List of shipwrecks in October 1869
The list of shipwrecks in October 1869 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1869 .
1 October
List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Braganza
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with Jerome ( United Kingdom ) and foundered off Point Lynas , Anglesey . Seven crew were reported missing; the rest were rescued by Jerome . Braganza was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 1] [ 2]
Era
United Kingdom
The schooner was run into by a French schooner and sank off Berry Head , Devon . Her crew survived.[ 3] [ 4]
Exertion
United Kingdom
The brigantine foundered in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) south west of Folkestone , Kent . Her crew were rescued.[ 1]
Haddock
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Galway . She was refloated on 11 December and taken in to Galway.[ 5]
Mary Campbell
United Kingdom
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lagos , Africa to London .[ 6]
Nicolo Seconda
Italy
The barque collided with the brig Sea Spray ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel off Deadman Point , Cornwall , United Kingdom with the loss of eight of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Genoa .[ 1] [ 7]
Rosebank
Norway
The schooner was wrecked at St. Andrews , Fife , United Kingdom.[ 3]
Usworth
United Kingdom
The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion at Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 8]
Viking
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore north of Kinnaird Head , Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued by the Fraserburgh Lifeboat Havelock ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ) and by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk , Russia to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 1] [ 9] She was refloated on 10 October and taken in to Fraserburgh the next day.[ 10]
Zehandabhir
Ottoman Empire
The ship was wrecked at "La Nouville".[ 3]
2 October
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Derwent
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Saaremaa , Russia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Cronstadt , Russia.[ 11]
Fuchsia
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby , Lincolnshire .[ 11]
Gallovidian
United Kingdom
The barque sprang a leak and capsized in the Clyde at Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 11] [ 12] She was righted on 6 October.[ 13]
Harry Bluff
New Zealand
The 11-ton cutter ran aground on a bar at Charleston , New Zealand, with the loss of two crew.[ 14]
William and Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Schulpenplaat. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 11]
3 October
4 October
5 October
6 October
List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Caroline
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly . One crew member was rescued by Sarah Ann Dickinson ( United Kingdom ). Caroline was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn , Cheshire .[ 27]
Hariett
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Whitby , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 19]
Jeus Ruffen
Norway
The ship departed from Christiania for an English port. Presumed subsequently foundered; a lifebuoy washed up at Büsum , Prussia on 15 November.[ 28]
Norton
Newfoundland Colony
The ship was driven ashore at Belfast , County Antrim , United Kingdom .[ 13]
7 October
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Adele Stephanie
France
The schooner ran aground on the Whitton Sand, in the Humber and capsized with the loss of four of the eight people on board. Survivors were rescued by the tug Prudhoe ( United Kingdom ). Adele Stephanie was on a voyage form L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer , Vendée to Goole , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 19] [ 29]
Anna
Prussia
The schooner collided with a barque and sank in the Swin . Her crew were rescued by the barque and Lizzie Mordue ( United Kingdom ). Anna was on a voyage from Rostock to London , United Kingdom.[ 30] [ 18] [ 19]
Capri
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the Black Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) off the entrance to the Bosphorus with the loss of sixteen of her 22 crew. She was on the return leg of her maiden voyage, from Odessa , Russia to North Shields , Northumberland .[ 31]
Economy
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off the Smalls Lighthouse , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued by the tug Resolute ( United Kingdom ). Economy was on a voyage from Llanelly , Glamorgan to London .[ 18]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire off Exmouth , Devon . She was on a voyage from Exeter , Devon to London.[ 18]
Thomas W. Black
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Maryport , Cumberland .[ 19]
8 October
List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Adèle Stephanie
France
The schooner ran aground on the Wilton Sand, in the Humber and capsized with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer , Vendée to Goole , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 18]
Azof
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Monte Video , Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.[ 32]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Kylon". She was on a voyage form Hörnefors , Sweden to Leith , Lothian .[ 19]
La Mer
France
The ship ran aground near "Snazebek". She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées .[ 33]
Leipzic
Prussia
The steamship ran aground and sank off "Seicroe Island", in the Great Belt . She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Kiel .[ 18] [ 19]
Marianople
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground near Oyster Island, County Sligo . She was on a voyage from Constanţa , Ottoman Empire to a British port. She was refloated and beached at Sligo , but capsized[ 18] [ 19] [ 33]
Sarah Elizabeth
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Fire Island , New York . She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires , Argentina to New York City .[ 34]
Voltaic
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Calf of Man , Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Liverpool , Lancashire . She floated off and resumed her voyage.[ 35]
9 October
List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Arthur White
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the steamship Denmark ( United Kingdom ) and was abandoned by her eleven crew, who were rescued by Denmark . Twelve crew of Denmark boarded Arthur White and took her in to Queenstown, County Cork in a waterlogged condition.[ 36] [ 37]
Brazilian
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Broadstairs , Kent . She was refloated and taken in to The Downs .[ 27] [ 23]
Camilla
United Kingdom
The ship departed from "Ambrizotti", on the Congo River for Liverpool , Lancashire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 38]
Capri
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered at the entrance to the Bosphorus with the loss of seventeen of her 24 crew. She was on a voyage from Odessa , Russia to an English port.[ 39]
Orient
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground, capsized and was wrecked at Nud Point, in the Hooghly River with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Liverpool.[ 40] [ 41]
10 October
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Fourth November
Norway
The brig ran aground on the Hamburg Sands and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the steamship Dagmar ( Dantzig ). Fourth November was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Hamburg .[ 42] [ 43]
Kinghorn
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire .[ 44]
Lillian
United Kingdom
The steamship sank at Nassau, Bahamas .[ 45]
Maggie Maxwell
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on St Clement's Isle , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Penzance , Cornwall.[ 46]
Royal Standard
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on a sandbank 20 to 25 nautical miles (37 to 46 km) off Cape São Thomé, Brazil with the loss of eight of about 80 people on board. A raft containing twelve people on board reached the Brazilian coast. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne , Victoria .[ 47] [ 48] [ 49] [ 50] Twenty-four people reached land in the ship's cutter , and a number of survivors were rescued by Amelia ( Portugal ).[ 51]
11 October
List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Adonis
Flag unknown
