The ship was wrecked in Trinity Bay with the loss of eight of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Toulon, Var to Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada.[1][2]
Gladan
Sweden
The ship was sighted off Spitsbergen, Norway. Presumed subsequently wrecked in ice.[3]
Polhem
Sweden
The ship was sighted off Spitsbergen. Presumed subsequently wrecked in ice.[3]
2 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Berbice
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a waterlogged condition. Her crew were rescued by the barqueRobert Wendt (Germany). Berbice was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to Swansea, Glamorgan.[4][5][6]
Calhoun
United States
The ship was abandoned near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by the steamship (Germany). Calhoun was on a voyage from the Bull River to the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom.[7]
Julia
United Kingdom
The ship departed from New York, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8]
The ship was driven ashore at "Pointe des Monts". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada.[10]
Festina Leute
United Kingdom
The ship departed from London for Trinidad. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11]
United Kingdom
The paddletug ran aground off Proti Island, Greece. She was on a voyage from "Princes Island" to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated but consequently sank in Beyenkdereh Bay.[12]
4 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13][14]
Mary Anthony
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Polina (United Kingdom). Mary Anthony was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Sunderland, County Durham.[15]
Prince Llewellyn
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at the Poolbeg Lighthouse, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dublin.[14]
The ship was driven ashore at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[15]
Elizabeth Jose
United Kingdom
The sloop was abandoned in Whitesand Bay. She was towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall the next day by the tugScotia (United Kingdom).[14]
Newcastle
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Tuskar Rock with the loss of all but one of her 30 crew. A stowaway also died. The survivor was rescued by the steamship (United Kingdom). Newcastle was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States and/or Havana, Cuba.[17][2][18]
Oscar
Norway
The schooner ran aground on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Tønsberg. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[14]
6 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Bretagne
France
The ship struck a sunken rock and sank off , Finistère.[1]
Maria
Germany
The barque was wrecked on a rock west of "Luiting", China.[14]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[14]
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued.[17][20]
Crusader
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by General McLellan (United States). Crusader was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[22][23]
The steamship sank in a hurricane at Martinique.[21]
Heinrick
Germany
The ship was wrecked on the Middelplatte, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to "Wohrden".[24]
Herald
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Barbadoes
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique with the loss of three lives.[25][17][20]
James Richardson
United Kingdom
The barque was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[20]
Jenny
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked or foundered in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued.[17][21][20][26]
Joseph
France
The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique.[20]
The brigantine was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[27]
Iona
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at the entrance to Bow Creek. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[34]
James Barker
United States
The brigantine was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[27]
The schooner was lost in a hurricane at Dominica.[27]
Maggie
Tobago
The sloop was driven ashore or foundered in a hurricane at Barbadoes.[27][20][31]
Ocean Spray
United Kingdom
The barque collided with the steamship Hirondelle (France) and foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Hirondelle. Ocean Spray was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[7][35]
Preciosa
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the steamshipAlbanian (United Kingdom) and was beached at Egremont, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[7]
The steamship was driven ashore at Hope Point, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Crookhaven, County Cork.[34]
12 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
New House
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by a smack.[36]
Marion
Dominion of Canada
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lockport, Newfoundland Colony to Trinidad.[37]
13 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Amity
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Llanhawn" to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24]
Antonio
France
The chasse-marée ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom and sank. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[17][38][39]
Celuta
Norway
The barque was wrecked on "Hoff's Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Narva, Russia.[17]
Royal Navy
The transport ship ran aground at Cape Palmas, Liberia. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[40]
14 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Atlas
Denmark
The barque collided with Pauline (Germany) and sank south of Dragør, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. Atlas was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Härnösand, Sweden.[24]
Caroline Louise
Russia
The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stockholm, Sweden.[24]
Deploana
Norway
The yacht was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[32]
Hafnia
Flag unknown
The ship was run into by Helios (Flag unknown) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[41]
Luigina Bianchetti
Italy
The ship departed from Monte Video, Uruguay for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[42]
Marianna
Italy
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Falmouth, Cornwall.[32][43]
Nuova Raffelina
Italy
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at The Lizard. She was on a voyage from Bassein to Falmouth.[32][43]
Orray Taft
United States
The whaler, a barque was wrecked on Marble Island, Northwest Territories, Dominion of Canada with the subsequent loss of some of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 2 August 1873,.[44] probably by the whaling schoonerAbbie Bradfield, which is known to have rescued the survivors of Ansel Gibbs (United States),[45] who were also rescued from Marble Island that day.[44]
Prosperous
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Salisbury (United Kingdom) and was beached at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[32]
Shermann
United States
The ship was driven ashore on the Estonian coast. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[32]
Wycliffe
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked off "Palm Island", Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Pará, Brazil.[46]
15 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Sanderson
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire off Corvo, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued by Mathilde (Germany). Sanderson was on a voyage from Algoa Bay to Sunderland, County Durham.[47][48]
