# List of shipwrecks in October 1877

The list of shipwrecks in October 1877 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1877.

## 1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Athalia | Norway | The barque ran aground in the Zuidergat. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and take in to the Nieuwe Diep. |
| Drachenfels | United Kingdom | The barge was holed by an anchor and sank at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Harwich to London. |
| Familia | Germany | The brig was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark. |
| Irouaddy | France | The steamship ran aground at the entrance to the Suez Canal. She was refloated on 3 October. |
| Julia Reitz | Flag unknown | The schooner struck an uncharted rock 8 nautical miles (15 km) from the coast of Buton, Netherlands East Indies and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Fuzhou, China to Adelaide, South Australia. She was a total loss. |
| Oden | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Carlos", Russia. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Riga, Russia. |
| Pearsons | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Crail, Fife. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. |
| Plover | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam. She was refloated and taken in to Hoek van Holland, South Holland. |
| Theodore Leontine | France | The schooner was run into by the steamship Virginia Schellizzi ( United Kingdom) at Dunkerque, Nord and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Bilbao, Spain. |
| Vulcan | Norway | The barque ran aground in the Nieuwe Diep. |

## 2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lion ( United Kingdom). Albion was on a voyage from Betts Cove, Newfoundland Colony to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Backworth | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bahia, Brazil. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Dover, Kent. |
| Georges | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Christiania, Norway for Swansea, Glamorgan. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Kent | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the steamship Mesopotamia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Kent. |

## 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bremerhaven | Germany | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with some loss of life. Survivors were rescued by Lizzie Iredale ( United Kingdom). Bremerhaven was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to New York, United States. |
| Cape Clear, and Don Nicholas | United Kingdom Bolivia | The full-rigged ship Cape Clear collided with the barque Don Nicholas at New York, United States. Both vessels were severely damaged. |
| Orion, and Tern | United Kingdom | The steamships collided at Antwerp, Belgium and were both severely damaged. Orion was on a voyage from London to Antwerp. Tern was on a voyage from Antwerp to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Seringapatam | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off "Kio Island", Russia. |

## 4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alma | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tay. Four of her crew were taken off by Neilson Taylor ( United Kingdom). Alma was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Flying Scotsman ( United Kingdom) and towed back to Dundee. |
| Cloud | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Puckaster, Isle of Wight with the loss of one of her two crew. The survivor was arrested on suspicion of smuggling. |
| George Gray | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Albion ( United Kingdom and sank in the River Thames at Bermondsey, Surrey. She was refloated. |
| Jafet | Austria-Hungary | The ship was sighted off Lamlash, Isle of Arran, United Kingdom whilst on a voyage from the Clyde to Algiers, Algeria. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aigle | United States | The schooner was wrecked on Eday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Prince Edward Island, Canada. |
| Anna | Germany | The brigantine capsized off the Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued on 7 October by the barque America ( Norway). Anna was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg. She was subsequently taken in to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. |
| Firenza C. | Italy | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to London, United Kingdom. |
| ARA Fulminate | Argentine Navy | The torpedo store ship exploded, caught fire and sank in the Luján River with the loss of eleven of her crew. The explosion of a torpedo was thought to be the cause. |
| Hertha | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Philadelphia. |
| Nicolaus | Germany | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Charleston, South Carolina. |
| Scotia Queen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Dunaverty Rock, off the coast of Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Trinidad. She was refloated the next day and towed in to the Clyde. |
| Tioga | United States | The steamer caught fire and burned out, sinking the next day in Lake Ontario near Point Pelee, Ontario, Canada. The crew escaped to barges she was towing and they were brought in by Badger State ( United States). |

## 6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agil | Canada Canada | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Green Holm, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. |
| Constitution | United States | The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. She put back to New York. The fire was extinguished. |
| Ella | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Absalom ( Denmark) and was beached on the Ballasters Plaat. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cullen, Moray to Leith, Lothian. |
| Leander | United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Thor | Norway | The brig ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from Drammen to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. |
| Wellhaven | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°44′N 32°50′W﻿ / ﻿45.733°N 32.833°W﻿ / 45.733; -32.833). Her crew were rescued by Agathe ( United Kingdom). Wellhaven was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. |

## 7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Grace Wallace | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Smerby Rock. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Campbeltown, Argyllshire. |
| Lima | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Seine. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Roach | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship City of Chester and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated. |
| Roland | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated. She was later refloated. |
| Shark | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Seine. |
| Sutherland Cross | United Kingdom | The fishing boat was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. |

