List of shipwrecks in September 1868
The list of shipwrecks in September 1868 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1868.
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1 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Helen | ![]() | The brig was abandoned in the Irish Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) south east of Douglas Head, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by Douglas (![]() |
Lucas Wildervank | Flag unknown | The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[2][3] |
Margarethe | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Jadder, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Stavanger.[2] |
Nautilus | ![]() | The brigantine was run into by Sparfel (![]() |
Sostrine Clausien | ![]() | The brig was destroyed by fire in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Trinidad de Cuba, Cuba to the Clyde.[1] |
Tay | ![]() | The sloop was destroyed by fire at Bermondsey, Surrey.[7] |
Village Belle | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Hamstead Point, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Oporto, Portugal.[2] She was refloated on 3 September and resumed her voyage.[8] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The steamship was destroyed by fire at Bermondsey.[7] |
2 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Berbice | ![]() | The barque ran aground at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Briton Ferry.[2] |
Secret | ![]() | The barque ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and resumed her voyage.[4][9] |
3 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | ![]() | The brigantine ran aground on St. Patrick's Rocks, in the Belfast Lough.[10] |
Christian | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Águilas, Spain.[11] |
4 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Brignardella | ![]() | The brig was wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of San Francisco, California, United States.[12] She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to San Francisco.[13] |
James Joicey | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Thorpeness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[8] |
Sarah | ![]() | The ship ran aground and sank on the Middle Ground Sands, in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Purfleet, Essex to Rochester, Kent.[10] |
5 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Carbon, and Velociter | ![]() | The collier collided with the steamship Velociter at Millwall, Essex. Both vessels were consequently beached. Carbon was bound to London. Velociter was on a voyage from London to Calais, France.[14] |
Cordelia | ![]() | The schooner was run down and sunk in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall by the barque Undine (![]() |
Doctor | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kerney Point, in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Strangford, County Antrim.[16] |
Melita | ![]() | The steamship caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) west of Queenstown, County Cork. All on board were rescued by the barque August (![]() |
Queen of the Thames | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the Thames Estuary, accouding to a message in a bottle washed up at Sheerness, Kent in late September.[20] |
Victory | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel by the steamship Princess Royal (![]() |
Volunteer | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the North Rœmer Rocks, off Læsø, Denmark. She was refloated and put in to Karrebæksminde, Denmark.[11] |
6 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Clyde | ![]() | The 14-ton cutter was crushed between the wharf and the schooner Morea (![]() |
Ewin | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on "Forman", Spain.[11] |
Greenock | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by Rhea Sylvia (![]() |
Sarah and Mary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at St. Alban's Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25][11] |
Treasure Trove | ![]() | The ship, which had caught fire on 4 September, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Carlos (![]() |
7 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Alfred Hortense | ![]() | The ship schooner struck a sunken wreck off the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[28] |
Amy | ![]() | The steamship was run ashore near the Vinga Lighthouse, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[29][30] |
Blanche Howe | ![]() | The ship was damaged by fire at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[31] |
British Prince | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32] |
John G. Richardson | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°06′N 62°45′W / 41.100°N 62.750°W / 41.100; -62.750). Her sixteen crew were rescued by E. B. Haws (![]() |
Milwaukee | ![]() | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Grand Haven, Michigan. Her crew and all 70 passengers were rescued.[34] |
R. H. Tucker | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea and was subsequently destroyed by fire. Her 26 crew were rescued by the Cahire, Courtown and Rosslare Lifeboats, but four would-be rescuers were drowned when their boat capsized. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[31][35] |
Volant | ![]() | The ship struck a rock in the Sound of Kyleakin and was holed. She put in to Kyleakin, Isle of Skye in a severely leaky condition.[10] |
8 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Baltic | ![]() | The steamship caught fire in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Gevalls (![]() |
Evelyn Mary | ![]() | The collier was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. She broke up on 13 September.[37][15] |
Ibis | ![]() | The smack was wrecked on the Conister Rock, Douglas, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stranraer, Wigtownshire.[37][25][38] |
No. 1 | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore east of Blakeney. She was refloated and taken in to Blakeney in a leaky condition.[11] |
Wave | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore west of Blakeney, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Blakeney in a leaky condition.[11] |
William | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[10] |
"Yankee Girl" | ![]() | The vessel was lost in an unknown location. Lost with all 11 crew.[39] |
9 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Banshee | ![]() | The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged in the River Bann. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Coleraine, County Antrim. She was refloated on 11 September.[38] |
Canopus | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jersey. She was refloated but had to be beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where she was wrecked.[40] |
Disraeli | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Moskwa (![]() |
Gem | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[25] |
Perseverance | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Harburg. She was refloated and put back to Peterhead.[25][10] |
