The list of shipwrecks in September 1876 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1876.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Ann Pritchard | ![]() |
The smack sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
Ricardo | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Rosain (![]() |
Rosa | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, CanadatoBirkenhead, Cheshire. She was refloated and taken in to Birkenhead.[1][3] |
Stirlingshire | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by a German schooner.[4] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
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] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Augusta Ross | ![]() |
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 (![]() |
Augustine | ![]() |
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 KingdomtoGranville, Manche.[6] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, CanadatoLiverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
Engelina | ![]() |
The brig sank in a hurricaneatBuenos Aires, Argentina.[2] |
Merwede | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Riga, RussiatoDordrecht, South Holland.[8] |
St. Roch | ![]() |
The lugger was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord and was abandoned by her crew.[8] |
Teviotdale | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Dundee, ForfarshiretoBombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Andrea | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The steamship was in collision with the steamship Amaryllis (![]() |
Mistletoe | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Gotland, Sweden. She was refloated and put in to Bolderāja, Russia.[10] |
Sonora, and Vivar |
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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 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aristides | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from BrementoDundee, Forfarshire,[13] or from Dram, Norway to Perth, United Kingdom.[11] She was refloated with assistance from the tug Flying Scotsman (![]() |
Catha | ![]() |
The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Beer, Devon.[10] |
Croft | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at "Sondre Ross", south of Drøbak, Norway and sank. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Cronstadt, Russia.[10] She was refloated on 6 September and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[14] |
Emerald | ![]() |
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 (![]() |
Garland | ![]() |
The schooner collided with a number of punts and was beached at Aberdeen.[13] |
Macedonia | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in St Andrews Bay. She was on a voyage from WindautoBo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship May (![]() |
Maria | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in Bridlington Bay.[15] |
Robert Stevenson | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off Peterhead. Her crew were rescued by the Peterhead Lifeboat.[13] |
Rochelais | ![]() |
The lugger was wrecked on the Pères Rocks, on the coast of Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from the Île d'Yeu, VendéetoPornic, Loire-Inférieure.[16] |
Sarpedon | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Julia David (![]() ![]() |
St. Clair | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Point Law, Aberdeenshire.[13] |
Vesta | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Broughty Ferry. Her crew were rescued by the Dundee Lifeboat English Mechanic (![]() |
Wilhelmine | ![]() |
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] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alice M | ![]() |
The ship departed from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada for Dundalk, County Louth. No further trace, posted missing.[19] |
Anna Olga | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United KingdomtoMemel. She was towed in to Arendal, Norway in a sinking condition.[11] |
Fremad | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The steamship was run into by the steamship General Paoli (![]() |
Rio | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the English Channel off Cape La Hougue, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Juan (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Glenola | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at "Cocaigne", Newfoundland Colony.[7] She was later refloated.[22] |
Ladne | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked near "Capofedo", Italy.[23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Archimedes | ![]() |
The brig collided with the full-rigged ship Fawn (![]() |
Clyde, Garibaldi, Ocean Queen, and Young Alonzo |
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The luggers were run into by the steamship Cleanthes (![]() |
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] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() |
The schooner was holed by her anchor and sank at Penarth, Glamorgan.[21] |
Brunette | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at "Nasby", on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, RussiatoNewhaven, Sussex. She was refloated on 16 September and resumed her voyage.[7][28] |
Victoria | ![]() |
The fishing boat was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea of the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Agir | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by the barque Triton (![]() |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The schooner was driven into the wreck of Monrovia (![]() |
Emilia | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, IndiatoLiverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ada W. Gould | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Golden State (![]() |
Cherokee | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Memel.[32] |
Dijlet | Flag unknown | The ship was holed and sank at "Bagdadich", Persia.[33] |
Hengist | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Landsort. She was on a voyage from HärnösandtoLübeck, Germany.[29][34] |
Pacific | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Langlade Island. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
Richard Cowell | ![]() |
The barque was destroyed by fire off Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bermuda.[33][25] |
Sandviken | ![]() |
