List of shipwrecks in September 1879
The list of shipwrecks in September 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1879 .
1 September
List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Familiens Haab
Denmark
The schooner ran aground in the Scheldt . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Vera Cruz , Mexico. She was refloated and put in to Vlissingen , Zeeland , Netherlands in a leaky condition.[ 1] [ 2]
Halo , and an unnamed vessel
United Kingdom
The steamship Halo collided with a dredger at Hartlepool , County Durham . Both vessels were severely damaged. Halo was on a voyage from Hartlepool to a Baltic port.[ 3]
Hertha
Germany
The brig collided with the brig Mina ( Sweden ) and was wrecked off the Kullen Lighthouse , Sweden with the loss of two of her crew.[ 1]
Kilburn
United Kingdom
The steamship struck the quayside at Liverpool , Lancashire and was beached onn the Cheshire bank of the River Mersey . She was on a voyage from Workington , Cumberland to Liverpool.[ 1]
Ville de Nantes
France
The steamship collided with the steamship Marie ( France at Bordeaux , Gironde and sank at the stern.[ 1]
2 September
3 September
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Favourite
United Kingdom
The fishing boat sank off the coast of Argyllshire with the loss of all three crew.[ 11]
J. Bertschey
United States
The screw steamer sprung a leak in a violent gale on Lake Huron and ran aground in an attempt to beach her near Grindstone City, Michigan and broke up. Her crew of 32 and 19 passengers were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service .[ 12]
Luna
United Kingdom
The barque was run down and sunk by the steamship Belgenland ( Belgium ) with the loss of six of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by Belgenland . Luna was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Queenstown, County Cork , United Kingdom .[ 13] [ 14]
Quebec
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on East Point, Prince Edward Island , Canada . Her 60 passengers were taken off by HMS Griffon ( Royal Navy ). Quebec was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia and Montreal , Quebec , Canada. She was refloated on 7 September and taken in to Montreal.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Salamander
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the steam collier Lycham ( United Kingdom ) and sank 10 miles (16 km) off Hartland Point .[ 18] Her crew were rescued by Lycham . Salamander was on a voyage from Neath , Glamorgan to Charleston, South Carolina , United States.[ 17]
Schlump Zu Lulie
Germany
The brig was driven ashore on Amager , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Riga , Russia .[ 7]
St. Vincent
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the Thames Estuary . She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide , South Australia . She put in to Gravesend, Kent .[ 19]
Wabjerg
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore at Ronehamn , Gotland , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Pori , Grand Duchy of Finland to Phillippeville , Algeria .[ 7]
4 September
5 September
6 September
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Acklam
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Emerald ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. Acklam was on a voyage from Drontheim , Norway to Lowestoft , Suffolk .[ 24]
Brest
United Kingdom
The steamship ran ashore at Polbarrow near The Lizard , Cornwall with the loss of five lives. Two passengers were reported missing. The rest of her 430 passengers and crew were rescued by the Cadgewith Lifeboat Joseph Armstrong ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ), local fishing boats and the Coastguard . Brest was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 25] [ 26] [ 16] [ 27] [ 28] [ 22] [ 29]
Crest
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Bristol Channel off Penarth , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Montreal , Quebec , Canada .[ 30]
John Howard , andMorgan Richards
United Kingdom
The steamships collided in the Bristol Channel off Nash Point , Glamorgan. John Howard foundered. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Palermo , Sicily , Italy . Morgan Richards was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Malta . She put back to Cardiff.[ 23] [ 31]
Meirion
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground on Rickham Sands , east of Salcombe harbour , Devon . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rangoon , Burma to London .[ 32] [ 31]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The brig foundered off Clonakilty , County Cork , United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[ 16]
7 September
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Arabian
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground near Amlwch , Anglesey .[ 33]
Constantine
United Kingdom
The steamship ran ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 23]
J. A. Hoites
Netherlands
The brig was driven ashore at Aracaju , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Porto Alegre to Pernambuco . She was a total loss.[ 23] [ 31]
Lady Matthewson
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Scarborough , North Riding of Yorkshire by the steamship Jeannie ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by Jeannie . Lady Matthewson was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to Rochester, Kent .[ 27]
Lear , orZoar
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Flamborough Head by the steamship Mid Surrey ( United Kingdom ). All on board were rescued by Mid Surrey .[ 27] [ 34] The schooner was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to London.[ 35]
Mallard
United Kingdom
The steamship ran ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne.[ 23]
Ste Anne
France
