# List of shipwrecks in September 1870

The list of shipwrecks in September 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1870.

## 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dashing Wave | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Foochowfoo, China to Sydney, New South Wales. |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and sank. All six people on board were rescued by the Arklow Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Morecambe, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| John Middleton | United Kingdom | The steamship sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner John ( Norway). John Middleton was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Leith, Lothian. |
| Riga Packet | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère, France to Riga, Russia. |
| Swiftsure | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Leith for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amalia | Norway | The ship was wrecked on Spitsbergen. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cronslot, Russia. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cronslot. Ann was refloated on 6 September. |
| Annie Fossitt | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Archangelsk, Russia. |
| Bon Accord | United Kingdom | The paddle tug collided with the brig Vivid ( United Kingdom) off Sunderland, County Durham. She was towed in to Sunderland, where she sank. |
| Djigschin | Russia | The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Edward Stodard | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cronslot. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronslot. She was refloated on 9 September. |
| Harvester | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 120 nautical miles (220 km) west of Aden. Her crew survived, but the ship was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Aden to Muscat, Muscat and Oman. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Vogelsand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuw Diep. |
| Magellanes | Spain | The ship was damaged by fire at Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Northampton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Yangtze. She was on a voyage from Woosung, China to London. She was refloated on 5 September and put back to Woosung. |
| Sleipner | Norway | The ship was wrecked on Novaya Zemlya, Russia. |
| Timandra | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Moshchny Island, Russia. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Wave | United Kingdom | The schooner was severely damaged by fire at. |

## 3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antje | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg. |
| Apolina | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Fårö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Stockholm, Sweden. |
| Cingalese | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Greenisland, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated in late September and taken in to Quebec City for repairs. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The fishing boat capsized off the Farne Islands, Northumberland with the loss of a crew member. |
| Swiftsure | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Leith, Lothian for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 21 people on board. |
| Valetta | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked north of the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Monte Video, Uruguay. |
| Vigilant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Trieste. |

## 4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arima | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Clytenmestra | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Indian Ocean off Rodrigues. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| HMS Dart | Royal Navy | The Philomel-class gunvessel was driven ashore at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. |
| Eolus | France | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Matanzas, Cuba. |
| Fruiter | New South Wales | The ship ran aground on a reef off Pine Island and sank with the loss of four lives. she was on a voyage from Sydney to New Caledonia. |
| John and Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued the next day. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Aberdeen. |
| Margaret Deane | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emily ( United Kingdom). Margaret Deane was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Restauracão | Portugal | The ship ran aground off Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put back to Pernambuco in a leaky condition. |
| Susanna | Prussia | The ship collided with another Alpha ( Norway) and foundered off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Copenhagen, Denmark. |

## 5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alpine Craig | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and foundered off Tralee, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. |
| Caroline | United States | The barque was wrecked in the Sea of Okhotsk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Galatea | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore north of Howth, County Dublin. |
| Ida | United States | The barque was wrecked in the Sea of Okhotsk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Juana | Spain | The ship caught fire off Pointe de Grave, Gironde and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Havana, Cuba. |
| Sara Juliana | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stockholm, Sweden. |
| HMS Teazer | Royal Navy | The Beacon-class gunboat collided with Oriana ( United Kingdom) at Colombo, Ceylon and was damaged. She put back to Colombo. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk to West Hartlepool. She was refloated with assistance from a tug. |
| Therese Rose | France | The brig sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Ocean ( United Kingdom). |
| HMS Trinculo | Royal Navy | The Britomart-class gunboat collided with the steamship Moratin ( Spain) off Estepona, Spain, and sank with the loss of two of her crew. |

## 6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Captain | Royal Navy | HMS Captain The masted turret ship capsized and sank in a gale in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain, with the loss of approximately 480 lives. There were 27 survivors. |
| Teviot | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at the West India Docks, London. |

