List of shipwrecks in October 1870

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The list of shipwrecks in October 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1870.

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1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Barabino PadreFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship departed from New York, United States for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [1]
CairngormCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [2]
King BirdCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Watson's Shoal, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada to Warrenpoint, County Antrim. [3]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Black FriarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [4] [5]
Joseph HaydnNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Torrevieja, Spain. Her crew were rescued. [6]
SnowdropCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Riding", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Malmö, Sweden to London. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden. [7] [8]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
EscapeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the coast of Formosa. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Hong Kong. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants [9] [10]
LevantFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Gothenburg, Sweden. [3] She was refloated the next day with assistance from another steamship. [3]
LuzanneFlag of France.svg  France The barque ran aground on the Lemon Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Dunkerque, Nord. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. [11]
SpitfireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack struck a sunken wreck and foundered off the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew survived. [11]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe steamship ran aground on Jordan's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. [3]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Barbara MoirCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at "Knockhead". She was on a voyage from Banff to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated the next day. [7]
EbenezerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a severe leak off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Pittenweem, Fife to London. She was beached at Spurn Point, Yorkshire with assistance from the Spurn Lifeboat. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire by the tug Warrior (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [12] [7]
Eolus Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Matanzas, Cuba. [13]
FruitererFlag of New South Wales (1867).svg  New South Wales The ship ran aground on a reef off "Pius Island". She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Caledonia. [14]
Lady Eglinton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Compton Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Southampton, Hampshire. [3] She was refloated. [15]
Lady StanleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Lady Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to the Clyde. [3] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Troon, Ayrshire. [15]
LaineFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship caught fire and sank in Beşik Bay. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Odessa. [16]
Leader Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brig foundered off Sambro, Nova Scotia with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cape Breton Island to Arichat. [13]
SpitfireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack struck a sunken wreck and sank off the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [3]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
ChristianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in Liverpool Bay off the Formby Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). [17]
Cochrane Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated. [18]
MaininFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was destroyed by fire off Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from an English port to Odessa. [19]
ProgressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Hamburg. [20] [12]
Renard Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy The aviso was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated. [20]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamship Munster (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of all but one of her crew. [12]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
CambriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the North Breakers. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Galveston, Texas, United States. [21]
CoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Frangerola, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Yubas (BandMercante1785.svg  Spain). Cora was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Barcelona, Spain. [7] [19] [22]
FrithjofSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stockholm. [23]
JohanneFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Stettin. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn in a severely leaky condition. [20]
Medway Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The barque collided with the schooner Devil (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [21] [24] [5]
SophiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was lost in Ramsey Sound with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool. [25]
SuzanneFlag of France.svg  France The barque ran aground on the Ower Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dunkerque, Nord. [20] She was refloated with assistance. [12]
WaterlilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Marsala, Sicily, Italy. [20]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Anna ColbjorssenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque ran aground on the Fingrund. She was on a voyage from Luleå, Sweden to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm, Sweden in a severely leaky condition. [26]
BarterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Matanzas, Cuba. [27]
CaptainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in a hurricane with the loss of at least two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [28]
CastorFlag unknownThe steamship was driven ashore in the Bokkegat. [29]
CharlenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Matanzas. [27]
Darien Flag of France.svg  France The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Moleno Point, Cuba. All on board were rescued by the steamship Guantánamo (BandMercante1785.svg  Spain) [27] [30]
EdwinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Matanzas. [27]
Freihandel Flagge der Hansestadt Lubeck.svg Lübeck The steamship was driven ashore at Hamra, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [29]
GlasgowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Matanzas. [27]
G. S. HuntCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Matanzas. [27]
GipsyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. [7] Her ten crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Two Sisters ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. [31] [32]
Mariposa Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship foundered off the coast of Florida with the loss of all 36 crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York. [33]
Mercury Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated. [29]
NelsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque struck the Seven Stones Reef, Cornwall and sank with the loss of three of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the Sevenstones Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Nelson was on a voyage from Águilas, Spain to the River Tyne. [34]
PetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The yacht sank at Gourock, Renfrewshire. [7]
Rees LewisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Queenstown, County Cork for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [35]
Scotland Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Black Rock, off Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to Liverpool. She was refloated on 23 October and taken in to the Clyde. Subsequently repaired at Birkenhead, Cheshire and returned to service. [36]
SharonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne. [16] [37]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Aigle Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Admiralty The hulk, a former Aigle-class frigate, was sunk by a torpedo fired by HMS Oberon (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy) off the Isle of Grain, Kent.
