List of shipwrecks in October 1863
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The list of shipwrecks in October 1863 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1863.
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1 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Caspar | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Transit ( | |
Eliza | The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued by the smack Marco Polo ( | |
Iö | The snow ran aground on the Ridges, in the Bristol Channel and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[3][5][6] | |
Wanderer | The ship was driven on to the North Rock, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Demerara, British Guiana.[3] |
2 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Antelope | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) west of Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by Jane Elizabeth ( | |
Ganjam | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, Indian to Mauritius.[8] She was refloated on 9 October.[9] | |
Northbound | The ship ran aground on a reef off "Bontan Island". She was refloated with assistance from HMS Alecto ( | |
Robert McKenzie | The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta.[8] | |
Royal Tar | The ship was wrecked at Scalloway, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to London.[11] | |
Standard | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[12] | |
Unnamed | The sloop sank in Liverpool Bay.[13] |
3 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Allport | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a waterlogged condition.[5] | |
Antelope | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) west of Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her five crew were rescued by the brig St. Jean ( | |
Cambridge | The ship ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5] | |
Dilston | The barque was damaged by fire at North Shields, Northumberland.[5] | |
Essex | The full-rigged ship was lost at the mouth of the Mutlah River, India. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Mutlah River to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[15][16][17][18] | |
Gem | The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[19][20] |
4 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Annsch | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Minorca, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily, Italy to Falmouth, Cornwall.[14][21] | |
Atalanta | The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] | |
Catahoula | American Civil War: The 227-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederate agents on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri.[23] | |
Chancellor | American Civil War: The 392-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederate agents on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri.[23] | |
Cypress | The ship was driven ashore at Diamond Point, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana, Cuba.[24][25] An attempt by USS Juniata ( | |
Experiment | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[5] | |
Forest Queen | American Civil War: The 419-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederate agents on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri.[23] | |
Ivanhoe | The ship departed from Invercargill, New Zealand for Sydney, New South Wales. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27] | |
Roman | The brig was driven ashore at Huna, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Greenland to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[28] |
5 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Concordia | American Civil War, Union blockade: The blockade runner was burned by her crew on the Calcasieu River at Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana, Confederate States of America to prevent her capture by an armed cutter and gig from the gunboat USS Granite City (1863) ( | |
Neptune | The barque was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[5] | |
HMS Penguin | The Philomel-class gunvessel was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[31] | |
Sir Colin Campbell | The brig was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Rye.[14][5] |
6 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Crescent | The schooner was run into by a barque off Corsewall Point, Wigtownshire. She was taken in tow by the steamship Wolfe but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued by Wolfe. .[32] Crescen was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cork.[33] | |
Ekea Maria | The ship collided with Henriette ( | |
Ouse | The steamship was damaged by fire at Copenhagen, Denmark. SHe was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[33] | |
Sarah Ann | The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated with the assistance of the smack Victoria ( | |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brig was run into by the steamship Iron Duke ( |
7 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36] | |
Ann and Margaret | The ship struck the wreck of Karla ( | |
Argus | American Civil War: The steamboat was captured and burned on the Red River of the South by a boat expedition from the monitor USS Osage ( | |
Charles Whitley | The ship sank in the River Dee. She was on a voyage from the River Dee to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.[39] | |
Charlotte | The schooner was wrecked near Kilcoole, County Wicklow with the loss of all hands.[40] | |
Estella | The ship ran aground at Drogheda, County Louth. She wason a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Drogheda. She was refloated and taken in to Drogheda in a leaky condition.[19] | |
General Havelock, and Nelson |
The schooner General Havelock and the brigantine Nelson collided in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Beachy Head, Sussex. Both vessels were abandoned by their crews. General Havelock was on a voyage from London to Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was subsequently towed in to Newhaven, Sussex in a derelict condition. Nelson was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to London. She consequently sank.[41][39] | |
