# List of shipwrecks in November 1883

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

## 1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kingaloch | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Fowey, Cornwall for Blyth, Northumberland. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Shooting Star | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Merchant ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. |

## 3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Duguesclin | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Aberdeen for Nairn. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sarah M. Smith | Flag unknown | The barque was sighted by the steamer Plantyn ( Belgium) abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, New York, at 40°34′N 72°34′W﻿ / ﻿40.567°N 72.567°W﻿ / 40.567; -72.567. |

## 5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eunomia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire with the loss of four of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Lamlash, Isle of Arran to Demerara, British Guiana. |

## 6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Iris | United Kingdom | The steamship struck rocks off Cape Villano, Spain and sank with the loss of 35 of her 36 crew. She was on a voyuage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Port Said, Egypt. |
| Thankful | United Kingdom | The brig sank off Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. |

## 7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Burslem | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Calais, France. |
| Modina | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the Manacles Rock, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Devoran, Cornwall. |

## 10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Iris | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked off the coast of Galicia, Spain with the loss of 35 of her crew. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The smack collided with the smack Velox ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by Velox. |
| Ramsey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Elizabeth Reef, 400 nautical miles (740 km) off the Australian coast, with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from London to Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Saint Paul | United States | The steamship caught fire at De Tour, Michigan and was scuttled in 13 feet (4.0 m) of water. She was refloated on 13 November. |
| Trinidad | United Kingdom | The ship de[arted from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies for the English Channel. No further trace, reported overdue. |

## 11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arab | United States | The schooner capsized and sank in Lake Michigan about 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Racine, Wisconsin (42°38.70′N 087°47.49′W﻿ / ﻿42.64500°N 87.79150°W﻿ / 42.64500; -87.79150﻿ (Arab)) with the loss of one of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the tug Protection ( United States), which was towing her from St. Joseph, Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Ashtabula | United States | The schooner capsized and sank in Lake Michigan off Milwaukee (43°04.200′N 087°48.139′W﻿ / ﻿43.070000°N 87.802317°W﻿ / 43.070000; -87.802317﻿ (Ashtabula)). Her four crew abandoned ship in a yawl and were rescued by the tug Starke Brothers ( United States). Ashtabula was on a voyage from Chicago, Illinois, to Escanaba, Michigan. |
| Hollandia | Netherlands | The steamship was run into by the steamship John Ormston ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached at Blackwall, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Hollandia was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to London, United Kingdom. |
| J. N. Carter | Canada | The schooner was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. She was refloated in Spring 1884, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Paola | Italy | The brig was wrecked on the Vada Banks, in the Mediterranean Sea off Livorno with some loss of life. |

## 12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arab | United States | The schooner foundered in Lake Huron with the loss of one of her nine crew. |
| Etoile | France | The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Cette, Hérault. No further trace, reported missinhg. |
| Hattie Chester | United States | The schooner left Gloucester, Massachusetts on 7 November for the Georges Bank, probably lost in the gale on 12 November with all fourteen crew. |
| Nahar | Austria-Hungary | The barque was run into by the steamship Duke of Argyll ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Crosby Channel with the loss of her pilot. Her crew were rescued by the tug Columbus ( United Kingdom). |
| Nellie | United States | The steamship was wrecked in Lake Winnipeg with the loss of several lives. |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | United States | The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank, last seen the day before. Lost with all twelve crew. |
| Sultana | United States | The fishing schooner left Gloucester, Massachusetts on 19 October and vanished, probably lost on 12 November on the Georges Bank in a gale with the loss of all fourteen crew. |
| Witchcraft | United States | The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank, last seen the day before. Lost with all eleven crew. |
| Five unnamed vessels | United States | The fishing vessels capsized in Chesapeake Bay with the loss of 30 lives. |
| Three unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The coal barges were wrecked in Long Island Sound with the loss of eight lives. |
| 20 unnamed vessels | United States | The schooners were wrecked on the American coast. Their crews were rescued. |

## 13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| H. C. Ackley | United States | The steam barge suffered engine and steering problems in a severe gale after encountering and taking under tow the tug Protection ( United States), which also was in distress. H. C. Ackley sank in Lake Michigan in 20 fathoms (120 ft; 37 m) of water 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Holland, Michigan, with the loss of her captain and five other crew members. The schooner Driver ( United States) rescued the other twelve members of her crew. |

