List of shipwrecks in November 1885

The list of shipwrecks in November 1885 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1885.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

November 1885

Mon| Tue| Wed| Thu| Fri| Sat| Sun
| 1
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29
30 | Unknown date
References

## 1 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Frank Moffatt |  United States | The steamship's boiler exploded at Sombra, Ontario, Canada and she was wrecked, sinking in the Saint Clair River. Five crew died. Her engine was salvaged on 1 December and the wreck was blown up with dynamite. Wreckage removed by Canadian Government in 1888.[1][2]
Lady Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The smack collided with the smack Premier ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Spurn Head, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Premier.[3]
Omeilew |  Sweden | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Withernsea, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Unnamed  |  United States | The steam dredger, under tow of C. C. Wait ( United States) suffered a boiler explosion and sank in Long Island Sound with the loss of all six crew. She was being towed from New York to Providence, Rhode Island.[1][5]

## 2 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Alert |  United Kingdom | The tug sank off Barry Island, Glamorgan without loss of life.[6]
Belle |  United States | The schooner was wrecked off Mount Desert, Maine. Her crew were rescued.[7]

## 3 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Blackhead |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Hollywood Bank, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dublin.[6] She was refloated the next day with the assistance of two tugs and resumed her voyage.[8]
Lady of the Lake |  United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken wreck off Penzance, Cornwall and developed a severe leak. She was beached at Falmouth, Cornwall.[6]

## 4 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Fredericke |  Norway | The brig ran aground at Castle Pill, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom whilst avoiding a collision with another vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Neder Kalix, Sweden to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated on 8 November.[9]
Helen Finlayson |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Grimsby, Lincolnshire for Aspinwall, United States of Colombia. No further trace, reported overdue.[10]
Titania |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montreal, Quebec.[3] She was refloated in August 1886.[11]
Venetienne |  United Kingdom | The steamship foundered off the Longships, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Village Belle ( United Kingdom). Venetienne was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[12]

## 5 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Eugenie |  Denmark | The ship was damaged by an onboard explosion at Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom. Two of her cre3w were severely wounded.[8]

## 6 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Mountain Girl |  United States | The steamship collided with the steamship James W. Gaff ( United States) and sank in the Ohio River 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) upstream of Rising Sun, Indiana. Two passengers died.[1]
Mary and Catherine |  United States | The pilot boat was run into and sunk by steamship Haverton ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one life.[13] Nine survivors were rescued by another pilot boat.[14]

## 7 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Algoma |  Canada | The wreck of Algoma The steamship was wrecked in Lake Superior off Isle Royale, Michigan, United States with the loss of 46 lives. Her machinery was removed and the wreck was dispersed by explosives in July 1886.[15][16]
Pioneer |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on the Seaton Sea Rocks, near Blyth, Northumberland.[17]

## 8 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Brooklyn |  United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada with no loss of life.[18]
Lady Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The ship collided with the smack Premier ( United Kingdom and sank with the loss of two of the five people on board. Survivors were rescued by Premier.[19]

## 9 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Crusader |  United Kingdom | The fishing trawler collided with the steasmship Strathearn ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Liffey.[20]
Sixty-four |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with the mud hopper Beta ( United Kingdom) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[20]

## 10 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Asteroid |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Gravel Bank, east of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Southampton, Hampshire.[20] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[9]
Pathfinder |  Canada | The ship struck rocks at Malin, County Donegal, United Kingdom and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom to Sydney, Nova Scotia.[9]

## 11 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Indus |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Mulletivoe Shoal, 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Trincomalee, Ceylon and was wrecked. All on board were rescued by HMS Ranger ( Royal Navy). Indus was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to Suez, Khedivate of Egypt.[21][22][23]

## 12 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Berteaux |  United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at "Burose Island".[24]
Mary Sinclair |  United Kingdom | The schooner was run down by the steamship Stratheden ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Peel Channel. Mary Sinclair was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Lancaster, Lancashire .[25]
Pietro |  Italy | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[26]

## 13 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Brothers |  United Kingdom | The tug sank at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[27]
Corton Lightship |  Trinity House | The lightship was run into by the schooner Alexander Nichol ( United Kingdom) ane was severely damaged. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for repairs.[27]

## 14 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Enterprise |  United Kingdom | The ketch was driven ashore at Margate, Kent.[27]

## 15 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Excelsior |  United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. No further trace, reported missing.[28]
Nereide |  United Kingdom | The brigantine collided with the barque Southerfield ( United States) and sank in the English Channel off the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of her captain. Ten survivors were rescued by Southerfield. Nereide was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to "Colón, Chile".[29]
Tally Abbey |  United Kingdom | The steamship struck the pier at Bilbao, Spain and ran aground. She was refloated on 20 November.[30]