James | The schooner collided with Zaide Celine ( | |
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Pushmataha | American Civil War, Union blockade: Carrying a cargo consisting of claret, gunpowder, and a naval ram, the blockade runner was chased ashore on the coast of Louisiana off the Calcasieu River while trying to enter the Mermentau River. Her crew set her on fire and abandoned her, after which a boat crew from the gunboat USS Cayuga ( | |
Reine | The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[5] | |
Ringdove | The schooner foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of the Copeland Islands, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued by the barque Immaculata ( | |
Robert Fulton | American Civil War: The 158-ton sidewheel steamboat was captured on the Red River of the South by a boat expedition from the monitor USS Osage ( | |
Schnellpost | The schooner collided with a barque and was abandoned in the Baltic Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the Falsterbo Lighthouse, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was towed in to Wismar in a derelict condition on 10 October.[47][48][49] | |
Sunshine | The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37] | |
Susannah | The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the tug United States ( | |
Union | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dundalk, County Louth. Her crew were rescued by the Dundalk Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Drogheda, County Louth.[33] | |
Unidentified schooner | Flag unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was chased ashore on the coast of Louisiana off the Calcasieu River by a boat crew from the gunboat USS Cayuga ( |
8 October
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Charm | The schooner ran aground on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Buckie, Banffshire to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[51][20][12] | |
Farewell | The schooner ran aground on the Swinebottoms. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lübeck. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[51][20] | |
Gilbert Munro | The barque was wrecked on the Leman Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London.[52][53] She was refloated on 11 October and taken in tow by some smacks, but consequently sank 11 nautical miles (20 km) north west of the Dowsing Lightship ( | |
Joshua Carroll | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Teignmouth, Devon.[52][33] She was refloated on 11 October and taken in to Teignmouth.[55] | |
Need | The ship sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Cardiff.[19][53] | |
Porthcressa | The ship ran aground in the Isles of Scilly.[51] | |
Rudolph | The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dantzic. Rudolph was later refloated and taken in to Helsingør in a severely leaky condition.[51][12] | |
Schyryd | The ship ran aground at Teignmouth.[33] |
9 October
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Bold Hunter | American Civil War: The full-rigged ship, bound for Calcutta, India, from Dundee, Forfarshire, with a cargo of coal, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of French West Africa (19°N 21°W / 19°N 21°W) by the merchant raider CSS Georgia ( | |
Ceres | The ship ran aground at Bridport, Dorset and was wrecked. SHe was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bridport.[51][20] | |
Faedernes Minde | The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Tønsberg to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with the assistance of three smacks and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition.[53] | |
Flowery Land | The full-rigged ship was scuttled off the mouth of the River Plate after some of her crew had mutinied ad killed several officers and crew members. Fourteen people abandoned ship in two boats. The ship's second mate gave information to the authorities and the survivors were arrested. They were passed to the British authorities at Maldonado, Uruguay and detained on board HMS Curlew ( | |
Jeune Henri | The barque was wrecked at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche with some loss of life.[60][61] | |
Lucknow | The ship was beached at Dungeness, Kent, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[42][20] | |
Orion | The schooner was destroyed in the Welland Canal by the explosion of petroleum in her hold with the loss of four crew.[62] | |
Percy | The brig was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 23 October and taken in to Blyth.[19][63] | |
Trinidad | The barque was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to New York.[18] |
10 October
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Austral | The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Rhine ( | |
Ehdu | The ship departed from Youghal, County Cork for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25] | |
Elider | The ship departed from Liverpool for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36][67] | |
Elizabeth | The ship capsized at Liverpool.[20] | |
Energy | The paddle tug ran aground and sank at the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued by a Prussian vessel.[42] | |
Lina | The ship collided with the barque City of Sidney ( | |
Thorley | The brig ran aground on the Sterlsand, in the North Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Hamburg. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cuxhaven.[68][69] | |
Vigilence | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Boisdale. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Gothenburg. She was refloated the next day.[70] |
11 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alfred | The ship ran aground and sank in the River Wear. She was refloated.[12] | |
Dashing Wave | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[71] | |
