# List of shipwrecks in October 1866

The list of shipwrecks in October 1866 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1866.

## 1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alert | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was refloated and taken in to Holyhead. |
| Ambrosine | United States | The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of ten of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued the next day by the steamship Newburn ( United States). Ambrosine was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. |
| General Clinch | United States | The tugboat was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Nassau, Bahamas |
| HMS Nimble | Royal Navy | The Philomel-class gunvessel was driven ashore in a hurricane at Nassau. |
| Unnamed | Bahamas | The schooner was driven into by the tug General Clint ( United States) in a hurricane at Nassau and was wrecked. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The brig was run down and sunk by a steamship off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship. |

## 2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adona | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Dragor Sand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Boston, Lincolnshire. |
| Ambrosine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Vera Cruz, Mexico. |
| HMS Griffon | Royal Navy | The Philomel-class gunvessel collided with HMS Pandora ( Royal Navy) and sank off Little Popo, Africa. Her crew were rescued. |
| James Daly | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked at Waikawa in the Catlins with the loss of all her crew. |
| Lord Elgin | Norway | The ship ran aground on the Matanilla Reef, in the Bahamas and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. |
| Offor | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued. |
| Superb | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Bimini, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carolina | Trieste | The ship was driven ashore near Blakeney, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault, Franc and Trieste. She was refloated and assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a severely leaky condition. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Alligator Reef. She was on a voyage from Minatitlán, Mexico to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Evening Star | United States | The paddle steamer foundered in a hurricane 180 nautical miles (330 km) off Tybee Island, Georgia with the loss of 261 lives There were seventeen survivors. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Goshawk | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Vergen Rock, off Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to a British port. She was refloated and taken in to Moshchny Island, Russia in a waterlogged condition. She sank on 8 October. |
| Island Home | United States | The schooner capsized. Her crew were rescued. |
| Undine | United Kingdom | The steam yacht ran aground at Burghead, Moray. She was refloated. |

## 4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arcola | United States | The schooner was drove ashore at Port Hood, Nova Scotia and became a total loss. Crew saved. |
| Consul | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 21 crew took to a boat; they were rescued the next day by the brig Adien ( Prussia). Consul was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
| Eudora | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Loyal Standard ( United Kingdom). John and Mary was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. |
| Queen Victoria | British North America | The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (33°03′N 76°30′W﻿ / ﻿33.050°N 76.500°W﻿ / 33.050; -76.500) with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig Ponvert ( United States). Queen Victoria was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Havana, Cuba. |
| Samuel Tarbox | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Aspinwall, United States of Colombia. |
| Westminster | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Prata Shoal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into and sank in the River Mersey by the steamship Carroll ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Carroll. |

## 5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commerce | Norway | The brig was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated by Kate ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was deemed to be beyond economic repair. |
| Gerent | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bondicar, Northumberland. She was refloated and towed in to Warkworth, Northumberland. |

## 6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Anna Maria | United Kingdom | The schooner was run down and sunk at Sunderland, County Durham by the steamship Hawthorns ( United Kingdom). |
| Antelope | United States | The whaler, a barque, was driven ashore and wrecked at "Nitatalik Harbour", Greenland. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Tay ( United Kingdom). |
| City of Brussels | United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Sunderland for Stralsund. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Istria | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Stockport | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Hamburg. |

## 7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dauntless | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |

## 8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carolina | Sweden | The schooner was run into by the steamship Marie ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Marie. |
| John and Henry | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mary Wighton | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Sunderland. She was refloated. |

## 9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Avon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Mount's Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Rocher | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Cádiz, Spain. |

## 10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Louise Crawshay | United Kingdom | The passenger ferry, a paddle steamer, ran on an anchor and sank in the River Tyne at Walker, Northumberland. All on board were rescued. |
| Result | United Kingdom | The ship was burnt in Hobson's Bay, Melbourne, Victoria. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne. |

## 11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rose de Mai | France | The ship ran aground and was beached at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Star of Ceylon, and Velanquez | United Kingdom Spain | The barque Star of Ceylon was run into by the steamship Velanquez and sank off Dover, Kent. Two of her thirteen crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from London to Galle, Ceylon. Velanquez was beached near Dover. |

## 12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Richard Reynolds | United Kingdom | The ship was run ashore and severely damaged south of Cronslot, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |
| Rocket | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked near Cape Trafalgar, Spain with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Falkland Islands. |
| Sagemar | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Bell of Devon ( United Kingdom). Sagemar was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Panama City, United States of Colombia. |
| Sicilia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bordeaux, Gironde. |

## 13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Royal Adelaide | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Uhlenhorst | Hamburg | The steamship ran aground in the Oste. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Hamburg. |