## 16 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Italy |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Bunker Group, Queensland. Her crew were rescued.[31]

## 18 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Malta |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States with the loss of one of the 24 people on board.[32][33]
Moringen |  Norway | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Drontheim. She was subsequently taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom by a smack and a tug.[34]

## 19 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Bessie |  United Kingdom | The fishing smack collided with the snow Daring ( United Kingdom) and sank off Seaford, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[29][30]
Guadaloupe |  United States | The ship was wrecked at Barnegat, New Jersey. Her crew were not rescued for 42 days.[35]
Jesmond |  Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a waterlogged condition. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Moruca ( United Kingdom). Jesmond was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[26]
Nina |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with the tug Pathfinder ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[30]

## 20 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Lydia |  Canada | The ship broke from her moorings at Charlton, Kent and was severely damaged. Caused by the wake from the steamship Britannia ( United Kingdom).[30]

## 21 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Atlantic |  United States | The steamship burned and sank in the Ohio River near Neville, Ohio. Her fireman died.[1]
Castor |  United Kingdom | The tank barge was run into by the steamship Kronus ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent.[34]
Iberian |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked on the coast of County Cork. She had broken up by 28 November.[36][37]

## 22 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Mary |  United States | The sloop dragged her anchors during a gale and was wrecked at Point Retreat (58°24′45″N 134°57′15″W﻿ / ﻿58.41250°N 134.95417°W﻿ / 58.41250; -134.95417﻿ (Point Retreat)), District of Alaska. Her three crew survived.[38]

## 23 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Cornelius Grinnell |  United States | The barge, under tow by the tug America ( United States), was cut loose in a storm 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) below Highland Light off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She and her three crew were assumed to be lost.[1]
Triumph |  United Kingdom | The ketch collided with the steamship Renown ( United Kingdom and sank off Higham, Kent.[26]

## 24 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Azalea |  United Kingdom | The barge was run into by the steamship Kelloe ( United Kingdom) and sank at Deptford, Kent.[39]
Earl of Dufferin |  United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked off Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada while salvaging the cargo of Brooklyn ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[40][41]
Ennismore |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Peterhead.[39]
Ida Marshall |  United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Navigation ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 14 nautical miles (26 km) west of Dungeness, Kent. Her seventeen crew were rescued by Navigation. Ida Marshall was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[42][43]
Unnamed  |  United Kingdom | The fishing boat was run down and sunk by the paddle steamer Argyll ( United Kingdom) at Millport, Cumbrae. Her crew were rescued by Argyll.[44]

## 25 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Aurora |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her 21 crew and two stowaways took to three boats, two of which capsized with the loss of three lives.[45]
eLouisa |  Denmark | The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She floated off and was taken in tow by the steamship Chicago ( United States), but the tow rope broke and she was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Chicago.[44] Louisa was subsequently discovered by fishermen and beached at Sea Palling, Norfolk, where she became a wreck.[46]
Mellona |  United Kingdom | The brigantine collided with the steamship Stockton ( United Kingdom) and sank.[47]

## 26 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Emma Graham |  United States | The steamship sank at Ripley Landing on the Ohio River downstream of Parkersburg, West Virginia. Her fireman died.[1]
Familiens Haab |  Denmark | The steamship was driven ashore in Montrose Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshald to Leven, Fife, United Kingdom.[44]
Inverdrurie |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off the Tongue Lightship ( Trinity House). She was refloated and put back to Gravesend, Kent.[44]
Penpol |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Trefadoc Point, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[46]

## 27 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Allan |  United Kingdom | The smack broke from her moorings at Whitstable, Kent and drifted out to sea.[37]
Cuba |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the River Ouse at Whitgift, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Barbados.[46] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
Greenwood |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Whitgift. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Goole.[46] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
Ralph Creyke |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Ouse at Swinefleet, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole to Antwerp, Belgium.[46] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
St. Elmo |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship collided with the steamship Generaal Pel ( Netherlands) and sank in the Timor Strait. All on board were rescued. St. Elmo was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[48]

## 28 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Annie Vernon |  United Kingdom | The steamship foundered off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her twelve crew survived.[49]

## 29 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Acorn |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore near Holywood, County Down.[50]
Newburn |  United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Glendale ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Surrey.[51]
Sapphire |  Sweden | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 140 nautical miles (260 km) off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued by the smack Antonia ( United Kingdom). Sapphire was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to "Sunderberg".[52]

