Thelist of shipwrecks in 1902 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1902.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol |  United Kingdom | During a voyage fromLadysmith, British Columbia, to theTreadwellgoldmine in theDistrict of Alaska with a cargo ofcoal, the 1,274-tonsteamer was stranded on areef inChatham Strait offGrey Island, north ofDundas Island on thecoast of British Columbia, during agale. She slid off the reef and sank in 204 feet (62 m) of water on the morning of 3 January with the loss of seven lives. There were 21 survivors.[1] |
| Marie Cooper |  United States | The motor schooner was destroyed by fire inMississippi Sound.[2] |
| Walla Walla | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with the barqueMax ( France) 11 miles (18 km) north ofCape Mendocino,California. 20 passengers and 16 crewmen killed.[3][4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United States | Thesteamer damaged herpropeller and tail shaft when she struck a submerged log while entering the harbor atKetchikan,District of Alaska. She sank while tied up at a dock overnight. She was raised and repaired.[5] |
| Sparta | United States | Thefishingsteamer sprung a leak in theAtlantic Ocean offAtlantic City, New Jersey and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the steamerEldorado (United States).[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso | United Kingdom | The steamer was sunk in a collision withVilvela orHullera Espanola ( Spain) offAveiro, Portugal in thick fog. Her captain was the sole survivor. He was rescued byRandolphe ( Portugal). 19 crewmen killed.[7][8] |
| Hullera Espanola | Spain | The steamer was sunk in a collision withAlfonso ( United Kingdom) offAveiro, Portugal in thick fog. One crewman killed. Survivors rescued byRandolphe (Portugal).[7][9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. W. Kelly | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction in theChattahoochee River inFrances Bend and sank.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rambler | United States | The passenger steamer was destroyed by fire at dock atFall River, Massachusetts.[11] |
| Valley Scout | United States | The pleasure steamer was crushed by ice and sank atAllegheny, Pennsylvania in theAllegheny River, a total loss.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glenbervie | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked atLowland Point nearCoverack,Cornwall, laden with 600 barrels of whisky, 400 barrels of brandy and barrels of rum.[13] The Coverack lifeboatConstance Melanie saved her 16 crewmen.[14][15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anlaby | United Kingdom | The trawler was sunk in a storm inGrindavik Bay, Iceland. Eight crewmen were killed.[7][16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pere Marquette No. 3 | United States | The steamer went ashore 150 feet (46 m) north of the North Pier,Ludington, Michigan due to a rudder problem. Passengers and crew rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service. Refloated, repaired and returned to service.[17][18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frank S. Stone | United States | The steamer struck a deadhead and sank in theMobile River in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water. Later raised and repaired.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. Emlin | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock at Kimball's Mill,Apalachicola, Florida.[10] |
| Eli Shriver Jr. | United States | The tow steamer heeled over due to strong tide and before she recovered she was swamped by the wake of a passing vessel and sank in 26 feet (7.9 m) of water in theEast River off the foot of East Thirty-Sixth street.[19] |
| Hawk | United States | The steamer struck a sunken flat and sank in theMonongahela River and was abandoned.[12] |
| Lautaro |  Colombian National Navy |  Colombian National Navy) inPanama Bay offPanama City, Colombia. |
| Nellie | United States | The steamer sank in a collision in fog inMobile Bay withMary Wittich (United States). Raised and repaired.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swan | United States | The anchored steamer foundered in a storm near Otter Creek,North Carolina.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cloverport | United States | The steamer ran aground in theOhio River nearCaseyville, Kentucky and afterwards was wrecked by ice, a total loss.[21] |
| Oneida | United States | The steamer was sunk by ice atCreston, West Virginia on theLittle Kanawha River. Raised and repaired.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| R. W. Burke | United States | The tow steamer struck a submerged object while tying up for the night at Dows Stores,Brooklyn, New York. She sank overnight. Later raised.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chanaral | France | The sailing ship sank 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) north west ofUshant, Belgium. 21 crew died, 1 survivor.[7][23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arab Steed |  Norway | Thebarque sank in theNorth Sea in early January. 22 drowned.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T. K. Green | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in 11 feet (3.4 m) of water inBayou D'Arbonne near theLake Washington Cut-Off, Louisiana.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antelope | United States | The barge foundered offFire Island after losing her towline toRichmond (United States) in heavy seas. Lost with all hands.[19] |
| Belle of Oregon | United States | The barge foundered offFire Island after losing her towline toRichmond (United States) in heavy seas. Lost with all hands, her captain's body washed ashore.[19] |
| E. S. Atwood | United States | The steamer foundered four miles (6.4 km) offSandy Hook, New Jersey in heavy seas in 15fathoms (90 ft; 27 m) of water. Crew rescued byBarcelona ( Germany).[19] |
| Edward J. Berwind | United States | The steamer foundered two miles (3.2 km) northeast ofSandy Hook Lightship in a severe storm after her forecastle house broke away and she filled with water. Crew rescued byBarcelona ( Germany).[19] |
| H & A Morse | United States | The canal boat sank at dock inBrighton, New York onStaten Island possibly caused by ice. Later raised.[25] |
| L. Schepp | United States | The sailing ship was driven ashore atLong Beach, New York onLong Island after losing steerage in a severe storm and hitting a submerged wreck just off shore. Later refloated.[19] |
| Mystic Belle | United States | The barge washed ashore after losing her towline toRichmond (United States) in heavy seas offFire Island.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dale | United States | The canal boat caught fire from a fire at Dock G of theLehigh Valley Railroad and was sunk by the fire department's attempts to put out the fire. Not repaired.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethel Quinn | United States | The coal boat sank in a collision withSpartan Prince (United States) offThe Battery.[25] |
| Forward | United States | The tug sank in Erie Basin,Brooklyn, New York when ice punctured her hull. Later raised.[25] |
