List of shipwrecks in November 1883
The list of shipwrecks in November 1883 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1883 .
1 November
3 November
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Duguesclin
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Aberdeen for Nairn . No further trace,[ 3] reported missing.[ 4]
4 November
5 November
6 November
7 November
10 November
11 November
List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Arab
United States
The schooner capsized and sank in Lake Michigan about 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Racine, Wisconsin (42°38.70′N 087°47.49′W / 42.64500°N 87.79150°W / 42.64500; -87.79150 (Arab ) ) with the loss of one of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the tug Protection ( United States ), which was towing her from St. Joseph, Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin .[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
Ashtabula
United States
The schooner capsized and sank in Lake Michigan off Milwaukee (43°04.200′N 087°48.139′W / 43.070000°N 87.802317°W / 43.070000; -87.802317 (Ashtabula ) ). Her four crew abandoned ship in a yawl and were rescued by the tug Starke Brothers ( United States ). Ashtabula was on a voyage from Chicago, Illinois , to Escanaba, Michigan .[ 21] [ 22]
Hollandia
Netherlands
The steamship was run into by the steamship John Ormston ( United Kingdom ) in the River Thames and was beached at Blackwall, Middlesex , United Kingdom . Hollandia was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to London , United Kingdom.[ 23]
J. N. Carter
Canada
The schooner was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Kincardine, Ontario , Canada . She was refloated in Spring 1884, repaired, and returned to service.[ 24]
Paola
Italy
The brig was wrecked on the Vada Banks, in the Mediterranean Sea off Livorno with some loss of life.[ 13]
12 November
List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Arab
United States
The schooner foundered in Lake Huron with the loss of one of her nine crew.[ 18]
Etoile
France
The ship departed from Swansea , Glamorgan , United Kingdom for Cette , Hérault . No further trace, reported missinhg.[ 25]
Hattie Chester
United States
The schooner left Gloucester, Massachusetts on 7 November for the Georges Bank , probably lost in the gale on 12 November with all fourteen crew.[ 26]
Nahar
Austria-Hungary
The barque was run into by the steamship Duke of Argyll ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Crosby Channel with the loss of her pilot . Her crew were rescued by the tug Columbus ( United Kingdom ).[ 23]
Nellie
United States
The steamship was wrecked in Lake Winnipeg with the loss of several lives.[ 27]
Rutherford B. Hayes
United States
The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank, last seen the day before. Lost with all twelve crew.[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
Sultana
United States
The fishing schooner left Gloucester, Massachusetts on 19 October and vanished, probably lost on 12 November on the Georges Bank in a gale with the loss of all fourteen crew.[ 31] [ 32]
Witchcraft
United States
The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank, last seen the day before. Lost with all eleven crew.[ 31] [ 33]
Five unnamed vessels
United States
The fishing vessels capsized in Chesapeake Bay with the loss of 30 lives.[ 27]
Three unnamed vessels
United Kingdom
The coal barges were wrecked in Long Island Sound with the loss of eight lives.[ 27]
20 unnamed vessels
United States
The schooners were wrecked on the American coast. Their crews were rescued.[ 27]
13 November
14 November
List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Protection
United States
After departing St. Joseph , Michigan , on 10 November, the tug got into trouble in a severe gale on Lake Michigan while towing the schooner Arab ( United States ) to Milwaukee , Wisconsin . Protection cut Arab loose to try to save herself, and Arab sank on 11 November with the loss of one life, Protection rescuing the other eight men on board. Protection then was taken under tow by the steam barge H. C. Ackley ( United States ), but soon H. C. Ackley got into trouble and cut her loose. Protection eventually grounded 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the harbor at Saugatuck , Michigan, on 14 November with the loss of one life after dragging her anchor . The United States Life-Saving Service crew from St. Joseph and local people helped the other four members of Protection ′s crew and the eight survivors of Arab get ashore safely.[ 18] [ 19] [ 34]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The schooner was wrecked at Port Rowan , Ontario , Canada with the loss of all eight hands.[ 35]
15 November
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Galatea , andSt. Andrew' s Castle
United Kingdom
The barques collided in the Atlantic Ocean and both vessels sank. Their crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Emma C. ( Italy ). Galatea was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to the River Plate . St. Andrew' s Castle was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to the River Plate[ 36]
Grecian
