severely damaged.[167]
Princess Alexandra  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby. She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Queen Adelaide  United Kingdom The barquentine was driven ashore and wrecked at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire.[200] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Seaham.[126]
Reaper United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore at Whitby with the loss of her captain, or all but her captain. The survivor(s) being rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat Robert Whitworth ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[228][196][212][186]
Reclam  Germany The kuff was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
Rescue  United Kingdom The schooner was driven into by the gunboat SMS Möwe ( Imperial German Navy) at Plymouth and was severely damaged.[167]
Richard  United Kingdom The fishing yawl foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of all ten crew.[237][238]
Robert Browne  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near the Baily Lighthouse, County Dublin with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the Poolbeg Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Warrenpoint, County Antrim.[167][203][200][206][217]
Robert Henry  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was driven ashore and wrecked near North Walsham.[200]
Royal Albert  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at West Hartlepool.[200] Her five crew were rescued by the West Hartlepool Lifeboat.[217] She was on a voyage from Southend-on-Sea, Essex to West Hartlepool.[183]
Royal Sovereign  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
Royston  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Granton.[189]
Saffron  United Kingdom The brig was driven through Withernsea Pier and then came ashore at Withernsea. Her crew survived.[205][203]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandsend, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[167]
Sarah  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Upgang, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[167]
Sarah and Mary  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered in the North Sea off Whitby with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Sunderland.[161]
Sarah T. Cowley  United Kingdom The yawl was presumed to have foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all nine crew.[204]
Sceptre  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Tetney Haven.[200]
Scotsman  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Colhona Bank. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Londonderry. She was refloated and towed in to Londonderry.[239]
Sestos France The steamship ran aground in the Danube at "Aegani" and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Sulina, United Principalities.[126]
Sharon's Rose  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Holkham. Her seven crew were rescued by the Wells Lifeboat Eliza Adams ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[203][200][186]
Sisters  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on Inchcolm, Fife. Her three crew took to a boat; they landed at Queensferry.[182][240][222]
Skirner Denmark The schooner struck a rock at "Jung Frau" and sank. She was on a voyage from Svendborg to Oskarshamn, Sweden.[182]
Sophia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200] She had been refloated by 6 November and taken in to Grimsby.[208]
Speculator  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Grimsby.[190]
Speratus  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore at Cleethorpes. She was refloated on 6 November and taken in to Grimsby.[241]
Spray  United Kingdom The yawl was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington.[204]
Stanley  United Kingdom The paddle tug sank at South Shields.[167]
Start  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of all nine crew.[242]
St. Joseph France The barque collided with the steamship Lykus ( United Kingdom) and sank. Her crew were rescued. Joseph was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[202][126]
Sultana  United Kingdom The schooner put in to Hartlepool in a sinking condition.[243]
Susan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bangor, County Down.[167]
Susanne Goddefroy  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Newcastle upon Tyne. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Japan. She subsequently broke up with the loss of six of her crew.[161]
Svalen  United Kingdom The ketch foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all ten people on board. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne.[227] She came ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire in a capsized condition on 13 November.[244]
Tar  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[200]
Tees  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Coatham.[200] Her twelve crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[196]
Teesdale  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough. Her crew were rescued.[207]
Thetis  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Faversham, Kent.[167]
Thetis  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Plymouth. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[167][212]
Thrift  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby.[190] She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Thrift  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Seaham and Sunderland.[207]
Tiber  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Holmpton. Her crew were rescued.[203]
Times  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea and Belfast, County Antrim.[167] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Belfast.[126]
Timsah  United Kingdom The steamship arrived at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on fire. She was reported to be on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to London. The fire was extinguished.[103][178]
Tordenskjold Norway The brig was driven ashore at "Onrust", Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Larvik to Dieppe.[135]
Triad  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[227]
Una  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Tunstall. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus.[203]
Unity  United Kingdom The steamship put in to Hartlepool in a sinking condition.[186]
