List of shipwrecks in September 1866
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl |  United Kingdom |
The yacht capsized and sank in the Belfast Lough with the loss of all three people on board.[1] |
| Stockton Packet | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated.[2] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esperanza |  Spain |
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom for Brest, Finistère, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3] |
| Rio de Janeiro |  Imperial Brazilian Navy |
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4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ivy Green | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the Kentish Knock. Her eleven crew were rescued by Eliza ( Norway). Ivy Green was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jamaica.[4][5][6] |
| Majestic | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Bonny, Africa. She was on a voyage from Bonny to Liverpool Lancashire.[7] |
| Tecumseh | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at "Auldstage", Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Kronstadt, Russia.[6] |
| Tjerby | Norway |
The ship ran aground on the Als Riff. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Randers.[8] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig George ( Netherlands). Elizabeth Mary Ann was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Kronstadt, Russia.[9][6][10] |
| General Sherman |  United States |
After several days under attack by Korean forces while stranded on Yanggak island in the Taedong River across from Pyongyang, Korea, the sidewheel paddle steamer was set ablaze by Korean fireboats. Those of her crew who survived to reach shore were massacred by the Koreans. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost "on the coast of Clara.[11] |
| Talisman | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Montevideo, Uruguay.[12] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arago |  France |
The lugger was wrecked on the Brake Sand, off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to L'Orient, Morbihan.[13][14][6] |
| Dickey Sam | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She sank the next day with the loss of five of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Heron ( United Kingdom). Dickey Sam was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt.[13][15][16] |
| Excavator | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by an on-board explosion at Sunderland.[6] |
| Hero | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with the assistance of Louisa ( United Kingdom) and taken in the River Colne.[6] |
| Ross D. Mangles | United Kingdom |
The steamship, a collier collided with the steam collier Ryhope ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk with the loss of a crew member. Ross D. Mangles was on a voyage from the River Thames to the River Tyne.[17] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Duthie | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted in distress in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Calcutta, India. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[18] |
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The lightship was run into by a Prussian barque and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, where she sank.[13][19] |
| Eprieve |  Belgium |
The fishing sloop was run into by a barque in the North Sea and was severely damaged, She was abandoned the next day. Her seven crew were rescued by the fishing smack Don de Dieu ( France).[6] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6] |
| Tina Forbes | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20][21] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T. E. Boyd | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the Tortoise Rock, in the Pescadores and was attacked by pirates. All on board survived.[22] She was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo, China to Melbourne, Victoria.[23] |
| Unnamed |  Board of Customs |
A revenue cruiser was driven ashore and wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chasseur | France |
The brig was wrecked on the Greengrounds, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the tug Tweed ( United Kingdom). Chasseur was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Barcelona, Spain.[25] |
| Maritzberg | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean more than 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew took to a skiff. They were rescued on 15 September by Cambrian ( United Kingdom). Maritzburg was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to London, United Kingdom.[26] |
| Nicholas Harvey | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the Hayle Lifeboat Isis ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[27] |
| Rosabelle | United Kingdom |
The sailing barge was run down by a brig and sank in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent with the loss of two of the three people on board.[6] |
| Will o' the Wisp | British North America |
The ship was wrecked in Bay St Lawrence. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[28] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akbar | United Kingdom |
The reformatory ship was run into by the barque Isabella in the River Mersey and was severely damaged.[24] |
| Alice Woods | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Dogger Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24] |
| Bhima | India |
The steamship collided with the steamship Nada ( India) and sank in the Red Sea 180 nautical miles (330 km) from Suez, Egypt with the loss of 79 of the 101 people on board. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Suez.[29] |
| G. A. Holt | United Kingdom |
The barque ran against the pier at Birkenhead, Cheshire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aden.[24] |
| George Douthwaite | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Point De Galle, Ceylon. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[6] |
| I. Benjamin | United States |
The ship struck a landing stage at Birkenhead and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool.[24] |
| John Bunyan | United Kingdom |
The ship was run into by the steamship Ariel ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. John Bunyan was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay. She was taken in to Liverpool for repairs.[24] |
| Mary Anne | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked near Tralee, County Kerry with the loss of two of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Exmouth, Devon.[24][30][27] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Culgoa | New Zealand |
The barque went aground on a bar in Hokianga Harbour.[31] |
| Duchess of Portland | United Kingdom |
The brig was taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a derelict condition. She had been on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to [6] |
| Foyle | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer collided with the steamship Collingwood ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the River Thames at Barking, Essex. Her 60 passengers were taken off by a sailing barge and she subsequently sank. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[32] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned off Heligoland. Her crew were rescued on 15 September by the schooner Johanna ( Hamburg). Atlantic was on a voyage from Hamburg to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[33] |
| Diana | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Caernarfon.[34] |
| Scarlet Flower | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Antwerp, Belgium.[35] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burmah | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Manzanilla, Trinidad for Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36] |
| East Cornwall | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with the steamship Cobden ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Aldeburgh, Suffolk with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Cobden. East Cornwall was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Plymouth, Devon.[37][38] |
| Louisa Braginton | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from New York, United States for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21] |