The steamship sank off Porkkalanniemi, Grand Duchy of Finland.[34] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albatross | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all but two of her crew.[35] |
Allegonda | ![]() |
The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Messina, Sicily. No further trace, reported missing.[36] |
Athlete | ![]() |
The steamship sank at Birkenhead, Cheshire.[26] She was refloated on 14 September.[37] |
Dandenong | ![]() |
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 MelbournetoSydney, New South Wales.[38][39][40] |
Dunsandle | ![]() |
The barque was partly abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Four crew were taken off by the fishing smack Sibyl (![]() ![]() |
Flora | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Charles Goddard (![]() |
I'll Try | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Kaartal Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, RussiatoCopenhagen, Denmark.[26] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and towed in to Cronstadt.[43] |
Saint James | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Elephant Point, Burma. She was on a voyage from AkyabtoRangoon. Saint James was refloated and taken in to Rangoon in a leaky condition. She was condemned.[33][44] |
Theseus | ![]() |
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 IndiestoYokohama, Japan.[45] |
483 | ![]() |
The lighter sank at Cronstadt.[46] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Acors Barnes | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The 333-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[48] |
Desmond | ![]() |
The 301-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[49] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The 349-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[52] |
Java | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The 363-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[52] |
Marengo | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The 392-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the ice in the Beaufort Sea northeast of Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[56] |
Telegraafoer | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Minerva (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adriana | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was damaged in a hurricaneatSaint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[57] |
Alice | ![]() |
The ship departed from a port in New Brunswick, Canada for Dundalk, County Louth. No further trace, reported missing.[58] |
Annie Sunshire | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The boat was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[57] |
Breeze | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[57] |
Ceres | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Sea of Åland. She was refloated and taken in to Rysten, Gräsön in a waterlogged condition.[29] |
Clifford | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[57][59] |
Daniel | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The ship was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
Emeu | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[57] |
Faustina | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emma E. Potter (![]() |
Foreningen | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the south point of Öland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, RussiatoRotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[33][44] She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition.[34][63] |
Hugo | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
Idella Berry | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore 70 nautical miles (130 km) from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland.[29] |
Lizzie | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
Lotus | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
Maid Marian | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The ship was run into by the steamship Alexandria (![]() |
Midas | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
Ocean Bird | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The sloop was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
Petrel | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
Pehr Gustaf | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Östergarn, Gotland. She was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to Sundsvall.[33][44] |
Ravenspur | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[33][44] |
Romania | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoBombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65] |
Sarah | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
Siri | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the north point of Öland. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, LincolnshiretoGävle, Sweden.[33] |
Sleipner | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The sloop was driven ashoin in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[57] |
Thyra | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The steamship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[57] |
Veteran | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The schooner sank in a hurricane at Christiansted, Virgin Islands. She was refloated in October, repaired and returned to service. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adria | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on Meloria, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Livorno, Italy.[37] |
Circassian | ![]() |
The ship departed from Birkenhead, Cheshire for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, reported missing.[66] |
Gombatore | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by fire at London, United Kingdom.[37] |
Lady of the Isles | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin, GermanytoNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[29] |
Midlothian | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on Kraaksvaag, at the entrance to the Drontheim Fjord and was holed.[29] She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Onega, Russia.[34] |
Oreala | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on Meloria. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Livorno.[37] She was refloated |
Stratton | ![]() |
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] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aries | ![]() |
The Thames barge collided with a steamship and sank at London.[37] |