| John W. Ailes | United States | The tow steamer burned to the waterline and sank after her boiler exploded below Lock No. 2 in theMonongahela River opposite theEdgar Thomson Steel Works,Braddock, Pennsylvania. Later raised. Two or six crewmen killed.[12][26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grecian | United Kingdom | The steamer ran aground and was wrecked offSandwich Point,Halifax, Nova Scotia.[7][27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oswego | United States | The steamer sank atOak Point, Washington in theColumbia River.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry P. Jones | United States | The steamer was sunk by ice at Browns Station in theMonongahela River.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Louise | The schooner was run down and sunk by steamerPrince Rupert (flag unknown) while anchored in the shipping channel in fog atSt. John's, Newfoundland, a total loss. Later raised and beached at high tide.[29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mariah | United States | The schooner sank in a collision withOcracoke (United States) near the mouth of theNeuse River.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Condor | Germany | The steamer was sunk in a collision withLacroma ( Austria-Hungary) in the harbour ofCatania.[30] |
| Lichtenfels Brothers | United States | The barge sank in harbor atNew York, New York after being stressed by weather at sea.[25] |
| Mary Whitridge | United States | The barge sank 12 miles (19 km) offAsbury Park, New Jersey in a storm. Lost with all four hands.[25] |
| Resolute | United States | The steamer sank at dock inNorth Boston. Raised and repaired.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edna | United States | The steamer sank in a hurricane offTimbalier Island, Louisiana.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Condor |  Royal Spanish Navy | The gunboat was sunk by a boiler explosion off Samil beach,VigoGalicia, Spain.[7][33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | United Kingdom | The iron-hulled four-mastedsailing ship was en route fromAntwerp toSan Francisco with general cargo when she sailed slowly onto the rocks at Hommeaux Florains, on the northeastern tip ofAlderney in theChannel Islands in fog. There was no loss of life.[34][35] |
| Lookout | United States | The steamer sank at the City Wharf atPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[36] in theMonongahela River. Later raised.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle of Kaskaskia | United States | The steamer was sunk by ice three miles (4.8 km) aboveChester, Illinois in theMississippi River. Raised and repaired.[37] |
| Naiad | United States | The steamer sank in theApalachicola River atBlountstown, Florida in shallow water. Shortly thereafter the part still above water was destroyed by fire.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florence | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire atBordentown, New Jersey.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dauntless | United States | The passenger steamer was sunk by ice at theDuquesne Docks atPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[36] in theMonongahela River. Later raised.[12] |
| Honey Brook | United States | The steamer was wrecked nearBakers Island in fog.[31] |
| Juliet | United States | The ferry was carried away by flooding and ice in theAllegheny River atVerona, Pennsylvania and wrecked downstream and abandoned.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Huronian | United Kingdom | The passenger liner left theRiver Clyde forSt. John's, Newfoundland on 11 February and was never seen again. A message found in a bottle on the coast ofLondonderry, Northern Ireland stated the ship sank in a gale, message was authenticated. Probably sank on 12 or 13 January with all hands.[7][38] |
| Jules Jean Baptiste | France | The sailing ship was lost on the French coast sometime in February. 80 killed.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acara | United Kingdom | The 4,193-gross register tonsteamer was wrecked without loss of life on thebar 1,500 to 1,800 feet (457 to 549 m) offJones Inlet off the south coast ofLong Island,New York, during a storm. Her wreck sank in 25 feet (8 m) of water.[39] |
| Onward | United States | The tow steamer sank at a dock by the Market Street Bridge,Newark, New Jersey. Later raised.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barges | United States | The barges drifted ashore and sank after losing their towline toRichmond (United States) in the Swash Channel off Romer Shoal in a snowstorm. Crews left in dories and were picked up byRichmond.[25] |
| Waesland | United States | The steamer collided with the steamerHarmonides ( United Kingdom) offAnglesey,United Kingdom and sank with the loss of two passengers.[40][41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome | United States | The sternwheel passengerpaddle steamer ran aground on the north flats of theCoquille River inOregon during asquall. She was refloated undamaged that night and returned to service. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre III | France | The cargo steamer was run into and sunk by steamerAhmadi (United Kingdom) while anchored atJeddah,Ottoman Empire. All crew were rescued.[42][43] |
| Iriquois | United States | Thebark struck an uncharted rock offGili Banto Island in theStraits of Sapeh, between theIndian Ocean and theFlores Sea, was a total loss.[44] |
| Milton D. Ward | United States | The steamer burned while being used as a hospital during asmallpox andcholera epidemic inDetroit. She was abandoned in the "Boneyard".[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | United States | The steamer capsized and sank in a severe gale off Ion Landing,Davis Bend, Louisiana. 5 passengers and 14 crewmen killed.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry G. Day | United States | The steamer burned at Reeds Landing in theSavannah River.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Major Barrett | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire offBodys Island, North Carolina. The crew were rescued byNew Orleans (United States).[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transit | United States | The tow steamer struck a rock onRandalls Island in theEast River causing a list, when the tide rose she filled and sank.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Ewin | United Kingdom | Theschooner got into difficulties in theTeifi Estuary. Her crew were taken off byLizzie & Charles Leigh Clare ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was subsequently wrecked.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Holyrood | United Kingdom | The steamer was sunk in a collision withBernard Hall ( United Kingdom) 175 miles (282 km) west ofFastnet Rock in/near dense fog.[7][49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian |  United States | The 227-foot (69 m), 1,133-net tonscrew steamer ran aground infog without loss of life off the coast ofMassachusetts onSow and Pigs Reef offCuttyhunk Island. She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle McGowan | United States | The steamer was caught by wind and current in theOhio River at Advance Coal Landing was capsized and sunk/wrecked and abandoned.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William M. Dove | United States | The steamer sank inBoston harbor after grounding on the edge of a channel and then sliding down the slope. Later raised.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian Prince | United Kingdom | The steamer was sunk in a collision withAlma ( United Kingdom) near theNab Lightship.[7][51] |
| George W. Wand | United States | Theschooner barge was sunk in a collision withLagonda (flag unknown). Wreck dispersed with explosives I June.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maid of Perth | United States | The ferry sank in a collision with the tugChas. J. Reno (United States), probably in the vicinity ofAlbany, New York.[53] |
| Superior | United States | The steamer sank at dock inDuluth, Minnesota due to an openseacock. Raised and repaired.[54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn | United States | The wrecking steamer was caught by wind and current in theOhio River at Advance Coal Landing and was capsized and sunk. Her captain and one crewman were killed.[12] |