U. S. C  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Huntcliffe Foot with the loss of at least two lives.[223]
Viaduct  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Holkham. Her six crew were rescued by lifebuoy.[203][200][183]
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay. She was on a voyage from Ryde, Isle of Wight to Hartlepool.[135]
Vidar Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hull to Copenhagen, Denmark.[200][207]
Waveney  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to South Shields.[182]
Whitwell  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Grimsby.[190]
William Thrift  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby.[190] She was refloated on 31 October and taken in to Grimsby.[135][142][230]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Seaham and Sunderland.[207]
Wonga  United Kingdom The paddle tug-cum-steam trawler was struck by a heavy sea and capsized while making for her home port of North Shields with the loss of her six crew.[167][245][196]
Woodlark  United Kingdom The Yorkshire billyboy was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire.[190]
W. T. C.  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Fleet Rocks, off the coast of Yorkshire.[207]
Yarborough  United Kingdom The fishing smack was presumed to have foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew.[225]
Zeno  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of all ten crew.[204][161] She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Aberdeen.[223]
Zetland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Miragoâne, Haiti to the Delaware Breakwater.[202] She was refloated on 30 October with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[143]
28  Russia The lighter sank at Saint Petersburg.[126]
1043  United Kingdom The steam trawler foundered off Port Mulgrave, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[203][204]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at Sandsend.[167]
Three or four unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore in Robin Hood's Bay.[167]
Four unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at Hornsea.[182]
Many unnamed vessels Flags unknown Nearly 30 ships were driven ashore at Donna Nook. Their crews were rescued.[203] Also reported that about 60 vessels were driven ashore south of Grimsby, some of which are listed above.[200] Also reported that 180 vessels were ashore between Grimsby and Mablethorpe,[207] including the 60 south of Grimsby.[186]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship sank off Withernsea with the loss of all hands.[203]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship sank off Kilnsea, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[203]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Peak", 7 or 8 nautical miles (13 or 15 km) south of Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[203]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dalkey, County Dublin with the loss of five lives.[229][184]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The fishing boat sank in the River Liffey at Dublin.[229][184]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Seaham. Her crew were rescued.[184]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Saltwick Bay with the loss of all hands, about eight lives.[196]
Unnamed France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Perros-Guirec, Finistère. Her crew were rescued by the Perros-Guirec Lifeboat.[207]
Unnamed France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Douarnenez, Finistère. Her crew were rescued by the Douarnenez Lifeboat.[207]
Three unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The luggers were driven ahore at Great Yarmouth.[186]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned off the Isle of Man. Her five crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat.[243]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Bardsey Lighthouse, Caernarfonshire with the loss of all hands.[239]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Anniversary  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked north off Scalby Mills, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Blyth, Northumberland.[126][210]
Aratus  United Kingdom The coaster, a brigantine, was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. Aratus was on a voyage from Tynemouth, Northumberland to Runcorn, Cheshire.[145][246] She was subsequently towed in to Cork by the steamship Harold ( United Kingdom).[246]
Arun  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham.[126]
Arus  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore between Humberston and Tetney Haven, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 31 October and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[230]
August Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near Rostock, Germany.[126]
Bride  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at New Clee, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Sunderland.[181] She was refloated in early November and towed in to Hull.[227]
Carolina Sweden The ship was driven ashore south of Whitby, Yorkshire. She subsequently broke up.[181]
Collier  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Swash, off the coast of Somerset. She was refloated and taken in to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[126]
Comet  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of the Smalls Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her six crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Minerva ( Netherlands). Comet was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was subsequently towed in to Passage East, County Waterford by the paddle steamer Vulture ( United Kingdom).[135][142][143][247][145]
Dauntless  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Druridge Bay with the loss of all hands.[190]
Deodata  Germany The schooner ran aground at Dragør, Denmark.[143]
Dido  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member.[107] She was towed in to Great Yarmouth in a derelict condition in early November.[248]
Diligencia, or
Diligentia		 Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by local fishermen. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Aberdeen.[200][249][189]
Eliza Adams Royal National Lifeboat Institution Wells lifeboat disaster: The lifeboat capsized off the north Norfolk coast with the loss of eleven of her thirteen crew .
