# List of shipwrecks in September 1878

The list of shipwrecks in September 1878 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1878.

## 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Garibaldi | United Kingdom | The dandy rigged smack was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the barque John Waterman ( United Kingdom). |
| Fanny, and Glimpse | New Zealand | The 25-ton ketch Fanny parted her anchor chain in a fierce swell at Timaru. She fouled the lines of the ketch Glimpse ( New Zealand), whose crew abandoned ship and took to Fanny. Fanny grounded near the harbour landing, allowing the combined crews to make it to shore, before drifting off and colliding with rocks. She became a total wreck. The sea lifted the Glimpse high and dry on a shingle bank. She was later able to be repaired and floated. |
| Flower of May | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in Liverpool Bay. |
| Lapwing | New Zealand | The 231-ton brigantine fell prey to a heavy swell at Timaru, parting her cables and running aground. All crew survived. She was able to be refloated several weeks later. |
| Mary and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at East Aberdour, Fife in October. |
| Mary Curran | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by the steamship Nora ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel off Barry, Glamorgan. Mary Curran was on a voyage from New Ross, County Wexford to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Mary Louise | United States | The fishing schooner was run down and sunk 60 nautical miles (110 km) east of the Boston Lighthouse, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued. |
| Melrose | New South Wales | The 287-ton barque parted her cables in a heavy swell at Timaru, New Zealand. She fouled the lines of the ketch Palmerston ( New Zealand), and in doing so felled the ketch's foretopmast, which struck the ketch's master, killing him. The two remaining crew of the ketch abandoned ship and took to Melrose. Melrose ran aground on a rocky shore and broke up within minutes. One crewman drowned trying to get ashore. Palmerston, which had been at anchor, survived the swell. |
| Rachel Lotinga | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to West Hartlepool in a leaky condition. |
| Sportsman | Norway | The ship was towed in to Hammerfest, Norway in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gilbert Wheaton | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Addah, Ivory Coast. |
| Lizzie | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Ballantrae, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Irvine, Ayrshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage. |
| Symbol | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Meteor and assisted in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Teckalef | United States | The ship departed from New York for L'Orient, Morbihan. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abercarne | United Kingdom | The barque was severely damaged by fire at Swansea, Glamorgan. Arson was suspected as the cause. |
| Agostino B. | Italy | The barque was wrecked at Fogo, Cape Verde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Monte Video, Uruguay. |
| Divine Providence | France | The pilot boat collided with Wilburn ( United Kingdom) and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. |
| Princess Alice | United Kingdom | Part of Princess Alice beached after the collision The London Steamboat Company owned excursion paddle steamer was hit on the port side and cut in two by the collier Bywell Castle ( United Kingdom) off the City of London gasworks, Beckton, in the Thames Estuary, sinking in 18 feet (5.5 m) of water. The wreck was raised on 7 September. An unknown number of passengers and crew were aboard, some estimate 600 to 1,000. Six to seven hundred were lost, including her captain. Survivors estimated between 69 and 150. |
| Texel | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near "Hufrudskar", Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. |

## 4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann S. Cannon | United States | The schooner ran aground on a shoal off the coast of New Jersey in very rough seas and sank. Her crew of six was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. |
| HMS Ariel | Royal Navy | The gunboat was driven ashore at Spittal Point, Northumberland. |
| Irishman | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Honfleur, Manche, France. She was refloated and sailed for Burry Port, Glamorgan. |
| Oxel | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated and beached. |
| Prince Leopold | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off the Cliff End Fort, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from The Needles, Isle of Wight to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Sully | France | The steamship ran aground at Port Eynon, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 12 September and towed in to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Unnamed | Italy | The lighter sank at Naples. |