| Harry Reid | United States | The steamer was sunk when a loaded car (RR?) ran off the end of a barge and crashed through the deck submerging theforecastle, Probably in area of St. Louis, Missouri. Scheduled to be raised later.[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cheribon |  Chile | The passenger steamer was wrecked atRemedios Point,Colombia.[7][56] |
| Williamsport | United States | The steamer sank in a collision with a barge nearPollock Rip Shoals.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian | United Kingdom | The 96.5-foot (29.4 m), 134-ton steam trawler was sunk in a collision with another steam trawler,Game Cock ( United Kingdom), in the North Sea 80 miles (130 km) offSpurn Point. Her crew were rescued byGame Cock, though three crew of that ship died.[57][58] |
| Legia |  Belgium | The steamer collided with the steamerJulia (flag unknown) off theNewarp Lightvessel ( United Kingdom) and sank.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acme | United States | The 58-gross register tonsteam screwtug wastowing thesteamerWilkesbarre (United States) onLake Erie when she struck a large piece of ice which stopped her forward progress.Wilkesbarre then collided withAcme, causingAcme tocapsize and sink, a total loss. All four people aboardAcme survived.[60][61] |
| P. Sanford Ross Dredge No. 7 | United States | The dredge was sunk in a collision withCity of Birmingham (United States) in theSavannah River.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Pittsburgh | United States | The steamer burned in theOhio River near Ogden's Landing,Kentucky, a total loss. 43 passengers and 21 crew were killed.[21] |
| Viking | United States | Carrying a 220-ton cargo ofsalt,lumber, and provisions fromSan Francisco,California, toUnga,District of Alaska, the 146-ton, 108-foot (33 m)schooner dragged heranchors in agale and was wrecked at Popoff Island Point off Unga. Her crew of seven survived. She later was raised, repaired, and returned to service.[62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lettie | United States | Theschooner was lost atPort Moller (55°59′30″N160°34′30″W / 55.99167°N 160.57500°W /55.99167; -160.57500 (Port Moller)),District of Alaska.[63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie | United States | The laid up steamer burned to the waterline and sank atOak Forest, West Virginia on theGreat Kanawha River, a total loss.[22] |
| Lady Jane | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in theMobile River offMobile, Alabama in eight feet (2.4 m) of water. Raised and repaired.[64] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hekla | Norway | The steamer was sunk in a collision withDilkera ( Australia) two miles (3.2 km) south of theTyne River. Seven crewmen were killed. Survivors climbed aboardDilkera asHekla sank.[7][65] |
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under tow ofPlymouth (United States), was damaged in a collision withSpartan (flag unknown) in fog inMassachusetts Bay, sinking three hours later.[66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Anson | United States | The tow steamer was destroyed when her boiler exploded atNewtown Creek. One crewman killed, two men injured.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire atNew Orleans, Louisiana.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cornelia Soule | United States | During a voyage fromMaine toPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, with a cargo of cutgranitejetty stones, the 306-gross register ton three-mastedschooner ran aground during agale on theRockaway Shoals south ofLong Island,New York. Her six-man crew was rescued on 27 April, but she broke up and sank in 25 feet (8 m) of water at40°25.992′N073°10.620′W / 40.433200°N 73.177000°W /40.433200; -73.177000 (Cornelia Soule). Her wreck is known as the "Granite Wreck".[68] |
| Grace E. Gribble | United States | The schooner foundered in a gale offPoint Pelee. Three lost.[69] |
| Mayflower | United States | Thescow foundered in a gale betweenMount Clemens, Michigan andAlgonac, Michigan, a total loss.[69] |
| Monterey | United States | Thesteamer was caught by wind in theMonongahela River nearGlassport, Pennsylvania, andcapsized and sank. She later was raised.[12] |
| M. P. Barklow | United States | Theschooner sank in a gale while at anchor atSouth Bass Island inLake Erie. Her captain, his wife and son, and one crewman drowned.[7][70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | United States | The 110-tonschooner was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of theVirgin Rocks (51°13′N128°14′W / 51.217°N 128.233°W /51.217; -128.233 (Virgin Rocks)) on thecoast ofBritish Columbia, Canada.[71] |
| Wonder | United States | The laid up towboat was destroyed by fire atStapleton, New York onStaten Island.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| King | United States | The steamer sprung a leak inBoston lower harbor and was beached. She then caught fire and became a total loss.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Hughes | United States | The barge, under tow ofVolunteer (United States), swamped and sank in rough seas1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) south west ofBridgeport, Connecticut. One crewman killed.[73] |
| Wm. E. Baxter | United States | The barge, under tow ofVolunteer (United States), swamped and sank in rough seas1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) south west ofBridgeport, Connecticut. Her captain and a stewardess were killed.[73] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maggie Elizabeth | United States | The 11-gross register tonschooner was stranded in theChesapeake Bay atCedar Point on the coast ofMaryland at the mouth of thePatuxent River. Both people on board survived.[74] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie George | United States | The steamer struck rocks and sank atCatlettsburg, Kentucky on theBig Sandy River. Her machinery was salvaged.[22] |
| Vesta | United States | The steamercapsized and sank in theMonongahela River nearGlenwood, Pennsylvania, during a storm. She later was raised.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | United States | The steamer smashed her bow on the lock wall at theDavis Island Dam on theOhio River and sank. Later raised.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camorta | United Kingdom | Thepassenger ship sank in theIrrawaddy Delta in a cyclone with the loss of all 737 passengers and crew.[76] |
| Ceres | United States | The towboat was sunk in a collision withAlbert H. Ellis (United States) in theEast River.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frolic | United States | Thenaptha launch sank in a collision with thesteamerArthur Woods (United States) on theMaumee River nearToledo, Ohio. Seven killed.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gov. Norton | United States | TheBuffalo Police Department steamer struck a submerged object in the harbor atBuffalo, New York and sank.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | United States | The steamer burned in theMissouri River betweenRunning Water, South Dakota andYankton, South Dakota.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I. C. Woodard | United States | The steamer smashed her bow in a collision withTwilight (United States) on theMonongahela River and sank.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S. H. Lathrop | United States | The woodenschooner wasscuttled in 3 feet (0.9 m) of water inLake Huron nearAlpena, Michigan, at45°04′25″N83°22′23″W / 45.073684°N 83.373175°W /45.073684; -83.373175 (S.H. Lathrop) and abandoned.[79][80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kittie M. Forbes | United States | The steamer caught fire in theSt. Clair River orLake St. Clair off Star Island and was beached on the Canadian side and burned to the waterline. Raised on 10 July and towed toAlgonac, Michigan where her machinery was removed. In May 1905 she was towed toFort William, Ontario where she was converted into alighter.[81][82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John K. Speed | United States | The steamer burned atNew Orleans, Louisiana, a total loss.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith | United States | The steamer sank at dock atFulton, Florida. Promptly raised.[46] |
