# List of shipwrecks in October 1883

The list of shipwrecks in October 1883 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1883.

## 1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Glentruim | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Westoe ( United Kingdom) off Tenedos, Ottoman Empire and was beached. Glentruim was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Ottavia | Italy | The barque ran aground off Roquetas de Mar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Senegal. She was declared a total loss. |

## 2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beckermet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom | The steamship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Rangoon, Burma. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Molière | France | The ship collided with the quayside at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure and was severely damaged. |

## 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aigburth | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in the Royal Victoria Dock, London. |
| Aquila | Norway | The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Johanne ( Norway) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Johanne. Aquila was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| Beau Monde | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. |
| Danmark | Denmark | The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to the Swin. |

## 4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Whitstable, Kent. |
| Emma | Jersey | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Wells Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Frane to Bo'ness, Lothian. |
| Emmanuel | United Kingdom | The fishing lugger ran aground and sank at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| George and Jane | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was run down and sunk by a steamship at Gravesend, Kent. |
| Heimdal | Norway | The schooner collided with Iris ( Sweden) off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom and was abandoned with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Iris. Heimdal was on a voyage from Isigny-sur-Mer, Calvados, France to Fredrikstadt. |
| James Davidson | United States | The wooden bulk carrier was wrecked in shallow water in Lake Huron off the coast of Michigan when she struck the southeastern end of Thunder Bay Island while towing the barge Middlesex ( United States) from Buffalo, New York, to Duluth, Minnesota. Her steam engine and boiler were salvaged soon afterward, and the rest of her wreck broke up and sank in about 35 feet (11 m) of water at 45°01′57″N 83°11′34″W﻿ / ﻿45.0324°N 83.192717°W﻿ / 45.0324; -83.192717﻿ (James Davidson). |
| Star | United Kingdom | The fishing trawler ran aground and sank at Hartlepool, County Durham. |

## 5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clan Macintosh | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was refloated. |
| Jane Cochrose | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire in the River Tay nea Newburgh, Fife. She was burnt to the waterline and the crew left in the ship's boats. |

## 6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Meraggio | Flag unknown | The steamship collided with the quayside at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure and was severely damaged. |

## 7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| George | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Ethel ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. |
| Roxburghshire | United Kingdom | The barque departed from Portland, Oregon, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Klangteen, and Yangtze | China United Kingdom | The steamships collided in the Yangtze and were both severely damaged. They both put in to Shanghai. Klangteen was on a voyage from Ningbo to Shanghai. Yangtze was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong. |
| Tramore | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at La Atunara, Spain with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Uniao | Portugal | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to Faro. |

## 9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Almora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Thames upstream of the Coalhoue Fort, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Colombo, Ceylon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Diadem | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Contrary Head, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. |
| Johan Sverdrup | Norway | The ship struck a rock and foundered. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bergen. |
| Miranda | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Golea ( Spain) and sank at Maasluis, South Holland, Netherlands. Miranda was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Strathdon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran ashore on the Cannon Rock, near Kearney's Point, County Down in dense fog. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Abergele, north Wales, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire with limestone. Later broke up and sank. |
| William Hinde | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Middle Spit Bank, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amphitrite | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Malmö, Sweden. |
| Devonia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde upstream of Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Trinidad | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship departed from Java, Netherlands East Indies for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fanny S | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Guadiana with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to the west coast of Africa. |

## 13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Auguste Léontine | France | The sloop ran aground in the Risle. |
| Aurora | Norway | The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom for Holmstadt. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Lady Eglington | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Liffey. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. |
| Louise | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the Risle. |
| Secret | United Kingdom | The Humber Keel foundered in the Humber off Reed Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole to Hull, Yorkshire. |

## 14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Burns | United Kingdom | The steamship was lost off "Sunkin". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bussorah, Persia to London. |
| Meta | Germany | The full-rigged ship was wrecked about 250 yards (229 m) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, United States. Her 24 crew were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to New York, United States. Her wreck sank in 20 feet (6 m) of water and is known as the "Mantoloking Wreck." |

## 15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Salto | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with another vessel and sank off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of one of her six crew. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | A schooner ran aground on the Shingles Sand, off the north Kent coast. |

## 16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agar | Austria-Hungary | The barque was run into by Florence ( United States and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (38°06′N 53°18′W﻿ / ﻿38.100°N 53.300°W﻿ / 38.100; -53.300). Her crew were rescued by Florence. Agar was on a voyage from New York, United States to Lisbon, Portugal. |