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Monte Video , Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.[ 52]
Andrea Belzone
Argentina
The ship was wrecked at Montevideo. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Antwerp , Belgium .[ 53]
Azof
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at "Bucas", Uruguay.[ 52] [ 53] [ 54]
Hortense
France
The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Scheldt .[ 55]
Invierno
Uruguay
The lighter sank at Monte Video.[ 56]
Opal
United Kingdom
The schooner departed from Cuxhaven for Stranraer , Wigtownshire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 57]
Ottodini
United Kingdom
The barque capsized at Monte Video with the loss of a crew member.[ 52] [ 54]
Petrus
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Monte Video. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Barcelona , Spain to Monte Video.[ 52] [ 54]
HMS Rapid
Royal Navy
The Rosario -class sloop was driven ashore in the Mediterranean Sea . Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[ 58]
Stag
United Kingdom
The ship struck a submerged object and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Inverness . She put in to Peterhead , Aberdeenshire .[ 10]
Unnamed
Italy
The barque was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate with the loss of all hands.[ 52]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the English Bank with the loss of all hands.[ 52]
12 October
List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Arica
Italy
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 59] [ 60] She was condemned.[ 61]
Astrea
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London . She was refloated and taken in to Scarborough in a sinking condition.[ 10] [ 62]
Barcelo
Spain
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59] [ 60]
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Constanţa , Ottoman Empire to Whitehaven. She was refloated on 17 October and taken in to Whitehaven the next day.[ 63]
Clara M. Grodrich
United States
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59] [ 54]
Crimea
United States
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Tigu", Argentina.[ 54]
Doranna
Flag unknown
The schooner was driven ashore at Rosario , Argentina.[ 64]
Eloisa
Italy
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Bueno Aires.[ 59] [ 64]
General Lee
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the mouth of the River Plate . Her crew were rescued by a Danish brig . She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 32] [ 65]
Giuseppe
Italy
The polacca was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59] [ 60] She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 61]
Hanna
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Iceland.[ 66]
Heloise
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[ 67]
Henry
Austria-Hungary
The polacca was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59] [ 60]
Jaime Fairer , orJamie Ferrer
Spain
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59] [ 61]
Juanita
United States
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Rosario.[ 64]
Jupiter
Norway
The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Banda Oriental , Uruguay.[ 61]
Margaretha
Netherlands
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59] [ 60]
Maria
Flag unknown
The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. She was condemned.[ 61]
Mary and Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the barque Boas ( Norway ) and foundered off the Galloper Sand, in the English Channel . Her crew were rescued. Mary and Jane was on a voyage from Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire to Hamburg .[ 68] [ 69] She was taken in to Ramsgate , Kent on 15 October in a derelict condition.[ 70]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59]
Morse
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[ 67]
Narbel
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[ 54]
Otodine
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Petrus (Flag unknown) and capsized at Buenos Aires.[ 71]
Rosario
United Kingdom
The schooner was damaged at Buenos Aires.[ 61]
Rossilo
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59] [ 60]
Ruffine
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on a reef off "Lampason Island". She was on a voyage from Shanghai , China to Hiogo , Japan .[ 72] [ 73]
Shannon
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the River Plate.[ 54]
St. Joseph
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[ 67]
Tullochgorum
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Rattray Brig. She was refloated and put in to Sunderland, County Durham the next day.[ 17]
Unico
Italy
The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59]
Valborg
Denmark
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Iceland.[ 66]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59] [ 60]
Vidar
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59] [ 60]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The French or Italian barque ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate and sank with the loss of all hands.[ 59]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[ 59]
13 October
List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Constanţa , Ottoman Empire to Whitehaven.[ 74]
Elizabeth Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with an Italian barque and foundered in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of The Lizard , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 68]
Eva
United Kingdom
The schooner was run into by another vessel and foundered in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Exmouth , Devon . Her crew were rescued.[ 75] [ 10]
Orient
Newfoundland Colony
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Waterloo , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Liverpool , Lancashire.[ 36] [ 16] [ 76]
Planet
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by a fishing coble . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Schiedam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 77] [ 78]
Ville de Nantes
France
The steamship collided with another vessel and sank. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure .[ 74]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off Tönning , Prussia with the loss of all hands.[ 40]
14 October
15 October
16 October
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Alexander
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Glenarm , County Antrim .[ 34]
Austria
flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at North Berwick , Lothian , United Kingdom . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dysart , Aberdeenshire to Königsberg , Prussia .[ 84]
Brenda
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Portmahomack , Ross-shire . Her crew were rescued.[ 85] [ 86]
Eary
United Kingdom
The brig foundered at the mouth of the River Plate with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Monte Video . Uruguay.[ 87]
Elwine
Kolberg
The ship was driven ashore at Rattray Head , Aberdeenshire. Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus . She was on a voyage from Kolberg to Wick, Caithness .[ 88] [ 89]
Friends
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at North Shields , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 88] [ 90] She was refloated on 22 October and taken in to North Shields.[ 91]
Glance
United Kingdom
The schooner was run into by a North German Federal Navy frigate in the River Thames and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the frigate. Glance was on a voyage from London to Hull , Yorkshire . She was subsequently towed to Hull.[ 92]
Gleaner
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen , Caernarfonshire . Her three crew were rescued by the Porthdinllaen Lifeboat Cotton Shepphard ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Gleaner was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Briton Ferry , Glamorgan .[ 93]
Iduna
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Clee Ness, Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Hull Yorkshire .[ 17]
Lucie and Marguerite
France
The fishing lugger collided with a brig in The Downs and was abandoned by her 23 crew, her captain remaining on board. She was subsequently taken in to Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom.[ 94] [ 63]
Mathilde
Norway
The brig was wrecked at Tantallon Castle , Lothian. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gävle , Sweden to Leith , Lothian.[ 84] [ 24] [ 86]
Nymph
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Porthdinllaen. Her three crew were rescued by a gig . She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire to Port Talbot , Glamorgan.[ 88] [ 93] [ 34]
