The list of shipwrecks in January 1890 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1890.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Claudian, and Persian Monarch | The Thames barge Claudian was run into by the steamship Persian Monarch and sank i the River Thames at Woolwich, London. Persian Monarch was beached. [1] | |
| Ocanmo | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Tripcock Point. [1] | |
| Persia | The steamship was driven ashore near Aléria, Corsica, France. Her passengers were taken off, the crew refusing to leave. She was on a voyage from Livorno to La Maddelena. [2] [1] [3] | |
| Poonah | The steamship caught fire at Barry, Glamorgan. The fire was extinguished. [1] | |
| William Davison | The steamship collided with the steamship Anglesea ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ahus | The schooner was wrecked at "Kjaragaard". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Malmö. [2] [4] | |
| Benmore | The steamship was wrecked on the Lagan Reef, off the coast of Borneo. All on board were rescued. [5] [2] | |
| Czarowitz | The brigantine was hit by the White Star Line ocean liner Britannic ( | |
| Record | The schooner was wrecked at "Varlang Jadaren". Her crew were rescued. [2] | |
| Shahjehan | The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. [2] [1] She was later refloated. [8] | |
| Snilesworth | The steamship ran aground on the Owers Shoal, in the English Channel off Selsey Bill, Sussex. [4] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Venice, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Spithead, Hampshire. [3] | |
| Venus | The steamship was driven ashore at Noordwijk, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Germany to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated. [1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ataka | The steamship ran aground on the Smethwick Sands, in Bridlington Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [9] | |
| Bouvet | The aviso ran ashore on Zanzibar. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Cossack and HMS Turquoise (both | |
| Cloncurry | The ship collided with Maple Branch and sank in Suez Bay. Her crew were rescued. [7] Cloncurry was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rangoon, Burma. [3] She was refloated on 23 March. [10] | |
| Excelsior | The steamship sprang a leak off Brest, Finistère, France and was abandoned by her eighteen crew, who were rescued by two French fishing boats. Excelsior subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [11] [12] [8] | |
| Friendship | The steamship was run into by the steamship Tanfield ( | |
| Inva | The yacht ran aground off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. All ten people on board took to a boat, but six of them were drowned when the boat made land. Inva was on a voyage from Gosport, Hampshire to the Mediterranean Sea. She was subsequently towed in to Gibraltar in a leaky condition. [13] [14] | |
| Nordcap | | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her twelve crew were rescued by the steamship Alfreda ( |
| Norge | The passenger ship ran aground in the Kristianiafjord in thick fog. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Christiania. She was refloated and sent to Gothenburg, Sweden for repairs. [16] [8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celurca | The barque ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was abandoned by her crew. she was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to south shields, County Durham. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Rainbow ( | |
| Florence | The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Montrose, Forfarshire. No further trace, reported missing. [18] | |
| Glanrheidol | The steamship ran aground in the River Orwell. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Ipswich. [19] | |
| London | The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Tom John Taylor ( | |
| Queen of the East | The barque was damaged by ice and was beached at Brunshausen, Germany. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg, Germany. [3] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Hamburg. [20] [19] | |
| Unnamed | The schooner foundered off Waterford with the loss of all hands. [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catalina | The barque was driven ashore at Montevideo, Uruguay. [19] | |
| Felix | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Harboøre, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Malmöe. [21] | |
| Harefield | The steamship ran aground in the Thames Estuary off the Mouse Lightship ( | |
| St. Christopher | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Åhus, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Germany to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Doon | The pilot boat broke from her moorings, was driven ashore and wrecked at Barry, Glamorgan. [19] | |
| Brunswick | The steamship was driven ashore at Lisbon Portugal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão, Brazil. She was refloated and put back to Lisbon. [19] | |
| Linwood | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunoon, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Moville, County Donegal to Ayr. [19] | |
| Wild Flower | The steamship ran aground off Southwold, Suffolk. [19] She was refloated and take in to Sunderland, County Durham for repairs. [22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baron Hambro | The steamship caught fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan with the loss of a life. [23] | |
| Borinqueen | The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. [24] | |
