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The list of shipwrecks in October 1875 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1875.

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1 October

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List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1875
Ship State Description
Anne  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Tintern ( United Kingdom).[1]
Æolus  Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Tønsberg, Germany. Æolus was subsequently taken in to Løkken-Vrå, Denmark and beached. She broke up on 5 October.[2][3][4]
Anna  Denmark The ship put in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshavn to an English port.[2]
Arab  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden, to Wisbech.[5]
Aurora Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk, Russia.[5]
Egeria  Germany The brig was taken in to Grebbestad, Sweden in a derelict and waterlogged condition.[5][6]
Elizabeth Ray  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Alderney, Channel Islands, to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire in a leaky condition.[1][6]
Fimraar Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[5]
Firdar Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[5]
Franciskas  Germany The ship was driven ashore at East Newton, Yorkshire.[7]
Jens Nordentoft Minde  Denmark The schooner was wrecked at Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Thisted.[2][8]
Liffey  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan, to Cork.[1]
Lotus  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[2][1]
Louise  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany, to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[5]
Lydia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Gothenburg. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Marie Berthe  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Dénia, Spain.[2]
Marienhamn Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[5]
Normandie  France The barque ran aground and sank on the Hebble Shoal, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[2][9]
Prinz Gustav Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[5]
Queen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Waederoarue" with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2][10]
Rannen Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[5]
Waverley  Germany The barque was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the smack Topaze ( United Kingdom). Waverley subsequently came ashore at Ringkøbing, Denmark.[5][11]

2 October

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List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1875
Ship State Description
Cormorant  Sweden The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Maruim, Brazil, to Stockholm. She was refloated and towed in to Tvedestrand, Denmark in a severely leaky condition.[2]
Edward Barro  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[2]
Howard D. Throop  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Maria  Germany The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden, to Dantsic.[2]
Normandie  France The barque ran aground and heeled over in the Humber.[8]
Pallas  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at "Walderocarne". She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Nicolaieff, Russia.[8]
Valley Forge  United States The ship was driven ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Enderberry Island to Savannah, Georgia. She was refloated.[12]

3 October

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List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1875
Ship State Description
Betsey C. Milne  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Cantic Head, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Dublin.[12]
Cornelia Catherina  Netherlands The ship sank in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[13]
Engeline  Germany The ship was abandoned. Her four crew were rescued by the steamship Vale of Calder ( United Kingdom).[3]

4 October

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List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1875
Ship State Description
Anna  Netherlands The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ystad, Sweden, to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[14][3]
Arethusa  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Blackwall, Middlesex.[12]
Busk  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Glean Morte". She was refloated.[10][15]
Crusader  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Blackwall, Middlesex.[16] She was righted.[17]
Deodora  Norway The ship foundered in the Skaggerak. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Essai  France The ship was wrecked with the loss of two of her crew.[14][3]
Gloriosa  Germany The ship ran aground at Loviisa, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Loviisa.[10]
Helvetia  Belgium The ship was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York, United States.[14] She was refloated.[3]
H. P. Kitchen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.[10]
IJssel  Netherlands The ship sank in the Zuyder Zee. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, to Kampen, Overijssel.[3]
Johan Carl  Germany The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark She was on a voyage from Rostock to London. She was refloated and taken in to Frederikshavn, Denmark.[3]
L. J. Bager  Sweden The steamship caught fire and sank in Køge Bay with the loss of 33 lives.[18][19] She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany, to Copenhagen, Denmark.[12][14]
Lomes  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Nidingen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Riga, Russia.[10]
Louisa  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, to Newport, Monmouthshire.[14]
Medina  Straits Settlements The steamship was wrecked on the Parkin Rock, in the Hanish Islands. Her passengers were taken off by Timor ( United Kingdom). Fifty of her crew were taken off by the steamship Voorwarts ( Netherlands). Medina was on a voyage from Singapore to Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet.[20][9][21]
Moselle  Germany The barque was towed in to Arendal, Norway in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[14]
Pallas Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The barque was wrecked at "Waldervearne". She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, to "Necolaisted".[3]
Reaper  United Kingdom The schooner capsized and sank in the River Thames at Thameshaven, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[12][14]
Rosa  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near "Peaperno", Grand Duchy of Finland.[10]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea off the German coast. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lybster, Caithness, to Altona, Germany.[3]
Ruth  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Oton Bank, off Yloilo, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Yloilo.[10]
Sans Pareil  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Buck Island, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Canada.[10][22]
Six Frères  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Anegada, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from the Newfoundland Colony to Puerto Rico.[23]
Trio  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden, to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[10] She was towed in to Kristiansand, Norway in a derelict condition.[14]