Philadelphia
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Cove Haven, Forfarshire . Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard . She was on a voyage from Peterhead , Aberdeenshire to Methil , Fife .[ 84]
Sea Horse
United Kingdom
The collier , a brig , was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tyne . Her crew were rescued by lifeboats . She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Aberdeen .[ 90] [ 95]
Summer Cloud
United Kingdom
The fishing boat capsized in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of all three crew.[ 78]
Swan
United Kingdom
The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Huttoft , Lincolnshire. All six people on board were rescued by the Sutton Lifeboat Birmingham ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Swan was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Goole , Yorkshire .[ 93] [ 94] [ 96]
Tequendama
United States of Colombia
The steamship ran aground in the Magdalena River .[ 97]
Three Betseys
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the north Norfolk coast. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk to East Stockwith , Lincolnshire .[ 88]
Tribune
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Holmpton and Withernsea , Yorkshire with the loss of one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 94] [ 63]
Union
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued.[ 84] Her crew were rescued.[ 63] Union was on a voyage from Arbroath , Forfarshire to Sunderland.[ 88] She was refloated on 23 October and towed in to Sunderland.[ 98]
Vicious
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked on the Long Scar Rocks, on the coast of County Durham with the loss of one of her four crew.[ 84] [ 85] [ 95]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Caernarfon .[ 99]
17 October
List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Æolus
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore at Stavanger . She was on a voyage from Haugesund to South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom .[ 42] [ 100]
De Groot
Netherlands
The fishing smack was abandoned in the North Sea . Seven of her fifteen crew were rescued by the smack Confidence ( United Kingdom ). A Dutch fishing vessel attempted to rescue the other eight, but it was unclear whether or not the attempt was successful.[ 26]
Diana
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa , Russia .[ 88]
Emilie
Sweden
The brig was abandoned 12 nautical miles (22 km) south south west of "Fingrundet". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Swartwick" to Grimsby , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom.[ 101]
Gipsey King
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Dulas Rocks, Anglesey with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat London Sunday School ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Gipsey King was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 85]
Marys
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Aberdeen . She was refloated and assisted in to South Shields , County Durham where she sank.[ 24]
Pioneer
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Holy Isle , in the Firth of Clyde .[ 102]
Rio
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint Petersburg , Russia.[ 88]
Rock Light
United Kingdom
The paddle tug was severely damaged by fire and was scuttled at South Shields , County Durham .[ 90] [ 95] Subsequently rebuilt and returned to service.[ 103]
Sea Lark
United Kingdom
The yacht struck a submerged object and sank off Brighton , Sussex . All 40 people on board were rescued.[ 104]
Seymour
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Utö , Grand Duchy of Finland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall , Sweden to Bridgwater , Somerset .[ 105] She floated off and drifted out to sea.[ 106]
Sierra Nevada
United States
The steamship was wrecked on a reef 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of "Pedro Blanco" (Piedras Blancas , California ). All on board survived. She was on a voyage from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo, California with 45 passengers.[ 107]
Thea Elpis
Greece
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballantrae , Ayrshire , United Kingdom. All eleven people on board were rescued.[ 108] [ 63] [ 109]
Venice
France
The brig capsized and sank at South Shields. Her crew were rescued.[ 95] [ 110]
Vesta
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore near Gravelines , Nord , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Messina , Sicily , Italy .[ 105]
Victoria Tower
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Barwon Heads, Victoria .[ 111] [ 112] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne , Victoria .[ 113]
18 October
List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Adela
Spain
The barque was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate with the loss of more than 40 lives. There were two survivors. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Monte Video .[ 82] [ 64]
Alabama
Italy
The barque was in collision with the brig Captain ( United Kingdom ) and was then driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom . All fourteen people on board were rescued by the tug Middlesex ( United Kingdom ). Alabama was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Genoa .[ 114] [ 24]
Alida Hendrika
Netherlands
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover , Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Harlingen, Friesland .[ 85]
Beulah
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was refloated with assistance from the smack Aurora' s Increase and beached at Harwich , Essex .[ 115]
Electrofus
Sweden
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by Alert ( United Kingdom ). Electrofus was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to Southampton , Hampshire . United Kingdom .[ 21]
Matilda
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen , Caernarfonshire . She was on a voyage from Gävle , Sweden to Leith , Lothian .[ 88]
Ocianus
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was wrecked on the Longscar Rocks with the loss of one of her four crew.[ 26]
Petrel
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Ardow". She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Garston , Lancashire.[ 26]
Prince Albert
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered off the Well Bank, in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew.[ 87] [ 116] [ 117] [ 81]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Brancaster , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 118] [ 79]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dover , Kent. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Truro , Cornwall . She was refloated and taken in to Dover.[ 24]
HMS Tamar
Royal Navy
The troopship ran aground off Paul's Island , Newfoundland Colony . She was refloated, repaired and returned to service.[ 58]
Water Lily
United Kingdom
The fishing boat was abandoned in the North Sea off Newbiggin-by-the-Sea , Northumberland . Her six crew were rescued by the paddle tug Fiery Cross ( United Kingdom ), which towed Water Lily in to the River Tyne .[ 95]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and sank Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay .[ 119]
19 October
List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Alice Richardson
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Holmpton , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 118] [ 120] [ 26] She was refloated on 5 November and towed in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire .[ 121]
Amalie
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore at Grimsby.[ 24] She was refloated on 21 October and towed in to Grimsby.[ 122]
Belvidere
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 123]
Bradford
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The lifeboat ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent whilst going to the assistance of Frank Shaw ( United Kingdom ). She was refloated and completed her mission.[ 124]
Carl von Truenfells
Rostock
The brig was driven ashore at Grimsby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby to South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom .[ 119] [ 24] [ 125] She was refloated on 20 October and taken in to Grimsby.[ 126]
Dependent
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked near Withernsea , Yorkshire .[ 120]
Dido
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harwich , Essex to Faversham , Kent.[ 21]