The chasse-marée collided with the barque Inch Marnoch ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Dover , Kent . Her crew were rescued by Inch Marnoch . Ste Anne was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Brest , Finistère .[ 23] [ 31]
8 September
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Duke of Wellington
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Sanday , Orkney Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain .[ 23]
Juliana
Germany
The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank . Her crew were rescued by a Dutch fishing smack . She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom to Hamburg .[ 36]
Laurel
New Zealand
The schooner sprang a leak off the Kaikoura Coast , New Zealand. The crew were rescued by the barque Mary Bell ; the Laurel foundered somewhere close to Cook Strait .[ 37]
Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Charlestown, Cornwall . She was refloated and taken in to Charlestown.[ 23] [ 31]
Medway
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Vlieland , Friesland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Southampton , Hampshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 23]
Veritas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pori , Grand Duchy of Finland . She was refloated on 12 September and found to be severely leaky.[ 38] [ 23]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Breaksea Point , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Bideford , Devon to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 23]
Two unnamed vessels
Russia
The lighters sank at Saint Petersburg .[ 23]
Unnamed
Chile
The hulk was destroyed by fire at Valparaíso .[ 6]
9 September
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Ann
France
The brigantine ran aground in Pegwell Bay . She was on a voyage from Söderhamn , Sweden to Quiberon , Morbihan . She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom .[ 30]
Colombo
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at the Bec d'Ambès . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 30]
Colombo
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Sunderland Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to Glasson Dock , Lancashire. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[ 30]
Crest
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground off Penarth Head, Glamorgan .[ 39]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in Cardigan Bay . Her three crew were rescued by the lifeboat John Stuart ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Ellen was on a voyage from Beaumaris , Anglesey to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 30] [ 28]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The Bute fishing boat was lost near Loch Fyne . All three crew drowned.[ 40]
Knight Templar
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Cardiff , Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Savannah, Georgia , United States.[ 30] [ 39] [ 41]
Levant
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground off Cape Panomie, Greece .[ 42]
Magdalena
Sweden
The barque was driven ashore at the Rönnskär Lighthouse , Grand Duchy of Finland with the loss of seven of her crew.[ 43] She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Umeå .[ 34]
Teutonia
Germany
The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the Opobo . Her crew were rescued.[ 44]
10 September
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Boston
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Cardiff , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 41]
Corinthian
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde . She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Montreal , Quebec , Canada . She was refloated and put back to Greenock in a leaky condition.[ 45] [ 46]
Flora
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Maassluis , South Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Methil , Fife to Rotterdam , South Holland.[ 45] She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[ 46]
Harvey
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Cardiff. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Dungarvan , County Waterford .[ 41]
Phillipine
United Kingdom
The barque struck a rock in the Kangean Islands , Netherlands East Indies . She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Melbourne , Victoria .[ 47]
Saga
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Stubbegrunden, in the Baltic Sea , She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to an English port. She was refloated.[ 45]
11 September
12 September
13 September
14 September
16 September
17 September
18 September
19 September
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Blair Athole
United Kingdom
The steam lighter was run into by the tug Flying Foam ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Clyde .[ 54]
Cardenas
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Runnel Stone . She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London . She was towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall in a leaky condition by the tug Gratitude ( United Kingdom ).[ 54]
Esperance
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk off Start Point, Devon by the steamship Leverrier ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by Leverrier . Esperance was on a voyage from Brixham , Devon to Cádiz , Spain.[ 54]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The smack was run into by the smack Young Joe and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Spurn Point , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Young Joe .[ 65]
Harry S. Edwards
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Trelleborg , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to a Baltic port. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 59]
Kron Prinz
Germany
