Thelist of shipwrecks in 1896 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1896.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Ealing |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground offIsaacs Harbour,Nova Scotia,Canada, with the loss of eighteen of her 27 crew. She was on a voyage fromPelley Island,Newfoundland toNew York, United States.[1] |
| Salina |  United States | Thesteamer caught fire in theSt. Clair River three miles (4.8 km) belowMarine City, Michigan and burned to the water's edge.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| O. R. Whitney | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withEmily A. Foote atNorfolk, Virginia.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision withRathlin ( United Kingdom) in theRiver Thames atWoolwich,London and was damaged. She was on a voyage fromChristiania, Norway to London. She was consequently condemned and scrapped.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake | United States | The laid up steamer was destroyed by fire at dock inBordentown, New Jersey.[5] |
| Mary Blue | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank nearLiverpool, Florida. Later raised.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emperor of St. John |  Canada | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged south ofCape George, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage fromMontreal,Quebec, toGuysborough, Nova Scotia.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William H. Cowper | United States | Thecanal boat sank betweenJersey City, New Jersey andNew York City, possibly by ice.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Josie | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withL. E. Patton (United States) in theMississippi River 40 miles (64 km) belowMemphis, Tennessee. Later raised. Afireman onL. E. Patton was fatally scalded f[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Congo | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with abarge in theMississippi River while backing out of a dock atCaruthersville, Missouri, a total loss. Four crewmen killed.[9] |
| Royal | United States | The passenger steamer laid up by the bank caught fire, burned to thewaterline and sank one mile (1.6 km) aboveEvansville, Indiana.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | United States | Thefishing schooner was run down and sunk offCape Cod byBarnstable. Nine crewmen killed.[11][12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Danube | United States | The steamer was blown ashore in a gale, probably in theNew Orleans, Louisiana area, sprung a leak but saved from sinking by throwing cargo overboard.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Hancock | United States | Theschooner was sunk in a collision withChesapeake (United States) inChesapeake Bay nearSmith's Point Light.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blanks Cornwell | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in theTallahatchie River, a total loss.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen |  Queensland | The vessel was wrecked in the harbour ofTownsville, Australia.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Crescent | United States | The passengersteamer struck an obstruction and sank in theCumberland River in six feet (1.8 m) of water, a total loss.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cricket | United States | The steamer broke loose from her moorings atEverett, Washington and went on the beach. Two hours later she burned, a total loss.[15] |
| Mary Potter | United States | Theschooner was beached six miles (9.7 km) east of the East Pass ofSt. Andrew's Bay, Florida.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Norwich | United States | Thebarge, after being cut loose in agale by her tow boatThomas J. Scully (United States), was able to anchor near theCornfield Lightship, but sank the next day.[5] |
| Cornelia | United States | The laid uptugboat sunk overnight at dock inPerth Amboy, New Jersey during a storm.[17] |
| Greenwich | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withGypsum (United States) offSailor's Snug Harbor, New York due to poor visibility from heavy smoke blowing from theNew Jersey shore.[17] |
| Wamsutta | United States | The barge, after being cut loose in a gale by her tow boatThomas J. Scully (United States), drifted onto theSaybrook, Connecticut breakwater and broke up.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lambert | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire atGretna, Louisiana while tied up alongsideJ. P. Jackson (United States) that had caught fire and spread.[13] |
| Jim Montgomery | United States | The steamer was swamped and sunk at dock atLouisville, Kentucky by the wake of a passing steamer. Later raised.[10] |
| J. P. Jackson | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire while lying atGretna, Louisiana.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia | United States | The steamer caught fire offBeverly, New Jersey and was beached, she burned to the waterline.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resolute |  United States | Theschooner was wrecked onLittle Lorraine Island nearLouisbourg,Nova Scotia. One crewman killed.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Walter R. Love | United States | The steamer filled and sank while lying atChattanooga, Tennessee.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Lister | United States | Thelighter struck thebar at the Rockaway Bell Buoy and sprung a leak. She blew off the bar in high wind, filled and sank.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paulina Wilbur | United States | The steamer caught fire while loading oil atGibson's Point on theSchuylkill River and was beached and sank.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rescue | United States | The tug sprung a leak off Red Hook Flats,Brooklyn, New York. She ran to German American Stores, Brooklyn where she sank in 17 feet (5.2 m) of water. Raised on 16 February.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Lynn | United States | The tug caught fire offGlenwood, New York and was beached.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin J. Wood | United States | The laid up steamer was destroyed by fire atDarraghville, Louisiana.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James | United States | The steamer sank at dock at the foot of Hanover Street,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5] |
