List of shipwrecks in September 1882

The list of shipwrecks in September 1882 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1882.

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1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1882
Ship State Description
Jane and Jessie  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[1]
Snowdoun  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Fingal ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Humber at Hull, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued. Snowdoun was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hull.[1]
St. George  United Kingdom The fishing lugger sank at Argdlass, County Down. Her crew survived.[1]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1882
Ship State Description
Alexandria  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Dénia, Spain.[2]
Unnamed  Russia The ship sprang a leak and sank at Cronstadt.[2]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1882
Ship State Description
Catherine  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with Balkamah ( United Kingdom) off Start Point, Devon and was severely damaged. Catherine was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Cherbourg, Manche, France. She was towed in to Plymouth, Devon by the pilot cutter No. 4 ( United Kingdom).[3]
Dallam Tower  United Kingdom The steamship departed from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States for Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. No further trace, reported missing.[4]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1882
Ship State Description
Brighton  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her 80 passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Brighton to Eastbourne. Brighton was refloated and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea, where she was repaired.[5]
Shannon  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the River Plate.[6]
Three unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were wrecked at the mouth of the River Plate.[6]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1882
Ship State Description
Agnes  United Kingdom The sloop struck the wreck of Brothers ( United Kingdom) and sank off Piel Island, Lancashire. Agnes was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dromore, County Down.[3]
Gypsy  France The barque ran aground on the Dragør Sands, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to .[3] She was later refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[7]
Harvest Home  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Marie ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Marathon  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Bombay, India to Bremen, Germany. No further trace, reported missing.[8]
Mobile American  United States The steamboat was blown ashore in Dog Island Harbor, 1⁄2 nautical mile (930 m) from the west end of James Island, Florida.[9]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1882
Ship State Description
Elizabeth Middleton  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was beached near Whitehaven, Cumberland, where she became a wreck. She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Bowling, Dunbartonshire.[10]
Llama  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (8°52′S 32°04′W / 8.867°S 32.067°W / -8.867; -32.067). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Callao, Peru.[11]
Noorwaarts  Sweden The barque was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Piteå to Flensburg, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Kalmar in a leaky condition.[7]
St. Joseph  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Hartland Point, Devon. Her crew survived.[7]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1882
Ship State Description
Jylland  Denmark The schooner collided with the brig Mona ( Norway) and was severely damaged. Jylland was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She put in to Copenhagen for repairs.[7]
Peruvienne  Norway The barque ran aground on Lappen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure, France.[7]
Scotia  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a severe leak and was beached at Kingscross, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1882
Ship State Description
Attilo  Italy The barque ran aground and sank at Fleetwood, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[10]
Patrick Henry  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Fleetwood.[10]
HMS Phoenix  Royal Navy
HMS Phoenix
The Doterel-class sloop-of-war was wrecked on East Point Reef, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Her crew abandoned her on 14 September without loss of life.
Reine des Anges  France The fishing schooner was wrecked on the Middle Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of ten of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Hamburg ( Germany).[12]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1882
Ship State Description
Formica  Norway The barque ran aground at Huelva, Spain.[13]
Hardware  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Wansfel ( United Kingdom and sank in the Bristol Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Flat Holm, Glamorgan. Hardware was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Queenstown, County Cork.[10]
Reine Des Anges  France The fishing boat sank on the Middle Ross Sands off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her fourteen crew.[14]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1882
Ship State Description
Anniversary  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Edinburgh ( United Kingdom). Anniversary was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Demerara, British Guiana.[15]
Asia  Canada The steamship sank near Lonely Island in Georgian Bay with the loss of 123 lives. Only two passengers survived.
Unnamed Flag unknown The brigantine foundered in the Bristol Channel off Monkstone, Glamorgan.[16]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1882
Ship State Description
Yorkshire  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in "Hultaw Bay", China.[13]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1882
Ship State Description