Greyhound | ![]() |
The schooner struck the Splongh Rock and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, GlamorgantoWexford.[43] Greyhound was towed in to Wexford in a sinking condition by the tug Ruby (![]() |
Madura | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The ship collided with the steamship Stor (![]() |
Meg Merrilees | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Isis and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[68] |
Orpheus | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Scalp Bank, off Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[69][37] |
Westahuden | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County DurhamtoKiel. She was refloated and put in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[37] |
Zodrasel | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was on a voyage from GävletoRye, Sussex, United Kingdom.[37] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Christina | ![]() |
The barque collided with the steamship Egbert (![]() |
Cognate Apap | ![]() |
The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Templar (![]() |
Gettysburg | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°58′N 62°16′W / 41.967°N 62.267°W / 41.967; -62.267). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Frisia (![]() |
Mary Lloyd | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Fairy Bank. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, YorkshiretoPorthcawl, Glamorgan. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[74] |
Susannah Nor | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, NorthumberlandtoCronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[74] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ada Iredale | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the Pacific Ocean whilst on a voyage from Ardrossan, AyrshiretoSan Francisco, California, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75] |
Alpha | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Ronehamn, Gotland, Sweden. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Loviisa, Grand Duchy of FinlandtoSvendborg, Denmark.[32] |
Beryl | ![]() |
The ship departed from Villareal, Spain for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eight crew.[76] |
Diogenes | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from BrementoKönigsberg. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[77] |
Elmira | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at "Hundred". She was on a voyage from Pärnu, RussiatoInverness, United Kingdom.[32] |
Rebecca Clyde | ![]() |
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 CarolinatoBaltimore, Maryland.[79][77][51][41] |
Roberta | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Bald Head Island, North Carolina, United States and was severely damaged.[80] |
Sophia | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at St. Martins.[81] |
Vestalinde | ![]() |
The brig ran aground off Læsø[77] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane The barge, in tow of the steamship Juniata (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Lolland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from "Lindstrom" to Haderslev, Denmark.[74][32] |
Canadian | ![]() |
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, CanadatoLiverpool, Lancashire.[74][82][32] She was refloated on 21 September and taken in to Larne, County Antrim.[83] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Beryl | ![]() |
The ship departed from Villareal, Spain for Dublin. No further trace, posted missing.[84] |
Eugenie | ![]() |
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 FinlandtoQuimper, Finistère. She floated off on 21 September and was taken in to "Eckers" by the steamship Swan (![]() |
Gem of Ramsey | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Marie (![]() |
Ida, or Idaol de Pesth |
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The steamship was wrecked at the Pointe de Corsen, Finistère, France. Her nineteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman EmpiretoRotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[50][86][87] |
Middlesex | ![]() |
The schooner foundered. Her nine crew were rescued by the steamship England (![]() |
Roberto | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Castle Baynard | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Calshot Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County DurhamtoSouthampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[28] |
Challenge | ![]() |
The ship departed from Dundalk, County Louth for Santa Catarina, Brazil. No further trace, reported missing.[89] |
Mary E. Ladd | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.[41] |
May | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Queensferry. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to a Belgian port.[50] |
Mississippi | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Karney Point, County Down. She was refloated.[41] |
Snowdrop | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Coverack, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, SuffolktoSão Miguel Island, Azores.[50] She was refloated and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall.[83] |
Wanata | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emmeline (![]() |
White Star | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on Wallace's Rocks, off Ballywalter, County Down.[50] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The barge was driven against the railway bridge at Bridgwater, Somerset and sank with the loss of two lives.[77] |
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Amstel | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits SettlementstoLiverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[83] |
Ark | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Borkum, Germany.[41] |
Bayadere | ![]() |
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-InférieuretoBrest, Finistère.[91] |
Dandy Jim | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in Goldsborough Bay. Her crew survived.[92] |
Grecian | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on "Byron Island", Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, CanadatoBurin, Newfoundland Colony.[41][93] |
James Joicey | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Bône, AlgeriatoRotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and found to be leaky.[41] |
Kent | ![]() |
The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, reported missing.[95] |