5 October

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List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1875
Ship State Description
Atlas  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Gothenburg, Sweden and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Cronstadt, Russia.[16]
Boyd  New Zealand The 16-ton schooner ran aground south of the mouth of the Motu River, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, during a gale and became a wreck.[24]
Caroline Louise  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Memel, Germany.[13]
Corienne Augustine  France The ship ran aground at Mont-Saint-Michel, Manche.[10]
Frederico Myllus  Italy The brig was driven ashore at Lagos, Lagos Colony.[13]
Hector  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on a reef 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Amoy, China and broke in two. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China, to London.[13][22]
Jane  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the Bull Lightship ( Trinity House) by the steamship Galatz ( United Kingdom). Her nine crew got aboard the Bull Lightship, from where they were rescued the next day.[23][25] The captain of Galatz was prosecuted by the Board of Trade for failing to render assistance to the crew of Jane, contrary to the Merchant Shipping Act. He was fined £20 and costs, or 1 month's imprisonment in default.[26]
Jugoslav  Austria-Hungary The barque was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued. She as on a voyage from Port Said to Gaza, Egypt.[16]
May Flower  United Kingdom The sschooner was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Helsingør, Denmark.[13][27]
Sarah  Germany The brig was wrecked at "San Martine", Nicaragua.[28]
Sol  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[13]
Stephen  United Kingdom The ship collided with Boz ( Germany) and sank off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, to Dantsic, Germany.[10]

6 October

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List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1875
Ship State Description
Antelope  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at San Francisco, California.[29]
Daring  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Rydebäck, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, to Landskrona, Sweden.[30]
Island Maid  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Port Mahon, Mallorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Corfu, Greece, to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[13]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Langlade Island. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23]
Moormann Flag unknown The steamship ran aground 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Kem, Russia.[13]
Normand  Norway The ship was wrecked off Jurmo, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[31][32]
Robert  United Kingdom The schooner ran on an anchor and sank in the River Usk. Her crew were rescued.[33] She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and towed back to Newport in a waterlogged condition.[23]
Sophia  Netherlands The ship ran aground on Seskar, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Kristiansand, Norway. She was refloated and put back to Cronstadt in a leaky condition.[34]
Standard  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[13]
Thomas Sorby  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies, to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[13][23]
Traveller  United Kingdom The tug was destroyed by fire at Newport, Monmouthshire.[23]

7 October

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List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1875
Ship State Description
Courier  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Manuel Rock. She was refloated and towed in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland, where she sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, to Aberdeen.[23][35]
Danube  Sweden The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Copenhagen, Denmark.[23]
Ellida  Germany The ship foundered in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[36][11]
Grimsby  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Cheswick, Northumberland in early December. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, to Hamburg, Germany.[37]
Harold  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[36]
Hoffnung  Germany The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland, Her crew survived.[36]
Lady Wodehouse  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. Her passengers were taken off.[23] She was refloated and taken in to Dublin.[38]
Thorer Helsing  Sweden The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trelleborg.[23][36]

8 October

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List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1875
Ship State Description
Abana  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Dunkerque.[39] She was refloated on 12 October.[32]
Frisch  Netherlands The barque was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on voyage from Riga, Russia, to Harlingen, Friesland.[39][40][41]
Maren Gorup  Denmark The ship was wrecked on Amrum, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Thisted to Hartlepool, County Durham.[39][40]
Red Jacket  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[42]
Seth  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated.[39]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship sank in the North Sea. Ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Bremen, Germany.[39]

9 October

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List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1875
Ship State Description
Arinos  Brazil The steamship was lost at Castello. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Monte Video, Uruguay.[43]
Biscay  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Hom Reef, off the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Bremerhaven, Germany. She was refloated but consequently foundered with the loss of eleven of her 21 crew.[44]
Blanche  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Whitford Sker, in the Bristol Channel. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[20]
Collector  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned off the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the barque Galatea ( Norway).[45]
Ernest Fanny  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Casablanca, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Casablanca. She was consequently condemned.[46]
General Palleja  Brazil The steamship was wrecked.[47]
Maria Stuart  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Dunkerque.[39]
Mavie  Germany The ship ran aground near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to Stettin. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[48]
Oceola  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at Ardrossan, Ayrshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan. She was refloated and taken in to Ardrossan in a leaky condition.[39][49]
Peter Joynson  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Saint Helena whilst on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma, to the English Channel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 30 crew.[50]
Wilhelm  Germany The brig was towed in to Liepāja, Russia in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[51]
Unnamed  Russia The lighter sank in the Sea of Azov with the loss of five of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Excellent ( United Kingdom).[52]

10 October

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List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1875
Ship State Description
Aimable Prudence  France The schooner was wrecked off Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Sandberg ( Netherlands). Aimable Prudence was on a voyage from Cardiff to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[53][54][45]
Catharina  Netherlands The schooner foundered in the Baltic Sea between Gotland, Sweden and Hiiumaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued by the barque Nidelven ( Norway).[55][56]
Emanuel  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[57]
Lady Alice  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel by the steamship Nuremberg ( Germany). Her crew were rescued. Lady Alice was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Salcombe, Devon.[58]
Notre Dame  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by the cutter Christabel ( United Kingdom).[59]
Ran  Sweden The steamship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Uffo ( Denmark). Ran was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[4]
Wilhelm I.  Germany The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[20][41]