| Thomas Newton | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision with the bargeBeaufort, being towed byJ. Alvah Clark, atNorfolk, Virginia. She was beached to prevent sinking, but burned to the water's edge whenlime in her cargo ignited.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | United States | The laid up steamer was destroyed by fire atNew Orleans, Louisiana.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New York Central Lighterage Co. No. 6 | United States | The tug keeled over onto her port side due to ice buildup, filled and sank off Sixty-Eighth Street,New York City in theNorth River.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel H. Paul | United States | The steamer struck a log and sank oppositeMartinsburg, Kentucky in three feet (0.91 m) of water in theCumberland River. Raised and repaired.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mabel Taylor | Canada | The vessel was wrecked onSanta Rosa Island, Florida.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Point Loma | United States | The steam schooner sprang a leak in a heavy gale. The rising water put out her fires and she was wrecked nearMcKenzie Head, Washington, a total loss.[15][18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ailsa | United Kingdom | The steamer was rammed and sunk by the FrenchlinerLa Bourgogne while anchored at the entrance toNew York Harbor in fog. All on board were rescued.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosstrevor | United Kingdom | The passenger-cargo ship grounded atCarlingford Lough. Refloated on 7 March, repaired and returned to service.[20] |
| Sunshine | United States | Thesteamer sank at dock in agale at the Government Wharf,Broadwater, Virginia.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John L. Hasbrouck | United States | The passenger steamer was crowded by ice and struck a reef in theHudson River offNew Hamburg, New York and sank.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kate | United States | Thetug sank at dock inEast Boston, Massachusetts due to ice and high winds. Later raised.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Volanta | United States | The steamer burned to the waterline overnight atNewport, Oregon.[15] |
| Volo |  Norway | During a voyage fromGoteburg,Sweden, toLourenço Marques,Portuguese East Africa, with a cargo ofBalticpinetimber, thebarque was wrecked without loss of life on the coast ofSouth Africa near the mouth of theBushman River. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | United States | The two-mastedschooner departedSeattle,Washington, bound forCook Inlet on thesouth-central coast of theDistrict of Alaska with 37 people on board and was never heard from again. She probably sank in a severe storm that struck theGulf of Alaska during the first week of April.[21] |
| Silver Wave | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank at Morten's Landing,Kentucky in three feet (0.91 m) of water. Raised, taken toCincinnati, Ohio and repaired.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monohansett | United States | The steamer struck a rock and sank atWoods Hole, Massachusetts.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| R. B. Kendall | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank over night at dock inCharleston, West Virginia. Raised and repaired.[23] |
| T. K. Green | United States | The steamer foundered in a gale onCatahoula Lake. Later raised.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Morse & Showdy | United States | Thecanal boat was sunk in a collision with the tugPottsville (United States) offThe Battery, New York.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hawk | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank atKnob Coal Works on theMonongahela River. Raised, repaired, and returned to service.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Volusia | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank in theAtlantic Ocean (32°00′N74°00′W / 32.000°N 74.000°W /32.000; -74.000). The crew were rescued by thebarkLinda Mordenrogen ( Russia).[17][25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Willie | United States | The tug was damaged in a collision withExpress (United States) off Pier 39, New York in theEast River. She made a run for her dock but sank off Pier 11.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Brown | United States | The tow steamer caught fire, burned to the waterline, and sank a short distance belowNew Albany, Indiana in theOhio River, a total loss.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire while lying atHog Island, Florida.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D. Roughan | United States | The tug sprang a leak and sank at dock over night inChelsea, Massachusetts. Later raised.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabel L. | United States | The steamer was destroyed in thePascagoula River when her boiler exploded.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hustler | United States | Thesteamer was wrecked when she struck a pier of the Eleventh Street Bridge,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on theAlleghany River.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Dallas | United States | On a trip fromNew Orleans, Louisiana, toCentral America the steamer broke thecrank pin in her engine causing a leak that caused her to sink. Three crew killed.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Dalton | United States | The tow steamer was destroyed by fire inLake Michigan nearChicago, Illinois.[26] |
| SMS S48 |  Imperial German Navy | TheS43-classtorpedo boat sank with the loss of five lives after colliding during a storm with the torpedo boatSMS S46 ( Imperial German Navy) in theJade inGermany.[27][28][29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Wood | United States | The steamer sank atTremont Coal Works on theMonongahela River. Raised, repaired, and returned to service. One crewman killed, one injured.[24] |
| Emma Lee | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at Campbell's Landing, 125 miles (201 km) aboveMemphis, Tennessee.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William J. Booth | United States | Thetug burned off One Hundred Fifty-Second Street,New York City in theNorth River, a total loss.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Perry | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire atEvansville, Indiana when an unidentified largewharf boat caught fire and the fire spread.[10] |
