List of shipwrecks in October 1890

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The list of shipwrecks in October 1890 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1890.

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alice  United Kingdom The barque was driven out of a dry dock at Glasson Dock, Lancashire. She collided with Alice Latham and Lancashire Lad (both  United Kingdom) and sank.[1]
Antelope  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with the barque Arne ( Norway) in the North Sea and was severely damaged. She put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[1]
Challenger  United Kingdom The steam trawler suffered a boiler explosion and sank at North Shields, Northumberland.[2] Her four crew survived.[1]
Clara Sweden The schooner sank at Degerhamn.[1]
Glenrath  United Kingdom The steamship struck the wreck of the steamship Aberlady Bay ( United Kingdom) and sank off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, United States. Her 21 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[3][4]
Melingue France The brigantine foundered in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of The Lizard, Cornwall. United Kingdom with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Tyne ( United Kingdom).[5][1][6][7] Melingue was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[8]
Swan  United Kingdom The yacht foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Millom, Cumberland.[9]
No. 544  United Kingdom The fishing yawl was wrecked at Aberdeen. Her four crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat.[10][11]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Belle  United Kingdom The barquentine ran aground off Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Plymouth, Devon.[12]
Einighen  Germany The yacht foundered in the Baltic Sea off Borkum.[13]
Larissa  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat Albert Edward ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Larissa was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Sheerness, Kent.[14][15][16][17]
Phoenix Denmark The schooner foundered in the North Sea off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to the Firth of Forth[18][17]
Zweibrüder  Germany The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland.[13]
Three unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships foundered in the North Sea.[13]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner foundered off Borkum, Germany with the loss of all hands.[13]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Fannie C. Austria-Hungary The brigantine caught fire and was beached at Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. Fannie C. was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She became a total loss.[19][16][20]
Iroquois United States The steamship arrived at New York on fire. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to New York.[21] The fire was extinguished.[22]
Lily  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on La Blanquilla Island, Venezuela. Her seven crew survived. she was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to La Guayra, Venezuela.[23][17]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Elf  United Kingdom The steam launch was driven ashore and wrecked in Wemyss Bay.[24]
Freital  Germany The barque foundered in the North Sea. Her ten crew were rescued by the steamship Hesleyside ( United Kingdom). Freitag was presumed to have subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hartlepool, County Durham, Uited Kingdom.[25][26][27]
Sway  United Kingdom The ketch was wrcked in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Forbin ( France).[28]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Albertha Romeliagh Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore at "Mane", Denmark with the loss of all hands.[20]
Gerhardina  Germany The brigantine was driven ashore on Sylt in a capsized condition.[20]
Hanna Norway The barque sprang a leak off the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada and was beached on Cole's Reef. She was on a voyage from Buctouche, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and taken in to Pictou, Nova Scotia.[29]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque collided with the steamship Ouse ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of all hands.[30]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alethea  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at the Coalhouse Fort, Essex. She was refloated.[24]
Dixon United States The steamship was driven ashore in Chicago Bay.[31]
Mary Jane  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada with the loss of all hands.[31]
Neptun Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Spiekeroog, Germany. She was on a voyage from "Soroko" to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[24]
Neptun Sweden The steamship caught fire at sea. She came ashore on Rügen, Germany. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Lübeck, Germany.[27]
Saint Marc France The steamship put in to Bastia, Corsica on fire. She was on a voyage from Naples, Italy to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. The fire was extinguished, but she was severely damaged.[24][27]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alamo United States The steamship caught fire at New York. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas to New York.[27]
Amy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Doel, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newport, Monmouthshire.[32]
Ciudad de Condal Spain The steamship caught fire off Liberty Island, New York.[27]
Pickwick  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Sunk Spit, in the River Humber.[27]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Tuskar Rock. Her crew survived.[27]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Carl Norway The brig ran aground at Langholz, Germany.[33]