## 30 November

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Alcester |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Cape Helles, Ottoman Empire.[50] She was refloated on 3 December.[53]
Friedchen |  Germany | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°00′N 9°30′W﻿ / ﻿49.000°N 9.500°W﻿ / 49.000; -9.500). Her crew were rescued by the barque Ina ( Norway). Friedchen was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[54][53]
Stainsacre |  United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Harvest ( United Kingdom) and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[50] Stainsacre was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Copenhagen, Denmark.[55]

## Unknown date

[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1885  Ship | State | Description

|
|

Ackworth |  United Kingdom | The steamship struck the Pearl Rock, off Gibraltar. She was a total loss.[9]
Anduiza |  Spain | The steamship was wrecked in the Raz de Sein.[25]
Angiolette Bozzo |  Italy | The barque ran aground off Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[50]
Aquilar |  Norway | The barque foundered north of "Kosterskar", Sweden. Some of her crew were rescued, the rest were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dram.[8]
Aurora |  United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the North Sea off West Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of four of her 26 crew.[40]
Baltic |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Anholt, Denmark.[6]
Bedlington |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Scalanova, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Samos, Greece to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[50]
B. M. Width |  Norway | The barque was lost at Santa Catarina. Her crew were rescued.[56]
Cabo Trafalgar |  Spain | The steamship ran ashore on "Plax Island".[25]
Carmona |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Mississippi River at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[26] She was refloated and taken in to New Orleans.[37]
Cazique |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Macao. She was on a voyage from Macau to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[27]
Cervin, and
Victoria |  United Kingdom
Sweden | The steamships collided in the Mediterranean Sea and were both severely damaged. They both put in to Malta. Cervin was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Aden, Aden Settlement. Victoria was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Sweden.[8]
Comet |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in Laggan Bay, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued.[37]
Delphin |  Russia | The barque ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of the tugs Harwich and Robert Owen (both  United Kingdom).[57]
Edmondsley |  United Kingdom | The steamship put in to Brunswick, Georgia, United States on fire. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished.[50]
Elene |  Denmark | The barque collided with another vessel and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Endeavour |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[25]
Eugenie |  United Kingdom | The ship was reported to have driven ashore on the west coast of the Isle of Skye. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Sunderland on 19 November.[30]
Express |  Norway | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea on or before 28 November.[50] She subsequently came ashore and was wrecked at Strathy, Sutherland, United Kingdom.[52]
Firefly |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Saint Kitts.[9]
Fitzjames |  United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the tug Falcon ( United Kingdom) and ran aground at Cardiff.[17]
Foyle, and
Moss Brow |  United Kingdom | The steamships collided at Cardiff and were both severely damaged. Moss Brow was beached.[8]
Franceschino |  Italy | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque W. S. Carmelo ( Italy). Franceschino was on a voyage from Cardiff to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[44]
Fraternitas |  Denmark | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Thurso, Caithness, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Thurso.[27]
Frederikke Louise |  Denmark | The barque was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[17]
Frederiksteen |  Norway | The brig ran aground in the River Thames at Mucking, Essex.[27]
Fredrik Strang |  Norway | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Krawang, Netherlands East Indies.[9] She was refloated and placed under repair.[27]
Friede | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put back to Gravesend, Kent in a severely leaky condition.[44]
Gerhard |  Germany | The brigantine was wrecked at Macau. She was on a voyage from Macau to Pernambuco, Brazil.[27]
Gilsland |  United Kingdom | The barque caught fire at East London, Cape Colony.[46]
Gol |  France | The barque sprang a leak and was beached at Kalle, Ceylon, where she became a wreck. She was on a voyage from Coconada, India to Réunion.[8]
Guiding Star |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was later refloated.[17]
Guillermo | Flag unknown  | The steamship sank in the River Mersey off New Brighton, Cheshire, United Kingdom.[26]
Henny |  Norway | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her ten crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the steam trawler Challenger ( United Kingdom). Henny was on a voyage from Calais, France to Mandal.[37]
Hermann |  Germany | The brig was driven ashore at Cap Gris-Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France.[27]
Hudson |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Timaru, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from London to Lyttleton, New Zealand. She was refloated on 27 November.[46]
Ingeborg |  Sweden | The schooner ran aground on Sjallands Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage form Nakskov, Denmark to Stockholm. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[9]
Italia |  Portugal | The steamship ran aground on the Cabadello. She was refloated and beached in the Douro.[50] She was later refloated and taken in to Oporto.[53]