Reliance | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was lost near Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
Selina | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St Davids, Pembrokeshire, United KingdomtoHelsingør, Denmark.[41] She subsequently became a wreck.[22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albicord | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and sank in St. Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, CumberlandtoSwansea, Glamorgan.[97] |
Continental | ![]() |
The hulk was run into by the steamship Alnwick CastleatGibraltar and was severely damaged.[98] |
Mary West | ![]() |
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, NorfolktoLiverpool, Lancashire.[91] |
Onward | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Suwarrow Reef. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from UtsaladytoNew Caledonia.[30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth Ann | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore in Sandy Bay, County Antrim.[98][100] |
Matau | ![]() |
The 147-ton steamship ran aground near Westport, after loose mooring lines fouled her propeller. All on board were rescued.[101] |
Mary West | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackhead, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[98] |
Pride of Wales | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Trouwers Island, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United KingdomtoChina.[103][30][104] |
Wallace | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Java Head, Java, Netherlands East Indies.[103] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Annette Cornelia | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore near Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Lemvig to Memel.[99] |
Cas | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from a Black Sea port to Dunkerque, Nord.[91] |
Express | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Whitebay. She was on a voyage from Newport, MonmouthshiretoCork. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs.[97] |
John and Mary | ![]() |
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, GlamorgantoPoole, Dorset.[38][105] |
Mary Durkee | ![]() |
The barque was driven onto the Spit Sands, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec CitytoGloucester, United Kingdom.[91][22] |
Southella | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Barsebäck, Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County DurhamtoSwinemünde, Germany.[38] She was refloated on 26 September with the assistance of a steamship and was towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[106] |
Sunlight | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoBristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bristol.[38] |
Terpsicorah | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Salvo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage Gamla Carleby, Sweden to Copenhagen.[107] |
Ship | State | Description |
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George Henry | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada.[108] |
Hohenzollern | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British GuianatoLondon.[38] |
Ornen | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was run into by the barque Kaga (![]() ![]() |
Raoul | ![]() |
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, Northumbeland. Raoul was subsequently towed in to Ramsgate, Kent in a waterlogged condition.[108][112] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Apion | ![]() |
The yacht ran aground on the Nixen Sand, off Weymouth, Dorset.[22] |
Ionia | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The steamship sank at Duncannon, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Duncannon.[106] |
Toscoff | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the ironclad (Beschir (![]() ![]() |
Uamvar | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Dwarf (![]() |
William J. Gibson | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow, United Kingdom Her crew were rescued.[109][119] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Almenum | ![]() |
The brig sank off Lindesnes, Norway. Her crew survived.[59] |
Iona | ![]() |
The steamship was sighted off Dover, Kent whilst on a voyage from the River ThamestoAlexandria, Khedivate of Egypt. Subsequently foundered with the loss of all 28 crew; wreckage was discovered near Land's End, Cornwall.[120][121] |
Tage | ![]() |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from "Tome" to Bordeaux, Gironde.[106] |
Xema | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Avon. Her passengers were taken off by another steamship. She was on a voyage from CorktoBristol, Gloucestershire.[122] |
Zampa | ![]() |
The steamship was sighted in The Downs whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, NorthumberlandtoAden. No further trace, posted missing.[84] Presumed to have foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all 26 crew.[123] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The steamship was run into by the royal yacht Tunis (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Amity | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada. She was on a voyage from Richibucto to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[126] |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Mersey near Liverpool and was holed. She was beached.[117] |
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Bacalan | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Pauillac, Gironde. She was on a voyage from Pica, ChiletoBordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[108] |
Bugle | ![]() |
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Reiher (![]() |
Govan | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, AyrshiretoRochefort, Charente-Inférieure.[127][128] |
Leonie | ![]() |
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 BrunswicktoKingstown, County Dublin, United Kingdom.[129][116] |
New Unity | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by the schooner Fruiterer (![]() ![]() |
Rosa Harriette | ![]() |
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 DurhamtoViana do Castelo, Portugal. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[112] |
Tiber | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Crew saved.[96] |
W. H. Mitchell | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from DublintoCape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[112] |
