List of shipwrecks in September 1889

The list of shipwrecks in September 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1889.

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1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1889
Ship State Description
Asia  Denmark The steamship struck the Bridges Rocks, off Cape Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of two of the 22 people on board. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[1]
Eclipse, and
Maitlands 		 United Kingdom The steamships collided and were both severely damaged. Both vessels put in to Copenhagen.[2]
Paris  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Calais. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs.[2]
Redewater  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion off the mouth of the River Tyne.[2]
Renner  Denmark The schooner capsized and was severely damaged at Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom.[2]
Robert  Germany The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Sligo, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[3][4]
Telesilla  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire.[2]

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1889
Ship State Description
Glamorganshire  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Ismalia, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Yokohama, Japan.[5]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1889
Ship State Description
Rosalind  United Kingdom The ship departed from Colón, Columbia for Laguna. No further trace, reported missing.[6]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1889
Ship State Description
Ashdell  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on a reef off Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Circe  United Kingdom The schooner foundered at Saint Kitts. Her crew were ashore.[7]
Lucretia  United States The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on an uncharted reef in the Chukchi Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) west of Herald Island off the coast of Siberia, Russia. The steam barque Abram Barker ( United States) rescued her crew.[8]
Roraima  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Kitts. Her nineteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts.[7]
Violet  France The schooner was wrecked at Martinique with the loss of two lives.[7]
Several unnamed vessels Flags unknown Several hulks and lighters were driven ashore at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[7]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1889
Ship State Description
Earnmoor  United Kingdom The steamship sank in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Greater Antilles with the loss of seventeen of her 24 crew. The seven survivors floated in an open lifeboat for 21 days before the schooner Mosquito ( United States) rescued them off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. Earnmoor was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Katie  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Richmond ( United Kingdom) off the coast of Cornwall and was severely damaged. Katie was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Hayle, Cornwall. She was towed in to Hayle.[9]
Loch Nell  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clhyde.[9] She was refloated in mid-September and beached for temporary repairs with the intention of taking her in to Bowling, Dunbartonshire.[10]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1889
Ship State Description
Albatross  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued several days later by a Canadian barque. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[7]
Indrani  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by debris from the explosion of a factory at Antwerp, Belgium.[11][12]
Lady Gladys  United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged by debris from the explosion of a factory at Antwerp.[13][12]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1889
Ship State Description
Annie Davey  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Volo ( Spain) in the River Mersey and was beached. Annie Davey was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to the Weston Point Docks, Cheshire.[14]
Falmouth Castle  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Roseland ( United Kingdom) at St. Mawes, Cornwall and was beached.[15]
Jarno  Austria-Hungary The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) off the coast of Maryland, United States with the loss of three of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Carolina ( Spain). Jarno was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Tunis, Tunisia.[16]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1889
Ship State Description
Alena Covert  United States The schooner was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during a hurricane.[17][18]
Atalanta Flag unknown The barque was driven ashore on the American coast during a hurricane.[18]
Byrona  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Philadelphia during a hurricane.[17][18]
Byron M Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia during a hurricane.[19]
Henry M. Clarke  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia during a hurricane.[17][18]
Loyalist  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Philadelphia during a hurricane.[11]
Mary Emily  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Durban, Natal Colony with the loss of all ten people on board.[20]
Richard T. Green Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia during a hurricane.[19]
Thomas Keillor Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on the American coast during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to London, United Kingdom.[18]
W. R. Grace  United States The ship was driven ashore on the American coast during a hurricane. Her crew were rescued.[21]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The wherry collided with the tug Wizard ( United Kingdom) at South Shields, County Durham and was beached.[15]
29 unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore and wrecked in Delaware Bay in a hurricane with the loss of 31 lives.[18][21][22]