## 7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caradoc | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the South Scarp Sand, in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. SHe was refloated and towed in to Middlesbrough. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Heligoland. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Hamburg. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship. |
| Hermann | Flag unknown | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a schooner. They were landed at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where Hermann was brought in two days later by an American fishing vessel. Several holes had been bored in her bottom. Her captain committed suicide and her crew were arrested. They admitted attempting to scuttle the ship as an insurance fraud. |
| Ianthe | United Kingdom | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Becton ( United Kingdom). |
| Janet Wignall | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Strangford, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Gloucester. |
| Madras | United Kingdom | The barque departed from Calcutta, India for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Wild Wave | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Swansea. |

## 8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bertha | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Claptrap Beach". She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Melbourne, Victoria. |
| James Russell | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a sinking condition. Eight of her crew were reported missing. Eleven survivors were rescued by Fairy ( United Kingdom). James Russell was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |
| Moneguash | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Tangier, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Perkins | United Kingdom | The brigantine collided with the Yorkshire Billyboy Lilly ( United Kingdom) off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Perkins capsized and sank; her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. |
| Prudence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Clevedon, Somerset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Raven | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland with the loss of all but two of her crew. The survivors were rescued by Fortuna ( Denmark). Raven was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt. |
| Surinam | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Frangerola, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Palamós, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alnwick Castle | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Jura Sound. |
| Amelia | United Kingdom | The smack was run into by the schooner G. F. Williams ( United Kingdom) and was consequently run ashore in the Mulroy Water, where she was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Rathmelton, County Donegal. |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lough Swilly to Bowmore, Islay, Inner Hebrides. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Mullaghmore, County Sligo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Galway. |
| Chilian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Muslick", Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Lighthouse Point, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Larne, County Antrim. |
| Garibaldi | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Annan, Dumfriesshire. |
| Hannah and Mary | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked on the Black Rocks, off Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Newry, County Antrim. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Lighthouse point. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan to Belfast. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on McKinney's Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Troon to Londonderry. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Varberg, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Riga, Russia. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Lunga, Slate Islands. |
| Meteor | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Arranmore, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Clifton to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. |
| Minorca | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Cape Bon, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Nicolaieff, Russia to a British port. |
| Ruby | United Kingdom | The lighter sank off Ardbeg, Islay. |
| St. Mungo | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Flying Huntsman ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Lamlash, Isle of Arran. |
| Unrivalled | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by Flying Venus ( United Kingdom). Unrivalled was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to London. |
| Wynarius Bodewas | Netherlands | The ship sank in the Baltic Sea off Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. |
| 919 | Russia | The lighter was destroyed by fire at Cronstadt and was scuttled with the loss of six lives. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The lighter foundered off Ardbeg, Islay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The sloop sank in the River Mersey. |

## 10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adria | Canada | The schooner was driven ashore at Shelburne, Nova Scotia. |
| Ajax | United Kingdom | The fishing trawler foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked near Burtonport, County Donegal with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Kilkerran, County Galway to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Etha Rickmers | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Henriette | Bremen | The ship ran agroundd on the Meyersoledge. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Bremen. She was later refloated. |
| Sterling | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Fortress Monroe, Virginia, United States for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Surate | France | The ship was driven ashore at Cambois, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to the River Tyne. She was refloated on 12 September and towed in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Powfoot, Dunbartonshire. |

## 11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ad Valorem | Canada | The ship was wrecked on the Thrump Cap Shoal. |
| Agapimeni Adelphi | Greece | The brig ran aground on the Kaloot Sand. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Ellen Vale | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Garavogue River and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Ballina, County Mayo. She was refloated and taken in to Sligo in a severely leaky condition. |
| Sophie | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen. She was refloated and towed in to Berwick upon Tweed in a waterlogged condition. |
| Tamaulipas | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Llanbadrig, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bordeaux, Gironde. Her passengers were taken off. She was refloated and put back for Liverpool but had to be beached at Beaumaris, Anglesey. |
| Unnamed | France | The ship was driven ashore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. |
| Five unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore near "Egg Island", Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brig ran aground on Tommy's Ledges, off "Goose Island", Nova Scotia. |

