# List of shipwrecks in January 1884

The list of shipwrecks in January 1884 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1884.

## 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Halo | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked near Cabo Corrobedo, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |

## 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bentuther | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Grassholm, Pembrokeshire. Her eleven crew were rescued by the ketch Tilly ( United Kingdom). Bentuther was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to the River Mersey. |
| I. N. Bunton | United States | The tow steamship was wrecked in the Ohio River when she struck the pier of the Davis Island Dam with the loss of four lives. |

## 3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Duke of Westminster | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Atherfield, Isle of Wight. Her twenty passengers were landed by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Jessamine | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Veritas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the South Foreland Lighthouse, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated the next day. |

## 4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie Eline | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardglass, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Denmark to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. |
| Rowan | United Kingdom | The ssteamship was driven ashore near Pauillac, Gironde, France. She was on a voyage from Brindisi, Italy to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated on 6 January and completed her voyage. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore on Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emma | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore at Pillau. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherland to Liepāja, Russia. |
| Inverarnan | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Leap | United Kingdom | The smack struck a rock and sank at Glandore, County Cork. |
| Lockett | Cape Colony | The dredger was driven ashore and wrecked at East London. Her crew were rescued. |
| Samuele | Italy | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Madeira, where she became a wreck. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. |

## 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elmina | United Kingdom | The Barquentine ran aground on a sandbar and broke up near Long Beach, New Jersey. |

## 10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annan | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Nidingen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to West Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Benisaf | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven on to the Devil's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs. |
| Bessie Morris | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on an uncharted rock in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saigon, French Indo-China. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Constance | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Oporto, Portugal for Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. No further trace,. reported missing. |
| Windsor | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground in the Belfast Lough. |

## 11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flag sank off Egremont, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the River Dee. |
| Triumph | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock at Dartmouth, Devon and was beached. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London. |

## 14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Henrietta | United Kingdom | The barge collided with the steamship Saxon Prince ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Sloyne. Her crew were rescued. |

## 15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Loire Inférieure | France | The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage. |
| Volmer | Denmark | The steamship was driven ashore at "Refsnas". She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom ot Kiel, Germany. |

## 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fusilier | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked about 4.3 nautical miles (8 km) south of Koitiata, New Zealand. |

## 17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bessie Wilkinson | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Skibbereen, County Cork. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| HMS Clarence | Royal Navy | The reformatory ship caught fire in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. She sank the next day. |
| Freia | Germany | The ship departed from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom for Marsala, Italy. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Medusa | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Leith, Lothian for Montevideo, Uruguay. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| City of Columbus | United States | USRC Dexter (left) aiding the wrecked City of Columbus (right) The passenger ship was wrecked on Devil's Bridge Rocks, off the Gay Head Cliffs, Massachusetts with the loss of 114 of the 143 people on board. Survivors were rescued by two boats launched from shore by Wampanoags and by the revenue cutter USRC Dexter ( United States Revenue-Marine). |
| Miningu | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Penarth, Glamorgan for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace,. reported missing. |
| L'Indépance | France | L'Indépance The barque was wrecked at Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands. |

## 19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Stephenson | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Malmö, Sweden. |

## 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Benavon | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned off South Ronaldshay, Orkney Islands. She was subsequently reboarded and towed in to Longhope, Orkney Islands by two tugs. |
| Corsair | United Kingdom | The ship departed from the River Tyne for Totnes, Devon. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Laura | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore on Stronsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for London. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Patie | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Goat Island, off Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| St. Gothard | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated. |

## 22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cicerone | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Stony Binks, at the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat. Cicerone was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. She was subsequently taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
| Jane Grey | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire. Her four crew were rescued by the steam trawler Chevy Chase ( United Kingdom). Jane Grey was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dunbar, Lothian. |
| Queen of the Isles | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |

## 23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alma | Norway | The barque was abandoned off Maryport, Cumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Maryport Lifeboat. She was reboarded the next day and found to be severely damaged. |
| Caerleon | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven at Towyn, Caernarfonshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The lighter was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Tenby, Pembrokeshire. Her two crew were rescued by the Tenby Lifeboat. |
| Excel | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Guide | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea. |
| Heather Bell | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven into HMS Warrior ( Royal Navy) then drove ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was refloated. |
| Ida | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven into the pier at Garston, Lancashire and damaged. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Irene | United Kingdom | The yacht sank at Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Jane Sarah | United Kingdom | The ketch was abandoned off Tenby. Her three crew were rescued by the Tenby Lifeboat. |
| Moy | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Troon, Ayrshire for Campbeltown, Argyllshire. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Silksworth | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Rye Harbour, Sussex with the loss of her captain from her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France to Rye, Sussex. |
| Waterwitch | United Kingdom | The yacht sank at Greenock. |
| Weasel | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Greenock. |

