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Revision as of 22:20, 11 June 2021

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

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1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1875
Ship State Description
Æolus  Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshie, United Kingdom to Tønsberg, Germany.[1]
Anna  Denmark The ship put in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshavn to an English port.[1]
Arab  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Wisbech.[2]
Aurora Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk, Russia.[2]
Egeria  Germany The ship was taken in to Grebbestad, Sweden in a derelict and waterlogged condition.[2]
Fimraar Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[2]
Firdar Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[2]
Jens Nordentoft Minde  Denmark The ship was wrecked at Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Thisted.[1]
Louise  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[2]
Lydia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Gothenburg. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Marie Berthe  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Dénia, Spain.[1]
Marienhamn Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[2]
Normandie  France The ship ran aground and sank in the Humber.[1]
Prinz Gustav Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[2]
Queen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Waederoarue" with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1][3]
Rannen Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk.[2]
Waverley  Germany The ship was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the smack Topaze ( United Kingdom).[2]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1875
Ship State Description
Cormorant  Sweden The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Maruim, Brazil to Stockholm. She was refloated and towed in to Tvedestrand, Denmark in a severely leaky condition.[1]
Edward Barro  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[1]
Howard D. Throop  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1]
Lotus  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[1]
Maria  Germany The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Dantsic.[1]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1875
Ship State Description
Cornelia Catherina  Netherlands The ship sank in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[4]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1875
Ship State Description
Busk  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Gleaux Morte". She was refloated.[3]
Gloriosa  Germany The ship ran aground at Loviisa, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Loviisa.[3]
H. P. Kitchen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[3]
Lomes  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Nidingen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Riga, Russia.[3]
Rosa  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near "Peaperno", Grand Duchy of Finland.[3]
Ruth  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Oton Bank, off Yloilo, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Yloilo.[3]
Sans Pareil  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Buck Island. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Dominion of Canada.[3]
Six Freres  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Anegada, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from the Newfoundland Colony to Puerto Rico.[5]
Trio  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[3]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1875
Ship State Description
Boyd  New Zealand The 16-ton schooner ran aground south of the mouth of the Motu River, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, during a gale and became a wreck.[6]
Caroline Louise  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Memel, Germany.[4]
Corienne Augustine  France The ship ran aground at Mont-Saint-Michel, Manche.[3]
Frederico Myllus  Italy The brig was driven ashore at Lagos, Lagos Colony.[4]
Hector  United Kingdom The steamship broke in two at Shanghai, China.[4]
May Flower  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Helsingør, Denmark.[4]
Sol  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[4]
Stephen  United Kingdom The ship collided with Boz ( Germany) and sank off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Dantsic, Germany.[3]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1875
Ship State Description
Island Maid  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Port Mahon, Mallorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Corfu, Greece to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[4]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Langlade Island. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]
Moormann Flag unknown The steamship ran aground 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Kem, Russia.[4]
Normand  Norway The ship was wrecked off "Olandhaf", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[7]
Robert  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and towed back to Newport in a waterlogged condition.[5]
Standard  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Quebec City, Dominion of Canada]]. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[4]
Thomas Sorby  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[4][5]
Traveller  United Kingdom The tug was destroyed by fire at Newport, Monmouthshire.[5]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1875
Ship State Description
Courier  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank at "Manuel Head". Her crew were rescued.[5]
Danube  Sweden The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Copenhagen, Denmark.[5]
Lady Wodehouse  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. Her passengers were taken off.[5]
Thorer Helsing  Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trelleborg.[5]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1875
Ship State Description
Abana  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dunkerque.[8]
Frisch  Netherlands The barque was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on voyage from Riga, Russia to Harlingen, Friesland.[8]
Maregjorup  Denmark The ship was wrecked on Amrum, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Thisted to Hartlepool, County Durham.[8]