The ship ran aground on the Potato Garth. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom . She was refloated.[ 59] She was refloated.[ 66]
Messenger
Unknown
The barque grounded on Farewell Spit , New Zealand, while en route from Lyttelton to Newcastle, New South Wales . Crew took to the lifeboats; the barque became a wreck.[ 37]
20 September
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Ajeca
United Kingdom
The ship, a barque or a schooner , was wrecked at "Santa Anna", on the coast of Tabasco , Mexico.[ 67] [ 68] [ 69]
Amelia
Netherlands
The brig was wrecked at "Santa Anna". Her crew were rescued.[ 67] [ 70] [ 33] [ 69]
Bertha
Germany
The ship was wrecked at "Santa Anna". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay , Jamaica to Tabasco.[ 71]
Countess of Fife
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at "Santa Anna" with the loss of two of her crew.[ 67] [ 68] [ 69]
Diamante
France
The barque collided with a British steamship and was beached at Motril , Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Cayenne , French Guiana .[ 72]
Eliza French
Germany
The barque was wrecked at "Santa Anna".[ 67] [ 33] [ 69]
Else Eschricht
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at "Santa Anna".[ 73] [ 69]
Grijalva
Denmark
The brig was wrecked at "Santa Anna".[ 67] [ 33] [ 69]
Hattie Pettis
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at "Santa Anna".[ 67] [ 73] [ 69]
Heligoland
Norway
The barque was wrecked at "Santa Anna".[ 67] [ 33] [ 69]
Herdis
France
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Inférieure to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated with assistance and taken in to The Downs .[ 54] [ 74] [ 75]
Laurence et Melainie
France
The barque was wrecked at "Santa Anna".[ 73] [ 69]
Maria Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Point Lynas , Anglesey . She was beached in the Belfast Lough .[ 76] She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Aberdeen .[ 76]
Mary
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at "Santa Anna".[ 67] [ 68] [ 33] [ 69]
Nicholine
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at "Santa Anna".[ 67] [ 33] [ 69]
Rapid
Sweden
The schooner was wrecked at Pori , Grand Duchy of Finland .[ 42] [ 75]
Shincliffe
United Kingdom
The ship, a brig nor a barque , was wrecked at "Santa Anna".[ 67] [ 68] [ 69]
Sylvanus Blanchard
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (12°20′N 26°10′W / 12.333°N 26.167°W / 12.333; -26.167 ).[ 77] The captain and nine men were picked up by Vale of Nith ( United Kingdom ).[ 78] Seven crew in the other boat were rescued by River Lagan ( United Kingdom ).[ 79] Sylvanus Blanchard was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .[ 80]
Synia
Norway
The brig ran aground at the Rönnskär Lighthouse , Grand Duchy of Finland . She was on a voyage from Kotka , Grand Duchy of Finland to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom . She was refloated and taken in to Helsinki , Grand Duchy of Finland.[ 54]
HMS Vigilant
Royal Navy
The dispatch boat ran aground in the Hai River . She was on a voyage from Yantai , China to Hong Kong . She was refloated on 22 September and resumed her voyage.[ 81]
21 September
List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Erith
United Kingdom
The steam collier collided with the steamship Orwell and sank in the Lower Hope Reach off Gravesend, Kent . Her crew were landed at Gravesend.[ 82] [ 83]
Harriet Brewster
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Plymouth Rock ( United States ). Harriet Brewster was on a voyage from New York , United States to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 47]
Hawk
United Kingdom
The schooner departed from Dysart, Fife for Marans , Charente-Inférieure , France, with coal. Not seen since, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, and posted missing,[ 84] [ 85] [ 86]
Mary Ellen
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and sank in the Sound of Islay . She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Burghead , Moray .[ 42]
22 September
23 September
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Anenome
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Hartlepool , County Durham . She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool.[ 88]
Astarte
United Kingdom
The yawl was driven ashore and wrecked on North Uist , Outer Hebrides . All fourteen people on board survived.[ 90]
Benan
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with Goletta (Flag unknown) and ran ashore on the North Twin Island, County Antrim .[ 91]
De Hoop
Belgium
The barge was run into by the steamship Gamma ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Antwerp .[ 91]
Durham Packet
Guernsey
The brig ran aground on the Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary . She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Reliance ( United Kingdom ), which towed her in to London.[ 92]
Gruachan
United Kingdom
The yacht sank in Oban Bay .[ 91]
Jeannie Blair
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kildonan , Isle of Arran . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Irvine, Ayrshire .[ 91]
John and Ann
United Kingdom
The fishing boat collided with the fishing boat Mary ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Whitby , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Mary .[ 93] f[ 91]
Linda Flor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Littleferry , Sutherland . Her crew were rescued.[ 91]
Marie Zoe
France
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north north west of Ouessant , Finistère . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom .[ 72]
Palm Flower
United Kingdom
The steam yacht was damaged by fire off Start Point, Devon .[ 94]
Sex Brodre
Norway
The brigantine capsized between the Shetland Islands and Lewis , Outer Hebrides , United Kingdom with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Dram to Belfast , County Antrim.[ 95]
Union T.