Elephant
United Kingdom
The Mersey Flat ran aground and sank off Crosby, Lancashire with the loss of one of her two crew. The survivor was rescued by the New Brighton Lifeboat.[ 127] [ 114] [ 128]
Enchantress
United Kingdom
The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Cleethorpes , Lincolnshire. All three people on board were rescued by the salvage boat Mariner' s Friend ( United Kingdom ). Enchantress was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Keadby , Lincolnshire.[ 24] [ 122] [ 129] She was refloated on 22 October and taken in to Grimsby in a severely damaged condition.[ 91]
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Brancaster , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 118] [ 79]
Europa
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby. She was refloated on 21 October and towed in to Grimsby.[ 122]
Frank Shaw
United Kingdom
The collier ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent and was wrecked with the loss of eight of the 28 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the Broadstairs Lifeboat Samuel Morrison Collins and the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford (both Royal National Lifeboat Institution ) or reached shore in a boat. Frank Shaw was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Genoa , Italy .[ 130] [ 118] [ 124] [ 131]
Frithjof
Prussia
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå , Sweden to Gloucester , United Kingdom .[ 24]
Gipsey King
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Formby Spit, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands.[ 127]
Glenalbyn
United Kingdom
On a voyage from London to Newcastle-on-Tyne in ballast, the schooner was driven ashore on Garton Beach, north of Withernsea , in a gale and the crew landed.[ 132] [ 133] She was later refloated, repaired and for sale.[ 134]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[ 85] [ 124]
Hansa
Hamburg
The ship was crushed by ice and sank off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[ 135]
Harmonie
Norway
The brig was damaged at Grimsby.[ 79]
Havelock
United Kingdom
The collier , a barque , sank at Grimsby , Lincolnshire .[ 85] [ 24] [ 128] Her crew were rescued.[ 136] She was refloated on 25 October and found to be severely damaged.[ 137]
Hero
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Burnham Overy Staithe , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[ 118]
Independent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cowden, Yorkshire . Shew as on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[ 40]
Industrie
Netherlands
The ship foundered off Lisbon , Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Uoader do Mondego ( Portugal ). Industrie was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Genoa , Italy .[ 105] [ 137]
Irma
France
The chasse-marée collided with a Swedish brig off Great Yarmouth , Norfolk and foundered with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig.[ 138] [ 139]
Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent . Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Honfleur , Manche , France.[ 118] [ 79] [ 140]
John
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltburn-by-the-Sea , North Riding of Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[ 114] [ 141]
John and Mary
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Morston , Norfolk. Her nine crew were rescued by the Blakeney Lifeboat Brightwell ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). John and Mary was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to South Shields.[ 118] [ 138] [ 140]
John James
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore at Aberdovey , Merionethshire . Her crew were rescued by the Aberdovey Lifeboat Royal Berkshire ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). John James was on a voyage from Dublin to Aberdovey. She was subsequently taken in to Aberdovey by Royal Berkshire .[ 114]
Josephine
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Broxham, Lothian with the loss of four of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Canada to Grangemouth , Stirlingshire .[ 85] [ 119]
Lucie
United Kingdom
The smack was damaged at Grimsby.[ 79]
Marathon
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Tongue, Sutherland . She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Sunderland.[ 142] [ 91]
Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees . She was refloated with the assistance of the paddle tug Robin Hood ( United Kingdom and taken in to South Shields in a leaky condition, where she sank.[ 119] [ 120]
Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner sank in the River Tyne .[ 114]
Mauritz
Prussia
The brig was wrecked at Manhaven, County Durham with the loss of nine of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex , United Kingdom to the River Tyne.[ 119] [ 136]
Odin
Flag unknown
The schooner was driven ashore at Grimsby.[ 24]
Olive
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Grimsby.[ 114]
Pet
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Dymchurch , Kent.[ 79]
Pioneer
United Kingdom
The smack was damaged at Grimsby.[ 79]
Rob Roy
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Grimsby.[ 24] She was refloated on 21 October and towed in to Grimsby.[ 122]
Samuel Morrison Collins
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The lifeboat ran aground on the Goodwin Sands whilst going to the assistance of Frank Shaw ( United Kingdom ). She was refloated and completed her mission.[ 124]
Svalen
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Canada to London.[ 143] [ 144]
Thomas and Henry
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered off the Lemon Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew.[ 87] [ 116] [ 117] [ 81]
Trusty
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Runton , Norfolk. Her three crew were rescued by the Sheringham Lifeboat Duncan ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 85] [ 124] [ 138]
Twins
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was abandoned off the Outer Dowsing Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her five crew were rescued by the smack Criterion ( United Kingdom ).[ 145]
Vesper
United Kingdom
The ship driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gävle , Sweden to Hartlepool , County Durham.[ 114]
Viscaya
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at North Killingholme , Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[ 118] [ 79]
Four unnamed vessels
Flags unknown
The ships were driven ashore at Grimsby.[ 119]
Nine unnamed vessels
Flags unknown
The ships, a brig , three schooners and five smacks were driven ashore at Cleethorpes[ 124] [ 24] Their crews were rescued.[ 146] The salvage boat Mariner' s Friend ( United Kingdom rescued seven crew from one of the schooners.[ 129]
Two unnamed vessels
United Kingdom
Two pilot cobles were reported missing having departed from the River Tyne.[ 114]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Stallingborough , Lincolnshire.[ 24]
20 October
List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Amphitrite , andHamsterley Hall
United Kingdom
The brig Amphitrite collided with the brig Hamsterley Hall at Grimsby , Lincolnshire . She was driven ashore at Donna Nook and wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham . Hamsterley Hall was driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of her pilot . Survivors were rescued by the Donna Nook Lifeboat North Briton ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 40] [ 138] [ 147] [ 148]
Amphitrite
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . Her crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat. Amphitrite was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was subsequently taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk[ 141]
Araxes
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered off the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of two of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing smack Lizzie ( United Kingdom ). Araxes was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London .[ 149] [ 145]
Argo
Netherlands
The schooner foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Harlingen, Friesland .[ 105]
Blue Jacket
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore, capsized and was wrecked at Donna Nook with the loss of all eleven people on board.[ 40] [ 150] [ 151]
Diana
United Kingdom
The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Donna Nook. Her 26 crew were rescued by the lifeboat North Briton ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).