## 12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie Smith | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore west of Malin Head, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Ballyshannon, County Donegal. |
| Bee | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Glasgow. |
| Civiare | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Glenarm, County Antrim to Workington, Cumberland. |
| David and Jessie | Victoria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Colombo, Ceylon. |
| Elizabeth and Jan | United Kingdom | The lugger was wrecked on Coll, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Killala, County Louth to Glasgow. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Moville, County Donegal. |
| Hottinger | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Neckmansgrund, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran. She was refloated and towed to Lamlash, where she was driven ashore and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |
| Janet | United Kingdom | The smack was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently boarded by some fishermen who ran her ashore at Cushendall, County Antrim. |
| Janet Hunter | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore west of Malin Head. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Ballyshannon, County Antrim. She was refloated on 20 September and towed in to Lough Swilly. |
| John | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the La Teignouse Channel. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to a British port. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth. |
| Mary Jolly | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Copenhagen. She was refloated. |
| Nathaniel | Norway | The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued on 20 September by Boreas ( United Kingdom). Nathaniel was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. |
| Pericles | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| R. H. Knight | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Clontarf, County Dublin. |
| Volante | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on "Innisdoway", off Tory Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Londonderry. |
| Walker | United Kingdom | The smack was run down and sunk off the mouth of the Humber by Argo ( United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Argo. |

## 13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alnwick Castle | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Sound of Jura. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Crinan, Argyllshire. |
| Conciliateur | France | The ship was wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. |
| Ellen | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Thisted, Denmark. |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The brig was run into by the steamship Viatka ( United Kingdom) and sank 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south west by south of the Swin Middle Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
| Galatea | United States | The steamship sprang a leak and foundered off the Bahamas. Her crew took to two boats. Those in one of the boats were rescued by the schooner Tampico ( United States). She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Hecuba | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship struck a sunken rock and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Northumberland Point, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Good Hope ( Cape Colony). Hecuba was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York. |
| Hercules | Netherlands | The ship ran aground in the Zuyder Zee off the coast of Overijssel. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Riga, Russia. |
| Holtinger | Flag unknown | The brig was wrecked near Reval, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Maria Johanna | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on M'Kinney's Bank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Truine | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was subsequently taken in to the Nieuw Diep. |

## 14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Leith, Lothian for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Erato | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the South Atlantic. |
| Johannes | Hamburg | Franco-Prussian War: The ship, a prize, was captured off Heligoland. She had been on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was beached at Cuxhaven. She was later refloated and taken to Heligoland. |
| Kate | New Zealand | The 46-ton ketch was inundated when it stuck on the bar of the Catlins River, New Zealand. |

## 15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alliance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Margate. |
| Bosphorus | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to an English port. She was refloated. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Carley | United Kingdom | The sloop was destroyed by fire at Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all ten crew. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Gart Creek. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Maid of Moray | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Small Isles, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cap Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. |
| Sarah Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. |

## 16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aberdeen. She was refloated. |
| Pelion | United Kingdom | The brig sank in the North Sea. Her nine crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to the Nieuw Diep. |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Liverpool Bay. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat sank at Bootle, Lancashire. |

## 17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Conquistador | Spain | The barque caught fire and was abandoned at in the Indian Ocean (38°29′S 75°45′E﻿ / ﻿38.483°S 75.750°E﻿ / -38.483; 75.750). Her crew were rescued by the barque Menam ( United Kingdom). Conquistadorwas on a voyage from Dénia to Manila, Spanish East Indies. |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Dundalk, County Louth. |
| Glencairn | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Castletown, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. Glencairn was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, Canada. She was dismantle in situ. |
| Selina | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near "Somma", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to "Somma". |
| Star | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Cronstadt. Russia. |