11 October

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List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1875
Ship State Description
Eaglet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire.[4] She was refloated on 13 October and resumed her voyage.[30]
Emanuel  Norway The brig collided with the brig Atlas ( Germany) and sank. Her crew were rescued. Emanuel was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Lübeck, Germany.[20]
Exchange  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her eight crew were rescued by the smacks Ada and Juno (both  United Kingdom).[20][60] Exchange was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[61]
Fox  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, to Hull, Yorkshire.[4] She was refloated on 13 October and resumed her voyage.[30]
Juliette  France The ship was wrecked at "Carlso", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Sundsvall, Sweden.[20]
Laurel  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Caen, Calvados.[57]
Lucinde  United Kingdom The schooner collided with another schooner and was driven ashore at Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Seaham Lifeboat.[20][62]
Madeline  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Helsinki.[4] She was refloated and taken in to Helsinki.[32]
Martha  Norway The barque was wrecked at Kjerringvik with loss of life.[41]
Migrator  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet.[41]
Neba  Russia The ship was lost near Vadsø, Norway. She was on a voyage from Onega to London, United Kingdom.[20]
Resolute  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stege, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig, Germany, to Aberdeen.[60] She was refloated on 17 October.[57]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Seaham. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Success  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Dundee, Forfarshire.[57]
Tasso  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium, to Livorno, Italy. She was refloated with the assistance of four tugs and resumed her voyage.[41]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The wherry was run down and sunk in the River Tyne by the steamship Dragoon ( United Kingdom) with the loss of both crew.[63]

12 October

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List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1875
Ship State Description
Catherina Cornelia  Germany The ship was wrecked near Lemvig, Germany. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hammerfest, Norway.[47]
Gezina  Germany The galiot was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bremen.[30][64]
Normand Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked on Jurmo.[47]
Øresund  Denmark The steamship struck the wreck of L. J. Bager ( Sweden) and sank at Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Copenhagen.[47][32]
Primus  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Umeå, Sweden, to London, United Kingdom.[11]
Rolling Wave  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haven Spit.[32]
S. M. Alexander  United Kingdom The steam yacht sank at Woodside, Cheshire.[32] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool.[48]

13 October

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List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1875
Ship State Description
Arbitrator  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore in a waterlogged condition at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Quebec City, Canada.[31] She was a total loss.[65]
Come-on  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Cygnet  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak off the Goodwin Lightship ( Trinity House). Cygnet was beached on the Haven Spit, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[59]
Eliza  United Kingdom The brig was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to a French port.[31]
Magdala Canada The brig was driven ashore at North Sydney, Nova Scotia.[31]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was refloated and beached.[31][66]
Nile  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[30]
Notre Dame  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Ørnen  Norway The ship sprang a leak and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden, to an English port.[30]
Pensilvania  Italy The ship was wrecked at Alexandroupoli, Greece. Her crew were rescued.[42]
Prince  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Clarenza Point, Greece.[31] She was on a voyage from Patras to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to "Catacola".[57][9]
Progerss  France The fishing boat ran aground and was severely damaged at Great Yarmouth.[59]
Roland  France The steamship collided with Oscar I ( Germany) and sank at Pointe-du-Chêne, New Brunswick, Canada.[31]

14 October

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List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1875
Ship State Description
Alert  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[67]
Ane Margaretha  Denmark The ketch was driven ashore at Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Christiania, Norway.[68]
Artery  United Kingdom The smack was lost with the loss of all six crew.[69]
Cœur de Marie  France The ship was wrecked near Roscoff, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Paimbœuf, Finistère.[42]
Cygnet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maldon, Essex.[70]
Dagmar  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Königsberg, Germany.[71] She was refloated.[42]
Frederick and John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[59]
Galway Lass  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of all seven crew.[68][69]
Hulden  Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Middleton, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[68][72]
Lorne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Königsberg.[71]
Mary Coverdale  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan, to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[71]
May  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat struck a sunken wreck and foundered off the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Llandillos" to Sankey Bridges, Cheshire.[31]
Merchant  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[68]
Meta  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[68] She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire, to Great Yarmouth.[67]
Pawzevitz  Denmark The brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[72][73]
Pearl  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the west coast of Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[31][74] She was refloated the next day.[65]
Rescue  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[68]
Robin Hood  United Kingdom The paddle tug sank at South Shields, County Durham with the loss of three of her four crew.[31] The survivor was rescued by the paddle tug Toiler ( United Kingdom).[72]
Savage  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Catanzaro, Italy.[75]
Ville de Aurillac  France The steamship put into Brest, Finistère on fire. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Brest and Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[31]
Vixen  United Kingdom The smack capsized with the loss of all three crew.[69][76]
William John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to an English port.[74]
Unnamed  France The smack was driven ashore and sank at Great Yarmouth.[67]