## 8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albertine | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dranske. Her crew were rescued. |
| Blue Jacket | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat was driven ashore at New Brighton, Cheshire. |
| Cornwall | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Avon underneath the Clifton Suspension Bridge. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New York, United States. She was refloated and put back to Bristol. |
| Corsair | United Kingdom | The barque was sighted in The Downs whilst on a voyage from sunderland, County Durham to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Doris Gerdes | Germany | The barque was driven ashore at Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark, She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Riga, Russia. |
| Emerald Isle | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Larne, County Antrim. |
| Francesco Curro | Italy | The barque was run into by the full-rigged ship Malta ( United Kingdom) and sank at Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. Francesco Curro was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Queenstown. |
| Sunshine | United Kingdom | The tug was driven from her moorings at Liverpool, Lancashire. She collided with the tugs British King and Enterprise (both United Kingdom) and was beached. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |
| 604 | France | The fishing boat foundered off Calais with the loss of all nine crew. |
| Unnamed | France | The fishing vessel was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. |

## 9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert William | United Kingdom | The ship driven ashore at Stenåsa, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Australia. |
| C. D. W. | Sweden | The barque was wrecked in the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans, Louisiana United States. |
| Cecilia | Spain | The schooner was wrecked at Bilbao. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Scotland to Bilbao. |
| Clara | Germany | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Expert | Germany | The schooner was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Ringleader ( United Kingdom). Expert was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Tönning. |
| Olga | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in the River Nene. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Wisbech. |
| Sophia | Germany | The ship was abandoned in a sinking condition in the Sound of Kalmar. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Stralsund. |
| Sünne | Ottoman Navy | Russo-Turkish War: The Akka-class gunboat was sunk by torpedoes at the mouth of the Danube. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House ) with the loss of all hands. |

## 10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arcturus | United States | The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Arthur | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated. |
| Dauntless | United Kingdom | The schooner was run down and sunk at Montevideo, Uruguay by the steamship Euclid ( Brazil). All on board were rescued. |
| Fardig | Sweden | The brig was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Visby. |
| Felix | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore at "Kallebodestrand". She was on a voyage from Oscarshamn to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Othello | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Krishna Shoal, in the Bay of Bengal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rangoon, Burma. She was later refloated with assistance and taken in to Rangoon. |
| Rurico | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°55′N 13°03′W﻿ / ﻿39.917°N 13.050°W﻿ / 39.917; -13.050). Her ten crew were rescued by Craig Ewan ( United Kingdom). |
| Sunny Bank | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Lisbon, Portugal for Newport, Monmouthshire. Presumed subsequently foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all eight crew. A boat from the ship washed up at Audierne, Finistère, France in December. |
| Union | Germany | The schooner collided with Magdalene ( Germany) and sank off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Union was on a voyage from Königsberg to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. |

## 11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alida en Hendrika | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Germany. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Pillau. |
| Alma Marie | France | The lugger was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Attalus | Norway | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Kristiansand with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Louvain, Flemish Brabant, Belgium to Arendal. |
| Ann | Guernsey | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Valiant ( United Kingdom). |
| Coleridge | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Bere Island, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Castletown, Kinure to a French port. She was later refloated. |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Fanny Breslauer | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Vestervig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to a Norwegian port. She was refloated and taken in to the Agger Channel. |
| Jessore | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by the steamship Consett ( United Kingdom and sank 150 nautical miles (280 km) west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork. All 64 people on board were rescued by Consett. Jessore was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Molly | Germany | The barque ran aground on the Dunkerque Banks, off the coast of Nord, France and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She put back to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. |
| Preciosa | Sweden | The brig was wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Malmö. |
| Snowdonia | United Kingdom | The barque was sighted off Dover, Kent whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Buenos Aires, Argentina and Bombay, India. Subsequently foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all 25 crew. Wreckage washed up on the coasts of Dorset and the Isle of Wight in late October. She was on her maiden voyage. |
| Union | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |

## 12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ayton | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Clarinza, Greece. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Patras, Greece. She was refloated with assistance from Wizard ( Royal Navy) and taken in to Zakynthos, Greece. |
| Rex | Germany | The barque was abandoned in a sinking condition. Her eight crew were rescued by Leoni ( United Kingdom). |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on an anchor in the River Barrow and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New Ross, County Wexford to Wexford. |
| Veritas | Denmark | The barque was wrecked at "Brockhuus". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Copenhagen. |
| William van Name | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. |
| Zealous | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Harwich, Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kin Shan | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Bombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, possibly in a gale on 14 or 15 October. |
| Marens Minde | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore at Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her six crew. |
| Mathilda | Sweden | The barque ran aground on the Kratzsand, in the North Sea off the German coast. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. |
| Portland | United States | PortlandThe wooden schooner ran aground in Lake Huron near Presque Isle, Michigan, and was destroyed by a storm shortly afterwards. Her wreck lies in 6 feet (1.8 m) of water at 45°14′56″N 83°24′27″W﻿ / ﻿45.248817°N 83.4075°W﻿ / 45.248817; -83.4075﻿ (Portland). |
| Stockton Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Tees. |
| Ville de Dieppe | France | The barque ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Yeves | Spain | The schooner was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay with the loss of one of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. |
| Dunbar Lifeboat | Royal National Lifeboat Institution | The capsized off Dunbar, Lothian with the loss of two of her crew. |

## 14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aberdonian | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Lindisfarne. |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged in the Cattewater. |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater. Both crew on board survived. |
| Alert | Trinity House | The steamship was damaged at Milbay, Devon. |
| Alexandra | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Angela, and Guglielmo | Spain Italy | The brig Guglielmo was driven into the barque Angela at Plymouth, Devon. Both vessels were damaged. |
| Anthracite | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Trefusis Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Demerara, British Guiana. |
| Atalanta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. |
| Barganz, Calliope, Hannah Crasdale, and Havre | Flag unknown United Kingdom United Kingdom France | Barganz, Calliope and the barque Havre were driven from their moorings at Cardiff, Glamorgan. All three collided with the schooner Hannah Crasdale, which was severely damaged. |
| Bohemian Girl | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in the Cattewater. |
| Charles Arch | United Kingdom | The pilot boat was reported missing from Cardiff. |
| Charles E. Hoard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. Her crew survived. |
| Chimera | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Torquay, Devon. |
| Cleopatra | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her five crew were rescued by Olga ( United Kingdom), which lost six of her crew effecting the rescue. Cleopatra was being towed from Alexandria, Egypt to London, carrying Cleopatra's Needle. She was towed in to El Ferrol, Spain on 19 October by the steamship Fitzmaurice ( United Kingdom). |
| Czarewitch | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and damaged in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Plymouth. She was refloated on 16 October. |
| Dagmar | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 16 October. |
| Doctor Petermann | Germany | The barque was severely damaged at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. |
| Eleanor Davidson | United Kingdom | The snow departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Belfast, County Antrim. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Elizabeth Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth. |
| Emmett | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked in Deadman's Bay. Her four crew were rescued. |
| Europa | Regia Marina | The corvette was driven ashore at Plymouth. She was refloated. |
| Farnley Hall | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged in a gale at Falmouth. |
| Fearnot | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Swansea. |
| I. W. T. | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Falmouth. |
| Jane Elkin | New Zealand | The 25-ton ketch was wrecked when it hit a boulder while crossing the bar at the mouth of the Patea River. |
| Jannet and Jane, or Janet and Janet | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire. |
| John Williams | United Kingdom | The pilot boat was wrecked at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. All on board were rescued by another pilot boat. |
| Jolani, Paul Thorman, and Thessalia | Kingdom of Hawaii Germany Greece | The barque Paul Thorman and the brig Thessalia collided at Plymouth and were both damaged. Thessalia was driven in to the barque Jolani, which was also damaged. |
| Joseph and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven into the yacht Whisper ( United Kingdom) in the Cattewater and was damaged. |
| Jubilee, and Statira | United Kingdom | The steamship Jubilee was driven from her moorings at Cardiff and collided with the steamship Statira, which was severely damaged. Statira was placed under repair. |
| Lady Avenel | UKGBI | The brigantine was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Lisbon Portugal to Plymouth. |
| Lady Selbourne | United Kingdom | The barquentine was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Cattewater. She was refloated, towed to Sutton Pool and beached. |
| Loch Cree | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Sunderland. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs. |
| Lorely | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged in a gale at Falmouth. |
| Mabel | United Kingdom | The yacht sank in the Cattewater. |
| Marchioness | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Burntisland, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Fiery Cross( United Kingdom) and take in to Burntisland. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The Thames barge ran aground on the Shoebury Sand, in the Thames Estuary and sank. |
| Mary Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea. |
| Moderator | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea. |
| Newcomen | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Dartmouth, Devon. |
| R. H. Jones | United Kingdom | The barque sank at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of all but one of her nineteen crew. The survivor was rescued by HMS Turquoise ( Royal Navy). R. H. Jones was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Rothesay | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on The Mewstone, off the coast of Devon. Her eleven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Cardiff. |
| R. W. T. | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth. |
| Sans Souci | France | The brigantine was driven from her moorings in Plymouth Sound into the Cattewater and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord to Cardiff. |
| Sarah | Canada | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Middle Mouse Rocks, off the coast of Anglesey, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Cemaes lifeboat Ashtonian ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Sarah was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day by the tug Great Western ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore and wrecked at Salcombe, Devon. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Seagull | United Kingdom | The yacht was wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon. |
| St. Roche | France | The lugger was driven ashore at Trebitherick Point, near Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of her captain. She was later refloated. |
| Swan of the Exe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lympstone, Devon and broke her back. |
| Tamar | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Keyham, Devon. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Keyham to Swansea. |
| Terrier | United Kingdom | The steamship was sighted off Port Talbot, Glamorgan whilst on a voyage from Swansea to Highbridge, Somerset. Presumed foundered with the loss of all five or six hands. Wreckage from the ship washed up on the Welsh coast. |
| Trio | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Singleton, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. She was refloated on 18 October and taken in to the Mumbles. |
| Vivid | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Porthcawl, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon and/or Penzance, Cornwall. |
| Whisper | United Kingdom | The pilot cutter was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Cattewater. She was a total loss. |
| Zeemanshoop | Netherlands | The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Mawes, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from New Calabar to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated on 19 October and taken in to Falmouth in a severely leaky condition. |
| No. 4 | United Kingdom | The pilot boat was driven ashore and wrecked a Plymouth. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The yacht sank in the Cattewater. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The fishing boat was abandoned off Teignmouth, Devon. Her ten crew were rescued by the Teignmouth Lifeboat China ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). |
| Unnamed | Spain | The schooner was driven ashore at Plymouth with the loss of one of her eight crew. |
| Unnamed | France | The barque was driven against a bridge at Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The collier sank at Bristol. |
| Unnamed | France | The schooner was driven ashore at the Mumbles. Her crew survived. |
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The sloop sank in the Humber. |
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The ships were driven onto the Sprat Ridge Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the north Devon coast and sank. |