Commodore United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The schooner sprang a leak and foundered 6 nautical miles (11 km) west south west of the Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall. All on board were rescued by the pilot cutter Leader ( United Kingdom). Commodore was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[13][17]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1882
Ship State Description
Hardware  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Wans Fell ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Wans Fell. Hardware was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Queenstown, County Cork.[18]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1882
Ship State Description
Wesleyana  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Tintagel, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[15]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1882
Ship State Description
Edam  Netherlands The steamship was run into by the steamship Lepanto ( United Kingdom) and sank off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States (41°08′N 66°59′W / 41.133°N 66.983°W / 41.133; -66.983) with the loss of two of the 75 people on board. Edam was on a voyage from New York, United States to Amsterdam, North Holland and/or Rotterdam, South Holland.[19][20][21][22]
Hringhorn  Sweden The ship struck rocks at Dingle Point. She capsized as the tide ebbed. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Uddevalla.[15]
Planet  United States The schooner was sunk in a collision off the Seguin Lightouse, Maine. Her crew were rescued.[23]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1882
Ship State Description
Antilles  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock off Tobago and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[24]
British King  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Mayapore, India.[15]
Clan Campbell  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Baie du Cap, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Cape Town, Cape Colony to Mauritius.[25][26] She broke in two in November, the stern section sank.[27]
Ganges  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Cockburn Reef, in the Torres Strait She was refloated and taken in to Cooktown, Queensland.[24][28]
Kelso  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Cyprus ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Riga, Russia.[15]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1882
Ship State Description
Achilles  United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks off Salter Island, County Waterford and was beached at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Waterford.[15]
Dunand  United Kingdom The barque ran aground off Magdalena, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[28]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1882
Ship State Description
Rose  United States The steamship ran onto an uncharted rock between Error Island (57°00′33″N 135°19′15″W / 57.0092°N 135.3208°W / 57.0092; -135.3208 (Error Island)) and Bridarlin Island, approximately 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) from Sitka, Department of Alaska. She was refloated with assistance from USS Wachusett ( United States Navy). Later repaired and returned to service.[29]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1882
Ship State Description
Anna Johanna  Germany The ship departed from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom for Libava, Courland Governorate. No further trace, reported missing.[8]
Comet  Netherlands The steamship collided with the steamship Calvilla ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Gibraltar. Her 23 crew were rescued by Calvilla. Comet was on a voyage from Bari, Italy to Amsterdam, North Holland.[30]
Robert E. Lee  United States The steamboat caught fire and sank on the Mississippi River whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Vicksburg. Twenty passengers and crew lost their lives.[31][32]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1882
Ship State Description
Cape Comorin  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Rathlin Island, County Antrim whilst on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire for Buenos Aires, Argentina. No further trace, reported missing.[33]
Ortolan Canada Canada The ship departed from Tralee, County Kerry for Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[34]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1882
Ship State Description
Achilles  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Hveen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]
Adelina  Germany The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from "Morrisonhaven", United Kingdom to Lemvig, Denmark.[7]
Clara  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Kongoni" before 22 September. She was on a voyage from the Natal Colony to Kongoni.[15]
Crosby  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off Cabo Carvoeiro, Portugal.[35]
Emma Flag unknown The ship was lost at sea. She was on a voyage from Aspinwall, United States of Colombia to a port in the Gulf of Mexico.[30]
Fermina  Spain The barque was driven ashore at Cienfuegos, Cuba.[3]
Florence  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Legerstad, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga to Southampton, Hampshire. She was later refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[2]
Huascar  Brazil The steamship exploded and sank with the loss of two of her crew.[11]
Idaho  United States The barque was driven ashore at Cienfuegos.[3]
Lobna  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Burntisland, Fife. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[16]
Nuphar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Townsends Inlet. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[28]
Orient  United States The full-rigged ship foundered off Ship Island, Mississippi in a hurricane.[12]
Patriot  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. She was refloated on 10 September and taken in to the River Tyne.[7]
Ranelagh  New South Wales The steamship was wrecked near Port Denison, Queensland before 20 September.[36]
Sorato  Spain The barque was driven ashore at Cienfuegos.[3]

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