| Unknown wharf boat | United States | A large wharf boat caught fire and was destroyed atEvansville, Indiana. Four other vessels were destroyed when the fire spread.[10] |
| Unknown wharf boats | United States | Two small wharf boats were destroyed by fire atEvansville, Indiana when a large wharf boat caught fire and the fire spread.[10] |
| W. L. Norton | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire atEvansville, Indiana when an unidentified large wharf boat caught fire and the fire spread.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. C. Martin | United States | The steamer struck a snag nearNewark, West Virginia on theLittle Kanawha River and sank.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mermaid | United States | The tow steamer was turning twolighters around, but caught on her tow line amidships, she capsized and sank in theSt. Johns River nine miles (14 km) belowJacksonville, Florida. Later raised.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward E. Webster | United States | The 98.8-gross register ton, 83.5-foot (25.5 m)sealingschooner departedKodiak,District of Alaska, with a crew of 29 aboard and was never heard from again. She was last seen near theTrinity Islands (56°33′00″N154°20′00″W / 56.5500°N 154.3333°W /56.5500; -154.3333 (Trinity Islands)) by the sealing schoonerHerman (United States), with which she was hunting.Herman reported her lost atSan Francisco,California, on 26 September.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corona | United States | The tug caught fire atWard's Shipyard,Astoria, New York. The city's fire department filled her with water until she sank.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wyanoke | United States | The passenger steamer was sunk in a collision with the anchoredUSS Columbia atNewport News, Virginia. She had 107 passengers and 42 crew onboard, of which two passengers and one crewman drowned, and one crewman died of injuries in the hospital.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louise | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision withRose Hite (United States) six miles (9.7 km) aboveEvansville, Indiana. She proceeded to the bank, where she sank later.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Kilby | United States | Thesteamer struck a snag and sank atPlaquemine, Louisiana. Later raised.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Robinson | United States | Thetug caught fire offSouth Amboy, New Jersey. She was beached and burned to the water's edge.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fountain City | United States | The steamer caught fire at dock inSturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Her mooring lines burned through and she drifted onto a mud bank near the Leathem and Smith dock, a total loss.[33][34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | United States | Thelighter caught fire at Pier 14,New York City in theNorth River. She was towed to mid-stream where she burned to the waterline and sank.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie Gilchrist | United States | The steamer filled and sank while lying at the bank two miles (3.2 km) above Danville in theTennessee River when she lost a plug in her hull. Later raised.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Brown | United States | The steamer was sunk when her boiler exploded at Ursina Landing in theMississippi River. Ten crew lost.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sentinel | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank at dock atNew Orleans, Louisiana a total loss.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary D. Ayer | United States | The lumberschooner was damaged in a collision withOnoko (United States) in dense fog and rain inLake Michigan off Gross Point, Evanston, Illinois. Several hours later she was taken under tow byCity of Duluth (United States), but sank shortly after that off Chicago. Hercaptain William Williamson and four crew were killed (Charles Matson, mate, Henry Shira, seaman, Tom, deckhand, and Fitz, cook), two (William Grell, Alexander Sturen) were rescued byCity of Duluth.[35][36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur H. Miller | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withBowden (United States) inBaltimore Harbor.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Choctaw | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withL. C. Waldo (United States) in theSte. Marie River. Refloated on 1 June and taken toCleveland, Ohio for repairs.[37] |
| Delaware | United States | The laid up steamer was destroyed by fire at theWilmington and Northern Railroad Dock,Wilmington, Delaware.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank at Crabapple Bluff on theChattahoochee River, later raised.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson | United States | The coal barge (and former full-rigged ship), in tow fromNorfolk, Virginia, was run into by steam tankerVedra ( United Kingdom) and sank. The wreck was removed June–August 1896.[38][39] |
| Belgravia | United Kingdom | Theocean liner ran aground in heavyfog on Saints Rest Beach shortly after departingSaint John,New Brunswick,Canada, without loss of life. She was declared atotal loss. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mermaid | United States | The tow steamer burned while lying atPalatka, Florida, a total loss.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine | United States | The steamer was capsized by a tornado atCairo, Illinois. Raised and repaired. 11 lives lost.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer | United States | The sanddredge sprung a leak and sank inLake Erie atLorain, Ohio and was abandoned as a total loss.[2] |
| Unknown schooner | The schooner was sunk in a collision with the steamerNutmeg State (United States) off Catherine Street,New York City in theEast River.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Franklin | United States | The pleasurelaunch was sunk when she struckCar Float No. 4 (United States) at theHarlem River Bridge,Harlem, New York in theHarlem River. Three women on board drowned.[32] |
