List of shipwrecks in October 1884
The list of shipwrecks in October 1884 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1884 .
1 October
2 October
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1884
Ship
State
Description
Vice Reine
Canada
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Calcutta , India to New York , United States. No further trace, reported overdue.[ 3]
4 October
5 October
6 October
7 October
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1884
Ship
State
Description
Speedwell
United Kingdom
The steam cutter ran aground on the Cross Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat.[ 7]
9 October
10 October
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1884
Ship
State
Description
Annie
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Louth and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Drogheda , County Louth.[ 11]
Black Hawk
United Kingdom
The ship broke from her moorings at Bangor, County Down . She drove against the pier and sprang a leak.[ 11]
Bonnie Dunkeld
United Kingdom
The ship departed from South Shields , County Durham for Teignmouth , Devon . No further trace, reported missing.[ 12]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Doom Bar . Her crew were taken off by the lifeboat Arab ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Eliza was on a vpoyage from Porthcawl , Glamorgan to Penzance , Cornwall .[ 13]
Ettrickdale
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands for Glasgow , Renfrewshire . No further trace, reported overdue.[ 14]
Gypsy
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Llandudno , Caernarfonshire .[ 11]
Just
United Kingdom
The ship broke from her moorings at Bangor, County Down. She drove against the pier and sprang a leak.[ 11]
Port
United Kingdom
The ship broke from her moorings at Bangor, County Down. She drove against the pier and sprang a leak.[ 11]
Samarang
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground near Saltburn-by-the-Sea , County Durham. Her twenty crew were rescued by the Redcar and Saltburn Lifeboats .[ 15] She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Canada to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 11]
11 October
13 October
14 October
17 October
18 October
19 October
21 October
23 October
List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1884
Ship
State
Description
Allende
United Kingdom
The steamship struck rocks off Penmarc'h , Finistère , France and was holed. She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Cardiff , Glamorgan . She put in to Brest , Finistère waterlogged at the bow.[ 26]
Christine
Germany
The ship departed from Hartlepool , County Durham , united Kingdom for Wilhelmshaven . No further trace, reported missing.[ 27]
Lightning
United Kingdom
The steamship departed from the River Tyne for Drontheim , Norway. No further trace, reported missing.[ 28]
24 October
25 October
26 October
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1884
Ship
State
Description
Amaranth
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the steamship St Jacques ( France and sank off Dungeness , Kent with the loss of four of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Favourite ( United Kingdom ).[ 32] [ 30]
Danubian
United Kingdom
The steamship struck rocks at "Nakaria Island" and foundered. Her 22 crew were rescued by Mount' s Bay ( United Kingdom ). Danubian was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Leith , Lothian .[ 33]
Hillsborough
Canada
The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked on Sully Island , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Lydney , Gloucestershire to Barnstaple , Devon , United Kingdom.[ 29]
Lady Josyan
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Hero ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Hero .[ 29]
Lizzie Jane
United Kingdom
The smack was wrecked on Papa Westray , Orkney Islands .[ 30]
Marianne
Norway
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Anstruther , Fife , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to Alloa , Clackmannanshire , United Kingdom.[ 29] She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Anstruther , Fife. She was condemned and scuttled as a breakwater.[ 34]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The ketch became a wreck after going ashore near Padstow , Cornwall during a gale.[ 32] Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Bristol , Gloucestershire.[ 29]
Perle
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunbar , Lothian. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Alloa , Clackmannanshire , United Kingdom.[ 29]
Tarleton Lass
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore on Walney Island , Lancashire .[ 30]
27 October
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1884
Ship
State
Description
Blue Bell
United Kingdom
The yacht was driven ashore at Largs , Ayrshire . All on board were rescued.[ 35]
Chang Chow
China
The ship was driven ashore at "Sandy Cape". Seven people were reported missing. She was on a voyageb from China to Newcastle, New South Wales .[ 36]
Mary Saunders
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gourock , Renfrewshire . Her crew were rescued but her captain refused to abandon ship.[ 35]
Peri
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Abergele , Denbighshire .[ 29]
Petrel
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire for Ipswich , Suffolk . No further trace, reported overdue.[ 14]
Theonore
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at Helensburgh , Dunbartonshire , United Kingdom . She was refloated.[ 35]
Two unnamed vessels
United Kingdom
Two lighters were driven ashore at Port Glasgow , Renfrewshire in heavy gales.[ 35]
28 October
List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1884
Ship
State
Description
Avebury
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Rosemodress, near Lamorna , Cornwall . Her crew survived.[ 37] She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 35] She broke in two on 5 November.[ 38]
Blackwall
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , Canada to Fleetwood , Lancashire . She was refloated with assistance from the tug Fylde ( United Kingdom ), which towed her in to Fleetwood in a waterlogged condition.[ 21]
Maartje
Netherlands
The lugger capsized in the North Sea with the loss of thirteen of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued the next day by the smack General Wolseley ( United Kingdom ).[ 39]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Girvan , Ayrshire . Her crew were rescued by the Girvan Lifeboat but her captain refused to abandon ship. She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Galveston, Texas , United States.[ 21]
SMS Undine
Imperial German Navy
The training ship , a brig , was wrecked on the Agger Tange , Denmark during a storm with the loss of one life.[ 40] [ 41] [ 35]
William Hope
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 35]
Fraserburgh Lifeboat
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The lifeboat capsized at Fraserburgh whilst going to the assistance of a fishing vessel . Her crew were rescued.[ 35]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
A schooner foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Flamborough Head , Yorkshire , United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[ 35]
29 October
31 October
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1884
Ship
State
Description
Adlet
Germany
The schooner ran aground at Memel .[ 21]
Alliance
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Grimsby , Lincolnshire . She was later refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[ 7]