Unnamed vessels Flags unknown A number of ships were driven ashore and wrecked on the cost of New Jersey, United States during a hurricane with the loss of a number of lives.[17]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked in Chesapeake Bay in a hurricane.[21]
Four unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were wrecked in Long Island Sound in a hurricane.[21]
24 Unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at the Delaware Capes. One hundred and ninety people were rescued.[22]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1889
Ship State Description
Alexandre  United Kingdom The steamship collided with one of the piers of London Bridge and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex to London. Her 300 passengers were taken off. She consequently sank the next day. Alexandre was declared a total loss.[23]
Ardencaple  United Kingdom The steamship put in to Mauritius on fire. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[24]
Elisa Lines  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Edith Mary (flag unknown). Elisa Lines was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Montevideo, Uruguay.[13] She was subsequently towed in to New York.[25]
Freya  Norway The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[26]
Hungarian  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Rue Point, Rathlin Island, County Donegal.[11] She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica. She was refloated on 15 September and beached in Church Bay.[13]
James  United Kingdom The ketch struck the Goldstone and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[11]
Triton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank off St. Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Burry Port, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim.[27]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1889
Ship State Description
Banshee, and
Irene 		 United Kingdom The paddle steamer Banshee was run into by the steamship Irene 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey and was severely damaged. Banshee was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead. She was escorted in to Holyhead by Irene. Irene was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Holyhead to Dublin.[28]
Thunder  United Kingdom The steamship sank off Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived.[10]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1889
Ship State Description
Myra, and
Rothesay 		Canada Canada The tug Myra and the passenger ship Rothesay collided in the Saint Lawrence River 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) upstream of Prescott, Ontario. Both vessels were severely damaged. Myra sank with the loss of two of her crew. Rothesay was beached. Her 60 passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gananoque to Prescott.[16]
Ruth  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Eastbourne, Sussex.[29]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1889
Ship State Description
Island Belle  United States The schooner was wrecked on the southern shore of Delarof Harbor (55°10′30″N 160°30′00″W / 55.17500°N 160.50000°W / 55.17500; -160.50000 (Delarof Harbor)) on the coast of Unga Island in the Shumagin Islands in the District of Alaska. Her four crew survived.[30]
Queen of the Isles  United Kingdom The steamship was holed when her propeller shaft broke and sank in the Irish Sea off the Bahama Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued.[13]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1889
Ship State Description
Leo  United States The naptha launch was destroyed by fire between Loraine and Cleveland, Ohio. Lost with all hands.[31]
HMS Lily  Royal Navy The Arab-class gunvessel was wrecked off Point Amour Lighthouse, Labrador, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of seven lives.
South American  United States The ship was wrecked in Struys Bay. Seven of her crew refused to abandon her. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to New York.[32]
Torpedo boat No. 9  Royal Danish Navy The torpedo boat ran aground in the Øresund. She was refloated on 18 September, subsequently returned to service.[33]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1889
Ship State Description
Caroline  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Medway. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Rochester, Kent.[25] She was refloated on 21 September and completed her voyage.[24]
Robert Gaskin Flag unknown The ship sank in the Saint Lawrence River near Brookville, Ontario, Canada whilst attempting to refloat the train ferry William Armstrong (Flag unknown).

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1889
Ship State Description
Florence  United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered after taking water in a gale off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man, with the loss of eleven of her twelve crew. The survivor was rescued from the ship's boat by steamer King Orry (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man).[34][35][36]
Helmsley  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Limehouse, London.[25]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1889
Ship State Description
Samuel Laing  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Limehouse, London.[24]
Sarah C. Pyle  United States The schooner parted her anchor cable and drifted ashore at Matinicus Isle, Maine, a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[37]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1889
Ship State Description
Barone Podesta  Italy The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (40°10′N 71°25′W / 40.167°N 71.417°W / 40.167; -71.417). Her thirteen crew were rescued by the steamship City of Brooklyn ( United Kingdom).[38] She came ashore on No Man's Land, Massachusetts, United States in early October. She was a total loss.[39]
Nashua  United States The steamship caught fire at New York.[24]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1889
Ship State Description
Bessie  United Kingdom The steam launch became waterlogged off the Tongue Lightship ( Trinity House) and was abandoned by the crewman on board. He was rescued by the tug Bantam Cock ( United Kingdom), which was towing her from Ramsgate, Kent to London. Bessie was beached in Holehaven Creek.[40]
Emma, and
Letitia 		 Germany
