List of shipwrecks in September 1865
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elpis |  Greece |
The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea.[1] |
| Flavio Gioza |  United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America for Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[2][3] |
| Henry Buck |  United States |
The barque capsized at South Shields, County Durham. United Kingdom.[4][5] |
| Mitara | Greece |
The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea.[1] |
| Pride | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Sombrero, Anguilla for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[6] |
| Roman Emperor | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gävle, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Söderhamn, Sweden.[4][5] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet White |  British North America |
The schooner was run into by the steamship China ( United Kingdom) and sank at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
| Hewson | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Halhouden Rocks, on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshavn, Denmark to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[8] She was subsequently taken in to Ekenäs, Grand Duchy of Finland.[1] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Lemvig, Norway or at Ystad, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Gävle, Sweden.[4][8] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen of England | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (52°09′N 25°30′W / 52.150°N 25.500°W). Her ten crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Westmoreland ( United States). Queen of England was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[9] |
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | United Kingdom |
The steamship caught fire at New York, United States.[10] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adria |  Austrian Empire |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[11] |
| Architect | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on "Little Hoften Island", in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Reval, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1] |
| Brazilian Packet | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia.[12][13] |
| Clintonia | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted off Constantinople, Ottoman Empire whilst on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelie |  France |
The ship foundered at Guadeloupe. Her four crew were rescued.[15] |
| Jane Pickard | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Shanghai, China for Yokohama, Japan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16] |
| Koh-i-Noor | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at "Domingo".[17] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | United Kingdom |
The ferry steamer, from Newhaven, Sussex, England for Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France, was wrecked in fog on rocks at Cap d'Ailly, west of Dieppe; all passengers and crew were rescued.[18][19] Although declared a total loss,[20][21] she was subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[19] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| De Hoop |  Netherlands |
The ship departed from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies for Shanghai, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
| Kate | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel off Mortehoe, Devon. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon.[23] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny Fern | British North America |
The full-rigged ship collided with the steamship Propontis ( United Kingdom) at New York and was consequently beached.[24] |
| George Albree | United States |
The 181-ton sternwheel towboat was destroyed by a fire at Monongahela Wharf in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[25] |
| L'Envoi | France |
The ship was wrecked on Starbuck Island. Her crew were rescued.[26][27] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore west of Blakeney, Norfolk. . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1] |
| Midas | New Zealand |
The 26-ton schooner was carried on to a reef at Flat Point on the Wairarapa coast during a heavy gale. All hands were rescued.[28] She was on a voyage from Dunedin to Hokitaka.[29] |
| Twilight | United States |
The 230-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River at the mouth of Fire Creek, near Napoleon, Missouri.[30] |
| River Queen | United States |
The sternwheel paddle steamer was destroyed at the Monongahela Wharf in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by a fire started by her engineer.[31] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle of the Ocean | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Bonny, Africa. Her crew were rescued.[32] |
| Comet | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew took to the longboat; they were rescued by Karen Marie ( Denmark). Comet was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[33][34] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auchindown | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Ven, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Buckie, Moray to Stettin. She was refloated on 11 June 1866 and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark.[1][35] |
| Hanna |  Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leba with the loss of two of her crew.[36] |
| Reserve | United Kingdom |
The barque caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) off Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Dover, Kent.[37] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands.[36] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | United Kingdom |
The brig was run down and sunk by the steamship John Liddell ( United Kingdom) at South Shields, County Durham with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivors was rescued by the tug Hope ( United Kingdom). John was on a voyage from South Shields to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[38][39] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Felix | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Fahludd Reef, in the Baltic Sea. SHe was refloated and taken in to Slitohamn, Sweden for repairs.[40] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck rocks in the Strangford Lough and sank.[41] She was refloated on 16 September.[34] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Royalist |  Royal Navy |
The Rosario-class sloop was driven ashore in the West Indies. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[42] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon, and Garland |
United Kingdom |
