List of shipwrecks in October 1864

The list of shipwrecks in October 1864 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1864.

1 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Condor	United Kingdom	American Civil War, Union blockade: Pursued by the screw steamer USS Niphon ( United States Navy), the 285-, 300-, or 446-ton sidewheel paddle steamer, a blockade runner, was deliberately run aground and wrecked off New Inlet on the coast of North Carolina, Confederate States of America when her pilot mistook the wreck of Night Hawk (Flag unknown) for a blockading United States Navy warship in the darkness. Intense Confederate fire from Fort Fisher prevented Niphon′s crew from destroying Condor. Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow tried to reach shore in one of Condor′s boats, but drowned when the boat overturned in heavy surf.[1][2]
Fernandez I	Portugal	The barque collided with G. B. Blanchard ( United States) and sank off the Tuskar Rock with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Oporto.[3][4]
New Harriet	United Kingdom	The brig foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by Fanny ( Danzig). New Harriet was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Seville, Spain.[5][6][7]
Stolp	Stolp	The brig was wrecked at Stolp.[8][9]

2 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Ceres	Bremen	The ship was abandoned at in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Eliza ( United Kingdom). Ceres was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bremen.[10][11]
Sir George Seymore	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States with the loss of eighteen of her 40 crew. Survivors took to two boats. A message in a bottle washed up at Scarborough, Yorkshire on 19 August 1865 giving the news.[12]
Susan	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Greystones, County Wicklow.[9]
Village Belle	British North America	The brig was run down and sunk off Lundy Island, Devon by the barque St. Arnold ( France). Three of her crew were rescued by St. Arnold. Village Belle was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[5][13]

3 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Albatros	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[14]
Auguste	Prussia	The brig was abandoned in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the brig Sofia ( Italy).[15]
Burmah	United Kingdom	The ship capsized and sank at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated on 22 OCtober.[6][16]
Emma	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Weymouth to Poole.[15]
Eva	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked on the Proudfoot Rocks, on the coast of Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Wick, Caithness.[17]
Maria	Russia	The schooner was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[17] She was refloated on 28 October and taken in to Kragerø, Denmark in a severely damaged condition.[18]
Mary Ellen, and Mary Sanders	United Kingdom	The schooners collided off the coast of Cornwall. Both vessel's crews abandoned ship, leaving their captains on board.[19][20] Mary Ellen was driven ashore and wrecked at Penwith, Cornwall[9] Mary Sanders was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Looe, Cornwall. She was discovered by the schooner Bernard Barton ( United Kingdom) which put tow hands on board. They took her in to the Isles of Scilly.[17]
Ochiltree	United Kingdom	The schooner foundered off Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to the Clyde.[21][22]
Victoria	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground and was damaged at Teignmouth. Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Teignmouth. She was refloated with assistance from the Teignmouth Lifeboat, taken in to Teignmouth and beached.[23]

4 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Doska	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the River Lune. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to the River Lune.[22]
Dlesse	Russia	The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London. She was refloated the next day and taken in to the River Colne in a leaky condition.[9]
Lord Raglan	United Kingdom	The fishing smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was refloated and beached in the harbour.[22][17]
Martha and Ann	United Kingdom	The crewless sloop caught fire and sank off Berwick upon Tweed.[3]
Martin Luther	Flag unknown	The abandoned barque was taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition.[24]
Matilda and Maria	Flag unknown	The ship ran aground on the Barrows Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Granville, Manche, France.[15]
Queen	United Kingdom	The ship struck the Swilly Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[14]
Result	Victoria	The schooner was wrecked at Sulphur Creek, New Zealand.[25]
Shalda	Norway	The ship ran aground in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged.[26]
Snowdrop	United Kingdom	The barque ran aground on a reef off Stoneskar, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Cronstadt, Russia. She was subsequently scuttled. Her captain and mate were charged with barratry.[27][17]
Superior	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Killoughtry, County Wicklow with the loss of a crew member.[14] She was on a voyage from Sligo to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[9]