| Coronilla | The barque ran aground 7 nautical miles (13 km) west south west of the Newarp Lightship ( | |
| Dona Zoyla | The ship ran aground in the Orinoco River 6 or 7 nautical miles (11 or 13 km) from Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Ciudad Bolívar. [21] | |
| Eugenie | The schooner collided with the steamship Lubeca (Germany) and sank at Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. Eugenie was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Landskrona, Sweden. [23] | |
| George | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the barque Emile (Norway). George was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Delfzijl, Groningen. [26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andelana, Ara, and Mediator | Flag unknown | Andelana was driven from her moorings at Cape Town, Cape Colony and collided with the brig Ara. Both vessels the collided with the barque Mediator. Ara was abandoned by her crew; she was subsequently towed in to Cape Town. Mediator was severely damaged. [11] [25] |
| Annie Cowley | | The schooner was wrecked on Inchkeith, Fifeshire. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Crail, Fifeshire. [11] |
| Camerata | The steamship departed from New York, United States for Cork. No further trace, reported overdue. [27] | |
| Douglas, Deronda, Earl of Dumfries, and Wild Flower | The steamship Wild Flower caught fire at Sunderland, County Durham, setting fire to three other vessels. Douglas and Earl of Dumfries were destroyed and Deronda was severely damaged with the loss of a crew member. Wild Flower was severely damaged. The fire was extinguished with assistance from the fireboats Fire Barrow and Fire Queen. [22] | |
| Evelyn | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Benisaf, Algeria to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated. [21] | |
| J. C. Ordway | The sternwheeler was destroyed by fire at San Francisco, California. [28] | |
| Le Locquirec | The brig was wrecked off Villez Martin, Loire-Inférieure. [21] [21] | |
| Miaoulee | The lighter sank at Tulcea. [21] | |
| Otway | The fishing vessel was wrecked on Inchkeith. [29] [11] [30] | |
| Plover | The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Tancarville ( | |
| Varuna | | The brig was driven ashore at Liverpool, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to a Cuban port. [33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caldee | The steam trawler was driven ashore at Stone Point, Renfrewshire with the loss of two of her crew. [25] | |
| Godiva | The ship dragged her anchor and ran aground a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [25] She was refloated. [30] | |
| Khalif | The steamship sank at Glasgow, Renfrewshire when a shaft was dropped whilst being loaded and went through her bottom. [29] | |
| Llandaff City | The steamship collided with the steamship Vivant ( | |
| Relief | The tugboat sank at Rotherhithe, Kent. [35] | |
| Rowena | The steamship was driven ashore 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Cartagena, Colombia. She was on a voyage from Bluefields, Nicaragua to Boston, Massachusetts. [36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdare, and Ardanbhan | The steamship Aberdare collided with the steamship Ardanbhan ( | |
| Charrington | The steamship ran aground on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to the King Road. [38] | |
| Italia | The steamship ran aground off Ouessant, Finistère, France and sank. Her nineteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Lisbon. [38] | |
| James Taylor | The schooner was driven ashore at "Haddocks". She was on a voyage from London to Londonderry. [38] [39] | |
| Jane Law | The barque foundered at sea. There were at least six survivors. [40] The were rescued by the steamship Australien (France). [41] Jane Law was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hull, Yorhsire. [42] | |
| Minnie | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kimmeridge, Dorset. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Isles of Scilly to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [39] | |
| Primrose | The steamship ran aground at Villa Real, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated the next day. [43] | |
| Seal | The steamship was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ardrossan. [30] | |
| Sverre | The barque was driven ashore at Arisaig, Inverness-shire. [38] [39] | |
| Whinlatter | The barque was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to San Diego, California, United States. [38] [39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdare | The steamship (wrongly initially identified by some as "Labarrouere"), arriving with iron ore at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, collided with the steamshiip Ardanbhan ( | |
| Aghios Nicholaos | The brig was wrecked at "San Serghi". [28] | |
| Francois | | The ship capsized at Sourabaya and was a total loss. [46] |
| Joseph Banigan | | The schooner ran aground off the coast of Pará. She was on a voyage from a port in Pará to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [47] |
| Louise | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Struan (Norway). [48] [49] | |
| Mary | The schooner collided with a steamship off the Isle of Wight and was cut in two with the loss of all but one of her crew. [50] The survivor was rescued by the steamship City of Amsterdam ( | |
| Mertola | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her nine crew were rescued by the barque Frenchny ( | |