## 6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acklam | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Emerald and sank in the North Sea 12 or 13 nautical miles (22 or 24 km) south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Emerald. Acklam was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Beaumanoir | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Florida Reef. Her ten crew took to a raft; five survived to be rescued on 16 September by the barque Esteraa ( Norway). Beaumanoir was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New York, United States. |
| Corsair | United Kingdom | The ship departed from the Brass River for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Democrat | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Langness Peninsula, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Gelderland | Netherlands | The troopship was driven ashore at Cape Trafalgar, Spain. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated on 9 September and taken in to Cádiz for repairs. |
| Helios | Germany | The full-rigged ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by the steamship Utopia ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Utopia. Helios was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Luxor | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Almería, Spain to Aberdeen. She was refloated on 26 September. |
| Peter | Germany | The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hörnefors, Sweden to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. |

## 7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander Nickels | United States | The brig was wrecked in a violent storm 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of New River, Florida. Five crewmen made it to shore, one died when the ship's boat capsized, and two died when they were washed overboard before she came ashore. |
| Amelia | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat suffered an onboard explosion and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Ariel | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer collided with a barge in the River Thames and was severely damaged. |
| Cupid | United Kingdom | The overloaded steamboat began to take in water through her portholes and was beached 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) from Blackwall, Middlesex. Her 600 passengers were taken off by Duke of Teck ( United Kingdom). Cupid was on a voyage from Westminster, London to Woolwich, Kent. |
| Hoboken | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer collided with a barge in the River Thames and was severely damaged. |
| Tycoon | Canada | The brig was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Victory | United Kingdom | The steamship ran ashore in Green Isle Bay, in Gare Loch. She was refloated. |

## 8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Bengal | Royal Navy | The troopship ran aground on the Ras Abdoorage while towing the transport Citadel (Flag unknown). HMS Bengal was on a voyage from Cyprus to Bombay, India. She was refloated the next day with assistance from HMS Iron Duke ( Royal Navy) and taken in to Suez, Egypt, where she arrived on 10 September. |
| Plainmeller | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Ras Ghareb, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bombay. She was refloated. |

## 9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Constance | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at the entrance to the Nieuwe Waterweg. |
| Lusa | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Piranji River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Pernambuco, Empire of Brazil. |
| Mersey | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Roan Island, Caithness with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Pierremont | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground east of Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Dunkerque. She was refloated. |
| Shamrock | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Long Rock, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated. |
| Tern | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Maasdroge. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs. |
| Unnamed | France | The lighter was run into by the steamship Charles W. Anderson ( United States) and sank at Dunkerque. |

## 10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agostino Guiseppe | Italy | The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire off Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Archibald | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire. |
| Clarence | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a submerged object and sank at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 26 September and taken in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire for drydocking. Subsequently taken in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for repairs. |
| Menai | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Ayr for Waterford. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aberfeldy | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Schulau, Germany. |
| Copia | United Kingdom | The steamship departed from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire for Montreal, Quebec, Canada. No further trace, reported missing. |
| E. P. Dorr | United States | The schooner was wrecked in a gale 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of the Charlotte, New York Life Saving Station. All six crewmembers were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Thurso, Caithness. |
| Florence | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Heggan Skerry, off the coast of Caithness. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Longhope, Orkney Islands in a waterlogged condition. She was further damaged in a gale on 13 September. |
| Helios | Germany | The barque was run down and sunk by the steamship Utopia ( United Kingdom). Helios was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Ocean Belle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "China Buckeer". She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Chittagong, India. |
| Onward | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Luchino ( Italy). Onward was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Pizzaro | Spanish Navy | The frigate, which had sprung a leak on 9 September, foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (35°30′N 57°54′W﻿ / ﻿35.500°N 57.900°W﻿ / 35.500; -57.900). Her 153 crew were rescued by the barque Carlo Frugoni ( Italy). Pizzaro was on a voyage from St. George's, Bermuda to Faial Island, Azores. |
| Sèvre | France | The brig was wrecked in a gale at Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. All ten crewmen made it to shore, one died when he tried to swim back out to the ship. She was on a voyage from Tampico, Mexico to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |

## 12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandra | United Kingdom | The fishing boat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. |
| Ayacanora | United Kingdom | The vessel capsized and sank at West Cowes, Isle of Wight. All on board survived. |
| Bijou | United Kingdom | The yacht sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Dungeness, Kent during a squall. Two of the four people on board were rescued by the yacht Colon ( United Kingdom). The others were reported missing. Bijou was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to Hastings, Sussex. |
| Charles Bath | United Kingdom | The pilot boat was run into by the schooner Clausina ( United Kingdom) at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was severely damaged. |
| Corsica | Spain | The ship ran aground off the "Twin Island". She was on a voyage from Huanillos to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated. |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The fishing boat capsized in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Senator ( United Kingdom). |
| Empress | United Kingdom | The paddle tug was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitby. She was refloated and taken in to Whitby. |
| Four Sisters | United Kingdom | The barque capsized off Sheerness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Faversham, Kent. |
| Georgina Harley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby and drove against Star of Hope ( United Kingdom. Her crew rescued. |
| Givern | United Kingdom | The fishing boat was driven ashore at Whitby. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Good Design | United Kingdom | The fishing boat was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Whitby. Her seven crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The fishing boat was driven ashore at Whitby. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Gondola | United Kingdom | The yacht was lost in Icelandic waters. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Telegraph ( United Kingdom). |
| Jenny Lind | United Kingdom | The fishing boat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitby. |
| Lena | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Lookout | United States | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near "Katsusnina". She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Port Townsend, Washington Territory. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The fishing boat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitby. |
| Maria Catharina | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was consequently condemned. |
| Phantom | United Kingdom | The cutter capsized and sank in the River Yare at Cantley, Norfolk. All on board survived. |
| Punch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and put in to Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland. |
| Rambler | United Kingdom | The steamboat collided with the pier at Whitby. |
| Sephora | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore at Schulau. She was refloated and completed her voyage to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Star of Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby. Her crew were rescued. She was then driven into by Georgina Harley ( United Kingdom) and wrecked. |
| Welcome | United Kingdom | The fishing boat sank at Whitby. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat Robert Runswick ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). |
| Yoxford | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) west of the Azores with the loss of one of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by the brigantine Wesley and Seymour Canada). Yoxford was on a voyage from New York, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The lighters were driven ashore at Whitby. One was wrecked and the other was severely damaged. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The Great Yarmouth-registered fishing boat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitby. Her crew were rescued. |
| Three unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The fishing boats were driven ashore and wrecked at Staithes, Yorkshire. The crew of one of the boats were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The Penzance-registered fishing boat was driven ashore at Whitby. Her crew were rescued. |

## 13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clothilde | United Kingdom | The brigantine struck a rock at "Bars" and was wrecked. |
| Corneille David | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore at Penco, Chile. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Democrat | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in dense fog on the rocks of Langness Beg Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No lives lost. There was no trace of Democrat after she was washed away during a storm on 21 September. |
| Emilie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helmsdale, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. |
| Johann Smidt | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Harsens Sandbank, off the coast of North Holland. She was on a voyage from Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland to the Nieuwe Diep. |
| Sally | United Kingdom | The fishing sloop was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Eliza Adams ( United Kingdom). |
| Southport | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of the Natal Colony. |
| Two Sisters | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The yacht sank at Garelochhead, Argyllshire. |