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned, sinking, in mid-Atlantic, after developing a leak in heavy gales on voyage from Philadelphia , United States, to Porto , Portugal, with grain; all crew were rescued by American ship MARTHA COBB.[ 37]
16 November
17 November
18 November
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Condor
United Kingdom
The steamship struck the pier at IJmuiden , North Holland , Netherlands and sank with the loss of eighteen of her 27 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Amsterdam , North Holland.[ 38]
Dei Gratia
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Kate Covert ( United Kingdom ). Dei Gratia was on a voyage from Quebec City , Canada to Liverpool.[ 39]
Hymettus
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of South Holland , Netherlands. Some of her crew were rescued by the 's-Gravenzande Lifeboat.[ 41] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Bilbao , Spain.[ 38]
Labrador
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the West Voe of Sumburgh . Her crew were rescued.[ 42]
Yan Pan
United Kingdom
The steamship sank at Burntisland , Fife .[ 38]
Salvatore
Italy
The ship was destroyed by fire off Carboneras , Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Senegal.[ 36]
19 November
20 November
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Blaenavon
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Crown of Arragon ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Clyde . Her crew survived. Blaenavon was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 43]
Mimi P.
Austria-Hungary
The barque was wrecked near Alcúdia , Majorca , Spain with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Montevideo , Uruguay.[ 44]
Telegraf
Norway
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Laurel ( United Kingdom ). Telegraf was on a voyage from Kragerø to London , United Kingdom .[ 45] The derelict was towed into the Nieuwe Diep in a waterlogged condition on 22 November.[ 36]
21 November
22 November
23 November
24 November
List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Unnamed
Italy
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Natal, Brazil . Her crew were rescued.[ 53]
25 November
26 November
List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Marigo
Greece
The ship sank at Cette , Hérault , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thessaloniki to Cette.[ 39]
27 November
List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Judit
Netherlands
The ship was lost near Mandal , Norway with the loss of fourteen of her fifteen crew. Her captain was rescued. She was on a voyage from Loviisa , Sweden to Purmerend , North Holland .[ 39]
29 November
30 November
List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Druid
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Port Talbot , Glamorgan . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 57]
Hope
Guernsey
The ketch struck the Rundlestone , Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Guernsey.[ 58] [ 59]
Lord Marmion
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the steamship Jane Bacon ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Swansea , Glamorgan with the loss of five of her crew.[ 60] [ 61]
Mary Wiggins
Canada
The barque was driven ashore at Cap La Heve . Seine-Inférieure , France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure. She subsequently broke up.[ 62] [ 57]
Ocean Bride
United Kingdom
The ship departed from London for Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . No further trace,.[ 1] reported missing.[ 3]
Regina
Canada
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eleven of her seventeen crew. Survivors took to a raft ; they were rescued on 5 December by the barque Helen Finlayson ( United Kingdom ). Regina was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States to London.[ 63] [ 64]
Rocabey
France
The ship collided with Thomas Dana ( United States ) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 89 of the 110 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Thomas Dana . Rocabey was on a voyage from Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon to a port in Brittany .[ 49]
Sutlej
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Faro Point , Sicily , Italy . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 59]
Ville de Havre
France
The steamship ran aground at Leixões , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Lisbon , Portugal. She was refloated and taken into Oporto , where she was beached.[ 59]
Wonderful
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sutton. All seven people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Leeds , Yorkshire .[ 59]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1883
Ship
State
Description
Albert
Germany
The brig collided with the steamship and sank in the Stettiner Haff . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Stettin .[ 65]
Anna Maria
Italy
The ship was driven ashore at Charlestown, South Carolina , United States. She was refloated on 6 November with the assistance of a tug .[ 10]
Antagonist
Guernsey
The ship was wrecked on Klein Curaçao , Curaçao and Dependencies . She was on a voyage from Curaçao to a British port.[ 65]
Bethlehem
Germany
The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea . She was towed into Bolderāja , Russia .[ 9]
