List of shipwrecks in October 1888

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The list of shipwrecks in October 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1888.

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1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1888
Ship State Description
St. Clair  United States The barge foundered in a gale in the Lake Huron off Sand Beach Harbor, Michigan with the loss of her Captain and 5 crew.[1]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1888
Ship State Description
Silas Fish Flag unknown The ship foundered in 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.[2]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1888
Ship State Description
Ohio  United States The
Point Hope (68°20′20″N 166°50′40″W / 68.33889°N 166.84444°W / 68.33889; -166.84444 (Point Hope)) 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.[3]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1888
Ship State Description
Gefion  Denmark The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing lugger Scud ( United Kingdom). Gefion was on a voyage from Northfleet, Kent to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[4]
Kildare  United Kingdom The
Netherlands East Indies to Hong Kong.[5][6]
Sutherfield  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean (46°30′S 84°00′W / 46.500°S 84.000°W / -46.500; -84.000). Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued the next day by the barque Adventurer ( United Kingdom). Sutherfield was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to a British port.[7]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1888
Ship State Description
Brampton  United Kingdom The
Rabbit Islands, Ottoman Empire.[4]
Emily  Norway The barque collided with the barque Svea ( Russia) at Bordeaux, Gironde, France and was severely damaged.[8]
Madeleine  France United Kingdom The
fishing boat was run into by the steamship Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of 20 of her 24 crew.[9]
Nor  Norway The
Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[10]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1888
Ship State Description
Gracie  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Ferndale ( United Kingdom) at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and was severely damaged.[4]
Matthew M. Murray  United States The schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada.[11]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1888
Ship State Description
Kars  Germany 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.[10]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1888
Ship State Description
Harold  United Kingdom The
Garston, Lancashire to the Weston Point Docks, Cheshire.[12]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1888
Ship State Description
Annie  United Kingdom The ketch was abandoned at sea. Her three crew were rescued by the steamship Alsatian ( United Kingdom).[13]
Carl  United Kingdom The
Thames barge collided with London Bridge and sank in the River Thames.[13]
Gertie  United Kingdom The
Thames barge was holed by the propeller of the steamship Hawk ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex.[13]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1888
Ship State Description
Clara  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Charlotte and Anna ( Germany). Clara was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[14]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1888
Ship State Description
C. A.  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Pallion ( United Kingdom) off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Muros, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She completed her voyage waterlogged at the bow.[15]
Denmark  United Kingdom 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.[15]
Secret United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ketch was lost at Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[15]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1888
Ship State Description
Rachael Harrison  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at
Newport, Monmouthshire tp Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Antrim in a severely leaky condition.[15]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1888
Ship State Description
Ernest  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[16]
Hooker  United Kingdom 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.[14]
Merlin  United Kingdom The
steam fishing boat was driven ashore at "Donought", Aberdeenshire.[17]
Neptune  United Kingdom The
Stettin, Germany to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[16]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1888
Ship State Description
Bay of Cadiz  United Kingdom The ship departed from
San Francisco, California. No further trace, reported overdue.[18]
Fair City  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off
Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon.[14]
Reed Case  United States The schooner was wrecked in Lake Superior with the loss of her Captain.[19]
1,631  France The
fishing boat was driven ashore at Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. The sole crew member aboard was rescued.[16]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1888
Ship State Description
Presto  United Kingdom The
Gravesend, Kent and was beached.[16]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1888
Ship State Description
Farnley Hall  United Kingdom The
Newport, Monmouthshire and sank.[14]
Lady Bertha  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Sandakrog", Iceland. Salvage was declared impossible.[20]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1888
Ship State Description