Jabez |  United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend. She was on a voyage from London to Rochester, Kent.[12]
Johann |  Germany | The steamship was wrecked at Lagos, Lagos Colony.[30]
John and Margaret |  United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Westwood ( United Kingdom). John and Margaret was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Seaham, County Durham.[54][53] She came ashore at Lemvig, Denmark in early December.[48]
Kerrig |  United Kingdom | The barque foundered during a gale. Ten of her crew were rescued by the steam trawler Challenger ( United Kingdom).[40]
Lawrentia |  Russia | The brig was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ghent to Ventava, Courland Governorate.[17]
Lina |  Germany | The galiot was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Uddevalla, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a leaky condition.[6]
Lucretia |  United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Civita Vecchia, Italy.[50]
Ludwig Holberg |  Norway | The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of the Ottoman Empire.[8]
Madeleine |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Gilberghoved", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Swinemümde, Germany.[27]
Maggie O''Brien |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Huelva, Spain. She was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia, United States to Huelva. She was refloated on 27 November and taken in to Huelva in a waterlogged condition. She was condemned.[46]
Malta | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore at Red Bank, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage form Antwerp, Belgium to New York, United States.[39]
Marianne Briggs |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 13 November with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[27]
Marie Antoinette |  Netherlands | The barque was driven ashore at Otranto, Italy after 22 November. She was on a voyage from Fiume, Austria-Hungary to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[52] She was refloated and towed in to Brindisi, Italy.[53]
Marinin |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Folkestone, Kent. She was refloated and towed in to Gravesend in a leaky condition.[50]
Marmora |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Huelva, Spain.[27]
Mary Lohden, and
Walkyre |  United Kingdom
Germany | The steamships collided in the Kattegat. Mary Lohden was beached on Anholt. Walkyre sank.[56]
Max Fischer |  Germany | The barque collided with the steamship Denham ( United Kingdom) and sank off Anholt. Her crew were rescued by Denham. Max Fischer was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[27]
Medora |  Norway | The barque ran aground on the Yarmouth Bank. She was on a voyage from Ystad, Sweden to London. She was later refloated and towed in to Gravesend by the tugs Triumph and Victoria (both  United Kingdom).[37]
Mentmore |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[26] She was refloated on 23 November.[39]
Nederland Oranje |  Netherlands | The steamship ran aground on the Saujack Spit, in Ottoman Empire waters.[39]
Njord |  Norway | The barque was driven ashore in Wick Bay. Her eight crew were rescued by the Wick Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Rosario, Brazil.[44]
Opah |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated and taken in to IJmuiden, North Holland in a leaky condition.[37]
Pat |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore during a gale at Cunningsburgh, Shetland Islands.[40]
Peggy |  United Kingdom | The schoonrer was run into by the steamship Balgownie ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Lower Hope, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[46]
Pet |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cunningsburgh, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued.[46]
Pride |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at South Benfleet, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Dunbar, Lothian.[46]
Red Cross |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to the Clyde.[27]
Rescue |  United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore at Thames Haven, Essex.[37]
Rowan |  United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Lisbon, Portugal and was scuttled.[56]
Saxon |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at Stralsund, Germany. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin, Germany.[6] She was refloated with assistance.[8]
Servantes |  France | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was on a voyage from Goole to Calais. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug on 13 November and resumed her voyage.[27]
Sceptre |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in Almería Bay.[39]
Solide |  Norway | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[37]
Star of Hope |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Wexford.[20]
St. Chamond |  France | The ship was wrecked at Lesconil, Finistère.[39]
Triumph |  United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by a steamship and sank off Gravesend.[58]
Underwriter |  United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Bermuda.[12]
Viola |  Germany | The steamship was driven ashore at Kullen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Stockholm. She was refloated and taken in to a port for repairs, being leaky.[12]
Wanderer |  Germany | The ship was wrecked at Agde, Hérault. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Welcombe |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Stalwart, Cape Colony. All on board were rescued.[30]
Unnamed  |  Royal Navy | The steam tender to HMS Penelope ran ashore at Whitstable, Kent.[27]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1886". Columbia University. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
2. ^ "Moffatt, Frank (1869) Tug (Towboat))". nemoha.org. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
3. ^ a b "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 31596\. London. 5 November 1885. col A, p. 7.
4. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31593\. London. 2 November 1885. col F, p. 10.
5. ^ "The United States". The Times. No. 31595\. London. 4 November 1885. col B, p. 5.