 United Kingdom 		The brig Emma collided with the schooner Letitia off Folkestone, Kent. Both vessels were severely damaged and were towed in to Dover, Kent. Emma was on a voyage from Luleå, Sweden to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[24]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Penmon, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Laxey, Isle of Man to Kingstown, County Dublin. She was refloated and put in to Bangor, Caernarfonshire in a leaky condition.[40]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1889
Ship State Description
Chanticleer  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Blyth, Northumberland for Sölvesborg, Sweden. No further trace, reported missing.[3]
Elipse  United Kingdom The steamship struck the quayside at Cronstadt, Russia and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Cronstadt.[41]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1889
Ship State Description
C. M. Gifford  United States The tow steamer, towing Chas. E. Wyman ( United States), was capsized by the towline in Lake Huron between Cheboygan and Cross Village, Michigan. One crewman died.[42]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1889
Ship State Description
Japan  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Hong Kong. The fire was extinguished.[41]
Ninita  United Kingdom The sloop foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by Haabet ( Norway).[43]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1889
Ship State Description
Engelhorn  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on being launched at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated on 5 October.[44]
Melangen  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Etonian ( United Kingdom). Melangen was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[45]
Norge  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Star of Bengal ( United Kingdom). Norge was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Montevideo, Uruguay.[46]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1889
Ship State Description
Lancashire Lass, and
No. 9 		 United Kingdom
 Netherlands 		The schooner Lancashire Lass collided with the pilot boat No. 9 and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by No. 9, which put in to Dover, Kent in a severely damaged condition.[38]
Mountaineer  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Oban, Argyllshire. Her 50 passengers were taken off.[38]
Osprey  United Kingdom The steam yacht was run down and sunk by the steamship Madge Wildfire ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde with the loss of three of the four people on board.[38]
Wetherall  United Kingdom The ketch was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of two of her three crew.[38]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1889
Ship State Description
Celestine  France The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Bristol Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Mumbles, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Lorient, Morbihan.[45]
Murton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Stag Bank, in the Bristol Channek off Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Llanelly.[45]
Zephyr  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. Eleven of the eighteen people on board took to a lifeboat; they were rescued by a brig. The rest took to a dinghy, which was subsequently towed in to Watermouth, Devon. Zephyr was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[38]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1889
Ship State Description
Haabets Anker  Norway The barque was abandoned off the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by Zwallow ( Norway). Haabet was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Christiania.[47]
Therese  Germany The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St Davids, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom to Königsberg.[48]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1889
Ship State Description
Albatros  Norway The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14]
Alcedo  Spain The steamship was wrecked in the Chausée du Sein.[14]
Alpha  United States The schooner was beached at Yakutat, District of Alaska. All fourteen people survived; they were rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Rush ( United States Revenue-Marine) on 5 September.[49]
Alsylva  Norway The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States to Copenhagen, Denmark.[10]
Andromeda  Norway The barque foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Frederik (Flag unknown).[38]
Avon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Garston, Lancashire.[19] She was refloated on 21 September and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24]
Aziolia  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Lysekil, Sweden. She was refloated with assistance.[10]
Baron Podesta  Italy The barque was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[50]
Bay of Naples Flag unknown The full-rigged ship caught fire at New York, United States and was beached. She was on a voyage from New York to Rangoon, Burma. She was severely damaged. She was refloated with the assistance of four tugs.[5][9]
Blue Jacket  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Kertch, Russia. She was later refloated.[14]
Brandenberg Flag unknown The steamship caught fire at Lisbon, Portugal and was beached. The fire was extinguished.[5]
Candidate  United Kingdom The barque caught fire at Demerara, British Guiana. The fire was extinguished.[17]
Canopus  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Liverpool. She put back to Quebec City.[19][24]
Catarina R.  Italy The ship was abandoned at sea before 14 September with the loss of six of her crew.[51]
Ceylon  United Kingdom The steam yacht ran aground off Smerge Point, near Trelleborg, Sweden. All on board were rescued by a steamship. She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen.[7][48]
Conscript  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Gooseberry Island, Newfoundland Colony.[45]
Cymbeline Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at Luleå, Sweden.[41]
