List of shipwrecks in September 1886
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet R |  United Kingdom |
The brigantine was run down by a steamship and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) south east of the Owers Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House). Her six crew escaped in the ships boat and landed at Dover, Kent.[1] |
| Poplar | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Cerdic at South Shields, County Durham and was severely damaged.[2] |
| Zeal | United Kingdom |
The ship struck rocks at Porto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Porto to Cádiz, Spain. She was declared a total loss.[3] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dotterel | United Kingdom |
The steam yacht sprang a leak and sank in The Downs. Her three crew survived. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent with the assistance of a tug and a lighter.[4][5] It was found that she had been deliberately scuttled, a hole having been made in her port bow by her owner using a hatchet and a chisel. She was on a voyage from Dover to Wivenhoe, Essex.[6] |
| Homeward Bound | United Kingdom |
The cutter was sighted off Ascension Island whilst on a voyage from the Natal Colony to an English port. She subsequently capsized in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all on board.[7] |
| Paraense | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Condor ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[2] |
| Star | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked in the Cumberland Straits. Her crew were rescued by Chieftain ( United Kingdom).[8] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perseverance | United Kingdom |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Berry Head, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Francis ( United Kingdom). Perseverance was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Galway.[9] |
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Allahabad | United Kingdom |
The ship communicated with South Australian ( United Kingdom) in the South Atlantic on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dunedin, New Zealand.[10] |
| Catherina Sevastopulo |  Greece |
The schooner was destroyed by fire 75 nautical miles (139 km) off Cerigo. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Golden Horn ( United Kingdom). Catherina Sevastopulo was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to the Dardanelles.[9] |
5 September
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kremlin | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked at Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Patras, Greece to London.[9] |
| Mabel | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate.[13] Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Victory | United Kingdom |
The schooner was stranded on La Tortuga Island, Venezuela and became a total loss.[15][16] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aludra | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[17] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18] |
| Baron | United Kingdom |
The fishing trawler collided with the fishing trawler Myra and sank in Plymouth Sound. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
| Jessie, and Superior |
United Kingdom |
The ships were driven ashore and wrecked at Garrow Point, Aberdeenshire whilst assisting in refloated Prince Alfred ( United Kingdom).[17] |
| Tay and Tees | United Kingdom |
The packet ship sprang a leak and foundered off Start Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the smack Annie ( United Kingdom). Tay and Tees was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Waterford.[18] |
| Yum Yum | United Kingdom |
The yacht capsized on the Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary off the coast of Essex. The sole crew member aboard was rescued.[18][19] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Aline | United Kingdom |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Galea ( Spain) and sank at Bilbao, Spain.[18] |
| Onward | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Littlehampton, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Johan |  Germany |
The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the Lynn Deeps off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and beached at Wisbech Eye.[20] |
| Caroline | Germany |
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Bremerhaven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to Memel.[19] |
| Erasmus Wilson | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Lord Alfred Paget and was beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[19] |
| Fitzroy | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Mauritius.[19] She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Dover, Kent.[20] |
| Violet | United Kingdom |
The fishing trawler was damaged by fire at Leith, Lothian.[19] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akaba | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Azalea Rock, in the Red Sea. She was refloated on 13 September and resumed her voyage.[21] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ancon |  United States |
The ship struck a rock in 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km; 0.6 mi) off Point Gustavus in Icy Strait while attempting to enter Glacier Bay in Southeast Alaska. The rising tide refloated her three hours later on 14 September, and she was beached 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) from the rock to prevent her from sinking. After repairs, she returned to service in mid-December 1886.[22][23][24][25] A United States Coast and Geodetic Survey team sent to chart the rock she struck named it "Ancon Rock" in November 1886.[26][27] |
| Lyra | United Kingdom |
The steam lighter ran aground off Glennan Head. She was beached at Kildonan, Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glenarm, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[5] She was refloated and taken into the Clyde in a leaky condition.[11] |
| Nellie | Isle of Man |
The fishing boat was wrecked at Fifeness, Fife. Her crew survived.[5] She was refloated and taken in to Anstruther, Fife for repairs.[28] |
| Thomas Brown | Isle of Man |
The fishing boat was wrecked on the Carr Rock, in the Firth of Forth. Her crew survived.[5][28] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 21 September by the brigantine Fiery Cross ( United Kingdom). Arctic was on a voyage from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Swansea, Glamorgan.[29] |
| Adieu | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat.[13] She was subsequently refloated.[11] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off "Bardsey". Her crew were rescued by the tug United States ( United Kingdom). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] |
| Gipsy | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Larne Lough.[13] |
| Good Templar | United Kingdom |
The ketch ran aground and sank off Piel Island, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.[13] |
