List of shipwrecks in September 1862
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick der Grosse | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Saint Rocks. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 8 September and towed in to Quebec City by the steamship James McKenzie ( British North America).[1][2] |
| Lord Worsley | New Zealand |
The steamer grounded fore and aft 11 nautical miles (20 km) south of Cape Egmont, Taranaki. Passengers and crew were landed safely with the help of Māori from a local pa, despite the fact that a state of war existed between colonials and natives along the Taranaki coast.[3] |
| Zepherine |  British North America |
The ship foundered in Lake Ontario. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharina | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark.[5] |
| Empire of Peace | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by fire at Demerara, British Honduras.[6] |
| Gypsy |  United States |
The 113-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck at snag and sank in the Sacramento River near Ludgkin's Ranch, 20 miles (32 km) below Sacramento, California.[7] |
| Hart | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm.[5] |
| Patica | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Washington ( United States).[8] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground in the Castletown River. She was run into on 8 September by the brigantine Constant, which was damaged. Adrian was held to be at fault as she was not showing any lights at night.[9] |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from "Holmesdale" to Danzig.[10] |
| HMS Espoir |  Royal Navy |
The Philomel-class gunvessel ran aground in the Niger River.[11] |
| Lockett | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Victoria, Colony of British Columbia. She was on a voyage from London to Victoria.[12] |
| Malvina | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Ship Rock, off the coast of County Down and broke in two.[10] |
| Silver Lake | United States |
The 70-ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned on the Osage River in Missouri.[13] |
| W. B. Terry | United States |
American Civil War: The steamship ran aground in the Tennessee River 100 nautical miles (190 km) upstream of its mouth. She was consequently captured by the Confederates.[14] |
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foam | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the North Rock, off the coast of County Down. She was refloated.[15] |
| Gem | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with Marie Josephine ( Portugal) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Marie Josephine. Gem was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16][17][18] |
| Hannibal City | United States |
The 563-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River 8 miles (13 km) below Louisiana, Missouri.[19] |
| Lavinia | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Spain. She subsequently sank.[20] She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool.[21] |
| Polyxena | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Divinite ( United Kingdom) and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[21] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| King of the Forest | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
| Ocmulgee | United States |
American Civil War, CSS Alabama's Eastern Atlantic Expeditionary Raid: The 454-ton whaler, a full-rigged ship, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[22][23][24] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Armistad |  Spain |
The barque was wrecked at Manila, Spanish East Indies.[25] |
| Dauntless | British North America |
The tug was run into by the steamship Adventure ( United Kingdom) and severely damaged at Saint John's, Newfoundland.[26] |
| Estrella | Spain |
The brig was wrecked at Manila.[25] |
| Livingstone | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from New York for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27] |
| Manuelita | Spain |
The barque was wrecked at Manila.[25] |
| Nabob | United States |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Manila with the loss of eighteen of the 32 people on board.[25] |
| Picket | United States Army |
American Civil War: The screw gunboat was struck by Confederate artillery shells and blown up on the Pamlico River at Washington, North Carolina, killing 20 members of her crew. The armed screw steamer USS Louisiana ( United States Navy) rescued her surviving crew members. Union forces later stripped and burned her wreck.[28] |
| San José | Spain |
The brig was wrecked at Manila.[25] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamant | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Haiti. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba.[29] |
| Starlight | United States |
American Civil War, CSS Alabama's Eastern Atlantic Expeditionary Raid: The schooner, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[23][22][30] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Rover | United States |
American Civil War, CSS Alabama's Eastern Atlantic Expeditionary Raid: The 313-ton whaler, a full-rigged ship carrying a cargo of 1,100 barrels of whale oil, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near Flores Island, Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[23][22][24] |
| Volante | British North America |
The brig ran aground on the South Shoals, off Little Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[31] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United States |
American Civil War, CSS Alabama's Eastern Atlantic Expeditionary Raid: The 398-ton whaler, a barque carrying a cargo of clothes, tobacco, and other goods, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores at 39°37′N 31°05′W / 39.617°N 31.083°W by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[23][22][24] |
| Annette | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Weener, Kingdom of Hanover. She was refloated and taken in to "Roggersloot".[32] |
| Weather Gauge | United States |
American Civil War, CSS Alabama's Eastern Atlantic Expeditionary Raid: The whaler, a schooner, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[23][22] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Revere | Unknown | The schooner burned off Beaufort, South Carolina, Confederate States of America.[33] |
| Thérèse |  France |
The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[26] |
| USS Tigress | United States Navy |
The armed tug sank after colliding with the steamer State of Maine ( United States) in the Potomac River off Indian Head, Maryland.[34] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Kronstadt, Russia.[35][32] |
