List of shipwrecks in September 1883

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The list of shipwrecks in September 1883 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1883.

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Aurelia Spain The ship was wrecked at Santander with the loss of three of her six crew.[1]
Europa  Germany The steamship was wrecked on the Wittsand, in the North Sea off Scharhörn.[2]
G I Jones United States The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Stackhouse Cove, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of twelve of the fourteen people on board. She was on a voyage from the Bull River in California to Falmouth, Cornwall.[3][4][5]
Lady Bird  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Beachy Head, Sussex whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Iquique, Chile. No further trace, reported missing.[6]
Sylph  United Kingdom The ferry was driven ashore and wrecked at Rockferry, Cheshire.[7]
Thetis  United Kingdom The yacht was wrecked at Bognor, Sussex.[5]
Tintore  United Kingdom The steamship was holed by her anchor at Cádiz, filling her main hold with water. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Vigo and Cádiz.[7]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The sand barge sank at Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of one of her two crew.[8]

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Annie  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[5]
Bacchus France The lugger was abandoned off Mevagissey, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Mevagissey Lifeboat. She subsequently came ashore and was wrecked.[5]
Christiana Norway The barque was wrecked in Chesil Cove, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Drammen to Dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[5]
Claudius  Germany The steamship was run down and sunk off Adra, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Redesdale ( United Kingdom). Claudius was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cartagena, Spain.[9]
Elise Norway The barque stranded on Plymouth Hoe, Devon, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were taken off by the lifeboat Clemency ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Elise was on a voyage from Pilbas, New Brunswick, Canada to London, United Kingdom.[10]
Ellen Kerr  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Wexford.[5]
Erin's Pride  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down. Her crew reached shore in the lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dundrum.[11]
Excel  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea to New Ross, County Wexford. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Swansea.[7][12]
Hopewell  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Southwick, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard.[5]
Industry  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea off Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Thornham, Norfolk.[5]
Iris  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Inishtrahull, County Donegal with the loss of one life.[5] She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Sligo.[9]
Kathinka  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lady Clive ( United Kingdom). Kathinka was on a voyage from Hamburg to Port Royal, Jamaica.[13]
Maid of Irvine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Bann. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Coleraine, County Antrim.[7]
Minnie Flossie  United Kingdom The ketch was abandoned off Clovelly, Devon. Her three crew were rescued by the Clovelly Lifeboat Graham Hughes ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[9]
R. and M. J. Charnley  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kilcredane, County Kerry.[5]
Roma Norway The barque ran aground and capsized on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. All fourteen people on board were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat Albert Edward ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[14][5][9]
Tranmere  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Selsey, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the Selsey Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire on 5 September by the tugs Ranger and Victoria (both  United Kingdom)[7][15]
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Gaverne, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Port Isaac, Cornwall.[12]
William and Mary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brigantine sprang a leak and sank in The Downs. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[7]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Anne Catherine Denmark The ship foundered in the North Sea 50 to 60 nautical miles (93 to 111 km) east of Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom, Her five crew were rescued by the smack England's Rose ( United Kingdom). Anne Catherine was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to London, United Kingdom.[16]
Brage Norway The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by County of Bute ( United Kingdom).[17]
Britannia  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of thirteen of the seventeen people on board. She was on a voyage from Morant Bay, Jamaica to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[18][19][20][21]
Coldred  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Pasaia, Spain with some loss of life.[9]
Cromarty  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°38′N 17°20′W / 46.633°N 17.333°W / 46.633; -17.333). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Romano ( United Kingdom) and she was set afire. Cromarty was on a voyage from "Lugo, Mexico" to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]
Edward and Mary  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Ernst Sweden The ship departed from Doboy, Georgia, United States for Morlaix, Finistère France. No further trace,.[23] reported missing.[24]
Free Lance  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were ashore at the time.[7]
Marie France The schooner ran aground on the Doom Bar and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Regnéville-sur-Mer, Manche.[7][9]
Phœnix  Germany The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°35′N 6°52′W / 48.583°N 6.867°W / 48.583; -6.867) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Papa Felice ( Italy). Phœnix was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Odesa, Russia.[13]
Union  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Walton  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[9]
Zoe  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore on Seskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and found to be leaky[7][15]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Clara  United Kingdom The cutter yacht collided with the Norfolk wherry Zephyr ( United Kingdom) and sank near Somerleyton, Suffolk.[12]
Lizzie Norway The barque collided with a derelict vessel in the Atlantic Ocean and became leaky. She was abandoned on 7 September. Her nine crew were rescued by the barque Boyesen ( Norway) before she sank. Lizzie was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada.[25]
Wild Gazelle United States The fishing schooner was wrecked on a reef near Korovin Island, Department of Alaska. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to the Shumagin Islands, Department of Alaska.[26]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Benledi Canada Canada The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Dominica in a hurricane.[27]
Live Oak  United Kingdom The barquentine was driven ashore near Irvine, Ayrshire. She was refloated and towed in to Troon, Ayrshire in a leaky condition.[28]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Canima Canada Canada The steamship was wrecked on Gull Island, New York and sank. All 60 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York City to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[29]
Unnamed Flag unknown The yacht foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued.[28]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Gna Norway The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Euphrates ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Gna was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to Palma de Mallorca, Spain. She put in to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom in a sinking condition.[22]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Scottish Chieftain  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Andaman Islands. Her crew were rescued by Maharani ( India). Scottish Chieftain was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[30]
Sussex  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Fort Perle. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[31] She was later refloated and taken in to Montreal, where she arrived on 23 September.[32]
Thalia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. She was a total loss.[31]
Wansfell  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Irvine, Ayrshire.[31]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Abeona  United Kingdom The steamship was run down and sunk off Lowestoft, Suffolk by Beryl ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Beryl. Abeona was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[33]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Eskandi  Italy The steamship ran ashore on Skantzoura, Greece.[34]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Ernest United States The brigantine was driven ashore at "Stamaraca", Brazil. She was on a voyage from New York to Pernambuco, Brazil.[34]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Brittany  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock and sank at Bilbao, Spain.[35]
Fratelli Gaggino  Italy The barque collided with a steamship and sank off The Needles, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. All on board took to the boats; they were rescued by the steamship Habsburg ( Germany).[36] Fratelli Gaggino was on a voyage from Dunkirk, Nord, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[30]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Celebrity  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[17]
Independente  Italy The steamship was wrecked on the coast of Long Island, New York, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to New York City, United States.[37]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Huntley Foot, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and assisted in to Yorkshire in a severely leaky condition.[35]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Hardwick  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Crœsus ( United Kingdom) and was beached north of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Hardwick was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Scarborough in a waterlogged condition.[17]
Monaco  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship John M'Intyre ( United Kingdom) and sank off Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by John M'Intyre.[37]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Salto Denmark The schooner was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the Varne Lightvessel ( Trinity House) by the steamship Bedford ( United Kingdom). One of her six crew was reported missing, the rest were rescued by Bedford. Salto was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Nakskov.[38]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Augusta Norway The barque sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Inchcape, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Kristiansand.[20]
Miliana Ana France The schooner was wrecked on the north coast of Minorca, Spain with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes.[39]
Noord-Holland Netherlands The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to London, United Kingdom for repairs.[40]
Zembra  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lagos, Portugal. She was on a voyage from the Newfoundland Colony to Livorno, Italy.[19]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Zembra  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and san at Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the gunboat Tego ( Imperial Japanese Navy). Zembra was on a voyage from the Salmon River, Labrador, Newfoundland Colony to Livorno, Italy.[41][32]
Fifty unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships, mostly American brigs and schooners, were wrecked in a hurricane at Nassau, Bahamas.[42]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Oxford  United Kingdom The barque was damaged by fire at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. A crew member was killed and many were seriously injured. She was declared a total loss.[43]
St. Leonards  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Cormorant ( United Kingdom) and sank 18 nautical miles (33 km) south-east of Start Point, Devon. All 60 people on board survived. St. Leonards was bound for New Zealand.[44]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Emily and Ann  United Kingdom The Humber Keel foundered off "Skitter", Lincolnshire.[11]
Taitsing  United Kingdom The clipper ship sank in the Indian Ocean off Nyuni Island, Zanzibar.[45] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Zanzibar.[46]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Carmona  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and taken in to Cardiff but ran into the quayside and was further damaged.[11]
Emily  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the North Rock, off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[32] She was refloated on 5 October and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim.[47]
Elsina  Germany The galiot was driven ashore at Reval, Russia.[32]
Hannah Solmer Norway The barque was wrecked at Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Riga.[32]
Louisa United States The whaler, a barque, struck ice off Point Hope, Department of Alaska. She sank in the Chukchi Sea off Herald Island, Russia.[48]
Snaresbrook  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles at "Bulgar Deressi", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Malta to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated the next day with assistance.[11]