Douro | American Civil War, Union blockade: Carrying a cargo of cotton, rosin, tobacco, and turpentine, the steamer was chased ashore, set afire and destroyed on the coast of North Carolina near New Inlet by the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Nansemond ( | |
Elvira | The 222-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at the foot of Widow Beard’s Island below St. Louis, Missouri.[74] | |
Emma | The brig was driven ashore on the Hurst Spit, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Swansea, Glamorgan.[12] | |
Esperance | The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[20] | |
USS Madgie | American Civil War: The gunboat foundered in heavy seas off Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina while under tow by the screw steamer USS Fahkee ( | |
Marianne | The barque was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dublin, United Kingdom.[42][20] | |
Onslow | The schooner was driven ashore near Jonesport, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to an Irish port.[76] | |
Radiant | The ship was driven ashore on "Tekeskar". She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London.[18] | |
Red Jacket | The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Goat Island Reef, off Barbuda, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nassau, Bahamas.[77][70] | |
Reine des Flots | The brigantine ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated but drove ashore on the Hurst Spit.[12] | |
Rover | Flag unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner ran ashore at Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Confederate States of America .[78] |
Snip | The ketch ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the Walmer Lifeboat and a tug towed her in to Ramsgate, Kent.[79] |
12 October
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RMS Africa | The steamship struck a sunken rock off Cape Race, Newfoundland, British North America and was holed. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She put in to Saint John's, Newfoundland sinking at the bows.[80][81] | |
B. F. Carver | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Fleetwood, Lancashire.[12] | |
Columbia | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was burned to the waterline at Ape's Hole near the head of Pocomoke Sound, 15 nautical miles (28 km) from Drummondtown, Virginia, by a Union small boat expedition.[82] | |
Earl of Windsor | The ship was wrecked at Port Albert, Victoria.[83] | |
Elizabeth | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] | |
Jane | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was destroyed by her crew off the mouth of the Brazos River to prevent her capture by the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Tennessee ( | |
John | The brigantine ran aground on the East Mouse, in Cemaes Bay, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[12] | |
Peace | The ship was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was refloated and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[54] | |
Wilhelmines Haab | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked north of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[55] |
13 October
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Star of the North | The ship was wrecked at "Mandilli", near Syros, Kingdom of Greece. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall.[85][86] |
14 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Culloden | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°30′N 26°38′W / 46.500°N 26.633°W). Her crew were rescued by New Brunswick ( | |
Elizabeth | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cleopatra ( | |
Lady Jackson | The 207-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the White River in Arkansas.[89] | |
HMS Malacca | The corvette ran aground at Fort St. Angelo, Malta. She was refloated and returned to service.[31] |
15 October
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Ada | The barque was run down and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off "Villa Rica" by the steamship Sicilian | |
Good Intent | The ship struck the breakwater at Great Yarmouth and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She put back to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[48] | |
H. L. Hunley | American Civil War: The submarine sank off Charleston, South Carolina, while making a mock attack during training in Charleston Harbor. The accident killed her entire eight-man crew, including her inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley. She was refloated and returned to service. | |
White | American Civil War: The tug was destroyed at Pungo Landing, Virginia, Confederate States of America by Confederate forces on 15 or 16 October.[92] | |
Unidentified dredge | American Civil War: The dredge was destroyed at Pungo Landing, by Confederate forces on 15 or 16 October.[93] | |
Unidentified vessels | American Civil War: The vessels were destroyed at Pungo Landing, by Confederate forces on 15 or 16 October.[93] |
16 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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A. B. Noyes | American Civil War: The barge was burned by Confederate forces in Tampa Bay off Fort Brooke, Florida, Confederate States of America.[94] | |
Alpheus | The steamship was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated.[95] | |
Baltic | The steamship was wrecked on the Alguada Reef. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Calcutta, India.[96][97] Her crew were rescued.[49] | |
Elida | The ship departed from for Liverpool, Lancashire for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26] | |
Emma F. Minna | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Eurydice ( | |
Industrie | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Rance to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 26 October and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[98] | |
Jane | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was destroyed by her own crew in the Gulf of Mexico off the mouth of the Rio Grande to prevent her capture by the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Tennessee ( | |