| Eduardo | British Honduras |
The schooner was driven ashore in Sandy Bay. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar in a waterlogged condition.[36] |
12 September
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Altamaha | United States |
American Civil War, CSS Alabama's Eastern Atlantic Expeditionary Raid: The 119-ton whaler, a brig, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores at 40°34′00″N 35°24′15″W / 40.56667°N 35.40417°W by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[23][22][24] |
| Jamieson | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat sank off Liverpool, Lancashire. Her cre were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was refloated on 19 September and beached.[38][39] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Scotstown Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Nairn.[40][32][36] |
| Sardine | United Kingdom |
The schooner caught fire and was scuttled at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated on 25 September.[41] |
| Wilhelm Helebrandt |  Lübeck |
The ship wrecked near Wasa, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Tucker | United States |
American Civil War, CSS Alabama's Eastern Atlantic Expeditionary Raid: The 349-ton whaler, a full-rigged ship, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[23][22][24] |
| Jameson | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat sank off the Point of Ayr, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat.[1] |
| Mariner | British North America |
The ship struck an iceberg and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. A message in a bottle was washed up on Gometra, Inner Hebrides in December.[43] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic |  Confederate States of America |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was captured and burned in the Great Wicomico River in Maryland by the gunboat USS Thomas Freeborn ( United States Navy).[22] |
| George IV | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the tug Erin ( United Kingdom). George IV was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Ross, County Mayo. She floated off and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the Tuskar Rock.[44][45] |
| Swift | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Faial Island, Azores. She was refloated and taken in tow to The Swale.[46] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Courser | United States |
American Civil War, CSS Alabama's Eastern Atlantic Expeditionary Raid: The 121-ton whaler was captured, used for target practice, and burned in the Atlantic Ocean 4 or 5 nautical miles (7.4 to 9.3 km) from Flores Island in the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[23][22][24] |
| Susan | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck The Manacles and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Kingstown, County Dublin.[36][42] |
| Zarita |  Prussia |
The brig collided with Oxenbridge ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Oxenbridge. Zarita was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia.[47] |
| Unidentified store ship or light boat | United States |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The store ship or light boat ran aground on Beacon Island in Ocracoke Inlet on the coast of North Carolina. Confederate States of America and was burned by USS Fanny ( United States Navy).[48] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Azores | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east of Cape Cornwall, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Portland, Maine, United States.[49] |
| Flinn | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground in the River Tyne.[36] |
| Fortitude | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Arkhangelsk, Russia. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk to London.[50] |
| John Bowes | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the River Tyne at Jarrow, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London.[36][31] |
| Livingstone | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Borkum Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth, Berwickshire to Harburg.[51][31] |
| Otter | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[36] |
| Sentinel | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London.[36] |
| Virginia | United States |
 Confederate States Navy).[23][22][52] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Jacket | United Kingdom |
The tug was destroyed by fire in Conception Bay.[53] |
| Eagle | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with another vessel 14 nautical miles (26 km) north north west of Mont Louis, Province of Canada, British North America and was presumed to have foundered.[54] |
| Elisha Dunbar | United States |
American Civil War, CSS Alabama's Eastern Atlantic Expeditionary Raid: The 346-ton whaler, a barque, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores at 39°50′00″N 35°25′45″W / 39.83333°N 35.42917°W by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[23][22][24] |
| Fanny | United Kingdom |
The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Southwold, Suffolk, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[31] |
| Fisk | United States |
The ship was lost at Cape Norman, Newfoundland, British North America.[53] She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[55] Her crew were rescued by a French Navy frigate.[56] |
| Thames | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Saint Flaire", British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[50] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anglia | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground off Folly Island, South Carolina, Confederate States of America. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She had been refloated by 24 September and put back to Nassau.[57] |
| Clara | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of the tug Esk ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[31] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Gaspar Strait.[58] |
| Jens Sarsen |  Norway |
The ship was wrecked near Husum, Duchy of Holstein.[59] |
| Lolland | Norway |
The ship was driven ashore on "Carlso Island".[38] |
| Richard Reynolds | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Lyseground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[31] |
| Therese | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Jones Inlet. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated on 24 September and towed back to New York.[60] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground near the Hook Lighthouse, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dublin. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Tintern ( United Kingdom).[51] |