| Stanleyville | Belgium | The steamer was wrecked offTakoradi,Gold Coast.[83] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camano | United States | The steamer capsized and sank nearEntiat, Washington, in theColumbia River, a total loss. One crewman killed.[84] |
| HMS Recruit |  Royal Navy | TheBrazen-classdestroyer struck rocks one-half mile (0.80 km) north ofCape Cornwall. Refloated and towed toPenzance by tugs.[85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zalus Davis | United States | The steamer sank in 25 feet (7.6 m) of water after a plank got knocked out of place. Raised and repaired.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ryvingen | Norway | Thefull-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked inTable Bay. Her crew were rescued bylifeboat. She was on a voyage fromArdrossan,Ayrshire,United Kingdom toCape Town.[86] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mataafa | United States | Thebulk carrier was stranded in fog onKnife Island inLake Superior. She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[87] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pensaukee | United States | The tow steamer was sunk at dock when struck by the bargeAurora atCleveland, Ohio.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Talbot | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and was beached onSharps Island, Maryland. Later pumped out and refloated.[88] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George G. Hadley | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision with the steamerThomas Wilson (United States) and beached. Later refloated, taken toWest Superior, Wisconsin for temporary repairs and then toMilwaukee for permanent repairs.[89] |
| Shinonome |  Imperial Japanese Navy | Thedestroyer ran aground on thecoral reefYaebishi in theMiyako Islands north ofIkema Island. She eventually was refloated and reached port. |
| Thomas Wilson | United States |  United States). Nine crew were killed.[89] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comet | United States | The steamer foundered at dock inBurlington, Iowa in a severe storm.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | The 90-foot (27 m) sailing cargo vessel (formerly a tug) was washed out of the river atPort St Johns,Cape Colony; no trace was found.[90] | |
| Richard Roach orBernard Roach | United States | The canal boat was sunk in a collision withGenesee (United States) off Pier 6 in theEast River. A child was killed.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advance | Australia | _Wreck_site.jpg) |
| Ravenna | United States | The steamer capsized in a sudden severe windstorm in theMaquoketa Chute eight miles (13 km) aboveDubuque, Iowa. Raised, taken toStillwater, Minnesota and repaired. Hermaster and three crewmen killed.[54] |
| Relief | United States | The steamer struck a sunken barge loaded with steel rails causing her to capsize and sink in theOhio River atRising Sun, Indiana. Raised and repaired.[91] |
| Unknown sailboat | United States | The small sailboat capsized when it changed course turning under the bow ofHockomock (United States) atBath, Maine. A number of people drowned, including three women, the wife and daughter of the man operating the boat included.[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kai Che |  Imperial Chinese Navy | TheKai Che-classunprotected cruiser was sunk by an accidental internal explosion atNanking, China, and became atotal loss. 148 killed.[92][7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John A. Griswald | United States | The tow steamer was sunk offCommunipaw, New Jersey whenSandy Hook (United States) passed so close to the scow she had lashed alongside, that the scow rolled severely, dumping her load of sand. When the scow righted she came down with such force onJohn A. Griswald that the tow steamer sank.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. D. Patterson | United States | Thesteamer was lost with all hands, probably in theVirginia area.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gustav Adolph | Norway | Thebarque ran onto rocks nearPort Elizabeth, South Africa, just west of thePalmiet River and was wrecked. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Dunbar | United States | The steamer sank in a gale onLake Erie nearKellys Island. Seven crewmen killed, only the captain and his wife and daughter survived. The wreck was dispersed withdynamite in October.[77][95] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seaside | United States | The 31-gross register tonscrew steamer was stranded inHammerly Inlet on the coast ofWashington. All three people on board survived.[96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Playmate | United States | The yacht burned to the waterline at Linden Avenue,Jersey City, New Jersey.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven | United States | The freighter sprung a leak and sank in theLittle Wabash River at Decker's Landing. Raised and repaired.[21] |
| Una | United States | The steamer sank at dock inBeaumont, Texas after being damaged earlier in a collision while underway withLawrence (United States) in theNeches River3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) below the town.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| O. Willis No. 2 | United States | The laid up steamer broke loose from her dock during a sudden rise in theAllegheny River atKittanning, Pennsylvania and was swept downstream and was wrecked and abandoned.[75] |
| Sultana | Australia | The cutter sank inSpencer Gulf.[97] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Willie | United States | The tug was destroyed by fire at dock over night atNew Baltimore, New York.[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision in dense fog inBoston Harbor withAdmiral Farragut (United States) and beached to prevent sinking.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. N. Coombs | United States | The 17-gross register tonschooner sank atBig Pass,Florida. All three people on board survived.[98] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bessie Clary | United States | The steamer struck a rock and sank in theFlint River, a total loss.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isley | United Kingdom | The paddle wheel passenger/cargo ferry was wrecked onSheep Island offPort Ellen, Scotland.[99] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fleetwing | United States | After hergasoline engine broke down, the 14-gross register ton, 36.8-foot (11.2 m)motor vessel was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of theSnake River atNome,District of Alaska. She filled with water and was abandoned.[100] |
| James Herron | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock atBordentown, New Jersey.[101] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Higbee | United States | The steamer burned, a total loss, probably atNew Orleans, Louisiana.[32] |
| Harry Higbee | United States | The steamer burned, a total loss, whenCharlie Higbee, tied up alongside, burned, probably atNew Orleans, Louisiana.[32] |
| Henry J. Johnson | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withFred Pabst (United States) ten miles (16 km) belowPoes Reef, off Spectacle Reef and the Ninemile Point Light inLake Huron.[81][102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Taylor | United States | The steamer struck rocks in theOhio River atOsborne, Pennsylvania and sank.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glide | United States | The steamer caught fire offMulkilteo and was beached for a total loss.[84] |