| Ironsides | United States | The steamer struckLee Creekbar in theOhio River and sank up to themain deck. Raised 18 hours later and repaired inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wm. F. Munroe | United States | The steamer struck a pier of theGreat Northern Railroad on theSkagit River and sank.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princesse Clementine |  Belgium | Thesteamship collided with thesailing shipAxel Wästfelt ( Sweden) in theBay of Biscay (45°50′N9°30′E / 45.833°N 9.500°E /45.833; 9.500.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. A. Warfield | United States | Thecanal boat was sunk when she struck theyachtCorsair (United States) off Thirty-Forth Street,New York City in theNorth River.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrietta | United States | The steamer sank from being overloaded at Big Eddy in theSt. Francis River.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corrine No. 2 | United States | Thetug burned to the waterline and sank in theMississippi River nearCairo, Illinois, a total loss.[10] |
| Drummond Castle | United Kingdom | Theocean liner ran aground atUshant,France, and sank with the loss of 242 lives. |
| Rosebud | United States | The steamer settled on a submerged piling when the river level dropped atBismarck, North Dakota and sank, a total loss.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. W. Campbell | United States | Theschooner was sunk in asquall offLong Island, New York. Lost with all nine hands.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Boy | United States | The steamer burned to the water's edge atSouth Point, Ohio, a total loss.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United States | Thebarge was destroyed by fire at dock atTaylor's Bridge, Delaware.[5] |
| Lancaster | United States | The passenger steamer was destroyed by fire while lying at the bank in theOhio River atGolconda, Illinois, a total loss.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May Queen | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire in theMerrimac River.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Oshkosh | United States | The steamer caught fire on 17 or 19 June inLake Poygan, nearOshkosh, Wisconsin and drifted ashore, burning to the waterline, a total loss.[33][46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John C. Munro | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Eastern Fields,British New Guinea, just east of the entrance toTorres Straits. The crew of the captain's boat was picked up by a steamer while the mate's boat managed to reach the coast of New Guinea.[47] |
| Pearl Hedges | United States | Thetug was sunk whenJosie (United States) blew into her in a severegale atPaducah, Kentucky. Later raised.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | United States | Theschooner sank in a storm off Pensacola, Florida inPensacola Bay.[16] |
| Florence | United States | Theschooner sank in a storm inPensacola Bay, Florida.[16] |
| Leroy | United States | Theschooner was beached on the west shore ofPensacola Bay, Florida, in a storm and broke up.[16] |
| Nelley Keyser | United States | The steamer struck a railroad bridge in a gale and sank inEscambia Bay, later raised.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Audacieux |  French Navy | Thetorpedo boat sank after a collision.[48] |
| Jessie Wilson | United States | Theferry filled and sank over night at dock in theOhio River atShawneetown, Illinois. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[10] |
| Pentagoet | United States | The steamer struck a rock nearPasque Island inVineyard Sound and was leaking badly enough that she was beached on the island to prevent sinking. Refloated and taken toNew York City for repairs.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bella Mac | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in five feet (1.5 m) of water in theMississippi River near Fishers Island. Raised and repaired.[30] |
| Rustler | United States | The steamer struck a rock and broke in two in Box Canyon on theKootenay River, a total loss.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Immanuel | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in theTeifi Estuary.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | United States | The steamer was wrecked in thick fog off thePigeon Point Lighthouse,California, a total loss.[15][50] |
| Colorado | United States | The steamship was damaged in a collision with abarge towed byCharles Runyon (United States) in theSwash Channel tearing a hole in her side. She was beached where she filled with water. The next day she was patched and pulled off and taken toErie Basin, Brooklyn.[32] |
| Daniel McCaffrey | United States | Thecanal boat was sunk in a collision with the ferryPlainfield (United States) in theNorth River.[32] |
| Lulu G. | United States | Theyacht got caught in a wave trough while answering a distress call onLake Winnebago and sank near shore.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L. B. Johnson | United States | The tow steamer was sunk in a collision withMary Mills (United States) inChicago Harbor in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water. Raised and repaired.[51] |
| Sadie L. | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in thePascagoula River, a total loss.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Pepina |  Austria-Hungary | Thebarque was wrecked onSanta Rosa Island, Florida (30°19′N87°18′W / 30.317°N 87.300°W /30.317; -87.300).[16] |
| Comrade | United States | The steamer caught fire at dock atErie, Pennsylvania and was destroyed.[2][52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Jay | United States | The fishingschooner was sunk nearPoint Judith, Rhode Island. The crew were rescued.[12] |
| Ella Andrews | United States | The laid up steamer foundered at dock inNew Orleans, Louisiana. Later raised.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Tulane | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in theMississippi River at Cora Plantation, aboveDonaldsonville, Louisiana, a total loss.[13][53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS Iltis | Imperial German Navy | Thegunboat sank in theEast China Sea offChina′sShandong Peninsula nearQingdao during atyphoon with the loss of 77 lives. There were 11 survivors.[54][55][56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo | United States | After being forced ashore by ice about eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) west ofCape Thompson on theChukchi Sea coast of theDistrict of Alaska on 21 July, the 175-ton, 101-foot (30.8 m)brigantine broke up when the ice washed away. Therevenue cutterUSRC Bear (.png) United States Revenue Cutter Service) rescued her entire crew of 27.[57] |