Emma
France
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk , United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure to West Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom.[ 40]
Enchantress
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holkham , Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[ 40]
Envoy
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Saltfleet , Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 118] [ 79]
Euphemia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Le Tréport , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Eu, Seine-Inférieure .[ 40]
Exampler
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Waterford . She was refloated and taken in to King's Lynn , Norfolk.[ 152]
George
Denmark
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by the fishing yawl Princess Royal ( United Kingdom ).[ 150] George was on a voyage from Sunderland to the River Tyne . She was subsequently towed in to Grimsby the next day.[ 122]
Glaslyn
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted off Bridlington , Yorkshire whilst on a voyage from "Champs", France to Leith , Lothian . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 153]
Harlequin
United Kingdom
The smack collided with a steamship and was driven ashore at Grimsby with the loss of two of her crew.[ 138] She subsequently became a wreck.[ 148]
Jane Gray
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Burnham Overy Staithe , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[ 118] [ 79]
Johanne Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint Petersburg , Russia.[ 122]
John
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Donna Nook. She was on a voyage from Exeter , Devon to Hartlepool , County Durham.[ 148]
Mina
Netherlands
The ship departed from Cronstadt for Helsingør , Denmark. Although subsequently sighted off Hogland having developed a list, she never arrived at her destination. Presumed foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 154]
Paix
France
The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at East Newton , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[ 118] [ 79]
Palladium
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 141] She was subsequently taken in to Lowestoft.[ 79]
Paul Vietschow
Rostock
The brig was driven ashore at Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Leith.[ 138] [ 148] She had sunk by 31 October.[ 42] Paul Vietschow was refloated on 24 November and taken in to Grimsby.[ 155]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Tetney Haven , Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Salcombe , Devon to Hull.[ 138]
Princess
United Kingdom
The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 21] [ 91]
Ravensworth
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk . Her six crew were rescued by the Blakeney Lifeboat Brightwell ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Ravensworth was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Hartlepool , County Durham,[ 118] [ 148] or from Hartlepool to Vyborg , Grand Duchy of Finland .[ 138] [ 140] [ 96]
Stella
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Happisburgh , Norfolk. her crew were rescued by the coastguard using rocket apparatus.[ 118] [ 79] [ 140]
Svea
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked near Lemvig , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 126]
Sydney Jones
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Düne , Heligoland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire to Brake , Prussia .[ 141] [ 156] [ 126]
Vedra
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground and sank in the North Sea off Bawdsey , Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ludworth ( United Kingdom ). Vedra was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London.[ 40] [ 138] [ 150] She was later refloated but broke up.[ 123]
Wingate Grange
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Salthouse , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[ 118] [ 79]
Unnamed
France
The schooner was driver ashore at Donna Nook with the loss of all hands, seven or eight lives.[ 140]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The koff was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a British fishing cutter.[ 81]
21 October
List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Æolus
United Kingdom
The schooner struck a sunken wreck. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to Wisbech , Cambridgeshire . She put in to Helsingør , Denmark in a leaky condition.[ 122]
Anne Marie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Thisted , Denmark.[ 148]
Bertha
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Naissaar , Russia . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Arbroath , Forfarshire . She had been refloated by 22 October.[ 148] [ 83]
Clio
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Dagerort , Russia.[ 148]
Conrad
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at Busum , Prussia .[ 148]
Defendant
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Bowdon". She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 148]
Erma
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. She was on a voyage from Benin City , Africa to West Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 148]
HMS Forte
Royal Navy
The Imperieuse -class frigate ran aground at Cape Guardafui , Majerteen Sultanate whist in pursuit of Arab dhows and was severely damaged.[ 157]
Genova
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at "Cape Willano". She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Gibraltar .[ 148]
Johannes
Sweden
The schooner ran aground on Skagen , Denmark and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ängelholm to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 122]
Josephine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Trieste .[ 148]
Peep o' Day
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Villareal , Spain. Her crew survived. she was on a voyage from Villareal to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 158]
Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast.[ 40]
Severn
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Gibraltar for Genoa , Italy . No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 159]
22 October
List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Clifton
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground near Helsinki , Grand Duchy of Finland . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Helsinki. She was refloated and taken in to Helsinki for repairs.[ 81]
Faith
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Hurst Castle , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Poole, Dorset .[ 91] She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug .[ 137]
Gustav Wallensius
Flag unknown
The barque was wrecked on the Northern Triangles Reef. She was on a voyage from Belize City , British Honduras to Queenstown, County Cork , United Kingdom .[ 160] [ 161]
Ludwig Gadd
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer departed from Malta for Taganrog , Russia . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 162] [ 163]
Miss Victoria
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Victoria Channel. Her crew got aboard the Formby Lightship ( Trinity House ).[ 164]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on Bornholm , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vyborg , Grand Duchy of Finland to Ipswich , Suffolk .[ 122]
Resolution
Norway
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gävle , Sweden to Littlehampton , Sussex , United Kingdom. She was taken in to the Nieuw Diep in a derelict condition.[ 105] [ 142]
23 October
List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Andalusia
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire at Leith , Lothian and was scuttled.[ 142]
Cas
Ottoman Empire
The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast.[ 142]
Columbine
United Kingdom
The derelict ship came ashore in a capsized condition at Bridlington , Yorkshire with a dead crewman on board. She was presumed to have capsized in the recent gale with the loss of all hands. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bridlington.[ 105] [ 142]
Emerald
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached off Herne Bay , Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Poole, Dorset . She was later refloated and taken in to Faversham , Kent.[ 98]
Juno
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at Lemvig , Denmark.[ 142]
Leon Crespo
Brazil
The ship put in to Rio de Janeiro on fire. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Cobija .[ 52]
Mystery
United Kingdom
The pilot cutter collided with the tug Ely ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Bristol Channel . Her crew were rescued.[ 98]
Rosebud
