# List of shipwrecks in October 1888

The list of shipwrecks in October 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1888.

## 1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| St. Clair | United States | The barge foundered in a gale in the Lake Huron off Sand Beach Harbor, Michigan with the loss of her Captain and 5 crew. |

## 2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Silas Fish | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Turks Islands with the loss of thirteen of the fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Vara to New York, United States. |

## 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ohio | United States | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a gale and snowstorm at Point Hope (68°20′20″N 166°50′40″W﻿ / ﻿68.33889°N 166.84444°W﻿ / 68.33889; -166.84444﻿ (Point Hope)) on the Chukchi Sea coast of the District of Alaska, with the loss of 25 of her 33 crew members. The eight survivors were rescued eight months later. |

## 4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Winterton Lifeboat. |
| Gefion | Denmark | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing lugger Scud ( United Kingdom). Gefion was on a voyage from Northfleet, Kent to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. |
| Kildare | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the South China Sea (14°39′N 109°58′E﻿ / ﻿14.650°N 109.967°E﻿ / 14.650; 109.967) with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pasoeroewan, Netherlands East Indies to Hong Kong. |
| Sutherfield | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean (46°30′S 84°00′W﻿ / ﻿46.500°S 84.000°W﻿ / -46.500; -84.000). Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued the next day by the barque Adventurer ( United Kingdom). Sutherfield was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to a British port. |

## 5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brampton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on rocks in the Rabbit Islands, Ottoman Empire. |
| Emily | Norway | The barque collided with the barque Svea ( Russia) at Bordeaux, Gironde, France and was severely damaged. |
| Madeleine | France United Kingdom | The fishing boat was run into by the steamship Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of 20 of her 24 crew. |
| Nor | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Grenville ( United Kingdom). Nor was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. |
| Tolfaen | United Kingdom | The steamer capsized in heavy seas off Colwyn Bay, Wales while en route for Ireland from Liverpool. Five of the crew drowned. |

## 6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gracie | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Ferndale ( United Kingdom) at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and was severely damaged. |
| Matthew M. Murray | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. |

## 7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kars | Germany | The steamship sank in the North Sea 63 nautical miles (117 km) north of the mouth of the Weser. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |

## 10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Harold | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Weaver. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to the Weston Point Docks, Cheshire. |

## 13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie | United Kingdom | The ketch was abandoned at sea. Her three crew were rescued by the steamship Alsatian ( United Kingdom). |
| Carl | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with London Bridge and sank in the River Thames. |
| Gertie | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was holed by the propeller of the steamship Hawk ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex. |

## 16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clara | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Charlotte and Anna ( Germany). Clara was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom to New York, United States. |

## 17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| C. A. | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship Pallion ( United Kingdom) off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Muros, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She completed her voyage waterlogged at the bow. |
| Denmark | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Dagenham, Essex. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage. |
| Secret | Guernsey | The ketch was lost at Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. |

## 18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rachael Harrison | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cranfield Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire tp Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Antrim in a severely leaky condition. |

## 19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ernest | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to Calais, France. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tugs Harwich and Robert Owen (both United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage. |
| Hooker | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Murvey, County Galway with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Rounstone, County Galway to Galway. |
| Merlin | United Kingdom | The steam fishing boat was driven ashore at "Donought", Aberdeenshire. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with another steamship and foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |

## 20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bay of Cadiz | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newcastle, New South Wales for San Francisco, California. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Fair City | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Reed Case | United States | The schooner was wrecked in Lake Superior with the loss of her Captain. |
| 1,631 | France | The fishing boat was driven ashore at Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. The sole crew member aboard was rescued. |

## 21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Presto | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Cameo ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and was beached. |

## 23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Farnley Hall | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Medway ( United Kingdom) at Newport, Monmouthshire and sank. |
| Lady Bertha | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Sandakrog", Iceland. Salvage was declared impossible. |

## 24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Despatch | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Gertrude ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Fenton ( United Kingdom). |
| Luna | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Barnstaple, Devon. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. |