## 15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acme | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Cardiff. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Camber Sands, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Rye, Sussex. |
| Cambridge | Royal Navy | The training ship was driven from her moorings at Plymouth. |
| Charles | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso, Caithness. Her eight crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from "Sandarn", on the Baltic coast to Irvine, Ayrshire. |
| Damietta | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Annie Ainslie ( United Kingdom) and Damietta subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. |
| Emanus | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Thurso Bay with the loss of all four crew. |
| Francesquina | United Kingdom | The barque beached between Sines and St. Ubes, Portugal with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania to Cardiff. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The lugger was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. Her three crew were rescued. |
| Glencaple | United Kingdom | The brig foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Hermione ( France). Glencaple was on a voyage from London to Cette, Hérault, France. |
| Gwydr | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat sank at Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Carnarvon Bay to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Johanna | Norway | The schooner was abandoned in the Firth of Forth. She subsequently struck the Beamer Rock and sank. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Dram. |
| Knapton Hall | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the barque Loch Fyne ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel with the loss of twelve of the twenty people on boatd. |
| Lancaster | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. |
| L'Auguste | France | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Lune. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Glasson Dock, Lancashire. She broke up the next day and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by at tug. |
| Orpheus | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Orpheus was on a voyage from Hudson Bay to London. |
| Planet | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltash, Cornwall. |
| Pauleori | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Rickham Head, Devon, United Kingdom. |
| Prince | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the brig Emily ( United Kingdom). Prince was on a voyage from Safi, Morocco to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Sarah | United States | The schooner was driven ashore at Exmouth, Devon. Her crew survived. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Sidmouth, Devon. |
| Thomas Charles | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Gloucester. She subsequently foundered. |
| Venture | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged at Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Victor | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Staithes, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Folkestone, Kent. |
| 17 Mai | Norway | The ship ran aground off Tanager, Denmark and sank. Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Stavanger. |
| No. 28 | United Kingdom | The pilot boat was driven against the quayside in the Bute Docks, Cardiff and sank. |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. |
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The Thames barges foundered in the Thames Estuary, each with the loss of all hands. They were both on a voyage from London to the River Medway. |