| Mary Blue | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire atPunta Gorda, Florida.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Primus |  Sweden | The passenger steamer sank in theElbe River. 112 killed.[7][103] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ed. S. Dilly | United States | The steamer was destroyed by a boiler explosion atFavre Port, Mississippi.[32] |
| John Torrent | United States | The steamer sank at her dock in theChicago River.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wordsworth | Belgium | The ship was wrecked off Assu Torre,Bahia, Brazil.[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Venice | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withSeguin ( Canada) onLake Erie offRondeau, Ontario. Three crewmen killed.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eocene | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at the J. M. Guffey Wharf,Port Arthur, Texas.[2] |
| Sonoma | United States | The steamer sank over night atWood Island, California. Later pumped out.[105] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick | United States | The passenger steamer caught fire in theRaritan River and was beached and burned to the waterline.[106] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Belle | United States | The steamer dropped onto a snag when the river level dropped puncturing the hull and causing her to sink in theMenoskong River. Her machinery was salvaged.[107] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Billy | United States | The 16-tonscow dragged heranchor three nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north ofPoint Alava (55°11′30″N131°11′00″W / 55.19167°N 131.18333°W /55.19167; -131.18333 (Point Alava)) at the southern tip ofRevillagigedo Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska during a storm and was washed onto rocks, where she became atotal loss.[1] |
| Jacob Kuper | United States | The tow steamer was sunk when her boiler exploded offTompkinsville, New York,Staten Island. Three of her crew and one crewman of the barge she was pulling were killed.[106][108] |
| Star | United States | The tow steamer caught fire atPort Chester Creek and was beached. She burned to the waterline.[106] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daisy |  Brazil | The steamer ran aground and was wreckedPregnacas, Brazil.[109] |
| Will H. Isom | United States | The 983-gross register ton, 183.8-foot (56.0 m) sternwheelpaddle steamer and twobarges she was towing were forced ashore and wrecked atPoint Romanof,District of Alaska.Will H. Isom's hulk was refloated and moved toSt. Michael, Alaska, where it rotted away on the beach.[110] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. C. Moseley | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision withJames S. Whitney (United States) in dense fog inLong Island Sound east ofWatch Hill Light. Crew rescued byJames S. Whitney.[106] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gov. Allen | United States | The steamer struck a rock in theMerrimack River aboveLowell, Massachusetts and sank.[72] |
| Laurida | United States | The tug burned in drydock atAthens, New York, a total loss.[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John C. Fisher | United States | The steamer filled with water in theMonongahela River atBraddock, Pennsylvania and sank. Raised and repaired.[111] |
| V. L. Watson | United States | The steamer struck a stump inBayou Des Allemands, Louisiana three miles (4.8 km) aboveDes Allemands, Louisiana sinking in shallow water from the stern to the front of the boiler. Raised on 6 September.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie S. | United States | The yacht sank a half hour after striking a submerged wreck along the coast ofMaine. Her crew reachedLibby Island, Maine in boats.[73] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agostino Rombo |  Italy | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa. Her captain and six crew died.[112][113] |
| Arnold | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][114] |
| Cavaliere Michele Russo | Italy | The Great Gale of 1902: The ship broke in two and sank in the gale off North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa. 17 crew died.[112] |
| Clara | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The tug was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][115] |
| Constant | Norway | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa. Her captain and six crew died.[112][116] |
| Content | Norway orSweden | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][117] |
| Coriolanus | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa. Refloated in 1903, repaired and returned to service.[112][118] |
| Countess of Carnarvon | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The tug was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112] |
| Emmanuel | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][119] |
| Gabrielle | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The schooner was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][120] |
| Hans Wagner | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa. Refloated in 1903, repaired and returned to service.[112][121] |
| Hermanos | Norway | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa. Two crew died.[112][122] |
| Inchcape Rock | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The sailing ship sank in the gale off North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][123] |
| Iris | Norway | The Great Gale of 1902: The sailing ship was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][124] |
| Kimara | The Great Gale of 1902: The vessel was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112] | |
| Limari | Sweden | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa. Eight crew killed.[112][125] |
| M. D. Carrington | United States | The steamer capsized and sank in the harbor ofDuluth, Minnesota-West Superior, Wisconsin. Her engineer was killed.[126] |
| Nautilus | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa. Her captain and 11 crew killed.[112][127] |
| Oakworth | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The sailing vessel was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][128] |
| Sayre | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][129] |
| Scotia | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The cargo ship was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][130] |
| Scotia | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The steam lighter was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[131] |
| Thekla | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: The schooner was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa.[112][132] |
| Waimea | Norway | The Great Gale of 1902: Thebarque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach,Algoa Bay, South Africa breaking in two. Her captain and seven crew died.[112][133] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sylvester | United States | The yacht was wrecked nearSturgeon Bay, Michigan.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I. M. Weston | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire while lying in theChicago Drainage Canal.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crête-à-Pierrot |  Haitian Navy |  Thegunboat wasscuttled by the deliberate detonation of her aftmagazine atGonaïves, Haiti, to prevent her capture by the gunboatSMS Panther ( |