| Messenger | United States | The steamer burned to the waterline atSt. Helens, Oregon, a total loss.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. J. Hoole | United States | Thetug wastowing theschoonerJ. S. Lamprey (United States). When she stopped atRiker's Island to pick up a second tow she was run down, rolled, and sunk byLamprey. Raised the next day.[32] |
| Irene D. | United States | The steamer struck a rock near Shoemaker's Chain, she ran to Government Island where she sank in four feet (1.2 m) of water. Raised and repaired.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birdie Bailey | United States | The steamer struck asnag and sank in theYazoo River atBartonia,Mississippi, atotal loss.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gus Genin | United States | The tow steamer filled and sank overnight lying at the bank of theOhio River aboveEvansville,Indiana, atotal loss.[10][58] |
| Pin Oak | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction, capsized and sank in theMississippi River at Wys's Landing, or sunk in theMissouri River 26 miles (42 km) aboveJefferson City, Missouri.[30][58] |
| Tillie | United States | The steamer ran aground on the south east end ofFishers Island, New York in thick fog. Refloated on 1 August.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hero | United States | During a voyage from "Wood Island" (probablyWoody Island in theKodiak Archipelago) to "Seldoria C. I." (probablySeldovia), the 8.8-gross register ton, 31-foot (9.4 m)schooner was wrecked infog on a rock in theBarren Islands off thesouth-central coast of theDistrict of Alaska, becoming atotal loss. Her crew of two survived.[57] |
| Rajah Brooke |  Sarawak | While en route fromSingapore toKuching, the cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked on Victory Island in theSouth China Sea between Singapore andBorneo.[59] |
| Vandalia | United States | Theschooner was sunk in a collision withMassachusetts (United States) off Cornfield Shoal.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dido | United States | Theyacht broke loose from her moorings, drifted down river striking an emptybarge at thePittsburgh City Docks on theMonongahela River causing her to capsize. Her cabin was wrecked and her boiler dropped out. Her hull and boiler were recovered, repaired, and returned to service.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | United States | Theyacht was sunk in a collision withIowa (United States) inChicago Harbor near the government breakwater.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | United States | The steam elevator was sunk in a collision withRMS Etruria ( United Kingdom) inNew York Bay.[60] |
| Emeline | United States | During a voyage in ballast fromCharlevoix,Michigan, toKenosha,Wisconsin, with a cargo oftamarackbark, the 111.4-foot (34 m), 127.9-gross register ton three-mastedschoonercapsized inLake Michigan during asquall 20 to 25 nautical miles (37 to 46 km; 23 to 29 mi) southeast ofBaileys Harbor, Wisconsin. Her crew of four abandoned ship safely and rowed to Baileys Harbor in ayawl. ThetugSydney Smith (United States) and schoonerNancy Dell (United States) rightedEmeline on 9 August, but she capsized again that night, and by 22 August had sunk off Anclam Pier in Baileys Harbor in 21 feet (6.4 m) of water, with only two of her masts, herspars, and hergunwales above the surface. By January 1897, the wreck had broken apart, with thestern section moving 600 feet (180 m) north of thebow section. The wreck was deemed a hazard to navigation anddynamited in September 1903.[61] An unidentified wreck lying in an average of 18 feet (5.5 m) of water at45°04.103′N087°07.110′W / 45.068383°N 87.118500°W /45.068383; -87.118500 (Unidentified wreck) probably is that ofEmeline.[62] |
| St. Paul | United States | The cargo liner steamer/barkentine was wrecked in thick fog offPoint Punos Lighthouse,California, nearPebble Beach, California a total loss. The crew and much of her cargo of livestock were rescued byGipsy.[15][63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Butcher Boy | United States | The tow steamer stranded on thebar at the mouth of theChagrin River and broke up.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George S. Townsend | United States | Thetug was sunk in a collision withFloat No. 31 being towed byTransfer No. 6 (United States) off Palmer's Dock,Brooklyn.[60] |
| Lizzie Henderson | United States | The steamer caught fire at dock at the foot of Forty-sixth Street,New York City in theNorth River. She was towed to mid stream by aFire Department New Yorkfireboat that then filled her with water, sinking her off Pier 1. Wreck removed by 19 August.[60][64] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocianica | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withWm. Chisholm (United States) in the southern end ofLake St. Clair. Later raised.[24] |
| Wm. Chisholm orWilliam Chisholm | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withOcianica (United States) in the southern end ofLake St. Clair. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.[24][65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. H. Woods | United States | The steamer was lying by the bank for the night, butcareened, filled with water and sank at Harmar on theOhio River when the river level dropped and she got hung up on the bank. Raised, repaired, and returned to service.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank at Johnson's Landing,Arkansas in the Black River. Raised and repaired.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurelia | United States | The steamer caught on a wreck offMispillion River, careened and filled.[5] |