## 15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelphi | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Wear to Hamburg. |
| Alice | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to the River Tyne. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition. |
| Christian IX | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked in the Faroe Islands. Her 30 crew survived. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Plough Rock, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from the River Wear to Arbroath, Forfarshire. She put in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. |
| Walvisch | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Agra ( United Kingdom). Walvisch was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Woodville | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Seaham. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Seaham. |
| Yorktown | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hans (Flag unknown). Yorktown was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to New York, United States. |

## 16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Camperdown | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Firth of Tay between Broughty Ferry and Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Chimborazo | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Heather Bell ( United Kingdom). Chimborazo was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Coquimbo, Chile. |
| Emil | Denmark | The ship sank off Hirtshals. She was on a voyage from Køge to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bahia, Brazil. She was latere refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Falmouth, Cornwall on 24 October in a leaky condition. |
| Favourite | Isle of Man | The smack was driven ashore near Howth, County Dublin. Her eight crew were rescued by the Howth Lifeboat Sir George Bowles( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). |
| Lewis | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Stratton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Oyster Rocks, in the Channel Islands. She was refloated and taken in to Jersey in a severely leaky condition. |
| Wasp | United Kingdom | The cutter sprang a leak and foundered off the Kentish Knock. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham. |

## 18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Clara Davis | United States | The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank in a gale. Lost with all 8 hands. |
| John and James | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. |
| Mason | United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak and was beached at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. |
| Mogadore Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Soderick, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Black River, Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire and/or the Clyde. |
| Northern Light | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Newry, County Antrim. |
| Thessalia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. she was refloated and taken in to Harwich in a leaky condition. |
| Tweed | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Minatitlan Reef with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Minatitlán, Mexico to Liverpool. |

## 19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank near Banff, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lossiemouth, Moray. |
| Constantia | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Yokohama, Japan. She floated off and sank. |
| Freedom | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. Freedom was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hartlepool. She was refloated on 22 October. |
| Vine | United Kingdom | The sloop was beached at Llandudno, Caernarfonshire. She was refloated. |
| Waterloo | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Brielle, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| You | United Kingdom | The barque departed from Kurrachee, India for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fairy Vision | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Tunchay Point, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Osprey | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. |
| Thracian | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the paddle steamer Guadiana ( Spain) and sank off Málaga, Spain. All on board were rescued. Thracian was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London. |
| Voluna | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Long Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Valparaíso, Chile. Five Customs officers boarded the vessel but their boat was wrecked. They were rescued by the Wexford Lifeboat. Volua was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and taken in to Wexford. |

## 21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Guadiana | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel 40 nautical miles (74 km) south south east of Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her seven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to L'Orient, Morbihan, France. |
| Heinrich | Flag unknown | The ship departed from Cronstadt, Russia for Copenhagen, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Iron Era | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Fish Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool. |

## 22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie Jones | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Prometheus ( Rostock). Annie Jones was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| John George | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Mavournee | British North America | During a voyage from Portland, Maine, to St. John, New Brunswick, the 142-foot (43 m), 619-gross register ton barque was stranded on a reef in fog at Bradford Cove on Grand Manan, New Brunswick. She later floated off the reef and sank quickly in 90 feet (27 m) of water at 44°36.972′N 066°54.551′W﻿ / ﻿44.616200°N 66.909183°W﻿ / 44.616200; -66.909183﻿ (Mavournee). Her entire crew survived. |
| Nieta | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Santander, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Birkenhead, Cheshire. |

## 23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Augusta | United Kingdom | The steamship was towed in to Crookhaven, County Cork in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pernambuco, Brazil. |
| Hilda | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at North Shields, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to North Shields. She was refloated. |
| Mary and May | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Arthurstown, County Wexford. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Arthurstown. |

## 24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Wick, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to Wick. |
| Ann Mills | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Pergas Shoals, in the Dardanelles. She was refloated. |
| Elsie | Norway | The brig ran aground on the Gaa Sands, off the mouth of the River Tay. |
| Helena | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off North Berwick, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Kiel, Prussia. |
| Loyal | Jersey | The brig collided with the steamship James Brogden ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 6 December and beached at East Greenwich Kent. |
| Thrifty | Jersey | The cutter sank at Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Erquy, Côtes-du-Nord, France to Weymouth. She was refloated. |

## 25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| City of Brussels | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Stralsund for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Rovigno | Austrian Empire | The barque was wrecked at Ancona, Papal States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Ancona. |

## 26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emily Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Bembridge Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Littlehampton, Sussex. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship struck a submerged object and sank off Caldy Island Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Swansea, Glamorgan. |

## 27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship collided with a barque and sank in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire. |

## 28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Earl Bathurst | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde, Prussia to Riga, Russia. |
| John Butler | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Marie Elise | France | The barque sank at Buenos Aires with the loss of most of her crew. |
| Napoleon III | France | The barque sank at Buenos Aires with the loss of most of her crew. |
| Urgent | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires. |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships sank at Buenos Aires. |

