List of shipwrecks in September 1868
The list of shipwrecks in September 1868 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1868 .
1 September
List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Helen
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Irish Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) south east of Douglas Head , Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued by Douglas ( Isle of Man ). Helen was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Königsberg , Prussia . She was towed back to Liverpool by Douglas .[ 1]
Lucas Wildervank
Flag unknown
The ship sank in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued.[ 2] [ 3]
Margarethe
Norway
The ship was wrecked on the Jadder, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Stavanger .[ 2]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The brigantine was run into by Sparfel ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Lundy Island , Devon with the loss of four of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Sparfel . Nautilus was on a voyage from Llanelly , Glamorgan to London .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Sostrine Clausien
Norway
The brig was destroyed by fire in the Clyde . She was on a voyage from Trinidad de Cuba , Cuba to the Clyde.[ 1]
Tay
United Kingdom
The sloop was destroyed by fire at Bermondsey , Surrey .[ 7]
Village Belle
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Hamstead Point, Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Oporto , Portugal.[ 2] She was refloated on 3 September and resumed her voyage.[ 8]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The steamship was destroyed by fire at Bermondsey.[ 7]
2 September
3 September
4 September
5 September
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Carbon , andVelociter
United Kingdom
The collier collided with the steamship Velociter at Millwall , Essex . Both vessels were consequently beached. Carbon was bound to London . Velociter was on a voyage from London to Calais , France.[ 14]
Cordelia
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk in the English Channel off The Lizard , Cornwall by the barque Undine ( United Kingdom ). Her six crew were rescued by Unidne .[ 15]
Doctor
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kerney Point, in the Strangford Lough . She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated and towed in to Strangford , County Antrim .[ 16]
Melita
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) west of Queenstown, County Cork . All on board were rescued by the barque August ( Canada . She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Queen of the Thames
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the Thames Estuary , accouding to a message in a bottle washed up at Sheerness , Kent in late September.[ 20]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel by the steamship Princess Royal ( United Kingdom ).[ 10] [ 21]
Volunteer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the North Rœmer Rocks, off Læsø , Denmark. She was refloated and put in to Karrebæksminde , Denmark.[ 11]
6 September
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Clyde
New Zealand
The 14-ton cutter was crushed between the wharf and the schooner Morea ( New Zealand ) at Auckland .[ 22]
Ewin
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on "Forman", Spain.[ 11]
Greenock
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by Rhea Sylvia ( United States ). Greenock was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 23] [ 24]
Sarah and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Alban's Head , Dorset . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Dublin . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 25] [ 11]
Treasure Trove
United Kingdom
The ship, which had caught fire on 4 September, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Carlos ( Argentina ). Treasure Trove was on a her maiden voyage, from South Shields , County Durham to Calcutta , India .[ 26] [ 27]
7 September
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Alfred Hortense
France
The ship schooner struck a sunken wreck off the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Caen , Calvados to Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom.[ 28]
Amy
United Kingdom
The steamship was run ashore near the Vinga Lighthouse , Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[ 29] [ 30]
Blanche Howe
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 31]
British Prince
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 32]
John G. Richardson
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°06′N 62°45′W / 41.100°N 62.750°W / 41.100; -62.750 ). Her sixteen crew were rescued by E. B. Haws ( Canada ). John G. Richardson was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , Canada to Monte Video , Uruguay.[ 33]
Milwaukee
United States
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Grand Haven, Michigan . Her crew and all 70 passengers were rescued.[ 34]
R. H. Tucker
United States
The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea and was subsequently destroyed by fire. Her 26 crew were rescued by the Cahire, Courtown and Rosslare Lifeboats, but four would-be rescuers were drowned when their boat capsized. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 31] [ 35]
Volant
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock in the Sound of Kyleakin and was holed. She put in to Kyleakin , Isle of Skye in a severely leaky condition.[ 10]