## 14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Asia | United Kingdom | The paddle tug was run into by the steamship Countess of Aberdeen ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Tyne at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew survived. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Die Heimath | Germany | The barque struck a sunken rock off the Eilean Glas Lighthouse, Outer Hebrides and was holed. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides in a waterlogged condition. |
| D. R. Eaton | Canada | The ship departed from New York, United States for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Ella B. | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Crosby Channel. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated. |
| Emma | Sweden | The schooner ran aground on the Osvald Shoal, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to an English port. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire for Helsingør, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aelassie | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged or wrecked at Millport, Cumbrae. |
| Ailsa | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged or wrecked at Millport. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned off Thurso, Caithness. Her crew were rescued bhy the Thurso Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Loch Torridon to Castle Hill. |
| Boyne | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Banff. She was refloated and taken in to Banff. |
| Cambria | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to St. Andrews, Fife. She was refloated. |
| Camel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cardurnock, Cumberland. |
| Chester | United Kingdom | The steam yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged or wrecked at Kilcreggan, Argyllshire. |
| Comus | United Kingdom | The Comus-class corvette was run into by the steamship City of Mecca ( United Kingdom) in the Clyde and was damaged. |
| Einar | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Brevig to Connah's Quay, Flintshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 24 September. |
| Ella Vale, and Minerva | United Kingdom | The ships collided off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and both sank. Ella Vale was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to the Canary Islands. Her seven crew survived. Minerva was on a voyage from Cardiff to Youghal, County Cork. Her eighteen crew survived. |
| Empire of Peace | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Delaware Breakwater, United States. She was refloated the next day. Subsequently towed back to Liverpool in a leaky condition. |
| Fairie | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged or wrecked at Millport. |
| Gael | United Kingdom | The yacht sank at Millport, Cumbrae, Argyllshire. |
| Grace | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged or wrecked at Millport. Her four crew were rescued. |
| Grace | United Kingdom | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Hannah | Guernsey | The brigantine ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Indefatigable | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Moville, County Donegal. She was refloated on 2 October and towed in to Londonderry for repairs. |
| Jane and Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Lossiemouth, Moray. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated but subsequently sank. Her crew survived. |
| Kathinka | United Kingdom | The steam yacht was driven ashore at Fort William, Inverness-shire. |
| Laburnum | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Lady Louisa | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Ragged Island, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Plymouth, Devon |
| Lavinia | United States | The barque caught fire in The Downs. Her crew were rescued. She sank on 17 September. Her crew were subsequently arrested on suspicion of arson. |
| Lara | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore on Scalasdale Island, in the Sound of Mull, and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Leveret | United Kingdom | The yacht was wrecked in Wemyss Bay. |
| Liberator | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Pullaheeny", County Mayo. |
| Lizzie | United Kingdom | The yacht sank at Largs, Ayrshire. |
| Louise Trapisnikoffs | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Ob. Her crew survived. |
| Luke Bruce | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bonny, Africa. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Maggie | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Castle Hill to Buckie, Moray. |
| Maria S | Italy | The brig collided with the steamship Prince Soltykoff ( United Kingdom) and sank off "Cape Angelo", Ottoman Empire. |
| Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked near Bantry, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom | The yacht foundered at Millport. |
| Merlin | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged or wrecked at Millport. |
| Onward | New South Wales | The barque was wrecked on Huon Island, Tasmania. Her crew took to five boats. Those in four of the boats were reported missing. |
| Ripple | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged or wrecked at Millport. |
| St. Helen | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Thurso. Her five crew were taken off by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Telegram | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Stornoway. |
| Telegraph | United Kingdom | The smack foundered off the coast of Iceland with the loss of all 22 people on board. |
| Teneriffe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Silloth, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated on 23 September and towed in to Silloth. |
| Unionist | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Castle Hill. |
| Volante | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged or wrecked at Millport. |
| Vulture | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Largs. |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The smack was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Londonderry. |
| Winifred | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged or wrecked at Millport. |
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The ships sank off "Kilcrogan", on the west coast of Scotland. |