Alacrity Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle tug was wrecked at Holmpton, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [7] [38] She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Hull, Yorkshire. [39]
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Filey (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at South Shields, County Durham and was severely damaged. [39]
Gertrude Speelman POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boddam, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Boddam to Stettin. [40]
HarryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The derelict brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Staintondale, Yorkshire. [41]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to South Shields, County Durham. [6]
HuntressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Troon, Ayrshire. She became a wreck on 12 October. [13] [8]
Jane and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was run ashore and wrecked in Loughan Bay. Her crew were rescued. [37]
KingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [42]
Rob the RanterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Clogherhead, County Louth with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim. [34] [8]
SportsmanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank off Langstone, Hampshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. [7] [43]
VeracityFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The brig foundered off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her eighteen crew were rescued by the schooner Kilburn (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [39] [44] Veracity was on a voyage from South Shields to the Nieuw Diep. [7]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
AliceFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was wrecked on Behring's Island. She was on a voyage from New York to San Francisco, California. [14]
AllianceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Nagara Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [16] She was refloated. [45]
Golden AgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Tyne. [46]
HartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in Robin Hoods Bay. Her eight crew were rescued by the steamship John Fenwick (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [39] She came ashore and was wrecked. [7]
MarieCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The steamship ran aground on the Zinnowitz Shallows, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Stralsund. [34]
MarieFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The fishing smack foundered on the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the smack George Emily (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [47]
MercuryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, West Flanders, Belgium to a Mediterranean port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [48]
MercuryCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The sloop struck the breakwater and sank at Stolpemünde with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Stolpemünde. [37]
NaiadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Colchester, Essex. [7] [47]
PennimanFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The brigantine was wrecked at Port Royal, Jamaica. [49]
RivalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Archangelsk, Russia. She was later refloated. [50]
TaglioniAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The barque ran aground on Skagen, Denmark and was wrecked with loss of life. Five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. [7] [51]
TravellerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack collided with a brig and foundered off the Newark Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. [19]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
H. R. RussellFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was wrrecked near Havana, Cuba. [52]
JapanFlag of New South Wales (1867).svg  New South Wales The 140-foot (42.7 m) whaling barque was lost in a gale and heavy fog on the coast of Siberia, Russia 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of East Cape. [53]
John and SamuelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kingscross, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [8]
MercaraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Singapore, Straits Settlements. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [54]
PortiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Ranger (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the River Thames and was beached at Tilbury Fort, Essex. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. [34]
Raoul AurelieFlag of France.svg  France The ship sank in Liverpool Bay off the Crosby Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. Raoul Aurelie was on a voyage from the Rio de la Hacha to Liverpool. [34]
RingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Sophie (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark). Ring was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [34] [55]
SaxonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Norway to Falmouth, Cornwall. Saxon was subsequently discovered by a Dutch vessel and taken in at a Dutch port. [34] [19] [56]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Truro, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [57]
TrinidadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of the Cape Florida Lighthouse, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork. [58] [59] She was refloated on 8 November and taken in to Key West, Florida. [60]
ZabinaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque was driven ashore near Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Étaples. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. [34] She had been refloated by 14 October. [61]
ZephyrFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from New York to Stettin. [61] [62]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
ApolloFlag unknownThe ship ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was declared a total loss. [63]
CilminarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Portland, Dorset whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rangoon, Burma. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [64]
EclipseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Queenstown, County Cork for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [65]
EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Penzance, Cornwall for Runcorn, Cheshire. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all four crew; a boat from the ship was washed ashore. [66]
ElyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck sunken rocks off Flat Holm, in the Bristol Channel and was beached on the island. All on board were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from Portishead, Somerset to Ilfracombe, Devon. [42] [51]
ExCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner stucke a sunken wreck and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth. [67]
Kong SverreNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque ran aground and was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew survived; two were rescued by the Kingsdown Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [34] [19] [32]
Lone StarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Palermo, Sicily, Italy. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [1]
Margaret Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was wrecked was West Quoddy, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia to Rockland, Maine, United States. [68] [69]
MarionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. [70]
River MerseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from the River Mersey for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [4]
RockcliffCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the South China Sea in a typhoon. Her nineteen crew were rescued the next day by Ornate (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [71]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
AberfeldyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked north of Blackwater Head with the loss of four of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [6] [72] [73] [74] [37]
AliceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire. [6]
Amelia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Castletown. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ramsey to Castletown. [37]
AnneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Caernarfon. [16] [75]
BarinagaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba. [37]
BrigandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the schooner Starling (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered off The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her captain was rescued by Starling. Her crew were rescued by the tug Pero Gomez (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [76] [77] [78]
CapellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was run ashore at Howth, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Newport, Monmouthshire. [6] [51]
ChristianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Killygowan Bay. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool. [6] She was refloated on 22 October. [79]
C. H. SouthardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Wye. She was on a voyage from Newport to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated. [80]
CliftonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Prince Edward Island, Canada. [6] [81]
CorinnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore between Neath and Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile. [6] [77] She was later refloated and taken to Deal, Kent. [60]
CornhillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire and was severely damaged. She was righted. [16] [80]
EchoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at "Hornia", near A Coruña, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Christiania, Norway. [6] [51] [75]
Exine Vesta Free Territory Trieste Flag.svg Trieste The ship ran aground on the Drum Roe Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Cork, United Kingdom She was refloated and taken in to Waterford, United Kingdom. [75]
FameCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore near Bootle, Lancashire, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Ellesmere, Cheshire. [81]
FlyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Carnoustie, Forfarshire. Her four crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Bonar Bridge, Sutherland to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [6] [82] [83]
Francis DarmanFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore at Cork. She was refloated. [77]
Hart Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was refloated. [84]
HumilityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was refloated on 23 October and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. [85]
Jane and AnnieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Caernarfon. [16]
Martha GertrudeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) south east of Cape Clear Island, County Cork with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Limerick. [86]
J. H. McLarrenFlag of the United States.svg  United States The barque was damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. [87] [88] [61]
Joseph et MarieFlag of France.svg  France The schooner foundered off Swansea Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy to Swansea. [76] [6]
LeoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to South Shields. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields. [42]
Ludwig Flagge der Hansestadt Rostock.svg Rostock Franco-Prussian War: The ship was captured and burnt by Desaix (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). [68]
Margaret and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off the Cruggleton Castle, Wigtownshire with the loss of both crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Garlieston, Wigtownshire. [13] [74]
Maria and BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Cardiff and Neath. Her crew were rescued. [77] [56]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lighter was driven ashore and wrecked at Carradale, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Carradale. [21] [89]
Mary and BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Tennant, Glamorgan. [80]
MiranCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The pilot boat was driven ashore at Kingscross, Isle of Arran. She was refloated the next day. [67]
MontcalmCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered off Creaden Head, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Wexford. [6] [84]
Key West Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship ran aground off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and was wrecked.
LangfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [77]
OliveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was abandoned. All fifteen people on board were rescued by the Corton and Lowestoft Lifeboats Husband and Laetitia (both Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Olive was on a voyage from the Faroe Islands to Harwich, Essex. [6] [77] [81]
PenguinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned off Harlyn, Cornwall in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Plymouth, Devon. [6] [81]
PerseveranceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Hayling Island, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. [6] [77]
PorthcawlCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Swansea. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chie to Swansea. [51]
RichardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Llandulas, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool. [61] [90]
RonaldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing lugger foundered off the Tarbat Ness Lighthouse, Ross-shire with the loss of all hands. [31]
RosalieFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was driven ashore at Southsea Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais to Saint-Nazaire, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was refloated and towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [77]
RossiniFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque was driven ashore in Fabian's Bay. [80]
SantinaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque was wrecked on the Dowsing Shoals, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. [6] [87]
SaxonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands in a derelict condition. [16]
SevernCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harlech, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire to Portmadoc. [75]
Sir Colin CampbellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was discovered off the mouth of the River Mersey in a derelict condition. She was taken in to Liverpool. [51]
Three SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Brilliant (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Three Sisters was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Havana, Cuba. [91] She subsequently came ashore on Wigim's Key. [52]
TransitCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked in Ramsey Sound. Both crew were rescued the next day by the St. David's Lifeboat Augusta ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [6] [77] [51]
VorwartsCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia Franco-Prussian War: The ship was captured and burnt by Desaix (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). [68]
WelcomeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Largs, Ayrshire. Both crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Largs to Brodick, Isle of Arran. [67]
Welcome HomeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Ilfracombe, Devon. Her three crew were rescued by the pilot boat No. 6 (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Welcome Home was on a voyage from Newport to Plymouth, Devon. [92] [93]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached in Llandudno Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Portmadoc. [16] She was later refloated and taken in to Beaumaris, Anglesey. [94]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack, identification LL41, ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the oast of Lancashire and was abandoned by her crew. [77]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lighter foundered in the Holy Loch. [72] Her crew were rescued. [89]
UnnamedEnsign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The barque was driven ashore in the River Wye. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Newport. [80]
Two unnamed vesselsFlags unknownA brigantine and schooner were driven ashore at Pendine, Glamorgan. [80]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe wrecked schooner was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man with two bodies on board. [25]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
AkindoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Innoshima, Japan. Her crew were rescued. [95] [96]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cloghy, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Garston, Lancashire. [6] She was refloated on 17 January. [90]
Aurelia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore at Castletown. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [6] [77]
Brigand, and
Starling
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine Brigand collided with Starling at Swansea, Glamorgan and sank. Her crew were rescued. Starling ran aground and sank. Her captain was reported missing, the rest of her crew were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Gloucester. [51] [81] [97]
ChristinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sank in Liverpool Bay off the Formby Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antwerp, Belgium. [6] [77]
ClaraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Prestatyn, Flintshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Llandulas, Caernarfonshire. [23]
Clara ManningCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by fire at Falmouth, Cornwall. [16]
CompeerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Emma (Flag of France.svg  France). Compeer was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Bombay, India. [95] [60] [98]
ContentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned off the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was towed in to Ramsgate, Kent. [16]
CorunnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore east of Swansea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and put in to Swansea in a severely leaky condition. [81]
DianaFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The barque was wrecked on Tegelersplaat, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian, United Kingdom to Bremen. [67]
Dolphin Flagge Wismar.svg Wismar The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Norrköping, Sweden to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. [6]
EmilieCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The brig was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. [6]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Mostyn, Flintshire to Newport, Monmouthshire. [16] [99]
FavouriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyhornan, County Down with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. [6] [67]
FigariCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Sarn Badrig with the loss of fifteen of her 26 crew. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. [6] [75] [37]
GannetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven against the quayside and damaged at Greenock. [100]
GrattaCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Memel. [6]
GloucestershireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Jahde, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Bremen. [6] [101]
HenryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanaelhaearn, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. [67]
HistoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire. [16]
IndexCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Yarmouth. [6]
Jane CameronCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Stettin to South Shields, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [102]
JanesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Peel, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport, Cumberland. [21]
Josephine et MarieFlag of France.svg  France The brigantine ran aground and sank at Swansea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy to Swansea. [81] [97]
KateCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanaelhaearn. Her crew were rescued. [67]
LetNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore at Saint Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued by the Saint Andrews Lifeboat Annie ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Let was on a voyage from Sannesund to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. [6] [77] [32] Let was refloated on 31 October and towed in to Dundee by the tug Atlas (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was placed under repair. [103]
Little LizCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Aberayron or New Quay, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued. [16] [75]
MacedonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged in the Salisbury Dock, Liverpool. [16]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and sank at Craden Head, County Waterford. [100] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Wexford. [104]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Porth Neigwl. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cardiff. [75]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cloghy. She was on a voyage from Dundee to Silloth, Cumberland. She was later refloated with the assistance of the steamship Shamrock (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) [6] [105]
MerrimacCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Jahde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Bremen. [6] The wreck subsequently broke up. Part of the ship came ashore at "Krildumersield", Prussia in mid-November. [49]
Modeste EugeneFlag of France.svg  France The lugger was wrecked at Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all but one of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Bilboa, Spain. [16] [75]
Morning GloryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Jahde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Akyab to Bremen. [6]
Mountain CalmCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Craden Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Wexford. [100]
NuggetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Garston. She was on a voyage from to Garston to Runcorn, Cheshire. [23]
RenownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Port Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire. [75]
Spread EagleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at New Quay. Her crew were rescued. [16]
StewartsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Siccar Point, Berwickshire with the loss of all four crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was declared a total loss. [6] [51] [63]
ThamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged in the Salisbury Dock, Liverpool. [16]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cloghy. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Garston. [6]
Turtle DoveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached in Llandudno Bay. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Runcorn. [16]
UndineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of "Littlehampton". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, to Goole, Yorkshire. [6]
Three unnamed vesselsFlags unknownThe schooners were wrecked on the Burbo and West Hoyle Banks, in Liverpool Bay with the presumed loss of all hands. [77]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lighter was driven ashore and wrecked on Great Cumbrae, Argyllshire. [100]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and caught fire off Carradale, Argyllshire. [100]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Carradale. Her crew were rescued. [100]
Four unnamed vesselsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smacks were driven ashore and wrecked at Carradale. [100]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lighter foundered in the Belfast Lough. Both crew were rescued by the Coastguard. [100]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
AmeliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship broke in two and foundered in Santoria Bay with the loss of five of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Bilboa, Spain. [106] [66] [107]
AngelineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Algiers, French Algeria to Dunkerque. [16]
ApolloAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The barque was driven ashore on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg. [16] [37]
AuroraCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The brig was driven ashore at Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Dunkerque. [16]
CharlotteCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia Franco-Prussian War: The barque was captured and sunk by Desaix (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy) [68] [108]
DanteFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship sank in Cardigan Bay with the loss of eight of the eleven people on board. [109]
DespatchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Penrhos, Anglesey. [16]
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ballyhack, County Wexford. [16]
HenryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clynnog, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Llandulas, Caernarfonshire. [16]
HistoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The abandoned barque was discovered in Morecambe Bay by the fishing vessel Otter (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ), which put two men on board. She was towed in to Fleetwood, Lancashire by the steamships Kirklees and Wyre (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). It was discovered that an attempt had been made to scuttle Historia. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire. [110]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Puffin Island, Anglesey. [16] Her crew were rescued. [75]
J. B. WattCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Thuringia (Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg) and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the mouth of the Elbe. Her crew were rescued by Thuringia. J. B. Watt was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hartlepool. [67] [104]
KateCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Clynnog. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim. [16]
LangfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lugger was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. [37]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ballyhack. [16]
NymphCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Harlingen, Friesland. [13] [111]
ProverbCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. [21]
Seven SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Bangor, Caernarfonshire in a leaky condition. [16]
SorrentoFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthgolmon, Caernarfonshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana. [16] [75] [61]
Turtle DoveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Llandudno, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Runcorn. [37]
Two SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the One Bush Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands to Kingston, Jamaica. [112]
UnnamedUnflaggedA steamship under construction at Low Walker, Northumberland heeled over when the ground subsided under her. Six people were killed and thirteen were severely wounded. [113] [114]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Chevy ChaseFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland. [61] She was later refloated and taken in to Baltimore. [115]
EmilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Inch Point, County Kerry. [61] [90] She was refloated on 7 November. [116]
Eureka Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was destroyed by fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [117]
Pride of the WestCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to South Shields, County Durham. [67]
ReginaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Hamburg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. [61]
VictorineFlag of France.svg  France The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on the Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. [37]
WashingtonFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was destroyed by fire in the Cape Fear River. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to New York. [67]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
AliceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Walney Island, Lancashire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Millom, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire. [25]
AsiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was lost at "Port Orotave" Tenerife, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Barranquilla, United States of Colombia. [79] [22] [118]
CircassiaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. [61] [104] She subsequently became a wreck. [119]
DaylightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore between Hurst Castle and Lymington, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated the next day and taken in to the Solent. [61] [104] [90]
GleanerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore near Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Porthdinllaen Lifeboat Cotton Sheppard ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [120]
NaomiCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Silloth, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Silloth. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Silloth. [104]
RoyalistCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Sunderland, County Durham. [23] [115]
Sarah JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Kirton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated on 31 October and put back to Sunderland for repairs. [91]
SydneyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
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Memorial to those lost on the Sydney.