## 14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Protection | United States | After departing St. Joseph, Michigan, on 10 November, the tug got into trouble in a severe gale on Lake Michigan while towing the schooner Arab ( United States) to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Protection cut Arab loose to try to save herself, and Arab sank on 11 November with the loss of one life, Protection rescuing the other eight men on board. Protection then was taken under tow by the steam barge H. C. Ackley ( United States), but soon H. C. Ackley got into trouble and cut her loose. Protection eventually grounded 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the harbor at Saugatuck, Michigan, on 14 November with the loss of one life after dragging her anchor. The United States Life-Saving Service crew from St. Joseph and local people helped the other four members of Protection′s crew and the eight survivors of Arab get ashore safely. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was wrecked at Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada with the loss of all eight hands. |

## 15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Galatea, and St. Andrew's Castle | United Kingdom | The barques collided in the Atlantic Ocean and both vessels sank. Their crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Emma C. ( Italy). Galatea was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to the River Plate. St. Andrew's Castle was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to the River Plate |
| Grecian | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned, sinking, in mid-Atlantic, after developing a leak in heavy gales on voyage from Philadelphia, United States, to Porto, Portugal, with grain; all crew were rescued by American ship MARTHA COBB. |

## 16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Algoma | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Penarth, Glamorgan. The fire was extinguished. |
| C. W. Anderson | Canada | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Carmona ( United Kingdom). C. W. Anderson was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Puerto Rico. |
| Manistee | United States | The cargo liner broke up and sank in a severe gale in Lake Superior with the loss of between 23 and 30 lives. Wreckage was found on shore scattered between Ontonagon, Michigan and Keweenaw Point. |

## 17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alberta | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire with the loss of one life. |
| Par Excellent | United Kingdom | The pilot cutter foundered in the Bristol Channel off Barry Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. |
| Four unnamed vessels | United States | A tug and three barges were destroyed by fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |

## 18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Condor | United Kingdom | The steamship struck the pier at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands and sank with the loss of eighteen of her 27 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Dei Gratia | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Kate Covert ( United Kingdom). Dei Gratia was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool. |
| Hymettus | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of South Holland, Netherlands. Some of her crew were rescued by the 's-Gravenzande Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Bilbao, Spain. |
| Labrador | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the West Voe of Sumburgh. Her crew were rescued. |
| Yan Pan | United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Burntisland, Fife. |
| Salvatore | Italy | The ship was destroyed by fire off Carboneras, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Senegal. |

## 19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bacalieu | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Dublin for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Iolani | Spain | The steamship was wrecked on Panagatan Island, Spanish East Indies. Some of her passengers and crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Iloilo to Manila. |

## 20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Blaenavon | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Crown of Arragon ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde. Her crew survived. Blaenavon was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Mimi P. | Austria-Hungary | The barque was wrecked near Alcúdia, Majorca, Spain with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Montevideo, Uruguay. |
| Telegraf | Norway | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Laurel ( United Kingdom). Telegraf was on a voyage from Kragerø to London, United Kingdom. The derelict was towed into the Nieuwe Diep in a waterlogged condition on 22 November. |

## 21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherina Hillechina | Germany | The ship departed from the River Tyne for Rendsburg. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Erie Belle | United States | The tug was wrecked by a boiler explosion whilst attempting to refloat the schooner J. N. Carter Canada 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. Four of her twelve crew were killed. |
| Fulmar | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued by the Boulogne Lifeboat Louis Fontaine ( France). Fulmar was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Boulogne. She was refloated in early December and taken in o Boulogne. |

## 22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Espadarto | Portugal | The ship departed from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada for Madeira. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| New Brunswick | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat. |
| Nisero | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Acheen, Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam. Her crew survived, but were taken prisoner by the Sultan. She was on a voyagte from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to a European port. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. |

## 23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rhône | Switzerland | The steamship was run into by the steamboat Cygne ( Switzerland) and sank in Lake Geneva with the loss of 11 lives (initial reports said 20). |

## 24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Unnamed | Italy | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Natal, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. |

## 25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| New Brunswick | Norway | The barque was wrecked at Birling Gap, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Eastbourne Lifeboat The William and Mary ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). |

## 26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Marigo | Greece | The ship sank at Cette, Hérault, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thessaloniki to Cette. |

## 27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Judit | Netherlands | The ship was lost near Mandal, Norway with the loss of fourteen of her fifteen crew. Her captain was rescued. She was on a voyage from Loviisa, Sweden to Purmerend, North Holland. |

