# List of shipwrecks in September 1872

The list of shipwrecks in September 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1872.

## 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argo | France | The ship was wrecked in Trinity Bay with the loss of eight of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Toulon, Var to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| Gladan | Sweden | The ship was sighted off Spitsbergen, Norway. Presumed subsequently wrecked in ice. |
| Polhem | Sweden | The ship was sighted off Spitsbergen. Presumed subsequently wrecked in ice. |

## 2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Berbice | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a waterlogged condition. Her crew were rescued by the barque Robert Wendt ( Germany). Berbice was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Calhoun | United States | The ship was abandoned near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Vandalia ( Germany). Calhoun was on a voyage from the Bull River to the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from New York, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Coila | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Kobe, Japan. |
| Edith Emily | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Pointe des Monts". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| Festina Leute | United Kingdom | The ship departed from London for Trinidad. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Robert Burns | United Kingdom | The paddle tug ran aground off Proti Island, Greece. She was on a voyage from "Princes Island" to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated but consequently sank in Beyenkdereh Bay. |

## 4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Mary Anthony | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Polina ( United Kingdom). Mary Anthony was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Prince Llewellyn | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at the Poolbeg Lighthouse, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dublin. |

## 5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Auguste Georges | France | The barque was wrecked on "Malayong Island", Spanish East Indies. Her crew were rescued. |
| Brothers Success | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated. |
| Elizabeth Jose | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned in Whitesand Bay. She was towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall the next day by the tug Scotia ( United Kingdom). |
| Newcastle | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Tuskar Rock with the loss of all but one of her 30 crew. A stowaway also died. The survivor was rescued by the steamship Castilian ( United Kingdom). Newcastle was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States and/or Havana, Cuba. |
| Oscar | Norway | The schooner ran aground on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Tønsberg. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition. |

## 6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bretagne | France | The ship struck a sunken rock and sank off Abrevac'h, Finistère. |
| Maria | Germany | The barque was wrecked on a rock west of "Luiting", China. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. |

## 7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sappho | United States | The yacht ran aground in the Solent 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. |
| Wild Gazelle | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Paysand. |

## 9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice Maud | United Kingdom | The drogher was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued. |
| Armand | France | The barque was lost in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Chicken Hazard | United Kingdom | The schooner sank in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Comete | France | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued. |
| Crusader | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by General McLellan ( United States). Crusader was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Elora | France | The barque sank in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Everard | France | The steamship sank in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Heinrick | Germany | The ship was wrecked on the Middelplatte, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to "Wohrden". |
| Herald | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued. |
| Islesman | Barbadoes | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique with the loss of three lives. |
| James Richardson | United Kingdom | The barque was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Jenny | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked or foundered in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued. |
| Joseph | France | The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Louisa | France | The sloop sank in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Marie | France | The barque sank in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Marsellaise | France | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked or foundered in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rosebud | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Roseway | United States | The brig was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Vengeur | France | The barque sank in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Voyager | France | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked or foundered in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued. |
| Wilhelmine | Germany | The schooner was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |
| Winifred | United Kingdom | The drogher was lost in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued. |
| Winnefred | France | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked or foundered in a hurricane at Martinique. Her crew were rescued. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was blown out to sea from Saint Kitts in a hurricane. No further trace. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Unnamed | China | The junk was run into by the full-rigged ship Araby Maid ( United Kingdom) and sank at Woosung. |

## 10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beta | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the Sage Rock, off Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto. |
| Canonan | Leeward Islands | The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Coquette | France | The steam launch was driven ashore in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Eloiza | Venezuela | The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Exlinsa | Greece | The brig was driven ashore at Portimão, Portugal. |
| Precheur | France | The steam launch foundered in a hurricane at Martinique. |
| Winifred | Canada | The brigantine was severely damaged in a hurricane at Martinique. |