Seth  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated.[8]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship sank in the North Sea. Ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Bremen, Germany.[8]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1875
Ship State Description
Biscay  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Hom Reef, off the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Bremerhaven, Germany. She was refloated but consequently foundered with the loss of eleven of her 21 crew.[9]
Blanche  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Whitford Sker, in the Bristol Channel. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[10]
General Palleja  Brazil The steamship was wrecked.[11]
Maria Stuart  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Dunkerque.[8]
Osceola  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at Ardrossan, Ayrshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan. She was refloated and taken in to Ardrossan in a leaky condition.[8]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1875
Ship State Description
Lady Alice  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel by the steamship Nuremberg ( Germany). Her crew were rescued. Lady Alice was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Salcombe, Devon.[12]
Catharina  Netherlands The schooner foundred in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Nidelven ( Norway).[13]
Wilhelm L. Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[10]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1875
Ship State Description
Emanuel  Norway The brig collided with the brig Atlas ( Germany) and sank. Her crew were rescued. Emanuel was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Lübeck, Germany.[10]
Exchange  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Juliette  France The ship was wrecked at "Carlso", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Sundsvall, Sweden.[10]
Lucinde  United Kingdom The schooner collided with another schooner and was driven ashore at Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Seaham Lifeboat.[10][14]
Medina  Straits Settlements The steamship was wrecked on the Parkin Rock, in the Hanish Islands. Her passengers were taken off by Timor (Flag unknown). Medina was on a voyage from Singapore to Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet.[10]
Neba  Russia The ship was lost near Vadsø, Norway. She was on a voyage from Onega to London, United Kingdom.[10]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Seaham. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The wherry was run down and sunk in the River Tyne by the steamship Dragoon ( United Kingdom) with the loss of both crew.[15]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1875
Ship State Description
Catherina Cornelia  Germany The ship was wrecked near Lemvig, Germany. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hammerfest, Norway.[11]
Normand Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked on Jurmo.[11]
Oersund  Denmark The ship struck the wreck of Eager (Flag unknown) and sank at Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Copenhagen.[11]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1875
Ship State Description
Arbitrator  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore in a waterlogged conditionat Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City, Dominion of Canada.[7]
Eliza  United Kingdom The brig was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to a French port.[7]
Magdala Canada The brig was driven ashore at North Sydney, Nova Scotia.[7]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Fleetood, Lancashire. She was refloated and beached.[7]
Prince  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Clarenza Point, Greece.[7]
Roland  France The steamship collided with Oscar I ( Germany) and sank at Pointe-du-Chêne, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[7]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1875
Ship State Description
Ane Margaretha  Denmark The ketch was driven ashore at Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Christiania, Norway.[16]
Galway Lass  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands, at least three lives.[16]
Holden  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Middleton, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[16]
May  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat struck a sunken wreck and foundered off the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Llandillos" to Sankey Bridges, Cheshire.[7]
Merchant  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[16]
Pearl  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the west coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[7]
Rescue  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[16]
Robin Hood  United Kingdom The paddle tug sank at South Shields, County Durham with the loss of three of her four crew.[7]
Savage  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Catanzaro, Italy.[17]
Ville de Aurillac  France The steamship put into Brest, Finistère on fire. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Brest and Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[7]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1875
Ship State Description
Admiral Peter Tordenskjold  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Køge, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Sundsvall, Sweden.[16]
Catherine and Hannah  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hamburg, Germany.[16]
Deusto  Spain The steamship was wrecked at San Sebastián.[18]
Hercules  Germany The ship was driven ashore east of Trelleborg, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[16]
Johann Cornelius  Germany The ship was abandoned off Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom to Rostock.[16]
Meta  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Progress  France The fishing boat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Great Yarmouth.[16]
Unnamed  France The lugger was wrecked at San Sebastián.[18]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1875
Ship State Description
Adolph Werner  Germany The barque was driven ashore at Ny-Hellesund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Malmö, Sweden. She was a total loss.[19]
Antoinette  Germany The schooner sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Jessie. Antoinette was on a voyage from Brake to Fredrikstad, Norway.[19]
Bruce  New Zealand The 204-ton steamer hit rocks and foundered near Taiaroa Head while trying to enter Otago Harbour, New Zealand, in a thick fog. She was en route from Timaru to Dunedin. All crew and passengers were saved.[20]