The steamships collided in Lough Foyle and were severely damaged. Two people on board Falcon were killed. She had to be beached. Garland was on a voyage from Londonderry to Morecambe, Lancashire. A number of people were killed. She put back to Londonderry.[41][43] |
| Lone Star | United States |
The steamship was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Red Fish Bar near Galveston, Texas. |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Contest | United Kingdom |
The tug collided with the Mersey Ferry Wild Rose and sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[44] She was refloated on 19 September.[40] |
| Jane and Helen | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run into by the paddle steamer Wolf ( United Kingdom and sank in the Clyde at Paisley, Renfrewshire. Her five crew survived.[45] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and sank at "Rayoe". She was on a voyage from Fredrikshavn, Denmark to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated.[46] |
| Dispatch | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked in the Yangtze. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Fuzhou, China.[47] |
| Maribelle | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on a shoal in the Montaran Islands, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[48][49] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | United Kingdom |
The steamship sank at Birkenhead, Cheshire.[38] |
| Scotland | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on The Platters. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[40] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angelo |  Italy |
The ship was driven ashore near Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from Barletta to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Alicante.[50][51] |
| Brigand | British North America |
The schooner was wrecked on Lime Cay Reef, off the coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Ragged Island, Newfoundland to Kingston, Jamaica.[51] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edmiston Brothers | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground and capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire.[34] |
| Edward, and Souvenir |
United Kingdom |
The schooner Edward was damaged at Sunderland, County Durham when the barque Souvenir capsized onto her.[7] |
| Rota | Denmark |
The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel 26 nautical miles (48 km) east north east of Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Charles ( France) was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia.[24][7] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Italia Una | Italy |
The ship struck a rock and sank off Venetico. She was on a voyage from Zakynthos, Greece to "Calamota".[52] |
| John | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dublin. She was refloated the next day.[37] |
| Nimrod | United States |
The 30-ton sternwheel paddle steamer exploded on the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, killing five people.[31] |
| North Pole | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Husby Klit near Ringkøbing, Denmark, crew of 9 saved. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[24] |
| USS Pink | United States Navy |
The screw steamer was wrecked on Dauphin Island, Alabama during a gale. |
| Royal Saxon | United Kingdom |
The tug ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[10] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Capper | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint-Nazaire. She was refloated.[24][7] |
| Emerald Isle | New Zealand |
The 22-ton schooner was wrecked in Ocean Bay, Port Underwood during a heavy gale.[53] |
24 September
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anasia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[46] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with the steam hopper No. 4 ( United Kingdom) and sank at South Shields, County Durham.[46] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Hammerfest, Norway. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[17] |
| Commisaris der Koning | Netherlands |
The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon at Manila, Spanish East Indies. She was consequently condemned.[54][55] |
| Constant | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Manila.[54] |
| Dardo |  Spain |
The brigantine was driven ashore in typhoon at Manila.[56] She was consequently condemned.[55] |
| De Hoop | Netherlands |
The galiot foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the brig Fanny ( Russia). She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[57] |
| Durko | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Manila.[54] |
| Immanuel |  Brazil |
The ship departed from Santos for the English Channel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] |
| Leonar | Spain |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Manila.[54][55] |
| London | United Kingdom |
The steamship caught fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[46] |
| Marie Antoinette | France |
The schooner foundered in the Mediterranean Sea (39°44′N 13°13′E / 39.733°N 13.217°E). Her six crew were rescued by the brig List ( United Kingdom).[59] |
| Sabrina | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon at Manila.[54][55] |
| Surbo | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Manila.[54] |
| Tigris | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Manila.[54] |
| Van der Huin | Netherlands |
The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon at Manila.[54] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accrington | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire at London and was severely damaged. she was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[60] |
| Iddo Kimball | United States |
The bark, sailing from New York City to the Savannah River was lost in the Oyster Beds near Fort Pulaski, Georgia, on or about this date.[61] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[62][63] She broke up on 3 October.[37] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conrade | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37] |
| John Bullock, and Samson |
New Zealand |
The 76-ton paddle steamer Samson was towing the schooner John Bullock into the Hokitika River when the wash from another vessel caused her to veer into a sandspit. The John Bullock also grounded, but was able to be refloated.[64] |
| Madras |  India |
The steamship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Godavery Point. She was refloated the next day.[65] |
| Paul | France |
The brig collided with the full-rigged ship Mobile ( Bremen) and was abandoned. She was subsequently towed in to the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom by the steamship Behera ( France).[57] |