| J. B. Ward | United States | Carrying two passengers, three crewmen and a cargo of 15 tons of general merchandise, the 28-gross register ton, 48.2-foot (14.7 m)schooner was wrecked without loss of life inInunudah Bay (56°39′N157°27′W / 56.650°N 157.450°W /56.650; -157.450 (Inunudah Bay)) on the coast ofUmnak Island in theAleutian Islands after her anchor chains parted during agale. Therevenue cutterUSRC Manning (.png) United States Revenue Cutter Service) rescued all on board.[137] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Ford | United States | During a voyage fromSt. Michael,District of Alaska, toPort Townsend, Washington, andSan Francisco, California, the 401.11-gross register ton, 146.3-foot (44.6 m) three-mastedschooner – a convertedbrigantine – was wrecked onGlen Island (55°18′N162°55′W / 55.300°N 162.917°W /55.300; -162.917 (Glen Island)) off theBering Sea coast of theAlaska Peninsula. There were six survivors.[71] |
| Unknown scow | United States | Thescow, under tow ofBee (United States), was sunk in a collision with a scow under tow ofAlfred W. Booth (United States) in the harbor ofNew York City.[138] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. W. Crossman | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock inAlexandria Bay.[77] |
| Steven C. Hall | United States | The steamer struck a dock and sank atSandusky, Ohio.[77] |
| William H. Stevens | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire that started in the Engine Room 25 miles (40 km) from Clear Creek onLake Erie.[139] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eddystone | United States | The steamer sank at dock at the Arch Street wharf inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania due to a leak in the stern bearings.[101] |
| H. Houghten | United States | The steamer sank at her dock inDetroit. Two crewmen killed.[140] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown scow | United States | The scow, under tow ofNavigator (United States), foundered in a storm off theFire Island Lighthouse.[138] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Rome | United States | The steamer sprung a leak in a heavy gale 15 miles (24 km) north of theLake Superior Ship Canal. She was beached inBete Grise Bay on Point Isabel. Later refloated and towed toCleveland, Ohio for repairs.[107] |
| Good Hope |  United States | The 12-ton, 34-foot (10.4 m) or 39.9-foot (12.2 m)schooner slipped heranchor and was driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of both people on board 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west ofLanes Derrick in theroadstead atNome,District of Alaska.[141] |
| W. H. Moore | United States | The fishing steamer sprung a leak onLake Erie and was beached and abandoned nearAshtabula, Ohio.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eunice Cobb | United States | The steamer burned to the waterline atCramer Hill, New Jersey.[101] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cottage City | United States | The 1,885-gross register ton, 293-foot (89.3 m)steamer was stranded without loss of life on a shelf of rock offIsland Point (56°06′N132°21′W / 56.100°N 132.350°W /56.100; -132.350 (Island Point)) onEtolin Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska, losing herstem,forefoot, and 40 feet (12.2 m) of herkeel. Several hours later, the steamerSpokane (United States) took off her 150 passengers, andlighters removed her cargo. She was refloated three weeks after the wreck and proceeded toSeattle,Washington, under her ownsteam.[71] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lurline | United States | The steamer struck rocks in theColumbia River 1,000 feet (300 m) aboveWaterford, Washington, in heavyfog and was beached.[142] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F & F | United States | The steamer sank at dock inWilmington, North Carolina.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stroller | United States | The 11-gross register tonmotoryacht burned atHarpswell, Maine. All three people on board survived.[143] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Siglin | United States | During a voyage fromNome,District of Alaska, toPuget Sound,Washington, with a scheduled stop atDutch Harbor onAmaknak Island in theAleutian Islands, the 81-ton, 80-foot (24.4 m) two-mastedschooner was last seen offUnimak Island outside the entrance toFalse Pass. She never arrived at Dutch Harbor. Her entire crew of eight perished.[141] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Belle | United States | The steamer sank in a collision with a barge at Marchants Landing,Florida on theApalachicola River.[2] |
| Otelia Pedersen | United States | The schooner was disabled in a gale on 25 September. She was abandoned by her crew on 6 October and were rescued byUSS Princeton ( United States Navy). The derelict and drifting vessel was wrecked later that day on rocks onBotel Tobago Island offFormosa.[105][144] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Marie | United States | The schooner was wrecked in a storm atKincardine, Ontario. Her captain, two crewmen, the female cook, and one in the rescue party were killed.[7][145][146] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision withIroquois (United States) in the harbor atCharleston, South Carolina. She was then grounded in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water until emergency repairs could be made.[20] |
| Clan McDonald | United States | The steamer caught fire offChuckanut, Washington and was beached for a total loss.[84] |
| Columbia | United States | The steamer struck a rock inIndian Rapids, Oregon in theColumbia River and sank.[142] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. A. Bellinger | United States | The steamer struck a reef in theEmerald Channel near the entrance to theNiagara River onLake Erie and sank.[139] |
| Garden City | United States | The steam barge was destroyed by fire in theSaginaw River.[81][147] |
| Yoshina Maru |  Japan | The steamer caught fire in theVan Diemen Strait and was abandoned. She then drifted ashore atKagoshima,Japan.[148] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at McKenzies Landing, Florida on theManatee River.[2] |
| No Wonder | United States | The steamer struck a snag or submerged piling at the mouth of theCowlitz River and sank.[142] |
| Speranza | United States | The yacht burned and sank in theRaritan River.[138] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barge 129 | United States | Thewhaleback barge sank inLake Superior in a storm when holed by the anchor of her tow shipMauna Loa (United States) 35 miles (56 km) offVermilion Point in 650 feet (200 m) of water. The wreck was discovered in 2021 and identified in 2022, the last whaleback wreck to be located.[149][150] |
| C. B. Lockwood | United States | The fishing steamer suffered a broken steam pipe onLake Erie 13 miles (21 km) north north east ofFairport, Ohio and dropped anchor in a gale with heavy seas. Shortly after dropping anchor she sprung a leak and sank. Her crew abandoned ship in two boats. Part of her crew was rescued from one boat by a passing steamer, the other boat was found capsized the next day, ten crewmen drowned.[61] |
| Champion | United States | The ferry burned to the waterline and sank atGallipolis, Ohio overnight, a total loss.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ensign | United States | The yacht sank near the Ice Pier,Gallipolis, Ohio. Raised and repaired.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hattie B. Pereue | United States | The steamer missed the harbor atHolland, Michigan and ran ashore and was wrecked.[17][151] |
| Richmond | United States | The steamer destroyed by fire atTexas City, Texas.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eight unknown barges | United States | The eight barges, all loaded with coal, under tow ofFred Wilson (United States), were sunk after the tow steamerGleaner (United States) grounded on Twelve Pole Bar in theOhio River then turned across the channel in front ofFred Wilson resulting in a collision. The barges were abandoned after some coal was recovered. They were later removed by the US Government snag boatE. A. Woodruff (United States).[22] |