Margaret Leinhard | The ship was driven ashore at Larne. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[95] | |
Ocean Child | The ship struck rocks at Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Pugwash, Nova Scotia to Liverpool. She was refloated and put in to Pictou, Nova Scotia for repairs.[18] | |
Phœnician | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Echo ( |
17 October
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Alida | The ship was driven ashore in the Wiener Diep. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated and put in to Geestemünde in a leaky condition.[61] | |
Albion | The barque was driven ashore on Jura, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Dantsic. She was later refloated and taken in to Londonderry for repairs.[26] | |
Argo | The ship was wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[90] | |
Helena | The ship was wrecked on the Zegler Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Brake, Kingdom of Hanover.[101] | |
Jessie Alexander | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Stoneskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from St. Davids, Pembrokeshire to Cronstadt, Russia. She had become a wreck by 27 October.[10] | |
Kate Dale | American Civil War, Union blockade: The blockade runner, carrying a cargo of cotton, was destroyed at her moorings in the Hillsborough River 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) above Tampa, Florida, by a landing party from the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Adela and the gunboat USS Tahoma (both | |
Princess | The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Filey, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Willian and Henry ( | |
Rover | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner, carrying a cargo of cotton, was destroyed at Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, by a boat crew from the schooner USS T. A. Ward.[29] | |
Scottish Chief | American Civil War, Union blockade: The blockade runner, carrying a cargo of cotton, was destroyed at her mooring in the Hillsborough River 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) above Tampa, Florida, by a landing party from the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Adela and the gunboat USS Tahoma (both | |
Victor Emmanuel | The ship was driven ashore at Fulta, India. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, Indoa.[104] |
18 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Antigua Packet | The brig was wrecked in the Solway Firth with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Workington, Cumberland.[105] | |
Bertha | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Schwarzort, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[60] She broke up on 19 October.[61] | |
Danube | The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[48] | |
John | The schooner was lost off Amlwch, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire.[106] | |
Maid of Athens | The brig ran aground north west of Læsø Denmark. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Korsør, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11] | |
shipMimosa | The paddle steamer was wrecked at Bunga Head with the loss of two of the 38 people on board. She was on a voyage from Merimbula to Sydney.[107][108] |
19 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Briton | The ship was wrecked at Pondicherry, India. Her crew were rescued.[109][16] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and London.[18] | |
Camilla | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[90] | |
Echo | The schooner was wrecked on the Kicking Taylor Reef, off the south coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[110] | |
Fauzal | The ship was wrecked at Cochin, India.[104] | |
Marietta | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Tramore, County Waterford, United Kingdom. Her ten crew were rescued, nine by ropes from the shore and one by the Tramore Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[111] | |
Midge | The ship foundered in The Minch with the loss of all hands.[112] | |
Rhadama II | The ship was wrecked at Pondicherry. A crew member was reported missing.[16] | |
Stever Wustrow | The brig was driven ashore at Lønstrup, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Wismar.[48] | |
Vulcan | The ship was driven ashore at Nevsky, Russia.[113] | |
Wings of the Wind | The ship was wrecked at Cochin, India with the loss of eight of her crew.[114][109][115] |
20 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Blossom | The brig was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Nieuw Diep.[48] | |
George | The ship struck the Plough Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to London. She was refloated and taken in to North Sunderland, County Durham in a severely leaky condition.[69] | |
Ida | The brig was wrecked at Money Point, Cape North, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[76] | |
Lady Matheson | The ship was driven ashore near Oranienbaum, Russia.[81][69] She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[111] | |
Malgenio | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilmore, County Wexford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sagua La Grande, Cuba.[69][86] She was refloated on 14 November and towed in to Wexford in a severely damaged condition.[64] | |
Mars | Flag unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: The blockade runner ran aground on the coast of North Carolina, Confederate States of America.[75] |
21 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Confidence | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Merionethshire to the River Dee.[10] | |
Eriksen | The brig was driven ashore at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[63] | |
Fratelli Flori | Flag unknown | The ship ran ashore near Berdyansk, Russia.[86] |
Halcyon | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[61] | |
Thornton | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[61] | |