## 25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dina | Netherlands | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°30′N 24°20′W﻿ / ﻿41.500°N 24.333°W﻿ / 41.500; -24.333). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Rippling Wave ( United Kingdom). Dina was on a voyage from Tobago to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the barque E. W. Trickett ( United States) and was abandoned in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( Trinity House). All five people on board were rescued by E. W. Trickett. Emma was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. She was towed in to Dover, Kent on 27 October. |
| Makah | United States | The whaler, a barque, was wrecked in a hurricane in Tillamook Bay with the loss of all 35 crew. |

## 26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caldwell | United States | The schooner foundered off Old Providence, Colombia with the loss of nineteen of the 28 people on board. Survivors took to a boat; they were rescued on 28 October by the steamship Gussie ( United Kingdom). |
| Dublin | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Longford ( United Kingdom) and sank off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued by Longford. |
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was later refloated. |

## 27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emiliano | Spain | The steamship ran aground at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was refloated but ran aground on the Tybee Knoll. |
| Sleipner | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Stamoe", near Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Macduff, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. |

## 28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Falshaw | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea 86 nautical miles (159 km) off the Elbe Lightship ( Germany) by the steamship Prins Wilhelm ( Germany). All hands were lost. |

## 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Girdleness | United Kingdom | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Burntisland, Fife. |