Zampa | ![]() |
The steamship was sighted off Dover, Kent whilst on a voyage from LondontoPort Said, Egypt. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[113][130] |
Kingstown Lifeboat | ![]() |
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 (![]() |
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Alba C. | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Ballytrent, County Wexford, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Tripoli, Vilayet of TripolitaniatoLiverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[30] |
Duguesclin | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-InférieuretoSaint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[132] |
Ellen | ![]() |
The dandy was driven ashore at Howth, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mostyn, FlintshiretoBray, County Wicklow.[103] |
Jules Bertrand | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Elbury Cove, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[103] |
Lina | ![]() |
The ship departed from Annotto Bay, Jamaica for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[133] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man. Her eight crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from DublintoMaryport, Cumberland. She was refloated on 1 October.[80][134] She departed under tow on 19 October for Whitehaven, Cumberland to be repaired there.[135] |
Mary Françoise | ![]() |
The lugger was driven ashore in Elbury Cove. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[103] |
Romeo | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin. She was on a voyage from LondontoRangoon, Burma. She was refloated.[103] |
Scerimner | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Border Chieftain (![]() |
St. Marc | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in MacDonnell Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, VictoriatoSydney, New South Wales.[71] |
Strathnaver | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand after being capsized by a sudden surge of the tide. One crew member drowned.[101] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ada W. Gould | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 September.[137] |
Agathe | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United KingdomtoRoskilde, Denmark.[85] |
Arica | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Douglastown, New Brunswick, Canada.[108] |
Charles C. Leary | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Cavite, Spanish East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong KongtoNew York.[26][98] |
City of Montreal | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, Canada.[10] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[11] |
Colombo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Cape La Roche". She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, CanadatoLondon. She was refloated and put in to Quebec City in a leaky condition.[106] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Porquerolles, Var, France. Her crew were rescued by Concezione ![]() |
Florence | ![]() |
1876 San Felipe hurricane: The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Sainte-Marie, Martinique.[63] Her crew were rescued.[32] Her nine crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, MonmouthshiretoMartinique.[138] |
G. B. | ![]() |
The barque was severely damaged by fire at Montevideo, Uruguay.[87] |
Gordon Castle | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Japan to New York.[62] |
Grenada | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Indian Ocean with the loss of sixteen lives.[139] |
Jeanne d'Arc | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Sierra Leone and was wrecked. She was on a voyage form the Rio PongastoMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[38] |
Langshaw | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at North Lydney, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Gloucester. She was refloated with assistance.[117] |
Liberty | ![]() |
The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New York.[106] |
Lord Dalhousie | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Shediac, Nova Scotia, Canada.[7] |
Magdalena | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on or before 20 September.[41] |
Maria | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County AntrimtoWilmington, Delaware, United States.[117] |
Maud Helen | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City.[87] |
Mayagnezana | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Saint John's.[140] |
Mecia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta, India.[109] |
Middlesex | ![]() |
The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. Middlesex was on a voyage from Quebec City to Leith, Lothian. She was discovered on 16 September by Ada (![]() |
Mines de Soumah No. 4 | ![]() |
The barque sprang a leak and foundered at sea before 20 September. Her crew were rescued.[50][51] |
Padding | ![]() |
The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Mexillones" to a European port.[7] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Faroe Islands. She floated out to sea and was subsequently taken in to Bergen, Norway in a derelict condition.[28][32] |
Staffa | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire.[142] |
Teresa | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to and English port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28] |
Vindomora | ![]() |
The ship collided with Camaloff and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Patras, Greece to London. She was refloated on 10 November.[143] |
Walter M. Falt | ![]() |
The abandoned, dismasted, and waterlogged fishing schooner was sighted on the Georges Bank. Lost with all twelve crew.[144][145][146] |
Wave | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank at "Ra" on the Holstein coast before 12 September. She was refloated and repaired. She was later refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Travemünde, Germany, where she arrived on 26 September.[147][148][30] |
Westlandet | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Maisí, Cuba with the loss of eight of her crew, She was on a voyage from StavangertoNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[103][149] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The coaster collided with Light Brigade (![]() |
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