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Kyrkesund , Sweden with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Tayport , Fife to Königsberg , Prussia .[ 105] [ 165] [ 166]
Saxon
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier at Ramsgate , Kent , pushing her anchor through her bows. She was on a voyage from Härnösand , Sweden to Penzance , Cornwall . She was taken in to Ramsgate in a leaky condition.[ 137]
Syringa
United Kingdom
The barque was beached on Banen Island in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Yokohama , Japan . She was refloated with assistance from a steamship and taken in to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies .[ 34] [ 167]
Twee Gebruder
Flag unknown
The smack was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by a smack . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Helsingborg , Sweden. She was taken in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom in a derelict condition.[ 137]
24 October
List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Echo
United Kingdom
The steamship was sighted off Skagen , Denmark whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Hull , Yorkshire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eighteen crew.[ 168] [ 169]
Emma
Prussia
The ship departed from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire for Riga , Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 170]
Ossian
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Clairmont ( United Kingdom ) and sank with the loss of eleven of the 29 people on board. Ossian was on a voyage from Copenhagen , Denmark to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 171] [ 172] [ 151] [ 173]
Wim Griffiths
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Eyemouth , Berwickshire . She was on a voyage from Eyemouth to Newton.[ 137]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The schooner sank on the Zebra Flats, in Liverpool Bay .[ 151]
25 October
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Alexander
France
The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to Brest , Finistère .[ 174]
Andronica
Flag unknown
The ship sank near Tulcea , Ottoman Empire .[ 106]
Anna
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at Ciboure , Basses-Pyrénées .[ 106]
Champion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lymington , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from A Coruña , Spain to Portsmouth , Hampshire.[ 175] She was refloated.[ 137]
Crawshaw Bailey
United States
The ship departed from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies for San Francisco, California . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 176]
Engelina
Prussia
The ship was abandoned at sea.[ 106]
Fortune
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at Ciboure.[ 106]
Indefatigable
Norway
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arendal to Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 105] [ 137]
Industrie
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Genoa , Italy .[ 106]
Jessie Greig
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland for Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . Presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands; wreckage from the ship washed up on the Dutch coast.[ 177] [ 178]
Pauline and Julie
France
The ship sank at Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées .[ 106]
Rose
France
The ship was driven ashore at Odessa , Russia .[ 106]
Strathspey
United Kingdom
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California , United States to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 42]
Supply
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned off Thurso , Caithness . Her seven crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat Polly ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Supply was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Barcelona , Spain.[ 179]
Vernon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Hantoon, County Wexford . She was on a voyage from Dublin to Hantoon. She was refloated.[ 81]
Unnamed
France
The ship was driven against the quayside at Oran , Algeria and was wrecked.[ 180]
26 October
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig , Denmark.[ 181]
Christine
Rostock
The ship was taken in to Cuxhaven in a derelict condition. She was on a voyage from Vindava , Courland Governorate to Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom . She was subsequently condemned.[ 5]
David
United Kingdom
The smack foundered off Fishguard , Pembrokeshire . Her three crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat Sir Edward Perrott ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 182] [ 181] [ 183]
Eden
United Kingdom
The schooner put in to Troon , Ayrshire on fire. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Larne , County Antrim to the Clyde .[ 98]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough , Yorkshire . Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 145]
Hecla , orHeckler
United Kingdom
The ketch ran aground and sank off Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued by the Fraserburgh Lifeboat Havelock ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). The ketch was on a voyage from Lossiemouth , Moray to Fraserburgh. She was on a voyage from Hopeman , Moray to Fraserburgh.[ 182] [ 181] [ 183]
Horsa
Denmark
The steamship foundered in the North Sea off Grimsby , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage Aarhus to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 184] [ 169] [ 185]
Lector Voss
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ljusne to Southampton , Hampshire , United Kingdom.[ 87] [ 81]
Newnham
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of both crew. She was on a voyage from Padstow , Cornwall to St Catherine's Island , Pembrokeshire .[ 186]
Pride of the Arun
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Cádiz , Spain. Her crew were rescued by an Ottoman steamship. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Alexandria , Egypt .[ 187]
St. Tudwall
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore at Bodfean, Caernarfonshire .[ 182]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned off Fishguard. Her three crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat Sir Edward Perrott ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). She sank the next day.[ 182] [ 183]
Victory
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Larne , County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Peterhead , Aberdeenshire.[ 181]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Fishguard. Her crew were rescued.[ 181]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Cromer , Norfolk .[ 185]
27 October
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Bartolomeo Cerruti
Italy
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Donna Nook , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom . Her nineteen crew were rescued by the Donna Nook Lifeboat North Briton ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). She was on a voyage from Hull to South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom.[ 87] [ 147] [ 188] [ 96]
Bonnie Lass
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew.[ 117]
Breadalbane
Canada
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Cow Bay, Nova Scotia .[ 167]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Skarloi". She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Leith , Lothian .[ 43]
Criterion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was refloated.[ 182]
Diana
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Ayr . She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Troon , Ayrshire .[ 189]
Echo
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew.[ 116] [ 117]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Rhyl , Denbighshire with the loss of all hands.[ 189] [ 190]
Emilie
Prussia
The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated with assistance from the tug Aid ( United Kingdom ) and towed in to Ramsgate , Kent.[ 183]
Gipsey Queen
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland . Her nine crew were rescued by a Dutch pilot cutter . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Hamburg .[ 169]
Helen
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Scarborough , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alloa , Clackmannanshire to Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France.[ 189]
HMS Heron
Royal Navy
The Albacore -class gunboat collided with another vessel in the North Sea and was severely damaged. She put in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 191]
Ida
Canada
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Cow Bay.[ 167]
Johannes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Rosneath , Argyllshire . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Montevideo , Uruguay.[ 187]
Louisa
Canada
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Cow Bay.[ 167]
Malcolm
