The steamship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4km) south of "Jered Hafun", Majerteen Sultanate. Her 27 crew were attacked by the local inhabitants. They took to the boats, and were rescued by a British steamship. Matthew Curtis was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire.[4][5][6]
The Sinking of SS Koning der Nederlanden, oil painting by J. Eden, 1881 After her drive shaft broke the previous day, the ocean liner sank in the Indian Ocean 400 nautical miles (740km) off the Chagos Archipelago. Six lifeboats were launched; three were found and their occupants rescued, but the other three, with 90 passengers and crew aboard them, disappeared without trace.[10] The captain and thirty-eight crew and passengers were landed at Aden, Aden Colony on 13 November by Madeira (Flag unknown).[11] The steamship Wyberton (United Kingdom) rescued 38 survivors.[12] The steamship Delcomyn (United Kingdom) rescued nineteen survivors.[13]
The ship departed from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France for Copenhagen, Denmark. Presumed subsequently foundered; items from the ship were discovered at sea before 17 October.[14]
The steamship struck a sunken rock and foundered 3⁄4 nautical mile (1.4km) off Cabo da Roca, Portugal with the loss of 21 of her 26 crew. Survivors reached land in a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India.[20][21][22]
The steamship sank off the Norwegian coast. Her crew were rescued.[24] She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Kronstadt, Russia.[20] Her captain was reprimanded for having an unfit ship and the crew were drunk because they felt that ″... as the vessel did not look very well, and they thought they might as well go down with a bellyful of whisky as a bellyful of water.″[25]
The steamshipSummerlee and the paddle steamerIona collided in the Clyde near Partick, Renfrewshire and were damaged. The steamship Gorilla ran aground trying to pass Iona, but was refloated. Iona was towed in to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[17]
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Lurvic" to South Shields.[4]
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Nefyn, Caernarfonshire with the loss of twenty of the 28 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to a Mediterranean port.[4]
The schooner was driven ashore at Leith. She was on a voyage from "Morrisonhaven" to Bremerhaven, Germany. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[4]
The ship was riven ashore and wrecked on Inchgarvie, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to the "Leven Light".[4]
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Bluemull Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom.[28]
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands and was wrecked with the presumed loss of all hands. She floated off, and was discovered the next day 4 nautical miles (7.4km) south west of the South Sandshead Lightship (Trinity House) by the tugPalmerston (United Kingdom), which towed her in to Dover, Kent in a waterlogged condition.[4]
The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Sheerness Dockyard, Kent. She floated off and sank.[4]
The tug foundered off the North Foreland, Kent with the loss of all nine crew. She was going to the assistance of Allenshaw, which was in distress 9 or 10 nautical miles (17 or 19km) off the North Foreland.[27]
The barque foundered in the North Sea off North Sunderland, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[36]
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her six crew were rescued by the fishing luggerHinch (France). Una was on a voyage from London to Whitby. She was subsequently discovered by a fishing smack, which towed her in to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[4][28]
The barque sank in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15km) off the Leman Sandbank. Eight of her twelve crew were rescued by the smackSeaflower (United Kingdom) and the other four were rescued by the smack Challeneger (United Kingdom).[37][28]
The smack foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lydney, Gloucestershire to Ilfracombe, Devon.[4]
The brigantine was driven into the St. Nicholas Lightship (Trinity House) and then ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. A crew member got aboard the lightship; he opined that Vintage must have foundered with the loss of the rest of the crew.[44]
The schooner was driven ashore at Skerries. Her crew were rescued by the Skerries Lifeboat and a shoreboat. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[4][27]
The trow was abandoned on the Bristol Channel with the loss of one of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by a steamship. She was then driven ashore at Avonmouth, Somerset.[38][34]
The ship ran aground on the Mellum Platte, in the North Sea off the German coast, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Bremerhaven, Germany.[44]
The barque was driven ashore in Rocky Bay, County Cork with the loss of all but two of the eleven people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[12]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barqueMelbourne (Flag unknown). Silistria was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Plymouth, Devon.[58]
The tugIron King sprang a severe leak and sank 6 nautical miles (11km) off Douglas Head, Isle of Man. The barqueLebu anchored, and subsequently raised a distress flag. Her crew were taken off by the Douglas Lifeboat Two Sisters, which capsized on its return with the loss of four of her crew and eight survivors from Lebu. Iron King was towing Lebu from Maryport, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[12]
The steamship left Liverpool, Lancashire for Bombay, British Raj on 18 October and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean three days later. Some of the crew and passengers took to the boats the day before she sank, and ten people were picked up by the steamship Palestine (United Kingdom). There were not enough lifeboats and nineteen people left on board Clan Macduff were rescued by Upupa (United Kingdom).[69]