| Olinda | The steamship caught fire at Bremen, Germany. [39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardbanhan, and La Barrouère | The steamships collided at the mouth of the River Usk. La Barronère sank. Her crew survived. Ardbanhan was beached. [38] | |
| City of Worcester | The steamship struck a sunken rock and sank off New London. All on board, more than 60 people, were rescued. [54] | |
| Thames | The steamship was damaged by fire at Govan, Renfrewshire. [55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of the Isle of Man. Her three crew were rescued by the fishing trawler Stag ( | |
| Ben Hur | The schooner was wrecked on Blanche Point, Nova Scotia. Crew saved. [56] | |
| Heather Bell | The yacht capsized in Conway Bay with the loss of the sole person aboard. [57] | |
| Maid of Honour | The ship ran aground off Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight in a leaky condition. [31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Equity | The steamship was beached at Leule, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [58] | |
| Hamilton | | The fishing boat was abandoned off Ramsey. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Two Sisters (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [59] |
| Jupiter | The barque capsized at North Shields, Northumberland. [15] She was righted the next day. [58] | |
| Otter | | The fishing boat was abandoned off Ramsey. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Two Sisters (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Otter subsequently foundered. [59] |
| Sacrobosco | The steamship burned to the waterline at Baltimore, Maryland. Several lives were lost. The wreck was bought by thrRed Star Line. It was salvaged, rebuilt and returned to service as Conemaugh. [60] | |
| Sagitta | | The ship, a barque or barquentine, collided with the steamship County of Salop ( |
| Surprise | The fishing trawler was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Ramsey. Her four crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [62] [15] | |
| W. M. J. | The fishing trawler was abandoned off Ramsey. Her four crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Two Sisters (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [62] | |
| Unnamed | The fishing boat foundered off the coast of County Donegal with the loss of all nine hands. [63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eiffel Tower | The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [58] She was refloated with assistance. [64] | |
| Reaper | The schooner was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Inverness. [50] | |
| St. Kevin | The steamship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth. [58] | |
| Thalia | The steamship ran aground at Reval, Russia. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Reval. [64] [36] [65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friends | The fishing lugger capsized and sank off Howth Head, County Dublin. Her seven crew were rescued by the lugger St. Patrick ( | |
| Puritan | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire. [50] She was refloated the next day. [43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arbutus | The steamship struck the Goldstone Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and sank. All sixteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Seaham, County Durham. [67] | |
| Hampshire | The steamship caught fire at Genoa, Italy. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Genoa. [34] [43] | |
| Latona | The barque foundered 13 nautical miles (24 km) south of the Tuskar Rock. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued by the steam trawler Heron ( | |
| Maude | The yacht was driven ashore at Palermo, Sicily, Italy. [43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellarena | The steamship was driven ashore at Faro Point, Sicily, Italy. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Venice, Italy. [34] [43] She was refloated the next day. [71] | |
| Cintra | The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. She was refloated. [34] [43] | |
| Crono | The barque collided with a steamship and sank in the North Sea. All seven people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Fiume. [69] | |
| Divinia | The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Eckkernförde, Germany. [72] | |
| Enno | The schooner ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and beached at Harwich, Essex. [72] [73] | |
| Following | The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. [72] | |
| Gleaner | The schooner was wrecked on Murder Island near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Later pulled off and taken to Yarmouth, heavily damaged. Crew saved after spending two days in a hut on the island. [74] | |
| Glynn | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. [34] [43] | |
| Lege | The dredger was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. Both crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [68] | |
| J. C. Wade | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. [34] [43] She was refloated with assistance on 22 January. [33] | |
| Jenny Lind | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. [34] [43] | |
| Libertador | The steamship sank in the Magdalena River downstream of Puerto Berrío. [34] | |
| Norsa | The steamship was ran aground on the Akorale Reef, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of Ceylon and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on her maiden voyage, from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Madras, India. [43] [69] [67] | |
| Petrel | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. [34] [43] | |
