List of shipwrecks in October 1889

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

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1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1889
Ship State Description
Coquette  United Kingdom The cutter yacht sank in Gourock Bay.[1]
Orwell  United Kingdom The steamship collided with another vessel and sank in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent. She was refloated on 6 October and beached at Northfleet, Kent.[2]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship sank off Llanlliana Head, Anglesey, United Kingdom.[1]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1889
Ship State Description
Carlisle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Tromsø, Norway. She was on a voyage from Tromsø to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[3]
Geographique, and
Minnie Swift 		Canada Canada The steamship Geographique collided with Minnie Swift 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Saint Pierre Island. Minnie Swift sank with the loss of fifteen lives. Twenty-one people were rescued by the barque Petit Codiac (Canada Canada). Geographique later sank with the loss of more than five lives. About 35 survivors took to three boats; sixteen people in one of the boats were rescued by the schooner Sister Belle (Canada Canada.[4][5][6]
Zulette  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Minnie Swift (Canada Canada). Zulette was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Sunderland, County Durham.[6]
Unnamed Canada Canada The schooner capsized at Port Burwell, Ontario with the loss of eight of her eleven crew.[5]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1889
Ship State Description
Corona  United States The steamboat was destroyed by a boiler explosion in the Mississippi River near Port Hudson, Louisiana with the loss of 35 lives. Forty-five people were rescued by the steamboat City of St. Louis ( United States).[7][8]
Denmark  United Kingdom The dumb barge was run into by the tug Moselle ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Southwark, London.[2]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The barge exploded, caught fire and sank in the River Tyne at Jarrow, Northumberland with the loss of one of the three people on board.[9]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1889
Ship State Description
John Crouch  United Kingdom The ship collided with a steamship and sank off Skelmorlie, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[10]
27 unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were wrecked on Carmen Island, Mexico in a hurricane with much loss of life.[11]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1889
Ship State Description
Eagle  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Licata, Sicily, Italy.[2]
Earl Percy  United Kingdom The tug sank in the North Sea.[2]
St. George  Norway The barque was wrecked near Peel, Isle of Man. Twenty-three people were rescued by the Peel Lifeboat John Mann ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). St. George was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Montevideo, Uruguay.[12][6]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1889
Ship State Description
HMS Enterprise  Royal Navy The Camelion-class sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberffraw, Anglesey. She was being towed from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13]
Golconda  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Ismaila, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from London to Colombo, Ceylon.[12]
Harold  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and put in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[12]
Heros  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hare Island, County Galway, United Kingdom.[12]
Unnamed  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the Holyhead and Rhoscolyn Lifeboats.[13]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1889
Ship State Description
Irene  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballybunion, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Clarecastle, County Clare.[12]
Jessie M'Clew  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Tarbert, Argyllshire.[12] She was refloated on 22 November and taken in to Limerick.[14]
Lottem  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the paddle trawler Alpha ( United Kingdom) 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the Spurn Lightship ( Trinity House) and was severely damaged. Lottem was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[12]
Lydington  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Eu, Seine-Inférieure, France.[12]
Lymphea  Norway The brig sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[6]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Belfast, County Antrim.[6]
Zuleika  United Kingdom The barque was lost in Dingle Bay with the loss of all hands.[12]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1889
Ship State Description
Belt  United Kingdom The schooner was driven into the breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey and capsized. Her crew survived.[6]
HMS Icarus  Royal Navy The Mariner-class gunvessel ran aground in Plumper Sound. She was on a voyage from New Westminster to Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.[15] She had been refloated by 10 October and taken in to Esquimalt.[16]
Leonora  Germany The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned with the loss of three of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Leer.[17]
Primus  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the mouth of the River Dee with the loss of all handa.[18]
Reliance  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off St. Dogmaels, Cardiganshire with the loss of one of her four crew.[6]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1889
Ship State Description
Ellesmere  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Conway, Caernarfonshire.[17]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1889
Ship State Description
Cairngorm  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Tybee Knoll, off the coast of Georgia, United States.[19]
Venice  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Tybee Knoll.[19]
Volga  France The steamship ran aground at the entrance to Lake Timsah. She was refloated.[19]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1889
Ship State Description
America  Spain The barque was driven ashore at Cape Santa Pola.[19]
Coptic  United Kingdom The mail steamer struck a rock on Mai Island [pt] off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after sailing from there for Plymouth, Devon. She floated off, but forward compartments were flooded and she returned to port for repairs, resuming her voyage from Rio de Janeiro on 30 October.[20][21][22][23]
Grimsel  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Inchkeith, Fife.[19] Her passengers were taken off.[18]
State of Nebraska  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Norwegian ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore in the Clyde. She was refloated and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire for repairs.[18]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1889
Ship State Description
Crest  United Kingdom The steamship put in to Castro Urdiales, Spain and sank. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium.[19] She was refloated on 24 November but sank again.[14]
Telegraf  Norway The brig struck a sunken wreck and sprang a leak. She was towed in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[19]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1889
Ship State Description
Craiglie  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from the River Tees to Algoa Bay.[24] She was later refloated.[25]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1889
Ship State Description
Acaster  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Swansea, Glamorgan.[26]
Thesis  United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a reef at the south end of the Sound of Mull between the Isle of Mull and Inninmore Point and sank four hours later. Her eleven crew abandoned ship safely.