On 22 October, the ship of Saint John, New Brunswick stranded on the North Bull, off Clontarf, Dublin. Her crew of 16 were rescued by the HowthRNLI lifeboat Clara Baker. On the 31 October, 11 riggers engaged in salvage work were rescued from the same wreck by the Poolbeg and Kingstown RNLI lifeboats.[71]
The barque was driven onto the Burnham Flats, off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Ten crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Arendal to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[35]
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Drammen.[76]
The barque was driven ashore "at Bardsey". Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Thurso, Caithness, United Kingdom.[35]
The barque was driven ashore near "Pasarœang", Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from "Pasarœang" to New York, United States.[30] She was refloated and towed in to Surabaya, Netherland East Indies.[54]
The schooner ran aground in the Pakefield Gat, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[54]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. She was on a voyage from Arecibo, Brazil to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[8]
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea after 5 October. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was subsequently wrecked at Thisted, Denmark.[27]
The barque struck rocks in Gorontalo Bay, Netherlands East Indies and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Makassar, Netherlands East Indies to Hamburg.[30]
The ship was driven ashore at "Olandshaf". She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Sundsvall, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm, Sweden in a leaky condition.[30]
The schooner ran aground on the Ants Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to the Clayhole in a leaky condition.[82]
The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[44]
The barqueCordula collided with the steamshipTollens and sank. Her crew were rescued by Tollens. Cordula was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Manche, France to Härnösand, Sweden. Tollens was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Libava, Courland Governorate. She put in to Copenhagen severely damaged at the bow.[8]
The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74km) west north west of Texel, North Holland. Her crew were rescued by the smackAlliance (United Kingdom). She was driven ashore and wrecked in Pegwell Bay between 14 and 18 October.[42][28]
The schooner collided with the barqueFrank (Norway) in the Øresund and was severely damaged. Der Wanderer was on a voyage from Hull to Gävle. Sweden. She put in to Copenhagen.[9]
The brig foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110km) off Spurn Head with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the smackPeace (United Kingdom). Elizabeth Young was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Jersey, Channel Islands.[31]
The ship was driven ashore at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and was towed in to Harwich, Essex.[54]
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Rixhöft, Germany. Her crew were rescued by Rebecca (Flag unknown). Gazelle was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Stettin.[31]
The steamship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate and was wrecked. Two of her crew were drowned and eleven were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[18]
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Six crew were rescued by the steamshipFervent (United Kingdom). Hamacaton was subsequently towed in to Bremen in a waterlogged condition.[43]
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 17 October with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to the River Tyne.[31]
The barque ran aground on the Colorados, off the coast of Cuba and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States to Guayaquil, Ecuador.[30]
The barque ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Algoa Bay. Iris was later refloated with assistance from the tugHarwich and the smacksReindeer and Volunteer (all United Kingdom).[101][35]
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 October.[92] Her ten crew were rescued by the schoonerForest Fairy (). Island was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to "Weighton".[68]
The ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated and assisted in to Grimsby in a waterlogged condition.[43]
The steamship sprang a leak and was beached on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued, eight of them by the Happisburgh Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[3][99]
The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Harlingen, Friesland. She was subsequently towed in to Harwich in a waterlogged condition.[30][54]
The ship foundered off Newcastle, New South Wales. It is believed all on board perished. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Melbourne.[95]
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean in late October with the loss of all but one of her crew. He was rescued eight days later by the brigantineMarianna (Portugal). Rosina was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to New York.[102]
The ship was driven ashore on Dragør. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Karlshamn. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[28]
The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74km) off Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued by the smackEdward (United Kingdom). Sunflower was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[28]
The smack ran aground on the Barber Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated with assistance from the Caister Lifeboat and a tug and assisted in to Great Yarmouth.[99]
The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Trelleborg. She was on a voyage from Maryport to Kronstadt. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[3]
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93km) north by east of the Lemon Sand. Her crew were rescued by the smackForward (United Kingdom). White Crest was on a voyage from Quebec City to London.[31]
The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamshipGeorge Locket (United Kingdom) with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by George Locket.[105]
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