List of shipwrecks in October 1848

The list of shipwrecks in October 1848 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1848.

1 October

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List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1848
Ship State Description
Ariadne   United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Anglo-American (  United Kingdom) and was beached at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Hamburg.[1]
Breeze   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Moyen Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cuxhaven.[2][3]
Coronilla   British North America The ship was wrecked at Sydney, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Hekla   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[5]
Lord Douglas   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[6]
Lucca   Belgium The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Somme. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Abbeville, Somme, France. She had been refloated by 5 October.[2][7]
Penang   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. Her 20 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2][8]
Prince Charlie   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four lives. Survivors were rescued by the full-rigged ship Oceana (  Norway). Prince Charlie was on a voyage from a port in British Honduras to London.[9][10][11] She drove ashore on Cumberland Island Georgia before 17 October.[12]
Regent   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ottendorf, Duchy of Schleswig. She was refloated and taken in to the Elbe.[2][3]

2 October

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List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1848
Ship State Description
Ann, and
Guillame Tell
  United Kingdom
  France
The ship were in collision and sank in the English Channel 22 nautical miles (41 km) off the Isle of Wight. Their crews were rescued.[13] Ann was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sidmouth, Devon.[8]
Buskar   British North America The ship was driven ashore on Fortune Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Nassau, Bahamas. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau.[14]
Canton   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Tinian Island, in the Mariana Islands with the loss of 20 of her 25 crew. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to China.[15][16]
Catharina   Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore near "Nexol", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London, United Kingdom.[17]
Gosbee   British North America The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Devil's Island, Nova Scotia.[14]
J. Marbo   Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Five Mile Beach, New Jersey, United States. All 122 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States.[18]
HMS Peterel   Royal Navy The Alert-class brig ran aground on the German Rock, off Plymouth, Devon.[5] She was refloated.[19]
Superb   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Whitstable, Kent.[13][19][8]

3 October

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List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1848
Ship State Description
Boadicea   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Menorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was refloated on 9 October and taken in to Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain.[4]
Diana   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sidmouth, Devon to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20]
Duff   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[2]
Fitzhenry   United Kingdom The sloop was in collision with the paddle steamer Scotia (  United Kingdom) and sank at Dublin.[19]
La Purissima Concepcion   Spain The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Bilboa.[21][22] La Purissima Concepcion was refloated on 8 October.[7]
Logie O' Buchan   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Wear. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Newburgh, Fife. She was later refloated and taken in to Newburgh, where she arrived on 8 October.[23][24]
Lowca   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at St. John's Point, in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[8][22]
Skip Jack   United States The ship was driven ashore on Plum Island, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts.[25]
Victory   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barry Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[26]

4 October

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List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1848
Ship State Description
Brothers   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Waterford.[25]
Charles Hay   United Kingdom The packet ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ollaberry, Shetland Islands.[27]
Michigan   United States The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six lives. Thirteen crew were rescued by the brig Joseph Anderson (  United Kingdom). Michigan was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to New York.[28][29]

5 October

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List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1848
Ship State Description
Brigand   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Tyne at Jarrow, Northumberland.[23]
Ellida   Sweden The sloop was wrecked off "Store Bunddrager", Denmark.[30]
Fanny   United Kingdom The whaler was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fama Habanera (  Spain).[31]
Rapid   Prussia The ship was wrecked in the Agger Canal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[32]

6 October

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List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1848
Ship State Description
Cumberland   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Sanday, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York, United States.[33]
Hampden   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cronstadt, Russia.[32]
National   Belgium The ship was driven ashore at "Anstruwerd". She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Rambler   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Königsberg, Prussia. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[34]
Speculation   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harrington, Cumberland.[2] She was refloated.[35]
Vintage   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and put back to Oporto,[32] where she was condemned.[30]