Isis  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[34]
Olaf Trygvason Sweden The ship ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was being towed from Helsingborg to Sundsvall.[32]
Rothesay Nellie  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Rothesay, Isle of Bute. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Barmouth, Carnarvonshire.[32]
Saint Kilda  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground 140 nautical miles (260 km) from Bathurst. She was a total loss.[33]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Nishnij Novgorod Denmark The steamship ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[34]
Oxenholme  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Grosse Isle, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was later refloated with assistance from Alexina (Canada Dominion of Canada) and towed in to Quebec City.[18][35]
Paladin  Germany The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[36]
Rio Lima Portugal The steamship collided with another vessel and sank off Cabo Carvoeiro. She was on a voyage from Porto to Lisbon.[17]
Wyre  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at "Annagasson".[34]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brig was wrecked in the Kattegat.[37]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Elize Schultz  Germany The barque was damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by an onboard explosion. Two of her crew were killed. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[38]
Egremont Castle  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated.[33]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alexina Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner collided with Oxenholme ( United Kingdom) and sank off Gross Isle, Quebec. Her crew were rescued.[35][17]
Amethyst  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to the River Mersey.[39]
Carpio Spain The steamship ran aground at Shoeburyness, Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken to the Nore.[40]
Eliza United States The 296.51-gross register ton, 109-foot (33.2 m) barque was wrecked without loss of life on Saint Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea during a gale. The steamship Belvedere (United States) rescued her crew of 35 on 19 October.[41]
Jason  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Dumbarton. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[33]
Melbourne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated.[18][40]
Sirena Norway The schooner was driven ashore at Hjelmen.[42] She was refloated with the assistance of the steamship Hertha ( Norway) and towed in to Aarhus, Denmark.[43]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Adolphe, and
Wellington		 France
 United Kingdom		 The steamships collided in the English Channel and were both severely damaged. Adolphoe was towed in to Dover, Kent and Wellington was towed to London.[44]
Argo  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Avon. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated.[18][40]
Baron Hambro  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[40]
City of Rome  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. She was refloated.[33]
Dartmoor  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Cobden ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Cobden. Dartmoor was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[45][46]
Fearnought  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eighteen crew were rescued by the steamship Engineer ( United Kingdom). Fearnought was on a voyage from Saint Johh, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[47]
Frida Norway The steamship was driven ashore on Amrum, Germany. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg, Germany.[40]
Guyenne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Rocquefort, Seine-Inférieure.[40] She was refloated.[33]
Halling  United Kingdom The collier, a steamship, collided with another steamship and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[18][40] She was refloated on 15 October.[43]
Josiah Whitehouse' United States The schooner collided with another vessel and sank off Nashamina Island. She was on a voyage from New York to Salem, Massachusetts.[17]
Marie Anna Flag unknown The brig was driven at Cow Bay, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[48]
Melmerby  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Merigomish, Nova Scotia with the loss of sixteen of her 23 crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire,[49][50] or Greenock, Renfrewshire.[51][46]
Pioneer, and
Queen of the Usk		  United Kingdom The tugs collided in the Bristol Channel off Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. The paddle tug Pioneer sank. Her crew were rescued. The screw tug Queen of the Usk was beached at Abertawe, Glamorgan.[18][40]
Queen Norway The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged near Vadsø. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[40]
Sunshine  United Kingdom The hobbling boat was run into by the brig Henri Evelina ( France) at Holyhead, Anglesey. She capsized with the loss of one of her three crew.[52]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore on Coelleira, Spain and was abandoned by her crew.[40]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Ayr  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Catumb Reef, off the coast of Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to New York, United States.[42]
Gefina  Russia The barque ran aground on the Hittarp Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to Calais, France. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark[46]