## 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caprera | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Constance Amelia | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Curaisser Bank, in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued. |
| Emperor | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to London. |
| Glen | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the North Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) south of the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by a French lugger. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Benfleet, Essex. |
| Joblings | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| John Butler | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore in the River Plate. |
| Marie Elize | France | The barque sank in the River Plate with some loss of life. |
| Mercedita | Spain | The barque was driven ashore in the River Plate. |
| Napoleon III | France | The barque sank in the River Plate with some loss of life. |
| Palma | Brazil | The brigantine was driven ashore in the River Plate. |
| Ribiero II | Brazil | The brigantine was driven ashore in the River Plate. |
| Rosetta | United Kingdom | The barque collided with the steamship La Plata ( Argentina) and sank at Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Sunda | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of six of the 21 people on board. Survivors were rescued by a tug and the Liverpool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aden. |
| Urgent | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Plate. |
| Zambia | France | The ship was wrecked on the St. Brandon Reef with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay, India. |

## 30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Legatus | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Krutsand, in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Cuxhaven. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven. |

## 31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bullygar | United Kingdom | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked in Cumberland Sound. |
| Halicore | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Juno | Tasmania | The barque, laden with 466 tons of coal, was wrecked on Farewell Spit, New Zealand. All hands were saved but the cargo was lost. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1866 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Andrew Jackson | United States | The steamship was driven ashore in Currituck Sound. All on board were rescued. |
| Annie Mackenzie | British North America | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 October. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Montreal, Province of Canada. |
| Armitage | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. |
| Belgravia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Madras, India. |
| Borodino | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean before 10 October. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Mauritius. |
| Caroline Naysmith | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. |
| Catharina | Denmark | The brig was wrecked at "Tientain". |
| Coburg | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. |
| Daniel Webster | United States | The steamship foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Mobile, Alabama. |
| Defiance | United Kingdom | The brig was run down by the steamship Haswell ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Swin. Her crew were rescued by Haswell. |
| Courier | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York. |
| Eleanor Thompson | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated. |
| Elite | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Andros, Bahamas. |
| Fanny Fern | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. |
| Forward | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef, Bahamas before 9 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| General Sherman | United States | The schooner was captured by pirates in the Yangtze. The vessel was set afire and all on board, who had been tied up, were murdered. |
| Hastings | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Helene, and Rapid | Flag unknown United Kingdom | The ships collided and both foundered with the loss of a crew member from Rapid. Survivors were rescued by the brig Countess of Zetland ( United Kingdom). |
| Herald of the Morning | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef in the Dampier Passage (4°50′S 146°48′E﻿ / ﻿4.833°S 146.800°E﻿ / -4.833; 146.800) and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Cheribon, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and resumed her voyage but put in to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies in a leaky condition. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near "Araucatie". She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| James Crossfield | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Calcutta, India. She was refloated. |
| Jules | France | The schooner ran aground and was wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Casquets Lighthouse, Alderney, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Wear to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Lampedo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Warsaw, Georgia, United States. She was refloated and towed in to Savannah, Georgia. |
| Lima | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Irish Sea 27 nautical miles (50 km) south south east of the Carlingford Lough with the loss of six of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Genoa, Italy. |
| Lucy Napier | British North America | The brig was run down and sunk. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Danzig. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Double Head Shot Keys. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Puerto Rico. |
| Onward | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated. |
| Oscar | Austrian Empire | The ship was wrecked at Pernambuco, Brazil. |
| Phoque | France | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Rhône. |
| Premium | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea after 25 October. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to the Nieuw Diep. She came ashore at Callantsoog, North Holland on 30 October and was wrecked. |
| Prosperity | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore and wrecked at Dimlington, Yorkshire before 2 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Harwich, Essex. |
| Rajpoot | India | The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta. |
| Rocket | United Kingdom | The brigantine foundered. |
| Santiago | Chile | The ship was wrecked in the Falkland Islands. She was on a voyage from Iquique to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Seaman's Bride | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Treinen Island". Her crew survived. |
| Simon Hobbey | United Kingdom | The barque collided with Star of the Sea ( United States) and sank off Cape Horn, Chile. |
| Statesman | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gaspar Sand. Her crew were rescued. |
| Sylph | New Zealand | The schooner left Kaipara Harbour for Auckland on 10 October. Wreckage from the ship was washed up near Ahipara eight days later. All hands were lost. |
| Talisman | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Englishman's Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Monte Video, Uruguay. |
| Tanjore | United Kingdom | The barque either sank in St. Mark's Bay, Haiti, or was wrecked at Saint Domingo. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered. All on board were rescued. |