7 October

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List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1848
Ship State Description
Astrea   Jersey The ship was lost south of Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[36]
Freak   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off St. James's Castle, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
Gene   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated.[32]
Gleaner   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Skagen Reef. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Pillau, Prussia.[37]
Horner   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Cronstadt. She was refloated on 9 October and taken in to Rønne, Denmark for repairs.[32][17]
Isabella   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm.[32]
Palmyra   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Java Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to India.[38]
Puritan   United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by E. Z. (  United Kingdom). Puritan was on a voyage from New York to Cork, United Kingdom.[39]
Queen of the Tyne   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Cronstadt. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt. She was refloated.[32]
Robert Taylor   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm. She was refloated.[32]
Wave   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Cronstadt. She was refloated.[32]

8 October

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List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1848
Ship State Description
Ashton   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Howth, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Chester, Cheshire.[40][41]
Britannia   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42]
Jane Augusta   United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in Terraful Bay, Cape Verde Islands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Coquimbo, Chile.[43]

9 October

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List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1848
Ship State Description
Commerce   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Port Talbot.[26] She was refloated on 11 October and found to be severely damaged.[44]
Jenny   United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Bute Dock, Cardiff.[45]
Venus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to Dublin. She was refloated and put back to Lerwick.[27]

10 October

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List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1848
Ship State Description
HMS Childers   Royal Navy The Cruizer-class brig-sloop ran aground on or near Pratas Island. She was refloated on 26 October and put in to Hong Kong, where she arrived on 28 October in a leaky condition.[46]
Eugene et Zulie   France The ship ran aground and was wrecked 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km)) from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to London, United Kingdom.[44]
Isabella Stewart   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Long Island, New York, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York City, United States.[18]
Mary Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingstown, County Dublin.[47]
Speedwell   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef north west of Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Flensburg, Duchy of Schleswig.[48]

11 October

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List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1848
Ship State Description
Comte Royer   France The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[49][44] She had been refloated by 15 October and placed under repair.[50]
Despatch   United Kingdom The sailing barge struck the quayside at Nagden, Faversham, Kent and was beached in Faversham Creek. She was later refloated and taken in to Faversham.[44]
Fanny Connell   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Baie de Somme. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London.[44]
Four Brothers   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields.[27]
James Dowell   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Nairn to South Shields[27][3]
Vriendschap Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom to a Baltic port.[32]

12 October

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List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1848
Ship State Description
Amazon   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[51]
Argyra   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked near "Waldo". She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Liverpool.[48] She had been refloated by 6 November and taken in to Calmar, Sweden.[52]
Free Trader   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Washington Irving (  United States). Free Trader was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork.[53]
Marshall Packet   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was assisted in to Hull, Yorkshire.[44]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated.[54]
Orpheus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was refloated and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent.[33][55]
Prins Oscar   Sweden The ship ran aground south of "Amack Island", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Australia.[14] She had been refloated by 16 October and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[37]
Scandia   Sweden The barque ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Umeå to Gibraltar. She was refloated and assisted into Harwich in a waterlogged condition.[56][44]

13 October

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List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1848
Ship State Description
Bringhjem   Norway The yacht was wrecked on a reef off "Kletmollen", Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[57]
Cato   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She subsequently foundered in the Humber with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by a fishing smack. Cato was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London.[32][55]
Marie   Sweden The ship was wrecked on Öland. Her crew were rescued.[58]

14 October

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List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1848
Ship State Description
Aquilla   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Margate. She was refloated and taken in to Margate.[55]
Catharina   Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Zuideval. She was on a voyage from Waarde, Zeeland to Amsterdam, North Holland.[59]
Columbia   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[49]
Hope   United Kingdom The ship foundered with the loss of all but five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Framjee Cowajee (  India). Hope was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Penang, Malaya.[46]
Lady Harvey   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Hull, Yorkshire.[55]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was refloated and put back to South Shields in a leaky condition.[55]
Norden   Grand Duchy of Finland The schooner was driven ashore on the east coast of Öland, Sweden.[48]
Ophelia White   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Öland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[48]
Perseverance   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef south east of the Rhone Islands, off Gotland, Sweden. Her crew survived.[58]
Sophia   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Dapper (  United Kingdom). Sophia was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[60]
St. Pierre   France The ship departed from Rochefort, Charente-Maritime for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[61]