| Thalestris | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Puerto Rico for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[39] |
| Wallaby | New South Wales |
The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Farewell, New Zealand. She was later refloated.[40] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George T. Marsh | United States |
The schooner foundered off the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[41] |
| Jamaica Packet | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground near Egremont, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[34] |
| Marie Berthe | France |
The ship ran aground and sank off "Normontiers". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dinan, Côtes-du-Nord to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[42] |
| Onward | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked off the Isla Gorriti, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rosario, Argentina.[43] |
| Reliance | Guernsey |
The brig ran aground on the Girdler Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She floated off but sank in the Prince's Channel with the loss of four of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Kingdom of Fife ( United Kingdom). Reliance was on a voyage from Guernsey to the River Thames.[44] |
| Three Sisters | New Zealand |
The schooner was en route from Dunedin to Greymouth when she was caught in a gale. The captain attempted to put her into Nelson Harbour for safety, but she hit Arrow Rock and foundered.[45] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her six crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Paignton, Devon.[46][47] |
| Eva | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Harwich, Essex.[46][47] |
| Mouche | France |
The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion in the Rhône. Six people were killed.[48] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caprice | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Montevideo, Uruguay.[49][11] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emilie | United Kingdom |
The schooner sank in five minutes after hitting the Seven Stones reef, between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall, England, in fog while bound from Poole for Runcorn, England. Her crew of five survived.[50] |
| Rival | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered off Juist, Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands; or from St. Monance, Fife to Schiedam, South Holland[51][52][53] |
| Toms | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the Newarp Sandbank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[42][54] |
| Xiste | France |
The brig collided with the steamship Rota ( Portugal) and foundered off the North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[42][38] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emilie | Spain |
The ship was wrecked on the Isla de Lobos, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Montevideo, Uruguay.[49] |
| Helena | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba for the English Channel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[55] |
| Mountaineer | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where she was wrecked. Her nine crew were rescued.[54] |
| Robert | France |
The ship was driven ashore at Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[51] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Blanc-Sablon, Province of Canada, British North America for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[55] |
| Sardinian | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (11°00′N 25°00′W / 11.000°N 25.000°W), on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Liverpool, England, with rice. Captain, wife and all 22 crew rescued by Anne Kay and Royal Family (both United Kingdom).[56][57] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Roger | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Belvidere Reef, in the Gaspar Strait.[58] She was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo, China to London.[59] |
| Fanny | United Kingdom |
The fishing smack collided with the steamship Colombia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of four of her crew.[60] |
| Fortuna | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[33] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carmelite | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered.[61] Her crew were rescued.[62] |
| Notre Dame | France |
The ship foundered in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued on 25 September by Esperanza ( United States). Notre Dame was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde.[63] |
| Sceptre | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland, County Durham.[33] |
| Thane | New South Wales |
The steamer was wrecked when she stranded on the bar at the mouth of New Zealand's Grey River while leaving Greymouth for Sydney with a load of coal.[45] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abondance |  French Navy |
The transport ship was wrecked at St. Pierre and Miquelon with the loss of three of her crew.[59] |
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The schooner sank off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew survived.[64][33] |
| May Flower | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure.[64][65][33] |
| Five unnamed vessels | France |
Five merchant ships were wrecked at St. Pierre and Miquelon with the loss of 70 lives.[59] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duo | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[33] |
| Marie Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Willebrand ( United States). Marie Elizabeth was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[66] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boaz | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[33] |
| Dove | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her seven crew survived. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London.[67] |
| Ellen | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition.[33] |
| Jane and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from "Launce-a-Loup" for Teignmouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[55] |
| Ladyburn | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by Trident ( United Kingdom). Ladyburn was on a voyage from Tønning, Duchy of Holstein to London.[64][68][69] |
| Oscar |  Austrian Empire |
The brig was lost off Pernambuco, Brazil.[11] |
| Sheridan | United States |
The screw steamer was lost through stranding. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham when a load of iron rails was dropped, holing her. She was refloated and towed to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for repair.[33] |
| Warrior Queen | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Droogden, in the Baltic Sea.[33] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground in the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Lancaster, Lancashire.[70] |
| Niger | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from the River Wear to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and put in to Reval, Russia in a leaky condition.[33] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeune Charles | France |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[33] |
| Maria Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) east of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by the brig Willibrand ( United States). Maria Elizabeth was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[12][71] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | United States |
The 489-ton whaling bark was abandoned in the Chukchi Sea at 70 degrees 25 minutes North latitude after she collided with the whaling bark Helen Mar ( United States). She floated through the Bering Strait as a derelict during the winter of 1866–1867, eventually washing ashore on the coast of the Russian Empire in Siberia, 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Cape Chaplino in Chukotka.[72] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran ashore in the Dardanelles.[73] |
| Delta | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on Rotskar, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Kronstadt, Russia.[74] |
| Edward |  Bremen |
The schooner was wrecked near Taiwanfoo, Formosa. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
