List of shipwrecks in October 1888
The list of shipwrecks in October 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1888.
| October 1888 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date | |||
| References | ||||||
2 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Silas Fish | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Turks Islands with the loss of thirteen of the fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Vara to New York, United States.[1] |
3 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a gale and snowstorm at Point Hope (68°20′20″N 166°50′40″W) on the Chukchi Sea coast of the District of Alaska, with the loss of 25 of her 33 crew members. The eight survivors were rescued eight months later.[2] |
4 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gefion | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing lugger Scud ( | |
| Kildare | The steamship foundered in the South China Sea (14°39′N 109°58′E) with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pasoeroewan, Netherlands East Indies to Hong Kong.[4][5] | |
| Sutherfield | The barque was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean (46°30′S 84°00′W). Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued the next day by the barque Adventurer ( |
5 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brampton | The steamship ran aground on rocks in the Rabbit Islands, Ottoman Empire.[3] | |
| Emily | The barque collided with the barque Svea ( | |
| Madeleine | The fishing boat was run into by the steamship Queen ( | |
| Nor | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Grenville ( |
6 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gracie | The steamship was run into by the steamship Ferndale ( | |
| Matthew M. Murray | The schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[10] |
7 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kars | The steamship sank in the North Sea 63 nautical miles (117 km) north of the mouth of the Weser. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[9] |
10 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harold | The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Weaver. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to the Weston Point Docks, Cheshire.[11] |
13 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie | The ketch was abandoned at sea. Her three crew were rescued by the steamship Alsatian ( | |
| Carl | The Thames barge collided with London Bridge and sank in the River Thames.[12] | |
| Gertie | The Thames barge was holed by the propeller of the steamship Hawk ( |
16 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Charlotte and Anna ( |
17 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. A. | The ship collided with the steamship Pallion ( | |
| Denmark | The steamship was driven ashore near Dagenham, Essex. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage.[14] | |
| Secret | The ketch was lost at Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
18 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rachael Harrison | The ship was driven ashore at Cranfield Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire tp Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Antrim in a severely leaky condition.[14] |
19 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest | The steamship ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to Calais, France. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tugs Harwich and Robert Owen (both | |
| Hooker | The ship was driven ashore at Murvey, County Galway with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Rounstone, County Galway to Galway.[13] | |
| Merlin | The steam fishing boat was driven ashore at "Donought", Aberdeenshire.[16] | |
| Neptune | The steamship collided with another steamship and foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15] |
20 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bay of Cadiz | The ship departed from Newcastle, New South Wales for San Francisco, California. No further trace, reported overdue.[17] | |
| Fair City | The ship was abandoned off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon.[13] | |
| 1,631 | The fishing boat was driven ashore at Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. The sole crew member aboard was rescued.[15] |
21 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Presto | The steamship collided with the steamship Cameo ( |
23 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Farnley Hall | The steamship was run into by the steamship Medway ( | |
| Lady Bertha | The steamship was driven ashore at "Sandakrog", Iceland. Salvage was declared impossible.[18] |
24 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Despatch | The steamship collided with the steamship Gertrude ( | |
| Luna | The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Barnstaple, Devon. No further trace, reported overdue.[20] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[19] |
25 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dina | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°30′N 24°20′W). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Rippling Wave ( | |
| Emma | The schooner was run into by the barque E. W. Trickett ( | |
| Makah | The whaler, a barque, was wrecked in a hurricane in Tillamook Bay with the loss of all 35 crew.[23] |
26 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caldwell | The schooner foundered off Old Providence, Colombia with the loss of nineteen of the 28 people on board. Survivors took to a boat; they were rescued on 28 October by the steamship Gussie ( | |
| Dublin | The steamship collided with the steamship Longford ( | |
| Swallow | The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey.[24] She was later refloated.[25] |
27 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emiliano | The steamship ran aground at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was refloated but ran aground on the Tybee Knoll.[26] | |
| Sleipner | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Stamoe", near Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Macduff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.[27] |
28 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falshaw | The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London.[26] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea 86 nautical miles (159 km) off the Elbe Lighthship ( |
29 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Girdleness | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Burntisland, Fife.[28] |
31 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur | The ship departed from Doboy, Georgia, United States for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, reported overdue.[29] | |
| A. W. Lawrence | During a pre-dawn race with the tug Merrill ( | |
| Tony Krogmann | The ship departed from Aruba, Curaçao and Dependencies for Gloucester. No further trace, reported missing.[17] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adela | The steam lighter collided with the steam lighter Banco ( | |
| Admiral | The steamship was driven ashore on Hogland.[25] | |
| Advance | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Laurvig to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[19] | |
| Algonquin | The steamship was driven ashore in the DeTour Passage.[28] | |
| Amazonaz | The steamship ran aground at "Raaso", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was later refloated and taken in to Oskarshamn, Sweden for repairs.[16][28] | |
| 'Anna Bertha, and Josephine |
The barque Anna Berth and the schooner Josephine collided and were both severely damaged. Josephine was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Manche, France to Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland. Both vessels were take in to Helsingør, Denmark.[9] | |
| Anna Sophie | The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Landskrona, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but then collided with the schooner Solnar ( | |
| Apotheker Diesling | The barque was wrecked at Salina, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[31] | |