8 September
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Baltic
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Gevalls ( Sweden ). Baltic was on a voyage from Dordrecht , South Holland , Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She sank the next day.[ 31] [ 36]
Evelyn Mary
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London . She broke up on 13 September.[ 37] [ 15]
Ibis
United Kingdom
The smack was wrecked on the Conister Rock , Douglas, Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Stranraer , Wigtownshire .[ 37] [ 25] [ 38]
No. 1
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore east of Blakeney. She was refloated and taken in to Blakeney in a leaky condition.[ 11]
Wave
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore west of Blakeney, Norfolk . She was refloated and taken in to Blakeney in a leaky condition.[ 11]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk .[ 10]
"Yankee Girl"
United States
The vessel was lost in an unknown location. Lost with all 11 crew.[ 39]
9 September
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Banshee
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged in the River Bann . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Coleraine , County Antrim . She was refloated on 11 September.[ 38]
Canopus
Jersey
The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Jersey. She was refloated but had to be beached at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk, where she was wrecked.[ 40]
Disraeli
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by the barque Moskwa ( Russia ). Disraeli was on a voyage from Bathurst, New Brunswick , Canada to Belfast , County Antrim.[ 41] [ 42]
Gem
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 25]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Harburg . She was refloated and put back to Peterhead.[ 25] [ 10]
Runeberg
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°28′N 57°25′W / 42.467°N 57.417°W / 42.467; -57.417 ). Her crew were rescued by E. B. Haws ( Canada ). Runeberg was on a voyage from Port Talbot , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to New York City . Eight of the crew of John G. Richardson ( United States ) who had been rescued by E. B. Haws got on board Runeberg . They took her in to Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada with assistance from the steamship Druid ( United Kingdom ).[ 24] [ 33]
10 September
11 September
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Admiral Kanaris
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Wear to Cronstadt , Russia .[ 29]
Gentle Annie
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Lagos , Africa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Lagos.[ 43]
Goshawk
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the smacks Queen Victoria and Ranger (both United Kingdom ). Goshawk was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex .[ 37] [ 38] [ 44]
Helvetia
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Constantinople , Ottoman Empire and was scuttled.[ 16]
Solon
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Constantinople and was scuttled.[ 16]
Sunbeam
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Bay of Biscay . Her crew were rescued by the brig Hannah ( United Kingdom ). Sunbeam was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 45] [ 46]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
A schooner collided with Zealous ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea with some loss of life.[ 47]
12 September
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Bogota
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Tristan d'Acunha having caught fire the previous day. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Penang , Straits Settlements .[ 48] [ 49]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The brig was struck by a sea off Lundy Island , Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea , Glamorgan . She put in to Padstow , Cornwall in a leaky condition.[ 50]
Mary and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Rose ( United Kingdom ) and sank off the Garmoyle Lighthouse , County Antrim . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bowling, Dunbartonshire to Tobermory , Isle of Mull .[ 51]
Melita
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean . All on board were rescued by Jacob A. Stanler ( United States ). Melita was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 52]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The Humber Keel was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandsend , Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member.[ 38]
13 September
14 September
15 September
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Annie Williams
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Padstow , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from London to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 53]
Circe , andRegina
French Navy Regia Marina
The Circe -class frigate Circe collided with the frigate Regina . Six crew were killed and seven were injured. Three crew of Regina were injured.[ 57]
Khersonese
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex . She was refloated.[ 53]
Louise
Netherlands
The steamship was wrecked on the Oxar Rocks, on the coast of Lothian , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Granton , Lothian.[ 29]
Nith