## 29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Boy Jack | United Kingdom | The fishing lugger collided with the steamship J. M. Strachan ( United Kingdom) and sank off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by J. M. Strachan. |
| Elemore | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with another vessel and sank in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Triumph | United States | The barque was wrecked on Tiritiri Island, in the Hauraki Gulf. Salvaged, repaired and put in New Zealand service. |
| Triumph | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Gioia Tauro, Italy for the Clyde. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Druid | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Hope | Guernsey | The ketch struck the Rundlestone, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Guernsey. |
| Lord Marmion | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship Jane Bacon ( United Kingdom) and sank off Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of five of her crew. |
| Mary Wiggins | Canada | The barque was driven ashore at Cap La Heve. Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She subsequently broke up. |
| Ocean Bride | United Kingdom | The ship departed from London for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace,. reported missing. |
| Regina | Canada | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eleven of her seventeen crew. Survivors took to a raft; they were rescued on 5 December by the barque Helen Finlayson ( United Kingdom). Regina was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to London. |
| Rocabey | France | The ship collided with Thomas Dana ( United States) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 89 of the 110 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Thomas Dana. Rocabey was on a voyage from Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon to a port in Brittany. |
| Sutlej | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Faro Point, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Ville de Havre | France | The steamship ran aground at Leixões, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and taken into Oporto, where she was beached. |
| Wonderful | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sutton. All seven people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert | Germany | The brig collided with the steamship and sank in the Stettiner Haff. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Anna Maria | Italy | The ship was driven ashore at Charlestown, South Carolina, United States. She was refloated on 6 November with the assistance of a tug. |
| Antagonist | Guernsey | The ship was wrecked on Klein Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies. She was on a voyage from Curaçao to a British port. |
| Bethlehem | Germany | The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was towed into Bolderāja, Russia. |
| Carine | Norway | The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived. |
| Conestoga | United States | The steamship foundered in Lake Michigan with the loss of seventeen lived. |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in Lake Huron with the loss of all seven crew before 27 November. She was on a voyage from Algoma, United States to Port Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Three bodies washed up near Wiarton, Ontario. |
| Eleonora Madre | Italy | The barque was wrecked on the coast of the Natal Colony. |
| Empress | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Bremen, Germany. She was refloated and taken into the Nieuwe Dieo. |
| Familia Causi | Italy | The barque foundered off the African coast. Her crew were rescued by the barque J. H. Love ( Denmark). Familia Causi was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to the Bacan Islands. |
| Francis Smith | Canada | The steamship was reported missing whilst on a voyage from Collingwood to Port Arthur, Ontario. She had 100 passengers aboard. |
| Garson | United Kingdom | The sailing barge ran aground on the Cross Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hull. She was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a derelict condition. |
| George H. Pierson | United States | The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts for the Georges Bank on 8 November and probably sank in the gales on 12, 13, and 14 November. Lost with all twelve crew. |
| Glenrosa | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Maria Falanga ( Italy). Glenrosa was on a voyage from Cardiff to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Gorsente | Germany | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. |
| Gustave | France | The fishing boat was wrecked off Cherbourg, Manche. Her crew were rescued by the smack Martha ( United Kingdom). |
| Helen M. Dennis | United States | The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts for the Georges Bank on 1 November and probably sank in the gales on 12, 13, and 14 November. Lost with all twelve crew. |
| Helios | Germany | The barque was driven ashore in the Bay of St. George. She was on a voyage from Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. |
| Hittero | Norway | The barque foundered off the coast of New Brunswick with the loss of all hands. |
| India | New Zealand | The barque was wrecked at Ho Rianga before 24 November. |
| James Wade | United States | The schooner foundered in Lake Erie with the loss of seven lives. |
| Java | France | The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Haiti to France. |
| John McDonough | United States | The fishing schooner sailed from Providence, Rhode Island 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. |
| Lotus | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. |
| Margarita | Flag unknown | The ship caught fire at New York, United States. |
| Mario | Italy | The barque foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by a German barque. |
| Mattie B. Rulon | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 November. |
| Plovmander | Norway | The barque was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of eleven of her thirteen crew. |
| Prosper Corne | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Bordeaux. |
| Queen | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore on Naissaar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Reval, Russia. |
| Rob Roy | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on the Carr Rock and sank with the loss of a crew member. |
| Royal Star | United Kingdom | The schooner was lost in Placentia Bay with the loss of all six crew. |
| Ruth Groves | United States | The schooner vanished after leaving 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 hands. |
| Senegal | France | The steamship was driven ashore at Corcubión, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Signal | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground near Martinique and was severely damaged. |
| Thor | Sweden | The steamship collided with the steamship Kiew ( Denmark) and sank near Swinemünde, Germany with the loss of a crew member. Thor was on a voyage from Bergen to Stettin, Germany. |
| Tjorkenning | Norway | The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived. |
| Twee Gezusters | Netherlands | The galiot was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Littlehampton, Sussex. |
| Valdivia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Old Calaba, Africa for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, reported ovedue. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barge was wrecked in Lake Ontario with the loss of all five people on board. |