15 October

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List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1848
Ship State Description
Ann and Elizabeth   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from an American port to Sunderland, County Durham.[62] She capsized on 16 October and floated off. Her crew were rescued.[63]
Maid of the Mill   New Zealand The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from "Kacolica" to Taranaki.[64]
Quatre Frères   France The smack was in collision with a steamship 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west south west of the Longships Lighthouse with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was assisted in to Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom by the fishing trawler Gannet (  United Kingdom).[17]
Welcome   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood to Newry, County Antrim.[32]

16 October

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List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1848
Ship State Description
Oscar den Forste   Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued, four of them by the Spittal Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Berwick upon Tweed.[62][60][34]

17 October

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List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1848
Ship State Description
Apollo   Guernsey The ship was driven into by Neptune (  Guernsey) and was driven into another vessel and severely damaged at Guernsey.[37]
Cottingham   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of eight smacks and anchored off Harwich, Essex, where she subsequently sank. Her twelve crew were rescued by the Barking smack Myrtle (  United Kingdom). One person was killed whilst rendering assistance. Cottingham was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[56][63][65][66]
Litzia   Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was driven ashore north of Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples. She was refloated and taken in to Almería, where she was condemned.[67]
Maria   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsoy, Aberdeenshire to Sunderland.[63][55]
Ocean Queen   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Nine of her 25 crew were rescued by Corinthian, and the remaining sixteen by the brig Lion (both   United Kingdom). Ocean Queen was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68][69]
Tahanto   United States The ship departed from Gibraltar for Zante, United States of the Ionian Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70]
Vision   Dantzic The ship was driven ashore at Hel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Pillau,Prussia to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 11 November and taken in to Dantzic.[71][72]

18 October

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List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1848
Ship State Description
Dawb   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at "Genagogne", British North America.[73]
Hamburg   United States The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued on 20 October by Jane Black (  United Kingdom). Hamburg was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[39]
Iris   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Guernsey.[34]
Lord Glenelg   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ellerslie (  United Kingdom). Lord Glenelg was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28][74]
Margaret and Mary   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[60] She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Liverpool.[63]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Guernsey.[34]
Parthian   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Saquarema, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[75]
Triton   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Topsham, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[18]

19 October

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List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1848
Ship State Description
Achille   France The ship was wrecked near Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. . She was on a voyage from Luçon, Vendée to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[76][77]
Anna Charlotte   Norway The ship was wrecked at Arngast, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued.[48]
Aurora   Kingdom of Hanover The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea. Her three crew were rescued by the schooner Circonstance (  France). Aurora was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom on 23 October.[65][78]
Caroline   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gun Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Neath, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day.[34]
City of Kingston   British North America The steamship ran aground at Lachine, Province of Canada.[73]
Deborah   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Restigouche, New Brunswick, British North America.[79] She was refloated on 21 November and taken in to Miramichi, New Brunswick.[80]
Downshire   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and abandoned at Abergele, Carnarvonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool.[81]
Harriet Leithart   New Zealand The sailing vessel was wrecked at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand, by a heavy southeasterly gale. All hands were saved. The same storm was likely responsible for the demise of the Elizabeth Davis (qv).[82]
Parthian   United States The barque was wrecked at Saquarema Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[83][84]
Reindeer   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Hamburg.[85]
Return   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire.[34] She was refloated on 25 October and taken in to Bridlington in a severely damaged condition.[86]

20 October

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List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1881
Ship State Description
Echo   United Kingdom The ship struck the quayside and was severely damaged at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Folkestone, Kent to South Shields, County Durham.[37]
Fortuna   Prussia The brigantine was wrecked on Santa Maria Island, off El Fuerte, Mexico. All on board survived.[87]
John and William   Lübeck The ship sprang a leak and sank off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[88]
Undaunted   United Kingdom The ship, master Brown[89] was driven ashore on the Rödskär, near Hogland, 95 nautical miles (176 km) west of Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[4] She had broken up by 25 October.[90]