## 17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adel | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Archangelsk, Russia. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to a British port. |
| Gwen Jones | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Thief Sand, off the north Norfolk coast. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and towed in to King's Lynn in a leaky condition. |
| Magellan | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the tug Lightning ( United Kingdom). |
| Minnie | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| Speedwell | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Aberporth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |

## 18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agelm | Germany | The steamship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kiel to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex. |
| Aline Woermann | Germany | The steamship foundered near Texel and Vlieland, Netherlands with the loss of all 33 people on board. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the west coast of Africa. |
| Bellingham | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Livorno, Italy. She was on a voyage from South Shield, County Durham to Livorno. |
| Clara | Norway | The ship was wrecked at Sainte-Marie-de-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. She was on a voyage from the Rio Pongo to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Die Peene | Germany | The brig foundered off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her nine crew were rescued by the smack Fisher ( United Kingdom). Die Peene was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Oak | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was run down and sunk at Hull, Yorkshire by the steamship Domino ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. |
| Toledo | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Hanibal". Her crew were taken off, but her captain remained on board. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Wismar, Germany. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | A brigantine was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset, United Kingdom. |

## 20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carrie | United States | The steamship capsized in the James River in a squall. A fireman died. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | A lighter collided with the tug Lizard ( United Kingdom) and sank at Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of three of the seven people on board. |
| Two unnamed vessels | United States | Two fishing schooners were lost off the coast of Massachusetts with the loss of twenty lives. |

## 23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alliance, and Normandie | France | The schooner Alliance collided with the steamship Normandie and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Normandie was on a voyage from New York to Havre de Grâce. She subsequently struck the quayside and was severely damaged. |

## 24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| I Am Here | United States | The boat went ashore on Star Island, Isles of Shoals, and bilged. Her crew were rescued. Possibly repaired and returned to service, |
| Mirzapore | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria. |

## 25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherine | Germany | The brig was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Harrier | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Moul Head, Orkney Islands. Both crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. |
| Matje | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in Wick Bay with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Denmark to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Schamyl | United States | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at East London, Cape Colony. |
| Vixen | Natal Colony | The fishing trawler was driven ashore and capsized at Port Elizabeth. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | A schooner was driven ashore at Keiss, Caithness, United Kingdom. |

## 28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Douro | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Nagara". She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated. |
| H. W. Edye | United States | The tug suffered a boiler explosion and sank between the pier at Fort Morgan, Alabama and the bar at the mouth of Mobile Bay. Four crew were killed. |

## 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adorna | Germany | The full-rigged ship collided with the steamship Vespasian ( United Kingdom) 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south east of the Varne Lightvessel ( Trinity House) and was severely damaged. Adorna was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States. She was taken in tow by the steamship Chillingham ( United Kingdom) and beached at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom with assistance from the tugs Granville and Lady Vita (both United Kingdom). |
| City of Berlin | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with HMS Hawk ( Royal Navy) 47 nautical miles (87 km) north east of the Tuskar Rock. |
| Maud F. Leighton | United States | The fishing schooner departed from Provincetown, Massachusetts for the Georges Bank and would have reached it before the gales, and probably sank in the gales on 12, 13, and 14 November. Lost with all sixteen crew. |

