List of shipwrecks in February 1889
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The list of shipwrecks in February 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1889.
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1 February
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Dilbhur | ![]() |
The barque capsized at Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of one life.[1] |
2 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hardengeren | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack James (![]() |
Lymington | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked off Ilfracombe, Devon with the loss of all eight crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Ilfracombe.[3] |
3 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Acorn | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Kingscross, Isle of Arran and was subsequently destroyed by fire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glenarm, County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire.[2] |
Cameo | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Portreath, Cornwall.[2] |
Killochan, and Nereid |
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The full-rigged ship Killochan collided with the steamship Nereid in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Both vessels sank. Killochan was on a voyage from Lyttleton, New Zealand to London. Seventeen of her 25 crew were lost. Survivors were rescued by the tugs Enterprise and Red Rose (both ![]() |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[2] |
Tweed | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a severe leak in the River Tyne. She was kept afloat with the assistance of a tug.[2] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland.[2] |
4 February
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Alert | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[2] |
Deux Cousinez | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées.[2] |
Forest King | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[5] |
Glencoe, and Largo Bay |
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The steamship Glencoe was in collision with the barque Largo Bay in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Glencoe sank with the loss of all 52 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. Largo Bay was severely damaged with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Auckland, New Zealand. She was towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight by the steamship Urpeth (![]() |
R. & M. | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire.[2] |
Unnamed | {Flag unknown | The sloop was driven ashore at Dymchurch, Kent.[5] |
5 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Fannie Belle | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Langley Head, Miquelon Island. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
Leda | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Equity (![]() |
Montmorency | ![]() |
The ship partially sank at Appledore, Devon and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Appledore.[9] |
6 February
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Active | ![]() |
The ship departed from "Port Seaton" for London. No further trace, reported overdue.[10] |
Esme | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on the Salvage Rocks, off Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[11] She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Annapolis, Nova Scotia.[12] |
7 February
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Gazelle | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[11] |
Juno | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 220 nautical miles (410 km) east north east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Fawn (![]() |
Princesse Josephine | ![]() |
The steamer ran aground and was wrecked off the coast of Algeria.[14] |
8 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Calvilla | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and sank on the Salvoreef, off Gotland, Sweden.[15][16] |
Enterprise | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Penrhos, Anglesey. Her four crew were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat.[17] |
Ethel | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her six crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham.[15] |
Glen Grant | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Holyhead.[17] |
Mary | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Sairdyness, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. Mary was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. She subsequently broke up.[15] |
Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The steamships foundered off the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire, United Kingdom.[17] |
9 February
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Annie | ![]() |
The schooner departed from San Francisco, California bound for Unalaska, District of Alaska and was never seen or heard from again. Her entire crew of eleven was lost.[18] |
Arthur | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Hale Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat.[17] |
Ben Avon | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the Scheveningen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Sydney, New South Wales.[17] She was refloated on 17 March and towed in to IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands.[19] |
Harvest Home | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Cardigan. Her four crew were rescued by the Cardigan Lifeboat Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare (![]() |
Iphigenia | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked on the Hale Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Rønne.[17][21] |
Island | ![]() |
The smack was run into by the steamship Diadem (![]() |
Nicholaos | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Mersin, Ottoman Empire. She became a wreck on 11 February.[22] |
Presto | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Titania (![]() |
Spearman | ![]() |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Monkseaton (![]() |
Standard | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground in the River Mersey. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs.[15] |
10 February
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Carl Rosenius | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Folkestone Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Haugesund to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 12 January and towed in to Dover, Kent.[16][13][24] |
Elizabeth Alice | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Maryport, Cumberland.[16] |
Patrick | ![]() |
The smack was abandoned in Ramsey Bay. Her four crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Mary Isabella (![]() |
Eagle | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Black Head, Wigtownshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ayr.[16] |
11 February
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Jean Bart | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at "Schoon" and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[21] |
Leonidas | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Hope (![]() |
12 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Christine | ![]() |
The fishing boat from Den Helder was wrecked at Kallantsoog. Two people were killed.[25] |
Glendoveer | ![]() |
The schooner was towed in to Padstow, Cornwall by the steamship Empress of India (![]() |
Goldsbro | ![]() |
The steamer was wrecked at Kijkduin. Her crew were rescued. Goldsbro was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to West-Hartlepool.[25] |
St. Clair | ![]() |
The steamship was damaged by fire at Leith, Lothian.[13] |
13 February