| Arctic | The barque was driven ashore at Helsingborg. She was on a voyage from Luleå to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Höganäs.[9] | |
| Baltic | The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Treve (Flag unknown). Baltic was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to a Danish port.[32] | |
| Bee | The steamship sank at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newry, County Antrim.[16] | |
| Berndina | The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[28] | |
| Bertha Hela | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Dantsic .[13] | |
| Betty | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at "Penisari". She was refloated and taken in to Karlskrona, Sweden.[3] | |
| Bjornen | The schooner collided with a British steamship off Trekroner, Zeeland, Denmark and was severely damaged. She put in to Copenhagen on 10 October.[11] | |
| Brazilian | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore at Sandviken, Öland, Sweden.[3] |
| Brilliant | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[14] | |
| Catherine | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Winterton Lifeboat.[7] | |
| Cathinka | The schooner was run down and sunk by the barque Hero ( | |
| Ciscar | The steamship ran aground off Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom.[33] | |
| City of Montreal | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Michipicoten, Ontario, Dominion of Canada.[13] | |
| Commodore | The ship was driven ashore at Mörbylånga, Öland. She was refloated in early November and taken in to Oskarshamn.[24][27] | |
| Draco | The steamship was driven ashore at "Krage", Denmark. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Riga, Russia.[26] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[25] | |
| Ealings | The steamship ran aground at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[11] | |
| Emelie Marie | The barque was towed in to Sundsvall, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[14] | |
| Emu | The tug was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[12] | |
| Eos | The steamship was driven ashore at Allinge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Reval to Aarhus, Denmark.[26] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen.[25] | |
| E. S. Jobson | The steamship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark.[26] She was refloated.[25] | |
| Esperance | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[16] | |
| Frogmore | The steamship was driven ashore at Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Germany to Riga.[26] She was refloated in mid-November and assisted in to Copenhagen for repairs.[34] | |
| Gaboon | The steamship was driven ashore near Southport, North Carolina. She was later refloated and taken in to Wilmington, North Carolina.[9][31] | |
| Gipsy Queen | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe.[9] | |
| Graphic | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 35 nautical miles (65 km) from its mouth.[31] | |
| Iris | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Calais, France.[15] | |
| Isaac | The schooner was driven ashore on the south coast of Amack, Denmark.[14] She was refloated.[15] | |
| James Turpie | The steamship collided with the steamship Kami ( | |
| King Tofa | The steamship was holed by her anchor and sank near Lagos.[28] | |
| Krona | The barque was driven ashore at Näsby, Öland.[11] | |
| Laforte | The schooner collided with the steamship Whickham ( | |
| Liona | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was then run into by the steamship Stadt Nieupoort ( | |
| Lippe | The steamship ran aground in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Antwerp.[26] | |
| Lisette | The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Vestervig, Denmark to Moulmein, Burma. She was refloated and taken in to Varberg in a leaky condition.[25] | |
| Marsala | The steamship ran aground at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg.[26] | |
| Mary K. Campbell | The barque was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Montreal, Quebec.[9] | |
| Merton | The Thames barge collided with the steamship Rosella ( | |
| Metz | The steamship ran aground on the Normand Sand, in the Baltic Sea.[24] | |
| M. M. Drake | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Mackenzie Strait.[13] | |
| Nelson | The steamship caught fire. The fire was extinguished and she put back to Sulina, Romania.[15] She was subsequently taken in to Galaţi, Romania for repairs.[13] | |
| New Design | The schooner was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset.[14] | |
| Niagara | The steamship ran aground at Hull. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Hull. She was refloated on 23 October and taken in to Hull.[13] | |
| Nicholaas | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on "Rigchel", off Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Härnösand.[9] | |
| Niels | The kuff collided with the barque Sarah B. Cann ( | |
| 'Niobe | The steamship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Constanţa, Romania.[12] | |
| Osmaury | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the barque India ( | |
| Oxon | The steamship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to Hull.[13] She was later refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen.[25] | |
| Patria | The brig ran aground on the Lillegrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen.[16][15] | |
| Privateer | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to New York.[12] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16] | |
| Rachel Lotinga | The lighter sank in the River Tyne.[12] | |
| Rhodora | The steamship was driven ashore at Alberoni, Italy.[13] | |
| Robert | The barque ran aground and was damaged at Stoksund. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull. She was refloated and towed in to Drontheim.[35] | |
| Robert | The brigantine was driven ashore at "Serro", Russia before 24 October. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Hero ( | |
| Sirius | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground near Onega, Russia. She was refloated and put in to the Pushbacka River. Repair was declared impossible.[3] |
| Sir Robert Sale | The ship was wrecked near Oran, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[3] | |
| Smit | The steamship ran aground at Stevns, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to London, United Kingdom.[26] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen.[25] | |
| Solnar | The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was then run into by the schooner Anna Sophie ( | |
| Sowerby | The steamship ran aground at Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pillau, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen.[9] | |
| Speranza | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Great Carlton ( | |
| Stanhope | The steamship was driven ashore at Allinge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Lisbon, Portugal.[26] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen.[25] | |
| Star of Hope | The smack was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued.[12] | |
| Talavera | The steamship was wrecked at Cape Finisterre, Spain.[13] | |
| Thyra | The schooner ran aground on the Steilsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Dantsic.[12] | |
| Venus | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barranquilla, Colombia to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[26] | |
| Victoria | The steamship ran aground on the Salmedina Reef, off Chipiona.[12] | |
| Victoria | The barque was driven ashore on Baker's Island. She was refloated and taken in to Sydney, New South Wales.[14] | |
| Vixen | The brig was driven ashore at Strömstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Christiania.[26] | |
| Voltaic | The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] | |
| Four unnamed vessels | The ships were driven ashore on Anholt.[26] |
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