15 October

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List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1875
Ship State Description
Admiral Peter Tordenskjold  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Køge, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Sundsvall, Sweden.[68]
Aland  Russia The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Don ( United Kingdom), which put three of her crew aboard. Aland was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, to Cronstadt. She was towed in to the River Tyne in a sinking condition on 17 October.[77][57]
Albion  United Kingdom The yawl was wrecked at Pittenweem, Fife with the loss of one of her four crew.[76]
Anne Margarethe  Denmark The ketch was driven ashore at Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Christiania, Norway.[70]
Astroom  Netherlands The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, to Sundsvall, Sweden.[57]
Castor  United Kingdom The ship departed from Charlestown, Cornwall for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, reported missing.[78]
Catherine and Hannah  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Hamburg, Germany.[68][79]
Deusto  Spain The steamship was wrecked at San Sebastián.[80]
Emilie  Germany The ship ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to Jamaica.[70]
Esperance  France The derelict ship came ashore on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden, to a French port.[57]
Helena  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kristianopel, Sweden.[57]
Hercules  Germany The ship was driven ashore east of Trelleborg, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[68]
Jahn Augustin  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Karlshamn to Copenhagen.[70]
Johann Cornelius  Germany The ship was abandoned off Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all but her captain out of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom, to Rostock.[68][76]
Kama  Sweden The brig ran aground and sank at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from the Gulf of Bothnia to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated in mid-November and taken in to Copenhagen.[57][81]
Lusitania  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Oporto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[82]
Progress  France The fishing boat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[68]
William  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Stettin, Germany.[70]
Zwei Gebruder  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Memel to Brake.[70]
Unnamed  France The lugger was wrecked at San Sebastián.[80]

16 October

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List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1875
Ship State Description
Adolph Werner  Germany The barque was driven ashore at Ny-Hellesund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Malmö, Sweden. She was a total loss.[83]
Ærial  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden, to an English port.[11]
Amelia Wilson  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Barocca de Vicoza", Brazil. She was on a voyage from London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[84]
Amy  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized in the River Liffey. She was a total loss.[81]
Ane Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark.[11]
Antoinette  Germany The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Jessie ( United Kingdom). Antoinette was on a voyage from Brake to Fredrikstad, Norway.[83][51]
Bruce  New Zealand The 204-ton steamer hit rocks and foundered near Taiaroa Head while trying to enter Otago Harbour, New Zealand, in a thick fog. She was en route from Timaru to Dunedin. All crew and passengers were saved.[85]
Carl Zuren drei Greifen  Germany The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at East London, Cape Colony.[81][86]
Catherine  Russia The ship was beached near Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Frederikshald, Norway.[57]
Fidelity  United Kingdom The schooner drove ashore south of Grimsby. She was refloated.[57]
Johann  Germany The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her three crew were rescued by the brig Johanna ( Germany). Johann was on a voyage from "Sonnaensund" to Großefehn.[87]
Kong Sverre  Norway The steamship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Kurrachee, India, to Dunkerque. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[57][88]
Maria Anger  France The ship foundered off Trégastel, Côtes-du-Nord.[29]
Oden  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Andreas ( Norway).[55][56]
Prospero  United Kingdom The steamship was towed in to Grimsby in a sinking condition by two smacks and was beached. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Grimsby.[89][57]
River Boyne  United Kingdom The ship, which had put in to False Cape Horn, Hoste Island, Chile on fire on 13 October, was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated on 21 October and resumed her voyage on 28 October.[90]
Romulus  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Udo". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Fredrikshald.[83][91]
Unnamed Flag unknown The smack was destroyed by fire in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) south east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[92]

17 October

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List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1875
Ship State Description
Deodata  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Barcelona, Spain.[83][11]
Domenico Galliano Flag unknown The ship caught fire and put in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[93][94]
Helene  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Falster, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Hamburg.[57]
Irene  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all twenty crew. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Quebec City, Canada.[95]
Lina  Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Falster. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Bremen.[57]
Maria  Norway The ship capsized in the North Sea off Ulvsunda, Sweden.[71][96]
Perseverante  France The brigantine was wrecked at Biscarosse, Landes.[97][11] Her crew were rescued.[91]
Sophie et Julie  France The schooner-rigged steamship was wrecked at "Cape Arachon" with the loss of 21 lives.[98][11]
Star of the East  United Kingdom The barque foundered off Møn, Denmark. Her nine crew were rescued.[99] She was on a voyage from Stettin to Dantzic, Germany.[57]
Walhalla  Sweden The barque ran aground at Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Aberdeen in a sinking condition.[100][76]
Ydale  Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Romsø with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Helsingør, Denmark.[83][51][11]

18 October

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List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1875
Ship State Description
Celebataire  France The ship was wrecked.[51]
Constance  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivor was rescued by the barque Alecto ( Sweden). Constance was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[101]
European  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India.[83][102] She broke in two and was a total loss.[103] The stern section was refloated on 15 November.[104]
General Cathcart  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wigtown.[71]
Hillechina Gesina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburg, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Königsberg, Germany.[91]
Hunter  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Danish coast. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Königsberg. She was refloated and taken in to Rønne, Denmark in a leaky condition.[71]
Isabella  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire and was abandoned by her crew.[83] She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden, to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[11][105]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Fraserburgh and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[51]
Johanna Carolina  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Copenhagen.[83]
Kosmopolite Flag unknown The brig sprang a leak and foundered off the Isle of Man. Her crew took to the boats, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Cloghy, County Down, United Kingdom the next day.[106]
Lartington  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Antwerp, Belgium.[105][91]
Leonora  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned 8 nautical miles (15 km) off the Brisons, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Porthleven, Cornwall. She was subsequently towed in to Hayle, Cornwall.[83]
Leopold  Russia The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay. Her seven crew were rescued by the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, to Flensburg, Germany.[107]
Martha  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen.[91]
Medina  United Kingdom The brigantine was towed in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a sinking condition by the tug Kingfisher ( United Kingdom).[11]
Richard  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Friberg".[83]
Sanspareil  France The steamship was wrecked near Arcachon, Gironde with the loss of two of her crew.[83] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Gironde.[51]
Till  United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with a steamship and sank in the River Thames at the Custom House, London.[91]
Wahala  Sweden The ship struck the pier and was severely damaged at Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Aberdeen.[83]