Heimburg  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Danube 19 nautical miles (35 km) from its mouth.[53] She was refloated on 15 October.[43]
Henry Fisher, and
Leona		  United Kingdom The steamships collided in the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire. Both vessels were severely damaged. Henry Fisher was on a voyage from Goole to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine, France. Leona was on a voyage from Goole to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[46]
Isaac Sweden The schooner was discoverd off Cap Arkona, Germany by the steamship Rügen ( Germany). She was towed in to Greifswald, Germany.[42]
Johann  Russia The schooner was driven ashore at Lysekil, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Saint Petersburg.[33]
John F. Warner United States
John F. Warner
The wooden schooner was driven ashore on the coast of Lake Huron near Alpena, Michigan, where she broke in half and sank in 9 feet (2.7 m) of water at 45°03′03″N 83°26′08″W / 45.050833°N 83.435467°W / 45.050833; -83.435467 (John F. Warner).[54][55]
Landskrona Sweden The steamship ran aground at Isle Conejero, near O Vicedo, Spain. All on board were rescued by the steamship Cabo Pinas ( Spain). Landskrona was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Lisbon, Portugal.[46] She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[31]
Memel  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the Robbenplatte. She was on a voyage from Memel to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[33]
Perim  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Alonzo ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel and was severely damaged.[44] Perim was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[22]
St. Pierre France The tug collided with the steamship Lady Bertha ( United Kingdom) and sank at Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure.[33]
Thyra  Germany The steamship collided with the steamship Ursula ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Ursula. Thyra was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Hamburg.[56][57]
Willy Sweden The schooner was driven ashore at "Nonnewitz on Rügen", Germany.[42]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alonso  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg new Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with assistance.[53]
A. S. Piper United States While her crew was ashore, the steam tug caught fire during the evening while moored to a wharf at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The tug Mosher ( United States) pulled her away from the wharf, but the fire burned out of control and destroyed A. S. Piper, which drifted ashore and became a total loss. Her wreck sank near the channel at the head of Sturgeon Bay and was documented as lying at 44°50.079′N 087°22.915′W / 44.834650°N 87.381917°W / 44.834650; -87.381917 (A. S. Piper) in April 1904.[58]
Cleopatra  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked near Richmond Bay, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Penarth, Glamorgan.[59]
Drie Gebruders Netherlands The ship collided with the steamship Stad Amsterdam ( Netherlands) and sank in the Scheldt at Austrwueel, Belgium. Drie Gebruders was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Groningen.[53]
Esther and Ann  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Yucatan ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew got aboard Yucatan.[60]
Fanny  United Kingdom The smack foundered off the Isle of Arran with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by the smack Rapid ( United Kingdom).[61]
Grimsby, and
Severn		  United Kingdom The steamships collided at Hull, Yorkshire. Both vessels were severely damaged.[53]
Kingscote  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship River Ettrick ( United Kingdom) and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[53] She was refloated.[62]
Loveid Norway The barque collided with the steamship Heraclides in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. Loveid was on a voyage from a port in Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[60]
Marie Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Aspey Bay, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Charlotte Town, Prince Edward Island.[63][53]
Puika  Russia The schooner ran aground on the Stapelbotten, in the Baltic Sea.[43]
Quickstep  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Seine. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[53] She was refloated with assistance.[42]
Soerabaja Netherlands The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg at Maassluis. She was on a voyage from a port in Java, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam.[53] She was refloated the next day.[43]
Thora  Germany The barque was wrecked by an onboard explosion at Cardiff.[53]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Amur  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Libau, Russia to London.[42] She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[64]
Blenheim  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at San Rafael, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[43] She was refloated and taken in to Buenos Aires in a severely damaged condition.[31]
Galatz  Romania The lighter ran aground in the Danube upstream of Sistov.[43]
Hafis Osman Ottoman Empire The caïque ran aground in the Danube near Sistov.[43]
Saint Louis France The lugger collided with the barque Europa ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Gravelines, Nord. Her crew were rescued.[65]
Thomas  United Kingdom The Mersey flat was driven ashore in the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued.[42]
Villa de Llaniez Spain The barque foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all thirteen people on board. She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to "Laguna, Mexico".[66][67]