5 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Aaron Brown	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Seebpore, India in a typhoon. She was refloated.[28]
Adjai	India	The steamship was driven ashore and broke her back in the Hooghly River in a typhoon .[29]
Agabaker	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[30]
Agra	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31] She was refloated.[32]
A. J. Kerr	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in a typhoon at Calcutta, India.[33]
Akbar	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
Alabama	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Aladdin	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore and became severely hogged in the Hooghly River at Armenian Ghat in a typhoon. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay, India.[31][34][30] She was condemned.[35] She was sold as a wreck and was dismantled.[36]
Alaric	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][33] She was refloated and placed under repair.[28][36]
Alexandra	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the Pipley Sand in a typhoon.[37]
Alexander John Kerr	United Kingdom	The ship capsized in a typhoon at Cossipore and was wrecked.[28][36]
Allee, or Ally	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground, capsized and was wrecked at in the Hooghly River between Kantabaria Point and Middle Point in a typhoon. More than 350 lives were lost; there were eight or ten survivors. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Mauritius.[31][37]
Alligator	United Kingdom	The tug was run ashore and severely damaged at Canterbury Point, in the Hooghly River, in a typhoon.[31][38][39]
Ally Akbah Shah	India	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[34][30]
Alphée	France	The steamship was damaged at Diamond Harbour in a typhoon. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Galle, Ceylon and Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She put back to Calcutta.[31]
Alphonse et Nellie	France	The ship was driven ashore, capsized and was severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][40][34] She was refloated.[28]
Amiral Casey	France	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][38][40][34]
Amun Shah	India	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40][28] She was refloated.[30]
Ann	United Kingdom	The East Indiaman was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[31]
Anne de Bretagne	France	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][33] She was refloated.[30]
Anne Royden	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and sank in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31][29]
Annette Lyle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Seebpore in a typhoon.[31][41][28]
Aphrodite	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta when she was driven into by Hindostan ( United Kingdom). She was subsequently repaired.[42]
Arab	United Kingdom	The tug was wrecked in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Armenian	United Kingdom	The ship damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Arratoon Apcar	India	The steamship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[30]
Ascension	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
Asteroid	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31][40]
Astronomer	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][40] She was refloated.[28]
Azemia	United Kingdom	The ship sank at Calcutta in a typhoon with the loss of her captain.[31][29][41]
Azzopardi	Flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Seebpore. She was refloated, but had to be beached.[40][28][30]
Banshee	United Kingdom	The tug sank at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31][29]
Baron Brorr	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40][33]
Baron Renfrew	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Hooghly River near Diamond Harbour in a typhoon.[31][38] All on board were rescued.[30]
Basmadia	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Batoinot	France	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Beaumaris Castle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon. She was refloated and placed under repair.[31][40][30][36]
Benfollyen	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31]
Bengal	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven onto the College Sand, in the Hooghly River in a typhoon and was damaged.[31][40] She was refloated in January 1865.[43]
Bengoti	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Bengallium	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33][44]
Bentinck	United Kingdom	The hospital ship was driven ashore, broke her back and was wrecked at Diamond Harbour in a typhoon. All on board were rescued.[38][28][39]
Bolton Abbey	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31][45] She was refloated.[30]
Botanist	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33][41]
Bretagne	France	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Broughton Hall	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River at Ramkistopore in a typhoon. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay.[31][40][28] She was refloated.[46] She was sold as a wreck.[36]
Cachar	India	The steamship foundered in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[29]
Calumet	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon. She was refloated and repaired.[31][30][42]
Camperdown	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[31][47][45] She was refloated and was subsequently repaired.[30][42]
Canrobert	United Kingdom	The steamship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
Caribbean	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Seeppore in a typhoon. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Hull, Yorkshire.[31][40][47][28] She was refloated, but found to be severely hogged.[30]
Carnbell	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Carobee	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged at Bombay in a typhoon.[31]
Carobel	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Howrah railway station and severely damaged in a typhoon.[28] She was refloated.[30]
Caster Belle	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
C. D. Lahaore, or C. D. Schadre	Flag unknown	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40][33]
Celinie	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][30]
Ceylon	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31][30]
Cheduba	India	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
Cheshire	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Howrah in a typhoon.[31] She was refloated.[46]
Christina	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged at Bombay in a typhoon.[31]
Cimandef	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[30]
City of Lahore	India	The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Baboo Ghat in a typhoon.[31][41] She was refloated in late October and placed under repair.[48]
City of Paris	France	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31][41] She was refloated in mid-October and placed under repair.[48]
Clemence and Leonie	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Calcutta in a typhoon. She was refloated in January 1865.[49]
Clive	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[47]
Clymenestra	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[31][45] She was refloated and repaired.[30][42]
C. N.	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[28][30]
Collingwood	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Demerara, British Guiana.[31][40][50] She was refloated.[28][51]
Columbo	United Kingdom	The ship sank off Saugor in a typhoon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Hull.[38][30]
Columbus	United Kingdom	The tug was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Continental	United Kingdom	The ship was driven onto the Goosery Sands and damaged in a typhoon.[40][44][28] She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta,[30] where she was repaired.[42]
Dedna	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Dirigio	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore, capsized and was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40][28]
Dumfries	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[52]
Dwarharat, or Dwarkhananth	India	The tug was wrecked in a typhoon at Calcutta.[53][40][33]
Eastern Belle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Cossipore.[54][33][47][30] She was refloated and placed under repair.[36]
Earl of Clare	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Baranagar.[33][28][30]
Esmeralda	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31][30]
Fair Rosalind	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Faizrebany	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Calcutta.[28][30]
Family Cuet	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Fire Queen	United Kingdom	The tug sank at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31][29]
Fleda	United Kingdom	The brig sank in the Bay of Simoda in a typhoon.[40]