| Royal William | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Porthcawl, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl to Wexford.[5] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The dredger was run into by the Thames barge Frindsbury ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames near Grays Thurrock, Essex. Her crew survived.[13] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonita | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run into by the schooner Rescue ( United Kingdom) and sank between the Longships and the Runnel Stone, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Rescue.[31] |
| Czarina | Flag unknown | The steam yacht was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[13] |
| Guy Mannering | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Diana Vernon and was severely damaged. Guy Mannering was on a voyage from Rothesay, Isle of Bute to Kilcreggan, Argyllshire. She was beached at Kilcreggan but was subsequently refloated and taken in to the Clyde for repairs.[11] |
| Hero | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent by the steamship Glen Rosa ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| Kingfisher | United Kingdom |
The fishing boat collided with the schooner Eugenie ( United Kingdom) and sank off Helwick Head, County Waterford with the loss of three of her four crew.[32][33] |
| Minnie Cole | United Kingdom |
The schooner was damaged by fire at Bangor.[11] |
| Strathnairn | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Clan Graham ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde at Partick, Renfrewshire. Her crew were rescued.[34][35] She was refloated on 2 October and later returned to service.[36] |
| William and Sarah | United Kingdom |
The fishing boat was run down and sunk in the Thames Estuary off Leigh-on-Sea, Essex by the Thames barge Industry ( United Kingdom).[13] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Halcyone | United Kingdom |
The yacht was run down and sunk by a steamship at Belfast, County Antrim.[30] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jalo |  Russia |
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Málaga, Spain.[30] |
| Marie Blanche |  France |
The lugger sprang a leak and put in to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, where she sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[37][30] As a danger to navigation, the wreck and its limestone cargo were dispersed by explosives in mid-October.[38] |
| Victoria Cross | United Kingdom |
The barque struck Daunt's Rock and was beached in Rocky Bay, where she sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Galway.[39] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dempsey | United Kingdom |
The barge struck the pier and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] |
| Thomas and Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her three crew were rescued by the steamship Palma ( United Kingdom).[21] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred the Great | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km) north west of the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her thirteen crew took to two boats; eight crew in one boat reached land, five crew in the other boat were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[40] |
| Zuid Holland |  Netherlands |
The steamship was damaged by fire at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[21] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic | United Kingdom |
The barquentine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°30′N 19°30′W / 46.500°N 19.500°W). All on board were rescued by Fiery Cross ( United Kingdom). Arctic was on a voyage from Tucacas, Venezuela to Swansea, Glamorgan.[41] |
| Catherine | Germany |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Her crew were rescued.[42] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with a mud barge in the River Mersey and ran aground. She was reflaoted and taken in to Runcorn, Cheshire.[43] |
| Marianne Greaves | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with the steamship River Lagan ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached at the Tilbury Fort, Essex. Marianne Greaves was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[28] She was refloated on 24 September and taken in to London.[43] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Garston.[28][44] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini | United Kingdom |
The fishing boat was run down and sunk at Dublin by the steamship Mayo ( United Kingdom).[44] |
| Maid of Aln | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Belvedere ( United Kingdom) and she was set afire. Maid of Aln was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[45] |
| Mandovi |  India |
The steamship collided with the steamship Mathilde ( Germany) and sank off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. All seventeen people on board were rescued by Mathilde. Mandovi was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Bombay.[46][47] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with Somerset (Flag unknown) and sank off St. John's, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of four of the 27 people on board.[48] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| G. P. Payzant | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Grand Saline, Haiti for Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, reported missing.[49] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fairlie Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Caernarfon.[50] |
| Hulda | Russia |
The brigantine sank at Dunball, Somerset, United Kingdom when the brigantine Nautilus ( United Kingdom) listed against her.[41] |
| Incolin | Germany |
The barque ran aground and sank at Niuzhuang, China.[41][45] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherina | Germany |
The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack John Vere ( United Kingdom). Catharina was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Memel.[51] |
| Le Grand | United Kingdom |
The barge struck one of the piers of London Bridge and sank.[41] |
| Maude | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Runnel Stone, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Piteå, Sweden to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She put in to Falmouth, Cornwall in a waterlogged condition.[45] |
| Rhein |  United Kingdom |
The steamship ran ashore on the eastern side of Lizard Point, Cornwall.[52] |
| Star of Albion | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship ran aground and was wrecked in the Hooghly River, India.[53] |
| Suffolk | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked in fog on the eastern side of Lizard Point. All 33 people aboard were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to London.[54][52] |
| Sydney Dacres | United Kingdom} |
The barque was wrecked at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was under tow of the steamship Ranee ( United Kingdom) when the tow rope broke and she went ashore.[55][56][57][58] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gog | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat collided with a mud hopper and sank in the River Mersey.[45] |
