The list of shipwrecks in January 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1889.
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1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Jane |  United Kingdom
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The schooner ran aground at Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. |
| Loch Eck | United Kingdom
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The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated. She was refloated and taken in to Hull. |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isle of Elba | United Kingdom
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The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Blacktoft, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Goole, Yorkshire. |
| Optic | United Kingdom
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The steamship ran aground. |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bivouac | United Kingdom
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The steamship ran aground on The Swash, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset. |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS Schwalbe |  Imperial German Navy
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The Schwalbe-class cruiser ran aground on a reef off Fungu Yasini Island, German East Africa. She was refloated on 6 January with assistance from SMS Leipzig ( Imperial German Navy) and the hired steamship Woodcock ( Royal Navy).
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5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Swan | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Ellen, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Matanzas, Cuba. |
| Kenley | United Kingdom
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The steamship collided with the steamship Pione ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Kessingland, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. Kenley was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Erith, Kent.
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| Montana | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was run into by the steamship Main ( Germany) and sank in the Patapsco River. Montana was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to London.
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| Olive, and Severn |
United Kingdom France
|
The steamships collided in the Scheldt and were both severely damaged. Olive was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to the River Tyne. She completed her voyage on 14 January and was taken into Wallsend, Northumberland for repairs. |
| Paris C. Brown |  United States
|
The steamship struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at Hermitage, Louisiana with part of her superstructure above water. One passenger and six crew were killed. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cincinnati, Ohio. |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argestes | United Kingdom
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The brig was driven ashore opposite Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Cyfartha | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with the steamship Maranhense (Flag unknown) in the River Mersey. She was beached and subsequently sank. Cyfartha was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Ouse | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with the steamships Hansa ( Germany) and Derwent'' ( United Kingdom) at Hull, Yorkshire and was severely damaged.
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| Scrivener | United Kingdom
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The fishing smack was run into by the steamship Baron Clyde ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea and was severely damaged. Scrivener was towed in to Ramsgate, Kent.
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| Wansfell | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on the Dunany Reefs, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dundalk, County Louth. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition. |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | United Kingdom
|
The ketch foundered off Langstone, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Epervier | France
|
The barque ran aground on the Scarweather Sands, in the Bristol Channel and sank with the loss of one of her sixteen crew. Survivors took to a raft; they were rescued by the schooner Esther ( United Kingdom). Epervier was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.
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| Fortuna |  Russia
|
The brig ran aground on the Berling Carr, off the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom. She broke up several days later Five of her nine crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and three by the Alnmouth Lifeboat. Her captain refused to abandon ship. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to the River Tyne. |
| Lily | United Kingdom
|
The tug was run into by the steamship Swan ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames.
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| Linda |  Norway
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The barque was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Africa. |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothock | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground and sank at Newton Point, County Durham. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Juliet | United States
|
The schooner foundered off Thacher's Island, Massachusetts with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Lady Katherine | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Newbiggin Lifeboat. |
| Leverington, and Lualaba |
United Kingdom
|
The steamship Leverington was run into by the steamship Lualaba and sank in the River Mersey. Leverington was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Garston, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire. Lualaba was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool. She was beached, but was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Marion | United Kingdom
|
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Etha Rickmers ( Germany). Helen Marion was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rosario, Argentina.
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11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loughbrough | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Goole. |
| Priam | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Sisargas Islands, Spain with the loss of nine of the 47 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Spanish fishing boats. Priam was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hong Kong. She subsequently sank. |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kistna | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with the full-rigged ship Helicon ( Germany) in the Hooghly River at Diamond Harbour, India and was severely damaged.
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| Probo |  Italy
|
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°30′N 8°30′W / 47.500°N 8.500°W / 47.500; -8.500). Her crew were rescued by the barque Diaz ( Norway). Probo was on a voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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| Pyah Pehket |  Siam
|
The ship collided with Choppyah ( Siam) and sank at the mouth of the Klang River with the loss of 42 of the 115 people on board.
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14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Airlie | United Kingdom
|
The schooner's coal cargo ignited and, still on fire, she was run aground off Ashburton, Western Australia on 15 January, burning to the water's edge. She was on a voyage from Muara, Borneo to Fremantle, Western Australia; no crew casualties. |
| Elma | United Kingdom
|
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Millwall, Essex. |
16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ferona |  Denmark
|
The schooner ran aground at Dysart, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dysart to Faaborg. She was refloated and taken in to Dysart. |
| Lee | United Kingdom
|
The steamship lost her propeller, which damaged her hull causing a severe leak, in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her passengers were taken off by the Holyhead Lifeboat. Lee was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork. She was subsequently beached at Holyhead. Following temporary repairs, she was towed to Liverpool by two tugs. |
| Maglona | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with the steamship Bridget ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Dowsing Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Drover ( United Kingdom). Maglona was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.
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| Unknown vessel | Unknown | An unidentified barque of American build was found abandoned in the Atlantic at 48.5N 8.19W on 16 January. The schooner Edward Arthur ( United Kingdom) of Carnarvon found the vessel in rough seas and was unable to read the name or see anyone on board.