| Phillis | The schooner was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Kilkeel, County Down. [72] | |
| Royal Dane | The tug sank at Leith, Lothian. [34] | |
| Venice | The steamship caught fire at Barcelona, Spain. [34] [72] The fire was extinguished. [69] | |
| William Porter | The ketch was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to London. [72] | |
| Williams | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. [34] [43] | |
| Unnamed | The fishing boat sank in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent. Her crew were rescued. [34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | The smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cobh, County Cork. [75] | |
| Enterprise | The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at Burtonport, County Donegal. [76] [69] She was refloated on 7 February and towed in to Rutland Island, County Donegal. [77] | |
| Hirondelle | The steam yacht was driven ashore at Toward Point, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [76] She was refloated in early February and taken in to Greenock. [78] | |
| John Rapp | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued by the brig Ohio (United States). John Rapp was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [28] | |
| Katie Robbins | The steamboat collided with a barge and sank near Vicksburg, Mississippi with the loss of four lives. [79] | |
| HMS Malabar, and Eurymanthe | The Euphrates-class troopship HMS Malabar collided with the steamship Eurymanthe off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. Both vessels were damaged. The put in to Cádiz, Spain. [34] [80] | |
| Norde | The ship collided with the steamship Tara ( | |
| Ophelia | The ship caught fire at Chittagong, India. [71] The fire was extinguished on 3 February. [36] | |
| Penthesilea | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Appledore, Devon. Her 31 crew were rescued by the Braunton Lifeboat Robert and Catherine (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Penthesilea was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Mauritius. [81] [80] She was refloated on 18 February. [82] | |
| Appledore Lifeboat | | The lifeboat was driven ashore at Appledore. Her crew were rescued. [81] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aramis | The brig foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure to Guadeloupe. [83] | |
| Balmore | The barque ran aground off Mocha Island, Chile and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Talcahuano, Chile. [28] [33] [84] She subsequently became a wreck. [85] | |
| Cape Clear | The steamship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Rosario, Argentina. Presumed subsequently foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. Wreckage from the ship was discovered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Hartland Point, Devon on 4 February. [86] [18] | |
| Carl Albert | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Helsingborg. [71] | |
| Centennial | The steamship sank in the Patterson River. [87] | |
| Commodore | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Greenwich, London. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. [71] | |
| Fanny | The barque ran aground near the "Grisebo Lighthouse". [83] | |
| Glenrose | The ship was driven ashore at Port MacDonnell, South Australia. [71] She subsequently became a wreck. [85] | |
| Hesper | The steamship departed from Barry, Glamorgan for Genoa, Italy. No further trace, reported missing. [88] | |
| Poonah | The steamship ran aground at Tripoli, Libya. She was refloated. [76] | |
| Strauss | The steamship ran aground at Bremerhaven. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aberfeldy | The ship was run into by the steamship Daventry ( | |
| Ballister | The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to the Rio Grande do Sul. She was refloated and found to be leaky. [89] | |
| Battle Isle | The steamship was driven ashore on Gigha, Argyllshire. | |
| Heedful | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Badcoll". She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. [90] | |
| Plantina | The ship ran aground at Santander, Spain. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Santander. [33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dispatch | Whilst towing a barge, steamboat dragged her anchor during a storm and was wrecked on the east shore of Seymour Canal on the coast of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) northwest of the mouth of the canal. Her crew of three survived. [91] | |
| Dora Ewing | The steamship collided with the steamship Britannia ( | |
| Genoa, and Pregel | The steamships collided at Hamburg and were both damaged. [83] | |
| Giang Ann | The steamship was driven ashore in the Thousand Islands, Netherlands East Indies. [33] She was refloated on 25 January and taken in to Singapore. [92] | |
| Gulf of Aden | The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished. [33] | |
| Henry Brand, and Lord Derby | The steamships collided off Cardiff, Glamorgan and both vessels sank. Henry Brand was refloated on 24 January. Lord Derby was on a voyage from Bensisaf, Algeria to Cardiff. She was refloated on 23 January. [93] [94] [83] | |
| Lake Huron | The steamship struck the quayside at Liverpool and was damaged. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool. [33] | |
| Nan | The barge sank at Custom House, Newham, London. [33] | |
| Olive | The barque ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Howland Island to Hamburg. [83] She was refloated on 23 January and taken in to Hamburg. [92] | |
| Portland | The lighter was driven ashore at Kimmeridge, Dorset. [83] | |