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1889
Ship State Description
Hercules  Germany The steamship collided with the steamship Deronda ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Berlengas, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Bellerophon ( United Kingdom).[25][27]
Harkaway  United Kingdom The tug was run into by the steamship Neptune ( Germany) and was beached.[25]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1889
Ship State Description
Imbro  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[25]
Marcobrunner  Germany The steamship ran aground on the Shabaly Reef, in the Red Sea, and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by HMS Plover ( Royal Navy). Marcobrunner was on a voyage from Bremen to Calcutta, India.[27]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1889
Ship State Description
Starling  United Kingdom The ketch collided with the steamship Stelling ( United Kingdom) and sank off Orfordness, Suffolk with the loss of two of her three crew. Starling was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Gravesend, Kent.[27]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1889
Ship State Description
Carl D. Lathrop  United States The schooner sprang a leak and capsized 10 miles (16 km) south southwest of the Cape St. George Lighthouse, Florida.[28]
Titan  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated.[29]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1889
Ship State Description
Hirondelle  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore at Killala, County Mayo. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Killala in a leaky condition.[30]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1889
Ship State Description
Cintra  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. The fire was extinguished She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to the River Mersey.[30]
Hispania  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and put in to Trieste.[30]
Perseverance  United States The schooner was wrecked on the "Londoner".[31]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1889
Ship State Description
Charlotte  United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Stahleck ( Germany) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, London.[30]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1889
Ship State Description
Gladys, and
Lead On 		 United Kingdom The pilot boats collided off the Bull Point Lighthouse, Devon. Both vessels sank. Their crews were rescued by the barque Camoulso ( Norway).[32][33]
Mabel  United Kingdom The ship collided with Briton and sank at Widnes, Cheshire.[34]
Mary Ann Jane  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Llewellyn ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Belfast Lough. She was refloated in mid-November and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[35]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1889
Ship State Description
Dartmouth, and
Othello 		 United Kingdom The barges were run into by the steam cutter Albatross ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent.[36]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1889
Ship State Description
James  United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Winsloe ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, London with the loss of a crew member.[32]
Maastroom  Netherlands The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Coalhouse Point, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London.[32]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Bray, County Wicklow.[36] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[32]
Winsloe  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames near Northfleet, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London.[36] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1889
Ship State Description
Mary L. Varney  United States The schooner was wrecked on the "Salvages".[31]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The launch sank at Gravesend, Kent.[32]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1889
Ship State Description
Clio  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Gloucester.[37]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1889
Ship State Description
Alcedo  Spain The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne. Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bilbao. She was refloated with assistance from the Aldeburgh Lifeboat and the tug Harwich ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[38]
Cheseborough  United States
The wreck of Cheseborough
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Shariki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, during a typhoon with the loss of nineteen of her 23 crew.