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea , Northumberland . Her seven crew were rescued by the Newbiggin Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Calais , France to Warkworth, Northumberland .[ 91] [ 28]
24 September
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Alpha
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 87]
Lizzie English
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at the Garipol Lighthouse, "Karabournou", Ottoman Empire with the loss of five of her crew. There were at least nine survivors. She was on a voyage from Galaţi , United Principalities to Livorno , Italy .[ 87] [ 96] [ 97] She subsequently became a wreck.[ 98]
Nef
Norway
The barque was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom .[ 99] Her ten crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat Springwell ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Nef was on a voyage from Flensburg , Germany to New York , United States.[ 89]
Primitive
United Kingdom
The Mousehole smack sank off Scarborough , Yorkshire, after a collision with the Newcastle steamer Talisman which was bound for Rotterdam. All the crew were landed at Scarborough.[ 100]
Sumatra
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Bombay , India . She was on a voyage from Livorno , Italy to Bombay. She was refloated.[ 101]
Woodruff Sims
United States
The lumber schooner sprung a leak in a violent gale and was abandoned by her crew. She drifted ashore the next day one mile (1.6 km) south of Life Saving Station No. 2, 6th District on the coast of Virginia , a total loss. Her crew was rescued by a passing vessel.[ 12]
25 September
26 September
27 September
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Erato
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Rocks, off the Tusker Rock . She was on a voyage from Samarang , Java , Netherlands East Indies to Greenock , Renfrewshire . She was refloated and put in to Holyhead , Anglesey in a leaky condition.[ 72] [ 108]
Langdale
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Carnsore Point , County Wexford with the loss of eight of the 31 people on board. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 14]
Lizzie Burrill
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground between the Twin Islands, County Antrim . She was refloated and taken in to Belfast , County Antrim.[ 72]
Tita
Italy
The ship was driven ashore at "Fos", Algeria . She was on a voyage from Bône , Algeria to Elba .[ 95]
28 September
29 September
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Alfonso
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Sprogø , Denmark.[ 72] [ 96] [ 114] She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Flensburg , Germany .[ 115] She was refloated and taken in to Korsør , Denmark.[ 95]
Barao de San Diego
Brazil
The steamship sprang a leak in The Downs nand was beached at Margate , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro .[ 72] [ 96] It was found that a valve had been left open. Barao de San Diego was refloated and taken into The Downs.[ 101]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme , Somme , France. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , She was refloated and put back to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[ 114] [ 116]
Iona
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Spittal Point, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed.[ 101]
Richard Roper
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked in the Small Isles .[ 101]
30 September
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Carnarvon
United Kingdom
The schooner sank off Maryport , Cumberland . Both crew survived. She was on a voyage from Silloth , Cumberland to Dundalk , County Louth . It was alleged that she had been deliberately scuttled .[ 117]
Crown
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis , South Holland , Netherlands. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[ 95] [ 101] [ 114]
Despatch
United Kingdom
The Mersey Flat was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Mersey . She was later refloated.[ 118]
Eirene
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on the Seal Rocks, in the Strait of Belle Isle . She was on a voyage from Montreal , Quebec , Canada to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 67] [ 119]
Gävle
Sweden
The tug ran aground on the Eggerstan Reef, off Gävle . She was refloated on 2 October but consequently sank.[ 120]
Joseph Pease
United Kingdom
The steamship departed from New York , United States for a British port. No further trace, reported missing.[ 121]
Landseer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Liffey . She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California , United States to Dublin . She was refloated and taken in to Dublin.[ 101]