19 October

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List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1875
Ship State Description
Britannia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her 70 passengers were taken off by the Holy Island Lifeboat Grace Darling ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution), which later took off her eighteen crew.[62][71][108] Britannia was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Leith, Lothian.[96]
Hector  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[109][108]
Hulda  Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Laytown, County Meath, United Kingdom. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom.[109][71]
Katinka  Germany The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[42]
Kohinoor  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Beaumaris. Her crew were rescued.[109][108]
Mystery  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Seaham, County Durham.[109][110]
Naima  Sweden The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Öland.[71]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the Nore.[71]

20 October

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List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1875
Ship State Description
Askur  Norway The barque ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a leaky condition.[55]
Canopus  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmora at "Macrikeni", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[55] She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople.[65]
Cornelia  Belgium The fishing trawler was struck by Khedive ( United Kingdom) and sunk in the River Scheldt, near Bath, Netherlands with the loss of two of her crew. Khedive was undergoing sea trials prior to delivery.[7][111]
Fonta  Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the River Tyne.[108]
Godstands Minde  Germany The derelict barque was driven ashore at "Redcliffe", Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[55]
Mendora  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Tunstall, Yorkshire with the loss of at least one life.[112]
Roodee  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Manila, Spanish East Indies and was scuttled.[46]
Tay  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth.[42]
Young England  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of twelve of the seventeen people on board. Four survivors were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat James Pearce ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution); the fifth came ashore at Winterton-on-Sea clinging to the wreck of a boat. Young England was subsequently wrecked on the Cockle Sand. She was on a voyage from "Sarrssand" to London.[113][62][114][115]
Unnamed  Russia The brig was wrecked at "Santa Martha", near Cariño, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[112]

21 October

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List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1875
Ship State Description
Auld Reekie  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the North Gar, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her eight crew were rescued the next day by the Seaton Carew Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Barcelona, Spain.[62][116][117]
Bjaerke  Germany The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Flensburg.[118]
Dorothy Jobson  United Kingdom The brig foundered off the coast of Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Cowie, Aberdeenshire.[119]
Georgian  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[55][106]
Hermannus Isaac  Netherlands The ship ran aground and developed a severe leak. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Harlingen, Friesland.[55]
James Murray  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Muchalls, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all five crew.[115]
John  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Aberdeen with the loss of all four crew.[116]
Laurel  United Kingdom The schooner sank in the North Sea off Hornsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Elizabeth.[55]
Lizzie United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The steamship sank at "Rosglass", County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Belfast, County Antrim.[55]
Mary Jane  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Forfarshire with the loss of all hands.[120]
Poussin  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom by ten of her crew, her captain remaining aboard. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden, to Antwerp, Belgium.[46] She was assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom by the pilot cutter No. 1 and a tug (both  United Kingdom)[92]
Unnamed  Netherlands The derelict schooner was driven ashore south of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[55]

22 October

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List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1875
Ship State Description
Bacigue Haisch  Norway The ship was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom, to Christiania.[121]
Baumeister  Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead. Her crew were rescued, but three pilots were drowned rescuing them.[120][121]
Blooming Lily  United Kingdom The dandy collided with the brigantine Louisa ( France) and foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Louisa.[122]
Concordia  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Eday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Nyborg.[123]
D. B. R.  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Nidingend Reef, in the Kattegat.[27] She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to London.[65] She was later refloated.[124]
Dehrend  Germany The barque was wrecked on the Bullars of Buchan Rocks, off the coast of Aberdeenshire with the loss of all twelve crew.[125]
Eaglet  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Sunderland.[119] Her crew were rescued.[46] She was refloated on 12 November.[126]
Hyack  Norway The barque was wrecked north of Scotstown Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[117] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Christiania.[65]
Isabella Miller  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her five crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to East Hartlepool, County Durham.[120]
Ivar  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Nyborg to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[65] She was later refloated and placed under repair.[124]
John and Isabella  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all seven crew.[127][120]
Mercur  Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gourdon, Aberdeenshire. Six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Oscarshamn to Hartlepool, County Durham.[120][65]
Nathalie  France The steamship ran aground near "Carlos". She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Reval, Russia.[124]
Nathaniel Jacobin  Denmark The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead. She was on a voyage from Falkenberg, Sweden, to Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom.[117][121]
Neptune  Denmark The barque ran aground at Pechora, Russia.[46]
Superior  Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Muchalls, Kincardineshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands, eight or nine lives. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, to Copenhagen, Denmark.[127][120][106]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with the Thames Barge Thomas Etherden ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent.[65]
Trio  Sweden The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea south of the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her six crew were rescued by the steamship London ( United Kingdom). Trio was on a voyage from Cimbritshamn to London, United Kingdom.[120][46] She came ashore in the Farne Islands. She was refloated on 25 October and taken in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland in a waterlogged condition.[128][129]
Ulrich von Hutton  Germany The brig was wrecked near Newton, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[65]
Vidar  Norway The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay. Her eight crew were rescued by the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Mary Hartley ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Vidar was on a voyage from Drammen to Tayport, Fife, United Kingdom.[62][125][121][119]
Unnamed  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Blackwater", south of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her ten crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[117][46]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin.[65]