## 18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Æolus | Bremen | The brig foundered. Her crew were rescued by Dorothy ( United Kingdom). Æolus was on a voyage from Mexico to Bremen. |
| Anne Kirstine | United Kingdom | The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamship James Southern ( United Kingdom) at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by James Southern. Anne Kirstine was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London and/or Chichester, Sussex. |
| Comte Roger | France | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig, Norway. |
| Dale | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Day Star | United States | The schooner was sunk while doing in-shore Mackerel fishing off Gloucester, Massachusetts in a gale. All 12 crewmen killed. |
| Madras | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Calcutta, India for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| W. H. Haselden | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Blackwood | United Kingdom | The brig collided with the barque Sandy Hook ( United States) and sank off Cape Spartel, Morocco. Her crew were rescued by Sandy Hook. |
| Bonny Belle | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| City of Sydney | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Unrivalled | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. |

## 20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arthur | United States | The barque was destroyed by fire at Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Eliza and Alice | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Humansdorp, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Algoa Bay. |
| Louise Jewett | Jersey | The ship caught fire 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Matervilles Point, Cuba. Her crew were rescued by Parendon Grande ( Spanish Navy). Louise Jewett was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Matanzas, Cuba. |
| Malabar | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (26°00′S 31°17′W﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 31.283°W﻿ / -26.000; -31.283) and was abandoned by her crew. The wreck was still afloat at 29°57′S 9°38′E﻿ / ﻿29.950°S 9.633°E﻿ / -29.950; 9.633 on 9 August 1871. |
| Navaosta | United States | The barque was severely damaged by fire at Boston. |
| Ratcliffe | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her crew Survivors were rescued on 25 September by Emigrant ( United Kingdom). Ratcliffe was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to South Shields, County Durham. |
| St Cloud | United States | The barque was destroyed by fire at Boston. |
| Tynemouth Castle | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Sestos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to a British port. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Warren White | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Chincoteague Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Havana, Cuba. |

## 21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Copernicus | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from a port in Brazil to Liverpool. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs. |
| Edmund Ironsides | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gloucester. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Madras | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Calcutta, India for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Rachel | United Kingdom | The fishing coble was run down and sunk at Staithes, Yorkshire by the steamship Thames with the loss of all three crew. |
| Scinde | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Demerara, British Guiana for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Sturt | New Zealand | The 104-ton paddle steamer became a wreck after stranding on the bar at Kaiapoi, New Zealand. |

## 22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Architect | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground and capsized 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south west of Bird Island. Her crew were rescued on 29 September by the barque Russia ( United Kingdom). Architect was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Antwerp, Belgium. |

## 23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antonia | France | The ship was wrecked on "Penguin Island". She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Claymore | French Navy | Franco-Prussian War: The gunboat ran aground in the Seine at Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine and came under attack by the Prussians. She managed to manoeuvre into position and repel the attack. |
| Hermance | France | The schooner was driven ashore on the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Madonna Rock, off Paxo, Greece. She was on a voyage from Corfu to Patras, Greece. |
| Mois de Mai | Italy | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Italy to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Ville de Aigues-Mortes | France | The ship ran aground on the Mudge Bank, south west of Zanzibar. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship struck the Horn's Reef and sank off Fanø, Denmark. |

## 24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice Thompson | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Swatow, China. She was on a voyage from Keelung, Formosa to Shanghai, China. |
| Hong Kong | Spain | The schooner was wrecked in Manila Bay. She was on a voyage from Sual to Manila, Spanish East Indies. |
| North American | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal. |
| Orchidee | France | The brigantine collided with the steamship May Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Huntcliffe Foot, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Sultan | Hong Kong | The steamship was wrecked in Manila Bay. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Borneo. She was subsequently towed in to Manila, Spanish East Indies by Petunia United Kingdom. |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to "Edeyrn". |

## 25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bessie Harris | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Port Said, Egypt and sank. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Port Said. |
| Carl Petter | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship ran aground at Lisbon, Portugal and was beached at the Belém Tower in a severely damaged condition. She was on a voyage from Oulu to Lisbon. |
| Marion | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock at Galle, Ceylon. She was beached and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |

## 26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary Iddow | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Selmar Rock and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ravenglass, Cumberland. |