The barque was wrecked off Glen Head, Sturrall, County Donegal with the loss of nineteen of her 21 crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [121] [122]
WatsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked between Anstruther and Crail, Fife with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to St. Andrews, Fife. [61] [104]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Alfred and EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Dally Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [13] [90]
CochraneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Juist, Kingdom of Prussia and capsized. Her crew were rescued. [27] She was on a voyage from Greenock to Hamburg. [123] Also reported as Cochran Hendry ashore on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. [61]
Flying FoamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Hope Cove, Devon. [21] [90]
Gipsy KingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Dulas, Anglesey with the loss of nine of her ten crew. The survivor was rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat. [120]
HuntressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Larne Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. [13] [90] She was later refloated. [106]
Julie CarolineNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Louise Henriette (Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ). Julie Caroline was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife, United Kingdom to Åsgårdstrand. [68] [69]
Louis Faun FannyFlag of France.svg  France The lugger was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon She was refloated. [61] [104]
Lydia CummingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cushendall, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin. [25]
Orange GroveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Ayr Lifeboat Glasgow Workman ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Orange Grove was on a voyage from Greenock to Demerara, British Guiana. [104]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
AlidaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Dantsic. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. [13]
AnjeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated and taken in to a Baltic port in a leaky condition. [13]
BarteldFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship sank in Kolk Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Amsterdam. [13] [27]
BoxerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was beached near Visby, Gotland, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [21] [25] She was later refloated. [31]
Brother's PrideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore the Rhyl, Denbighshire. [13]
Bury St. EdmundsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London. [13] She was refloated the next day. [21]
CossackCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. [13]
EmeraldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Leader (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Emerald was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt. [124] [125]
Emma BlakeFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Toledo, Ohio with the loss of all on board. [126]
EugenieFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore at "Kurop". She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to a Belgian port. [13]
GlenoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her seven crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat Laetitia ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Glenora was on a voyage from south Shields, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. [21] [127]
HaabetFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship collided with the barque Emigrant (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Emigrant. Haabet was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [91]
Mary AmeliaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship foundered in Lake Erie with the loss of all hands. [128]
OrionFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship was wrecked near Grand Haven, Michigan. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chicago, Illinois to Grand Haven. [128]
RechabiteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run into by the brigantine Caroline (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom )) at Tenby, Pembrokeshire and was severely damaged. Her three crew were rescued by Caroline. Rechabite was taken in to Tenby, where she sank. [129]
SkibladnerSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship ran aground at Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn to Aalborg, Denmark. [13]
SpeculationenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was abandoned off Smith's Knoll, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arendal to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. [13]
ThetisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Bic, Quebec, Canada with the loss of three of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Silloth, Cumberland to Quebec City, Canada. Thetis was refloated with the assistance of the brig St. George and taken in to Quebec City. [130] [131] [60] [50]
Tonawanda Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship was wrecked in Lake Erie. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Chicago to Buffalo, New York. [128]
ZillahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Victoria (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Shipway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to South Shields, County Durham. [23] [132]
Two unnamed vesselsFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ships were wrecked near Cleveland, Ohio with the loss of all hands. [128]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
A. B. BradshawCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Matanzas, Cuba. [130] [94]
Alvin BuckinghamFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States
Alvin Buckingham in 2015. Alvin Buckingham wreck.jpg
Alvin Buckingham in 2015.
After the wooden schooner started to leak in Lake Huron off Black River Island, her crew beached her in shallow water on the coast of Michigan, where she sank in 8 feet (2.4 m) of water at 44°50′28″N83°17′07″W / 44.840983°N 83.285383°W / 44.840983; -83.285383 (Alvin Buckingham) . [133] [134]
BeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Montrose, Forfarshire. [23]
Berlin Flag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The steamship ran aground on the Robben Plaat, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen. [23] She was later refloated and taken in to Bremerhaven. [58]
BirdstonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Matanzas. [130] [94]
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Manxmans Lake, Dumfriesshire. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Dalbeattie, Dumfriesshire. [132]
Cambria Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The passenger-cargo steamship was wrecked off the Giant's Causeway, County Antrim with the loss of 178 of the 179 people on board. The survivor was rescued by the steamship Enterprise (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Cambria was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.
CercaliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Constanta, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire. [135]
ChalenaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Cuba. [13]
CrescendoFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The brig struck a sunken rock off Porkkalanniemi, Grand Duchy of Finland and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland. [45]
Darien Flag of France.svg  France The steamship was wrecked in a hurricane at Molena Point, Cuba. Her passengers were rescued by the steamship Guantanamo (BandMercante1785.svg  Spain). [13]
EdwinFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Matanzas. Her crew survived. [13] [136]
EnighedenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Wick Bay with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. [21] [122] [137]
EquatorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged in a hurricane at Cárdenas, Cuba. [138]
Evening StarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Matanzas. [130] [94]
Frank PalmerFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Matanzas. [136]
Graf von BylandtFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The steamship sank in the Amstel. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Rotterdam, South Holland. [21]
George S. HuntFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Matanzas. [13] [136]
GuantanamoFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Cuba. [13]
G. W. BarterFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The brig was driven ashore at Matanzas. [136]
IdaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Pedro Cays. She was on a voyage from the Cayman Islands to Jamaica. [139]
Jane LovatCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cushendall, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin. [21]
Johann Christian Flagge der Hansestadt Rostock.svg Rostock The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. [21]
Mary A. ChaseFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The brig was damaged in a hurricane at Matanzas. [136]
MatanzasFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Cuba. [13]
MauliusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged in a hurricane at Matanzas. [136]
RicardoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Cárdenas. [131]
RositaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Cárdenas. [130]
SpeedawayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in a hurricane and wrecked on the Boca de la Moruvi, off the coast of Cuba. [130] [94]
S. V. NicholsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Matanzas. [130] [94]
SydneyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Mahermore", County Donegal with the loss of all but two of her 21 crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [21] [140]
ValeriaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was wrecked at Cárdenas. [130] [94] [138]
Unnamed BandMercante1785.svg Cuba At least two schooners were run into and sunk by the schooner Edwin (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States) during a hurricane at Matanza. [136]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
DuquesneFlag of France.svg  France The barque was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. [23] [135]
Marie StellaFlag of France.svg  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to L'Orient, Morbihan. [106]
OdessaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Weser. Her crew were rescued. [141] She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. [135]
SiroccoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. [123] [142] [31] [143]
Varuna Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship foundered off the Jupiter Inlet, Florida with the loss of most of her crew and all 36 passengers. There were five survivors. She was on a voyage from New York to Galveston, Texas. [144] [145]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
AutomatonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Ljusne, Sweden. [146] Her crew were rescued. [147] [148] She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Söderhamn, Sweden. [149]
BritanniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in How Bay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. [23] [45]
FelixCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The barque was damaged by an onboard explosion at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her captain was severely wounded. [109]
InoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Queenstown, County Cork for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [102]
John BagshawCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sank off Caernarfon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. [23] [31]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Runcorn, Cheshire. [123]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Mallbrack", Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skibbereen, County Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [23]
VividCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at "Craigheath", Banffshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Portgordon, Moray. [23] [45]
ZarcoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Catanzaro, Kingdom of Italy. She had broken up by mid-December. [58] [150]
Unnamed Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was driven ashore at Horsehead, near North Cape, Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to a British port. [62]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe barque collided with Red Ridinghood (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. [151]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Anna ColbjornsenSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship ran aground on the Finngrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Luleå to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Stockholm in a leaky condition. [123]
AsingaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived. [123]
CorolitzFlag unknownThe ship ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Miragoâne, Haiti to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition. [123]
Jefferson BoardmanFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of the Hillsboro Inlet with the loss of a crew member. [52]
LilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked near Westhaven, Forfarshire. [123]
OlivierFlag of France.svg  France The barque ran aground on the Large Bank, off the coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Macao, China to Callao, Peru. [152]
SapphireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on a reef in Elliot's Bay, Florida, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. [58] [66] [153]
VolantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [118]
WatchfulCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Ipswich, Suffolk. She came ashore near Faro, Portugal and was wrecked. [154]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Blue Jacket Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The barque was abandoned in the Gaspar Strait. Her crew were rescued by the barque Grace Piel (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Blue Jacket was on a voyage from Hiogo, Japan to Falmouth, Cornwall. [155]
BroanstoneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Pakefield, Suffolk and was consequently beached at Hopton-on-Sea, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [109]
FawnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. [156] She was refloated. [79]
John BanksCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Chittagong, India. [157] [158]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship schooner was abandoned in a sinking condition 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south east of Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Long Ditton (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [130] [66]
Petrel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trinidad The ship was wrecked 100 nautical miles (190 km) north west of Belize City, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Roatán, British Honduras to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. [14]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
BranstonsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground off Pakefield, Suffolk and was consequently beached at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a derelict condition. [130] [66]
ButtercupCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steam wherry capsized in the River Tyne at Jarrow, Northumberland. [153]
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine struck the Highland Patch, off Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire. Her five crew were rescued by a Tenby boat. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim. She subsequently foundered in Carmarthen Bay 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east of the Woodhouse Beacon. [159]
FenellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham and/or Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with assistance. [130] [106]
FoxCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Blackwall, Middlesex. [119]
LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and sank at Speeton, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by two fishing cobles. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. [153] [160]
LovisaFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Kalmar. [119]
MabelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Lista, Norway. Her nine crew were rescued by Friedrich Wilhelm ( Gdansk flag.svg Dantzig). Mabel was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Danzig. [161] [147] [162] [163]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and was beached at North Shields, Northumberland. [119]
RosineFlag of France.svg  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Atherfield and Chale, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [58] [66]
SquireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Jessie (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was beached at Neyland, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Swansea, Glamorgan. [164]
Stefano GrossoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was wrecked off Port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Nine of her twelve crew were rescued by rocket apparatus, the others were rescued by the Port Isaac Lifeboat City of Exeter ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Stefano Grosso was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [130] [99]
VeritaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque was abandoned in Walton Bay. Her ten crew were rescued. Verita was on a voyage from Genoa to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Clevedon, Somerset, United Kingdom. [119] [165]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Anna MarinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Lista, Norway. Her crew were rescued. [146]
BloomerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Little Ross, Kirkcudbrightshire. [166] [79]
"Equity"Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The fishing boat was wrecked at Spectacle Island. Crew saved. [167]
FoxCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sank in the Victoria Dock. [130]
LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north east of Speeton, Yorkshire. Her eight crew were rescued by two fishing cobles. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [130] [99]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lugger foundered off Whitby, Yorkshire. [168]
Meteor FlagCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground and capsized at Caernarfon. Her five crew were rescued by the Llanduyn Lifeboat John Gray Bell ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Meteor Flag was on a voyage from Londonderry to Swansea, Glamorgan. [130] [32]
ShakespeareCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Seine. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai, China. [130] She was declared a total loss. [94]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Lundy Island, Devon. Her six crew were rescued by the pilot boat No. 4 (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [166]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
AmazonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was damaged by fire at Galveston, Texas, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galveston. [59] [4]
Cecile MarieFlag of France.svg  France The barque ran aground on the Saugor Hall Sand. [14]
Emma SopbhiaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was wrecked on the Morant Cays. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [169]
G. F. O. HeynFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship departed from Moulmein, Burma for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [54]
KennetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport, Dorset. [170] All five people on board were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Rye, Sussex. [79]
VeritaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque was driven ashore at Clevedon, Somerset, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Genoa. [166]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
ArgoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost on this date. [22]
CherubCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Peel, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to an Irish port. [171]
Elizabeth Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The brigantine foundered off St. Martin's Point, Guernsey. Her eight crew were rescued by Sark fishermen. [172] She was on a voyage from "New" to Guernsey. [118]
InvestigatorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was lost at Cayo Arenas. Her sixteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Campeche, Mexico to Falmouth, Cornwall. [130] [94] [173] [138]
JatoSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was wrecked near Egersund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Gävle. [171] [79]
KennetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bridport. [171]
North Alabama Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamer was wrecked on a sandbar in the Missouri River west of Vermillion, South Dakota in what's today the Myron Grove Lake Access area. Her equipment was salvaged. Barrels of whiskey in her cargo were salvaged in 1890, or in 1906 when she reportedly somehow briefly regained buoyancy on 10 July. [174] [175]
Royal GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [171]
SunbeamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Quebec City, Canada for Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [176]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
AuroraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cronstadt, Russia and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian. [91] She was consequently condemned. [173]
EleanoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Fox River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Sharpness, Gloucestershire. [118]
FortunaFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Riga, Russia. [118]
Geneva Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was wrecked on a reef off Godrevy, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all 22 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Saint John, New Brunswick. [22] [118] [177]
JimCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered at Clovelly, Devon. Both crew were rescued by the Clovelly Lifeboat Alexander and Matilda Bœtefeur ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [178]
WaimeaFlag of New South Wales (1867).svg  New South Wales The steamship was run down and sunk by the steamship Avoca (Flag of New South Wales (1867).svg  New South Wales) at Sydney. [179]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
CeresNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Drobak to Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom. She was a total loss. [157] [91]
Hispania Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Nagara Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 2 November. [180]
USS Saginaw Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy
Wreck of USS Saginaw Sginaw sketch 440.jpg
Wreck of USS Saginaw
The sidewheel sloop-of-war was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean off Kure Atoll.