## 16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albatross | Norway | The derelict barque was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark. |
| Coquette | Portugal | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Lisbon. |
| Emaus | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Wick Bay with the loss of all hands. |
| Foam | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. |
| John Parker | Canada | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Squander ( United Kingdom). |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| William Van Name | United States | The vessel struck the Seven Stones Reef, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her twelve crew were rescued by the schooner Caroline ( United Kingdom). |

## 17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aden | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued on 20 October by the schooner Annie Whiting ( United States). Aden was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Emily Lowther | Canada | The ship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gloucester, United Kingdom to Pensacola, Florida, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. |
| Llen | Norway | She was driven ashore at Stenåsa, Öland, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Oskarshamn, Sweden. |
| Medina | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Cape Spartel, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain. |
| Princess of Wales | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on "Edoskagen", near Kristiansand, Norway. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ganger Rolf ( Norway). Princess of Wales was on a voyage from Trondheim, Norway to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clara | Germany | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Gravelinoise | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Zaimis ( United Kingdom). |
| Lord Duffryn | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Wexford. She was refloated. |

## 19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cleone | United States | The 347-ton whaler, a barque, was lost in Saint Lawrence Bay in the Bering Sea during a heavy gale. |
| Pet | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Emma ( United Kingdom). Pet was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Wick, Caithness. She was subsequently towed in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a derelict condition. |
| Petronella | Italy | The barque was wrecked at Gabarus, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Cork, United Kingdom. |
| No. 11 | United Kingdom | The pilot boat was run down and sunk by the steamship Menelaus (Flag unknown) at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. |

## 20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alma | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Francesca Bellagamba (Flag unknown). Alma was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Gravesend, Kent. |
| Elis | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on Arholma. She was on a voyage from Luleå to Gibraltar. She was refloated and put in to Stockholm. |
| Marian | United Kingdom | The barque caught fire and was abandoned 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her 21 crew were rescued by Uno ( Norway). Marian was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to London. |
| Restless | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Mossoró, Brazil to Liverpool. She was refloated. |
| Serena | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the barque Famiglie (Flag unknown) and sank in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Valyrien | Russia | The ship departed from Vadsø, Norway for the Firth of Forth. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Waucoma | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on Wallace's Rock, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was refloated and beached at Ballywalter, County Antrim. Her cre were rescued. |
| Zingara | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her seventeen crew were rescued by Skjerkholt ( Norway). Zingara was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to London, United Kingdom. |
| Four unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The schooners ran aground in Liverpool Bay. |

## 21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emsworth | United Kingdom | The brig was run into by the steamship Ettrick ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex. Her three crew were rescued by Ettrick. |
| Mars | Norway | The brig ran aground on the Plough Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Skonvig" to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland in a waterlogged condition. |

## 22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Columbia | Norway | The brig ran aground at "Holmetunge", Denmark and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Joseph and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at New Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Serina | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the barque Famiglie (Flag unknown) and sank in the Clyde at Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Washbevin | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore on Amager. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Aarhus. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Dungarvan, County Waterford. |

## 23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acorn | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Workington, Cumberland. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Workington. |
| Boston | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Östergarn, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she arrived on 25 October. |
| Scottish Minstrel | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to India. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |

## 24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clan Alpine | New Zealand | The 40-ton schooner foundered when hit by a violent storm off the Kaikōura Peninsula. Wreckage was discovered several days later, but no sign was found of her crew of four. |

## 25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| A. J. Pettingill | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Philadelphia. She was refloated. |
| Gipsey | United States | The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Santa Cruz. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Granger | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was wrecked on a reef off Borneo, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew took to three boats; one boat reached Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Manila, Spanish East Indies. |
| James Horn | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham and caught fire due to her cargo of lime getting wet. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen. |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Laggan Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Surinam. |
| Mabel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Natal Colony with the loss of two of her crew. She was declared a total loss. |