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. Three of her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Seaham.[182]
Fedar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Copenhagen, Denmark.[126]
Flying Huntsman  United Kingdom The steam trawler was struck by a heavy sea and capsized while making for her home port of North Shields, Northumberland with the loss of all six crew.[245]
George Fox  United Kingdom The brig was drive ashore at Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[181]
Glantry  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Scarborough.[126] She was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[204]
Gleaner  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore and capsized at Sheringham, Norfolk with the loss of one of her ten or eleven crew.[186] Also reported that all ten crew drowned.[161]
Heinrich Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[126]
Heiress  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Maranhão, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão.[122][250]
India Canada Canada The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) off Cape Cear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Artisana ( United Kingdom). India was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[135][107][251]
Jeanne Eugénie France The ship was driven ashore on the Île de Ré, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Lorient, Charente-Inférieure to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[190]
John and Lillie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hunstanton, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to King's Lynn, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[126]
J. Prizeman  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Scarborough. Her crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne.[204] She subsequently broke up.[143]
Katherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Blakeney Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Lyme Regis, Dorset to Sunderland.[181]
Lyon  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Ostend.[190]
Margaret and Mary  United Kingdom The schooner struck rocks off Inchcolm, Fife and was damaged. She was assisted in to Limekilns, Fife in a severely leaky condition.[143]
Naiad  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[126]
New Parliament  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) west by north of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Ebenezer (Canada Canada). New Parliament was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Sligo.[135]
Norton  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Emblem ( United Kingdom). Norton was on a voyage from Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada to Belfast. She was discovered on 30 October at 49°28′N 13°35′W / 49.467°N 13.583°W / 49.467; -13.583 by the barque Monte A. ( Italy), which reported her position to the tug Challenger ( United Kingdom). She was discovered by Challenger 220 nautical miles (410 km) west of the Fastnet Rock. Challenger put some of her crew aboard and took her in tow. On 1 November, Challenger discovered the disabled barque Minerva ( Italy), on a voyage from New York to Hull, Yorkshire and took her in tow. Both vessels were taken in to Queenstown, County Cork.[215][216]
Novena  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne.[190][239] Also reported as wrecked 28 nautical miles (52 km) south of Robin Hoods Bay.[143]
Phœnix Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea (56°15′N 1°40′E / 56.250°N 1.667°E / 56.250; 1.667). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Westerlinden ( Norway). Phœnix was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Kristiansand.[217]
Propontis  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground 14 nautical miles (26 km) north of Zafarana Point, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[155]
Rapid  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea south of Seaham.[203]
Scotia  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 27 crew were rescued by Aalang ( Norway).[84] Scotia was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool. She was towed in to Queenstown, County Cork in a waterlogged condition by the tug Wrestler ( United Kingdom) on 7 November.[216][252][160]
Sensation  United Kingdom The brigantine was severely damaged at anchor 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Whitby. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Sunderland. She was towed in to Hartlepool by a tug.[204]
Seven Sisters  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Seaham. Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[203][200]
St. Clair  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock and sank off Tiree, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to the Outer Hebrides.[253]
Summerside  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 6 November and taken in to Grimsby.[254][241]
Svalen Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore near Rostock.[126]
Unity  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby with the loss of all hands.[255]
Vengeance  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Morlaix, Finistère, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[126]
Water Lily  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby. She was refloated on 1 November.[135]
Woodsturn Norway The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off the Dowsing Sandbank. Her nine crew were rescued by the barque Offspring ( United Kingdom). Woodsturn was on a voyage from Fredrikshald to Antwerp, Belgium.[204]
W. C. T.  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltburn, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[200]
Wilker  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Macduff, Aberderdeenshire. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden.[126]