Despatch  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Gertrude ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Fenton ( United Kingdom).[21]
Luna  United Kingdom The ship departed from
Newport, Monmouthshire for Barnstaple, Devon. No further trace, reported overdue.[22]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[21]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1888
Ship State Description
Dina  Netherlands The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°30′N 24°20′W / 41.500°N 24.333°W / 41.500; -24.333). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Rippling Wave ( United Kingdom). Dina was on a voyage from Tobago to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[23]
Emma  United Kingdom The
Portland, Dorset to London. She was towed in to Dover, Kent on 27 October.[24]
Makah  United States The
hurricane in Tillamook Bay with the loss of all 35 crew.[25]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1888
Ship State Description
Caldwell  United States The
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 ( United Kingdom).[2]
Dublin  United Kingdom The
Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued by Longford.[26]
Swallow  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey.[26] She was later refloated.[27]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1888
Ship State Description
Emiliano  Spain The steamship ran aground at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was refloated but ran aground on the Tybee Knoll.[28]
Sleipner  Norway The
Cronstadt, Russia to Macduff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.[29]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1888
Ship State Description
Falshaw  United Kingdom The
Cronstadt, Russia to London.[28]
Unnamed Flag unknown The
fishing smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea 86 nautical miles (159 km) off the Elbe Lighthship ( Germany) by the steamship Prins Wilhelm ( Germany). All hands were lost.[23]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1888
Ship State Description
Girdleness  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Burntisland, Fife.[30]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1888
Ship State Description
Arthur  Netherlands The ship departed from Doboy, Georgia, United States for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, reported overdue.[31]
A. W. Lawrence  United States During a pre-dawn race with the tug Merrill ( United States) in the harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the tug disintegrated when her boiler exploded, killing four of her six-man crew. The accident was blamed on her engineer suddenly turning on the water feed to her boiler while she was carrying a full head of steam. Her remains lie on the harbor bottom at 43°01.532′N 087°51.339′W / 43.025533°N 87.855650°W / 43.025533; -87.855650 (A. W. Lawrence).[32]
Tony Krogmann  United Kingdom The ship departed from Aruba, Curaçao and Dependencies for Gloucester. No further trace, reported missing.[18]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1888
Ship State Description
Adela  Argentina The
San Pedro and was severely damaged.[14]
Admiral  Russia The
Hogland.[27]
Advance  Norway The
Laurvig to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[21]
Algonquin  United Kingdom The
DeTour Passage.[30]
Amazonaz  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Raaso", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was later refloated and taken in to Oskarshamn, Sweden for repairs.[17][30]
Anna Bertha, and
Josephine 		 Germany
 Russia 		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.[10]
Anna Sophie  Denmark 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 ( Norway), also aground on the Middelgrunden.[15]
Apotheker Diesling  Germany The barque was wrecked at Salina, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[33]
Arctic  Sweden 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.[10]
Baltic  Sweden 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.[34]
Bee  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newry, County Antrim.[17]
Berndina  Netherlands The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[30]
Bertha Hela  Germany The
Dantsic .[14]
Betty  Russia The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at "Penisari". She was refloated and taken in to Karlskrona, Sweden.[4]
Bjornen  Norway The schooner collided with a British steamship off Trekroner, Zeeland, Denmark and was severely damaged. She put in to Copenhagen on 10 October.[12]
Brazilian Flag unknown The barque was driven ashore at Sandviken, Öland, Sweden.[4]
Brilliant  Norway The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[15]
Catherine  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Winterton Lifeboat.[8]
Cathinka  Denmark The schooner was run down and sunk by the barque Hero ( Norway). Her crew were rescued.[15]
Ciscar  Spain The steamship ran aground off Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom.[35]
City of Montreal  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Michipicoten, Ontario, Canada.[14]
Commodore  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mörbylånga, Öland. She was refloated in early November and taken in to Oskarshamn.[26][29]
Draco  United Kingdom The
Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[27]
Ealings  United Kingdom The
Seine-Inférieure, France.[12]
Emelie Marie  France The barque was towed in to Sundsvall, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[15]
Emu  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[13]
Eos  Russia The
Reval to Aarhus, Denmark.[28] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen.[27]
E. S. Jobson  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark.[28] She was refloated.[27]