Venus | American Civil War, Union blockade: Bound from Nassau, Bahamas and trying to run the Union blockade from Bermuda with a cargo of rifle muskets, cartridges, lead, dry goods, bacon, coffee, rum, and medicine and a model of a railroad, the 365-ton sidewheel paddle steamer ran aground near the Cape Fear River on the coast of North Carolina, Confederate States of America with one crewman killed after taking four shell hits and beginning to take on water while under fire by the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Nansemond and the armed screw steamers USS Niphon and USS Iron Age (all |
22 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander Cooper | American Civil War, Union blockade: While anchored by a wharf on the coast of North Carolina about 6 nautical miles (11 km) up New Topsail Inlet, the schooner was burned by two boats from the gunboat USS Shokokon ( | |
Briton | The ship was wrecked at Madras, India.[118] | |
Marianne | The ship departed from the River Tyne for Barcelona, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] | |
Mencius | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Madras.[118] | |
Mist | American Civil War: The steamer was boarded and burned by Confederate guerillas at her mooring at Ship Island, Mississippi, Confederate States of America.[29][119] | |
Oregon | The 1,004-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the North River, New York a few minutes after being almost cut in two in a collision with City of Boston ( | |
Punjab | The barque was wrecked at Madras.[118] | |
Radama II | The ship was wrecked at Pondicherry.[118][64] A crew member was reported missing.[18] | |
Star of the North | The ship was driven ashore on Syros, Greece. She was on a voyage from Costanţa, Ottoman Empire to a British port.[60] | |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship caught fire and was destroyed by an explosion 9 nautical miles (17 km) south of São Miguel Island, Azores.[122][36] |
23 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Elbe | The ship was damaged by fire at Hamburg.[86] | |
Pasha | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to a Spanish port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[63] | |
Phœnix | The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vaasa, Grand Duchy of Finland.[60] | |
Salazes | The barque collided with John Bright ( | |
Water Lily | The ketch ran ashore and was wrecked on the Sumner Spit.[124] |
24 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amsterdam | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for South Shields, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[125] | |
Onslow | The ship was wrecked near Head of the Harbor, New York. She was on a voyage from Eastport, Maine to a port in Ireland.[25] | |
Zelie | The schooner sank near Deschambault, Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal.[10] | |
Unidentified mortar boat | The mortar boat capsized and sank in the Mississippi River at the mouth of the canal near Vicksburg, Mississippi, Confederate States of America while under tow by the steamer USS Petrel ( |
25 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Active | The schooner ran aground on the Roaring Middle Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and assisted in to King's Lynn.[63] | |
Clara | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[112] | |
Drie Gezusters | The koff was driven ashore on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hooksiel, Kingdom of Hanover to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Bremerhaven in a leaky condition.[43] |
26 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Charles Martel | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[127] | |
Christian | The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Sligo.[17] She was refloated on 28 November and subsequently resumed her voyage.[128] | |
Key West No. 2 | The 206-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at Chester, Illinois.[129] | |
Mary Anne Henderson | The ship was driven ashore near Bowmore. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Port Charlotte, Islay.[8] | |
Scotland | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts.[71] | |
Sir William Wallace | The ship was driven ashore near Bowmore.[8] She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Port Charlotte.[17] | |
Tonquin | American Civil War: The ship was captured and burnt by a Confederate ship. She was on a voyage from Dupont to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[130] | |
What-you-like | The lighter capsized at Lyttleton.[122] |
27 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Constance | The ship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[131] | |
Harlequin | The ship was lost in the South China Sea. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Newchang, China.[132] | |
Semaphore | The ship ran aground in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[133] |
28 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Balaklava | The steamship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Woolwich, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[134] | |
Salem | The brig ran aground on the Knaphagen, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[134] | |
Tycho | The schooner ran aground on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Mollösund.[26] |
29 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Advance | The ship was driven ashore on the Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[135][136] | |
Alexander | The schooner was driven ashore at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin.[131] | |
Ann and Margaret | The schooner was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Whitehaven.[137] | |
Barbara | The barque ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin, United Kingdom.[138] She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Dublin.[10] | |
Better Luck Still | The ship was driven ashore at Gronan, near Ayr. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ayr.[139][137] | |