Zosteria  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore midway between Ryhope, and Seaham, County Durham with the loss of a crew member. She had been refloated by 8 November and taken in to Sunderland.[195][216][196][194]
69  Russia The lighter was sunk by ice at Saint Petersburg.[143]
Unnamed Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough. Her crew were rescued.[205]
Several vessels Flags unknown Eleven or twelve ships were driven ashore at Scarborough. Their crews were rescued[205][211] Two of the vessels were schooners.[186]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brig was driven ashore at Marske-by-the-Sea, North Riding of Yorkshire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat Burton-on-Trent ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[203]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1880
ShipStateDescription
Aquia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Stallingborough, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[143]
Canada Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her twelve crew were rescued by the steam cutter Africa ( United Kingdom).[227] Canada was towed in to Bremen, Germany by the steamship Secundo ( Germany) on 5 November.[256]
Carolina Sweden The schooner was driven ashore in Køge Bay. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[143]
Dankbarheit Flag unknown The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom.[216]
Dolores  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Aithsting, Shetland Islands.[217] Her crew were rescued.[143] She was on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[257]
Draupner Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Lofata Bay, near Gävle, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom.[135][201][144]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Agostino D. ( Italy). Eleanor was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Belfast, County Antrim.[258]
Esther  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Marianne Briggs ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Seine 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) downstream of Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[135]
Express  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harwich, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[230]
Fanny Rapson, and
Robert Adamson		  United Kingdom The schooner Fanny Rapson collided with the schooner Robert Adamson ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea and was severely damaged. She put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[143] Robert Adamson was beached at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 31 October and taken in to Grimsby.[230]
Felicité France The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently towed in to the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Caen, Calvados.[239]
Frise Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Östergarn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Vyborg to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[135]
George Lübeck  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at "Hulgen".[143]
Hazard Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Grimstad.[143]
Humboldt, and
Mary Hough		  United Kingdom The steamhips collided in the River Mersey and were severely damaged. Humboldt was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bahia, Brazil. Mary Hough was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. Both vessels put back to Liverpool.[142]
Industry  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the Whiting Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated and assisted in to King's Lynn, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[143]
Iris  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Coatham, Yorkshire.[204]
Keritai  Germany The barque was driven ashore in Køge Bay. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Swinemünde.[143]
Laurel  United Kingdom The sloop foundered 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of "Skittlehaven", Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands.[190][143]
London  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Ouse opposite Blacktoft, Lincolnshire.[143]
Maria Sweden The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the smack Empress ( United Kingdom).[204]
Nerissa  United Kingdom The steamship collided with a derelict full-rigged ship in the Atlantic Ocean (50°57′N 20°30′W / 50.950°N 20.500°W / 50.950; -20.500) and was damaged at the bow. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She put in to Falmouth, Cornwall on 3 November sinking at the bow.[84]
Odin Norway The barque was discovered abandoned and on fire in the North Sea (55°50′N 5°00′E / 55.833°N 5.000°E / 55.833; 5.000) by the steamship Orlando ( United Kingdom).[135]
Otilla  Germany The barque caught fire and was abandoned in the North Sea. She was discovered by the smack Francis Scott, which towed her in to Hull, Yorkshire.[259]
Selkirkshire  United Kingdom The barque collided with the Nab Lightship ( Trinity House) and was severely damaged at the bow. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[143]
Unomia Norway The barque was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Ahlafors, Sweden to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was refloated and take in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[143]
Wilhelm Tersmeden Norway The brig was drive ashore in Køge Bay. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden to Rochester, Kent.[143]
William and Catherine  United Kingdom The drifter was driven ashore and wrecked on Skokholm. Her crew survived.[239][143]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brigantine ran aground in The Wash.[143]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque caught fire off Ouessant, Finistère, France.[139]

31 October

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