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Waterford . Her crew were rescued by the brig Alsoinn ( Norway ). Nith was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Bombay , India .[ 51] [ 29]
Parkersburg
United States
The steamship struck a sunken rock in the Gulf of Fonseca and was wrecked. All on board were rescued.[ 58] She was on a voyage from Panama City , United States of Colombia to a port in Central America.[ 59] [ 60] [ 61]
Sea Flower
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean .[ 62]
16 September
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Ceres
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sandsend , North Riding of Yorkshire . She was refloated and towed in to Whitby , Yorkshire for repairs.[ 50]
Foxhound
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Dragor Sand, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 63] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 16]
Henry Moore
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire off the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Jeane ( Netherlands ). Henry Moore was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Bombay , India .[ 64] [ 65] [ 66] The burning hulk was towed in to Gibraltar on 27 September y the steamship Ann ( United Kingdom ).[ 23]
Herstelling
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on "Stoneskar", Russia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg , Russia.[ 43] [ 50]
Lapwing
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was refloated and towed in to Lowestoft.[ 50]
Persian
United States
Persian The wooden schooner was carrying a cargo of wheat in Lake Huron off the coast of Michigan when the schooner E. B. Allen ( United States ) collided with her while trying to pass her. E. B. Allen ′s captain reported seeing Persian head toward the Michigan coast, but Persian sank in 168 feet (51 m) of water at 45°41′58″N 84°09′10″W / 45.69935°N 84.1529°W / 45.69935; -84.1529 (Persian ) with the loss of her entire crew.[ 67] [ 68]
Samson
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Honfleur , Manche , France.[ 23]
Ulalie
United Kingdom
The yacht was run down and sunk in Southampton Water by a steamship . All on board were rescued by the steamship.[ 69]
17 September
18 September
19 September
20 September
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Anna Marie
Norway
The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by the smack Scout ( United Kingdom ).[ 81] She was on a voyage from Dram to London , United Kingdom.[ 78] [ 16] She was refloated on 29 September and towed in to Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom.[ 82]
George Bell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Reedy Point, Delaware , United States. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States.[ 23]
Industry
United Kingdom
The brig was destroyed by fire off Anholt . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall , Sweden to Aberdeen .[ 83]
Liberté
Haitian rebels
Alexandre Pétion at Petit-Goâve. The warship was shelled and sunk at Petit-Goâve by the gunboat Alexandre Pétion ( Haitian Navy ).[ 84]
Sophia
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Wick, Caithness , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Wick.[ 85]
Sylvain
Haitian rebels
The warship was attacked by the gunboat Alexandre Pétion ( Haitian Navy ) at Petit-Goâve. She was set afire and abandoned by her crew.[ 84]
Triton
Grand Duchy of Finland
The ship ran aground on the Roar Sand, in the English Channel off Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Grimsby , Lincolnshire to Port Said , Egypt . She was refloated and towed in to Dover , Kent.[ 16]
Vasco de Gama
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued on 25 September by Caledonian ( United Kingdom ). Vasco de Gama was on a voyage from Quebec City , Canada to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 26] [ 27]
21 September
22 September
23 September
24 September
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Elizabeth Williams
United Kingdom
The ship foundered at Hell's Mouth with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Porthdinllaen , Caernarfonshire .[ 92]
Empress
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Morte Point , Devon . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fowey , Cornwall to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 66]
Lurline
United Kingdom
The barque was destroyed by fire off Caoe Scalambra, Sicily , Italy . Her crew were rescued by Hannah Symons ( United Kingdom ). Lurline was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Venice , Italy.[ 93]
HMS Rattler
Royal Navy
The Camelion -class sloop was wrecked on a reef off northern Hokkaido , Japan .[ 94] Her crew survived.[ 95]
25 September
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Adventure
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset . Her crew were rescued. She was refloated and taken in to Weymouth in a leaky condition.[ 78] [ 96]
Airdrie
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Baldoyle , County Dublin . Her four crew were rescued by the Howth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Stranraer , Wigtownshire to Dublin .[ 78] [ 65] She was subsequently refloated and taken in to Baldoyle.[ 92]
Alexander Nevsky
Imperial Russian Navy
Alexander Nevsky The screw frigate was wrecked on a sandbar in the North Sea off Thyborøn , Denmark, with the loss of five lives. Grand Duke Alexei , son of Tsar Alexander II , was on board and survived.