W. H. Corsar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Egremont and New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Joghn, New Brunswick, Dominon of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated with assistance.[68][69] She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs.[43]
Unnamed Netherlands The fishing vessel was discovered derelict in the North Sea. The fishing smacks St. George and Victory (both  United Kingdom) each put two men aboard. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[66]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Auckland  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[70] She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[43]
Bradley, and
Hero		  United Kingdom The steamships collided in the River Tees. Bradley was driven ashore, but floated the next day. Hero was severely damaged.[31]
Carl Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Karlskrona. She was on a voyage from Piteå to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[43]
Corsair  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey.[71]
Druide France The brigantine ran aground and capsized in the Bristol Channel off Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the tug Lady Salisbury ( United Kingdom). Druide floated off and was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan.[44][31]
Fleetwing, or
Lapwing		  United Kingdom The yacht was wrecked in Ballycastle Bay.[31]
Kathleen  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles.[43] She was refloated the next day.[31]
Orestes  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Coalhouse Fort, Essex. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent.[43]
Patrick  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was wrecked at Kilcoher, County Clare.[72]
William Skillinge Flag unknown The barque was driven ashore near the Sommaro Lighthouse, Grand Duchy of Finland.[29]
Unnamed Netherlands The fishing smack collided with the barque Commerce ( Norway) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[43]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore at Peel, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by the Peel Lifeboat.[31]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Algerie France The steamship put in to Bastia, Corsica on fire. She was on a voyage from Naples, Italy to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[31] The fire was extinguished.[59]
Astoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais, France.[31] She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Hamburg, Germany.[73] She was refloated the next day and towed in to Gravesend, Kent.[64][73]
Brooklands  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dagerort, Russia.[31] She was later refloated.[74] She was refloated on 19 October and taken in to Reval, Russia.[29]
Cardiganshire  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Yokohama, Japan.[31] She was refloated and taken in to Yokohama.[72]
Cosmopolite  United Kingdom The lugger collided with the schooner Seaman ( United Kingdom) and sank off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[72]
Ephratah  United Kingdom The brig collided with the schooner Our Nellie ( United Kingdom) off Deal, Kent and was severely damaged. Ephratah was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Demerara, British Guiana. She was towed in to Dover, Kent.[31]
James A. Garfield United States The tug collided with another tug at New York and sank with the loss of six lives.[75][76]
Lizzie C. Troop  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Loochoo Islands, Japan with the loss of twelve lives. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki, Japan to the Puget Sound.[31][77]
Louisa Smith United States The schooner foundered off the coast of New England. Her crew were rescued by a fishing schooner.[76]
Margaret Ellen  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Trial ( United Kingdom) at Maryport, Cumberland and was severely damaged.[31]
Tamarind Norway The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Oskarshamn, Sweden in a leaky condition.[31]
Victor Sweden The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Shemogue, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[31]
105S  Regia Marina The torpedo boat foundered in the Piombino Channel off the coast of Italy during a storm with the loss of all eighteen crew.[78][79]
Unnamed Flag unknown The fishing lugger collided with the schooner Sinman ( United Kingdom) and sank off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Two unnamed vessels United States The schooners were driven ashore near Chatham, Massachusetts. Their crews were rescued by lifeboats.[80]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Gairloch  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[29]
Godiva  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Calcutta, India.[64]
Jacmel  Haitian Navy The corvette collided with another vessel and sank off Cap-Haïtien.[76]
Vestervig Denmark The schooner was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Saint-Brieuc, Côtes du Nord, France.[29]
Unnamed Norway The barque capsized and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a fishing boat.[81][29]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alberta  United Kingdom The 3,168-gross register ton cargo steamship, laden with coal on a voyage from Japan to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ran aground on Sutherland Reef south of Fingal Head Light, New South Wales. Her crew of 36 reached Tweed Heads in the ship's lifeboats.[82] She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Melbourne.[17]
Ardlethan  United Kingdom The steamship collided with El Dorado at South Shields, County Durham and was severely damaged. Ardlethan was on a voyage from South Shields to Naples, Italy.[64]