21 October

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List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1848
Ship State Description
Actif   France The schooner was driven ashore at Tacumshane, County Wexford, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paimpol, Finistère to Dublin, United Kingdom.[88][18]
Eliza   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Gingerbread Grounds, off the Bahamas. Her sixteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[91][92]
Indus   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put back to Whitby.[88]
Johann Jaboby   Prussia The ship ran aground off Pillau. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Dublin, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[59]
Marie   Denmark The ship was driven ashore near "Bolo" with the loss of her captain.[57]
Ophelia   Lübeck The steamship was driven ashore at Travemünde.[48]

22 October

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List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1848
Ship State Description
Friends   British North America The ship was wrecked at Whitehead, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Nova Scotia to Pictou, Nova Scotia.[69]
Riviere   United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk in the River Mersey by Orion (  United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Orion. Riviere was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire.[18][93][94]
Star   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Birchington, Kent.[37]
St. Nicholas   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aberdeen.[18][95] She was refloated on 25 October and towed in to Aberdeen.[77]
Ulster   United Kingdom The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Amphitrite (  United Kingdom). Ulster was on a voyage from Sicily to Belfast, County Antrim.[90]
Velocity   United Kingdom The paddle steamer was wrecked at Aberdeen. All 20 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aberdeen.[96]

23 October

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List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1848
Ship State Description
Carmelia   United Kingdom The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (38°40′N 53°30′W / 38.667°N 53.500°W / 38.667; -53.500) with the loss of ten lives. Twelve survivors were rescued on 29 October by the barque Castries (  United Kingdom). Carmelia was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[97]
Comet   United Kingdom The paddle tug was wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Diligence   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Ner crew took to the boat and were rescued by the Kentish Knock Lightship (  Trinity House). Diligence was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[18][30][66]
Eclipse   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned by all bar her captain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Southampton, Hampshire.[76] She was subsequently taken in to Penzance, Cornwall by two pilot cutters.[48]
Harriet Leithart   New Zealand The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Wanganui River. All on board were rescued.[98]
Hope   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[88] She was refloated and towed in to South Shields, County Durham for repairs.[66]
Queen Victoria   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ottendorf, Duchy of Schleswig.[48]
Tamerlane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Aberystwyth.[99]

24 October

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List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1848
Ship State Description
Camilla   United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Dantzic to a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[100]
Elizabeth White   United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Great Belt whilst on a voyage from Heiligenhafen, Duchy of Schleswig to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[101]
Harriet   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[78]
Medusa   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Gipsy (  United Kingdom). Medusa was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Belfast, County Antrim.[102][73]
Netley   United Kingdom The hoy foundered in the English Channel west of Portland, Dorset with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from Devonport, Devon to Woolwich, Kent.[103][104][105]
Mobile   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[78][106]
Waterloo   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dimlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to the Humber.[48]

25 October

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List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1848
Ship State Description
Clara   Sweden The brig capsized at Gothenburg. She was later righted.[78]
Eagle   United Kingdom The smack foundered off the Cherrystone, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Eagle was refloated on 13 November and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[107][108]
Favourite   United Kingdom The sloop struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[109]
Hebe   Norway The ship was driven ashore at Tananger. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Christiania.[110] She was refloated on 6 November and resumed her voyage.[91]
Jacques   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Hamburg.[59]
Louisville   United States The full-rigged ship was dismasted or wrecked at Key West, Florida.[108]
Lycoming   United States The brig was dismasted or wrecked at Key West.[108]
Owen Cambridge   United Kingdom The schooner struck the pier and was severely damaged at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Bridgwater, Somerset.[48]
Packet   United Kingdom The smack sprang a leak and sank in Loch Fyne with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Furnace, Argyllshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[111]
Sea Nymph   United Kingdom The brig struck the pier and was damaged at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Ramsgate.[48]
Success   United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Sunderland, County Durham to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[77][48] She subsequently floated off and was towed in to Dysart, Aberdeenshire.[111]
William   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all nine crew and six rescuers. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Portrush, County Antrim.[58][112]