Ebenezer | The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea off Kirkcaldy, Fife and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Fisherrow, Lothian to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[140][141] | |
Julius | The schooner foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the brig Louise Auguste ( | |
Lady of the Lake | The sloop sank Inchkeith, Fife. Her two crew were reported missing.[143][136] | |
Lemnos | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) from Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Las Palmas, Canary Islands.[144] | |
Lillies | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in Morecambe Bay. Twenty-six people were rescued by the Fleetwood Lifeboat. The remainder of her crew were subsequently rescued by the steamship Talbot ( | |
Louisa | The schooner was wrecked near Portpatrick. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Belfast.[139] | |
Magneten | The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Mandal to Peterhead. She was refloated and taken in to Peterhead.[137] | |
Mary | The ship was driven ashore on the Holy Isle. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Irvine, Ayrshire.[135][136] | |
Mount Carmel | The barque was driven ashore at Port Logan, Wigtownshire.[131] She was on a voyage from Troon to Passage West, County Cork.[146] | |
Northern Lights | The schooner was wrecked at Pilling, Lancashire. Her four crew were rescued by the Fleetwood Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Preston, Lancashire.[147][148][149][131][150] | |
Pioneer | The fishing smack was driven ashore at Fleetwood. Her crew were rescued.[131] | |
Sarepta | The brig was driven ashore in North Bay, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to the Clyde. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Troon.[73] | |
Siren | The brigantine ran aground on the wreck of City of Lucknow ( | |
Tamworth | The barque foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of Southport, Lancashire. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the Southport Lifeboat Jessie Knowles ( | |
Unity | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated.[73] | |
Vesper | The ship departed from Dantzic for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[153] | |
Unnamed | The sloop collided with a brig off Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew were presumed to have been rescued by the brig before the sloop foundered.[140] |
30 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Angelina, and William Dargan |
The brigantine William Dargan ran aground on a sandbank in the Solway Firth. She was then run into by the schooner Angelina and was severely damaged. She floated off and was run ashore near Beckfoot, Cumberland. Her crew survived. Angelina was severely damaged and was beached west of Beckfoot. She was abandoned by her crew.[154][137][151][73] | |
Astrea | The schooner ran aground on the Horseshoe Bank, in the Bristol Channel and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[131][155] | |
Better Luck Still | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Girvan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Girvan.[154][136] | |
Conqueror | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Middlesbrough.[139][137][134] | |
Emma | The schooner struck an anchor and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent, United Kingdom.[156] | |
Enterprise | The sloop collided with a schooner and ran aground on the Long Nose Sandbank. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger Mary ( | |
Favourite | The sloop was run ashore and sank at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. All on board were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[24][157] | |
Gardner Walker | The brigantine foundered in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford. Her crew survived.[24] She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Sydney, Nova Scotia. She came ashore the next day at "Brideshaven", Pembrokeshire in a derelict condition.[139][137][73] | |
Gipsey | The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued by the Drogheda Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Drogheda.[131][150] She was refloated the next day and towed in to Drogheda.[73] | |
Jane | The brig was wrecked at West Tarbert, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Troon, Ayrshire.[154][139] | |
John | The schooner was driven ashore on "Begnes Island", County Cork. She was on a voyage from Limerick to the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[73] | |
Lillias | The ship was reported to have foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. The tug Wyre ( | |
Louisa | The schooner was wrecked at West Tarbert. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim.[154][137] | |
Marquis of Sligo | The schooner was run into by the brig Elizabeth ( | |
Pioneer | The fishing boat sank at Pilling. Her crew were rescued.[147] | |
HMS Prince Consort | The Prince Consort-class ironclad put in to Kingstown, County Dublin in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to the River Mersey.[150] | |
Providence | The barque was driven ashore in Macrihanish Bay. Her seven crew were rescued; some by ropes from the shore, others by the Campbeltown Lifeboat.[139] | |
Rook | The ship sank in the Duddon Estuary. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Morecambe, Lancashire.[147] | |
Saucy Jack | The smack was driven ashore at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire.[151] Both crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Wick, Caithness.[143] | |
Venturia | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Broadhaven Bay.[10] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Sligo, United Kingdom.[134] | |
Unnamed | The ship was driven ashore near Beckfoot.[154][137] | |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner foundered off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands.[24] |
31 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Achilles | The barque was driven ashore at Abergele, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to St. Ubes, Portugal.[139] | |