23 September

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Ashton, and
Delos
 United Kingdom
Flag unknown
The steamship Ashton collided with Delos. Both vessels were beached at Scutari, Ottoman Empire.[11]
Celeste France The lugger foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north west of Skomer, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom to Isigny-sur-Mer, Clavados.[51]
Coquet  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Bilbao, Spain. She was later refloated.[52]
Martha Jackson  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Hamburg, Germany.[53][11] She was refloated on 28 September.[52]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Madura  Germany The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Atalanta ( Denmark). Madura was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[25]
Petit Corporal France The ship was driven ashore at "Svenska Hogarne", Sweden.[51]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Barrington  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Maryport Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset to Workington, Cumberland.[54]
Cyrus  United Kingdom The schooner was beached at Angle, Pembrokeshire.[52]
Ennismore  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Annat Bank, at the mouth of the River Tay. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Mincing Lane ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Ennismore was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Amble, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to a port.[54][27]
Rotterdam Netherlands The passenger ship ran aground on the Zeehonderbank, in the North Sea off Schouwen, Zeeland. Her 65 passengers were taken off by the lifeboat Zierikzee ( Netherlands). Her crew were subsequently taken off by the tug Nieuwesluis ( Netherlands). Rotterdam was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland. She broke in two on 12 October and was a total loss.

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Adelaide  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Peil Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim.[54]
Bavington  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Maryport Lifeboat.[54]
Star  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[27]
Thornton  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Barnard", Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[54]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1883
ShipStateDescription
Ann  United Kingdom The coble collided with the yawl Water Lily (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man) and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[52]

29 September

Unknown date

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