| Unknown barges | United States | The three barges, of 22 barges and 1 flat, all loaded with coal, under tow ofGleaner (United States), were sunk afterGleaner grounded on Twelve Pole Bar in theOhio River then turned across the channel in front ofFred Wilson (United States) resulting in a collision. The barges were later raised and some coal recovered.[22] |
| Unknown barges | United States | The two barges, both loaded with coal, under tow ofSam Brown (United States), were sunk afterSam Brown grounded on Sand Creek Bar in theOhio River. Some coal was recovered.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chelan | United States | The steamer struck Thompsons Bar in theColumbia River causing a severe leak and was beached in eight feet (2.4 m) of water.[84] |
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under tow ofEmpire (United States), was sunk in a collision with the ferryNetherlands (United States) off Pier 13 in theNorth River.[138] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Miner | United States | The schooner was wrecked onPoint aux Barques Reef, a total loss.[152][153] |
| Unknown canal boat | United States | The canal boat, under tow ofMedia (United States), was sunk in a collision with acar float under the tow ofUnity (United States) in the harbor ofNew York City.[138] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Sheffield | United States | The passenger paddle steamer was lost by burning atGrand Tower, Illinois.[55][154] |
| Parlor City | United States | The steamer was sunk at dock atNew Orleans, Louisiana when struck byNatchez (United States). Later raised and repaired.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Denver | United States | The steamer struck a snag in theSkagit River and sank. Later raised and repaired.[84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ventnor |  New Zealand | The steamer leftWellington for Hong Kong on 26 October 1902.[155] At about 12:30 am the next morning it struck a reef offCape Egmont[156] leading to damage. The ship sank about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) off the coast, in 147-metre-deep (482 ft) water, nearHokianga Heads on 27 October, with 13 crew killed as their lifeboat capsized.[157] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capital City | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision withTrader ( United Kingdom) and beached.[84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lena Mobray | United States | The steamer burned atStockton, Alabama and was abandoned.[64] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charon | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank atGrape Island, West Virginia. Immediately raised and taken toParkersburg, West Virginia for repairs.[12] |
| Enero | Spain | The steamer was sunk in a collision withSt Regulus ( United Kingdom) offDungeness, England. 27 crew were killed, 3 were rescued bySt Regulus.[7][158] |
| Jersey | United States | The motor vessel struck a snag in theSacramento River near Bowens Landing, sinking atClarksburg, California. The wreck had not been raised as of early 1903.[105] |
| Staut | Norway | The steamer ship foundered onTerschelling, the Netherlands, due to a navigation error. Much of the cargo was salvaged.[159] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louise | United States | The smallschooner was wrecked on the beach atNome,District of Alaska.[63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Choctaw | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) belowGreenwood, Mississippi in theYazoo River, a total loss.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Bucki | United States | The cargo schooner was sunk in a collision withAdmiral Sampson (United States) inMassachusetts Bay in dense fog. Her captain and three crewmen were killed.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Irene | United States | The yacht struck a jetty enteringSandusky Bay and sank.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Record | United States | The tug, docked at the Minnesota Ore Docks,Superior, Wisconsin, was hit and sunk byBransford (United States). One of her firemen was scalded in the sinking and died on 13 November.[126] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under tow ofAbram P. Skidmore (United States), was sunk in a collision with a barge under tow ofS. O. Co. No. 7 (United States) offGlasson's Point,New York in theEast River.[66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elingamite | Australia | Thepassenger ship ran aground and was wrecked on West Island in theThree Kings Islands, New Zealand, in thick fog due to inaccurate maps. 28 passengers and 17 crew died out of 136 passengers and 58 crew.[7][160] |
| Gem | United States | The fishing steamer burned to the waterline and sank inCasco Bay.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under tow ofMattie (United States), was sunk in a collision with a barge under tow ofHarlem River No. 3 (United States) in theHarlem River.[66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock inMontague, Michigan.[161] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Ballard | United States | The rail ferry sank atAshland, Kentucky when a run away rail car smashed into herforecastle. Raised and repaired.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Turner | United States | The steamer sank in 14 feet (4.3 m) of water atIron City Mines Dock,Pittsburgh. Raised and repaired.[111] |
| Sadie | United States | The 11-gross register tonschooner sank offCutler, Maine. Both people on board survived.[162] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rogue River | United States | The 80-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer struck a rock in theRogue River inOregon one-half mile (0.80 km) below the mouth of theIllinois River, destroying herrudder. The helpless vessel drifted three miles (4.8 km) downstream before hitting another rock, which caused her tocapsize and sink. All three people on board survived.[143][142] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Wallace | United States | The steamer foundered 20 miles (32 km) fromSuperior, Wisconsin due to a broken stern pipe.[126] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia | The steamer sank in theBlack Sea. 150 drowned.[7] | |
| Greenock | United Kingdom | The steamer collided with the steamerApe (flag unknown) nearGourock Bay and Cloch Point in theRiver Clyde. One man missing.[163] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raven | United States | The steamer struck a submerged log destroying her prop causing her to drift onto a reef and capsizing. Later righted and refloated and taken toVancouver, British Columbia.[84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knud |  Denmark | The steamer was sunk in a collision withSwaledale ( United Kingdom) off theBlack Middens in theTyne River. Her captain and six crewmen died. Four were rescued.[7][164] |
| South Dakota | United States | The passenger paddle steamer was lost to fire atPembina, North Dakota.[165] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alma | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withEcho (United States) atNew Orleans, a total loss.[10][166] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chili | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision withOswego (United States) in theBallards Reef channel in theDetroit River and was beached to prevent sinking.[140] |