## 11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amazon | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Bride of Lorne | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Pelican Island, Barbadoes. |
| Catherine Thompsan | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Irvine, Ayrshire. |
| Friend | Barbadoes | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Grace Kelly | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Iona | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at the entrance to Bow Creek. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| James Barker | United States | The brigantine was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Johnson | Leeward Islands | The schooner was lost in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Josephine | Leeward Islands | The schooner was lost in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Lotus | Leeward Islands | The schooner was lost in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Maggie | Tobago | The sloop was driven ashore or foundered in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Ocean Spray | United Kingdom | The barque collided with the steamship Hirondelle ( France) and foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Hirondelle. Ocean Spray was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Preciosa | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship Albanian ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Egremont, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Reindeer | Leeward Islands | The schooner was lost in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Sally | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Irvine. |
| HM hired ship Springham | Barbadoes | The survey ship, a schooner, was lost in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Stephen | Leeward Islands | The schooner was lost in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| West Stanley | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Hope Point, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Crookhaven, County Cork. |

## 12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| New House | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by a smack. |
| Marion | Canada | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lockport, Newfoundland Colony to Trinidad. |

## 13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Llanhawn" to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Antonio | France | The chasse-marée ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom and sank. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Celuta | Norway | The barque was wrecked on "Hoff's Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Narva, Russia. |
| HMS Supply | Royal Navy | The transport ship ran aground at Cape Palmas, Liberia. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. |

## 14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atlas | Denmark | The barque collided with Pauline ( Germany) and sank south of Dragør, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. Atlas was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Härnösand, Sweden. |
| Caroline Louise | Russia | The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stockholm, Sweden. |
| Deploana | Norway | The yacht was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Hafnia | Flag unknown | The ship was run into by Helios (Flag unknown) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. |
| Luigina Bianchetti | Italy | The ship departed from Monte Video, Uruguay for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Marianna | Italy | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Nuova Raffelina | Italy | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at The Lizard. She was on a voyage from Bassein to Falmouth. |
| Orray Taft | United States | The whaler, a barque was wrecked on Marble Island, Northwest Territories, Canada with the subsequent loss of some of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 2 August 1873,. probably by the whaling schooner Abbie Bradfield, which is known to have rescued the survivors of Ansel Gibbs ( United States), who were also rescued from Marble Island that day. |
| Prosperous | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Salisbury ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Shermann | United States | The ship was driven ashore on the Estonian coast. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. |
| Wycliffe | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked off "Palm Island", Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Pará, Brazil. |

## 15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sanderson | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire off Corvo, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued by Mathilde ( Germany). Sanderson was on a voyage from Algoa Bay to Sunderland, County Durham. |

## 16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Braes of Engie | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Rømø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Harburg, Germany. |
| Robert James | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Mary ( United Kingdom). Robert James was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Riga, Russia. |

## 17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lily | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cardiff, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bideford, Devon. |
| Tell | New Zealand | The 302-ton barque was wrecked stranded in Northland, New Zealand, while en route from Newcastle, New South Wales and became a total wreck. |
| Thomas P. Davies | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. |
| Victoria | New Zealand | The 17-ton schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Awanui River when she stranded on rocks. |

## 19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hilda | Germany | The ship sprang a leak and sank near Glückstadt. |
| Marthine | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Wyre. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada to Fleetwood, Lancashire. |
| Seine | France | The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alida | Netherlands | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore east of Dunkerque, Nord, France. She had become a wreck by 24 September. |
| Zora | Greece | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the mouth of the Amazon. Her crew were rescued. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked in Clarach Bay. |

## 21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the schooner Russell ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Medway. |
| James | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool. |
| Lena | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Bosphorus. She was on a voyage from London to the Danube. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| William | United Kingdom | The brig departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham for Bremerhaven, Germany. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |

## 22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Firense | Italy | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 39 nautical miles (72 km) from its mouth. |
| National | France | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Santiago Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Nina | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Emma D. ( United States). Nina was on a voyage from Redonda, Leeward Islands to Goole, Yorkshire. |
| Sjofna | Denmark | The ship ran aground on the Middle Ridge, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Appledore, Devon, United Kingdom to Helsingør. |

## 23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Attilio | Italy | The barque was wrecked at Copacabana, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Belle Île, Morbihan, France. |
| Raisbeck | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Geestemünde, Germany. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Dover, Kent for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Twee Gebroders | Netherlands | The ship departed from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium for Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |

## 24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelaide | United Kingdom | The schooner put in to Fishguard, Pembrokeshire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Cardiganshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Eri-King | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Glasgow. |
| Galena | United States | Carrying a cargo of lumber, the wooden steamer ran hard aground on North Point Reef in Lake Huron off the coast of Michigan. She eventually broke up and sank. Her wreck lies in 16 feet (4.9 m) of water at 45°00′28″N 83°14′59″W﻿ / ﻿45.007667°N 83.249833°W﻿ / 45.007667; -83.249833﻿ (Galena). |
| Laura | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and sank at Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. All on board were rescued. |
| Lisbon | United Kingdom | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Portrush, County Antrim on 30 September. |
| Medora | Norway | The ship ran aground on the Rute Miplaper, in the Baltic Sea. |

## 25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Littlehampton, Sussex. |
| Ariel | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the schooner Maria ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. |
| Eaglet | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Elizabeth | Denmark | The schooner was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aarhus to the Firth of Forth. |
| George Reed | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked in the Maldives. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saigon, French Indo-China. |
| Gesina Antina | Norway | The ship ran aground on the Dvale Grounds, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition. |
| Humboldt | Germany | The ship ran aground on "Oedjon Boegoe", Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Australia to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Jannetje | Netherlands | The schooner was abandoned in the Skaggerak. Her crew were rescued by the barque Hoppet ( Germany). Jannetje was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| William Wise | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Southend Pier, Essex She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore at Spurn Point. |

## 26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Assomption | France | The sloop was wrecked on the coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands. |
| Attaliah | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Goere, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by Richard ( United Kingdom). Attalia was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Auguste Gache | France | The steamship foundered off Belle Île, Morbihan. |
| Belle | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Aberdeen. |
| Concord | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire to Lübeck, Germany. |
| Dalhousie | Canada | The steamship was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Chicago, Illinois, United States. |
| Economy | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Clemence Marie ( France). |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Russell | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep. |
| Selicia | Belgium | The steamship ran aground at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. |
| Taurus | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack Wanderer ( United Kingdom), which lost a crew member effecting the rescued. Taurus was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Triton | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Western Tillen, in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. |
| Venskabet | Sweden | The ship foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Ystad. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Sandvig" to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Yokohama | United States | The barque collided with the steamship Nile ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned and set afire. Yokohama was on a voyage from New York to Hong Kong. |

## 27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antje | Germany | The ship sank in the Ems. Her crew were rescued. |
| Argus | Belgium | The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. |
| Carl Linck | Germany | The ship was wrecked on the Understen Rock, off Stockholm, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 9 October and towed in to Stockholm. |
| Cereal | United Kingdom | The barque caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by John Ritson ( United Kingdom). Cereal was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Santos, Brazil. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk whilst on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Goole, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Honor | United Kingdom | The brigantine collided with a barque and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. |
| La Perien | France | The schooner was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Rebecca | United Kingdom | The ship struck the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put back to Dublin, but sank in the River Liffey. |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued the next day by Echantress ( United Kingdom). Swan was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Theresia | Norway | The barque was driven ashore on Texel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Vivid | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship Haardrade ( Germany) and sank in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from an English port to Harburg, Germany. She had been refloated by 19 October. |
| W. G. Russell | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to London. |
| William Dixon | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Chapman Sand, in the Thames Estuary. |

## 28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dorothea | Norway | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) east south east of St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dram to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. |
| Eliza Sherris | Portugal | The ship was wrecked at Porto Seguro, Brazil. |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from "Fornea" to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition. |
| Florence Barclay | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Table Bay. |
| Jane Bingham | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Raz de Sein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to "Saint-Layavu", on the west coast of France. |
| Lavinia | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Blakeney, Norfolk. |
| Nazarene | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. |
| Parisienne | France | The lugger sank at Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newquay, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Viola | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Gourock, Renfrewshire. |
| Wilhelm | Germany | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Four unnamed vessels | United States | The ships sank in Lake Erie. |

