List of shipwrecks in September 1876
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Pritchard |  United Kingdom |
The smack sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
| Ricardo |  Austria-Hungary |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Rosain ( Spain). Ricardo was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[2] |
| Rosa | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Birkenhead, Cheshire. She was refloated and taken in to Birkenhead.[1][3] |
| Stirlingshire |  Norway |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by a German schooner.[4] |
| Unnamed |  Germany |
The barque ran aground at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was refloated.[1] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Dunegenss, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in tow.[3] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta Ross | United Kingdom |
The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Malleable ( United Kingdom). Augusta Ross was on a voyage from the River Wear to Inverness.[5] |
| Augustine |  France |
The ship was wrecked on the Gauthier Rock, off the coast of Manche. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Granville, Manche.[6] |
| Aurora | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
| Engelina |  Netherlands |
The brig sank in a hurricane at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] |
| Merwede | Netherlands |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dordrecht, South Holland.[8] |
| St. Roch | France |
The lugger was driven ashore at Dunkirk, Nord and was abandoned by her crew.[8] |
| Teviotdale | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Bombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea | Norway |
The barque was wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Copenhagen, Denmark.[10] |
| Chimborazo | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated.[10] |
| Long Ditton | United Kingdom |
The steamship was in collision with the steamship Amaryllis ( United Kingdom) at South Shields, County Durham and was severely damaged at the bows. She was placed under repair.[10] |
| Mistletoe | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Cabodello Rock, off Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Lisbon. She was refloated with assistance.[11] |
| Rügenwalde | Germany |
The steamship ran aground off Gotland, Sweden. She was refloated and put in to Bolderāja, Russia.[10] |
| Sonora, and Vivar |
 United States Spain |
The full-rigged ship Sonora collided with the steamship Vivar and both vessels sank in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom Sonora was under tow of the tug Blazer ( United Kingdom) at the time. Vivar attempted to pass between the two vessels, being unaware that Sonora was under tow. She sank very quickly with the loss of a crew member, survivors getting aboard Sonora. All on board that ship were rescued by Blazer. Sonora was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Vivar was on a voyage from Liverpool to Santander.[6][12] |
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aristides | Germany |
The schooner was driven ashore at Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Dundee, Forfarshire,[13] or from Dram, Norway to Perth, United Kingdom.[11] She was refloated with assistance from the tug Flying Scotsman ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Broughty Ferry in a waterlogged condition.[13][11] |
| Catha | United Kingdom |
The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Beer, Devon.[10] |
| Croft | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at "Sondre Ross", south of Drøbak, Norway and sank. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Kronstadt, Russia.[10] She was refloated on 6 September and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[14] |
| Emerald | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Broughty Ferry. Her crew took to a boat, from where they were rescued by the Dundee Lifeboat English Mechanic ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Emerald was on a voyage from London to Dundee.[13][11] |
| Garland | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with a number of punts and was beached at Aberdeen.[13] |
| Macedonia | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by the Peterhead Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hvannasund, Faroe Islands to Peterhead.[13] |
| Magdalena Bund | Germany |
The ship was driven ashore in St Andrews Bay. She was on a voyage from Windau to Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship May ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Dundee.[13] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore in Bridlington Bay.[15] |
| Robert Stevenson | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned off Peterhead. Her crew were rescued by the Peterhead Lifeboat.[13] |
| Rochelais | France |
The lugger was wrecked on the Pères Rocks, on the coast of Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from the Île d'Yeu, Vendée to Pornic, Loire-Inférieure.[16] |
| Sarpedon | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Julia David ( Belgium) and foundered 70 to 80 nautical miles (130 to 150 km) south south west of Ouessant, Finistère, France. All 84 people on board were rescued by the steamship Calderon ( Spain). Sarpedon was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London.[17][18] |
| St. Clair | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Point Law, Aberdeenshire.[13] |
| Vesta | Norway |
The schooner was driven ashore at Broughty Ferry. Her crew were rescued by the Dundee Lifeboat English Mechanic ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[13] |
| Wilhelmine |  Denmark |
The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom to Bandholm. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen.[10] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice M | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada for Dundalk, County Louth. No further trace, posted missing.[19] |
| Anna Olga |  Russia |
The barque was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated with tha ssistance of two tugs and towed in to Terneuzen in a leaky condition.[11] |