Ashfield  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[81]
Agostino C.  Austria-Hungary The barque collided with the steamship Vulcan ( Germany) and sank off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Vulcan.[64][83] Agostino C. was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Fiume.[17]
Dunrobin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Elisa  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Nieuwpoort, West Flanders, Belgium with the loss of all but her captain.[48]
F. H. von Lindern Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Zandvoort, North Holland.[64] Her crew survived.[81] She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland.[83]
SMS Friedrich Carl  Imperial German Navy The ironclad ran aground on the Bramble Bank, in the Solent. She was refloated.[64]
Genesta  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore near Withernsea, Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[84]
Hebe Flag unknown The steamship ran aground at Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland.[85]
Helen Otto  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Tenedos, Ottoman Empire.[59] She was refloated.[64]
Ida  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Calais, France.[59][72] Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Margate, Kent.[84]
Immanuel Denmark The schooner was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden.[48]
Lero  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. She was placed under repair.[59][81]
Michael Jelsen  Germany The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Pasig River, Spanish East Indies.[64] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[73]
Napoleon III  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Glace Bay, Newfoundland Colony. All on board were rescued.[29]
Ninian Stuart  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube 39 nautical miles (72 km) from its mouth.[59] She was refloated and taken in to Sulina, Romania.[81]
Preston  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt near Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[59]
Restless Wave  United Kingdom The steam trawler foundered off the Isle of May, Fife. Her seven crew were rescued by Fergus Ferguson ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[81][66]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Achilles  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Harwich ( United Kingdom) and the Harwich Lifeboat Duke of Northumberland and No. 3 (both Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and towed in to Harwich, Essex.Achilles was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. Harwich towed her to London.[14][66]
Bernardo,
Castanes,
Rossini, and
Vladimir		  Romania The lighters ran aground in the Danube near Widin.[29]
Charlotte A. Littlefield Norway The barque foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Her Majesty ( United Kingdom). Charlotte A. Littlefield was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[81][29]
Ema  Romania The lighter ran aground in the Danube at "Nos Aili". She was being towed from Corabia to Brăila.[29] She was refloated and taken in to Brăila.[38]
Emma  Germany The tug sank in the Elbe.[48]
Erisos  Romania The lighter ran aground in the Danube at "Muncano". She was being towed from "Giurgero" to Brăila. She was refloated with assistance.[29]
Favour Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Vrouwenpolder, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[29][65]
Josefa Sweden The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to The Downs in a leaky condition.[65]
Melanie  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the fishing trawler Serica ( United Kingdom). Melanie was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Christiania, Norway.[81][29]
Mississippi  United Kingdom The smack collided with the barque Firth of Stronsa ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[29]
Ulf Norway The steamship was driven ashore at "Sikvik", Sweden.[65]
Unnamed France The lighter was sunk by the steamship Flatchet ( France) at Bordeaux, Gironde.[65]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Annie Young Flag unknown The steamship was destroyed by fire in Lake Huron near Sarnia, Ontario, Dominion of Canada with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from Gladstone, Michigan to Buffalo, New York, United States.[73][65]
Banda  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Lühe. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Hamburg.[73] She was refloated on 22 October and taken in to Hamburg.[48]
Brodrene Denmark The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Bergenhuus ( Denmark). Brodrene was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Lübeck, Germany.[65]
Caroline  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Kongshavn, Norway.[86] Her crew were rescued.[87] She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to a French port.[73]
Croesus  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Tees. she was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire.[73]
Eastern  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Laronce", Seine-Inférieure, France.[65]
Rainbow United States The steamship was destroyed by fire at Cincinnati, Ohio.[88]
Slinken Norway The barque was driven ashore at Shediac, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[88]
Troutbeck  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged at "Noften", Russia with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to London.[86][73] She subsequently became a wreck.[89]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Glenavna Park, and