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
GibraltarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Turneffe Atoll, near Rendezvous Point, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to London. [181] [182]
John MyersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by Elizabeth (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. [91] [183]
Morning Star Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [184]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1870
ShipStateDescription
Elma E. HawesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Harwich, Essex. [185]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1870
ShipStateDescription
AdelphiCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She as on a voyage from Dublin to Dundrum, County Down. She was refloated and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Down. [79]
AdvanceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Nefyn, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [67] [61]
Alatamaha Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 10 hands. [186]
AlbertoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was driven ashore at Servola, near Trieste. [157]
AlexandriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Havana, Cuba before 18 October with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana to New York, United States. [187]
AlgornaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship foundered in Lake Superior with the loss of more than 100 lives. [188]
Alice ThompsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Swatow, China. [61]
AmazonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galveston, Texas, United States. She was later refloated and completed her voyage. [91] [4]
Annie CowartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Lough Foyle for repairs. [189]
AntillaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Dublin. [123]
Arctic HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hittarp, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzic. She was refloated. [58]
ArgoFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore near Lubava, Courland Governorate before 27 October. She was on a voyage from Lubava to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen. [22] [183]
Bernardus GodelievusFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was assisted in to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Messina, Sicily and Trieste. [7]
BerthaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Archangelsk between 2 and 4 October. [115]
BerthaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. [58]
Bessie RodgersFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Philadelphia. [166]
Blue BellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at East Hartlepool, County Durham. [27]
BrandtFlag unknown Franco-Prussian War: The ship was captured and burnt by Desaix (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). [69]
Bring D TobiasFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was lost in Chedabucto Bay. [146]
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Athlete (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank. Brothers was on a voyage from Wexford to Gloucester. [157]
CambriaFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the North Breakers. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Galveston. [115]
CambridgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Storedam". She was refloated and taken in to Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. [15]
Caribou Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was driven ashore at Lake St. Peter, Ontario. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Montreal, Quebec. [34] She was later refloated and taken in to Montreal. [58]
Carl JohanFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore on Callantsoog, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Guam. [157]
CecileFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Boston to Sagua La Grande, Cuba. [7]
ClymenestraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Rodrigues. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to a British port. [157]
CronbergSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship collided with another vessel and capsized. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Antwerp, Belgium. She was subsequently righted and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. [94]
C. T. Tompkins Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Cienfuegos, Cuba. [67]
DelphinSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Norrköping to Hartlepool, County Durham. [51] [83] She was refloated on 15 October and towed in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a waterlogged condition. [67] [63]
DemarchiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Swash. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [115]
Dexter WashburnFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was wrecked on the Conch Reef. [52]
DolphinFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The schooner was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Lisbon. [189]
DublinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Scheehoek, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. [157] She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated on 1 November and resumed her voyage. [91]
ElectricCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Rimouski, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Rimouski to London. [190] [91]
EnigheidNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived. [171]
EolusFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued nine days later by the barque Dorothy Thompson (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Eolus was on a voyage from Mexico to Bremen. [191]
E. RichardsonFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Dry Tortugas. [52]
EugeneFlag of France.svg  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the Îles d'Hyères to Dunkerque, Nord. [115]
ExecutiveFlag unknownThe ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Madeira. [34]
Fannie Gordon Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gut of Canso before 21 October. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [123] [62]
Ferry HillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Archangelsk between 2 and 4 October. She was refloated. [115] [25]
Gebroeders FokkesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The galiot foundered off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by a British lugger. [192] [193]
GladstoneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Brouwersand before 13 October. She was on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam. She was refloated. [194]
GlengarryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Havana before 18 October. Her crew were rescued. [187]
Golden GleamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim. [19]
Golene HougeFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. [60]
Governor MarionFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship sank off Key West, Florida. [52]
Gratta StroutCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Memel. [51]
Great NorthernCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Renkioi, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated. [7]
HarwichCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. [7]
HavelockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Rhos Bay. She was on a voyage from Holyhead, Anglesey to Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire. [61]
Ida EngelsmanFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore on Farö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Slite, Sweden. [58] [195]
Ida MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered near Farsund, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from south Shields, County Durham to Dantsic. [130] [94]
Ida WhelanFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the mouth of the New River, Florida. [52]
IdunSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn to Huelva, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate. [79]
InaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at "Carrack Strand". She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool. [157]
IndustrieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Dantzig. She was refloated. [31]
IrisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballantrae, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Sunderland. [157] Iris was refloated on 12 December and towed in to Ardrossan, Ayrshire by the steamship Flying Meteor (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [196]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Tara", County Down. She was later refloated. [19] [51]
IslanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Archangelsk between 2 and 4 October. [115] [25]
James BrownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Peel, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport, Cumberland. [27]
JapanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at East Cape, Russia with the loss of nine of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig Hattie Jackson (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). [197] [198]
JasonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico. [16]
Jessie Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship collided with Squire (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. [58]
JesusBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The barque was wrecked in the Cymyran Strait, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of eight of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Liverpool. [58] [66] [199]
John CrookesFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was wrecked on Cape Florida, Florida. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Sagua La Grande. [52]
John RandolphFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was driven onto the Pickles Reef. [52]
Kalervo Flag of Russia.svg Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground on a sunken wreck off Raahe. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Raahe. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship. [7] [51]
Key West Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from New York to Charleston, South Carolina. [166]
Knapton HallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Cuxhaven. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven. [15]
Leander Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was wrecked at "Hambro". [15]
Lenoir Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg The ship was wrecked at "Hambro". She was on a voyage from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia to New York. [15]
Lisa BrindleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea before 21 October. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Waterlily (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Lisa Brindley was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin. [123] [66]
LocomotiveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Opobo and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Gaboon. The ship was plundered by the local inhabitants and destroyed by an explosion of gunpowder on board with the loss of about 50 lives. [200]
Lord RaglanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Archangelsk between 2 and 4 October. She was refloated. [115] [25]
Lord RaglanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Marie Louise (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). Lord Raglan was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Gothenburg, Sweden. [28]
Lübeck Flagge der Hansestadt Lubeck.svg Lübeck The steamship was driven ashore at Pärnu, Russia. [45]
Lydia HiltonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Archangelsk between 2 and 4 October. She was refloated. [115] [25]
MalabarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic ( 27°03′S58°58′W / 27.050°S 58.967°W / -27.050; -58.967 ) before 12 October. [201]
Maria AdrianaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship collided with HMS Scorpion (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy) and sank at Brouwershaven, Zeeland. [7]
MarmionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated. [7]
Mary RichmondCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Foyle and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry. [58]
Mary TathamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Eilean Sionnach, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rathmelton, County Donegal. [15] She was later refloated. [7]
Mercurius POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The steamship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to a Norwegian port. [67]
M. N.BandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig was lost at "Varadera" with the loss of six of her thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to Falmouth. [130] [173]
Moreno BandMercante1785.svg Cuba The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. She was on a voyagte from Caibarién to Sydney, New South Wales. [91] [4]
NeptuneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea. [189]
NeptuneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack sank in Ramsey Sound. [189]
NoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Storedam". She was refloated and taken in to Texel. [15]
NorthamptonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Shanghai, China. [130]
OliveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in "Diersey Sound". [67]
Ottawa Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was wrecked on Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Cow Bay, Nova Scotia to New York City. [146]
PacificCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Brielle. She was refloated. [7]
Paluca San JoséBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The schooner was wrecked on the Pickles Reef. [52]
PepitaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The barque was wrecked at Matanzas, Cuba. [94]
PlatoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay between 17 and 21 October with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Trieste. [202] [203]
PleiadesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Santa Anna to Falmouth. [171]
PrussianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Tuns Bank, in Lough Foyle. She was refloated. [7]
Queen of the IslesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Assis". [157]
QuixoteBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was lost neat Santa Anna. [157]
ReginaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Zapodilla Cays. She was on a voyage from Newport to Puerto Caballos, British Honduras. [34]
ReginaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Archangelsk between 2 and 4 October. She was refloated. [115] [25]
RichmondCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the "Clure River". [61]
Right BowerFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was driven onto the Pickles Reef. [52]
RosedaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Matanzas. [94]
SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore near Antrim. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Belfast. [7]
Sars JohanSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship ran aground at Norrtälje. She was on a voyage from Norrtälje to Hull. She was refloated. [189]
SharonFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was wrecked at Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canads. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Port Caledonia, Nova Scotia. [15]
SiciliaFlag unknownThe brig sank at Matanzas. [94]
SkjoldFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The barque was wrecked at Archangelsk. [13]
StatelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Helsingør, Denmark. [130] [94]
StirlingNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was wrecked at "Caissaid". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Pernambuco, Brazil. [166]
St. MarysCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. [58]
St. MitrofaneFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The lighter ran aground and was wrecked at Taganrog. [91]
St.NicolasFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The lighter was loss at Taganrog. [91]
StrangerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of California, United States. [58]
SultanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the coast of Luzon, Spanish East Indies. [157] She was on a voyage from Hong Kong, China to Borneo. [204]
Thomas and WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off the Faroe Islands. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Olive (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [77]
Tomas de ResaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The barque was wrecked near Key West, Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Barcelona. [118] [187]
ValettaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost north of the mouth of the Rio Grande with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montevideo, Uruguay. [16]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Crosby and Waterloo, Lancashire. [61]
WandsworthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was beached at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from an English port to Quebec City. [58]
William BrownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked near Havana before 18 October with the loss of a crew member. [187]
William RathboneFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque was wrecked in the Hillsboro Inlet. Four of her crew were rescued by Mississippi (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). William Rathbone was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans. [123] [69] [52]
ZanzibarFlag of France.svg  France The barque was wrecked at Ibo, Mozambique. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Ibo. [157]
ZibiahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. [21]
UnnamedCivil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Franco-Prussian War: The man-of-war ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk whilst pursuing a Prussian merchant vessel. She was refloated. [48]

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