Dolphin
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Donaghadee , County Down . She was on a voyage from Portpatrick , Wigtownshire to Donaghadee.[ 97] She was refloated the next day.[ 66]
Generous
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Hveen , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 21] She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark.[ 52]
Glencoe
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Weser . Her crew were rescued.[ 21] She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Bremen .[ 66]
Harkaway
Isle of Man
The cutter was driven ashore at Leith , Lothian . She was on a voyage from Stettin to Leith. She was refloated and beached at Granton , Lothian.[ 98]
Instow
United Kingdom
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple to Fremington, Devon .[ 23]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The schooner wrecked on the Kimmeridge Ledge, off the coast of Dorset with the loss of all hands. She subsequently drove ashore at St. Alban's Head , Dorset.[ 99] [ 100] [ 101]
Perseverance
France
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Jury's Gap, Sussex , United Kingdom . Her five crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure .[ 102]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Whitby , Yorkshire , United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[ 92]
26 September
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Activ
Norway
The schooner was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Crail , Fife , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Christiania to Glasgow , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom.[ 82] [ 103]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Barry, Glamorgan .[ 66]
Emma
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by a number of cobles .[ 99]
Garside
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Pembrey , Carmarthenshire with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by the Pembrey Lifeboat City of Bath ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 78] [ 104] [ 65]
Lorenzo
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at "Point Helen". She was on a voyage from Odessa , Russia to London . She was refloated and taken in to Almería , Spain in a leaky condition.[ 23]
Marianne McLeod
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Skeirnafin Rocks, in the Sound of Islay . Her crew were rescued.[ 98]
Nimrod
United Kingdom
The tug sank at Cardiff , Glamorgan . She was raised on 1 December.[ 66] [ 105]
Otto
Bremen
The ship collided with Robinson Crusoe ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel 18 nautical miles (33 km) west south west of Beachy Head , Sussex , United Kingdom. Three people were rescued by Robinson Crusoe . Otto was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Bremen.[ 97] [ 52]
Sir Isaac Newton
United Kingdom
The tug sank at Cardiff She was raised on 1 December.[ 66] [ 105]
Telegram
Wismar
The ship was driven ashore on Hveen , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , United Kingdom.[ 97] [ 52] [ 106] Telegram was refloated on 5 October and taken in to Fredrikshavn , Denmark in a severely damaged condition.[ 27]
27 September
28 September
List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Blue Vein
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Ballybrack , County Dublin . Her four crew were rescued by the Kingstown Lifeboat Princess Royal ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Blue Vien was on a voyage from Dublin to Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire .[ 111] [ 96]
Eliza Watson
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire . Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Johnshaven , Aberdeenshire .[ 78] [ 112]
Florence
United Kingdom
The steamship sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( Trinity House ) with the loss of six of the 26 people on board. She was on a voyage from Trieste to London .[ 78] [ 99]
John and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig was destroyed by fire off Elie , Fife . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to Aberdeen .[ 109] [ 66] [ 83]
Kate Darton
Canada
The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (32°50′S 4°20′E / 32.833°S 4.333°E / -32.833; 4.333 ). Seven crew were subsequently resported missing in the pinnace . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Bombay , India .[ 33]
29 September
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Carnsaw
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Tenby , Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued by the Tenby Lifeboat.[ 106]
Highland Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank off Littleferry , Sutherland . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Burghead , Moray to Thurso , Caithness .[ 23]
Isabella Dobson
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Queenstown, County Cork for Glasgow , Renfrewshire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 113]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The smack was wrecked at Hilton of Cadboll , Ross-shire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brora , Sutherland to Bo'ness , Lothian .[ 114] [ 115]
Mersey
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Isabella ( United Kingdom ). Mersey was on a voyage from London to the Persian Gulf . She was towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall on 5 October by Delftshaven ( Netherlands ).[ 26]
Ocean Queen