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Madeline ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Mucking Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of a crew member.[39][40]
Ticino  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon.[39]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1889
Ship State Description
Batavia  United Kingdom The barge broke in two in the English Channel. Her five crew survived. She was being towed from Antwerp, Belgium to Portishead, Somerset by the tug White Rose ( United Kingdom).[41]
Catharina  Norway The barque was driven ashore in St. Aubins Bay. She was refloated and taken in to Saint Aubin, Jersey, Channel Islands in a leaky condition.[38]
Poseidon  Norway The barque was wrecked at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony.[38] Her crew were rescued.[42]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1889
Ship State Description
Achilles  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assisance from the tug Harwich ( United Kingdom and two lifeboats, one of which was Duke of Northumberland ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution), and towed in to Harwich, Essex.[43]
Adelfi Eustathion  Greece The barque collided with a steamship off Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She put in to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for repairs.[26]
Alert  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Pwllwaylod, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Gloucester.[12]
Alice Otto  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Meloria Bank, off Livorno, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Livorno.[36]
Alivia A. Carrigon Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Juan Bautista.[1]
Alliance  United Kingdom The steamship arrived at Kingstown, County Dublin in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Kingstown.[39]
Arethusa  United Kingdom The barque was lost at sea. Thirteen of her crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Valparaíso, Chile.[41]
Astronomer  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[30] She was refloated on 26 October with the assistance of six tugs.[36]
Aurore  France The schooner was driven ashore at Woolscombe, Devon with the loss of one of her five crew. She subsequently became a wreck.[25][27]
Baltimore  United States The steamship was driven ashore at Baltimore, Maryland. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[36]
Brocklesby  United Kingdom The brig was run into by the steamship Durham ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at North Woolwich, London.[25]
Buena Ventura  Spain The steamship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rhône. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Cette, Hérault, France.[12]
Canopus  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at "St. Valier", Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1][5] She was later refloated and put back to Quebec City for repairs.[30]
Carlton  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Savannah to Liverpool. The fire was extinguished.[26]
Cherbourg  France The barque was driven ashore at Arholma, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm in a leaky condition.[19]
Cherokee  United States The steamship arrived at New York on fire.[17]
Cheseborough  United States The steamship was driven ashore at Hakodate, Japan. She was on a voyage from Hakodate to New York.[30]
City of New York  United States The steamship ran aground at Sandy Hook, New Jersey before 10 October.[44]
Cleopatra, and
Crystal Wave 		 United States The steamships collided. Both vessels sank.[39]
Condor  Germany The steamship was driven shore at Ossby, Öland, Sweden.[12]
Corbillo  Italy The brig sank at Batoum, Russia.[37]
Crœsus Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at Skellefteå, Sweden. She was later refloated and taken in to "Bjurobay", Sweden.[12]
Dunelm  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Harwich ( United Kingdom).[43]
Elizabeth  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore on Anholt.[39] She was later refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a severely damaged condition.[45]
Esk  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Kronborg Point, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[32] She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[37]
Esperanza  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at "Dracko", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Oulu, Grand Duchy of Finland to Hartlepool, County Durham.[12]
Evelyn  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia.[30]
Express  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberffraw, Anglesey.[12] Her crew were rescued by the tug Liverpool ( United Kingdom).[6]
Fanny Scholfield, and
Fez Rehman 		Flags unknown The ships collided at the Sandheads, India. Both vessels were severely damaged.[32]
Giuseppe Anna  Italy The barque was driven ashore near Diamond Island, Burma. She was a total loss.[32]
Glenrath  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kongedlyset, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[37]
Guido Rosa  Italy The barque was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Colón, Columbia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[36]
Hebe, and
Horneburg 		 Norway
 United Kingdom 		The barque Hebe collided with the steamship Horneburg. Both vessels were severely damaged. Hebe was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Königsberg, Germany. She put in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark. Horneburg was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Swinemünde, Germany. She put in to Gothenburg, Sweden.[1]
Hosianna  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at North Queensferry, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. David's, Fife to Varel.[37]
Howard A. Turner  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. She was on a voyage from Hillsborough, New Brunswick to Dublin. Howard A. Turner was refloated and put in to Saint John, New Brunswick in a leaky condition. She was placed under repair.[2]
Idea  Italy The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the barque Eulalia ( Sweden). Idea was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[37]
Itunel  United Kingdom The barque sank in the Kenmare River. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Johannes  Greece The barque was wrecked at Batoum. Her crew were rescued.[37]
John Morrison  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Rotterdam, South Holland.[1] She was later refloated.[2]
Josephine  Norway The brig ran aground at Hillion, Côtes-du-Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Légué.[32]
Kate  United Kingdom The derelict schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire.[25]
Kate Foster  United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 19 October. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ettrick ( United Kingdom). Kate Foster was on a voyage from Advocate Harbour, Newfoundland Colony to New York.[46]
Lady Blessington  Norway The barque was severely damaged by fire at Cardiff.[39]
Larissa  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. Her eight crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat.[43]
Llandaff  United Kingdom The collier was wrecked at Land's End, Cornwall. She was repaired and returned to service.[47]
Malta  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Botallack Head, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. All on board survived.