## 24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Silloth, Cumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated in late April. |
| Caspian | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Sinkerplaat, in the Scheldt. She subsequently broke in two. |
| Concepcion | Spain | The ship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havana, Cuba. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Westport to the Bristol Channel. |
| Emma | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore in the Scheldt at the Marguerite Polde. |
| Olinde Rodriguez | France | The steamship struck sunken rocks off Belle Île, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde and Colón, United States of Colombia. She put in to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure in a leaky condition. |
| Olympus | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt at "Oosterputten". She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 28 January and put back to Antwerp. |
| Si | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the Scheldt. She subsequently broke in two. |
| Vijf Gebroeders | Flag unknown | The lighter sank in the Schledt at "Saaflings". |
| Three unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships ran aground in the Scheldt. |

## 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| City of Lucknow, and Simla | South Australia United Kingdom | The clipper City of Lucknow collided with the full-rigged ship Simla in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight. The steamship Guernsey ( United Kingdom) rescued six of the 28 crew of City of Lucknow and eleven of the 50 people from Simla.City of Lucknow was on a voyage from Port Adelaide to London. She was subsequently taken in tow by two tugs. Simla was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. Nicholas Vagliano (Flag unknown) rescued all 24 people remaining aboard Simla on 28 January. |
| Cyrus | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a sunken rock at Oporto, Portugal and was holed. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Oporto. |
| Louis | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom to Hamburg. |

## 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelaide | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. |
| Alliance | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven into Deal Pier, Kent, which was severely damaged. |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. |
| Albert | United Kingdom | The schooner was severely damaged at Maryport, Cumberland. |
| Alura | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Maryport. Her crew were rescued. |
| Amelia | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Holy Loch. |
| Arran | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in the Gare Loch. |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was later refloated and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Bon Pasteur | France | The ketch was driven across the breakwater at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom and broke her back. Her crew survived. The wreck was then washed off the breakwater. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. |
| Charles Walker | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. |
| Cviet | Austria-Hungary | The barque was deliberately run aground, 330 yards (300 m) east of Porthleven harbour, Cornwall, England, during a severe gale with the loss of three of her eleven crew. Cviet was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Falmouth, Cornwall. She broke up on 1 February. |
| E. A. Bird | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. |
| Edith | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Happisburgh, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. |
| Elizabeth Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore on the Holy Island, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Belfast. |
| Eugenie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Evans | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Aberdeen. |
| G. D. T. | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Gleaner | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Greenock. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat from HMS Shannon ( Royal Navy). Gleaner was on a voyage from Paisley, Renfrewshire to Dublin. |
| Harmonie | Netherlands | The schooner was driven ashore in Batten Bay. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| H. Porter | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore on the Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Irvine, Ayrshire. She was refloated on 25 April. |
| John Clifton | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Greenock with the loss of two of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by a lifeboat from HMS Shannon ( Royal Navy). John Clifton was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dundalk, County Louth. |
| Katherine | United Kingdom | The smack sank in the Holy Loch. |
| Lauderdale | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by Medea ( United Kingdom), which lost five of her crew effecting the rescue. Lauderdale was on a voyage from Junín to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Liffey Maid | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in Sutton Harbour, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was later refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Sutton Harbour. |
| Lyon | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in the Holy Loch. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Dundalk. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Castlemaine, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Killorglin, County Kerry. |
| Mary Campbell | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Maryport. |
| Mary Ellen | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was later refloated and towed in to Belfast. |
| Mary Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was later refloated and towed in to Belfast. |
| Nokomis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Stewart, County Londonderry with the loss of all sixgeen people on board. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The fishing trawler was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth. She was refloated and towed in to Sutton Harbour, where she was beached. |
| Phillis | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown. |
| Pursuit | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown. Her crew were rescued. |
| Royal Victoria | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown. |
| Royal William | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown. Her crew were rescued. |
| Sea Belle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Plymouth. |
| Snowdrop | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore on the Holy Island. She was on a voyage from Paisley to Belfast. |
| St. George | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Maryport. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. |
| Turkistan | United Kingdom | The ship broke from her moorings at Glasgow and was driven broadside on down the Clyde. She collided with the steamship Toward and Solway then with Maglona (all United Kingdom) before running into and sinking a ferryboat. |
| Venture | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. |
| Virginia | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore on the Holy Island. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Troon. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Maryport. |
| William Meyer | Germany | The barquentine was driven ashore on the Holy Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Zoe | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven into a bridge at Laira, Devon and severely damaged. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked in the Solway Firth. She was then driven through the pier at Maryport. |
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The fishing vessels were driven ashore at Plymouth. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner sank in the Holy Loch. |