| Ernst | Germany |
The brig was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Memel. She was towed in to Arendal, Norway in a sinking condition.[11] |
| Fremad | Norway |
The brig ran aground at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Wells-next-the-Sea.[15] |
| Lidia |  Italy |
The steamship was run into by the steamship General Paoli ( France) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Livorno. All fourteen people on board were rescued by General Paoli.[17][20] |
| Rio | United Kingdom |
The brig was abandoned in the English Channel off Cape La Hougue, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Juan ( Guernsey). Rio was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[21] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glenola |  Canada |
The barque was driven ashore at "Cocaigne", Newfoundland Colony.[7] She was later refloated.[22] |
| Ladne | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked near "Capofedo", Italy.[23] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Archimedes | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with the full-rigged ship Fawn ( United States) and sank off Ramsgate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Barcelona, Spain.[7] |
| Clyde, Garibaldi, Ocean Queen, and Young Alonzo |
United Kingdom |
The luggers were run into by the steamship Cleanthes ( United Kingdom) at Grimsby. Young Alonzo sank, the others were damaged.[7] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship, a brig or a schooner, foundered in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Beachy Head Lighthouse, Sussex, United Kingdom.[24] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The schooner was holed by her anchor and sank at Penarth, Glamorgan.[21] |
| Brunette | United Kingdom |
The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She put back to the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[25] |
| Emily | Norway |
The brig sprang a leak off the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Veisen" to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Dundee in a waterlogged condition.[21] |
| Look Out | United Kingdom |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Bay of Biscay 90 nautical miles (170 km) off the Corduan Lighthouse, Gironde, France. Her crew were rescued by French fishermen. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire.[26][27] |
| Merchant | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at "Nasby", on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Newhaven, Sussex. She was refloated on 16 September and resumed her voyage.[7][28] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The fishing boat was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea of the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agir | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by the barque Triton ( Norway). Agir was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[29] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven into the wreck of Monrovia ( United Kingdom) off the coast of Sierral Leone. She capsized and sank with the loss of three lives.[30] |
| Emilia | Italy |
The brig was driven ashore at "Giorja", Sicily. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[16] |
| Twilight | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[14] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ada W. Gould | United States |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Golden State ( United Kingdom).[31] |
| Cherokee | Germany |
The brig was driven ashore at Memel.[32] |
| Dijlet | Flag unknown | The ship was holed and sank at "Bagdadich", Persia.[33] |
| Hengist |  Sweden |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Landsort. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Lübeck, Germany.[29][34] |
| Pacific | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Langlade Island. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
| Richard Cowell | United Kingdom |
The barque was destroyed by fire off Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bermuda.[33][25] |
| Sandviken | Sweden |
The steamship sank off Porkkalanniemi, Grand Duchy of Finland.[34] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | United States |
The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all but two of her crew.[35] |
| Allegonda | Italy |
The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Messina, Sicily. No further trace, reported missing.[36] |
| Athlete | United Kingdom |
The steamship sank at Birkenhead, Cheshire.[26] She was refloated on 14 September.[37] |
| Dandenong |  Victoria |
The steamship suffered the breakage of her propeller shaft and developed a severe leak. She foundered in Jervis Bay with the loss of 60 of the 81 people on board. Dandenong was on a voyage from Melbourne to Sydney, New South Wales.[38][39][40] |
| Dunsandle | United Kingdom |
The barque was partly abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Four crew were taken off by the fishing smack Sibyl ( Canada). The rest of rer crew were rescued the next day by the brigantine Belle Star ( Canada). Dunsandle was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[41][42] |
| Flora | Germany |
The barque was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian, United Kingdom to Pillau. She floated off but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued.[26] |
| Grasmere | United Kingdom |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Charles Goddard ( United Kingdom) and sank off Cardif, Glamorgan.[26] |
| I'll Try | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Kaartal Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Copenhagen, Denmark.[26] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and towed in to Kronstadt.[43] |
| Saint James | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Elephant Point, Burma. She was on a voyage from Akyab to Rangoon. Saint James was refloated and taken in to Rangoon in a leaky condition. She was condemned.[33][44] |
| Theseus | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked in the Loochoo Islands with the loss of ten of her crew. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Yokohama, Japan.[45] |
| 483 | Russia |