## 29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship sank in Swansea Bay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Waterford. |
| Corsair | United States | Corsair in 2014.The wooden schooner sank with the loss of five lives in 182 feet (55 m) of water in Lake Huron off Harrisville, Michigan, at 44°46′55″N 83°07′26″W﻿ / ﻿44.782033°N 83.123767°W﻿ / 44.782033; -83.123767﻿ (Corsair). |
| Detroit | United States | Carrying a cargo of lumber, the wooden paddle steamer was driven ashore on the coast of Lake Huron near Greenbush, Michigan. During salvage operations a few weeks later, one of the chains used to lift her accidentally cut her in half, causing her to sink in 10 feet (3 m) of water at 44°35′10″N 83°18′41″W﻿ / ﻿44.586183°N 83.311433°W﻿ / 44.586183; -83.311433﻿ (Detroit). |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the copast of Norfolk. Her seven crew were rescued by the fishing trawler Lizzie Mordue ( United Kingdom). |
| Leif | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mary Jones ( United States). Leif was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. |
| Nenthorn | United Kingdom | The brig collided with the steamship Constance ( United Kingdom) and sank off Málaga, Spain with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Constance. Nenthorn was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Spray | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Signal ( United Kingdom). Spray was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Hartlepool, County Durham. She came ashore at Noordwijk, South Holland, Netherlands on 4 October. |

## 30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annechina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland. |
| Antelope, and Zanola | France United Kingdom | The steamships collided in the English Channel and were both beached at Dungeness, Kent, with Zanola beached nearer to New Romney. Antelope was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. The Zanola was reported to be on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and sailed for London. |
| Arianna | Malta | The brigantine foundered off Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued by Audax ( United Kingdom). Arianna was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Bee | United Kingdom | The lugger foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Dove ( United Kingdom). |
| Bonne Romelingh | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sylt, Germany. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Garibaldi | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Montreal, Quebec, Canada for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Gesina | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sylt. |
| Ina | United Kingdom | The tender was driven ashore at the mouth of the Brodie River. She was plundered and burnt by the local inhabitants. |
| Jane J. Southard | United States | The full-rigged ship caught fire at Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was beached and scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Callao, Peru. |
| Salvador | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Kandestederne". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife, United Kingdom to Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Venskabet | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sylt. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arctic | Germany | The brig was wrecked at Maracaibo, Venezuela. |
| Augusto | Brazil | The ship was lost in the Solimões River. She was on a voyage from Pará to Iquitos, Peru. |
| Blanche | France | The steamship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire, United Kingdom before 23 September. |
| Christopher | Newfoundland Colony | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda in a hurricane before 21 September. Her crew were rescued. |
| Dagmar | Grand Duchy of Finland | The steamship ran aground between 4 and 6 September. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Turku. |
| Dunkeld | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked in the Bocas before 11 September. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 10 September. |
| Eliza Maria | United Kingdom | The barque collided with another vessel and sank in the Hampton Roads. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to a Baltic port. |
| Eugenie | United Kingdom | The barque was towed in to New York, United States in a derelict condition by the steamship Dorian ( United Kingdom). Eugenie had been on a voyage from Brunswick, Georgia, United States to Montevideo, Uruguay. |
| Excalibur | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island, Canada before 6 September. |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Ponce, Puerto Rico. |
| George Esson | Canada | The barque was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Medway ( Canada). |
| G. Palmer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at North Cape, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She was on a voyage from Cork to Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Isa | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked off Socotra, Aden Governorate before 13 September. Her crew were rescued by HMS Briton ( Royal Navy). |
| Highland Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City, Canada. |
| Julia D. | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Maracaibo. |
| Margaret | Netherlands | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 27 September. |
| Mathilde | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Brass River. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mediterrane | France | The ship was wrecked at "Kootenow", Dahomey. Her crew were rescued. |
| Moldavia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Danube at "Ghiobau Ghina", Ottoman Empire. |
| Nathaniel | France | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from "Tore Forss" to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and taken in to Luleå, Sweden. |
| Prompt | Canada | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 September. |
| Sailor's Home | United States | The ship ran aground on the Red Island Reef, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was refloated and taken in to Quebec City. |
| Seriole | Canada | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Demerara, British Honduras. |
| Thorwaldsen | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore between Stettin and Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Stettin, where she arrived on 1 October. |
| Whycliffe | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Paranaguá, Brazil before 16 September. Her crew were rescued. |
| Witch of the Tees | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at East London, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from London to East London. |