Sarah Bell		  United Kingdom The barquentine Glenavna and the barque Sarah Bell collided in the Atlantic Ocean (37°16′N 33°28′W / 37.267°N 33.467°W / 37.267; -33.467) and both foundered. Their crews were rescued by the barque Racehorse ( Norway). Glenavna Park was on a voyage from the Rio Grande do Sul to Liverpool, Lancashire. Sarah Bell was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile.[90][91][17]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Adjutor Norway The schooner collided with a barque and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Gothenburg, Sweden by the steamship Regalia ( United Kingdom).[48]
Alexander Swift United States The steamship broke in two near Glenwood, Pennsylvania. All on board were rescued.[92]
Carl Sweden The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Umeå.[48]
Freya Norway The barque ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Drontheim to Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[48]
Hungaria  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[48]
Orient, and
Ostsee		 Norway
 Germany		 The barques collided at sea. Both vessels put in to Gothenburg in a severely damaged condition. Orient was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom. Ostsee was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[48]
Roumanian  Romania The lighter ran aground in the Danube at Brăila.[48]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Abeona  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Horgrund Reef, off the coast of Sweden.[39][38] She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[17]
Beatrice  United Kingdom The passenger boat was run into by the steamship Walker ( United Kingdom) at South SHields, County Durham and was beached.[93]
Catarina United States The steam yacht struck a rock an sank in Matinecock Bay, Long Island. New York. All 30 people on board survived.[94]
Cygnet  United Kingdom The steamship collided with another vessel and was beached in the River Thames. She was refloated on 26 October.[48][95]
Duke  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Fleetwood, Lanacashire. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[48]
Ernest, and
Murton		  United Kingdom The schooner Ernest collided with the steamship Murton and sank in the North Sea with the loss of three of her seven crew. Ernest was on a voyage from "Urnbo" to Leith, Lothian. Murton was beached at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Devonport, Devon.[93][39][96][17]
Euterpe Flag unknown The ship ran aground in the Elbe at Lühe, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Sydney, New South Wales. She was refloated and taken in to Brunshausen, Germany.[48]
Il Guerriere  Italy The schooner was wrecked at Alghero.[95]
Jupiter  Germany The steamship collided with the steamship Cyprus ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea and was severely damaged. Jupiter was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Neufahrwassar. She put back to Sunderland.[38]
Ouse Hopper No.3  United Kingdom The hopper barge ran aground on Redcar Rocks, off the coast of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to the River Tees. She was refloated.[38]
Rosenborg Denmark The steamship ran aground at Amack. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France.[48] She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[38]
Vestalinden Norway The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived.[95] She was on a voyage from Sandviken, Sweden to Glückstadt, Germany. She was subsequently taken in to Mariehamn, Grand Duchy of Finland in a derelict condition.[85]
William and Sarah Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Warham Sands, off the north coast of Norfolk. She was refloated with assistance.[38]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Albanian  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Nasby, Öland, Sweden.[38] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockholm, Sweden.[17]
Calliope  Romania The lighter ran aground in the Danube at "Tsai". She was on a voygage from Turnu Măgurele to Brăila. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[95]
Evelina  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, being in a sinking condition. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Sunderland, County Durham.[88]
Felix Marie France The schooner ran aground on the Four Reefs. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She sank the next day.[85]
Jalo  Russia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Kleinfischers Nerwoe".[95]
Kristina Sofia Sweden The barque ran aground and sank at Bogskär, Grand Duchy of Finland with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Sundsvall.[97]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Frederick Stonard  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Hispania (Flag unknown). Frederick Stonard was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cork.[98]
Harmonie Norway The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea (56°15′N 4°06′E / 56.250°N 4.100°E / 56.250; 4.100). Her crew were rescued by the smack Mary Boyes ( United Kingdom). They were subsequently transferred to the steam trawler Onward ( United Kingdom). Harmonie was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Farsund.[99][100][85]
Industrie  Germany The smack was driven ashore at Buckie, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[101]
Resolution Spain The brigantine was run into by SMS Kaiser ( Imperial German Navy) at Gibraltar and was damaged.[95]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship ran aground on Plateau No.4, off Guadeloupe.[95]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Acme  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Kertch, Russia.[98] She was refloated on 31 October.[88]
Beethoven  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan. The fire was extinguished.[98]
Cassandra  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at "Faraman". She was on a voyage from the Lagos Colony to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[95] She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Marseille on 27 October.[85]