## 26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| California | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
| Eskett | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Whitehaven, Cumberland for Newport, Monmouthshire. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Hecla | United Kingdom | The ship departed from the River Tyne for Trieste. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Jeanne and Joseph | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Neath, Glamorgan for Drogheda, County Louth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Beacon Rock, off the coast of Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Surinam. |
| Zeolite | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°01′N 37°52′W﻿ / ﻿49.017°N 37.867°W﻿ / 49.017; -37.867). Her crew were rescued by Devonia ( United Kingdom). Zeolite was on a voyage from Labrador, Newfoundland Colony to Naples, Italy. |

## 27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ellen Browse | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at East London, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss. |
| John Shelly | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Harrington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Harrington. She was refloated. |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the full-rigged ship Lord of the Isles ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. Her crew survived. |
| Trial | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Harrington. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Harrington. |

## 28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alert | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Elizabeth | Netherlands | The galliot collided with the steamship Thomas Wilson ( United Kingdom) off Hogland, Russia and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Cronstadt in a sinking condition by Thomas Wilson. |
| Epaminodas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by M. and E. Cox ( Canada). |
| Marsala | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Galway. |
| Velasquez | Spain | The steamship ran aground in the Guadalquivir. She was refloated and taken in to Seville. |
| Waterloo | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Bic, Quebec, Canada whilst on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chieftain | United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and beached. |
| Faraday | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with th steamship Wear ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Northfleet, Kent. |
| Fritz | Germany | The brig was driven ashore on "Sando". |
| H. P. Stephenson | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Iron Age | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Leontine | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Nellie | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Travegrund and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Germany to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated on 9 November and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs. |
| Nimrod | Russia | The barque ran aground at Kristiansand, Norway. She was on a voyage from Vintava, Courland Governorate to Antwerp. |
| Pekin | United States | The ship departed from New York for Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles Chaloner | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Fleetwood. She was later refloated and taken in to Fleetwood. |
| Line | Denmark | The crewless brigantine was driven ashore and sank at Agger. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Riga, Russia. |
| Louise | Norway | The barque ran aground on Amager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Nyland, Sweden to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Miras | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset and sank. Her crew survived. |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to Riga, Russia She was refloated but consequently sank. |

