Ship
State
Description
Alibi
United Kingdom
The sealer , a barque , was lost off the coast of Greenland with the loss of all hands, more than 30 lives.[1]
America
Uruguay
The steamship suffered a catastrophic fire due to an overheated boiler off the coast of Punta Espinillo, outside the harbor of Montevideo . One of the survivors was Ramón Artagaveytia [eu ] .
Andromeda
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the South China Sea before 15 March.[2]
Aries
Flag unknown
The steamer was lost at Cranberry Inlet on the coast of New Jersey .[3]
Avondale
New Zealand
The steamship was wrecked near Taranaki . All on a board were rescued.[4]
Barwon
New South Wales
The steamship struck rocks off Cape Bridgewater , Victoria and was beached near Cape Nelson . She was on a voyage from Adelaide , South Australia to Sydney .[5]
Borston
Flag unknown
The steamship struck an iceberg and foundered with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle washed up at Den Helder , North Holland , Netherlands on 10 October.[6]
Catherine
New South Wales
The barque was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Newcastle . She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne , Victoria.[7]
Catherine Jackson
Flag unknown
The vessel was lost in the vicinity of "Squan," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet .[3]
HMS Clio
Royal Navy
The Pearl -class corvette struck a rock in Bligh Sound and was beached.[4]
Como
United Kingdom
The ship foundered between 9 February and 16 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to New York , United States.[8]
Estrella
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Brass River with the loss of a crew member after 8 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to the Brass River.[9] [10]
Golden Age
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked on Barren Island , Tasmania . She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne.[11]
Heinan Maru
Japan
The steamship foundered in the Inland Sea of Japan .[12] [13]
Kanrin Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
The screw corvette was wrecked in a typhoon at Esashi , Hokkaido , Japan .
Lady Young
Queensland
The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Port Stephens, New South Wales .[4]
Nadir Shah
Sultanate of Zanzibar
The ship was lost.[14]
O. H. Canady
Flag unknown
The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet .[3]
Oneida
Flag unknown
The schooner was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet .[3]
Porcia
United States
The vessel was lost in the Arctic on or near the north coast of the Territory of Alaska .[15]
Rialto
New South Wales
The barque was wrecked at Newcastle.[16]
Rifleman
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked at Auckland .[17]
Rising Sun
United Kingdom
The ship sank in Osaka Bay .[18] [19]
San Juan
Peru
The ship was destroyed by fire with the loss of more than 600 coolies . There were about 50 survivors. She was on a voyage from Macao , China to Callao , Peru.[20] [21]
Tartar
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Fuzhou , China in September or October.[22]
Victoria
Sultanate of Zanzibar
The frigate was lost.[14]
Villotine
Flag unknown
The barque was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet .[3]
Wolf
United Kingdom
The sealer , a steamship , was sunk by ice off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony . Her crew were rescued.[23] [24]
Unnamed
China
The junk was run down and sunk at Amoy by HMS Ocean ( Royal Navy ).[25]