## 27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore at Lilly Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Augusta | Sweden | The schooner foundered with the loss of the master and one crew. |
| Bannisan | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Southport Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Clarence | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on Walney Islanda, Lancashire and sank with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rock Ferry, Cheshire to Workington, Cumberland. |
| G. D. T. | Canada | The brigantine was driven ashore in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands, and was wrecked. |
| Goefredo | Portugal | The steamship ran aground off Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. She was refloated and sent to Liverpool, Lancashire for repairs. |
| Clarence | Flag unknown | The steamship foundered off "Hilpaford" with the loss of three lives. |
| Helen Finlayson | United Kingdom | The ship broke from her moorings and was driven into the steamship Iberia ( United Kingdom) at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of 25 or 31 lives. She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Calcutta, India. |
| Nokomis | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Foyle with the loss of sixteen lives. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque capsized off Ilfracombe, Devon, United Kingdom. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked near Liverpool with the loss of all hands. |
| Several unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were lost at Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom; dead bodies were washed ashore at Hythe and Dungeness. |

## 28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Champion | Canada | The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eight of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Sirocco ( United Kingdom). Champion was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Hamburg, Germany. |
| David Anterson | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Penedo, Brazil. She was on a voyage from San Salvador, El Salvador to an American port. |
| Frances Ann | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat sank at Garston, Lancashire. |
| Lizzie Porter | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Bannec, Finistère, France. |
| Louise | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flag was wrecked at Garston. |
| Simeon | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat sank in the River Mersey downstream of Garston. |
| Speel | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by F. De Maeschalk (Flag unknown). Speed was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Dover, Kent. |
| Sybil Wynn | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in Ballyholme Bay, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Limerick. |
| Willie | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat was driven ashore at Garston. |

## 29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Chin Kiang | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Huitan Point, China with the loss of 56 of the 74 people on board. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Shanghai, Chian. |
| Engelbrecht | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Luccombe, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight in a leaky condition. |

## 30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bezaleel | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Goodwin Sands, Kent, capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Norwegian ( United Kingdom). Bezaleel was on a voyage from the Benin River to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Elise Pettersen | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Mandal, Norway. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. |
| Eulomene | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Conway. Her 29 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. |
| Gioja | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at "Sonatlie", Sicily, Italy. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss. |