Fookim	India	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Forbes	United Kingdom	The tug was run into by two ships and sank on the Seebpore Sand in a typhoon.[31][29] She was refloated.[30]
French Empire	France	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[47][41]
Futty Allum	India	The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Goosery.[28][30]
Futty Shah Allum	India	The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Cossipore.[28][30]
Gaspar Lightship (two vessels)	India	The lightships were reported missing following the typhoon.[37]
Genii	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31][40] She was refloated.[28]
Georgiana	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[40][28]
Glenety	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[44]
Glenroy	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31][40] She was condemned.[48]
Gogra	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[38]
Gorundpoor	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in a typhoon at Calcutta.[53][55]
Governor General McDuff	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][45]
Govindpore	India	The ship was run into by another vessel, capsized and sank in a typhoon at Calcutta with the loss of one of her nine crew.[31][29][37][34][39]
Grappler	United Kingdom	The buoy tender was run into by Princess Royal ( United Kingdom), broke from her moorings, collided with five other vessels and was driven ashore in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[29][37]
Great Tasmania	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][55]
Gustave et Louis	France	The barque was driven ashore, capsized and was damaged in the Hooghly River at Prinsep's Ghat in a typhoon.[31][40][34] She was refloated and repaired.[30][36]
Hampden	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][40]
Hannibal	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River at Seebpore in a typhoon.[31][34] She was refloated.[30]
Hanover	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Goosery Sands, in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31] She was severely damaged.[41]
Harry Warren	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon. She was refloated on 10 October.[31][40]
Hatelie	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in a typhoon at Calcutta.[53]
Helen Nicholson	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[41][45]
Hercules	United Kingdom	The paddle tug sank in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[29][28]
Hindostan	United Kingdom	The paddle steamer, a hulk and floating church, was crushed between the steamships Nemesis and Nubia (both  United Kingdom) in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon. She capsized, drove into the steamship Aphrodite ( United Kingdom), broke in two and sank.[31][56][29][57][39]
Hindustan	United Kingdom	The tug sank in a typhoon at Calcutta.[37]
Hippolyte	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31]
Holetta	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[41]
Howrab	India	The ferry, a steamboat was driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Howrahside	India	The ship was damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31]
Illery	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
India	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[36]
Indian	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Cossipore. She was refloated and placed under repair.[40][28][36]
Indus Arunniator	British Raj	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
Inspector	Flag unknown	The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by St. Joseph ( United Kingdom.[58]
Interloper	United Kingdom	The tug was driven ashore and severely damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon. She was refloated.[31][59][28]
Iron Duke	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][53]
Jane Lewis, or Jean Louis	United Kingdom	The ship capsized at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31][41]
Jest	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
John Chism	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[40][33][44][59][30]
Kenyon	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Cossipore.[28]
King Arthur	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31] She subsequently broke up.[30]
Knight Commander	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Calcutta.[53]
Krishna	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[40][28]
Lacella	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
Lady Franklin	United Kingdom	The ship sank in a typhoon at Calcutta. Her crew were rescued by boats from Caribbean and Hannibal (both  United Kingdom). Lady Franklin was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay.[31][29][34][28][39]
Lady Gladstone	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[53][55]
Lady Palmerston	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31]
Lady Rawlinson	United Kingdom	The ship damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[31][39]
Latona	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Hooghly River at Seebpore in a typhoon.[31][28]
Leonides	India	The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][40] She was refloated.[30]
Lincolnshire	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31] She was refloated.[28]
Linnet	United Kingdom	The tug sank at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31][29]
Loan	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Loo-choo	United Kingdom	The ship sank in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Colombo, Ceylon.[31][29][53][28]
Lord Lyndhurst	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Calcutta.[47]
Macduff	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[53][55] She was refloated.[30]
Madras	India	The steamship was severely damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31][40] She had been refloated by 13 October.[60]
Mahratta	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[28][30]
Mary Stuart	United Kingdom	The tugboat was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[34][30]
Manilla	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River in a typhoon. she was refloated.[31] She was refloated.[28]
Martaban	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Mauritius	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][33][47] She was later refloated and repaired.[42]
Medusa	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31]
Megna	India	The ship was driven ashore near Kedgeree in a typhoon. Her crew were rescued.[37]
Merrie England	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground, broke her back and sank in the Hooghly River at Bhagbazar in a typhoon.[31][29] She was refloated.[28]
Metis	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Baboo Ghat in a typhoon.[31] She was later refloated and repaired.[42]
Midas	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[31][45]
Mirzapore	India	The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Armenian Ghat in a typhoon.[31][29]
Monmouthshire	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31] She was refloated.[28]
Mooresfoot	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Goosery Sands in a typhoon and was damaged.[31][40] She was refloated.[30]
Morayshire	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Seebpore.[40][28]
Morning Star	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Whittaker Spit, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London.[61]
Moulmein	United Kingdom	The steamship sank at Calcutta in a typhoon.[38] She had been refloated by 13 October and was subsequently repaired.[60][42]
Nada, or Nadir	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Clive South Ghat.[40][41][34][28]
Nagasaki	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Nellie	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31]
Nemesis	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven onto the College Sand in a typhoon. She was refloated the next day.[31]
Newcastle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven onto the Seebpore Sands in a typhoon and was severely damaged.[31][40] She was refloated on 20 October and was subsequently repaired.[62][63]
Nimrod	United Kingdom	The tug was driven ashore and wrecked in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31][64][33] She was refloated.[30]
Nomade	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31]
Nouvelle Ascension	France	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[40][28]
Nubia	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven onto the College Sand in a typhoon. She was refloated the next day.[31]
Oanita	United Kingdom	The ship was driven into the wreck of Azemia ( United Kingdom) in a typhoon at Calcutta and was damaged.[31][34] She was refloated and subsequently repaired.[28][42]
Orissa	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31][34]
Ounce	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Paragon	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Pearl	United Kingdom	The ship, a brig or a tug, was severely in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40][33]
Persia	United Kingdom	The steamship foundered in the Bay of Bengal off the mouth of the Hooghly River in a typhoon with the loss more than 320 lives. Two survivors were rescued by Orissa ( United Kingdom).[38][65]