Carine
Norway
The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived.[ 66]
Conestoga
United States
The steamship foundered in Lake Michigan with the loss of seventeen lived.[ 67]
Eclipse
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in Lake Huron with the loss of all seven crew before 27 November. She was on a voyage from Algoma, United States to Port Sarnia , Ontario , Canada . Three bodies washed up near Wiarton, Ontario .[ 39] [ 68] [ 69]
Eleonora Madre
Italy
The barque was wrecked on the coast of the Natal Colony .[ 42]
Empress
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas , United States to Bremen , Germany . She was refloated and taken into the Nieuwe Dieo.[ 38]
Familia Causi
Italy
The barque foundered off the African coast. Her crew were rescued by the barque J. H. Love ( Denmark ). Familia Causi was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to the Bacan Islands .[ 70] [ 65]
Francis Smith
Canada
The steamship was reported missing whilst on a voyage from Collingwood to Port Arthur, Ontario . She had 100 passengers aboard.[ 27]
Garson
United Kingdom
The sailing barge ran aground on the Cross Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from London to Hull. She was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a derelict condition.[ 38]
George H. Pierson
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts for the Georges Bank on 8 November and probably sank in the gales on 12, 13, and 14 November. Lost with all twelve crew.[ 71]
Glenrosa
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by the barque Maria Falanga ( Italy ). Glenrosa was on a voyage from Cardiff to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 9]
Gorsente
Germany
The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands.[ 10]
Gustave
France
The fishing boat was wrecked off Cherbourg , Manche . Her crew were rescued by the smack Martha ( United Kingdom ).[ 72]
Helen M. Dennis
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts for the Georges Bank on 1 November and probably sank in the gales on 12, 13, and 14 November. Lost with all twelve crew.[ 73]
Helios
Germany
The barque was driven ashore in the Bay of St. George . She was on a voyage from Caraquet , New Brunswick , Canada to Glasgow , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom.[ 38]
Hittero
Norway
The barque foundered off the coast of New Brunswick with the loss of all hands.[ 68]
India
New Zealand
The barque was wrecked at Ho Rianga before 24 November.[ 74]
James Wade
United States
The schooner foundered in Lake Erie with the loss of seven lives.[ 75]
Java
France
The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas . She was on a voyage from Haiti to France.[ 39]
John McDonough
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Providence, Rhode Island for the Georges Bank and would have reached it before the gales, and probably sank in the gales on 12, 13, and 14 November. Lost with all sixteen crew.[ 76]
Lotus
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Runcorn , Cheshire to Saint John's , Newfoundland Colony .[ 9]
Margarita
Flag unknown
The ship caught fire at New York , United States.[ 65]
Mario
Italy
The barque foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by a German barque.[ 44]
Mattie B. Rulon
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 November.[ 46]
Plovmander
Norway
The barque was wrecked on Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia , Canada with the loss of eleven of her thirteen crew.[ 75]
Prosper Corne
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground at Bordeaux , Gironde , France. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Bordeaux.[ 10]
Queen
Flag unknown
The steamship was driven ashore on Naissaar , Russia. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States to Reval , Russia.[ 46]
Rob Roy
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on the Carr Rock and sank with the loss of a crew member.[ 45]
Royal Star
United Kingdom
The schooner was lost in Placentia Bay with the loss of all six crew.[ 57] [ 77]
Ruth Groves
United States
The schooner vanished after leaving Provincetown, Massachusetts on 21 October. Believed to have sunk in a gale that occurred on 12 November on the Georges Bank. Lost with all twelve hands.[ 78] [ 79]
Senegal
France
The steamship was driven ashore at Corcubión , Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 10]
Signal
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground near Martinique and was severely damaged.[ 38]
Thor
Sweden
The steamship collided with the steamship Kiew ( Denmark ) and sank near Swinemünde , Germany with the loss of a crew member. Thor was on a voyage from Bergen to Stettin , Germany.[ 45]
Tjorkenning
Norway
The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived.[ 66]
Twee Gezusters
Netherlands
The galiot was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Littlehampton , Sussex .[ 38]
Valdivia
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Old Calaba , Africa for Falmouth, Cornwall . No further trace, reported ovedue.[ 80]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The barge was wrecked in Lake Ontario with the loss of all five people on board.[ 41]
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