| City of Hickman | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank at Island No. 40 in theMississippi River, a total loss.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HHS Glasgow |  Zanzibar |  Anglo-Zanzibar War: Theroyal yacht was sunk by theRoyal Navy. All crew rescued. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florence Shank | United States | The steamer burned to the water line and sank at dock over night atParkersburg, West Virginia in theLittle Kanawha River, a total loss.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| State of Michigan | United States | The steamer struck a rock offPointe aux Barques Light and was beached to prevent sinking.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orion | United States | Theferry was sunk when wind blew her against the dock inBaltimore, Maryland.[66] |
| Rosedale | United States | Thesteamer was sunk in a collision with the ferryOregon (United States) in theEast River off South Fifth Street,Brooklyn, or Broome Street,New York City. Raised by Chapman Derrick and Wrecking Co.[60][67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Carter | United States | The steamer capsized and sank in theNiagara River off Hickory Reef. A male and a female passenger died.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elfin | United States | Theschooner was wrecked near Manchester. Crew saved.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James A. Borland | United States | During a voyage fromKarluk,District of Alaska, toSan Francisco,California, with four passengers, a crew of 13, and a cargo of 27,333cases ofcannedsalmon aboard, the 670-gross register ton, 145-foot (44.2 m)bark was wrecked infog onTugidak Island in theKodiak Archipelago without loss of life.[68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James Dever | United States | The fishing schooner was sunk in a collision with steamshipReading (United States) in thick fog 14 miles (23 km) south west ofGay Head.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Dart | United States | The fishingschooner was wrecked nearhighland Light,Cape Cod. The crew were saved.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Play | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank up to the main deck opposite Bloch's Landing on theOhio River. Raised, repaired, and returned to service.[24] |
| Rufus Ingalls | United States | The laid up steamer sank at dock atVelasco, Texas near the mouth of theBrazos River.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Occoquan | United States | The steamer was sunk when she struck a log inOccoquan Creek, Virginia.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethel and Marion | United States | The steamer sank at dock over night atSan Francisco when someone ran a hose from a fire hydrant to the ship and flooded her. Later raised.[15] |
| New South | United States | The steamer was struck by a violent storm in theMississippi River nearHarrisonville, Illinois and went ashore.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evie | United States | Thetug burned at the Abby Dock,Albany, New York, a total loss.[5] |
| Lula Prince | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank nearSimsport, Louisiana in theAtchafalaya River. Later raised.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christiana | United Kingdom | Thesmack was wrecked atPoppit,Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued byLizzie & Charles Leigh Clare ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[49] |
| San Jose | Canada | The 55-tonsealingschooner was wrecked without loss of life on a rocky beach in "Akun Cove" – probably the body of water now known asAkun Bay (54°15′N165°30′W / 54.250°N 165.500°W /54.250; -165.500 (Akun Bay)) – onAkun Island nearUnimak Pass in theAleutian Islands during agale. ThesteamerDora (flag unknown) rescued her crew on 23 September, and before leavingSan Jose hercaptain burned her wreck to prevent it from becoming ahazard to navigation.[70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo |  Spain | The formerWhite Star Line passenger liner ran aground onTerschelling Island in the Netherlands. She was declared a total loss. After refloating, she was auctioned for scrap on 9 December 1896 and towed toAmsterdam, where she was broken up |
| J. W. Hunt | United States | Thecanal boat, being towed byJohn B. Dallas (United States), struck the anchoredyachtNarada (United States) in theNorth River and sank.[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander James Yeats | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground atGurnard's Head. Crew of 19 rescued.[71] |
| Katie | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in theSavannah River.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adgar | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked offFolkestone,Kent,United Kingdom. All crew saved by theHytheLifeboat.[72] |
| Baron Holberg | The ship was wrecked offFolkestone,Kent,United Kingdom. All crew saved by theHytheLifeboat.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minnie Mees | United States | The tug was destroyed by fire at dock atSuperior, Wisconsin.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Turner | United States | 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane: The steamer was sunk in theSavannah River during ahurricane. Hermaster, two crewmen, and one passenger died.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. P. Shaw | United States | The steamer burned atDighton, Massachusetts, probably destroyed.[3] |
| Redfield | United States | The tow steamer was damaged in a collision with tow boatEdwin Terry (United States) in theHudson River and was run aground to prevent sinking.[60] |
| Sumatra | United States | The barge, under tow byB. W. Arnold (United States), sprung a leak in high seas onLake Michigan and lost her hatches off South Point,Milwaukee, Wisconsin causing her to founder. Two of the crew was rescued bySimpson (United States), her captain was rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service, and the rest were lost.[73] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emeline | United States | The passenger steamer was sunk when she struck a rock in theHudson River. Raised, repaired, and returned to service.[74] |