Philbert	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River in a typhoon. She was refloated.[31][30]
Phoenix	United Kingdom	The tug sank in the Hooghly River in a typhoon with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Defiance ( United Kingdom).[38]
Pilot	United Kingdom	The tug was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40][34][30]
Pirate	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31]
Preciosa	Netherlands	The schooner collided with the schooner Tonkin ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned off Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Tonkin. Preciosa was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Lisbon, Portugal.[13][66]
Pride of Canada	United Kingdom	The ship was driven onto the Goosery Sand and severely damaged in a typhoon.[31][47] She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay.[34] Pride of Canada was refloated in January 1865.[49]
Prince Royal, or Princess Royal	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cossipore in a typhoon. She was refloated.[31][34][30]
Punjaub	British Raj	The ship was severely damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31]
Queen of the Age	United Kingdom	The ship driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31] She was refloated and placed under repair.[36]
Rasmodia	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
Red Rose	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31] She was refloated.[30]
Reiver	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[45][28]
Renown	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Richard Basleed, or Richard Boustead	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40][33]
River Clyde	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Robert Lee	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[45]
Roda	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Calcutta.[45]
Romaigne Empire	France	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Romania	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at Prinseps Ghat in a typhoon.[31]
Romany	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31]
Royal Alexander	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Garden Reach in a typhoon.[31][40] She was refloated.[28]
Royal Oak	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Saigon	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Salsette	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][40] She was refloated.[28]
Salween	India	The survey ship was driven ashore near Kedgeree in a typhoon. Her crew were rescued.[37][28]
Sarah and Emma	United Kingdom	The ship was run into by the steamship Nemesis ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][28] She was refloated and placed under repair.[30]
Satellite	United Kingdom	The tug sank at Calcutta in a typhoon with the loss of her captain. A crew member was rescued by Hercules ( United Kingdom).[31][29]
Sea Horse	United Kingdom	The ship was driven onto the Seebpore Sands, in the Hooghly River in a typhoon and was severely damaged.[31] She was refloated and placed under repair.[28][36]
Sesostris	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and broke her back in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31]
Shaw	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40][33]
Simla	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31][40]
Singapore	France	The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River at Garden House Point in a typhoon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Mauritius.[31][28][39]
Sinclair	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Sir Jamsetjee Family	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31][40][67]
Sir Jamactjee	India	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31]
Sir John Lawrence	United Kingdom	The 1,019 ton ship collided with several other vessels and was driven ashore in the Hooghly River upstream of Cossipore in a typhoon. She was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to London. Sir John Lawrence was refloated.[31][28]
Sir John Lawrence	United Kingdom	The 699 ton ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was refloated.[44][28][30]
Sir William Eyre	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore, capsized and broke her back in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40][28][68] She was condemned.[48]
Solway	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Goosery Sands in a typhoon.[31][28]
Sooloo	India	The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][45][34]
Sophia Joachin	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Cossipore.[40][28]
Southampton	United Kingdom	The East Indiaman was wrecked in a typhoon at Calcutta. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay.[31][28]
Southern Belle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Minlottah in a typhoon.[31][34] She was refloated in January 1865.[49]
Southern Cross	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River at Mintollah in a typhoon.[31][40][28] She was refloated and placed under repair.[36]
Speedy	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31] She was refloated.[30]
Stately	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
Stearlatta	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
St. Gogra	India	The steamship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[39]
St. Metie	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Sultany	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Sydney	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon. She was refloated.[31][40][46]
Talavera	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Bhagbazar in a typhoon. She was refloated.[31][54][30] She was later refloated and repaired.[42]
Talja	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged at Calcutta in a typhoon.[31]
Tangier	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
Tarragon	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon. She was refloated.[31][30]
Tartar	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Goosery Sands in a typhoon.[31][28]
Tchernaya	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a typhoon at Cossipore.[33][44][28]
Thalatta	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31] She was refloated.[28]
Thalatta	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Bombay in a typhoon.[31]
Thames	United Kingdom	The East Indiaman was driven ashore in the Hooghly River in a typhoon. She was refloated.[31][30]
Thorndean	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[30]
Thug	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in a typhoon at Calcutta.[53]
Thunder	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven onto the wreck of another vessel and was wrecked on the Goosery Sands in a typhoon.[31][29][55][28] She was refloated and repaired.[36]
Tinto	United Kingdom	The ship capsized in a typhoon at Calcutta.[31] She was righted.[30]
Tornado	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][53]
Tulja	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cossipore in a typhoon.[28] She was refloated.[30]
Uduff	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40]
Union	United Kingdom	The tug was driven ashore and severely damaged at Seebpore in a typhoon.[31][40][30]
Vespasian	United Kingdom	The ship sank in a typhoon at Calcutta with the loss of ten lives. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Colombo and London.[31][29][28]
Victoria	United Kingdom	The tug was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Victoria Bridge	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Cossipore.[40][41][34][28] She was refloated in January 1865.[49]
Ville de Saint Denis	France	The ship sank at Calcutta in a typhoon. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Mauritius.[31][29]
Ville de Saint Pierre	France	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][41] She was refloated.[30]
Victoria Bridge	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31]
Vulcan	United Kingdom	The tug was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[33]
War Eagle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31]
Waterloo	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and sank in the Hooghly River in a typhoon.[31][29] She was refloated.[28]
West	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]
Western Empire	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Goosery in a typhoon.[31][47][28] She was refloated.[30]
Western Star	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River at Seebpore in a typhoon.[31][40][41][28]
White Jacket	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Calcutta.[45]
Wide-awake	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Hooghly River in a typhoon. She was refloated.[31]
William Fairburn	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[40][44]
Winchester	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Hooghly River at Cossipore in a typhoon.[31][40] She was later refloated and repaired.[42]
Zenobia	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged in a typhoon at Calcutta.[34]