Runeberg | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°28′N 57°25′W / 42.467°N 57.417°W / 42.467; -57.417). Her crew were rescued by E. B. Haws (![]() ![]() ![]() |
10 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Ballina, County Mayo.[25] |
Hamilton | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Lady Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Demerara, British Guiana. She was refloated and put back to Troon.[25] |
Kate | ![]() | The fishing smack sank off King's Lynn, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[37] |
11 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Admiral Kanaris | ![]() | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Wear to Cronstadt, Russia.[29] |
Gentle Annie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Lagos, Africa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lagos.[43] |
Goshawk | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the smacks Queen Victoria and Ranger (both ![]() |
Helvetia | ![]() | The ship caught fire at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire and was scuttled.[16] |
Solon | ![]() | The ship caught fire at Constantinople and was scuttled.[16] |
Sunbeam | ![]() | The brig foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the brig Hannah (![]() |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | A schooner collided with Zealous (![]() |
12 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Bogota | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off Tristan d'Acunha having caught fire the previous day. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Penang, Straits Settlements.[48][49] |
Jessie | ![]() | The brig was struck by a sea off Lundy Island, Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan. She put in to Padstow, Cornwall in a leaky condition.[50] |
Mary and Jane | ![]() | The ship collided with Rose (![]() |
Melita | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Jacob A. Stanler (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() | The Humber Keel was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandsend, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member.[38] |
13 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Eldon | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore on Smyge, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russian Empire. She was refloated and towed to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[38] |
Industry | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and sank at Snettisham, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Snettisham to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[17] |
Vivid | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off "Cahore Island", County Wexford. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[51] She came ashore on the island.[53] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The yacht was run down and sunk by the steamship Rose (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() | The brig was lost off Maranhão, Brazil. Her crew survivec.[54] |
14 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Defiance | ![]() | The schooner was run down off McNabs Island, Nova Scotia, Canada by the steamship Pioneer (![]() |
Una | ![]() | The schooner caught fire at Milos, Greece and was scuttled.[17] |
Union | ![]() | The ship foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) off New Quay Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Letterkenny, County Donegal.[16] |
William C. Ross | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on Ross Island, in the Navigator Islands with the loss of all but three of her crew.[56] |
15 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie Williams | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan.[53] |
Circe, and Regina | ![]() ![]() | The Circe-class frigate Circe collided with the frigate Regina. Six crew were killed and seven were injured. Three crew of Regina were injured.[57] |
Khersonese | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was refloated.[53] |
Louise | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked on the Oxar Rocks, on the coast of Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Granton, Lothian.[29] |
Nith | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Waterford. Her crew were rescued by the brig Alsoinn (![]() |
Parkersburg | ![]() | The steamship struck a sunken rock in the Gulf of Fonseca and was wrecked. All on board were rescued.[58] She was on a voyage from Panama City, United States of Colombia to a port in Central America.[59][60][61] |
Sea Flower | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[62] |
16 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Ceres | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Sandsend, North Riding of Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Whitby, Yorkshire for repairs.[50] |
Foxhound | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Dragor Sand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[63] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16] |
Henry Moore | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire off the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Jeane (![]() ![]() |
Herstelling | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on "Stoneskar", Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[43][50] |
Lapwing | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated and towed in to Lowestoft.[50] |
Samson | ![]() | The ship sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Honfleur, Manche, France.[23] |
Ulalie | ![]() | The yacht was run down and sunk in Southampton Water by a steamship. All on board were rescued by the steamship.[67] |
17 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Antelope | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Southend, Essex.[68] |
Ardnarce | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked at Varberg. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Malmö.[43][50] |
Daisy | ![]() | The ship was run into by the steamship Don Pedro (![]() |
Langdale | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Porthcawl, Glamorgan.[43] She was on a voyage from Porthcawl to Bombay, India.[50] |
Squirrel | ![]() | The Racer-class brig-sloop ran aground in Plymouth Sound. She was refloated.[70] |
18 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Reiver | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked near the Andaman Islands. Her passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from India to China.[71][65] |
Tartar | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[45] She was on a voyage from Lyme Regis, Dorset to Hull, Yorkshire. She had sunk by 21 September.[72] |
19 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Despatch, and Galatea | ![]() | The paddle steamer Despatch was run into by the schooner Galatea off Spithead, Hampshire. She was then run into by a brig. Her captain was severely injured. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche to Southampton, Hampshire. Galatea was severely damaged.[73] |