6. ^ a b c d e f "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31596\. London. 5 November 1885. col C, p. 10.
7. ^ "1885". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31597\. London. 6 November 1885. col A, p. 12.
9. ^ a b c d e f g "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31602\. London. 12 November 1885. col B, p. 12.
10. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31764\. London. 20 May 1886. col D, p. 10.
11. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31830\. London. 5 August 1886. col F, p. 11.
12. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31600\. London. 10 November 1885. col B, p. 12.
13. ^ "Run Down By A Steamer". The Sun. New York, New York. 7 November 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
14. ^ "The United States". The Times. No. 31599\. London. 9 November 1885. col F, p. 5.
15. ^ "Algoma Shipwreck". Superior Shipwrecks. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
16. ^ "Echo Soundings Marine news of 1886-1887" (PDF). marshcollection.org. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
17. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31599\. London. 9 November 1885. col F, p. 11.
18. ^ "Screw Steamer City of Brooklyn". clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
19. ^ "The smack Premier". The Cornishman. No. 382\. 12 November 1885. p. 5.
20. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31601\. London. 11 November 1885. col B, p. 12.
21. ^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 31601\. London. 11 November 1885. col E, p. 6.
22. ^ "The Indus". The Times. No. 31603\. London. 13 November 1885. col B, p. 7.
23. ^ "The Wreck of the Indus". The Times. No. 31624\. London. 8 December 1885. col E-F, p. 4.
24. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31647\. London. 4 January 1886. col A, p. 12.
25. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31603\. London. 13 November 1885. col E, p. 10.
26. ^ a b c d e f "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31613\. London. 24 November 1885. col E, p. 11.
27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31605\. London. 16 November 1885. col D, p. 11.
28. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31716\. London. 25 March 1886. col A, p. 12.
29. ^ a b Larn, Richard (1977). Goodwin Sands Shipwrecks. Newton Abbott: David and Charles. pp. 360–62. ISBN 0 7153 7202 5.
30. ^ a b c d e f g h "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31610\. London. 21 November 1885. col B, p. 12.
31. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31629\. London. 14 December 1885. col F, p. 10.
32. ^ "European & American Steam Shipping Company, 1857-1859". The Ships List. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
33. ^ njscuba.net Malta
34. ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31612\. London. 23 November 1885. col C-D, p. 13.
35. ^ "American Marine Engineer May, 1920". National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of the United States. Retrieved 21 August 2020 - via Haithi Trust.
36. ^ "Iberian". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
37. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31617\. London. 30 November 1885. col C, p. 7.
38. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)
39. ^ a b c d e f g "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31614\. London. 25 November 1885. col F, p. 12.
40. ^ a b c d "Mercantile Marine". The Cornishman. No. 385\. 3 December 1885. p. 6.
41. ^ "The United States". The Times. No. 31616\. London. 28 November 1885. col F, A, pp. 5-6.
42. ^ "Disaster At Sea". The Times. No. 31614\. London. 25 November 1885. col D, p. 10.
43. ^ "Probate, Divorce, And Admiralty Division". The Times. No. 31629\. London. 14 December 1885. col A, p. 4.
44. ^ a b c d e f g "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31615\. London. 27 November 1885. col B, p. 12.
45. ^ "Disaster At Sea". The Times. No. 31615\. London. 27 November 1885. col F, p. 7.
46. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31616\. London. 28 November 1885. col B, p. 12.
47. ^ "The Stockton in Collision". The Cornishman. No. 385\. 3 December 1885. p. 6.
48. ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31624\. London. 8 December 1885. col C, p. 12.
49. ^ "Foundering of a Steamer off St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 384\. 26 November 1885. p. 3.
50. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31619\. London. 2 December 1885. col B, p. 12.
51. ^ "Probate, Divorce, And Admiralty Division". The Times. No. 31657\. London. 15 January 1886. col f, A, pp. 3-4.
52. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31620\. London. 3 December 1885. col C, p. 12.
53. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31622\. London. 5 December 1885. col E, p. 11.
54. ^ a b "Maritime Disasters". The Times. No. 31622\. London. 5 December 1885. col B, p. 10.
55. ^ "Probate, Divorce, And Admiralty Division". The Times. No. 31654\. London. 12 January 1886. col E, p. 3.
56. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31609\. London. 20 November 1885. col B, p. 12.
57. ^ Benham, Hervey (1980). The Salvagers. Colchester: Essex County Newspapers Ltd. p. 197\. ISBN 00 950944 2 3.
58. ^ "The schooner Triumph, ...". The Cornishman. No. 385\. 3 December 1885. p. 8.

* v
* t
* e

Ship events in 1885

Ship launches|

* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890

Ship commissionings|

* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890

Ship decommissionings|

* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890

Shipwrecks|

* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890

* v
* t
* e

Shipwrecks 1880–89, by month

1880|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1881|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1882|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1883|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1884|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1885|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1886|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1887|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1888|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1889|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template