| Salvatore | The brig was wrecked at "Torre de Sale". She was on a voyage from Marsala, Sicily to Livorno. [28] | |
| San Antonio | The barque ran aground at Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Wilmington. [33] | |
| Walter Scott | The steamship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland. She was refloated. [33] | |
| Unnamed | | The hulk was run into by the steamship Tarifa (Spain) at Gibraltar and damaged. [33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | The barque was run into by the full-rigged ship Cambrian Duchess ( | |
| Isabel | The sternwheeler sank in the Willamette River near San Francisco, California. [97] | |
| John M'Leod | The ship was driven ashore at Yokohama, Empire of Japan. She was on a voyage from Yokohama to Iloilo, Spanish East Indies. [98] [83] | |
| Manhattan | The steamship ran aground nar Haulbowline, County Cork. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. [83] | |
| St. Michael | The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Skerries, County Dublin. [99] [98] | |
| Strathblane | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of Cape Recife, Cape Colony. [28] [98] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 33°44′N51°00′W / 33.733°N 51.000°W ), witnessed by the steamship Brampton ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | The barge, under the tow of the steamship Harold (United States) lost her tow line in high wind and heavy seas causing her to fill and sink in Long Island Sound. Her captain drowned. [100] | |
| Amstelstroom | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, London, United Kingdom. [101] | |
| Carl and Louise | The brigantine was wrecked on the Gullane Rocks, off the coast of Lothian. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aruba Curaçao and Dependencies to Leith, Lothian. [101] [102] | |
| Carpanan | The barque was driven ashore near Lingan, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to St. John's, Newfoundland Colony. [36] | |
| Clutha | The ship ran aground at Burry Port, Carmarthenshire. She was refloated. [92] | |
| Eliezer | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Glendochart ( | |
| Kandy | The schooner was wrecked at Tarbert, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Campbeltown, Argyllshire. [102] | |
| Lusie Eiland | The fishing smack collided with the barque Thorgny (Sweden) and sank. Her crew were rescued. [92] | |
| Swift | The brig was damaged by fire at Gravesend, Kent. [92] | |
| True Briton | The steamship collided with the steamship Hochfeld (Germany) at Bilbao, Spain and sank. [105] [96] | |
| Val de Saire | The ship was driven ashore on the Île de Ré, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [53] | |
| Unnamed | The lighter sank at Buenos Aires. [92] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Express | The steamship ran aground at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was refloated. [102] | |
| G. C. Kelly | The schooner ran aground on the Soldier's Ledges, off Pease Island, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. She floated off and consequently sank with the loss of three of the eight people on board. Survivors were rescued the next day by the schooner Louise ( | |
| Irex | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Scratchel Bay, Isle of Wight with the loss of eight of the 32 people on board. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [108] [109] | |
| Islay | The steamship collided with the steamship Strathspey ( | |
| Jehu | The schooner was driven ashore on Inchkeith, Fifeshire. Her crew were rescued the next day by a tug. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Saint-Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. [96] [111] | |
| Nile | The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Invergordon, Ross-shire to Hartlepool, County Durham. | |
| Rondo | The ship ran aground in Oban Bay. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine, United States to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and towed in to Greenock in a severely leaky condition. [101] | |
| Sarah Mills | The lighter was wrecked off Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all four crew. She was being towed from Bo'ness, Lothian to Aberdeen by the tug Fairweather ( | |
| Thorne | The barque was abandoned off Douglas, Isle of Man. All eighteen people on board reached shore in one of the ship's lifeboats. [112] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Adelaide, South Australia. [105] Thorne was subsequently driven into the rocks off Onchan Head, Isle of Man and wrecked. [113] [48] | |
| Unnamed | The schooner was driven onto the Dulas Rocks, off the coast of Anglesey. She was refloated. [108] | |
| Unnamed | The Fifie was wrecked at Nairn. Her four crew survived. [109] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlowe | | The barque ran aground off The Mumbles, Glamorgan and was abandoned by her eleven crew. They were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat Wolverhampton ( |
| Athlete | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Fanny ( | |
| Cambrian Duchess | The full-rigged ship collided with the quayside at Cardiff and was severely damaged. [96] | |
| Emma | The steamship departed from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom for Tönning. No further trace, reported missing. [47] | |
| Harmonie | The barque was driven ashore on Coll, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to a Norwegian port. [52] [28] | |