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamshipMary (United Kingdom). Robert James was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Riga, Russia.[49][50]
17 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Lily
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Cardiff, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bideford, Devon.[51]
Tell
New Zealand
The 302-ton barque was wrecked stranded in Northland, New Zealand, while en route from Newcastle, New South Wales and became a total wreck.[52]
Thomas P. Davies
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[9]
Victoria
New Zealand
The 17-ton schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Awanui River when she stranded on rocks.[52]
The ship ran aground in the River Wyre. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[41]
Seine
France
The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset, United Kingdom.[50] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[54]
20 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Alida
Netherlands
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[55][56]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore east of Dunkerque, Nord, France.[41] She had become a wreck by 24 September.[5]
The Thames barge collided with the schoonerRussell (United Kingdom) and sank in the River Medway.[59]
James
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool.[54]
Lena
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Bosphorus. She was on a voyage from London to the Danube. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[53]
William
United Kingdom
The brig departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham for Bremerhaven, Germany. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[60]
22 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Firense
Italy
The steamship ran aground in the Danube 39 nautical miles (72 km) from its mouth.[58]
National
France
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Santiago Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[61]
Nina
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Emma D. (United States). Nina was on a voyage from Redonda, Leeward Islands to Goole, Yorkshire.[55]
Sjofna
Denmark
The ship ran aground on the Middle Ridge, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Appledore, Devon, United Kingdom to Helsingør.[58]
23 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Attilio
Italy
The barque was wrecked at Copacabana, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Belle Île, Morbihan, France.[62]
Raisbeck
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Geestemünde, Germany. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[63]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Dover, Kent for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[64]
Twee Gebroders
Netherlands
The ship departed from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium for Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[65]
24 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The schooner put in to Fishguard, Pembrokeshire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Cardiganshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[66]
Eri-King
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada to Glasgow.[5]
Laura
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and sank at Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. All on board were rescued.[67][66][68]
Lisbon
United Kingdom
The ship foundered with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Portrush, County Antrim on 30 September.[47]
Medora
Norway
The ship ran aground on the Rute Miplaper, in the Baltic Sea.[66]
The schooner collided with the schooner Maria (United Kingdom) and was beached at Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[4]
Eaglet
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Elizabeth
Denmark
The schooner was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aarhus to the Firth of Forth.[27]
George Reed
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked in the Maldives. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saigon, French Indo-China.[19]
Gesina Antina
Norway
The ship ran aground on the Dvale Grounds, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[4]
Humboldt
Germany
The ship ran aground on "Oedjon Boegoe", Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Australia to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[70]
Jannetje
Netherlands
The schooner was abandoned in the Skaggerak. Her crew were rescued by the barqueHoppet (Germany). Jannetje was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Gothenburg, Sweden.[71][72][73]
William Wise
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Southend Pier, Essex She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[66]
The sloop was wrecked on the coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands.[74]
Attaliah
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea off Goere, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by Richard (United Kingdom). Attalia was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[48]
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Aberdeen.[4][5]
Concord
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire to Lübeck, Germany.[75]
Dalhousie
Dominion of Canada
The steamship was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Chicago, Illinois, United States.[76]
Economy
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barqueClemence Marie (France).[77]
Emma
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk.[78] All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Sunderland, County Durham.[79][80]
Russell
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep.[21]
Selicia
Belgium
The steamship ran aground at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles.[47]
Taurus
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the smackWanderer (United Kingdom), which lost a crew member effecting the rescued. Taurus was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Falmouth, Cornwall.[27][78]
Triton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Western Tillen, in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[47][48]
Venskabet
Sweden
The ship foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Ystad. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Sandvig" to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[21]
Yokohama
United States
The barque collided with the steamship (United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned and set afire. Yokohama was on a voyage from New York to Hong Kong, China.[81]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Antje
Germany
The ship sank in the Ems. Her crew were rescued.[82]
Argus
Belgium
The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[76]
Carl Linck
Germany
The ship was wrecked on the Understen Rock, off Stockholm, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[72][73] She was refloated on 9 October and towed in to Stockholm.[83]
Cereal
United Kingdom
The barque caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by John Ritson (United Kingdom). Cereal was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Santos, Brazil.[84]
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[85]
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk whilst on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Goole, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[86]
Honor
United Kingdom
The brigantine collided with a barque and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack.[21]
La Perien
France