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17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advance | United States
|
The schooner was wrecked on rocks at the southwest corner of the Pensacola Navy Yard, Pensacola, Florida. |
| Romulus | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was run into by the steamship Felgrano ( France) and sank in the English Channel off the South Foreland, Kent with the loss of a crew member. Romulus was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Livorno, Kingdom of Italy.
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| Sarah Lightfoot | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at the Weston Point Docks, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire. |
| Urbano | United States
|
The barque was lost off Pensacola. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Pensacola. |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anglia, and Waverley |
United Kingdom
|
The steamships collided in the East River and were both severely damaged. Anglia was on a voyage from a Mediterranean port to New York, United States. Waverley was on a voyage from New York to Calcutta, India. |
| Araminta | United Kingdom
|
The barque parted anchors and was driven ashore at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony in a moderate gale. Her 13 crew and 2 passengers were rescued by lifeboat. The loss was found to be due to defective anchor cables |
| Denbighshire | United Kingdom
|
The full-rigged ship was run into by the steamship Duke of Buckingham and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of two of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by Duke of Buckingham and the tug Racer ( United Kingdom). Denbighshire was being towed from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan by Racer.
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20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Allie Chester | United States
|
The schooner was wrecked on the Diamond Shoals, in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina with the loss of seven of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued two days later by the schooner James Kelsey ( United States). Allie Chester was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Barren Island, Maryland.
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21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. |
| H. F. Morse | United States
|
The tugboat was wrecked on Harding Ledge in Massachusetts Bay with the loss of a crew member. |
| Memling | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was wrecked at Cape Blanco. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Meuthe ( France).
|
| Two unnamed vessels | United States
|
Two barges were wrecked when their tug H. F. Morse was wrecked on Harding Ledge in Massachusetts Bay. Five crewmen were killed between the two crews. |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lofna | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with the steamship Vannina ( France) at Bordeaux, Gironde, France and was severely damaged. Lofna was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Cardiff, Glamorgan.
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23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | United Kingdom
|
The barge collided with the hulk Trinity ( United Kingdom) and capsized in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. The lighterman on board was rescued by Trinity.
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| Pennon | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore on Aisla Craig. She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bartie Pierce | United States
|
The schooner was wrecked on Cape Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued. |
| Benbrack | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was stranded on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Bremen, Germany with cotton. Cargo recovered by March 1889 and ship scrapped in situ in 1890. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom
|
The brigantine was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to the River Tyne. She was refloated and taken in to Whitby. |
| City of Cork | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the River Thames. |
| Kestrel | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Confidence, and Content |
United Kingdom
|
The Thames barges were run into by the steamship Devonshire ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. The captains of both vessels drowned, a crew member from each vessel survived.
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27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 5 |  Belgium
|
The pilot boat was run into by the steamship Ardanach ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Royal Sovereign Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House). All fourteen people on board were rescued by Ardanach.
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28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hedwig | Germany
|
The barque ran aground at the Turneffe Atoll, British Guiana. She was refloated but found to be severely leaky. |
| Little Beauty | United Kingdom
|
The ship departed from Figueira da Foz, Portugal for Mevagissey, Cornwall. No further trace, reported overdue. |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broomhall, and Horizon |
United Kingdom France)
|
The barque Broomhall and the full-rigged ship Horizon collided at Pisagua, Chile. Both vessels were severely damaged. |
| Budapest | United Kingdom
|
The steamship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Las Palmas, Canary Islands. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Sarah Jane | United Kingdom
|
The tug sank at Wapping, Middlesex. |
| Thalassa | United Kingdom
|
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, reported overdue. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Baker | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Key West, Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. |
| Aljuca | Norway
|
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Kristiansand in a leaky condition. |
| Alliance | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Ringsend, County Dublin. |
| Amalfi | Germany
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States. |
| America, and an unnamed vessel |
United Kingdom
|
The steamship America collided with a barge at Blackwall, Middlesex and was beached. The barge sank. |
| Amoor | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Patapsco River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Tralee, County Kerry. |
| Amyone | United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground in Lough Foyle. She was refloated and taken in to Londonderry. |
| Arbutus | United Kingdom
|
The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Nether Holme ( United Kingdom).