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Chase | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was refloated on 17 February and put in to Newhaven, Sussex in a leaky condition.[26] |
Ellington | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall.[24] |
14 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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South Australian | ![]() |
The clipper foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rosario, Argentina. |
15 February
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Amelia | ![]() |
The ship departed from Dunkerque, Nord, France for London. No further trace, reported overdue.[27] |
Sentinelle | ![]() |
The dispatch boat ran aground between Cap Rosa and La Calle, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[28] |
17 February
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Ann | ![]() |
The ketch foundered in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rye, Sussex.[26] |
HMS Cumberland | ![]() |
The training ship, a former ship-of-the-line, was destroyed by fire in the Gareloch.[29] |
St. Luce | ![]() |
The barquentine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°24′N 54°20′W / 42.400°N 54.333°W). Her crew were rescued by the steamship British Princess (![]() |
18 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mary Sproat | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Strathspey and sank at Moville, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. Mary Sproat was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Sligo.[32] |
19 February
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Fernando | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship London (![]() |
Hickman | ![]() |
The schooner collided with a steamship in the River Thames at Woolwich and was beached.[32] |
Jean Augustine | ![]() |
The fishing smack collided with the barque Actie (![]() |
20 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cleadon, Harraton, and Kelloe |
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The steamships Cleaton and Kelloe collided in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent and were both severely damaged. Kelloe ran into the steamship Harraton which was damaged and beached at Plaistow, Essex.[34] |
22 February
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Ceylon | ![]() |
The steam yacht ran aground at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar. She was refloated.[35] |
Josie Troop | ![]() |
The barque was stranded, due to poor navigation, off Hatteras Island, North Carolina in heavy weather and broke up, with the loss of her captain and ten of her crew; her 1st mate and five crew were rescued by the men of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, with chalk.[36][37] |
23 February
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Elm | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Inishowen Head, County Donegal. She was refloated and put in to Portrush, County Antrim in a leaky condition.[30] |
Margaret Traill | ![]() |
The schooner was severely damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[38] |
Nero | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at Hull, Yorkshire.[30] |
Tjomo | ![]() |
The barque collided with the steamship Oldenberg (Flag unknown) off the North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom and was abandoned by all but two of her crew. Tjomo was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was subsequently towed in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Lady Vita (![]() ![]() |
24 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bottle Imp | ![]() |
The sloop was run into by the steamship John Wells (![]() |
Franziska | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the barque Honor (![]() ![]() |
26 February
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Clyde | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Gerring Island, Kittery, Maine. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
27 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ane Kjerstine | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Safi, Morocco. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Faerheit | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Safi. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Lina | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Safi. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Margaret Hain | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Safi. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Port Gordon | ![]() |
The ship was lost 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Cape Flattery, Washington, United States with the loss of four of her crew.[41] |
28 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Pollie Williams | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Telephone (![]() |
Unknown date
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Africa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bahía Blanca, Argentina. She was refloated.[15][24] |
Ajax | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on the south coast of Lolland. She was refloated with assistance from a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen.[13] |
Alexandra | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore in Widewall Bay.[43] |
Alicia | ![]() |
The steamship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[13] |
Annie | ![]() |
The smack collided with the Bull Lightship (![]() |
Arietta Zigemala | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Mağala, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Taganrog, Russia.[9] |
Atalanta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to the Seine.[24] |
Badsworth | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Tringir Bozan Shoal, off Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Batoum, Russia to Shanghai, China. She was refloated on 12 February and taken in to Gallipoli.[15][24] |
Betty Sauber | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[16] |
Bradford, and Pride of the West |
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The steamship Bradford collided with the schooner Pride of the West at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands and was beached. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Pride of the West sank. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Rotterdam.[9] |
Busy Bee, and Conde Wilfredo |
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The steamship Busy Bee ran into the steamship Conde Wilfredo at South Shields, County Durham. Both vessels were severely damaged.[11] |
Captain Peter Dahl | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at Maldonado, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.[43] |
Caravelle | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak in the Gironde and was beached. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Lisbon, Portugal.[15] She was refloated and towed back to Bordeaux for repairs.[24] |
Cavaliere Ivanissevich | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Dry Tortugas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Venice.[2] |
Choice | ![]() |
The ketch struck rocks and sank off the Isle of Arran. Her crew survived.[32] |
Clarissa | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Sizewell, Suffolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Southampton, Hampshire.[16] |
Columbus | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt, Norway to Penzance, Cornwall.[13] |
Conte Oscar L. | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the East River at New York, United States.[33] |
Dakar, and Faleme |
Flags unknown | The ship collided off Goeree, Zeeland. Dakar sank, Faleme was severely damaged.[30] |
Dale | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia.[30] |
Dallam Tower | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Tandjong Kokko", Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Probolinggo, Netherlands East Indies.[38] |