The lighter sank at Kronstadt.[46] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acors Barnes | United States |
The 296-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska. A gale later struck the area and washed the abandoned Acors Barnes ashore, where the local inhabitants burned her wreck.[47] |
| Camilla | United States |
The 328-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[48] |
| Cornelius Howland | United States |
The 333-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[48] |
| Desmond | United States |
The 301-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[49] |
| Elizabeth | Norway |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Gironde. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and put back to Bordeaux, Gironde.[26] |
| Emma Jane | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Padstow.[26][33] |
| George Latimer | United States |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The brigantine was wrecked in a hurricane in the Yabacao River, Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued.[50][51] |
| James Allen | United States |
The 349-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[52] |
| Java | United States |
The 290-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[52][53] |
| Josephine | United States |
The 363-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[52] |
| Marengo | United States |
The 478-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[54] |
| Nettuno | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Bordeaux. She was refloated and taken in to Bordeaux in a leaky condition.[46] |
| Onward | United States |
The 339-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[55] |
| Saint George | United States |
The 392-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[56] |
| Telegraafoer | Netherlands |
The steamship collided with the steamship Minerva ( United Kingdom) and sank off Fort Frederick. Telegraafoer was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[26][16] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana | Denmark |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[57] |
| Alice | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from a port in New Brunswick, Canada for Dundalk, County Louth. No further trace, reported missing.[58] |
| Annie Sunshire |  Leeward Islands |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The boat was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[57] |
| Breeze | Leeward Islands |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[57] |
| Ceres | Sweden |
The ship ran aground in the Sea of Åland. She was refloated and taken in to Rysten, Gräsön in a waterlogged condition.[29] |
| Clifford | Canada |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[57][59] |
| Daniel | United Kingdom |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The ship was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
| Dolphin | Leeward Islands |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
| Emeu |  Trinidad |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[57] |
| Faustina | United States |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emma E. Potter ( United Kingdom). Faustina was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba.[60][61] |
| Foreningen | Denmark |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The barque was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Saint Thomas.[62] |
| G. E. Wood | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the south point of Öland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[33][44] She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition.[34][63] |
| Hugo | Leeward Islands |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
| Idella Berry |  United States |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Thomas with the loss of all but three of those aboard.[57] She was on a voyage from Cardiff to the Turks Islands.[59] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 70 nautical miles (130 km) from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland.[29] |
| Lizzie | Denmark |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
| Lotus | Denmark |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
| Maid Marian | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated the next day.[29] |
| Marquis of Bute | United Kingdom |
The ship was run into by the steamship Alexandria ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde with the loss of one of the four people on board.[64] |
| Midas | Netherlands |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
| Ocean Bird | United Kingdom |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The sloop was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
| Petrel | Denmark |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
| Pehr Gustaf | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore at Östergarn, Gotland. She was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to Sundsvall.[33][44] |
| Ravenspur | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground off Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[33][44] |
| Romania | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65] |
| Sarah | Netherlands |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
| Siri | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the north point of Öland. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Gävle, Sweden.[33] |
| Sleipner | Sweden |
The steamship was driven ashore at Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Fredrikstad, Denmark and LiverpoolLiverpool. She was refloated and put back to Gothenburg in a leaky condition.[33] |
| Tickler | Leeward Islands |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The sloop was driven ashoin in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[57] |
| Thyra | United Kingdom |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The steamship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
| Veteran | United States |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The brigantine sank in a hurricane at Saint Thomas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paysandú, Uruguay to Rotterdam.[57][59] |