Dronning Sophie  Norway The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamship Tijuca ( Germany) 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. All on board were rescued. Dronning Sophie was on a voyage from Magdalena to the English Channel.[19]
Ethiopian  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rosario, Argentina.[24] She subsequently became a wreck. Her crew were rescued.[41]
Fanny Bertha  United Kingdom The steamship was on a sandbank in the White Sea off "Maszan", Russia with the loss of three of her crew.[38]
Finstrom  Russia The barque was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark.[13]
Finstrom  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to Caen, Calvados, France.[41]
Firth of Solway  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Lough Foyle. She was later refloated and taken in to Londonderry.[9]
Freya  Norway The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Garibaldi  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Pentewan, Cornwall to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[45]
Garland  Russia The barque was towed in to Cuxhaven, Germany in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Neder Kalix, Sweden to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[45]
Geestemünde  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[10]
Gefion  Norway The schooner ran aground on the Lappegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Dantsic, Germany. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark.[24]
Gironde  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the Île de Sein, Finistère, France.[14] She was abandoned by her crew.[15]
Gitno  Austria-Hungary The barque was abandoned at sea.[13]
Glenholme  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Stockholm, Sweden.[15] She was refloated with the assistance of a number of steamships and taken in to Helsingør.[11]
Godrevy  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[10]
Harvest  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Regent and sank at the mouth of the River Tees.[11]
Heather Bell  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in Lough Foyle.[24]
Hesleyside, and
Karl Olof 		 United Kingdom
Flag unknown 		The ships collided and were both severely damaged. Both vessels put in to Stockholm.[5]
Hjasen  Norway The brig was abandoned off the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Hjasen was on a voyage from Dram to London.[45]
Hondo  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at New York. The fire was extinguished.[19]
Ida  United States The barque ran aground near Perth Amboy.[45]
Il Salvatore  Italy The barque was driven ashore at Philadelphia.[15]
Ino  Sweden The barque was damaged by fire at Rosario. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Rosario.[13]
J. Antonio Parez  Spain The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal.[7] The ship's cat was taken off by the steamship Frey (Flag unknown) on 26 September.[47]
Koranui  New Zealand The steamship struck rocks and sank at Nelson. All on board were rescued.[45][48]
Lombard  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Maas. She was later refloated.[9]
Joven A. Perez  Spain The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja to "Lucera". She was subsequently towed in to Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[45]
Louisa  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Islandmagee, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Larne, County Antrim.[41]
Malangen  Norway The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Exonian ( United Kingdom) and the steamship Fredrik (Flag unknown). Malangen was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[38] She was subsequently towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom by the smacks Confidence and Moggy (both  United Kingdom).[39]
Marion, and
R. D. Armour 		 United States The steamships collided in the St. Clair River. Marion was severely damaged. R. D. Armour sank.[14]
Marlborough  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Suez, Egypt.[17]
Marne  France The steamship ran aground at "Samailleraye", Seine-Inférieure.[50]
Nellie M. Slade  United States The barque was driven ashore. She was refloated and towed in to Hong Kong.[47]
Nicanor Flag unknown The ship ran aground at Great Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to New York.[5]
Octavia  France The ship ran aground at Deauville, Manche and was severely damaged. She was later refloated.[40]
Ottone  Italy The barque caught fire at sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Kaffir Chief ( United Kingdom). Ottone was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires.[15]
Oxon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Storjungfrun, Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[13] She subsequently became a wreck.[40]
President Harbitz  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Mersey.[15]
Rabotnick  Russia The steamship was driven ashore at Visby, Gotland. She was on a voyage from Ventspils, Courland Governorate to Kiel, Germany.[24]
San Martin Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Flores Island, Azores.[15]
Sara  Norway The derelict barque was towed in to Geestemünde, Germany in a sinking conditiohn.[45]
Snefrid  Norway The barque was wrecked at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Superior  Sweden The barque was wrecked in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Union  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ballynass, County Londonderry.[13] She was refloated on 16 September,[50] but was driven ashore again.[19]
Venetia  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at sea before 21 September. The fire was extinguished.[40]
Vertumnus  United States The steamship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[50]
West  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17]
West Stanley  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Middelgrund. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth to Rostock, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17]
William Branfoot  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Maasvlakte, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with assistance.[10]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland.[50]

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