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. She was on a voyage from Riga to London, She was refloated and anchored off Corton, Suffolk in a waterlogged condition before being taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 182] [ 192]
Marie Celestine
France
The schooner was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from La Nouvelle to Goole , Yorkshire .[ 182]
Mary
United Kingdom
The brig was reported to have been abandoned in the North Sea.[ 181] She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked near Gravelines , Nord , France with the loss of three of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the Gravelines Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to Dunkerque , Nord.[ 174] [ 101]
Mercurius
Norway
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Antoinette ( France ). Mercurius was on a voyage from Kragerø to Harlingen, Friesland , Netherlands.[ 193]
Napier
Canada
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Cow Bay.[ 167] She was refloated in June 1870 and taken in to North Sydney , Nova Scotia .[ 194]
Palmyra
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned 80 nautical miles (150 km) west by south of "Holman". Her crew were rescued by the steamship Joseph Somes ( United Kingdom ). Palmyra was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to West Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 87] [ 81] [ 169] She drove ashore at Ringkøbing , Denmark on 5 November.[ 121]
Regalia
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland . Her eight crew were rescued by a Dutch pilot cutter .[ 195] She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Hamburg .[ 196]
Rhone
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Europa Point , Gibraltar .[ 184] She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Genoa , Italy [ 83] [ 42] She had been refloated by 1 November with assistance from HMS Redpole ( Royal Navy ).[ 100] [ 197]
Statina
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Westkapelle , West Flanders .[ 174] [ 83]
Stonewall
United States
The steamboat was destroyed by fire at Neely's Landing, Missouri with the loss of 220 of the 258 people on board. She was on a voyage from Saint Louis, Missouri to New Orleans, Louisiana .[ 198]
Test
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Letitia ( United Kingdom ) and foundered off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[ 189] She was on a voyage from Southampton , Hampshire to Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland .[ 5]
Triton
Canada
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Cow Bay.[ 167]
Truro
Canada
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Cow Bay.[ 167]
Vixen
Canada
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Cow Bay/>
Zephyr
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned off Peterhead , Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat .[ 199]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire .[ 200]
Two unnamed vessels
United Kingdom
The fishing smacks foundered in the North Sea, each with the loss of all six crew.[ 117]
28 October
List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Aspern
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued by a smack . She was refloated with the assistance of two smacks and taken in to Harwich , Essex in a leaky condition.[ 81]
Ayn
Russia
The barque was driven ashore at Grimsby , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Vyborg , Grand Duchy of Finland to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Grimsby.[ 81]
Cambridge
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Cape Race , Newfoundland Colony . Her crew were rescued by the schooner Dyalytria ( Canada and the barque Post ( Norway ).[ 52] The derelict Cambridge was towed in to Sydney, Nova Scotia , Canada on 13 November.[ 56]
Durley
United Kingdom
The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion and subsequent fire off Portland, Dorset . Six of her crew were injured. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Portland.[ 81]
Gibraltar
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at East Greenwich , Kent . She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain, to London . She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 81]
Giuseppina
Italy
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cowden, Yorkshire with the loss of three of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by a fishing boat.[ 87] [ 145] She was on a voyage from Naples to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom.[ 100]
Hope
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool , Lancashire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundalk , County Louth to Troon , Ayrshire .[ 123]
Janet Forbes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Low Point , Nova Scotia , Canada . She was on a voyage from London to Pictou , Nova Scotia. She was consequently condemned.[ 52] She was refloated in June 1870 and taken in to North Sydney , Nova Scotia.[ 194]
King John
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Singo". She was on a voyage from Umeå , Sweden to an English port. She was refloated on 1 December and taken in to Stockholm , Sweden.[ 201]
Makrell
Bremen
The fishing cutter was abandoned off Borkum , Prussia . Her four crew were rescued by the barque Penelope ( United Kingdom ).[ 170]
Napoleon
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Highlander ( United Kingdom ) and was abandoned in the North Sea. Napoleon was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hull.[ 181] [ 83]
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was run ashore at Bridlington. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 81] She was refloated on 3 November and taken in to Bridlington.[ 6]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Larne , County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Belfast to Larne.[ 81]
Victor
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Smithy Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire . Her crew got on board the Humber Lightship ( Trinity House ), from where they were rescued by Sea Nymph ( United Kingdom ).[ 174] [ 83]
William
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Rhyl , Denbighshire .[ 81]
William Frothingham
United States
The full-rigged ship ran aground in the North Sea off Cromer , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom and New York . She was refloated with assistance from the Cromer Lifeboat Benjamin Bond Cabbell ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ) and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[ 179]
29 October
List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Arvid
Sweden
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to a Swedish port.[ 143] [ 144]
Constitution
Flag unknown
The schooner was driven ashore at Donna Nook , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom.[ 83]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off the "Bruster Ort". Her crew were rescued by a Prussian vessel. She was on a voyage from Pillau , Prussia to Exeter , Devon .[ 202]
Emilie
Prussia
The brig was driven ashore on Amager , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom.[ 123]
Excellent
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Teignmouth , Devon .[ 192] [ 169]
Fair Maid
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Filey , Yorkshire .[ 81] She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to Aberdeen .[ 83]
Ravensbury
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Brielle , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 184] [ 83] She had been refloated by 1 November.[ 100]
Thilda
Norway
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Joseph Hayden ( United Kingdom ).[ 81]
Triover
Sweden
The brig was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn to Poole, Dorset , United Kingdom.[ 199]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Donna Nook.[ 42]
30 October
List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Heligoland . Her crew were rescued the steamship by Alexis (Flag unknown). Commerce was on a voyage from Porsgrund , Norway to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 174] [ 83] She was towed in to Cuxhaven .[ 123]
Elizabeth Reed
United Kingdom
The schooner sank in the North Sea off Orfordness , Suffolk . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Bruges , West Flanders , Belgium.[ 203]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 203] She was refloated the next day and towed in to Havre de Grâce.[ 123]
Emilie
Rostock
The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Hendrika ( Netherlands ). Emilie was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Lübeck .[ 203]
Henry Tinnoth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Maassluis , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 174]
Lightning
United Kingdom
The clipper was scuttled in Corio Bay off Geelong , Victoria , Australia , after a fire aboard her went out of control.