Dijmphna | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to Fredrikshavn. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør in a leaky condition.[11] |
Dione | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned at "Doutelande" in a waterlogged condition. Her crew were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Newhaven, Sussex.[15] |
Ebenezer | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Emily (![]() |
Edith | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat and a tug. She was on a voyage from Newhaven to South Shields.[15] |
Elsie | ![]() |
The pilot boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Llantwit Major, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
Fairport | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at the Weston Point Docks, Cheshire and broke her back.[30] |
Fred B. Taylor | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at "Kannonsai", Japan. She subsequently became a wreck.[13] |
Freihandel | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Foulney Island, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States to Piel Island, Lancashire.[43] |
Gebroeders Smit | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Bermuda. She was refloated with assistance.[16] |
George Gilroy | ![]() |
The ship was beached at Demerara, British Guiana. She subsequently became a wreck.[9] |
Goldsbro | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Kijkduin, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hartlepool, County Durham.[16] |
Gunesa | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground off the Île Jaire, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Marseille.[24] |
Harald Haarfanger | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau, Germany. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Hamburg.[38] |
Heroine | ![]() |
The steam trawler foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Liberator (![]() |
Holsatia | ![]() |
The steamship was damaged by ice and sank in the Elbe at Swinemünde.[2] |
Ingeborg | ![]() |
The barque was towed in to Christiania, Norway by the steam trawler Albatross (![]() |
Invermark | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a smack. Invermark was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was subsequently towed in to Grimsby in a waterlogged condition.[9] |
Isabel | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Scoresby (![]() |
Iver Hvitfield | ![]() |
The barque foundered off Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Granville, Manche, France.[16] |
James Cairns | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Jarrow, Northumberland.[2] |
Jeune Henry | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and put in to Oporto, Portugal, where she was beached. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Tréguier, Côtes-du-Nord.[30] |
John | ![]() |
The Yorkshire Billyboy sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack Zealous (![]() |
Jupiter | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Doris Brodersen (![]() |
Levant | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne.[16] |
Libbie H | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[44] |
Malta | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Genoa, Italy. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Livorno, Italy.[26] |
Mascotte | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in the River Duddon and broke her back.[43] |
Milton | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[16] |
Moravia | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg.[38] |
Morning Star | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus, County Antrim to Perth.[9] She was refloated on 7 December and taken in to Arbroath in a leaky condition.[11] |
Niclot | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) north east of the Galloper Sand. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Granville (![]() |
Osauna | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in the Savannah River.[15] |
Otto | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground in the Elbe at "Nuelstack". She was on a voyage from Laguna to Hamburg.[11] |
Paraense | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground at "Flynsknoll". She was on a voyage from New York to Brazil. She was refloated and put back to New York.[32][33] |
Provencal | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands.[43] She was on a voyage from Marseille to Rotterdam, South Holland. She subsequently broke in two.[15] |
Racer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Chania, Greece.[32] |
Rebekka | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Chicho Bank. She was on a voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires.[15] |
Remus | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock off Biliran and foundered with loss of life.[5] |
Rolandseck | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Torekov, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Liepāja.[32] She was refloated in late March and towed in to Helsingør in a severely damaged condition.[45] |
Rose | ![]() |
The steamship struck the pier when departed from Marseille for Cartagena and consequently foundered a few miles offshore with the loss of her captain.[26] |
Roseneath | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked with the loss of six of the eleven people on board. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the Clyde.[5] |
Salacia | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
Scheldt | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Bec d'Ambès. She was refloated.[43] |
Scilla | ![]() |
The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
Sorrento | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[38] |
Sovereign | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the barque Marin (![]() |
Star | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Florence (![]() |
Sumatra | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea in late February. She was on a voyage from Batoum to Hong Kong. She put in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire and the fire was extinguished.[47] |
Torbay | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Pera. She was refloated on 17 February.[26] |
True Briton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[2] |
Uffo | ![]() |
The steamship was holed by ice and sank in the Haff. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Stettin, Germany.[2] |
Umberto Primo | ![]() |
The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Buenos Aires.[26] |
Violet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from New York to Newport News, Virginia.[43] |
Vauquelin | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[43] |
Vulcan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Malta. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp.[46] She was refloated in early March.[22] |
Wallace | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Port Ellen, Islay. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Loch Indaal.[15] |
Waterwitch | ![]() |
The steam yacht sank in Gourock Bay.[2] |
Westphalia | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Vincente de la Barquera, Spain with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Garston, Lancashire.[7] |
William Hunter | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[33] |
Wivenhoe | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the False Ras Ghareb Reef, in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Bombay, India.[15] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore on the south coast of Amack, Denmark.[26] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The lighter collided with another lighter and sank at Elsfleth.[33] |
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