## 31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arthur | Netherlands | The ship departed from Doboy, Georgia, United States for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| A. W. Lawrence | United States | During a pre-dawn race with the tug Merrill ( United States) in the harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the tug disintegrated when her boiler exploded, killing four of her six-man crew. The accident was blamed on her engineer suddenly turning on the water feed to her boiler while she was carrying a full head of steam. Her remains lie on the harbor bottom at 43°01.532′N 087°51.339′W﻿ / ﻿43.025533°N 87.855650°W﻿ / 43.025533; -87.855650﻿ (A. W. Lawrence). |
| Tony Krogmann | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Aruba, Curaçao and Dependencies for Gloucester. No further trace, reported missing. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adela | Argentina | The steam lighter collided with the steam lighter Banco ( United Kingdom) at San Pedro and was severely damaged. |
| Admiral | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore on Hogland. |
| Advance | Norway | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Laurvig to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Algonquin | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the DeTour Passage. |
| Amazonaz | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Raaso", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was later refloated and taken in to Oskarshamn, Sweden for repairs. |
| Anna Bertha, and Josephine | Germany Russia | The barque Anna Berth and the schooner Josephine collided and were both severely damaged. Josephine was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Manche, France to Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland. Both vessels were taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Anna Sophie | Denmark | The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Landskrona, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but then collided with the schooner Solnar ( Norway), also aground on the Middelgrunden. |
| Apotheker Diesling | Germany | The barque was wrecked at Salina, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. |
| Arctic | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Helsingborg. She was on a voyage from Luleå to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Höganäs. |
| Baltic | Sweden | The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Treve (Flag unknown). Baltic was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to a Danish port. |
| Bee | United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newry, County Antrim. |
| Berndina | Netherlands | The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Bertha Hela | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Dantsic . |
| Betty | Russia | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at "Penisari". She was refloated and taken in to Karlskrona, Sweden. |
| Bjornen | Norway | The schooner collided with a British steamship off Trekroner, Zeeland, Denmark and was severely damaged. She put in to Copenhagen on 10 October. |
| Brazilian | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore at Sandviken, Öland, Sweden. |
| Brilliant | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Cathinka | Denmark | The schooner was run down and sunk by the barque Hero ( Norway). Her crew were rescued. |
| Ciscar | Spain | The steamship ran aground off Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. |
| City of Montreal | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Michipicoten, Ontario, Canada. |
| Commodore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mörbylånga, Öland. She was refloated in early November and taken in to Oskarshamn. |
| Draco | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Krage", Denmark. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Riga, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark. |
| Ealings | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Emelie Marie | France | The barque was towed in to Sundsvall, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. |
| Emu | United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Eos | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore at Allinge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Reval to Aarhus, Denmark. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| E. S. Jobson | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was refloated. |
| Esperance | Sweden | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. |
| Frogmore | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Germany to Riga. She was refloated in mid-November and assisted in to Copenhagen for repairs. |
| Gaboon | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Southport, North Carolina. She was later refloated and taken in to Wilmington, North Carolina. |
| Gipsy Queen | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. |
| Graphic | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 35 nautical miles (65 km) from its mouth. |
| Iris | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Calais, France. |
| Isaac | Russia | The schooner was driven ashore on the south coast of Amack, Denmark. She was refloated. |
| James Turpie | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Kami ( Greece) off Malta and was severely damaged. She was beached. |
| King Tofa | United Kingdom | The steamship was holed by her anchor and sank near Lagos. |
| Krona | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Näsby, Öland. |
| Laforte | France | The schooner collided with the steamship Whickham ( United Kingdom) and sank 9 nautical miles (17 km) east of Europa Point, Gibraltar with the loss of her captain. |
| Liona | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was then run into by the steamship Stadt Nieupoort ( Belgium) and was severely damaged. Liona was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Goole, Yorkshire. |
| Lippe | Belgium | The steamship ran aground in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Antwerp. |
| Lisette | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Vestervig, Denmark to Moulmein, Burma. She was refloated and taken in to Varberg in a leaky condition. |
| Marsala | Germany | The steamship ran aground at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. |
| Mary K. Campbell | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Montreal, Quebec. |
| Merton | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the steamship Rosella ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Thames Estuary off Broadness Point. |
| Metz | Germany | The steamship ran aground on the Normand Sand, in the Baltic Sea. |
| M. M. Drake | United States | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Mackenzie Strait. |
| Nelson | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire. The fire was extinguished and she put back to Sulina, Romania. She was subsequently taken in to Galaţi, Romania for repairs. |
| New Design | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset. |
| Niagara | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Hull. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Hull. She was refloated on 23 October and taken in to Hull. |
| Nicholaas | Netherlands | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on "Rigchel", off Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Härnösand. |
| Niels | Denmark | The kuff collided with the barque Sarah B. Cann ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Niels was on a voyage from Dantsic to Thisted. She was towed in to Helsingør in a waterlogged condition. |
| 'Niobe | Austria-Hungary | The steamship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Constanţa, Romania. |
| Osmaury | France | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the barque India ( Norway). Osmaury was on a voyage from Rouen to Malmö, Sweden. |
| Oxon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to Hull. She was later refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| Patria | Norway | The brig ran aground on the Lillegrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| Privateer | Canada | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to New York. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Rachel Lotinga | United Kingdom | The lighter sank in the River Tyne. |
| Rhodora | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Alberoni, Italy. |
| Robert | Norway | The barque ran aground and was damaged at Stoksund. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull. She was refloated and towed in to Drontheim. |
| Robert | Denmark | The brigantine was driven ashore at "Serro", Russia before 24 October. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Hero ( Russia). |
| Sirius | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground near Onega, Russia. She was refloated and put in to the Pushbacka River. Repair was declared impossible. |
| Sir Robert Sale | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Oran, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. |
| Smit | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground at Stevns, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| Solnar | Norway | The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was then run into by the schooner Anna Sophie ( Denmark). Solnar was on a voyage from Kemi, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Sowerby | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pillau, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| Speranza | Norway | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Great Carlton ( United Kingdom). Speranza was on a voyage from Goole to Christiania. |
| Stanhope | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Allinge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| Star of Hope | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued. |
| Talavera | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Cape Finisterre, Spain. |
| Thyra | Sweden | The schooner ran aground on the Steilsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Dantsic. |
| Venus | Germany | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barranquilla, Colombia to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Victoria | Spain | The steamship ran aground on the Salmedina Reef, off Chipiona. |
| Victoria | Norway | The barque was driven ashore on Baker's Island. She was refloated and taken in to Sydney, New South Wales. |
| Vixen | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at Strömstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Christiania. |
| Voltaic | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Four unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The ships were driven ashore on Anholt. |