| Loch Moidart | The ship was driven ashore at Callantsoog, North Holland, Netherlands while approaching the port of Hamburg, Germany. Only two of her 32 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Peru and Pisagua, Chile to Hamburg, Germany. [115] [114] [116] [117] | |
| Nedjed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Small Bitter Lake. [28] [85] |
| Pythomene | The barque caught fire at Brooklyn, New York. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Brooklyn. [118] She was scuttled to extinguish the fire. [28] She was refloated on 30 January. [119] | |
| Rohilla | The ship was wrecked on the American Bol, 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all 30 people on board. She was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to Hamburg. [47] [120] | |
| St. Clair | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) off St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Elbe (Germany). St. Clair was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [121] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alma | The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. [28] | |
| Glenesk | The barque ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated. [28] | |
| Howard A. Turner | | A derelict barque was seen being towed by the steamship Corrwg ( |
| Prince Llewellyn, and Sigmar | The barque Sigmar collided with the steamship Prince Llewellyn off Martin García Island, Argentina and sank. Sigmar was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires. Prince Llewellyn was on a voyage from Paraná, Brazil to Buenos Aires. She was severely damaged and was beached. She was refloated and taken in to La Boca, Argentina for repairs. [28] [123] | |
| Reliance | The barge struck the Burtonairy Rocks and sank in the Darling River. [124] | |
| Unnamed | The wherry sank at South Shields, County Durham. [85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodge | The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to London, United Kingdom. [28] She was refloated on 2 February with the assistance of seven tugs and taken in to London the next day. [36] | |
| DeSoto | The steamship burned to the waterline 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) downstream of Owensboro, Kentucky. Two crewmen died. [125] | |
| Harmonie | The barque collided with another vessel in the English Channel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was towed in to Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom by the steamship Gervase ( | |
| Irene Morris | The steamship collided with the steamship Busy Bee ( | |
| Lisbon | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Hampton, North Carolina, United States. [126] |
| Ohio | The steamship sank at Louisville, Kentucky. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memphis, Tennessee to Cincinnati, Ohio. [77] | |
| Riverina | The steamship was driven ashore at Ram Head, Victoria. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Wendourie ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earnholme | The steamship struck the pier and ran aground at Buckie, Banffshire and was severely damaged. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. [121] Following temporary repairs, she departed for Aberdeen on 2 February. [104] | |
| Gellert | The steamship collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and was holed. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States. She completed her voyage. [128] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo | The ship was driven ashore near Telok Betong, Netherlands East Indies. [103] She was a total loss. [129] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn | | The brig ran aground at Saint Sampson. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Sampson. She was refloated and taken in to Saint Sampson in a leaky condition. [104] |
| Amethyst | The steamship was driven ashore at Dielette, Manche, France and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and sailed for the Clyde. [129] [36] [130] | |
| Falcon | The steamship ran aground off Hospital Point, Victoria, Virgin Islands. [89] | |
| Lucari | The steamship ran aground on the Negrillos Reef. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. Subsequently placed under repair. [124] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adjai | The ship was driven ashore in the Sundarbans. [85] | |
| Adorna | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated on 19 January. [69] |
| Alexandria | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Crete, Greece. Her crew were rescued. [13] | |
| Alice May | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Bo'ness, Lothian. [71] | |
| Alice M. Strople | The schooner was believed to have sunk in a gale, described as a hurricane, on 9 January. Lost with all 14 crew. [131] | |
| Arno | The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 4 January and taken in to Middlesbrough. [3] [132] | |
| Brunswick | The steamship was driven ashore at Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated. [5] | |
| Ceylon | The steamship ran aground at Finkenwerder, Germany. She was on a voyage from Nicolaieff, Russia to Hamburg, Germany. [8] [17] She was refloated on 5 January. [19] | |
| Clan Alpine | The steamship ran aground at Cape Frio, Brazil and was severely damaged. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [129] | |
| Coventina | The steamship was driven ashore at Mauritius. She was refloated. [58] | |
| Dreadnaught | The fishing schooner left Saint Pierre Island on 16 January and vanished, probably lost in a gale and snowstorm that night. Lost with all seven crew and one passenger. [133] [134] [135] | |
