List of shipwrecks in September 1867
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba |  Canada |
The brig was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States with the loss of six of her eight crew. She was on a voyage form Matanzas, Cuba to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[1][2][3] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antiope |  United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] |
| Rfeid |  Prussia |
The ship was wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark.[4] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached on the Whittaker Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Aldeburgh, Suffolk.[5] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broomielaw | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Mardens, off the coast of County Antrim.[6][7] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[8] |
| Condor | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with some lighters and sank at the entrance to the Surrey Canal. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London.[4] She was refloated but found to be severely damaged.[9] |
| Druid | United Kingdom |
The steamship sank at Blackwall, Middlesex.[4] She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to London. She was refloated on 12 September.[9] |
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hound | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Sanda Island, Argyllshire.[10] She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Macduff, Aberdeenshire. She broke up on 7 September.[11] |
| Offspring | United Kingdom |
The ship was run into by Ralph and sank off Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Ralph.[12] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Maid | New Zealand |
The brig was caught on the bar at the mouth of the Buller River and became a total wreck.[13] |
| Surat | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on a reef in the Gulf of Suez 80 nautical miles (150 km) from Suez, Egypt. On 10 September, her passengers were taken off by Nubia ( United Kingdom).[14] She was later refloated and taken in to Suez to be drydocked.[15] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rocket | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted in the Dardanelles whilst on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by the smack New Lily ( United Kingdom). Union was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to London.[6] |
| Whim |  Royal Engineers' Yacht Club |
The yacht capsized and sank in the River Medway with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by the yacht Violet ( Royal Engineers' Yacht Club).[17][18] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[10] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aden | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon, China.[19][20] |
| Alexandra |  Denmark |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19] |
| Bengal | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19] |
| Canton | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19][20] |
| Centipede | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked at "Domino Run", Labrador, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage form Cádiz, Spain to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.[15][21] |
| Eagle |  United States |
The schooner was driven into the steamship Undine ( United Kingdom) and sank in a typhoon at Hong Kong. Her crew were rescued.[19][22] |
| Enock Benner | United States |
The barque foundered off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[23] |
| Ettrick | United Kingdom |
The barque was damaged in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[20] |
| Fortitude | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19][20] |
| Fort William | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19] |
| Heather Bell | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19] |
| Lintin |  China |
The steamship was damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19] |
| Maria |  Siam |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19] |
| Maria Ross | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[20] |
| Metis | United Kingdom |
The steamboat collided with the collier Wentworth ( United Kingdom) and was run ashore in the River Thames at Plumstead, Kent with the loss of four lives.[24][25] More than 50 survivors were rescued by the tug Swallow ( United Kingdom).[26] |
| Minerva |  Spain |
The barque sank in a typhoon at Hong Kong with the loss of a crew member.[19] |
| M. W. Sass | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[20] |
| Omar Pacha | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19][20] |
| Preposterous | China |
The junk was driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19] |
| Re-echo | United Kingdom |
The yacht was wrecked in a typhoon at "Yoma-ti", China.[19] |
| Regina | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19] |
| Senator Webber | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19][20] |
| Sowkewan | China |
The junk was damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19] |
| Waterbury | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[20] |
| Young Greek | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Kowloon.[19] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Douglas | Siam |
The barque foundered in the South China Sea in a typhoon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy, China.[27][28] |
| Genkai | United Kingdom |
The steamship sank in the South China Sea in a typhoon with the loss of 71 lives. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Shanghai, China.[29] |
| Havelock | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Bombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[30] |
| Mogul |  Italy |
The ship collided with the steamship Egyptian ( United Kingdom) and sank at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[31] |
| Prospero | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition.[23] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The yacht was run down and sunk in the Clyde by the steamship Princess Royal ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one live. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to the Clyde.[32] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| B. D. de Wolf. | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Saxonia ( Hamburg) and sank in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[33][17] |
| Java, or Tana |
United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Skullmartin Rock with the loss of four of the seven people on board.[34][35][36] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.[37] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea to Sunderland. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland in a severely leaky condition.[7] |
| Bridesmaid | Jersey |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Sark, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[38] She was refloated on 3 November and towed in to Saint Helier.[39] |
| Douglas | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Hope Island, India.[40] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Ellen | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at "Houseland", County Waterford and caught fire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford.[21] |
| Silver Light | Canada |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Amandajean ( United Kingdom). Silver Light was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Londonderry.[41] |
| Venture | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Skullmartin Rocks, in the Belfast Lough. Her crew were rescued by HMS Raven ( Royal Navy), which towed her off.[42][43] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brésil |  France |
The steamship collided with the barque Dolphin ( United Kingdom) and sank off Rodosto, Ottoman Empire with the loss of sixteen lives. Twenty-five people were rescued by Dolphin, which also lost a crew member.[44][45][46] |
| Chillianwallah | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[47] |
| Kerka | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin.[23] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bernhardt | Hamburg |
The schooner collided with Maputeo I ( France) and was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile. Four crew were rescued by Maputeo I. Bernhardt was on a voyage from Hamburg and/or Bremen to Panama City, United States of Colombia.[48][49][50] She was discovered on 6 October by Arica ( United Kingdom), which out four crew on board. They took her in to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom on 31 December.[51] |