26 October

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List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1848
Ship State Description
Anna Maria   Sweden The galleas was driven ashore north of Gothenburg.[78]
Banff   United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Robin Rigg Sandbank, in the Solway Firth. Her four crew were rescued by the steamship Royal Sovereign (  United Kingdom). Banff was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Alnmouth, Northumberland.[48][113]
Bonaparte   Sweden The schooner was driven ashore on Lindholmen, off Gothenburg.[78]
Brothers   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Kråkö, Grand Duchy of Finland with the loss of all hands.[114][112][115]
Carl   Russia The ship was wrecked on the Thistle Rocks, in the Kattegat, with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Saint Petersburg.[116][90]
Eagle   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Aberdovey, Cardiganshire.[53] She was refloated on 13 November and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[117]
Emily Farnham   United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg. She was refloated.[78]
Mary and Catherine   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Rostock to London. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[48]
Mary Elizabeth   British North America The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island.[36]
Manligheten   Sweden The yacht capsized off "Ovellebakken".[78]
Noah   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at "Cansoe". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hull, Yorkshire.[116]
Neerlands Nyverheid   Netherlands The ship, master L. Deijer, was driven ashore on Jurmos islands 2,5 M from Utö, Grand Duchy of Finland. With help of a steamship she was towed to Turku. [118]She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Saint Petersburg.[78]
Ruby   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at "Wayo". Her crew were rescued.[116]
Scotsman   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Vargö, Sweden with the loss of all hands.[116][73] She was on a voyage from Sheerness, Kent to Riga, Russia.[90] She was refloated on 4 November and towed in to Gothenburg, Sweden.[73]
Subraon   New Zealand The barque hit a reef near Gibraltar Rock at the entrance to Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, while en route from Wellington to Sydney. All crew and passengers were saved.[82]
Undine   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg. She was refloated.[78]
Union Grove   United Kingdom The brig was lost at Saltholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[116][90]
William   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark with the loss of all fifteen crew and six rescuers.[110] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[90]

27 October

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List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1848
Ship State Description
Bella Marina   British North America The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[84]
Britannia   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Belmonte, Brazil with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Bahia.[119]
Conte Ruger   France The ship was driven ashore at "Huddlethorpe", Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Toulon, Var.[48][120]
Diana   Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore wrecked near Newburgh, Fife, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Aberdeen, United Kingdom.[57]
Governor Phillip   New South Wales The brig was wrecked on a reef off Gull Island, Van Diemen's Land with the loss of sixteen of the 85 people on board. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land.[121]
Henrietta   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Huddlethorpe". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leeds, Yorkshire.[48]
Henry Holmes   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaumaris, Anglesey.[122]
Jose Francisco   Spain The ship was wrecked off Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Hamburg.[110][112]
Louis and Elizabeth   France The ship was driven ashore and broke her back at Anderby, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Toulon.[48]
Sweet Home   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Narva, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[39]

28 October

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List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1848
Ship State Description
Chase   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to New Ross, county Wexford.[4]
Dove   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain to London.[53]
Eugene   France The ship was driven ashore in the Loughor Estuary. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[90]
Favourite   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[78]
Industry   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[28]
Ireland   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool, Lancashire. She had broken up by 30 November.[123]

29 October

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List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1848
Ship State Description
Garnett   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[67]
Jonge Marie   Dantsic The ship struck a sunken wreck and was damaged. She put in to Egersund, Norway in a sinking condition.[91]
Neptune   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Praia da Fortaleza de São Joao, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Bahia.[124][125]
Three Sisters   Isle of Man The smack sprang a leak and was beached at the Point of Ayre, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Castletown.[111]

30 October

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List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1848
Ship State Description
Augustine   France The ship struck the Gron Rock, near "Means" and sank. She was refloated on 5 November and taken in to "Means".[9][112]
Conservative   British North America The schooner was driven ashore near LaHave, Nova Scotia.[69]
Flora   United Kingdom The brig struck the Havre de Grind Rocks, in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands. She floated off and was driven ashore on Fair Isle. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London.[126][127][106]
Jessie   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Dagö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 4 November.[12]
Jeune Adolphe   France The ship ran aground on the Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Waterford, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from "Bonanse" to Waterford.[4] She was refloated on 4 November.[78]
Superior   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Castle Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to an English port. She was refloated on 4 November and resumed her voyage.[128]