6 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Constance, or Constance Decima	United Kingdom	American Civil War, Union blockade: The 140-ton sidewheel paddle steamer, a blockade runner en route from Nova Scotia, British North America to Charleston, South Carolina, Confederate States of America, with a cargo of weapons and possibly gold, was sunk off the coast of South Carolina.[1][69] One account reports her to have been forced aground and sunk off the Isle of Palms by the gunboat USS Wamsutta ( United States Navy);[1] according to another, she struck the wreck of the screw steamer Georgiana ( Confederate States of America) and sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) out from and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Breach Inlet, 640 to 680 yards (590 to 620 m) from the site of the wrecks of Georgiana and the sidewheel paddle steamer Mary Bowers ( United Kingdom).[69]
Henry S. Dickerson	United States	The 57-ton screw steamer exploded on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, killing five people.[70]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[71]

7 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Annie	Confederate States of America	American Civil War, Union blockade: The steamer, a blockade runner, was run aground at New Inlet, North Carolina, by the armed tug USS Aster ( United States Navy).[1]
USS Aster	United States Navy	American Civil War, Union blockade: The armed tug ran hard aground on the Carolina Shoals near New Inlet off North Carolina. She was set on fire the next day to prevent her capture by Confederate forces, and eventually exploded.[72]
Humboldt	Bremen	The ship was driven ashore near Antwerp, Belgium.[73]
Liverpool	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground off Matanzas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Matanzas. She was refloated and taken in to Matanzas.[46]