23 October

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List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1875
Ship State Description
Alston  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Vandalid ( Germany) in the Elbe and ran aground.[130]
Altona  Germany The steamship ran aground on the Beacon Rock, off the coast of County Durham, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the Monkwearmouth Lifeboat Good Templar ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Altona was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[119]
Antigua  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was run into by the steamship Eider ( United Kingdom) and sank at Demerara, British Guiana. Antigua was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Demerara.[93]
Augusta  Germany The barque was wrecked at Longhaven, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway, to Thurso, Caithness, United Kingdom.[46]
Espiegle  France The sloop collided with the barque Mathilde ( France) in the Bristol Channel. She put in to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom in a sinking condition.[46]
Julie Gass  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Salthouse Head, Scotland with the loss of all hands.[125]
Mediateur  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Lossiemouth, Moray, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium, to Sunderland, County Durham.[131][46]
Mentor  Germany The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Dundee. She was refloated and taken in to Dundee.[46][132]
Post  Norway The ship was towed in to Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom in a capsized condition.[46]
Regina  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kessingland, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[131]
Roodee  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Hong Kong and was scuttled.[131]
Saucy Jack  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her four crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat Abraham Thomas ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Saucy Jack was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Seaham, County Durham.[131][62]
Suomitra  Sweden The brig was towed in to Arendal, Norway in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Haparanda to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[131]

24 October

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List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1875
Ship State Description
Harlingen  Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Braemar ( United Kingdom). Harlingen was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[125][121]
Lochbulig  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Lambay Island, Formosa. Her crew were rescued.[131]
Rudolf  Germany The ship was driven ashore in a capsized condition at Arbroath, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[125][121]
William Rawcliffe  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by a steamship and sank off Crosby, Lancashire with the loss of one of her two crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Runcorn, Cheshire.[131][133]

25 October

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List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1875
Ship State Description
Auguste  Germany The brig sprang a leak and was beached in the Pentland Firth, where she was wrecked. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Wismar.[134][123]
Anna A. Rich Canada Canada The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[135]
Cuba  Norway The brig ran aground on the Burnham Flats, off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the Brancaster Lifeboat and taken in to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[131][62]
Emma  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the River Gipping. She was refloated.[136]
Gyda  Norway The schooner was discovered off Inchcape, Fife, United Kingdom in a capsized condition by the paddle tug Triumph ( United Kingdom). Gyda was towed to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom by Triumph and was righted. She was then towed in to Montrose by Triumph and the paddle tug Bob Chalmers ( United Kingdom).[123]
John Wells  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire.[131]
LaSalle  United States During a voyage from Chicago, Illinois, to Buffalo, New York, with a cargo of 22,000 bushels of wheat, the three-masted schooner lost her rudder on Lake Michigan during a gale and was driven ashore at Two Rivers Point (now Rawley Point) on the coast of Wisconsin. Her crew survived. The wreck was stripped and abandoned. It lies in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water at 44°11.524′N 087°30.591′W / 44.192067°N 87.509850°W / 44.192067; -87.509850 (LaSalle) in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary.[137][138]
Margaretta  Netherlands The galiot was taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom in a derelict condition.[134]
Olga Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked near Colliston, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Copenhagen, Denmark.[131]
Rapid  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Aith, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued.[131]
William Rawcliffe  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Balbec ( France) and sank off Crosby, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[131] She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Runcorn, Cheshire.[134]

26 October

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List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1875
Ship State Description
Elina  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Aberdeen.[123]
Excel  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Swansea, Glamorgan.[139]
Hannah Maria  Russia The ship ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day.[140]
Loch Laggan  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Melbourne, Victoria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all on board, at least 130 lives.[141][142]
Kea  Germany The galiot was driven ashore at Arbroath, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Norway, to Papenburg. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Arbroath.[123]
St. Mungo  United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship Princess Alexandra ( United Kingdom) and sank off Craigavad, County Down. Her crew were rescued by Princess Alexandra. St. Mungo was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, to Dublin.[140][143]
Thessalia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Craster, Northumberland. .[140] She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[144]