| Theyetmayo | United Kingdom | The vessel was lost off Iceland sometime in September.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton H. Webb | United States | The passengersteamer was destroyed by fire while lying by the bank of theCumberland River two miles (3.2 km) aboveNashville,Tennessee. She burned to thewaterline and sank in ten feet (3.0 m) of water.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Cottrell | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank at the mouth of theDetroit River in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank belowRaymond City, West Virginia in theGreat Kanawha River. Raised, taken toCharleston, West Virginia and repaired.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loretta | United States |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loretta | United States | The steambarge caught fire at dock in the Black River, Michigan, and burned to the water's edge.[2][52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| David B. Hill | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire while anchored in theWarwick River.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dauntless | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at Ladd's Island in theWhite River 15 miles (24 km) belowBatesville, Arkansas, a total loss.[10] |
| John F. Allen | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire opposite L'Argent Landing,Mississippi at the mouth of theBig Sunflower River.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yazonia | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank atBelzonia, Mississippi on theYazoo River. Later raised.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Smith Pettit | United States | The tow steamer caught fire inPrince's Bay, Staten Island and was run ashore where she burned to the water's edge.[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Traverse | United States | On a trip fromGreen Bay, Wisconsin toBuffalo, New York the steamer was sunk in a collision withLivingstone (United States) one mile (1.6 km) north of theColchester Shoal Light in 23 feet (7.0 m) of water. Her machinery was salvaged. The wreck was later blown up withdynamite. The crew were rescued byLivingstone.[6][78] |
| Niagara | United States | The tow steamer was sunk in a collision with steamerMagenta (United States) off Vesey Street, New York in theNorth River. Four crewmen killed.[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Australasia | United States | The steamer caught fire inLake Michigan eight miles (13 km) east ofCana Island and her crew abandoned her. The tugJohn Leatham took her under tow four hours later nearJacksonport, Wisconsin and towed her to shore andscuttled her by ramming in 15 feet (4.6 m) of water south of Cave Point, but the water was shallow enough that she continued to burn until she was a total loss.[2][79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Bill | United States | The steamer struck a stump and sank opposite Coal Bluff on theMonongahela River. Raised and repaired.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arago | United States | The steamer sank after being damaged in high seas on an incomplete breakwater inside thebar atCoos Bay, Oregon sinking in fivefathoms (30 ft; 9.1 m) of water, a total loss. Nine crew and four passengers lost. Survivors were rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service.[15][80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T. P. Leathers | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank 30 miles (48 km) aboveNatchez, Mississippi in theMississippi River. Later raised.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William Horre | United States | The tow steamer was sunk at dock overnight in theGowanus Canal at the foot of Smith Street,Brooklyn in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water when her boiler blew up. Her engineer, the only one on board, was killed. The wreck was removed by the Hudson River Lighterage Company between 11–17 January 1897.[60][81] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in theYamhill River. She was raised, but while waiting to be taken toPortland, Oregon for repairs she broke loose from her moorings and was wrecked, a total loss.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rossia |  Imperial Russian Navy | Thecruiser ran aground offKronstadt. She was refloated on 15 December and taken in to Kronstadt.[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene A. Galvin | United States | Theyacht struck an obstruction and sank opposite Star Landing,Mississippi, a total loss. Her crew of five abandoned ship in her boat.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Courier | United States | The steamer collided with the Kentucky Pier of the Central Bridge inCincinnati, Ohio, sinking in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water. Raised and repaired.[23] |
| Samuel P. Ely | United States |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May Queen | United States | Thecanal boat was sunk in a collision with the bargeEnterprise (United States), under tow ofEdwin Terry (United States), offVerplank's Point in theHudson River due to a steering problem onMay Queen.[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| W. W. Story | United States | The fishingsmack was lost in the equinoctial storms in the middle of October. Eleven crew lost.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| China | United States | Thesteamer was sunk when she was struck at dock byLycoming (United States) at the St. Paul elevator,Chicago, Illinois.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Charles | United States | The steamer burned and sank at dock atSpanish Fort, Louisiana onLake Pontchartrain. Later raised.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commodore | United Kingdom | Thesteamship ran aground and sank atSheringham,Norfolk. All seventeen people on board were rescued by the Sheringham Lifeboat. The wreck was dispersed by explosives in 1902.[83] |
| Z. E. Beecham | United States | The sailing vessel was sunk in a collision withNorthampton (United States) off the Bush's Bluff lightship.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Jennie | United States | The laid up steamer burned and sank at dock atNew Orleans, Louisiana, a total loss.[84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway | United States | Thecanal boat was destroyed by fire in theErie Canal at Brighton, New York.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L. B. Johnson | United States | The tow steamer was sunk in a collision withV. H. Ketcham (United States) that she was towing whenL. B. Johnson crossedV. H. Ketcham'sbow and was hit, rolled over and sank inLake Michigan nearChicago Harbor in smoky weather.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pathfinder | United States | The fishingschooner went ashore at Green Island nearPortland, Maine. Crew saved.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked inDunlough Bay,County Cork with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage fromMontreal,Quebec,Canada toAvonmouth,Somerset.[85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles S. Many | United States | Thetug was destroyed by fire betweenAlbany, New York andTroy, New York, a total loss.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| B. W. Arnold | United States | The steambarge caught fire onLake Superior 20 miles (32 km) off thePortage Lake Canal, offOntonagon, Michigan. The crew was forced to go to the bargeJames Mowatt that she was towing and cut the tow line. She eventually drifted ashore near the mouth ofSalmon Trout River and burned to the waterline.[33][86] |