Lotus
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Gävle , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to Gävle.[ 168] [ 185]
Tern , andWilliam Connal
United Kingdom
The steamship Tern collided with the steamship William Connal in the Clyde at Greenock , Renfrewshire and was consequently beached at Bowling, Dunbartonshire . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Glasgow , Renfrewshire. William Connal sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 204] She was refloated on 21 January 1870 and beached.[ 205]
Zebiah
Italy
The ship was driven ashore near Messina , Sicily . She was on a voyage from Naples to Taranto . She was refloated.[ 206]
31 October
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1869
Ship
State
Description
Ada orAdam
United Kingdom
The steamship was lost on the Dutch coast before 22 October. Her crew were rescued by British fishing boats.[ 40] [ 91]
Æolus
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Spurn Point , Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall , Sweden to West Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 175] [ 83] She was towed in to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands in a waterlogged condition on 30 October by William Coulman ( United Kingdom ).[ 174]
Amanda
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 116]
Ansonia
Italy
The ship was wrecked near Brindisi . he was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Venice .[ 23]
Appolonia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bergkvara , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Piteå , Sweden to London . She was refloated on 30 October and taken in to Kalmar , Sweden for repairs.[ 181] [ 144]
Ariel
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was reported to be on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Schiedam , South Holland , Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Kalmar , Sweden.[ 13]
Astrea
Prussia
The schooner was abandoned off North Berwick , Lothian , United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued by the North Berwick Lifeboat Caroline ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 96]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 116]
Beloochee
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked at Cape Ray , Newfoundland Colony . Her crew were rescued by the schooner Appoline ( Canada ). Beloochee was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Quebec City , Canada.[ 146] [ 210] [ 42] [ 211]
Bonnie Lass
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 116]
Calabar
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Sherbro River before 23 October. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Sherbor River. She was refloated a week later with assistance from RMS Macgregor Laird ( United Kingdom ).[ 65]
Catherina Margaretha
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Prince Edward Island , Canada after 23 October. She was on a voyage from Richibucto , New Brunswick , Canada to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[ 212] [ 213]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Berguara", or on Öland. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 181]
Chieftain
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Uddevalla , Sweden.[ 46] She was refloated on 12 October and towed in to Uddevalla.[ 10]
Dreadnought
United States
The ship was lost off "Point Penas", California . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to San Francisco, California .[ 23] [ 44]
Emily
United Kingdom
The barque foundered with the loss of all eleven people on board. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Hamburg .[ 214]
Emmery
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Altaba".[ 215]
Etha Rickmers
Bremen
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom with the loss of all 23 crew.[ 216]
Eugene
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered with in the North Sea the loss of all hands.[ 217]
Fanny
United States
The fishing schooner collided with a British ship and foundered in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of two of her crew.[ 10]
Fear Not
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized in the North Sea off the Farne Islands , Northumberland on or before 12 October.[ 75]
Forfarshire
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Calcutta , India before 20 October.[ 148] [ 218]
Garland
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 217]
Hecla
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Inagua , Bahamas . She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 218]
John Wesley
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was reported missing in the North Sea with eleven crew on board.[ 169]
Juno
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea.[ 181]
Kingdom of Belgium
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Delaware Bay . She was on a voyage from Singapore , Straits Settlements to New York .[ 219] She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[ 220]
Lancashire
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Pernambuco , Brazil before 13 October.[ 174]
Leal
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the North Sea 65 nautical miles (120 km) north of the mouth of the Humber between 11 and 17 October with the loss of all eighteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Helsinki , Grand Duchy of Finland to Hull.[ 145] [ 169]
Liva
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the Dutch coast.[ 8]
Lizzie
United Kingdom
The fishing smack collided with another vessel and foundered in the Dogger Bank before 23 October with the loss of all hands.[ 221]
Lord Raglan
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 116]
Lucetta
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°20′N 18°14′W / 48.333°N 18.233°W / 48.333; -18.233 ) before 14 October. Her crew were rescued by Aurora ( Canada . Lucetta was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal , Quebec , Canada.[ 16] [ 17] [ 222]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Ballyshannon , County Donegal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ballyshannon to a port in North America.[ 46]
Marguerite
France
The ship was taken into Bermuda in a derelict condition.[ 102]
Mary O' Brien
United States
The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by George Annie ( United Kingdom ). Mary O' Brien was on a voyage from South Shields to Callao , Peru.[ 52] [ 32]
Mary Stamford
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[ 23] [ 24]
Mirella
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Guañape Islands , Peru.[ 223]
Nellie Chapin
United States
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Prinz Albert (Flag unknown). Nellie Chapin was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom to Genoa , Italy .[ 83]
Nor'Wester
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from New York City for Para and vanished. Lost with all 5 hands.[ 224]
Parejero
Argentina
The ship struck a reef in the Gaspar Strait . She was on a voyage from Whampoa Dock , China to Buenos Aires . She put in to Singapore.[ 34]
Peruvian
United States
The ship was wrecked on "Vries Island", near Yokohama , Japan .[ 23] [ 44]
Pia
Austria-Hungary
The ship foundered in the North Sea after 12 October. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham.[ 123] [ 113]
Princess Royal
Sweden
The brig collided with a barque in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew before 4 October. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian brig. She was taken in to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire , United Kingdom on 9 October by John and Alice Brown ( United Kingdom ).[ 225] [ 75]
Prodomoe
France
The ship sank at Kerch , Russia.[ 100]
Prosperity
United Kingdom
The fishing vessel foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all eleven crew.[ 182]
Pursuit
United Kingdom
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 217]
Rambler
United Kingdom
The fishing vessel foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all ten crew.[ 182]
Robert Lowe
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River before 18 October. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana .[ 22] [ 81]
Royal Diadem
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 116]
Seura
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Heligoland . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland.[ 121]
Sylph
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Hourdel".[ 182]
Syringa
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Bangka Island , Netherlands East Indies .[ 182]
Sytendi Mai
Flag unknown
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Wijk aan Zee , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Tvestrand , Norway to an English port.[ 143] [ 106]
Therese
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pillau , Prussia .[ 40]
Thilda
Norway
The brig foundered in the North Sea before 29 October. Her crew were rescued by Joseph Haydn ( United Kingdom ).[ 87]
Thomas Rusbridger
United Kingdom
The ship departed from East Wemyss , Fife for Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 185]
Victoria
Sweden
The schooner was abandoned in the Dogger Bank before 20 October. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Boston, Lincolnshire , United Kingdom.[ 145]
Vincentius von Paolo
Uruguay
The ship ran aground on the French Reef . She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida , United States to Monte Video .[ 23]
Zoe
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked in Cow Bay, Nova Scotia after 18 October. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Liverpool.[ 226] [ 196] She was refloated in August 1870 and taken in to Sydney, Nova Scotia .[ 227]
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