## 31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Auguste | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore at Dagerort, Russia. |
| Colbert | France | The barque was abandoned in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the steamship Spartan ( United Kingdom). Colbert was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was towed in to Havre de Grâce. |
| Devonia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Garvel Point. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| D. W. Chapman | United States | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen, Germany. |
| Hango | Grand Duchy of Finland | The steamship ran aground near Loviisa. |
| Humility | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Margate, Kent. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition. |
| Lynet | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Balnakiel, Caithness, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Maindee Park | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on Amager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Dublin. She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Oden | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at "Ragenlanset". She was refloated and towed in to Ursviken, Sweden. |
| Stella Gazzolo | Italy | The ship ran aground at Fray Bentos, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Fray Bentos. She was refloated and found to be leaky. |
| Tiger | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Water Lily | United Kingdom | The schooner was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Newry, County Antrim. No further trace, reported missing. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1877 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. |
| Agnes Sutherland | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Antigua before 13 October. |
| Aigle | France | The schooner ran aground off Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated. |
| Alice Otto | United Kingdom | The ship steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and put in to Key West, Florida, United States. |
| Amicus | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship Gamma ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Quebec City, Canada. Amicus was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Cork. |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was later refloated. |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Nikolaistad (Vaasa), Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Anna Fogt | Germany | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Egersund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Drontheim. |
| Annie and John | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Ask | Norway | The brig was wrecked at Nikolainkaupunki. |
| Atalus | Norway | The brig was wrecked near Kristiansand with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Atlanta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Singleton Park, Glamorgan. She was refloated and towed in to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. |
| Blanche | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked on Mallicolo, New Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. |
| Carl August | United Kingdom | The barque put in to Stavanger, Norway in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to London. |
| Caroline | Spain | The ship was wrecked on Point Cadena. She was on a voyage from Santander to Mayaquez, Puerto Rico. |
| City of Waterford | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk before 3 October. |
| Catterina Maggio | Italy | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 October. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Clara | Germany | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to Hamburg. |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. she was on a voyage from Brevik, Norway to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool. |
| Cora Linn | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Northumbria ( United Kingdom). Cora Linn was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Decori | | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New York. |
| East | United Kingdom | The barque pun in to Stavanger in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Leith, Lothian. |
| Edmond | France | The barque was driven ashore. She was refloated on 25 October and taken in to Kastrup, Denmark. |
| Georgia | United States | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Liverpool. |
| Fanny Wright | South Australia | The ship was wrecked in Wallaroo Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Flora | Russia | The barque ran aground at Gävle, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Hull. |
| George Gilchrist | United States | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Greytown, Nicaragua. |
| George Kremelburg | United States | The ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 October. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Aurora Australis ( Spain). George Kremelburg was on a voyage from New York to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. |
| Glaramara | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Port Augusta, South Australia. |
| Glenhaven | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River downstream of Quebec City. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was later refloated and put back to Quebec City. |
| Hannah Morris | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Miramichi River. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Harewood | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 October. |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Middelgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. |
| Helene | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Esprit, Quebec. She was consequently condemned. |
| Herald | United States | The barque ran aground in the Milk River. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay to the Milk River. |
| Ida | Italy | The schooner ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Fray Bentos, Uruguay. She was refloated and put in to Monte Video, Uruguay in a leaky condition. |
| Irrawaddy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated. |
| Jewess | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cardiff. |
| John Watts | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was towed in to Sheerness, Kent in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Colchester, Essex. |
| Lady Aline | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Horsens, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuwe Diep, where she arrived on 9 October. |
| Mabel | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground at Shediac, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Buctouche, New Brunswick to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, where she arrived on 28 October. |
| Maggie | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned at sea before 18 October. Her crew were rescued by the barque Astrea ( Russia). Maggie was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Prince Edward Island, Canada. |
| Maggie | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea before 18 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. |
| Magnolia | United States | The ship foundered before 3 October. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to New York. |
| Marion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Traverse. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London. She was refloated. |
| Merse | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Pratas Island before 14 October. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Niuzhuang, China. |
| Moero | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescyed by the steamship Ayrshire ( United Kingdom). Moero was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Martinique. She was towed in to Barbadoes. |
| Nicholas Wredeman | Germany | The ship was wrecked at Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Charleston, South Carolina. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| O. D. W. | Spain | The barque was wrecked in the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans. |
| Olaf | Denmark | The steamship was driven ashore at Lyserort, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Copenhagen on 10 October. |
| Ostersaen | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks at Fife Ness, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania to LeithLeith She was refloated and completed her voyage in a severely leaky condition. |
| Palma | Norway | The schooner ran aground at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Copenhagen, Denmark and Reval, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen, where she arrived on 25 October. |
| Parana | France | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Abrantes, Brazil. Her passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Pauline | France | The ship was driven ashore near "Rickham Coastguard Station" with the loss of at least two lives. |
| Plimsoll | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Peel, Isle of Man. |
| Pride of the Dart | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Eagle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to the River Colne in a leaky condition. |
| Proteus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Traverse. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put back to Quebec City. |
| Ragnald Jarl | Norway | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was towed in to Guernsey, Channel Islands in a waterlogged condition. |
| Rowland | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Holyrood, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Queenstown. |
| Royal Frederick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom. |
| Saldanho | Portugal | The brig was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Germany and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Laga. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. |
| Silentium | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Hull to Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition. |
| Stad Middelburg | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on "Cross Dapae Nuit". She was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port. |
| Sunshine | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at Stenåsa, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sandarne, Sweden to London. |
| Surprise | United States | The barque was driven ashore at the "Salvo Lighthouse". She was on a voyage from Venice, Italy to Trieste. |
| Thames | United Kingdom | The barque sank in the River Thames at the Custom House. |
| Tjalf | Denmark | The ship departed from Egedesminde, Greenland for a Danish port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| United | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks at Légué and sank. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Tréguier, Côtes-du-Nord. |
| Valency | United Kingdom | The dandy ran aground and was wrecked at Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Vanguard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec. |
| Ville de Nantes | France | The steamship was wrecked on Hoedic, Morbihanon or before 5 October. At least eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. |
| Vision | Norway | The ship capsized and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 October. Her crew were rescued by Oscar ( Sweden). |
| Waterlily | United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Helsingør, Denmark for Cronstadt, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| 17th Mai | Norway | The ship ran aground and sank at Stavanger. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Stavanger. |