The schooner was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[21][12]
Rebecca
United Kingdom
The ship struck the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put back to Dublin, but sank in the River Liffey.[27]
Swan
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued the next day by Echantress (United Kingdom). Swan was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Hamburg, Germany.[87]
Theresia
Norway
The barque was driven ashore on Texel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Antwerp, Belgium.[21]
Vivid
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the steamshipHaardrade (Germany) and sank in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from an English port to Harburg, Germany.[21] She had been refloated by 19 October.[88]
W. G. Russell
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to London.[12]
William Dixon
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[12][89]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground on the Chapman Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[89]
28 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Dorothea
Norway
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) east south east of St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dram to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[82][90]
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from "Fornea" to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition.[80]
Florence Barclay
United Kingdom
The barque was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Table Bay.[91]
Jane Bingham
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the Raz de Sein. Her crew were rescued.[6] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to "Saint-Layavu", on the west coast of France.[18]
Lavinia
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Blakeney, Norfolk.[82]
Nazarene
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba.[18][92]
Parisienne
France
The lugger sank at Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newquay, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[27]
The ship sank in Swansea Bay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Waterford.[47][48]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the copast of Norfolk. Her seven crew were rescued by the fishing trawlerLizzie Mordue (United Kingdom).[94]
Leif
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mary Jones (United States). Leif was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[93]
Nenthorn
United Kingdom
The brig collided with the steamshipConstance (United Kingdom) and sank off Málaga, Spain with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Constance. Nenthorn was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt.[47][95]
Spray
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Signal (United Kingdom). Spray was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Hartlepool, County Durham.[47][48] She came ashore at Noordwijk, South Holland, Netherlands on 4 October.[90]
30 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1872
Ship
Country
Description
Annechina
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland.[47]
Antelope, and Zanola
France United Kingdom
The steamships collided in the English Channel and were both beached at Dungeness, Kent, with Zanola beached nearer to New Romney. Antelope was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. The Zanola was reported to be on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47][95][48] She was refloated and sailed for London.[96]
Arianna
Malta
The brigantine foundered off Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued by Audax (United Kingdom). Arianna was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[19][97]
Bee
United Kingdom
The lugger foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the smackDove (United Kingdom).[94]
Bonne Romelingh
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sylt, Germany.[47][48]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[85]
Garibaldi
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[98]
Gesina
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sylt.[47]
Ina
United Kingdom
The tender was driven ashore at the mouth of the Brodie River. She was plundered and burnt by the local inhabitants.[99]
Jane J. Southard
United States
The full-rigged ship caught fire at Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was beached and scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Callao, Peru.[47][94]
Salvador
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Kandestederne". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife, United Kingdom to Helsingør, Denmark.[47][95]
Venskabet
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sylt.[47][48]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1872
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda in a hurricane before 21 September. Her crew were rescued.[53]
Dagmar
Grand Duchy of Finland
The steamship ran aground between 4 and 6 September. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Turku.[30]
Dunkeld
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked in the Bocas before 11 September.[34]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 10 September.[33]
Eliza Maria
United Kingdom
The barque collided with another vessel and sank in the Hampton Roads. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to a Baltic port.[33][30]
Eugenie
United Kingdom
The barque was towed in to New York, United States in a derelict condition by the steamship (United Kingdom). Eugenie had been on a voyage from Brunswick, Georgia, United States to Montevideo, Uruguay.[24][100]
Excalibur
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada before 6 September.[15]
Falcon
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada to Ponce, Puerto Rico.[41]
George Esson
Dominion of Canada
The barque was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. She was refloated with assistance from the steamshipMedway (Dominion of Canada).[66]
G. Palmer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at North Cape, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Cork to Richibucto, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[13]
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 27 September.[85]
Mathilde
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Brass River. Her crew were rescued.[85]
Mediterrane
France
The ship was wrecked at "Kootenow", Dahomey. Her crew were rescued.[77]
Moldavia
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Danube at "Ghiobau Ghina", Ottoman Empire.[41][101]
Nathaniel
France
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from "Tore Forss" to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and taken in to Luleå, Sweden.[53]
Prompt
Dominion of Canada
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 September.[102]
Sailor's Home
United States
The ship ran aground on the Red Island Reef, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was refloated and taken in to Quebec City.[15]
Seriole
Dominion of Canada
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Demerara, British Honduras.[102]
Thorwaldsen
Germany
The steamship was driven ashore between Stettin and Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Stettin, where she arrived on 1 October.[90]
Whycliffe
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Paranaguá, Brazil before 16 September. Her crew were rescued.[71]
Witch of the Tees
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at East London, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from London to East London.[14]
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