## 16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Angio | Canada | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Isaac ( United States). |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Thurso, Caithness. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The smack was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Caroline Martin | United Kingdom | The smack was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Clementina | Italy | The barque was driven against the dock gates at Antwerp, Belgium and developed a severe leak. |
| D. L. Mackenzie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Ernest | United States | The schooner was driven ashore on the Isle of Cullen, County Mayo, United Kingdom. |
| Eva | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Fannyfern | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in Gare Loch. |
| Harriet Louise | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked in Oepnefjord, Iceland. Her sixteen crew survived. |
| Jane Helen | United Kingdom | The brigantine was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Jane Shearer | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Laburnum | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Lark | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Laurence Sanderson | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked in Vepnessfjord, Iceland. Her crew survived. |
| Lizzie | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunoon, Argyllshire. |
| Maggie | United Kingdom | The smack was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| North Light | Denmark | The smack was wrecked in Vepnessfjord. Her crew were rescued. |
| Nuovo San Marco | Italy | The brig ran aground at Moville. She was refloated and towed in to Londonderry, United Kingdom. |
| Osman | United Kingdom | The steam yacht foundered at Kilcreggan, Argyllshire. |
| Phœnician | Isle of Man | The scbooner was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Rosemary | United Kingdom | The dandy was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her ten crew were rescued. |
| Sapphire | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Kinsale, County Cork. |
| Unionist | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |

## 17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arnon | Brazil | The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire in the Purus River. All on board were rescued. |
| Byculla | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Rasalkhan", Persia. She was on a voyage from Busreh, Persia to Bombay, India. She was refloated on 4 October. |
| Concezione Immacolata | Italy | The barque was severely damaged by fire at Naples. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Naples. |
| Esbjerg | Denmark | The steamship was driven ashore at Bandholm. |
| Kosmopoliet | Russia | The ship was driven ashore on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Napoleon III | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Hittarp, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. |
| Ovarense | Sierra Leone | The brig ran around on the Ridge Sand. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom by the tug Vulcan ( United Kingdom). |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near the Weser Lighthouse, Germany. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Bremen, Germany. |
| Star of the Sea | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in Downing's Bay, County Down. Her crew were rescued. |

## 18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alert | United Kingdom | The brig put in to "Helsingør, Denmark in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Norrköping, Sweden. |
| Dolor | Norway | The ship was wrecked at "Bjerregaard", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Drøbak. |
| Earl of Zetland | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven out to sea from Orkness, Shetland Islands and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Sarah Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the Old Vlie. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. She was later refloated and towed in to Harlingen. |

## 19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles Chaloner | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Fleetwood. |
| Ino | New Zealand | The steamship was wrecked at Kakanui when she collided with a pier after her lines became fouled. |
| Mary E. Goodwin | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (33°40′N 54°10′W﻿ / ﻿33.667°N 54.167°W﻿ / 33.667; -54.167). Three of her crew were reported missing. The rest were rescued by Margaret Falconer ( United States). Mary E. Goodwin was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Wasp | United Kingdom | The crew of the foundered Lowestoft fishing smack and her crew were picked up Mary Ann. |

## 20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice Williams | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Kreothe Sands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bremen, Germany. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Athlete | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyavge from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newport. She was refloated on 22 September. |
| Barbara Taylor | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Quelpart. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Nicholaieff, Russia. |
| Blue Wave | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland. She was refloated on 26 September and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Maudley | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Venice, Italy. She was refloated on 22 September and put back to Newport. |
| Prospect | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Tania ( Norway). Prospect was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Leith, Lothian. |

## 21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cordelia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Cartagena, Spain. No further trace. |
| Freja | Flag unknown | The ship departed from Shediac, Nova Scotia, Canada for Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Jeremiah Timonson | United States | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Trieste. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Trieste. |

## 22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barbara Taylor | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Japan. Her crew survived, but were held prisoner by the local inhabitants. |
| Emerald Isle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Salthouse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Preston, Lancashire. She was refloated with assistance from the Lytham Lifeboat. |
| New Prosperity | United Kingdom | The fishing boat collided with another fishing boat and sank off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her four crew were rescued by the other vessel. |
| Vixen | United Kingdom | The brig struck a sunken rock and sank off Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. |