27 October

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List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1875
Ship State Description
Atalanta  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Littlestone, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent.[145]
Grenada  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Sapudi Islands, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated[145]
Harriet McBeath  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between "Duncany" and Annagassan, County Louth. Her fourteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[145][146]
Julia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship ran aground on the Oaze Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and taken in to the River Thames in a severely leaky condition and was beached at Rosherville, Kent.[140][147]
Quinta  Netherlands The steamship collided with the steamship Phœnix ( Netherlands) and ran aground near Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Rotterdam, South Holland.. She was refloated.[148][149]
Sarpedon  United Kingdom The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Brimiga and Mary Hogart ( United Kingdom). Sarpedon was on a voyage from Gaspé, Quebec, Canada to Queenstown, County Cork.[150]
W. Chapman  Belgium The steamship ran aground on the Horn Reef, in the North Sea off the German coast. Her crew were rescued by the steamships Langley ( United Kingdom) and Mercur ( Germany). W. Chapman was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Dantzig, Germany.[151]
Verein  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[148]
William and Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Luce Bay.[148]
Zeitun  United Kingdom The ship was beached near Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy. She was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria, to Cette, Hérault, France. She was a total loss.[148]

28 October

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List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1875
Ship State Description
Annie  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[148]
Bargany  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[145]
Beatrice  Germany The brig ran aground at Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Gloucester, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[145]
Earl of Zetland  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank at Bromborough, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Burry Port, Glamorgan, to Liverpool.[148]
Françoise Marie  France The ship ran aground at "Wallo North", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden, to Caen, Calvados.[148]
Grangemouth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[145]
Harriet McBeath  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Dunsagne, County Meath and Annagassan, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool.[148]
Little Fury  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned at sea in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Pedro Pidal ( Spain). Little Fury was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales, to Cárdenas, Cuba.[152]
Marie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Tromsø, Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia, to a Scottish port.[29]
Mimmi Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.[153]
Minmanneth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Laccadive Islands.[154]
Vanderbyl Flag unknown The steamship foundered off Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dumfries, United Kingdom.[148]

29 October

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List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1875
Ship State Description
Acapulca  United Kingdom The ship departed from Holyhead, Anglesey for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[155]
Bittern Canada Canada The ship was wrecked on Bear Island. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to Barbadoes.[156]
Elvira  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated.[153]
Louisa and Charlotte  United Kingdom The derelict ship was driven ashore near Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[156][157]
Marie  Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Copister, Yell, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Riga, Russia.[156]
Moura III  Portugal The ship foundered 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Lisbon.[158]
Nation's Hope  New South Wales The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Japan to Vancouver Island, British Columbia.[139]
Sarah Love  United Kingdom The barque sank between Bornholm, Denmark and Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Reserven ( Germany).[151]

30 October

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List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1875
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned 23 nautical miles (43 km) north east of the Bishop's Rock Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by J. and E. Channiley (Flag unknown). Ann was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire, to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[151]
Edith  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whittaker Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent in a waterlogged condition.[153]
Fjerde November  Norway The ship was driven ashore on Nidingen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Russia, to the Nieuw Diep. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[156]
Glasgow  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Youghal, County Cork with the loss of all hands.[159]
Gleaner  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Youghal with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Port Albert, Victoria to Cork.[160]
Water Witch  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank off "New York".[156]