| Vigilant | Danish West Indies |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner sank in a hurricane at Christiansted, Virgin Islands. She was refloated in October, repaired and returned to service. |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adria | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on Meloria, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Livorno, Italy.[37] |
| Circassian | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Birkenhead, Cheshire for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, reported missing.[66] |
| Gombatore |  India |
The ship was damaged by fire at London, United Kingdom.[37] |
| Lady of the Isles | Guernsey |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[29] |
| Midlothian | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on Kraaksvaag, at the entrance to the Trondheim Fjord and was holed.[29] She was on a voyage from Trondheim, Norway to Onega, Russia.[34] |
| Oreala | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on Meloria. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Livorno.[37] She was refloated |
| Stratton | Jersey |
The brig struck the Roches Douvres, off Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche, France to Jersey.[67][43] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with a steamship and sank at London.[37] |
| Greyhound | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck the Splongh Rock and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Wexford.[43] Greyhound was towed in to Wexford in a sinking condition by the tug Ruby ( United Kingdom).[43] |
| Madura | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from the Nieuwe Diep to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated.[43] |
| Margaretha Ewer | Germany |
The ship collided with the steamship Stor ( United Kingdom) and sank at Hamburg.[32] |
| Meg Merrilees | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Isis and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[68] |
| Orpheus | France |
The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Karlskrona, Sweden in a leaky condition.[63] |
| Vesper | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Scalp Bank, off Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[69][37] |
| Westahuden | Germany |
The brig was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Kiel. She was refloated and put in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[37] |
| Zodrasel | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom.[37] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christina | Sweden |
The barque collided with the steamship Egbert ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off the Owers Bank with the loss of five of her nine crew. survivors were rescued by Egbert. Christina was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Helsingborg.[63][70][43] |
| Cognate Apap | United Kingdom |
The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Templar ( United States). Cognate Apap was on a voyage from Tripoli, Vilayet of Tripolitania to Cardiff.[71][72] |
| Gettysburg | United States |
The fishing schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°58′N 62°16′W / 41.967°N 62.267°W). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Frisia ( Germany).[73] |
| Mary Lloyd | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Fairy Bank. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Porthcawl, Glamorgan. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[74] |
| Susannah Nor | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[74] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ada Iredale | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted in the Pacific Ocean whilst on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to San Francisco, California, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75] |
| Alpha | Netherlands |
The brig was driven ashore at Ronehamn, Gotland, Sweden. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Loviisa, Grand Duchy of Finland to Svendborg, Denmark.[32] |
| Beryl | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Villareal, Spain for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eight crew.[76] |
| Diogenes | Germany |
The schooner ran aground off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Königsberg. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[77] |
| Elmira | German Empire |
The schooner foundered in the Indian Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of East London, Cape Colony with the loss of all hands.[78] |
| Minister von Schleinitz | Germany |
The brig was driven ashore at "Hundred". She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Inverness, United Kingdom.[32] |
| Rebecca Clyde | United Kingdom |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The steamship was wrecked at Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States with the loss of six or twelve lives. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Baltimore, Maryland.[79][77][51][41] |
| Roberta | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore on Bald Head Island, North Carolina, United States and was severely damaged.[80] |
| Sophia | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at St. Martins.[81] |
| Vestalinde | Germany |
The brig ran aground off Læsø[77] |
| Unnamed | United States |
1876 San Felipe hurricane The barge, in tow of the steamship Juniata ( United States) capsized and sank in Chesapeake Bay with the loss of eight lives.[77] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alma | Sweden |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Lolland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from "Lindstrom" to Haderslev, Denmark.[74][32] |
| Canadian | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Skernagher Point, near Islandmagee, County Antrim and was severely damaged. All on board were rescued. Canadian was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[74][82][32] She was refloated on 21 September and taken in to Larne, County Antrim.[83] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beryl | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Villareal, Spain for Dublin. No further trace, posted missing.[84] |