8 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Empire	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[46]
Oregon	United States	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Argus, and by India and Kurline (all  United Kingdom).[74]
USS Picket Boat No. 2	United States Navy	American Civil War: The torpedo boat ran aground on a sandbar in Great Wicomico Bay, Virginia, Confederate States of America while under attack by Confederate guerrillas and was forced to surrender. When the armed steamer USS Commodore Read and the USS Mercury (both  United States Navy) began to shell her, the Confederates scuttled her. Union forces recaptured her wreck on 19 October.[1][75][76]
Vestal	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Villaricos, Spain.[77]

9 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Feeda	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Agoo Bay, Japan. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to London.[78]
Roanoke	United States	American Civil War: The mail steamer was burned in the Atlantic Ocean off St. George's, Bermuda, by Confederate agents. The Confederates had seized control of her on 29 September, soon after she departed Havana, Cuba, for a voyage to New York, and had shot and thrown overboard one member of her crew during the incident.[1][79][80][81]

10 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Alexander	United Kingdom	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[16][26]
Amelia	Brazil	The brig capsized in a thunderstorm at Rio de Janeiro. She was righted.[32]
Augusta Aurora	Denmark	The barque capsized in a thunderstorm at Rio de Janeiro and was severely damaged. She was righted.[32]
Henry	United Kingdom	Carrying assorted cargo, the brig was wrecked on Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island, United States.[82]
Johannes	Denmark	The brig capsized in a thunderstorm at Rio de Janeiro. She was righted.[32]
Leighton	United Kingdom	The barque was capsized by a tornado in the harbor at Rio de Janeiro with the loss of one life.[83] She was righted.[32]
Marianina	Italy	The ship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Ischia and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Heidrum (Flag unknown). Marianina was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Naples.[84]
Oregon	United Kingdom	The ship was discovered derelict in the Atlantic Ocean.[10] Twelve crew were put on board by Eliza. They pumped her out took her in to Plymouth, Devon.[11][24]
San Manuel	Brazil	The brig capsized in a thunderstorm at Rio de Janeiro. She was righted.[32]
Solidad	Spain	The schooner collided with the schooner Star of Peace ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned off Málaga in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Roses.[85][23]
Vencedor	Brazil	The yacht capsized in a thunderstorm at Rio de Janeiro. She was righted.[32]

11 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Hero	United Kingdom	The yawl ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon. A crew member was rescued by the Teignmouth Lifeboat China ( United Kingdom).[86]

12 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Claraowen	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at Riga, Russia. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[77]
Gem	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[87][52]
Gurden Rebow	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Angra Bay, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[88]
Washington	Norway	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Angra Bay. Her crew were rescued.[88]