Metta Katrine
Denmark
The ship ran aground at Hirsholmene . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Karrebæksminde .[ 101]
Riga
United Kingdom
The steamship put in to Lisbon , Portugal on fire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Greece .[ 101] She was scuttled.[ 5]
Wepre Lass
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west north west of Maryport , Cumberland . Both crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Silloth , Cumberland to Dundalk , County Louth .[ 95]
Unnamed
Germany
The lighter exploded in the Elbe near Hamburg with the loss of several lives.[ 98]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1879
Ship
State
Description
Annie Ainslie
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore near Sundsvall , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Saint-Nazaire , Loire-Inférieure , France. She was later refloated with the assistance of tugs and taken in to Sundsvall.[ 72] [ 122]
Antelope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark in a leaky condition.[ 31]
Antwerp
Belgium
The ship ran aground at New York , United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp .[ 60]
Barbary
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the wreck of the steamship Australia ( United Kingdom ) on the Vada Shoal, off Livorno , Italy . She was on a voyage from Livorno to Galaţi , United Principalities . She was refloated and put back to Livorno for repairs.[ 59]
B. Gerolama Olivari
Italy
The barque was driven ashore at Waterford , United Kingdom.[ 123]
Blanche
France
The schooner ran aground off Saint-Valery-sur-Somme , Somme .[ 123]
Capella
Norway
The ship ran aground in the River Avon under the Clifton Suspension Bridge . She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Bristol , Gloucestershire , United Kingdom . She was run into on 10 September by the steamship Preußischer Adler ( Germany ).[ 30] [ 38] She was later refloated and taken in to Bristol.[ 46]
Carl
Denmark
The schooner was discovered in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Hjalmar ( Sweden ). She was towed in to Stockholm .[ 43]
Cito
Norway
The brig ran aground on Amager , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to Leith , Lothian , She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 72] [ 96] [ 101]
Cyprus
United Kingdom
The steam yacht struck rocks at Bembridge , Isle of Wight and was damaged.[ 124]
Deborah
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Sunderland Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to Lancaster, Lancashire . She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Lancaster in a leaky condition.[ 45]
De Jonge Anna
Netherlands
The fishing boat was discovered abandoned off Scheveningen , South Holland by the steamship Atalanta ( Sweden ), which towed her in to Antwerp.[ 45]
De Ruyter
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in the Scheldt at Antwerp.[ 87]
Edward Cardwell
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Quebec City , Canada . She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated.[ 87]
Edward Dennison
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by the smack Perseverance ( United Kingdom ).[ 42]
Eleanor and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex.[ 43]
Emma L. Partridge
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Silver Key. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Matanzas , Cuba .[ 72]
Ennerdale
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire off "Cape Mess".[ 46]
Fastnet
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the River Lee at Rushbrooke, County Cork . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Belfast , County Antrim . She was refloated and taken in to Cork .[ 38] [ 52]
Fifeshire
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Danube and was damaged. She was refloated.[ 123]
Frigga
Norway
The brig ran aground on Saltholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Haparanda , Sweden to a Dutch port. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen.[ 91]
Gamma
Germany
The ship was driven ashore near Farsund , Norway.[ 125]
Giovannina
Austria-Hungary
The schooner was run into by the steamship Harold ( United Kingdom ) and was beached.[ 91]
Gleneur
United Kingdom
The ship was run into by another vessel and sank. Five of her crew were rescued by M. A. Evans ( United Kingdom ).[ 66]
Gomer
United Kingdom
The smack sprang a leak and foundered off Great Orme Head , Caernarfonshire on 2 or 9 September. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Llandebrog".[ 38] [ 52]
Helen
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts . She was on a voyage from East Caicos , Caicos Islands to Boston. She was condemned.[ 23]
Hephzibah
Germany