Lee | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire.[74][75] |
Oscar | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint Andrews. Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Saint Andrews Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sannesund to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[74] |
River | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Preparis Reef, in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[76] |
Zeelandia | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued by Engel (![]() |
20 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Marie | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Scout (![]() |
George Bell | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Reedy Point, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[23] |
Industry | ![]() | The brig was destroyed by fire off Anholt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Aberdeen.[81] |
Liberté | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Sophia | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Wick.[83] |
Sylvain | ![]() | The warship was attacked by the gunboat Alexandre Pétion (![]() |
Triton | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Roar Sand, in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Port Said, Egypt. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent.[16] |
Vasco de Gama | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued on 25 September by Caledonian (![]() |
21 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Augusta | ![]() | The yacht sprang a leak and was beached at "Stavnshovel", north of Grenå.[84] |
Giacomo | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Maldonado, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Maldonado.[85][86] |
Laurence | ![]() | The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from San Francisco, California to New York. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew survived.[87] |
Southwick | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Nore and capsized. She was righted.[16] |
22 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Agnes | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Hellesport". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to "Glenalm".[55] |
Cornelia Jantina | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at "Lerwig". She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Sundsvall, Sweden.[74] |
Hae Hawaii | ![]() | The 368-ton whaling barque dragged her anchor during a gale and was blown ashore on the Seahorse Islands in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of the Department of Alaska.[88] |
Howden | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Rye, Sussex.[72] |
Kingfisher | ![]() | The smack was run into by the schooner Sultan (![]() |
23 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Kate and Jane | ![]() | The ship sank at "Whilton". She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Goole, Yorkshire.[72] |
Murton | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[72] |
24 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth Williams | ![]() | The ship foundered at Hell's Mouth with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire.[90] |
Empress | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Morte Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Newport, Monmouthshire.[66] |
Lurline | ![]() | The barque was destroyed by fire off Caoe Scalambra, Sicily, Italy. Her crew were rescued by Hannah Symons (![]() |
HMS Rattler | ![]() | The Camelion-class sloop was wrecked on a reef off northern Hokkaido, Japan.[92] Her crew survived.[93] |
25 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated and taken in to Weymouth in a leaky condition.[76][94] |
Airdrie | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Baldoyle, County Dublin. Her four crew were rescued by the Howth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Stranraer, Wigtownshire to Dublin.[76][65] She was subsequently refloated and taken in to Baldoyle.[90] |
Alexander Nevsky | ![]() | ![]() |
Dolphin | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Portpatrick, Wigtownshire to Donaghadee.[95] She was refloated the next day.[66] |
Generous | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore on Hveen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Sunderland, County Durham.[21] She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[52] |
Glencoe | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Weser. Her crew were rescued.[21] She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Bremen.[66] |
Harkaway | ![]() | The cutter was driven ashore at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Leith. She was refloated and beached at Granton, Lothian.[96] |
Instow | ![]() | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple to Fremington, Devon.[23] |
Liberty | ![]() | The schooner wrecked on the Kimmeridge Ledge, off the coast of Dorset with the loss of all hands. She subsequently drove ashore at St. Alban's Head, Dorset.[97][98][99] |
Perseverance | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Jury's Gap, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure.[100] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[90] |
26 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Activ | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Crail, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[80][101] |
Eliza | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Barry, Glamorgan.[66] |
Emma | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a number of cobles.[97] |
Garside | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by the Pembrey Lifeboat City of Bath (![]() |
Lorenzo | ![]() | The ship ran aground at "Point Helen". She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London. She was refloated and taken in to Almería, Spain in a leaky condition.[23] |
Marianne McLeod | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Skeirnafin Rocks, in the Sound of Islay. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
Nimrod | ![]() | The tug sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was raised on 1 December.[66][103] |
Otto | ![]() | The ship collided with Robinson Crusoe (![]() |
Sir Isaac Newton | ![]() | The tug sank at Cardiff She was raised on 1 December.[66][103] |
Telegram | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Hveen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[95][52][104] Telegram was refloated on 5 October and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a severely damaged condition.[27] |
27 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Gezine Margaretha | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean north of Madeira. Her crew were rescued by Peveril of the Peak (![]() |
Impulse | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tyne. Her seven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to the River Tyne.[65][19] She subsequently became a wreck.[96] |
Two Sisters | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore near Killough, County Down.. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Douglas, Isle of Man.[95] She was refloated and taken in to Killough.[107] |