13 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Ellen Francis	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked at Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[89]
Emma	Stettin	The schooner struck a sunken wreck and sank. Five crew were rescued by Edwin ( United Kingdom); her captain was reported missing. Emma was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Memel, Prussia.[13]
Hampton	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Limerick to the Kingroad.[52] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]
Mary J. Williams	United Kingdom	The brigantine was driven ashore at LaHave, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Liverpool.[89]

14 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Amelia	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked at Port Neuf, Province of Canada, British North America with the loss of at least ten lives.[90]
Oden	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Port Neuf.[90]
Onward	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Landskrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Malmö, Sweden.[6]

15 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Castletown	United Kingdom	The lugger was driven ashore at Howth, County Dublin. Her seven crew were rescued by the Howth Lifeboat.[91]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground on the Yellow Sand. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[6] She was refloated and taken in to Hamburg.[13]
Harley	United Kingdom	The brig was lost on the Tillen, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[5][6]
Isabella Heron	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at "Fahludel", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[92]
Rhoda	United Kingdom	The steamship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Barcelona, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all fourteen crew.[93][94][95]

16 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Burgermeister	Prussia	The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Kiel. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[13]
Carlotta	Italy	The ship was driven ashore east of Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Genoa.[13]
J. C. Irwin	United States	The 145-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was wrecked by a boiler explosion with the loss of between eight and eleven lives on the Cumberland River at Big Eddy, Kentucky.[96][97]
Mermaid	United Kingdom	The ship was sunk at Tarifa, Spain by a shot fired from the Centre Battery. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Ancona, Papal States.[84][98]
Tiberius	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on "Gronho", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Riga, Empire.[13] She subsequently became a wreck.[92]

17 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Flora Berg	United Kingdom	The ship capsized in the Commercial Dock, London.[99]
James Reddin	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of wo smacks and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[13]
Louise	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked at "Boltneuf", Province of Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[100]
Melsa	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Bermuda. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to Liverpool, Lancashire.[101]
Prince Albert	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg, Sweden.[77][84] She had broken up by 24 October.[51]
Ontario	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Fifty-five people were taken off by the Caistor Lifeboat, which transferred them to a tug. The crew of the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat had refused to launch as tugs had been engaged to save property and they wanted £500 guaranteed before they would launch. They were firmly reminded by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution that their job was to save lives. The crew of the Gorleston Lifeboat also refused to launch unless they were guaranteed £100. Ontario was on her maiden voyage, from the River Tyne to Alexandria, Egypt.[102][103][104][105][86][106] She broke in two on 23 October and was a total loss.[107]

18 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Antoine	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Buffalo River. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to East London, British Kaffraria.[78][108]
Ballarat	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued.[109][110][111]
Devonda	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked in Mossel Bay. Her crew were rescued.[110][111]
Edith Jane	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[47]
Euroclydon	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Tusakar Rock. She floated off on 21 October and was driven onto the Long Bank, where she broke up the next day. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[107][112][113]
Hathaway	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt.[114]
Orozimbo	United States	The schooner went ashore at Chéticamp, Nova Scotia and became a total loss. Crew saved. [115]
Sea Dog	United Kingdom	The schooner collided with the steamship Dix Decembre ( France) and sank in the Gulf of Lyons with the loss of three of her crew.[107][116]

19 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Cornelia Terry	Flag unknown	The vessel was lost in Yaquina Bay.[117]
Devonia	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked in Table Bay.[109][108]
Georges et Charles	France	The lugger struck the St. Nicholas Rock. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Campbeltown, Argyllshire, United Kingdom. She consequently put in to Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère for repairs.[118]
Ida, and Pausewitz	United Kingdom Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Ida ran aground in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was then run into by Pausewitz; both vessels were run ashore. Ida was on a voyage from London to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[92]
Lancashire Lass	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Liverpool for "Bucklass". No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[119]
Pitre Anne	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras, India.[120]
William Graham	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Arranmore, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[121]
W. I. Maclay	United States	The 245-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River downstream of St. Louis, Missouri.[122]