Oder  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Andreas ( Norway).[13]
Roulus  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Udo". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Fredrikshald.[19]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1875
Ship State Description
Deodata  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Barcelona, Spain.[19]
Domenico Galliano Flag unknown The ship caught fire and put in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to "Singa".[21]
Star of the East  United Kingdom The barque foundered off Møn, Denmark. Her nine crew were rescued.[22]
Ydale  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Romsø with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Helsingør.[19]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1875
Ship State Description
Constance  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Alecto ( Sweden and foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Alecto. Constance was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[19]
European  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India.[19]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire and was abandoned by her crew.[19]
Johanna Carolina  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Copenhagen.[19]
Leonora  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned 8 nautical miles (15 km) off the Brisons, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Porthleven, Cornwall. She was subsequently towed in to Hayle, Cornwall.[19]
Richard  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Friberg".[19]
Sanspareil  France The sloop was wrecked near Arcachon, Gironde with the loss of two of her crew.[19]
Wahala  Sweden The ship struck the pier and was severely damaged at Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Aberdeen.[19]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1875
Ship State Description
Askur  Norway The barque ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a leaky condition.[13]
Canopus  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmora at "Macrikeni", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[13]
Cornelia  Belgium The fishing trawler was struck by Khedive ( United Kingdom) and sunk in the River Scheldt, near Bath, Netherlands.[23] Khedive was undergoing sea trials prior to delivery.
Godstands Minde  Germany The derelict barque was driven ashore at "Redcliffe", Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[13]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1875
Ship State Description
Georgetown  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[13]
Hermannus Isaac  Netherlands The ship ran aground and developed a severe leak. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Harlingen, Friesland.[13]
Laurel  United Kingdom The schooner sank in the North Sea off Hornsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Elizabeth.[13]
Lizzie United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The steamship sank at "Rosglass", County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim.[13]
Unnamed  Netherlands The derelict schooner was driven ashore south of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[13]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1875
Ship State Description
Alston  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Vandalid ( Germany) in the Elbe and ran aground.[24]
Antigua  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was run into by the steamship Eider ( United Kingdom) and sank at Demerara, British Guiana. Antigua was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Demerara.[21]
Mediateur  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Lossiemouth, Moray, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham.[25]
Regina  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kessingland, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[25]
Roodee  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Hong Kong, China and was scuttled.[25]
Saucy Jack  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her four crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat Abraham Thomas ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Saucy Jack was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Seaham, County Durham.[25][14]
Suomitra  Sweden The brig was towed in to Arendal, Norway in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Haparanda to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[25]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1875
Ship State Description
Lochbulig  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Lambay Island, Formosa. Her crew were rescued.[25]
William Rawcliffe  United Kingdom The ship was run into by a steamship and sank off Crosby, Lancashire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Runcorn, Cheshire.[25]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1875
Ship State Description
Cuba  Norway The brig ran aground on the Burnham Flats, off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the Brancaster Lifeboat and taken in to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[25][14]
John Wells  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire.[25]
Olga Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked near Colliston, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Copenhagen, Denmark.[25]
Rapid  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Aith, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner collided with the steamship Balbec ( France) and sank off Crosby, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[25]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1875
Ship State Description
Hannah Maria  Russia The ship ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in th Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day.[26]
St. Mungo  United Kingdom The barque was run into by Princess Alexandra ( United Kingdom) and sank off Craigavad, County Down. St. Mungo was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin.[26]
Thessalia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Craster, Northumberland. .[26]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1875
Ship State Description
Giunta  Netherlands The steamship ran aground near Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[27]
Julia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Oaze Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and taken in to the River Thames in a severely leaky condition and was beached at Rosherville, Kent.[26]
Verein  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[27]