31 October

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List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1848
Ship State Description
Daisy   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steam tug Welch (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Tyne with the loss of her captain. Her surviving crew and passengers were rescued. Daisy was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 9 November and beached at Whitehill Point, County Durham.[129][71]
Fredrich der Grosse   Dantzic The ship ran aground on the Dragoe Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Helsingør, Denmark to Stettin.[78] She was refloated on 4 November and resumed her voyage.[112]
Johanna Catharina   Sweden The ship was lost off the Wingo Beacon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[112][127]
Neptune   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on an anchor and sank in the River Usk.[57]
Thèrèse   Belgium The ship was wrecked on Belle Île, Morbihan, France. Her crew were rescued.[110][112]
Three Sisters   United Kingdom The ship was attacked by six Moorish carrobas off Cape Three Forks, Morocco and was abandoned by her crew, who were subsequently rescued by Dawn (  United Kingdom). Three Sisters was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Malta.[130] She was subsequently recaptured by HMS Polyphemus (  Royal Navy) and towed back to Gibraltar.[128]

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Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The ship was in collision with another vessel and foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Abigail (  United Kingdom).[18]
Archimede   Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was wrecked on the Corall del Cuba, near Cádiz, Spain on or about 26 October. She was on a voyage from Licata to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[131]
Arietis   United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 1 November.[132]
Bertha   United Kingdom The ship abandoned in the North Sea before 16 October. She was on a voyage from London to Rostock. She was taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a derelict condition.[50]
Clorine   France The ship was lost in the Mediterranean Sea before 11 April.[33]
Cushla Machree   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 October.[99]
Diligence   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Scout (  Board of Customs).[56]
Ekenas   Russia The ship was holed by ice and sank at Cronstadt before 26 October. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[133]
Eleanor   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[56]
Elizabeth Davis   New Zealand The schooner left Auckland on 19 October, carrying mail for Wellington. She was never seen again. She probably foundered during the same storm which was responsible for the demise of the Harriet Leithart (qv).[82]
Exmouth   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Sand Heads, India before 17 October with some loss of life.[134]
Gazelle   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore derelict at Bracadale, Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides.[135]
Goodridge   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 25 October and taken in to Bridlington in a severely damaged condition.[71]
Habanera   Spain The ship was drivin ashore in the Biminis. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas, where she arrived on 4 October.[68]
Helena   United States The ship was driven ashore in the Paracel Islands. She was refloated and put in to Singapore.[46]
Highflyer   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Corocolly", India before 20 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Madras.[134]
Hoppet   Sweden The ship was wrecked at "Rozos" before 28 October. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[9]
Ida Margaretha   Norway The ship ran aground off Lindesnes before 28 October. She was refloated and was beached at Korshavn.[110]
Indian Queen   British North America The ship was driven ashore in a capsized condition in Mal Bay. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Province of Canada.[69]
Ireland   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Finland. Her crew survived[74]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Essex by the brig Dolphin (  United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Dolphin.[56]
Juno   Norway The brig ran aground on the Krekar's Reef. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States before 23 October for repairs.[28]
Martha   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 October. Her crew were rescued by Caledonia (  United Kingdom). Martha was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[69]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was scuttled at the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony between 1 and 4 October.[136]
Mena   United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was scuttled at the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 4 October.[137]
Neptune   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boat, and were rescued 12 days later by Sophia (  United Kingdom). Neptune was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[99]
Rowena Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued.[138]
Sil   Spain The brig was wrecked at Manila, Spanish East Indies.[46]
Sirius   France The steamship capsized near Saint-Andéol-le-Château, Rhône in late October.[110][112]
Subraeon   New Zealand The ship was wrecked at Wellington before 28 October. All on board survived.[139]
Trial   United Kingdom The trow was abandoned in the Bristol Channel before 19 October. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was towed in to Woodspring Pill, Somerset.[34]
William Fell   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 October. Her crew were rescued by the brig Passagier (  France). William Fell was on a voyage from Quebec City to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[78][140][138]

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