## 23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aspern | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the "Dueodde", in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyagte from Memel to south Shields, County Durham. |
| Conciliator | United Kingdom | The barque was run down and sunk off Gibraltar by the steamship Richmond ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. Conciliator was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Savona, Italy. |
| Jeremiah Simonson | United States | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Trieste. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lady Bute | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the West Mouse. She put in to Cemaes, Anglesey in a sinking condition. |
| London | United Kingdom | The barque departed from Quebec City, Canada for a British port. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Nestor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Germany. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship on 11 October and towed in to Neufahrwassar, Germany. |
| Twee Gebroeders | Netherlands | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Sumbawa, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Europe to Makassar, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Vulcan | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Zoutelande, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated. |
| William Hastings | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Newhaven, Sussex. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |

## 24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atlantic King | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and put in to Trincomalee, Ceylon, where she sank. She was declared a total loss. |
| Edinburgh | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Free Island", Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated on 25 September. |
| Johann | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Horsens, Denmark to Arendal, Norway. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition. |
| Martha Burnie | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Droogden, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated on 1 October and towed in to Kastrup, Denmark. |
| Mercur | Denmark | The brigantine ran aground off Scharhörn. She was on a voyyage from Hamburg, Germany to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was refloated. |
| Osbourne | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Carron. She was then run into by the steamship Runswick ( United Kingdom). |
| Parrott | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was run down and sunk at the Coalhouse Fort, Essex by the steamship Mourino. |
| Tern | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Hoorn. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amelia | United Kingdom | The tug ran aground and was wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. |
| Ary Scheffer | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore in the "Sepoedie Strait". She was on a voyage from the Netherlands to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She subsequently sank. Her crew survived. |
| Commerce | Canada | The full-rigged ship collided with the steamship Empire ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her eighteen crew. Commerce was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Gertrude | United Kingdom | The ship departed from the Coosa River, Alabama, United States for Drogheda, County Louth. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Kingtown | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Saint Vincent for London. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Maid of the Mist | United States | Maid of the MistDuring a gale, the wooden schooner grounded, broke in half, and sank in 7 feet (2.1 m) of water in Lake Huron off the coast of Michigan at 45°06′58″N 83°19′03″W﻿ / ﻿45.116183°N 83.3174°W﻿ / 45.116183; -83.3174﻿ (Maid of the Mist). |
| Marianne Briggs | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Whitton Ness, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated and towed back to Grimsby. |
| St. Anne | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| St. Clair | United Kingdom | The steamship capsized at Tobermory, Isle of Mull with the loss of two lives. She was subsequently righted and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire, where she arrived on 3 October. |
| St. Hermeland | Sweden | The ship was driven ashote at Kappelshamn, Gotland. She was refloated and taken in to Visby. |
| Sylph | Isle of Man | The fishing boat struck a rock and sank off Gansey. Her crew survived. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ary Scheffer | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore in the Leopedie Straits. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She subsequently sank. Her crew survived. |
| General Sedgwick | United States | The schooner was wrecked at "Adjudah", Africa. |
| Guiseppina Corcurullo | Italy | The barque departed from New York, United States for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Kenna | Germany | The schooner collided with the steamship Monica ( United Kingdom) and ran aground in the Elbe at Teufelsbrück. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a Norwegian port. |
| Malaga | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and capsized in the Elbe downstream of the Kugelbake. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
| Peri | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Seascale, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport , Cumberland. She was refloated on 1 October and towed in to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
| Queen Anne | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Fulta, India. All on board were rescued. |
| Stentor | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Bergannd ( Sweden) in the Scheldt and was beached at Antwerp, Belgium. |
| St. James | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Huanillos, Cuba to Leith. She was refloated. |
| William | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at "Innomore", 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Woya | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Oesby Reef, off Öland. She was refloated and towed in to Oskarshamn. |