## 27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argentine Emma | Norway | The steamship ran aground on the Tacli Rocks, in the Black Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Taganrog, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Kertch, Russia for repairs. |
| Alert | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Cinque Ports | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Rye, Sussex. |
| Mauritius | United Kingdom | The steamship was holed in the River Liffey and sank at the stern. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Dublin. |

## 28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Evadne | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Archangelsk, Russia for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| HMS Lapwing | Royal Navy | The Plover-class gunvessel ran aground off Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. |

## 29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Continental | United States | The steamship foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Mazatlán, Mexico to San Francisco, California. |
| Prince | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated in early October and taken in to Hull. |
| Prospero | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Souter Point, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to the River Tyne. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Seth | Austria-Hungary | The barque ran aground on the Cromwell Rocks, in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Undaunted | New South Wales | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Manning River. |

## 30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caradoc | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered off Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew reached Ouessand in their boats. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
| Clara | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Calshot, Hampshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Desio | Italy | The barque was wrecked near "Sciatella". |
| Galene | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. |
| Hopewell | United Kingdom | The sloop struck the Horse Rock, in Ramsey Sound and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Cardigan. |
| Marmion | United Kingdom | The steam flat ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. |
| Moskowa | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Ortiz Bank. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The Gosport Ferry, a steam launch, foundered off Portsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Gosport. |
| Nieves Martinez | Chile | The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pacifique ( France). Nieves Martinez was on a voyage from Port Gamble, Washington Territory to Valparaíso. |
| Wanderer | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on the Long Rock, off Ballywalter, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim in a leaky condition. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1870 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Syros to Athens, Greece. She was refloated and put back to Syros in a severely leaky condition. |
| Agnes Fraser | Canada | The ship was lost in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Alberdina | Bremen | The ship sank at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Riga, Russia. |
| Alexander Anderson | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Ankerground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Riga. |
| Alexandria | United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore and severely damaged at Moville, County Donegal. She was refloated and taken in to Londonderry. |
| Alice Wilcox | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nore. |
| Alto | United States | The whaler was wrecked in the Falkland Islands. |
| Berbice | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "the Shillies". She was refloated. |
| Camilla | France | The steamship sank in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Pontrieux, Côtes-du-Nord to a Norwegian port. |
| Canada | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to "Swartbrick". She was refloated with assistance. |
| Caroline Martin | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in Lough Foyle. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. |
| Charles Small | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Droogden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen for repairs. |
| Condor | Hamburg | The ship ran aground near Batavia, Netherlands East Indies and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Hamburg. She was refloated and put in to Batavia. |
| Coquette | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Yeşilköy, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Odessa, Russia. |
| Dauntless | United States | The schooner was lost on the way to the Bay of St. Lawrence. Lost with all 12 hands. |
| Delaware | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Demerara, British Guiana. |
| Desiah | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Dragon | United States | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to Barbadoes. |
| Eagle | United States | The ship was damaged by fire. She was on a voyage from New York to Galveston, Texas. |
| Elbrandine | Bremen | The ship collided with Neptune ( Danzig) and sank in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Libava, Courland Governorate. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Lake St. Peter. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to London. |
| Elizabeth Annie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Bulls before 16 September. |
| Elmdale | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Sligo. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Sligo. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Twillingate, Newfoundland Colony before 16 September. |
| Ellora | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Emma Ash | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Emma Harkins | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Råneå, Sweden. |
| Era | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Old Calabar, Africa. |
| Esmerelda | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Savannah-la-Mar< Jamaica. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies to Liverpool. |
| Evergreen | | The schooner collided with another vessel and sank off "Cariboo", Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Pictou to Wallace, Nova Scotia. |
| Exodus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portneuf, Quebec. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Canada. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on East Caicos, Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Jamaica. |
| Gomer de Castro | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool. She was refloated. |
| Gustav | Flag unknown | The ship capsized in the North Sea off Hanstholm, Denmark on or before 16 September. |