William and Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Luce Bay.[27]
Zeitum  United Kingdom The ship was beached near Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy. She was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Cette, Hérault, France. She was a total loss.[27]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1875
Ship State Description
Annie  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[27]
Earl of Zetland  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank at Bromborough, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Burry Port, Glamorgan to Liverpool.[27]
Françoise Marie  France The ship ran aground at "Wallo North", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Caen, Calvados.[27]
Harriet McBeath  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Dunsagne, County Meath and Annagassan, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool.[27]
Little Fury  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned at sea in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Pedro Pidal ( Spain). Little Fury was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Cárdenas, Cuba.[28]
Vanderbyl Flag unknown The steamship foundered off Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dumfries, United Kingdom.[27]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1875
Ship State Description
Bittern Canada [Dominion of Canada]] The ship was wrecked on Bear Island. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Barbadoes.[29]
Louis and Charlotte  United Kingdom The derelict ship was driven ashore near Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[29]
Marie  Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Copister, Yell, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Riga, Russia.[29]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1875
Ship State Description
Fjerde November  Norway The ship was driven ashore on Nidingen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Russia to the Nieuw Diep. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[29]
Water Witch  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank off "New York".[29]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1875
Ship State Description
Brunette  New Zealand The 18-ton cutter stranded on sunken rocks at Tairua and became a wreck.[30]
Magenta  French Navy An accidental nighttime galley fire aboard the Magenta-class broadside ironclad while she was in port at Toulon, France, spread out of control and reached her after ammunition magazine, causing her to explode and sink 2 hours 55 minutes after the fire broke out.[31]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1875
Ship State Description
Albert Gallatin  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Callao, Peru.[8]
Alexandra  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Formosa before 28 October.. She was on a voyage from Swatow to Tientsin, China.[27]
Altona  Germany The steamship was wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat Good Templar ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[14]
Atlas  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked.[3]
Auld Reekie  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Seaton Carew Lifeboat.[14]
Britannia  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her seventeen passengers were taken off by the Holy Island Lifeboat Grace Darling ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution), which later took off her eighteen crew.[14]
Celebataire  France The ship was wrecked.[19]
E. Chambers  United States The ship was driven ashore on the Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland Colony.[8]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked. Her four crew were rescued by the Seascale Lifeboat.[14]
Good Templar Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat was severely damaged at Sunderland whilst going to the aid of the steamship Altona ( Germany).[14]
Harlingen  Norway The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Braemar ( United Kingdom). Harlingen was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[25]
Jane  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run down and sunk by the steamship Galatz ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[5]
John Paxal  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Eight of her crew were rescued by Africa ( United Kingdom); others landed on Ascension Island. John Paxal was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to a British port.[29]
Leopold  Russia The schooner was wrecked on the Abertay Sandbank, off the mouth of the River Tay. Her six crew were rescued by the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat.[14]
Lotus  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Callao.[8]
Mayflower  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 October. She was on a voyage from Greencastle, County Antrim to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[8]
Nathalie  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground. She was refloated on 26 October with the assistance of a Russian steamship and take in to Reval, Russia.[26]
Nathalia Jacobine  Denmark The smack was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her four crew were rescued by the Peterhead Lifeboat.[14]
Porthan Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The brigantine was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Seaton Carew Lifeboat.[14]
San Juan Flag unknown The ship was wrecked in the "Tortugera River".[7]
Sophie Emily  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[11]
Teazer  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. . Her nine crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat.[14]
Triton  Norway The ship was abandoned on the Dogger Bank on or before 2 October.[3]
Vidar  Norway The brig was wrecked on the Abertay Sandbank. Her eight crew were rescued by the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat.[14]
Wesley  United States The ship was driven ashore at "Point St. Peter".[8]
William Poolman  Netherlands The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 15 October. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Young England  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Four crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat James Pearce ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[32][14]

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Bibliography

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

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