| Forest King | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Flores Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Montevideo, Uruguay. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Spitfire ( Royal Navy) and towed to Montevideo.[52] |
| Hugh Block | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Flores Island. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montevideo.[52] |
| HMS Malacca | Royal Navy |
The corvette ran aground in the Lorenzo Channel. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[53] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent.[3] |
| Elise |  Norway |
The brig was driven ashore at Varberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gotland, Sweden to Perth, United Kingdom. She was refloated two months later, arriving at Helsingør, Denmark on 21 November.[54] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the Preguias Shoals. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão, Brazil.[55][56] |
| Jane and Margaret | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[38] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arabastan | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Prongs.[57] |
| Asteria | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Copenhagen, Denmark.[58] |
| Emma | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Grune Rock, in the Channel Islands and sank. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Morlaix, Finistère, France.[59] She was refloated on 17 November and taken in to Saint Aubin, Jersey.[60] |
| Fifteen | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[58] |
| Lalla Rookh | United Kingdom |
The barque caught fire at Montevideo, Uruguay.[52] |
| Thames | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[58] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Doterel | Royal Navy |
The Britomart-class gunboat ran aground. She was refloated and returned to service.[53] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Richmond | United States |
The steamboat collided with the steamboat Cornelius Vanderbilt ( United States) and sank in the Hudson River at Rondout, New York with the loss of two of her 150 passengers and crew. Survivors were rescued by Cornelius Vanderbilt.[61][62] |
| William and Hannah | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with the steamship Tees and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[21] She was refloated on 26 September and beached at Blackwall Point.[63] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbata | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Ailsa Craig. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Demerara, British Guiana. She had become a wreck by 26 September.[64][63] |
| West Dock | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[65][66] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Invicta | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Alexandria, Egypt. No furthere trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67] |
| Krumpenvaal |  Netherlands |
The barque was wrecked in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[68] |
| Unity | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked in Sinclair's Bay. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[37] |
| Unity | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated on 28 September and towed back to Great Yarmouth for repairs.[69] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cuaspad |  Colombian National Navy |
The steamship foundered 40 nautical miles (74 km) west north west of Port of Spain, Trinidad. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Santa Marta.[20][70] |
| Hignett | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[66] |
| Newbottle | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scheveningen, South Holland. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Leo ( United Kingdom). Newbottle was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the Nieuw Diep.[71] |
| Polly | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool.[37] |
| Stanley | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dordrecht, South Holland.[63] |
| Wanbojeeg |  India |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Bombay.[64] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bandina | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Vlie with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[64][37] |
| Burfield Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken wreck in the North Sea and was damaged. She put in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[37] |
| Dilston | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Kronstadt, Russia.[64][37] |
| Fleam | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Newhaven, Sussex.[37] |
| Lion | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her seven crew were rescued by Fearnought and Rosa (both United Kingdom), but four survivors and a sailor from Rosa drowned when their boat capsized.[64] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delphin | Prussia |
The schooner was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Memel.[64][37] |
| Kate | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from the River Tyne for a Baltic port. She was subsequently sighted off Helsingør, Denmark but never reached her destination. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72] |
| Monnengash | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore in Egmont Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 30 November and taken in to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[73] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland.[64] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | United Kingdom |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of four of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was subsequently taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by the smacks Crusoe and Fear Not (both United Kingdom).[65][63] |
| Convenzione | Italy |
The brig was wrecked at "Beni Ksila". She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[74] |
| Einigkelt | Hamburg |
The ship sank between the mouth of the Elbe and Heligoland. Four of her eight crew were rescued by Hillechina ( Netherlands), the others took to a boat; they were reported missing. Einigkelt was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[75] |
| Franz Huger | Norway |
The barque was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[66] She was refloated on 30 September and assisted in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[59] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia.[64] |
| Heatherbell | United Kingdom |
The barque was destroyed by fire at Karystos, Negroponte, Greece. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[59][71] |
| Hornet | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[76] |
| Liberta |  Sweden |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[77][59] |
| Mercia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near "Calingapatam", India.[40] |
| Vesta | United States |
The barque foundered off the mouth of the Yangtze.[78] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indefatigable | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at Batternish Point, Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. Five of her fourteen crew were rescued by Islesman ( United Kingdom). The rest reached shore in their boat. Indefatigable was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva and/or Saint Petersburg, Russia.[79][80] |
| Lizzie | New Zealand |
The 19-ton cutter was driven ashore and wrecked 8 km north of the mouth of the Manawatu River. All hands were saved.[13] |
| Panther | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on Morups Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.[59][69] Panther was refloated on 7 October and taken in to Varberg, Sweden.[81] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dunbar Packet | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Holy Isle in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Ayr.[82] |
| Echo | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore on Holy Isle. She was on a voyage from Holy Isle to Belfast, County Antrim.[82] |
| St. Jacob | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Danzig.[59] |
| Star of the East | United States |
September gale:The fishing schooner sank on a ledge off Wood Island. Crew saved.[83] |