| Eugenie | France |
The schooner ran aground on the Norra Sanken Shoal, off Öland, Sweden. She was abandoned by her crew the next day. Eugenie was on a voyage from Rauma, Grand Duchy of Finland to Quimper, Finistère. She floated off on 21 September and was taken in to "Eckers" by the steamship Swan ( Sweden).[30] |
| Gem of Ramsey | Isle of Man |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Marie ( France). Gem of Ramsey was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to South Shields, County Durham.[85] |
| Ida, or Idaol de Pesth |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked at the Pointe de Corsen, Finistère, France. Her nineteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[50][86][87] |
| Middlesex | United States |
The schooner foundered. Her nine crew were rescued by the steamship England ( United Kingdom.[88] |
| Roberto | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, North Carolina, United States to Hull, Yorkshire.[50][51] |
| Tay | Germany |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Baynard | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Calshot Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[28] |
| Challenge | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Dundalk, County Louth for Santa Catarina, Brazil. No further trace, reported missing.[89] |
| Mary E. Ladd | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.[41] |
| May | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Queensferry. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to a Belgian port.[50] |
| Mississippi | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Karney Point, County Down. She was refloated.[41] |
| Snowdrop | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Coverack, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to São Miguel Island, Azores.[50] She was refloated and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall.[83] |
| Wanata | United States |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emmeline ( Spain). Wanata was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Shediac, Nova Scotia, Canada.[90] |
| White Star | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on Wallace's Rocks, off Ballywalter, County Down.[50] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The barge was driven against the railway bridge at Bridgwater, Somerset and sank with the loss of two lives.[77] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amstel | Netherlands |
The barque ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[83] |
| Ark | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Borkum, Germany.[41] |
| Bayadere | France |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Brest, Finistère.[91] |
| Dandy Jim | Tobago |
The schooner was wrecked in Goldsborough Bay. Her crew survived.[92] |
| Grecian | Jersey |
The brig was wrecked on "Byron Island", Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Burin, Newfoundland Colony.[41][93] |
| James Joicey | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Harsens Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Nieuwe Diep.[94] |
| James Mason | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and found to be leaky.[41] |
| Kent | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, reported missing.[95] |
| Reliance | United States |
The fishing schooner was lost near Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
| Selina | Sweden |
The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St Davids, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom to Helsingør, Denmark.[41] She subsequently became a wreck.[22] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albicord | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and sank in St. Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Swansea, Glamorgan.[97] |
| Continental | United Kingdom |
The hulk was run into by the steamship Alnwick Castle at Gibraltar and was severely damaged.[98] |
| Mary West | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Lizard Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[99][100] She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[91] |
| Onward | Washington Territory |
The ship was wrecked on the Suwarrow Reef. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Utsalady to New Caledonia.[30] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Ann |  New Zealand |
The 17-ton ketch was driven onto rocks on Banks Peninsula during a gale. Soon afterwards, she slipped off the rocks and sank.[101] |
| Liberator | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was driven ashore in Sandy Bay, County Antrim.[98][100] |
| Matau | New Zealand |
The 147-ton steamship ran aground near Westport, after loose mooring lines fouled her propeller. All on board were rescued.[101] |
| Mary West | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackhead, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[98] |
| Pride of Wales | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Dogger Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was refloated the next day.[102] |
| Ugo | Austria-Hungary |
The barque was driven ashore on Trouwers Island, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to China.[103][30][104] |
| Wallace | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Java Head, Java, Netherlands East Indies.[103] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annette Cornelia | Germany |
The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore near Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Lemvig to Memel.[99] |
| Cas | France |
The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from a Black Sea port to Dunkirk, Nord.[91] |
| Express | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Whitebay. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs.[97] |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned off the Isles of Scilly. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Cornwall, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Poole, Dorset.[38][105] |
| Mary Durkee | Canada |
The barque was driven onto the Spit Sands, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[91][22] |