| City of Osceola | United States | The passenger steamer struck an obstruction and sank at Craigheads Point,Arkansas 70 miles (110 km) aboveMemphis, Tennessee. Raised and repaired.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Red Wing | United States | Theschooner sank after hitting an obstruction 60 miles (97 km) southeast ofPensacola Bay, Florida.[16][87] |
| San Benito | United States | Thecollier went ashore north ofPoint Arena and broke in two, a total loss. Six lost. Survivors rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service and boats fromPoint Arena andWeott, two swam to shore.[15][87] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ollie Neville | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank over night atEast Liverpool, Ohio on theOhio River. Raised, repaired, and returned to service.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dalles City | United States | The steamer struck a rock and sank at the Mouth of theWindy River. She was raised and taken toPortland, Oregon for repairs.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Levi Davis | United States | The steamer was sunk crossing theCape Fear bar.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma J. Gott | United States | Theschooner was heavily damaged and beached when part of her cargo consisting of gasoline exploded atSalem, Massachusetts, fortunately the 300 cases ofdynamite on board did not detonate. Her cook suffered burns.[88] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blesk | Russia | Thesteamer, one of the earliest vessels specially constructed to carry oil, hit Greystone rock nearSalcombe at full speed (10 knots, 19 km/h, 12 mph). 43 crew were rescued by the Hope Cove Lifeboat, but the wreck was the first large scale ecological oil disaster on UK shores.[89] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Smith | United States | Thesteamer struck a snag and sank in theElizabeth River off Money Point.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan F. Cobb | United States |  The three-mastedschooner capsized in theAtlantic Ocean after departingBrunswick, Georgia, and drifted onto the outer sand bar offOrmond Beach,Florida, where she ran aground. Two crewmen and a civilian rescuer were killed during the incident.[90] |
| Willie M. Stevens | United States | The fishingschooner went ashore atBlanche Point nearPort La Tour, Nova Scotia. Crew saved.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Peer | United Kingdom | Thesailing ship struck a reef offSaldanha Bay,South Africa, and was wrecked with 471 Indian indentured labourers on board. Eighteen crew were killed; there were only four survivors. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | United States | Thebarge, under tow ofAries (United States), grounded onBlackwell's Island. She was pulled off and taken toNewtown Creek where she sank.[60] |
| Marietta | United States | The steamer struck a submerged log inRancocas Creek and was beached to prevent sinking.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | United States | The freighter was destroyed by fire at Preston's Landing, Kentucky on theBig Sandy River.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fredonia | United States | The fishingschooner was heavily damaged by a huge sea breaking over her on 18 December drowning one crewman and fatally injuring another. She was abandoned and the survivors taken off on 20 December by theocean linerColorado.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ella | United States | The steamer struck a submerged obstruction in a thick snowstorm inNewcastle, Pennsylvania and sank.[5] |
| Lela | United States | The steamer filled and sank over night lying atHenderson Island in six feet (1.8 m) of water. Later raised.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gen. George G. Meade | United States | Thetug was sunk in a collision with the tugHerculus (United States) in theEast River off Grand Street, New York.[91] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hustler | United States | The tow steamer was destroyed by fire at Clark's Dock,Jacksonville, Florida.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick | United States | Theferry caught fire at dock inJersey City,New Jersey. Attempts to put out the fire failed and she was towed out into theNorth River, sinking offLiberty Island.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick | United Kingdom | During a voyage fromGlasgow,Scotland, toSt. John,New Brunswick,Canada, carrying general cargo, the 316-foot (96 m), 2,527-gross register tonbarquentine-riggedsteamer was wrecked in a storm at night onYellow Murr Ledge, areef that is part of theMurr Ledges, in theBay of Fundy offGrand Manan, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south-southeast ofSouthwest HeadLight at44°29.0′N066°51.0′W / 44.4833°N 66.8500°W /44.4833; -66.8500 (Warwick). Her entire crew of 52 abandoned ship in twolifeboats and was rescued by thefishingschoonerGeorge S. Bontwell (United States), which put to sea into the storm from a nearby anchorage to render assistance.[92] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Douro |  Brazil | The cargo ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean offOuessant,Finistère, France.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | United Kingdom | Thetug was wrecked in theRiver Clyde sometime in 1896.[94] |
| Shelter Island | United States | The paddle wheel passenger steamer struck rocks offKey Largo and sank 19 miles (31 km) offKey West, offLoggerhead Key on either 20 January or 20 February.[13][95] |
| HMS Vixen |  Royal Navy |  |