Martin  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Carr Rock.[39]
Mauritania  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Sabinal Point, Spain.[39]
Mayflower  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore north of Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a Baltic Port. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør for repairs.[19]
Mertola  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Pará, Brazil. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Pará.[1]
Metsola  Norway The barque was wrecked at Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland, United Kingdom to Quebec City.[48][17]
Mjoesen  Norway The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Drammen, Norway to London. She was subsequently towed in to IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by Hispania (Flag unknown).[1]
Monte Rosa  Germany The steamship ran aground at Maassluis. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Rotterdam.[1] She was later refloated.[2]
Mount Pleasant  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven onto the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool.[12]
Newbattle  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Walsoarne", in the Gulf of Bothnia.[25]
North Sea Queen  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a rock at Bruckless, County Donegal. She was refloated with the assistance of four smacks but consequently sank.[38]
Notre Dame d'Esperance  France The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Albert Reimann ( Germany). Notre Dame d'Esperance was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[12]
Olga  Norway The brig collided with the steamship Coln ( Germany). She was also driven ashore. Olga was on a voyage from Liverpool to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. She put in to Helsingør.[25]
Otus  Norway The barque ran aground near Buenos Aires. She was on a voyage from Brunswick, Georgia, United States to Rosario, Argentina.[25]
Phœnix  Norway The barque was wrecked off Alvarado. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Tuspan River, Mexico.[48]
Pleione  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bangor, County Down.[12]
Princess  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Galveston, Texas, United States.[36]
Shakespeare  Germany The barque was towed in to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires.[2]
Shannon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Formby Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by a gig. She was on a voyage from Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire to Preston, Lancashire.[39]
Sindoro  Norway The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Buenos Aires.[39]
Spiridon Vagliano  Greece The steamship was driven ashore in Sarisiglar Bay, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[24] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[26]
Spotless  United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 31 October.[35]
Star of Tay  United Kingdom The paddle trawler was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[39]
St. Catherine  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Whiddy Island, County Cork and was severely damaged.[10]
Stella  Norway The barque ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate.[2]
Taroba  Queensland The steamship struck a rock at Mackay and was beached. She had been refloated by 14 October.[49]
Terpsichore  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Mille-Vaches, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City.[48]
Tredegar  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube.[3] She was refloated and taken in to Sulina, Romania.[2]
Trinacria  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The fire was extinguished.[36]
Tuscany  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Seine at Bapeaume, Seine-Inférieure, France.[3]
Tvendre Brodres Minde  Norway The ship was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently towed in to Soggendal.[10]
Unionist  United Kingdom The steamship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. The fire was extinguished after burning for a week and she completed her voyage.[6]
Ursula  Germany The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bassein, Burma to Bremen.[38]
Venus  United Kingdom The tug was run into by the steamship Clutha at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and was severely damaged.[3]
West  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Poole Bay.[25]
William  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Saltfleet Haven, Lincolnshire.[2]
William C. Mitchell  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[2]
Willie M'Laren  New Zealand The ship struck a rock and foundered off Wellington.[12]
Zephyr  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew were rescued.[24]
Unnamed  Netherlands The fishing smack was run down and sunk at IJmujiden by the steamship Granton ( United Kingdom). All on board were rescued.[36]
Unnamed  Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore at Batoum. She was a total loss.[37]

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