| Jacob Heatherington | United States | The laid up steamer sank as a result of a rusted through supply pipe atCoal Haven, Kentucky. Raised and repaired.[91] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quito | United States | The steamer sprung a leak offLorain, Ohio onLake Erie and drifted ashore. Deemed a total loss.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles A. Silliman | United States | The passenger steamer was destroyed by fire betweenNew Baltimore, New York andTroy, New York.[53] |
| Lewis Pulver | United States | The tow steamer was sunk in a collision withMahanoy (United States) offBedloes Island,New York City.[66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bay City | United States |  |
| Maxie Yost | United States | The steamer ran onto a bar and was swung into rocks causing her to sink atChestnut Shoals on theBig Sandy River, a total loss.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | United States | Theschooner barge, under tow ofH. E. Runnels (United States), was cut loose by her tow in a gale onLake Huron. Her wreckage was found nearBloom Point onCockburn Island. Lost with all eight crew.[7][169] |
| Charles Hebard | United States | The steamer became unmanageable in a terrific gale and snowstorm after losing her rudder onLake Superior and was abandoned by her crew. She was wrecked onPoint Mamaise, a total loss. The crew made it to shore in boats.[107][170] |
| Choctaw | United States | The paddle steamer sank atGreenwood, Mississippi.[171] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pell | United States | Thesloop was sunk in a collision withMassasauga (United States) in theEast River.[31] |
| Progreso | United States | The steamer was destroyed at theFulton Engineering and Shipbuilding Works,San Francisco, California when 400 barrels of fuel oil in a fuel oil tank being fitted exploded. Broken up later. Six shipyard employees and six crewmen killed.[28][172] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saxon | United States | The steamer burned and sank at Pier 18 South,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[101] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astral | United States | The tow steamer became disabled offMount Desert Rock and the vessel drifted ashore and was wrecked. 17 of 18 crewmen made it ashore on Mount Desert Rock, the mess boy was found frozen to death. They were rescued after seven days byClara Clarita (United States).[73] |
| Pontiac | United States | The tug was sunk when pierced by ice betweenAlbany, New York andTroy, New York.[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. L. Lee | United States | The schooner sank in the south channel toAbsecon Inlet between Heinz Pier and Steel Pier in eight feet (2.4 m) of water. The wreck was blown up with dynamite on 22–23 June 1905.[173] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle Wooster | United States | The 479-gross register tonschooner sank in theNorth Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) east ofCape Ann,Massachusetts. All seven people on board survived.[174] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John C. Hall | United States | The steam barge sank in a severe storm near theDuck Islands onLake Ontario. Lost with all hands, believed to be nine.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under tow ofTormentor (United States), sank in a storm offBarnegat, New Jersey. crew rescued byTormentor.[66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vixen | United States | The laid up passenger steamer broke loose from her dock atCovington, Kentucky and was swept downstream and sank when she struck theSouthern Railroad bridge, a total loss.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frank A. Palmer | United States | Carrying a cargo ofcoal, the 274-foot (84 m), 2,014-gross register ton four-mastedschooner collided with the schoonerLouise B. Crary (United States) inMassachusetts Bay north ofCape Cod offGloucester, Massachusetts, during agale and sank in 360 feet (110 m) of water with the loss of 11 of the 21 crew members aboard the two ships.[175] |
| Louise B. Crary | United States | Carrying a cargo ofcoal, the 267-foot (81 m), 2,231-gross register ton five-masted schooner collided with the schoonerFrank A. Palmer (United States) inMassachusetts Bay north ofCape Cod offGloucester, Massachusetts, during agale and sank in 360 feet (110 m) of water with the loss of 11 of the 21 crew members aboard the two ships.[176] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Revolving Light | Norway | The three-mastedfull-rigged ship[177] fromMontevideo and, under tow, fromIJmuiden forHamburg, lost connection and was wrecked atTexel, the Netherlands.[178][179] The 17 crew members were rescued. Remains of the ship were still visible 50 years later.[180] In Canada a replica of the ship is built in the 2000s. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in theLittle Kanawha River below theHughes River.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander McNeil | United States | The bark was wrecked onPratas Reef in the China Sea.[181] |
| Margaret | United States | The steamer struck the pier of the Ninth Street Bridge,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in theMonongahela River and sank taking two flats down with her. One person reported missing. Later raised.[111] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stella | United States | The tow steamer filled and sank over night at the Atlantic Dock inBrooklyn, probably from the vessel catching under the dock on a rising tide. No leak found when she was raised.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hock White | United States | The steamer was sunk by ice 20 miles (32 km) belowDyersburg, Tennessee, a total loss.[182] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broughton | United Kingdom | Thefull-rigged ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage fromHamburg,Germany to theClyde.[183] |
| Florence | United States | The clipper is believed to have sunk offCape Flattery after failing to reach port[184] |
| Grecian | United Kingdom | The fishing steamer disappeared at sea. It was last seen 25 December 265 miles (426 km) north west of theInner Dowser Lightship.[185] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A.B.C.F.M. | United States | After being abandoned in July 1900 at aslip on theKinnickinnic River inMilwaukee,Wisconsin, following years of service as alumber carrier and later as a "floatingchurch" and "gospel ship", the three-mastedschooner was towed out ontoLake Michigan andscuttled sometime in mid 1902.[186] |
| Annie Wesley | United States | The fishing schooner was last seen offCape Sable Island on 17 December. Lost with all 14 crew.[187][188] |
| Chance | New Zealand |  |
| Coggeswell | United States | The barge sank in theHudson River sometime in early 1902. Some wreckage was removed by grappling on 23 July 1906.[189] |
| George Rennie | Australia |  |
| Louis Walsh | United States | The 1,433-ton ship broke loose from her moorings during agale and was washed ashore on thespit atDutch Harbor,District of Alaska. She was stripped and abandoned, and herhull eventually broke up.[63] |
| Nor'West |  United States | While laid up for the winter, the 8-gross register ton, 35.4-foot (10.8 m)schooner dragged her anchor during either the winter of 1901–1902 or the winter of 1902–1903 and was blown so far inland at the head of "Wrangell Bay" in theDistrict of Alaska – probablyWrangell Bay (57°01′N156°31′W / 57.017°N 156.517°W /57.017; -156.517 (Wrangell Bay)) onKodiak Island but possibly the harbor atWrangell inSoutheast Alaska – that she could not be relaunched. She was declared atotal loss and was stripped and abandoned.[190] |
| SMS S42 |  Imperial German Navy | Thetorpedo boat sank after a collision. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[191] |
| Sharp | United States | The tug burned and sank in theHudson River sometime in early 1902. Some wreckage was removed by grappling on 23 July 1906.[189] |
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