Angela
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat, off the coast of Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Turku , Grand Duchy of Finland .[ 29]
Ann
Isle of Man
The fishing lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Erin . Her crew were rescued.[ 20]
Atlantis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pointe-à-Pitre , Guadeloupe . She was refloated.[ 29]
Auguste
Germany
The schooner was driven ashore on Öland , Sweden.[ 24]
Austria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Ailsa Craig . She floated off on 18 October and sank.[ 24]
Baltic
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Aldeburgh , Suffolk .[ 31]
Benayo
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at IJmuiden , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Galaţi , Romania to Amsterdam , North Holland.[ 26] She was refloated.[ 31]
Bickley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Coll , Inner Hebrides .[ 44]
Bonnington
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Torres Strait . She was refloated and taken in to Bombay , India .[ 25]
Bresloir
France
The steamship collided with the steamship Chateau Yquen ( France ) and sank at Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 26]
Buster
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Parrsboro , Nova Scotia , Canada to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[ 24]
Carn Brea
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Wilmington, North Carolina .[ 26]
Clara
United Kingdom
The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Brighouse ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Liverpool. Her crew were rescued.[ 11]
Concordia
Germany
The brigantine was driven ashore at Lemvig , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Arendal , Norway to Elsfleth .[ 21]
Cyprus
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at "Forefors", Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Oskarshamn .[ 24]
Despatch
United Kingdom
The fishing lugger was run into by a steamship and sank with the loss of all hands, ten or twelve lives.[ 45]
Dora
Flag unknown
The brig foundered in the Gulf of California with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California , United States to San Blas, Mexico.[ 24]
Duke of Devonshire
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Geelong , Victoria . She was later refloated.[ 31]
Easington
United Kingdom
The steamship was destroyed by fire at Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 2]
Enigheden
Sweden
The "frigate " collided with the steamship Drewton ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Hveen . Her crew were rescued. Enigheden was on a voyage from Ystad to Strömstad .[ 26]
Elsie Ker
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground and sank off Trapani , Sicily , Italy with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Brindisi , Italy.[ 17]
Fenstanton
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Thursday Island , Queensland . Her crew were rescued. She subsequently broke up.[ 21]
Formosa
Austria-Hungary
The barque was driven ashore at Stefano Point, Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Batoum , Russia to Genoa , Italy.[ 25]
Gracieuse
France
The ship was wrecked near Allonby , Cumberland , United Kingdom .[ 21]
Hebe
Sweden
The schooner collided with the steamship Öresund ( Sweden ) and was severely damaged. Hebe was on a voyage from "Wenersburg" to Aarhus , Denmark. She was towed in to Copenhagen , Denmark in a waterlogged condition by Öresund .[ 25]
Helen Burns
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 33]
Ida Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Whydah , Dahomey .[ 5]
Lincoln
Norway
The schooner ran aground at Memel.[ 21]
Little Beck
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Maas with the loss of fourteen of the twenty people on board. She was on a voyage from the Danube to Rotterdam , South Holland .[ 46] [ 30]
Madgus
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered 150 nautical miles (280 km) northwards of Sydney , New South Wales . All on board were rescued. She was on her maiden voyage, from Sunderland, County Durham to Sydney.[ 9]
Mabel
United States
The whaler was discovered abandoned in the Pacific Ocean by the whaler Eliza ( United States , which put four of her crew aboard with the intention of taking her into a port.[ 42]
Maria
Germany
The Galiot was driven ashore on Sylt .[ 21]
Mermaid
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Guernsey , Channel Isles to London. She was refloated and put in to Dover , Kent in a severely leaky condition.[ 7]
Mirford and Trubey
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked off the coast of Essex .[ 47]
Moorhen
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground off Cape Sardinia, Spain and was damaged.[ 21]
Nordstern
Netherlands
The schooner was driven ashore at Neufahrwasser , Germany . She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Rotterdam , South Holland .[ 24]
Nummer Funf
Germany
The barque ran aground at Memel.[ 21]
Regian
Flag unknown
The steamship was driven ashore at "Rasse Dowe", Egypt . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Suez , Egypt.[ 24]
Reginald
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Swash, off the coast of Somerset . She was later refloated and taken in to Bristol.[ 8]
Relative
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Platter Rocks. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork . She was refloated and put in to Holyhead , Anglesey in a leaky condition.[ 5]
Robert
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore 2+ 1 ⁄4 nautical miles (4.2 km) south of the Cairnryan Lighthouse , Wigtownshire . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Holyhead , Anglesey to Sligo .[ 29]
Robert Preston
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Drumore , Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to the Strangford Lough .[ 21]
Roseville
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde . She was refloated on 25 October but had to be beached due to a defective pump.[ 29]
Selah Chamberlain
United States
The steamship was driven against the quayside at Port Arthur, Ontario , Canada .
Sheldon
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn , Sweden to Grimsby.[ 7]
Siri
Sweden
The derelict barque was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Ystad .[ 24]
Soumanoura
Japan
The barque collided with the steamship Yamashiro ( Japan and sank at Yokohama .[ 25]
Swift
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire at Sharpness , Gloucestershire and was beached. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Sharpness. The fire was extinguished.[ 7]
Tine
Netherlands
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Honfleur , Manche to Riga.[ 24]
Trial
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Long Rock, off the coast of County Down . She was refloated and taken in to Donaghadee , County Down.[ 26]
Ville de Para
France
The steamship struck a sunken rock off Point Gands, Gran Canaria , Canary Islands and foundered with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Montevideo , Uruguay.[ 17]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The dandy was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex . She was on a voyage from Rye to Goole , Yorkshire .[ 20]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
A steamship was driven ashore at Cape Carvoeiro, Portugal. Her crew survived.[ 48]
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