Volunteer | ![]() | The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 170 nautical miles (310 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Sisters (![]() |
28 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Blue Vein | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Ballybrack, County Dublin. Her four crew were rescued by the Kingstown Lifeboat Princess Royal (![]() |
Eliza Watson | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire.[76][110] |
Florence | ![]() | The steamship sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship (![]() |
John and Elizabeth | ![]() | The brig was destroyed by fire off Elie, Fife. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Aberdeen.[107][66][81] |
Kate Darton | ![]() | The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (32°50′S 4°20′E / 32.833°S 4.333°E / -32.833; 4.333). Seven crew were subsequently resported missing in the pinnace. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Bombay, India.[33] |
29 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Carnsaw | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off Tenby, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the Tenby Lifeboat.[104] |
Highland Mary | ![]() | The ship ran aground and sank off Littleferry, Sutherland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Burghead, Moray to Thurso, Caithness.[23] |
Isabella Dobson | ![]() | The ship departed from Queenstown, County Cork for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[111] |
Jessie | ![]() | The smack was wrecked at Hilton of Cadboll, Ross-shire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brora, Sutherland to Bo'ness, Lothian.[112][113] |
Mersey | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Isabella (![]() ![]() |
Ocean Queen | ![]() | The schooner was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire by the schooner Josefina (![]() |
Thistle | ![]() | The schooner struck the quayside and sank at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Aberdeen. She was raised on 31 October and placed under repair.[90][114] |
Victoria | ![]() | The ship struck the North Rock, in the Belfast Lough, capsized and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Youghal, County Cork.[80] |
30 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine Cecilia | ![]() | The brig was wrecked at "Valli", in Banderas Bay.[115] |
Generous | ![]() | The brig was run into by the steamship Garrison (![]() |
Jacinth | ![]() | The steamship caught fire 15 nautical miles (28 km) south west by south of the Copeland Islands, County Donegal and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[90] |
John | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Llandudno, Caernarfonshire.[116] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Angerstein | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Colony of Natal.[117] |
Anna Krell | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[68] |
Antelope | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Gaspar Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Shanghai, China.[25] |
Calpe | ![]() | The steamship departed from Lisbon, Portugal on 28 September (Alexandria, Egypt for Liverpool) and seen the following day off the Portuguese coast. Wreckage identified as from Calpe was picked up by a British schooner, possibly named Alecto, on 3 October and taken to Lisbon. Calpe was believed to have foundered with all hands.[118][119] |
Cattofield | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 12 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Penang, Straits Settlements.[116] |
Christian | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Saint Vincent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Falmouth, Cornwall.[120] |
Colon | ![]() | The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Paramythia, Greece. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[68] |
Columbia | ![]() | The ship was lost in Easter Sound before 14 September.[74] |
Conceicao | ![]() | The troopship, a barque, was wrecked at Sofala, Mozambique.[33] |
Dagmar | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Riga to Reval.[68] |
Emma | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25] |
Florida | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) off St. Alban's Head, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[121] |
Harriet | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at "Brelotte Point". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Castries, Hérault, France. She was refloated.[53] |
Harry | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay, India.[90] |
Harry Emmet | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25] |
Hippocampus | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked in the Great Lakes before 10 September with the loss of 50 lives.[122] |
Huron | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on White Island, in the Saint Lawrence River before 22 September. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[123] |
Lord Sidmouth | ![]() | The ship collided with a steamship. She subsequently ran ashore on "Red Island". She was on a voyage from Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Quebec City. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 27 September.[105] |
Lunenburg | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 September. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to New York, United States. She was subsequently taken in to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[16] |
Maria Veronica | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[25] |
Mathilde | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Saint Vincent. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Falmouth.[53] |
Mountaineer | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore on Iona, Inner Hebrides. She was refloated on 22 September.[21] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Timor Sea before 10 September. Her crew too to the boats; they were rescued by the steamship Boomerang (![]() |
Nora | ![]() | The barque collided with the steamship Mersey and sank before 26 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to a Mediterranean port.[76][65][125] |
Ottawa | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Strait of Belle Isle and was damaged. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship Austrian (![]() |
Souvenir | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea in late September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[126] |
Sundsvall | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Cross Island, Russia. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[68] |
Sunny South | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bremen.[76] |
Tom Vokes | ![]() | The ship exploded, caught fire and sank. Three survivors were rescued by Yedlitz (![]() |
Una | ![]() | The steamship was severely damaged by fire in mid-September. She was on a voyage from Malta to Constantinople.[90][96] |
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