## 27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emma | Denmark | The schooner foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the smack Estelle ( United Kingdom). Emma was on a voyage from Norrtälje, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Jylland | Denmark | The steamship ran aground at the entrance to the Nieuwe Waterweg. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated. |
| Lizzie Titus | United States | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Jacmel, Haiti. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Martha Margherita Burzone | Italy | The ship ran aground on the Spike Bank, off the coast of County Cork, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. |
| Nellie Jones | Canada | The ship departed from Saint John, New Brunswick for Waterford, United Kingdom. No further trace. |
| Ocean Belle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Chittagong, India. |
| Princess Alexandra | Denmark | The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Jacmel. |
| Rainbow | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe downstream of Brunshausen, Germany. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated on 12 October with the assistance of two tugs and was taken in to Hamburg. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The fishing smack foundered in the English Channel off Bognor, Sussex. Her crew survived. |
| Sarah Fox | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Ellesmere, Cheshire. |
| Water Lily | United States | The schooner ran aground near Life Saving Station No. 6 on the Massachusetts coast and broke up. She was high enough on the beach her crew of two were able to jump onto the beach. |
| William | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Maryport to Dublin. She was refloated on 10 October. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. |

## 28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arcturus | Denmark | The brigantine was driven ashore at Tornby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Fredrikstad. |
| Elisabeth | Russia | The schooner was driven ashore at Össby, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga to Lübeck, Germany. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Hermann Ludwig | Belgium | The ocean liner departed from New York, United States for Antwerp. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 50 passengers and crew. |
| Orontes | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Esbern Snare ( Denmark). Orontes was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Owner's Pride | United Kingdom | The smack foundered off the mouth of the Humber. Her five crew were rescued. |
| Royal Saxon | United Kingdom | The tug collided with the ferry Claughton ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was beached. |
| Uller | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near 's-Gravesande, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Antwerp, Belgium. |

## 29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Castor | Germany | The steamship collided with another steamship. She was run onto the Nore and sank. All on board were rescued by the tug Rainbow ( United Kingdom). Castor was on a voyage from Hamburg to London, United Kingdom. |
| Earl of Carrick | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Connel, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Bonar Bridge, Ross-shire. |
| Magi Crescent | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Longships, Cornwall and foundered with the loss of all 30 crew, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. |
| Orontes | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the North Sea. |
| Johanna | Denmark | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Forest Newfoundland Colony), which put some of her crew aboard. They took Johanna in to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |

## 30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Ballyshannon. She was refloated oh 7 October and towed in to Ballyshannon. |
| Charles Green | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire |
| Dronning Louise | Norway | The barque ran aground and was wrecked on the Hinderbank, off Goeree-Overflakkee, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drammen to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The fishing smack sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Edith Mary | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Thornham, Norfolk. Her crew survived. |
| Elise | Germany | The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Emma | Norway | The barque was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued. |
| Florist | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Svaneke, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Georgia | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 18 nautical miles (33 km) south of Punta Arenas, Chile. All on board were rescued. |
| Goldhunter | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Shanghai, China. She was refloated. |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The barque sank at Langstone, Hampshire. She was refloated on 11 November and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, where she was beached. |
| Prima | Germany | The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Carron. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Wismar. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Tepania | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Yangtze. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Tokio Maru | Japan | The ship was severely damaged in a typhoon at Shanghai. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gannet Rocks, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Annie Braginton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Mahanoro, Merina Kingdom before 7 August. She was on a voyage from Mahanoro to Mauritius. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Anthracite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Trefusis Rock, Cornwall and sank. |
| Argyra | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of the captain's wife and his two sons and a daughter. The rest of the crew were saved. |
| Ben Voirlich | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Florida Keys. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia, United States in a severely leaky condition. |
| Brita | France | The ship was run down and sunk on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by George Bell ( Canada) with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Caroline | Germany | The schooner foundered in the North Sea on or before 4 September. Her crew were rescued by the brig Fanchon ( Germany). Caroline was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Charlie H Down | United States | The barque was one of five ships reported to be wrecked in the Tonalá River. |
| Clifton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Invercargill, New Zealand before 19 September. She was refloated. |
| Crimea | United Kingdom | The barque was one of five ships reported to be wrecked in the Tonalá River. |
| Delhi | United Kingdom | The brigantine was abandoned in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) south west of Douglas Head, Isle of Man. Her six crew were rescued by the Douglas Lifeboat John Turner ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Delhi was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire. |
| Derwentwater | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Mobile, Alabama, United States in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Mobile. |
| Emma J. Shanks | Canada | The schooner was driven ashore at Inigonish, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Cape Breton Island to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Emilia Hain | Canada | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 September. |
| Esperance | France | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Free Trade | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Dungarvan, County Waterford. |
| Glamorganshire | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the Inland Sea of Japan. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Nagasaki, Japan. She was refloated eight days later with the assistance of the local inhabitants. |
| Indus | France | The steamship was driven ashore east of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Cádiz, Spain in a leaky condition by a French steamship. |
| Jenny Lind | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near the west pier at Whitby. She was refloated by a steam tug. |
| Jessie Osbourne | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tennessee Cove, California, United States. She was on a voyage from Port Augusta, South Australia to San Francisco, California. Although condemned and sold, she was refloated and towed in to San Francisco. |
| Johann Friedrich | Germany | The ship was driven ashore at "Simonoscki". She was on a voyage from Hiogo, Japan to Tianjin, China. She was refloated and put in to Nagasaki, where she arrived on 8 September in a leaky condition. |
| Kere | Flag unknown | The brigantine was damaged in a hurricane at St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. |
| Lady Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean before 14 September. |
| Levant | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Brăila, United Principalities. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Malta. She was refloated, and subsequently resumed her voyage on 5 September. |
| Lightcliffe | Nicaragua | The barque was one of five ships reported to be wrecked in the Tonalá River. |
| Maria Becker | Germany | The barque was one of five ships reported to be wrecked in the Tonalá River. |
| M. H. Morris | Canada | The ship brigantine was damaged in a hurricane at St. Jago de Cuba. |
| Minerva | Flag unknown | The ship was towed in to Fernandina, Florida, United States in a derelict condition before 16 September. She was on a voyage from Mexico to a European port. |
| Moi Na | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. |
| Ocean Lily | Canada | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at St. Jago de Cuba before 14 September. |
| Ohio | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her seven crew were rescued by the barque Elise ( Germany). Wreckage from the ship came ashore on the Råberg Mile, Denmark in October. |
| Padang Packet | Germany | The ship was wrecked near Yucatan, Mexico before 10 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to a port in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Pouvert | Flag unknown | The brigantine was wrecked in a hurricane at St. Jago de Cuba before 17 September. |
| Prosperité | Canada | The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Valencia, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Yarmouth in a leaky condition. |
| Reliance | United States | The steamboat was destroyed by a boiler explosion at St. Mary's, Georgia with the loss of several lives. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Jacksonville, Florida. |
| Rival | United States | The schooner was lost in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. |
| Santa Roas | United States | The barque was one of five ships reported to be wrecked in the Tonalá River. |
| St. Joseph | France | The ship foundered in the Bay of Newfoundland. |
| Success | France | The ship struck a reef off Russell Island, Queensland and sank with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to Australia. |
| Svea | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Westport. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The brig was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool. |
| Vindolana | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Traverse, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She had been refloated by 10 October and taken in to New York, United States or Quebec City for repairs. |
| Wasp | United Kingdom | The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea before 19 September. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Mary Ann ( United Kingdom). |
| Wilton | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Murr Ledges. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Saint John, New Brunswick. |
| Zephyr | United Kingdom | The yacht ran aground and was severely damaged at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex after 21 September. She was refloated and beached. |