20 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Betsey	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Westray, Orkney Islands.[123]
Dolphin	Norway	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Harburg.[124]
Dolphin	United Kingdom	The smack was driven ashore west of Speymouth, Moray. She was on a voyage from Lybster, Caithness to a Baltic port. She was a total loss.[125]
HMS Eclipse	Royal Navy	The Cormorant-class gunvessel ran aground at Wellington, New Zealand. She was refloated.[126]
Eliza	United Kingdom	The smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Burravoe, Shetland Islands.[127]
Highland Mary	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked at Fleetwood, Lancashire with the loss of all hands. She was refloated the next day.[10][109][125]
Laurel	United Kingdom	The fishing boat was driven ashore at Whitehills, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all nine crew.[128][124]
Liver	United Kingdom	The smack was wrecked off Southport, Lancashire. Her three crew were rescued by the Southport Lifeboat.[86] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Caernarfon.[129]
Marian	United Kingdom	The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at "Gratners". Shetland Islands.[127]
Neptune	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Westray.[123]
Rubicon	United Kingdom	The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Sulina, Ottoman Empire.[121][130]
Son of Rechab	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore between Burghead and Lossiemouth, Moray. Her crew were rescued.[128] She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.[125]
Sylph	United Kingdom	The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at "North Burr", Shetland Islands.[127] Her crew had left her before she came ashore.[101]
Wyvern	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Westray. She was refloated.[123]

21 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
Abel	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Burghead, Aberdeenshire.[131]
Apollo	Greifswald	The schooner foundered in the Skaggerak. One of her eight crew was rescued by the schooner Triglog  Prussia).[100]
Black Diamond	United Kingdom	The steamship was beached at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[132]
Caledonian	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the North Sea.[133]
Elbe	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields and South Shields Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[107][128][132]
Ellonora	United States	The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean.[64]
Francis Barclay	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Bahama Bank, in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin. She was refloated and beached at Ramsey, Isle of Man.[107][121][134]
General Ward	United States	The 70-ton screw steamer exploded at Shanghai, China, leaving only one survivor.[135]
Hibernia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Kingstown. She was refloated the next day.[116]
James	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and damaged on Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hamburg.[121]
Johanna and Heinrich	Danzig	The ship was lost on the Paternosters, in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Danzig.[136][137]
John Slater	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. Her eight crew were rescued by the pleasure boat California ( United Kingdom). John Slater was on a voyage from Harburg to South Shields. She was later refloated with assistance from the lifeboat William Wake ( United Kingdom) and taken in to South Shields for repairs.[107][128][51]
Marianita	Spain	The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued on 17 November by the steamship St. Andrew ( United Kingdom). Marianita was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Quebec City.[138][139]
Nymph	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) north of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her five crew were rescued.[107][92] She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Sunderland.[116]
Wilhelm	Prussia	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham, County Durham.[132]
Wilhelmina	Wismar	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham.[133] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[92]
Unnamed	Grand Duchy of Finland	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Stoneskar, Russia with the loss of all but four of her crew.[137]

22 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1864

Ship	State	Description
British Lion	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued by Shannon ( United Kingdom). British Lion was on a voyage from London to Madras, India.[140][36]
Christian	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Blacksod Bay. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo to the Clyde.[121][141]
Derwent	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Erith, Kent. She was refloated and tasken in to Hartlepool.[128][47]
Excelsior	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at Point-au-Car, British North America. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated and taken in to Miramichi.[100]
Flora	United Kingdom	American Civil War, Union blockade: The 437-ton sidewheel paddle steamer, a blockade runner carrying assorted cargo, was run ashore off Charleston, South Carolina, Confederate States of America, by the gunboats USS Mingoe and USS Wamsutta, the armed tug USS Geranium, and picket launches (all  United States Navy). She was destroyed by gunfire on 23 October by United States Navy monitors and Union artillery on Morris Island, taking at least 98 hits.[1][142]
Gaffer	United Kingdom	The fishing boat foundered off the coast of Banffshire with the loss of all eight crew.[124]
Gley	United Kingdom	The fishing boat foundered off the coast of Banffshire with the loss of all six crew.[124]
Hawthorn	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[131][143]
Industry	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°44′N 7°25′W / 47.733°N 7.417°W / 47.733; -7.417). Her crew were rescued by the brig Teresina ( Italy). Industry was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork.[64] She was discovered 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of the Isles of Scilly by Chandernagore ( United Kingdom), which put a skeleton crew aboard.[88]
John Watson	United Kingdom	The brigantine was driven ashore and sank at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Arab ( United Kingdom). John Watson was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Llanelly, Glamorgan or vice versa.[107][121][116]
Lady Maxwell	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llandudno, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Runcorn, Cheshire.[131]
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