| Southella | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Barsebäck, Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Swinemünde, Germany.[38] She was refloated on 26 September with the assistance of a steamship and was towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[106] |
| Sunlight | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bristol.[38] |
| Terpsicorah | Denmark |
The schooner ran aground on the Salvo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage Gamla Carleby, Sweden to Copenhagen.[107] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Henry | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at West Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Denmark to Aberdovey, Cardiganshire.[38] She was refloated.[97] |
| Gertrude | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada.[108] |
| Hohenzollern | Germany |
The steamship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Bremen to South America.[38] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[109] |
| Laura | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to London.[38] |
| Ornen | Sweden |
The full-rigged ship was run into by the barque Kaga ( Norway) and sank in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. Kaga was unable to render assistance due to damage received. Her twenty crew were rescued by the schooner John Morrison ( United Kingdom).[110][106] Ornen was on a voyage from "Pabellon" to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[111] |
| Raoul | Jersey |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 45 nautical miles (83 km) south east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Raoul was subsequently towed in to Ramsgate, Kent in a waterlogged condition.[108][112] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apion | United Kingdom |
The yacht ran aground on the Nixen Sand, off Weymouth, Dorset.[22] |
| Ionia | United Kingdom |
The steamship was sighted off Dover, Kent whilst on a voyage from London for Alexandria, Egypt. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands,[113][114] wreckage from the ship washed up on the Kent coast in October.[115] |
| Maxim |  Newfoundland Colony |
The brigantine was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Drogheda, County Louth, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by the Drogheda Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Saint John's.[109][116] |
| Tintern | United Kingdom |
The steamship sank at Duncannon, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Duncannon.[106] |
| Toscoff | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the ironclad (Beschir ( Ottoman Navy) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Blenheim ( United Kingdom).[117] |
| Uamvar | Canada |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Dwarf ( Royal Navy) and she was then scuttled. Uamvar was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Matanzas, Cuba.[19][118] |
| William J. Gibson | Newfoundland Colony |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow, United Kingdom Her crew were rescued.[109][119] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Almenum | Sweden |
The brig sank off Lindesnes, Norway. Her crew survived.[59] |
| Iona | United Kingdom |
The steamship was sighted off Dover, Kent whilst on a voyage from the River Thames to Alexandria, Khedivate of Egypt. Subsequently foundered with the loss of all 28 crew; wreckage was discovered near Land's End, Cornwall.[120][121] |
| Tage | France |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from "Tome" to Bordeaux, Gironde.[106] |
| Xema | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the River Avon. Her passengers were taken off by another steamship. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[122] |
| Zampa | United Kingdom |
The steamship was sighted in The Downs whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aden. No further trace, posted missing.[84] Presumed to have foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all 26 crew.[123] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The steamship was run into by the royal yacht Tunis ( Royal Greek Navy) and sank off "Cape Malca", Greece.[124] All on board were rescued.[125] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada. She was on a voyage from Richibucto to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[126] |
| Diana | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the River Mersey near Liverpool and was holed. She was beached.[117] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bacalan | France |
The barque was driven ashore at Pauillac, Gironde. She was on a voyage from Pica, Chile to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[108] |
| Bugle | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Reiher ( Germany) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[108][112] |
| Govan | United Kingdom |
The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure.[127][128] |
| Leonie | Canada |
The schooner was wrecked at Bray, County Wicklow, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued by the Kingstown Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick to Kingstown, County Dublin, United Kingdom.[129][116] |
| New Unity | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run into by the schooner Fruiterer ( United Kingdom) and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the Wolf Rock, Cornwall. Her five crew were rescued by Fruiterer and the schooner Hickman ( United Kingdom).[86][30] |
| Rosa Harriette | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Viana do Castelo, Portugal. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[112] |
| Tiber | United States |
The fishing schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Crew saved.[96] |
| W. H. Mitchell | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[112] |
| Zampa | United Kingdom |
The steamship was sighted off Dover, Kent whilst on a voyage from London to Port Said, Egypt. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[113][130] |
| Kingstown Lifeboat | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
The lifeboat capsized off Bray with the loss of four of the nineteen people on board - two of her crew and two survivors of the schooner Leonie ( Canada).[129][131] |