| Haidee | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on the Cobbler's Rocks. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Haldon | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cobbler's Rocks. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Halifax | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. |
| Happy Return | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sambro, Nova Scotia. |
| H. A. Stephenson | United States | The ship was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Annapolis, Maryland to Montevideo, Uruguay. |
| Herzog | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Liscomb, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom to St. Mary's, United States. |
| Huntley Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Macclesfield Bank before 22 September. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London. |
| Ida | Flag unknown | The schooner was wrecked at Okhotsk, Russia. |
| Jacob Den Breems | Netherlands | The schooner ran aground at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, or Archangelsk, Russia. She was refloated. |
| Jenny | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Jeune Aimee | France | The ship ran aground on the Salby Bank, off Teignmouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 16 September with the assistance of two steamships. |
| J. Morgan | Canada | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Spencer's Island, Nova Scotia. |
| Johanna Adriana | Netherlands | The koff sank at Bolderāja, Russia. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Bolderāja. |
| John Armstrong | Leeward Islands | The ship ran aground on a reef off Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. She was consequently condemned. |
| J. S. de Wolf | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia. |
| Juana Uriante | France | The ship caught fire at Pointe de Grave, Landes and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Havana, Cuba. |
| Kate Winifred | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off the Celebes Islands. She was on a voyage from Zebu, Spanish East Indies to London. |
| Kragerø | Norway | The ship sank in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to a Baltic port. |
| Laura | United States | The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. |
| Lile | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Papa Island". She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. |
| Lisbonese | Portugal | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Lisbon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Lisbon. |
| Luck | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Davids, Pembrokeshire to Cronstadt. |
| Magnet | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Buncrana, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mars | United Kingdom | The tug foundered in the North Sea off the Dutch coast with the loss of all hands, nine or ten lives. Wreckage from the vessel came ashore at Ouddorp, South Holland. |
| Massaliok | France | The ship was lost in the Torres Strait. |
| Medora | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Cronstadt. |
| Michele and Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Mauritius. |
| Monckton | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at New Ferry, Cheshire. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship foundered before 15 September with the presumed loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cow Bay to New York. |
| Nicolaus | Hamburg | Franco-Prussian War: The schooner, which had been captured by the French on 5 September, was wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Hamburg. |
| Petronella | Sweden | The schooner was wrecked at Holmstad, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Holmstad. |
| Prince Royal | | The schooner sprang a leak on 4 September and was abandoned before 11 September. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amherst, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick. |
| Rajagopaul | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City. |
| Rosinante | Paraguay | The ship was destroyed by fire at Humaitá. |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Appledore, Devon. |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Amsterdam. |
| San Giovanni | Italy | The barque was driven ashore near "Malipoli", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to an English port. |
| S. Giacomo | Greece | The bombarda was driven ashore and wrecked on Makri in late September. Her crew were rescued. |
| Sharon | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Charleston. |
| Sir Colin | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bowmore, Islay. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Soebloemsten | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near Ronehamn, Gotland. She was on a voyage from London to Sundsvall. |
| Solid | Spain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to Barcelona. |
| Star | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Montrose to Sunderland. She was refloated. |
| St. Mary | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| St. Petersburg | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at "Swinebordene". She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg. |
| Strathblane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore un the "Barsigo River". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal She was later refloated. |
| St. Sauveur | France | The ship ran aground and sank off Billiton, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Mauritius. |
| Svedlund | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Homma". She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to "Louima". |
| Theresa Rose | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the coast of Africa. She was on a voyage from Bana to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure. |
| Therese | France | The ship foundered off the coast of Africa. |
| Tommasse Maria | France | The ship was wrecked on "Cervi Island". She was on a voyage from Odessa to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Uhla | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Isle Madam, Nova Scotia before 16 September. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Montreal. She was refloated in early October and taken in to Quebec City. She was consequently condemned. |
| Varuna | United Kingdom | The yacht was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. |
| Verena | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Nun River. Her crew survived. |
| Vier Gezusters | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Zadelberg Shoal before 30 September. She was on a voyage from Cheribon to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Vittalia | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Hals, Denmark. |
| Voltigeur | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Cronstadt. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore near Halifax before 14 September. She was on a voyage from Belfast to St. Mary's, Nova Scotia. |