31 October

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List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1875
Ship State Description
Brunette  New Zealand The 18-ton cutter stranded on sunken rocks at Tairua and became a wreck.[161]
Hugh  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank near Liverpool, Lancashire.[157]
Ithuriel  France The steamship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from the Malabar Coast, India to Bordeaux, Gironde.[151] She was refloated on 2 November and towed in to Bordeaux.[28][162]
Lyaspi  Spain The ship was wrecked on Simara Island, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Manila to Yloilo.[163]
Magenta  French Navy An accidental nighttime galley fire aboard the Magenta-class broadside ironclad while she was in port at Toulon, France, spread out of control and reached her after ammunition magazine, causing her to explode and sink 2 hours 55 minutes after the fire broke out.[164]
Spectre Canada Canada The brigantine sank off the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[157] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[165]
Waterwitch  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank near Liverpool.[157]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1875
Ship State Description
Ada and Alice  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Ballywalter Bay. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated.[61]
Albert Gallatin  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium, to Callao, Peru.[39]
Alexandra  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Taiwan with the loss of all but one of her crew before 28 October. She was on a voyage from Shantou (Swatow) to Tianjin (Tientsin), China.[148][166]
Alexandrious  Greece The barque was wrecked in the Gaboon River, Africa.[124]
Altona  Germany The steamship was wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat Good Templar ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[62]
Amsterdam  Netherlands The barque was driven ashore at "Sierolovklint", Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[91][71]
Ann  United Kingdom The coaster foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, to Bangor, County Down.[25]
Ann Mills  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all but her captain. The survivor was rescued by a French brig.[167]
Antigua  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Demerara Lightship ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution), off the coast of British Honduras.[134]
Argo  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Sault-au-Cochon, Quebec, Canada.[168]
Argo  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Denby ( United Kingdom).[125] Argo was subsequently taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire on 25 October by two smacks.[134]
Aura United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was abandoned at sea before 21 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Gaspé, Quebec, Canada.[117][121]
Bessie Young  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Île d'Orléans, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland, to Quebec City, Canada.[96]
Bisce  Germany The ship foundered in the North Sea. Ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia, to Bremerhaven.[40]
Buoni Amici  Italy The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain, to nMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[166]
Caroline Louise  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Mandal, Norway.[17]
Catherina  Germany The ship was wrecked on Düne, Heligoland with the loss of one of her four crew.[168]
Celebataire  France The brig was wrecked.[83][71]
Countess Canada Canada The barque was in collision with a British steamship off the Isle of Man and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom by the steamship Cumbrae ( United Kingdom) on 22 October.[106][7]
E. Chambers  United States The ship was driven ashore on the Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland Colony.[39]
Elena  United States The ship was driven ashore on "Chester Island". She was on a voyage from Ivigtût, Greenland, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated.[17][71]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked. Her four crew were rescued by the Seascale Lifeboat.[62]
Ellon Castle  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Yantai, China. She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Amoy.[32]
Elvira  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on "Chester Island".[11]
England  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Formosa before 17 October. Her crew were rescued.[97][102][11] She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements, to Shanghai, China.[105]
Essere  France The brig was driven ashore at Aquin, Haiti.[11] She was refloated in late October.[149]
Eugenia  Germany The ship was abandoned at sea before 28 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Valparaíso, Chile.[151]
Eva  Germany The brig ran aground on the Marquesas Keys. She was on a voyage from Minatitlán, Mexico to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States.[32]
Francis  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, Newfoundland Colony before 22 October.[46]
Fruhling  Germany The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing cutter Contrast ( United Kingdom).[169]
Gertrude  Denmark The ship was abandoned in the North Sea.[42]
Good Templar Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat was severely damaged at Sunderland whilst going to the aid of the steamship Altona ( Germany).[62]
Harlingen  Norway The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Braemar ( United Kingdom). Harlingen was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[131] She came ashore at Hamra, Gotland, Sweden.[91]
H. F. Ulrichs  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at "Stubben", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[64]
Hulda Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked at Larvik, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pori to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.[168]
Italo  Italy The brigantine was wrecked near the "Avis Islands". She was on a voyage from Genoa to Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies.[57]
Jean Bart  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Ubo". Her crew were rescued.[65]
Jessie Scott  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. Five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Guayaquil, Ecuador.[124]
John Pascal  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Eight of her crew were rescued by Africa ( United Kingdom); others landed on Ascension Island. John Pascal was on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to New York, United States.[156][160][170]
July  France The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[57]
Kepler  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Huntcliffe ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[30]
Kingdom of Saxony  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on George's Shoal. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[71]
Leo  Germany The brig was wrecked on Lavansaari, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from CronstadtRussia to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[168]
Leopold  Russia The schooner was wrecked on the Abertay Sandbank, off the mouth of the River Tay. Her six crew were rescued by the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Mary Hartley ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[62]
Lotus  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Callao.[39]
Maid of Kent  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk in late October. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[165]
Margaret Reid  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, to Harburg, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven, Germany, in a leaky condition.[17]
Marie  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Otto and Antonie ( United Kingdom and sank in the Manicougan Shoals. All on board were rescued.[30]
Martin  United States The derelict barque was driven ashore at Manzanillo, Cuba, before 30 October.[151]
Mayflower  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 October. She was on a voyage from Greencastle, County Antrim to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[39]
Mayflower  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia.[17]
Memi  Sweden The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch smack. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Grimsby.[134]
Meteor  Norway The barque ran aground at "Hellevaag". She was on a voyage from Loviisa, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and towed in to Mandal, Norway, in a leaky condition.[124]
Nathalie  France The steamship ran aground. She was refloated on 26 October with the assistance of a Russian steamship and take in to Reval, Russia.[140][147]
Nathalia Jacobine  Denmark The smack was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her four crew were rescued by the Peterhead Lifeboat.[62]
Odin  Norway The brig was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Aarhus, Denmark.[168]
Orion  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in the Île de Ré, Charente-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan, to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure.[66] She was later refloated and towed in to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure.[42]
Porthan Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The brigantine was wrecked near Seaton Carew, County Durham. Her nine crew were rescued by the Seaton Carew Lifeboat Job Hindley ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[62][9]
Robert McKay  United States The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana to New York.[46]
San Juan Flag unknown The ship was wrecked in the "Tortugera River".[31]
Sceptre  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Southampton, Hampshire.[153]
Stefano  Austria-Hungary The brig was wrecked at Point Cloates, Western Australia with the loss of fifteen of her crew. She was reported to be on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Hong Kong, China.[171]
Sophie Emily  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[47]
Soumetar  Sweden The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Haparanda to Hartlepool.[64]
Teazer  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat Robert Whitworth ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[62] She was on a voyage from London to Whitby.[88][172]
Tornado  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock.[32]
Triton  Norway The ship was abandoned on the Dogger Bank on or before 2 October.[10]
Wesley  United States The ship was driven ashore at "Point St. Peter".[39]
Willem Poolman  Netherlands The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 15 October. Her crew were rescued.[68][70]
No. 1  Russia The barge was abandoned by her crew and drove ashore on the Sazalnitek Spit.[32]
No. 2  Russia The barge was driven ashore at "Glaffiroffka".[32]

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Bibliography

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  • Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.

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