## 30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Petrus | Norway | The barque ran aground in the River Ouse. She was on a voyage from Punta Arena, Chile to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day. |
| Rocaberg | United Kingdom | The brig collided with the full-rigged ship Thomas Dana ( United States) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (48°37′N 15°14′W﻿ / ﻿48.617°N 15.233°W﻿ / 48.617; -15.233) with the loss of 88 of the 109 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Thomas Dana. Rocaberg was on a voyage from Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. |
| York City | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alhambra, and Holyhead | Germany United Kingdom | The barque Alhambra and the steamship Holyhead collided in the Irish Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey and both sank. Alhambra was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. She lost thirteen of the 27 people on board. Survivors were rescued by boats from Holyhead, which was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead. Holyhead lost two of her crew. The rest of her 27 crew and her four passengers took to four lifeboats, which were towed in to Holyhead by the schooner Gertrude ( United Kingdom). |
| Arab | United States | The schooner ran aground at St. Joseph, Michigan. She was on a voyage from Frankfort, Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her five crew survived. She was refloated, but then capsized and sank on 11 November while under tow to Milwaukee. |
| Caithness Lass | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Crudenscars. Her four crew were rescued by a fishing boat. |
| Rudoph | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the steamship Clifton Grove at Cowes, Isle of Wight and was severely damaged. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adele Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Maranhão, Brazil with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão. |
| Armida | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in the Flintrännan. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Bilbao, Spain. She was refloated and put back to Sundsvall. |
| Bedlormie | United Kingdom | The steamship was run down and sunk at Greenock, Renfrewshire by the steamship Banner ( United Kingdom). She was refloated on 3 October and taken in to Greenock. |
| Bolivar | Germany | The brig ran aground at Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Ciudad Bolivar to Hamburg. |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The barquentine ran aground on the South Ouse Sand, off the north Kent coast. |
| Clio | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Clayshant Head, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. |
| Colina | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Cardiff. |
| Dinnington | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the Seine at "Fatonville". She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Dissington | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and sank on Neckmansgrund, in the Baltic Sea. |
| Ekero | Grand Duchy of Finland | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Renown ( United Kingdom). Ekero was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to a Finnish port. |
| Enigheden | Norway | The jagt was driven ashore at Kalmar, Sweden. |
| Euripides | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Hjelmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Far West | United States | The sternwheel paddle steamer was lost when she hit a snag on the Missouri River near St. Charles, Missouri. |
| Felix Brandt | Denmark | The barque was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, where she arrived on 5 October. |
| Franziska | Russia | The ship was towed into the River Tyne in a waterlogged condition. |
| Frigorifique | France | The steamship was driven ashore in the Seine at "Fatonville". She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| George Leed | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Mostardas, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pelotas, Brazil. |
| Germania | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off the Packerort Lighthouse, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lübeck. |
| Hispania | Flag unknown | The ship collided with the steamship Riga ( Germany) and was severely damaged. She was taken in to Stettin, Germany. |
| Ida | Norway | The brig ran aground off Bolderāja, Russia. She was refloated but had to be beached. |
| Jane Cory, and Niord | United Kingdom Norway | The steamships collided at Copenhagen and were both severely damaged. Jane Cory was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Dover, Kent. Niord was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was beached. |
| J. F. Merry | United States | The brig collided with the steamship Kepler ( United Kingdom) at Montevideo, Uruguay and was severely damaged. |
| Juana Nancy | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore south of St. Mary's Island, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to the River Tyne. She was refloated and taken in to Elswick, Northumberland. |
| Juliane Renate | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore at Hela. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Rotterdam. |
| Larkspur | United Kingdom | The barque capsized and sank while entering Mauritius harbour while under tow. Five the crew survived but her captain was drowned. |
| Louise | Netherlands | The schooner collided with the steamship Elf ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Louise was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland to Riga, Russia. She put in to Copenhagen in a severely leaky condition. |
| Marie | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Iceland to Copenhagen. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| Martha | Norway | The barque ran aground in the Middelgrund. She was on a voyage from Riga to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Maud | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with another Mersey Flat and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Medusa | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Gaden". |
| Miranda | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with a Spanish steamship and broke in tow. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Rotterdam. |
| Nanny | Grand Duchy of Finland | The barque was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. |
| Nellie | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Landskrona, Sweden. |
| Nelson | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground at Ardglass, County Down and was beached. |
| Orvar Odd | Norway | The brig sank at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Douglas. |
| Palmerin | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. |
| Paposa | Germany | The barque collided with the steamship Cramlington ( United Kingdom) and sank at Glückstadt. |
| Persian | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off the Formby Lightship ( Trinity House). She was refloated with assistane from the tug Constitution ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Ruth Groves | United States | The schooner vanished after leaving the Provincetown, Massachusetts on 21 October. Believed to have sunk in a gale that occurred on 12 November on the Georges Bank. Lost with all twelve crew. |
| Salome | Denmark | The schooner collided with the brig Triton ( Norway) and was severely damaged. Salome was on a voyage from Ystad, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland. She put in to Rønne. |
| Sirocco | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
| Spearman | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Key West, Florida, United States. |
| St. Athens | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Sonderose", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Dantsic. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Theresina | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Pará, Brazil and was severely damaged. She was refloated. |
| Weardale | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Seine at "Fatonville". Her crew were rescued. |
| Unnamed | France | A lighter collided with the steamship Olinda and sank at Bordeaux, Gironde. |