Esperance  Sweden The
Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[17]
Frogmore  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Germany to Riga.[28] She was refloated in mid-November and assisted in to Copenhagen for repairs.[36]
Gaboon  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Southport, North Carolina. She was later refloated and taken in to Wilmington, North Carolina.[10][33]
Gipsy Queen  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe.[10]
Graphic  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube 35 nautical miles (65 km) from its mouth.[33]
Iris  Norway The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Calais, France.[16]
Isaac  Russia The schooner was driven ashore on the south coast of Amack, Denmark.[15] She was refloated.[16]
James Turpie  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Kami ( Greece) off Malta and was severely damaged. She was beached.[33]
King Tofa  United Kingdom The steamship was holed by her anchor and sank near Lagos.[30]
Krona  Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Näsby, Öland.[12]
Laforte  France The schooner collided with the steamship Whickham ( United Kingdom) and sank 9 nautical miles (17 km) east of Europa Point, Gibraltar with the loss of her captain.[4]
Liona  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was then run into by the steamship Stadt Nieupoort ( Belgium) and was severely damaged. Liona was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Goole, Yorkshire.[33]
Lippe  Belgium The
Loire-Inférieure, France to Antwerp.[28]
Lisette  Sweden The
Burma. She was refloated and taken in to Varberg in a leaky condition.[27]
Marsala  Germany The steamship ran aground at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg.[28]
Mary K. Campbell  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Montreal, Quebec.[10]
Merton  United Kingdom The
Thames barge collided with the steamship Rosella ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Thames Estuary off Broadness Point.[16]
Metz  Germany The steamship ran aground on the Normand Sand, in the Baltic Sea.[26]
M. M. Drake  United States The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Mackenzie Strait.[14]
Nelson  United Kingdom The
Galaţi, Romania for repairs.[14]
New Design  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset.[15]
Niagara  United Kingdom The
Bombay, India to Hull. She was refloated on 23 October and taken in to Hull.[14]
Nicholaas  Netherlands The
Harlingen, Friesland to Härnösand.[10]
Niels  Denmark The kuff collided with the barque Sarah B. Cann ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Niels was on a voyage from Dantsic to Thisted. She was towed in to Helsingør in a waterlogged condition.[15]
'Niobe  Austria-Hungary The
Constanţa, Romania.[13]
Osmaury  France The
Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the barque India ( Norway). Osmaury was on a voyage from Rouen to Malmö, Sweden.[8]
Oxon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to Hull.[14] She was later refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen.[27]
Patria  Norway The brig ran aground on the Lillegrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen.[17][16]
Privateer Canada Canada The
Stettin, Germany to New York.[13] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17]
Rachel Lotinga  United Kingdom The lighter sank in the River Tyne.[13]
Rhodora  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Alberoni, Italy.[14]
Robert  Norway The
Drontheim.[37]
Robert  Denmark The brigantine was driven ashore at "Serro", Russia before 24 October. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Hero ( Russia).[28]
Sirius Flag unknown The ship ran aground near Onega, Russia. She was refloated and put in to the Pushbacka River. Repair was declared impossible.[4]
Sir Robert Sale  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Oran, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Smit  Netherlands The steamship ran aground at Stevns, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to London, United Kingdom.[28] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen.[27]
Solnar  Norway The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was then run into by the schooner Anna Sophie ( Denmark). Solnar was on a voyage from Kemi, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15]
Sowerby  United Kingdom The
Pillau, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen.[10]
Speranza  Norway The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Great Carlton ( United Kingdom). Speranza was on a voyage from Goole to Christiania.[12]
Stanhope  United Kingdom The
Allinge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Lisbon, Portugal.[28] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen.[27]
Star of Hope  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Talavera  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Cape Finisterre, Spain.[14]
Thyra  Sweden 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.[13]
Venus  Germany The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barranquilla, Colombia to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[28]
Victoria  Spain The steamship ran aground on the Salmedina Reef, off Chipiona.[13]
Victoria  Norway The barque was driven ashore on Baker's Island. She was refloated and taken in to Sydney, New South Wales.[15]
Vixen  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Strömstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Christiania.[28]
Voltaic  United Kingdom The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
Four unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The ships were driven ashore on Anholt.[28]

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