Active | The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Toskea ( | |
Anna | The ship sank on the Kjeldsand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Fanø, Denmark.[25] | |
Benledi | The barque capsized and sank in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was subsequently righted and beached.[139][134] | |
Caroline Prince | The schooner was driven aghore at Agger, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Copenhagen, Denmark.[73] | |
Elizabeth | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Questor ( | |
Esmeralda | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Scalloway, Shetland Islands.[17] | |
Everthorpe | The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hull.[160][10] | |
Giacomo | The brig was driven ashore in the Gulf of Palmas. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to an English port.[137] | |
Hero | The brig was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[17] | |
Jane | The brig foundered in the Boston Deeps with the loss of all ten crew.[161][162] | |
Jumna, or Minna |
The brig was wrecked on Walney Island, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lübeck.[139][73] | |
Juno | The brig was wrecked on the Norden Gronden, off the mouth of the Elbe. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[8][17][146] | |
Kate | The schooner was lost at Brazos Pass on the coast of Texas, Confederate States of America.[84] | |
London | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of St Bees Head, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin.[73] | |
Maria | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her five crew were rescued the next day by Enterprise ( | |
Mary | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Quester ( | |
Mary Kerr | The ship was driven ashore in Lough Foyle at the "Warren Lighthouse". She had become a wreck by 17 November[139][163] | |
Mechanic | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Waterlily ( | |
Nelson | The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Jersey, Channel Islands.[146] | |
Providence | The barque was wrecked at Westport, Argyllshire. Seven crew were rescued by the Campbeltown Lifeboat, the rest got ashore.[140][165] | |
Rica | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lysekil, Sweden.[166] |
Sarah | The steamship ran aground near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[73] | |
Thetis | The schooner was abandoned off Dover, Kent in a waterlogged condition.[139][137] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Honfleur, Manche, France.[146] | |
Thrush | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Narva. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Hull.[160][10] | |
Union | The 227-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was stranded in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas.[167] | |
Vanguard | The ship ran aground at Melbourne, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne. She was later refloated.[168] | |
Walvisch | The full-rigged ship ran aground on a reef in the Macclesfield Channel. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving o 19 November.[169] | |
Two unidentified schooners | The two schooners – one of which may have been Kate – foundered in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas during a storm.[170] | |
Unknown | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[154] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alberta | The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached in Otterswick Bay. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Londonderry.[101] | |
Alice Abbott | The barque was lost on the coast of Nova Scotia, British North America before 15 October. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America[171][95] | |
Angeline | The ship was wrecked on the Alecranes, in the Gulf of Mexico before 29 October. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[172] | |
Antigua Packet | The brig was wrecked in the Solway Firth with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Workington, Cumberland.[173] | |
Argo | The ship struck the "Ron" and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshavn, Denmark to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a waterlogged condition on 1 November.[158] | |
Balaclava | The steamship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Woolwich, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[131] | |
Bendeditus | The ship was lost near Wadsoe, Norway.[39] | |
Berthe | The ship was wrecked at Cape Espichel, Portugal.[174][175] | |
Caroline | The ship struck the breakwater at Castle Cornet, Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain to London.[13] | |
Catharina Charlotta | Flag unknown | The ship collided with Martin Pust (Flag unknown) and sank off Rügen, Prussia.[47] |
Chanticleer | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to the West Indies.[47] | |
Charlotte | The ship was driven ashore on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she arrived on 8 October in a leaky condition.[20] | |
Darien | The ship was wrecked on Nickman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea whilst bound for Cronstadt, Russia.[63][43] | |
Duke of Wellington | The ship collided with HMS Scylla ( | |
Elbe | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from "Newport" to Alicante, Spain.[171] | |
Emigrant | The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Belle Isle before 9 October, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[177] | |
Equity | The ship departed from London for North Shields, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all ten crew.[178] | |
Fox | The 102-ton steamer burned on Lake Erie near Newport, Michigan.[179] | |
Frederica Ernestine | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 October.[127] | |
Frederick Brunning | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 October.[77] | |
Fruiterer | The barque collided with Viscount Canning ( | |
George | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from North Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a severely leaky condition, arriving at Quebec City on 18 October.[48] | |