| Elektra | | The steamship was driven ashore at Suakim, Mahdist State. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Trieste. She was refloated. [101] [92] |
| Elser | Flag unknown | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [28] |
| Enno | The schooner ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [34] | |
| Gleniffer | The steamship was driven ashore at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Savannah. [101] | |
| Guiana | The ship was driven ashore at Mossoró, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Mossoró. [28] | |
| Hamarona | The steamship was lost in the Niger River. [136] | |
| Heather Bell | The yacht sank off Conway, Caernarfonshire with the loss of a life. [111] | |
| Hermelin | The barque was lost whilst on a voyage from Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States to Port Natal, Cape Colony. [77] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Principia ( | |
| Howard | The ship was wrecked at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool. [92] | |
| Iberia | The steamship was wrecked in a cyclone at Concordia with the loss of her captain. [124] | |
| Inex | The tug sank in the River Plate. [138] | |
| Iroquois | The steamship ran aground at Charleston, South Carolina and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Charleston to New York. She was refloated and put back to Charleston. [8] | |
| Isaac A. Chapman | The schooner left Saint Pierre and Miquelon on 16 January and vanished. Probably sank in a snowstorm and gale that night. Lost with all seven crew and one passenger. [139] | |
| James Turpie | The steamship ran aground in the Patapsco River, Maryland, United States. She was later refloated. [101] | |
| Jamie Carleton | The schooner collided with the steamship Ardangorm ( | |
| Josephine | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 31 January with the loss of six of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Thanemore ( | |
| Leander | The schooner was wrecked at Barbadoes. [72] | |
| Lee | The steam lighter was driven ashore and wrecked at Saddell, Argyllshire. [34] | |
| Macapa | The steamship sank in the Purus River, Brazil before 17 January. She was a total loss. [47] | |
| Maren | The brigantine was driven ashore at Moville, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [34] She was refloated with assistance on 22 January. [33] | |
| Mathilde | The brigantine was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Polynesian ( | |
| Maude Scammell | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at "South Penedo". her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Barbadoes. [20] |
| Millie G. Brown | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Montevideo. [3] | |
| Norseman | The schooner was wrecked off Mogador, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. [103] | |
| Nueva Providenza | The barque was wrecked in the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a port in Jamaica to Pensacola, Florida, United States. [8] | |
| Parramatta | The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [28] | |
| Pellegre | The barque sprang a leak 95 nautical miles (176 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Genoa. She was beached at Ventry, County Kerry, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. [5] | |
| Prince Alfred | The brig collided with the steamship Pennland (Belgium) off Dungeness, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued by Pennland. Prince Alfred was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [58] | |
| Riviera | The barque was driven ashore in the Paraná River before 26 January. She was refloated and towed to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [123] | |
| Rosetta | The steamship ran aground on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval, Russia. [30] She was refloated on 11 January and resumed her voyage. [31] | |
| Sir Robert Peel | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently towed in to Barcelona, Spain by the steamship St. Pierre (France). [8] [19] | |
| Spaniel | The steamship was lost off Borneo. All on board were rescued. [5] | |
| Speranza | The brig was wrecked at "Faramaz" with the loss of all hands. [7] | |
| Sunshine | The steamship collided with Willfield ( | |
| Tanjore | The barque was driven ashore at Little River, Maine, United States. [83] She was refloated with assistance and placed under repair. [101] | |
| Tantallon | The steamship was driven ashore at Mauritius. She was refloated. [58] | |
| Themis | The barque was driven ashore at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Malmö, Sweden. [5] | |
| Transition | The steamship ran aground on the Mocha Shoal. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Saigon, French Indo-China. She had been refloated by 7 January and resumed her voyage. [23] | |
| Tunbridge | The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. She was on her maiden voyage. [140] | |
| Veendam | The steamship was driven ashore at Mauritius. She was refloated. [58] | |
| Villy | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore at Jury's Gap, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hamburg. She was refloated with assistance on 8 January and resumed her voyage. [21] |
| Voluna | The ship was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Newcastle upon Tyne. Wreckaged from the ship washed up at Frederikshavn, Denmark on 24 January. [36] | |
| Volunteer | The schooner was driven ashore at Conway, Caernarfonshire. She was refloated. [23] | |
| About 1,200 unnamed fishing vessels | Between 24 and 26 January, more than 3,000 fishermen were believed to have drowned during a hurricane off the Chinese and Japanese coasts. [141] [142] |