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Scarborough , Yorkshire by the schooner Josefina ( Russia ). Her crew were rescued by Josefina .[ 19]
Thistle
United Kingdom
The schooner struck the quayside and sank at Aberdeen . She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Aberdeen. She was raised on 31 October and placed under repair.[ 92] [ 116]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship struck the North Rock, in the Belfast Lough , capsized and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Youghal , County Cork .[ 82]
30 September
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1868
Ship
State
Description
Angerstein
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Colony of Natal .[ 119]
Anna Krell
Stettin
The ship ran aground at Swinemünde , Prussia . She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 70]
Antelope
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked in the Gaspar Strait . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Shanghai , China .[ 25]
Calpe
United Kingdom
The steamship departed from Lisbon, Portugal on 28 September (Alexandria , Egypt for Liverpool) and seen the following day off the Portuguese coast. Wreckage identified as from Calpe was picked up by a British schooner, possibly named Alecto , on 3 October and taken to Lisbon. Calpe was believed to have foundered with all hands.[ 120] [ 121]
Cattofield
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 12 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Penang , Straits Settlements .[ 118]
Christian
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Saint Vincent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara , British Guiana to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 122]
Colon
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Paramythia , Greece . She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 70]
Columbia
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in Easter Sound before 14 September.[ 76]
Conceicao
Portugal
The troopship , a barque , was wrecked at Sofala , Mozambique.[ 33]
Dagmar
Russia
The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Riga to Reval .[ 70]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Brăila , Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 25]
Florida
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) off St. Alban's Head , Dorset . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 123]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Brelotte Point". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Castries, Hérault , France. She was refloated.[ 53]
Harry
United Kingdom
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay , India .[ 92]
Harry Emmet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to Falmouth. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 25]
Hippocampus
United States
The steamship was wrecked in the Great Lakes before 10 September with the loss of 50 lives.[ 124]
Huron
Canada
The ship was driven ashore on White Island, in the Saint Lawrence River before 22 September. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 125]
Lord Sidmouth
United Kingdom
The ship collided with a steamship. She subsequently ran ashore on "Red Island". She was on a voyage from Port Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Quebec City. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 27 September.[ 107]
Lunenburg
Canada
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 September. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to New York , United States. She was subsequently taken in to Halifax, Nova Scotia .[ 16]
Maria Veronica
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Batavia , Netherlands East Indies .[ 25]
Mathilde
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Saint Vincent. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Falmouth.[ 53]
Mountaineer
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Iona , Inner Hebrides . She was refloated on 22 September.[ 21]
Neptune
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Timor Sea before 10 September. Her crew too to the boats; they were rescued by the steamship Boomerang ( New South Wales ). Neptune was on a voyage from Shanghai , China to Newcastle .[ 95] [ 126]
Nora
United Kingdom
The barque collided with the steamship Mersey and sank before 26 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to a Mediterranean port.[ 78] [ 65] [ 127]
Ottawa
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Strait of Belle Isle and was damaged. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship Austrian ( United Kingdom ). Ottawa was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool. She was refloated on 15 September and taken in to Saint John's , Newfoundland Colony .[ 29]
Souvenir
Hamburg
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea in late September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burntisland , Fife , United Kingdom to Hamburg.[ 128]
Sundsvall
Sweden
The ship was wrecked on Cross Island, Russia. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom.[ 70]
Sunny South
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bremen .[ 78]
Tom Vokes
United Kingdom
The ship exploded, caught fire and sank. Three survivors were rescued by Yedlitz ( Prussia ). Tom Vokes was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Petersburg , Russia.[ 86]
Una
United Kingdom
The steamship was severely damaged by fire in mid-September. She was on a voyage from Malta to Constantinople.[ 92] [ 98]
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