George Prescott | The ship ran aground off Falmouth, Jamaica and was scuttled before 14 October.[47] | |
Gorilla | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Eliza Wilson ( | |
Hannibal | The 497-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) above Donaldsonville, Louisiana, Confederate States of America.[182] | |
Harriet | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[16][18] | |
Hebe | The ship was run down in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Dublin. She was towed in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[171] | |
Irene | The ship collided with Marquis of Lorne ( | |
Industry | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to London.[171] | |
Istamboul | The ship was wrecked at Diamond Harbour, India before 15 October. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[171] | |
Jane | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Province of Canada. Her crew were rescued.[183] | |
Julie | The ship struck a sunken rock and was holed. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Bo'ness, Lothian. She was taken in to Rasvåg, Norway in a waterlogged condition.[101] | |
Juno | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Skallengen" before 10 October.[19] | |
Lancaster | The ship ran aground off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New York, United States.[139] | |
Lizzie L. Haden | The ship was lost near Rangoon, Burma before 29 October. She was on a voyage from Penang, Malaya to Rangoon.[172] | |
Maria | The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada to London.[47] | |
Marietta | The ship was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Odessa and Queenstown, County Cork.[101] She was consequently condemned.[107] | |
Marryat | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 31 October.[127] | |
Maylath | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Ancona, Papal States. She was refloated and taken in to Ancona in a leaky condition.[47] | |
Mencula | The ship was wrecked at Madras, India.[109] | |
Middleton | The ship departed from Sulina, Ottoman Empire in mid-October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[184] | |
Montebello | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Ragged Island, Bahamas.[55] | |
Noel Raphael | The brig was driven ashore at Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated on 13 October with the assistance of the tug Robert Burns ( | |
Ocean | The ship ran aground at Longhope, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Greenland to Copenhagen.[51] | |
Ocean Nymph | The barque was holed by ice in Hudson Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Hudson Bay. She put in to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America in a leaky condition.[185][164] | |
Orion | The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Drogheda.[52] | |
Pisco | The ship was destroyed by fire at Cienfuegos, Cuba. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havana.[24][135] | |
Plantagenet | The ship was beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Alicante, Spain.[63] | |
Pride | The ship was driven ashore on Panmure Island, Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Liverpool.[18] | |
Princess Royal | The ship was wrecked in the Grenadine Islands before 14 October. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Trinidad.[47] | |
Richard Pearce | The ship foundered in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the coast of Devon. All eight people on board survived.[186] | |
Sceptre | The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør, Denmark.[171] | |
Sif | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norway before 14 October. She was refloated and taken in to Langesund.[47] | |
Smoker | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Tampico, Mexico before 29 October.[172] |
Starling | The ship was wrecked at Holywell, Flintshire. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Holywell.[183] | |
Stirling Castle | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Liverpool. She had been refloated by 9 October.[9] | |
Susannah | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Talcahuano before 14 October.[47] | |
Swallow | The steamship was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire.[101] She was refloated on 22 October and resumed her voyage.[61] | |
Tottleben | The barque was lost in the Atlantic Ocean.[81] | |
Vanguard | The paddle tug sank in The Narrows. She was later refloated and beached at North Shields.[63] Subsequently scrapped.[187] | |
Venez | The ship was lost on a voyage from Sundsvall to London.[13] | |
Water Witch | Carrying a mixed cargo, the 369-ton screw steamer sank in Lake Huron less than 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Oscoda, Michigan, (44°25′N 83°19′W / 44.417°N 83.317°W).[188] | |
Unidentified schooners and boats | American Civil War: A Union expedition destroyed 150 schooners and boats in Mathews County, Virginia, between 4 and 9 October.[189] |
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- ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4882. Liverpool. 2 October 1863.
- ^ "Harwich". Essex Standard. Vol. 33, no. 1712. Colchester. 7 October 1863.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 9850. Newcastle upon Tyne. 9 October 1863.
- ^ "SHIPBUILDERS - PAGE 3". Searle. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 24682. London. 6 October 1863. col B, p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4912. Liverpool. 6 November 1863.
- ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4921. Liverpool. 17 November 1863.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 12242. London. 3 November 1863. p. 7.
- ^ a b "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 12233. London. 26 October 1863. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 12223. London. 14 October 1863. p. 8.
- ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4883. Liverpool. 3 October 1863.
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