The schooner ran aground on the Krantzand, in the North Sea off the German coast.[ 54]
Jane Wright
United Kingdom
The barquentine was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Wolf, Prince Edward Island , Canada . She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick , Canada to Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire . She was later refloated and taken in to Pictou , Nova Scotia , where she arrived on 25 September in a waterlogged condition. She was placed under repair.[ 38] [ 94]
Jilt
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Cabo de Santa Maria , Portugal. She was refloated.[ 43]
Jutland
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat. She was on a voyage from Ghent , West Flanders , Belgium to London .[ 60]
Kielder Castle
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at "Swalferort". She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to London. She was refloated.[ 91]
Lochleven Castle
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean before 5 September. Her crew were rescued by Belle ( United Kingdom ). Lochleven Castle was on a voyage from Liverpool to Callao and/or Lima , Peru.[ 22] [ 23] [ 126]
Loudoun Castle
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Shanghai , China . She was later refloated.[ 72]
Louise Poll
Germany
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Goatzacoalcos River, Mexico.[ 91] [ 76]
Maggie
Germany
The schooner ran aground on the Krantzand.[ 54]
Marts
Norway
The schooner collided with the steamship Skaane ( Sweden ) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Skaane . Marts was on a voyage from Haugesund to Stettin , Germany.[ 54]
Medby Elsie
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore on Rödskär , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Helsingør .[ 42] She was a total loss.[ 127]
Norbjerg
Grand Duchy of Finland
The ship ran aground at Rønne , Denmark. She was refloated and towed in to Stockholm , Sweden for repairs.[ 45] [ 46]
Nuova
Italy
The ship collided with Mary ( United Kingdom ) off Breaksea Point , Glamorgan , United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently towed in to Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom by the tug Hazard ( United Kingdom ).[ 123]
Oscar
Sweden
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[ 123]
Patriot
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Archangelsk , Russia.[ 95]
Philosopher
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman was wrecked at "Poore-ta-Enta" on 6 or 26 September with the loss of twelve of her 27 crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Boston, Massachusetts.[ 95] [ 94] [ 98] [ 68] [ 128]
Primrose
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Skerrigan Point, County Antrim .[ 95]
Protector
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on Saltholm.[ 74]
Riga
United Kingdom
The steamship put in to Lisbon , Portugal on fire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to a Greek port.[ 95] She was scuttled on 2 October.[ 113]
Roman Empress
United Kingdom
The brig sank. Her crew were rescued by Kinnaird ( United Kingdom ). Roman Empress was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Neufahrwasser , Germany.[ 91]
Salah
Norway
The schooner sprang a leak in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Aarhus .[ 17]
Stanley
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at Cape Hatteras , North Carolina , United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur , Manche , France to Baltimore, Maryland , United States.[ 91]
Subahana
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Anjer , Netherlands East Indies .[ 125]
Sveridge
Sweden
The steamship ran aground and sank at "Moldeon", Norway. She was on a voyage from Kristiansund , Norway to Portugal.[ 38] [ 123]
Svula
Norway
The brig ran aground at the Rönnskär Lighthouse , Grand Duchy of Finland . She was refloated and taken in to Helsinki .[ 74]
Sylphiden
Germany
The ship ran aground on Saltholmen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Memel .[ 59] She was refloated with assistance.[ 66]
Telephone
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Scheelhoek, off the coast of Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from an English port to Dordrecht , South Holland.[ 95]
Vaillant
France
The lugger foundered in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by the smack Mizpah ( United Kingdom ). Vaillant was on avoyage from Paimpol , Côtes-du-Nord to Pori , Grand Duchy of Finland.[ 38]
1354
Russia
The lighter ran aground and sank at Cronstadt.[ 72]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The schooner collided with the steamship Puerto Rico ( Spain ) and sank off Baltimore with the loss of all hands.[ 129]
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