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| August Leffler | Norway
|
The barque was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Savannah, Georgia, United States in a dismasted and leaky condition. |
| Aurora | Italy
|
The barque was driven ashore on the Warsaw Breakers, off the coast of Georgia, United States. |
| Bakuin | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Batoum, Russia to Hamburg. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Baron Clyde | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at "Villez Martin", Loire-Inférieure, France. |
| Bempton | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Boston, Massachusetts, where she arrived on 1 February. Bempton was placed under repair. |
| Berlin | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore in the River Ouse near Goole, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and towed in to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Brilliant | United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground in the Elbe. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Clan Murray | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Antwerp, Belgium. She was later refloated with the assistance of four tugs and completed her voyage. |
| Carlos 40 |  Argentina
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The schooner was lost off "Castellos". |
| Carolina |  Sweden
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The steamship was driven ashore at Manavgat, Ottoman Empire. |
| Charles A. Hoard | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport. |
| Charles S. Whitney | United Kingdom
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The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Bay St. Nicholas Shoal. She was on a voyage from Yloilo to Manila, Spanish East Indies and New York. |
| Comorin | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey at Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Condora | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. |
| Crest | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland. |
| Delhi | United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon. |
| Derbyshire | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. |
| Dragonfly | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder, Germany. She was on a voyage from Dedeagach, Ottoman Empire to Hamburg. |
| Earnmoor | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
| Erin | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Jamaica. |
| Ethel | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Bakeri Point, Greece. She was later refloated and put in to Patras, Greece. |
| Excelsior | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Moselle (Flag unknown). |
| Fennia | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was wrecked at "Surup". |
| Flecke Jovwer |  Netherlands
|
The schooner ran aground off "Dracko", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Harlingen, Friesland. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Forest Queen | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was run into by the steamship Rutland ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Barking, Essex and was severely damaged. Forest Queen was on a voyage from Goole to London. She was beached.
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| Foster | United States
|
The schooner was wrecked in the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Savannah-la-Mar, Jamaica to Mobile, Alabama. |
| Freidleif | Norway
|
The barque was driven ashore at Vera Cruz, Mexico. She was consequently condemned. |
| George | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was wrecked on Carmel Head, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Liverpool. |
| Giovanni A. | Italy
|
The barque ran aground on the Marquesas Keys, Florida, United States and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Montevideo, Uruguay. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida. |
| Glenlora | United Kingdom
|
The barque was run down and sunk at Cuxhaven, Germany by the steamship Ludwig Rossehl ( Germany). Her crew were rescued.
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| G. N. Wilkinson | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with Sjælland ( Denmark) and sank off Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Penarth.
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| Hampshire | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at SchulauShe was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Hamburg. |
| Hassan Pacha |  Ottoman Empire
|
The steamship ran aground in Gallipoli Bay. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Helen Newton | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania. She was later refloated. |
| Hispania | Netherlands
|
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated. |
| Holmside | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with the steamship Braemar ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. Holmside was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.
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| Italia | Italy
|
The steamship collided with the steamship Domenico Balduino ( Italy) at Genoa and was severely damaged.
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| Jupiter | Russia
|
The barque became icebound and was abandoned. Her crew were rescue by Morao (Flag unknown). Jupiter was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Riga. |
| Kehrweider | Germany
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the River Plate. She was refloated, but ran aground again. |
| Lady Lycett | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Sevastopol, Russia to Hamburg. |
| Lisbonense | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Maranhão, Brazil. |
| Louisa | United Kingdom
|
The barge was run into by the brigantine Bessey Whineray and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. |
| Louise H. | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis. She was on a voyage from Benisaf, Algeria to Rotterdam. She was refloated. |
| Magdalena | Italy
|
The barque was wrecked on the Morant Cays. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Pensacola, Florida. |
| Maggie | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at Penedo, Brazil. Also reported a vessel of that name wrecked at Maceió, Brazil. |
| Mercator | Germany
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Lühe. She was on a voyage from "Taetal" to Hamburg. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Merida | Germany
|
The schooner was damaged by ice in the Elbe. She was beached at Brokdorf. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Vera Cruz. |
| Moorgog | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Northfleet, Kent before 8 January. |
| Moravia | Germany
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. |
| Morning Star | United Kingdom
|
The steamship foundered off the Irish coast, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Saltcoats, Ayrshire on 16 January. |
| Normand | France
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from La Calle, Algeria to Swansea. |
| Oevelgonne | Germany
|
The steamship ran aground on the Lühesand, in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. She was later refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Penguin | Norway
|
The schooner ran aground at Tamatave, Madagascar. She was refloated and taken in to Mauritius. |
| Quaker City, and Victor |
United States United Kingdom
|
The schooner Quaker City collided with the barque Victor and sank. Her crew were rescued by Victor. Victor was severely damaged. She put in to Galveston, Texas, United States. |
| Queen of the Fleet | United Kingdom
|
The ship collided with a coaster at Rosario, Argentina and was severely damaged. |
| Renown | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at the Contis Lighthouse, Landes, France. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rhodora | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Sapphire | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Saltholm, Denmark. She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Statsraad Broch | Germany
|
The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss. |
| Stroma | United Kingdom
|
The steamship struck a submerged object at Panama City, Colombia and was holed. She was subsequently repaired and resumed her voyage. |
| Sussex | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Taiynan | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore on Palawan, Spanish East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Manila, Spanish East Indies in a leaky condition. |
| Tenasserim | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. |
| True Briton | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on a reef 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Key West, Florida in late January. Her crew survived. |
| Westward Ho | United Kingdom
|
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Hamburg. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Pagensand, in the North Sea off the German coast. |
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