| Triton | United Kingdom |
The ship was run into by Hylton Maid ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her six crew were rescued by Hylton Maid. Triton was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Teignmouth, Devon.[31] |
| White Cloud | United States |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all thirteen crew.[61] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean | France |
The ship was wrecked at Saint-Germain-sur-Ay, Manche. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Saint-Germain-sur-Ay.[50] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruz V | Portugal |
The barque was driven ashore and damaged at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Dungeness Lifeboat.[39] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Porto.[47][62] She was refloated on 26 September and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[26] |
| Otto Hermann |  Stettin |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Cromer, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[63][41] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hamburg. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition but was consequently beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[31] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated.[47] |
| John Benson | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground in the Isles of Shoals, United States. She was on a voyage from Pictou, New Brunswick, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated the next day and put in to Portsmouth, New Hampshire in a leaky condition.[60] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[47] |
| Reigate | United Kingdom |
The steamship caught fire at London.[47] |
| Sir William Wallace | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore on Hirsholmene, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Kronstadt, Russia.[31] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corinna | United Kingdom |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[64] The vessel's stern came ashore at Brest, Finistère, France on 12 March 1863.[65] |
| Geneva | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Louisa ( Prussia). Geneva was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[59] She was discovered by St. Michael ( United Kingdom), which put five crew on board with the intention of taking her in to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Geneva was wrecked on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire on 13 October with the loss of four of her five crew.[66] |
| Ocean | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Memel.[50] |
| Phantom | United States |
Carrying $10,000,000 in gold and silver ingots from California, the clipper was wrecked on the Tankan Shan Reef off the coast of China.[67] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes Fraser | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Bolderāja, Russia.[63] She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to Bolderāja.[41] Agnes Fraser was refloated on 27 September and taken in to Riga, Russia.[68] |
| Falmouth | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Killyaron Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Pentewan, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire.[50][26] |
| Huguary |  China |
The steamship ran aground in the Yangtze 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) downstream of Tiger Hill, Soochow.[69] |
| Sophia | United Kingdom |
The brig struck the Horse Rock and was beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Newport, Monmouthshire.[41] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral |  Russia |
The steamship was driven ashore on "Wormsoe Island". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga.[70] |
| John Guynor | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by E. Z. ( United States). Her crew were rescued by E. Z..[4][71] John Guynor was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[72] |
| Telegram | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[41] |
| Unidentified schooner | Confederate States of America |
American Civil War, Union blockade: Pursued by the paddle steamers USS State of Georgia and USS Mystic (both United States Navy) while attempting to run the Union blockade with a cargo of salt, the schooner ran aground at New Inlet, North Carolina, near Fort Fisher, after which State of Georgia and Mystic destroyed her.[73][22] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emily | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape Coast Castle, Africa. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[26][6] |
| Guiding Star | New Zealand |
The screw steamer struck rocks while leaving the New River, Invercargill, New Zealand. She was driven onto shore to prevent loss of life.[74] |
| Joseph | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Hirsholmene, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Helsingør, Denmark.[26] She was refloated on 1 October and resumed her voyage.[70] |
| Kate | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Action Shoal, near Plover Point in the Yangtze, China, and capsized. Her crew were rescued but five passengers were reported missing.[75][76] |
| Lady Elgin | British North America |
The steamship ran aground in the Richelieu River and was wrecked.[54] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Alice Lambton | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Henry Morton ( United Kingdom) and sank between the Mouse Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House) and the Nore. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[77][78][79] |
| Lord Palmerston | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Mauritius. She was refloated.[72] |
| Mary Douglas | United Kingdom |
The smack sprang a leak off Wick, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Burghead, Moray to Wick. She was run ashore at Dunbeath, Caithness, where she was wrecked.[56] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane and Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Skerry of Stroma, in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Stromness, Orkney Islands for repairs.[56] |
| Lord Royston | United Kingdom |
The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Bay of Biscay. All seventeen people on board were rescued by the schooner La Gazelle ( France). Lord Royston was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to London.[56][80] |
| Ulrica |  Sweden |
The barque was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Christianstad.[70] She had become a wreck by 7 October.[81] |