## 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brunel | United Kingdom | The tug foundered in the North Sea. Her six crew took to a boat; they were rescued 36 hours later by the brig Cholmely ( United Kingdom). |
| Champion | Canada | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°50′N 67°32′W﻿ / ﻿37.833°N 67.533°W﻿ / 37.833; -67.533) with the loss of eight of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Sirocco ( United Kingdom). Champion was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Crescent | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Donnai ( France) and sank in the Dardanelles. Her crew were rescued by Donnai. Crescent was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Gibraltar. |
| Lathom | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Six of her 26 crew were rescued by Faith ( United Kingdom); the rest were rescued by a French smack. Lathom was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1884 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acorn | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and sank at Aviles, Spain. |
| Adjutant | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Fort Tigné, Malta. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. |
| Albert Edward | Royal National Lifeboat Institution | The Harwich Lifeboat capsized. |
| Alexandra | Austria-Hungary | The ship was driven ashore at Roquetas, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Fiume. |
| Annabella | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. Wreckage came ashore near Rackwick, Hoy. |
| Ashton | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Attielia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. |
| Attievita | Italy | The ship ran aground on the Bancho Bank, in the Loire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to the Cape Verde Islands. She was a total loss. |
| Augusta | Sweden | The schooner foundered at sea with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Auguste Anna | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Luarca, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Luarca. |
| Ayrshire | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Point Chef de Baie, Charente-Inférieure, France. |
| Bjornstjerna Bjornson | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool. |
| Caearu | Spain | The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 29 January and taken in to Port Talbot in a severely leaky condition. |
| Carlo Mainetto | Italy | The barque was driven ashore and damaged at Westport, County Mayo, United Kingdom. |
| Danzing | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at Fusan, Joseon. She was refloated and taken in to Shanghai, China. |
| De Tvende Brodre | Norway | The ship was presumed to have foundered in the North Sea. Wreckage washed up on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. |
| Dona Maria | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by a smack and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the smack Pet ( United Kingdom). Dona Maria was on a voyage from "Bury" to West Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Earl of Clarendon | United Kingdom | The schooner sank at Gourdon, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Montrose, Forfarshire. |
| Elmirande | United States | The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to New York. |
| Emma | Jersey | The schooner collided with the pilot cutter No. 9 ( Netherlands) and was run ashore at Dymchurch, Kent with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by No. 9. |
| Emil | Flag unknown | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. |
| Fastnet | United Kingdom | The tug ran aground in the Bute Channel, off the coast of Glamorgan, and sank. |
| Flower of Dart | United Kingdom | The smack sank in the North Sea. Two crew were rescued by the smack Queen of Ocean ( United Kingdom). |
| G. P. Williams | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Islandmagee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Larne. |
| Haab | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at Mochras, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Hals | United Kingdom | The steamship sank near A Coruña, Spain. There were at least five survivors. |
| Hans Holmboe | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Skinburness Bank, off Silloth. Her crew were rescued. |
| Harkaway | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and was damaged at Garston, Lancashire. |
| Haura | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Stronsay, Orkney Islands. |
| Hawthorns | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 27 January and sailed for London. |
| Hebe | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Courtmacsherry, County Cork. |
| Herbert Beech | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven onto the Kaloot Bank, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. |
| Herrington | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sands. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to St. Ubes, Portugal. She was refloated and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Hey my Nannie | United Kingdom | The smack foundered off King's Cross Point, Isle of Arran. Her crew survived. |
| Holland | Netherlands | The brig was wrecked at "Rykjobing". |
| Hwai-Yuen | China | The steamship was wrecked on the Hieshan Islands on or before 12 January. Five people were rescued; 199 people were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong. |
| Island Belle | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. |
| Janie | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| J. C. Trufant | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship foundered at sea before 29 January. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jonathan Weir | Canada | The brigantine was driven ashore in Bideford Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Cuba. |
| Latona | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on the coast of Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and had put in to Havana, Cuba in a leaky condition by 24 January. |
| Laurel | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in Rothiesholm Bay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lida | Netherlands | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Hythe, Kent with the loss of all seven crew. |
| Lizzie | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands, Her crew were rescued. |
| Lizzie Burroughs | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on Egilshay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Loch Ness | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Montrose. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated on 8 January and resumed her voyage. |
| Lorne | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked near Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Madras | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
| Mary Hubert | Flag unknown | The steamship sank in a gale on Lake Superior. |
| Malembra | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone. She was refloated. |
| Mameluke | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Marie Charlotte | France | The barque was driven ashore at Westport. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Westport. |
| Miningu | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Cardigan Bay. Wreckage washed up at Criccieth and Harlech, Caernarfonshire and Barmouth, Merionethshire. |
| Minion | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz. Her crew were rescued. |
| Nereus | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Ainsdale, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. Nereus was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Port Mackay, Queensland. She was refloated on 17 March, but had to be scuttled due to a severe list. |
| Ottawa | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore north of Lindisfarne, Northumberland. |
| Paul Revere | United States | The ship was driven ashore in the Alas Strait. She was refloated and put in to Manila, Spanish East Indies in a leaky condition. |
| Penda | Norway | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Terschelling. She was on a voyage from Larvig to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed in to Terschelling. |
| Prima | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore at "Salvore", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to London. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The smack collided with the jetty and sank at Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Barton-upon-Humber. |
| Republic | Canada | The ship was driven ashore at Dymchurch, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Rotterdam. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Granville ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Dover, Kent. |
| Royal Bluejacket | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Penarth, Glamorgan. Her five crew were rescued by the tug Hazard ( United Kingdom). |
| Royal Oak | United States | The schooner was lost at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued. |
| Slavianska C. | Austria-Hungary | The brigantine was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Rochdale ( United Kingdom). Slavianska C was on a voyage from Natal, Brazil to New York. |
| Strathlyon | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Llandudno, Denbighshire. |
| Swatow | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Ningbo, China. |
| Topsy | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with a dredger and sank at Hull. She was on a voyage from London to Hull. |
| Tre Ougini | Flag unknown | The ship caught fire and was abandoned off Cape São Roque, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. |
| Viatka | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Torekov, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Liepāja. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Widdrington | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick. She was refloated. |
| Three unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | Two schooners and a smack were driven ashore on Bressay, Shetland Islands. |