Chispa Spain The steamship was driven ashore at Aparri, Spanish East Indies during a cyclone.[95] She was refloated on 21 November.[102]
Countess  United Kingdom The fishing trawler caught fire at Ringsend, County Dublin and was scuttled.[98]
Majella United States The steam lighter was driven ashore at Providence, Rhode Island.[95]
Mary Culmer  United Kingdom The schooner was assisted in to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[92]
Molego Flag unknown The steamship caught fire and sank at Caledonia, Ontario, Dominion of Canada.[92]
New Onward  United Kingdom The herring boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[101]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Andacia Norway The barque was towed in to Stockholm, Sweden in a waterlogged condition .[98]
Benton Flag unknown The 77-ton schooner survived hitting the Pollard Rock in the Seven Stones Reef, made it to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom, full of water and with her cargo of china clay intact.[103]
Bessie Taylor, and
H. C.		  United Kingdom The Thames barges were run into by the steamship Fatfield ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames downstream of Coalhouse Fort, Essex. Bessie Taylor was severely damaged and was beached. H. C. sank.[85]
Capulet  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Cuckles Point, London.[85]
Ceredig  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Waterloo ( United Kingdom). Ceredig was on a voyage from London to Trinidad.[91][97]
F Mewin' United States The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Frankfort, Maine to New York.[17]
Hazelbank  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from a port in the Washington Territory to Hull, Yorkshire.[104]
Mackinaw United States The steamship was destroyed by fire at Black River, Michigan.[92]
Minna  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Stralsund, Noray.[105]
Robert Morrison  United Kingdom The hulk was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by the tug Scotia ( United Kingdom), which was towing Robert Morrison from London to Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France. The two vessels put in to Dover, Kent.[98]
Vulcan  Germany The steamship collided with the steamship Salamanca ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames. Vulcan was on a voyage from Zante, Greece to London.[98] She was refloated on 2 November.[97]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Almath Elizabeth  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Gävle, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Atalanta  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Yantlet Sand, off the north coast of Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[85]
Earn  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Providence Island, Seychelles. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Comoros Islands to Mauritius.[107][108][17]
Erik Behrendsen  Germany The ship was wrecked near Wenningstaedt, Sylt with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[109]
Eugenie Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Jones Inlet, New York, United States.[99]
Glenisla  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Saint Petersburg, Russia. The fire was extinguished.[99]
Jessie MacPherson, and an
unnamed vessel		  United Kingdom The fishing boat Jessie MacPherson collided with another vessel in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. The other vessel sank with the loss of all hands.[110]
Lady Alice Kenlis  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Vril at Maryport, Cumberland and was severely damaged.[99]
Lady Wodehouse  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Liffey. She was refloated.[85]
Nile  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Cross Sands, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Hull, Yorkshire.[99] She was refloated with assistance on 31 October and taken in tow for Hull.[88]
Plymouth Rock  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by a fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Fredrikstadt, Norway.[99][100]
State of Washington United States The steamship struck a rock in Chuckanut Bay and became waterlogged.[111]
Vectis  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles.[99] She was refloated on 31 October.[88]
Yorkshireman  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[88]
Amrum Lifeboat  Germany The lifeboat capsized off Sylt whilst going to the aid of Erik Behrendsen ( Germany) with the loss of all eleven of her crew.[109]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The tug collided with another vessel and was beached at Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Argyllshire.[85]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1890
ShipStateDescription
Astracan Norway The barque was driven ashore at Falkenberg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fro a port in the Grand Duchy of Finland to London, United Kingdom.[88]
Brilliant  Germany The steamship ran aground at Bremerhaven. She was refloated with the assistance of two steamships.[106]
Cornelius Hargreaves, and
Vizcaya		 United States
Spain		 The schooner Cornelius Hargreaves collided with the steamship Vizcaya 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Barnegat Lighthouse, New Jersey, United States. Both vessels sank within five minutes. Ninety lives were lost.[112][17] Vizcaya was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. The schooner's crew survived. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Fall River, Massachusetts.[113][114][17]
Marta  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank at "Lerhamn".[97]

31 October

Unknown date

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