French
DeutschList of shipwrecks in 1900
The list of shipwrecks in 1900 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1900.
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January
[edit]1 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
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| W. F. Nisbet |  United States | The steamer was sunk by ice near Wellsburg, Kentucky.[1] |
2 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rover's Bride | United States | The schooner stranded and sank off Quaker Head one mile (1.6 km) north of the Cross Island, Maine Life Saving Station. Her cargo and various items salvaged. Her crew were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service. A failed attempt to refloat occurred on 26 January after which she was abandoned.[2] |
3 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resolute |  United States Army | The tugboat was sunk in a collision with the tow steamer Swatara ( United States) in Boston Harbor, a total loss. Her wreck was removed by 9 January. Her engineer was drowned.[3][4] |
4 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bluestone | United States | The tow steamer sank at dock in Bayonne, New Jersey. Later raised.[5] |
| Pansy | United States | The steamer dragged anchor and went on the rocks at Long Island in Puget Sound.[6] |
5 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ibex |  United Kingdom | The passenger and mail ship hit the Platte Fougere reef off Guernsey in the Channel Islands in bad visibility and sank with two fatalities.[7] |
6 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stella Wilds | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at Briers Landing, Mississippi.[8] |
7 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| H. E. Sailman | United States | The steamer was sunk while breaking ice at Middleport, Ohio. Machinery was salvaged. Her hull was raised and converted into a barge.[9] |
| I. W. Durham | United States | The tugboat was caught by running ice on her starboard side causing her to list and sink off Riverton, New Jersey in 40 feet (12 m) of water.[10] |
8 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mascot | United States | The steamer struck a snag, filled and sank at Lewis Landing, Oregon and sank in the Lewis River. Later raised.[11] |
16 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Townsend | United States | During a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Skagway to Haines Mission with eight passengers, a crew of 20, and no cargo aboard, the 450-gross register ton, 125-foot (38 m) steamer was wrecked on rocks in Lynn Canal halfway between Haines Mission and Battery Point after her engine failed during a gale in 22 fathoms (132 ft; 40 m) of water. All on board reached shore safely in the ship's boats.[12][13][14] |
18 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | United States | The steamer sprang a leak and sank at Greenwood, Mississippi. Her boiler and machinery were salvaged.[8] |
| Nellie J. Crocker | United States | The schooner stranded on Schoodic Island ten miles (16 km) east north east of the Cranberry Islands, Maine Life Saving Station, a total loss. Her crew made it to shore in her boat.[15] |
20 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hero | United States | The steamer sank in a collision with the barge Jerry in the Mobile River. One crewman killed.[16] |
23 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardandhu | United Kingdom | Carrying a cargo of baled hay, the 1,334-ton Munson Line cargo ship was damaged in a collision in fog with the steamer Herman Winter ( United States) in Vineyard Sound off the coast of Massachusetts. Her second mate and engineer were killed. She drifted onto the southwest end of Naushon Island and settled on the bottom with her bow ashore and her stern submerged. By the next day, she had slid off the shore and sunk in 60 feet (18 m) of water at 41°26′30″N 070°48′00″W / 41.44167°N 70.80000°W. The wreck was blown up as a hazard to navigation during October and November.[17][18][19][20] |
| Rock City | United States | The steamer struck a snag in the St. Francis River and sank.[21] |
25 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lorna Doone | United States | The steamer struck a snag, or log, in the St. Francis River five miles (8.0 km) below Madison, Arkansas and sank. Raised and repaired.[21] |
| Miami | United States | The steamer stranded on a submerged rock in Stewart Channel, British Columbia, a total loss.[22] |
26 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. Beek | United States | The barge, under tow of Manicipal ( United States), was sunk in a collision with Alfred W. Booth ( United States) off Governor's Island.[5] |
27 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles F. Atwood Remus | United States | The schooner foundered off Thatcher's Island three miles (4.8 km) south of the Gap Cove, Massachusetts Life Saving Station, a total loss. Her crew made it to shore.[15] The steamer bound from Philadelphia to Aarhuus was driven onto rocks off the Danish coast in a heavy gale. 13 seamen died, including the captain, Captain Williams, who shot himself. 14 were rescued, all suffering from frostbite. |
28 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. P. Ferry | United States | The tow steamer burned at Duluth, Minnesota.[24] |
29 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peter J. Clark | United States | The steamer was lying at the bank for repairs at Caruthersville, Missouri when she burned, a total loss.[25] |
31 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wolcott | United States | During a voyage from Unga to Sitka, District of Alaska, with seven passengers, a crew of 17, and 50 pounds (23 kg) of gold bullion aboard, the 247-ton, 131.5-foot (40.1 m) steam schooner struck a submerged reef – thereafter known as Wolcott Reef (57°40′15″N 154°11′45″W / 57.67083°N 154.19583°W) – and was beached at Rocky Point (57°39′44″N 154°13′56″W / 57.6622222°N 154.2322222°W) on Kodiak Island, seven nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) west-southwest of Uyak Bay (57°48′00″N 154°04′00″W / 57.8000°N 154.0667°W), to prevent her from sinking. All on board reached safety and the gold bullion was salvaged, but Wolcott became a total loss.[26] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie | United States | With no one on board, the 38-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Nome, District of Alaska.[27] |
| Lady Elizabeth | United Kingdom | Carrying barrels of naphtha and petrol, the ship burned at the Cattewater in Plymouth, United Kingdom.[28] |
| W. K. Merwin | United States | The steamer was blown ashore and wrecked near Nome, Alaska near the mouth of the Snake River, or in Norton Sound near the mouth of the Yukon River on 10 August 1900, or 28 July 1900 or sometime in December 1899/January 1900.[13][29][30] |
February
[edit]3 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mischief | United States | The tug careened, filled with water, and sank while trying to pull Petrolia ( United States) off rocks near Hell Gate in the East River. Raised a few days later.[31] |
| Petrolia | United States | The tug went aground on rocks near Hell Gate in the East River.[31] |
4 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mascotte | United States | The steamer struck a stump and sank in the Flint River above Horseshoe.[32] |
5 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berwick | United States | The schooner, under tow of Maggie ( United States), ran aground when Maggie ran aground at the mouth of the Siuslaw River 21 miles (34 km) north north west of the Umpqua River Life Saving Station. Refloated on 14 February.[33] |
| John Wilson, Sr. | United States | The barge, under tow of E. Luckenbach ( United States) on a trip from Whitestone , Rhode Island to Bridgeport, Connecticut and New Haven, Connecticut sank in a gale while seeking shelter in Lloyd's Harbor, Long Island. Her captain and his wife died.[34] |
| Maggie | United States | The steamer ran aground at the mouth of the Siuslaw River 21 miles (34 km) north north west of the Umpqua River Life Saving Station. Refloated on 1 March and towed up river to Florence, Oregon where she was beached for repairs.[33] |
| Mary Treyom | United States | The barge, under tow of E. Luckenbach ( United States) on a trip from Whitestone , Rhode Island to Bridgeport, Connecticut and New Haven, Connecticut sank in a gale while seeking shelter in Lloyd's Harbor, Long Island.[34] |
6 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nettie Low | United States | The motor schooner capsized in a squall near Double Point, California. She drifted ashore near Bolinas Point, a total loss. Her crew left in her lifeboat.[35][36] |
7 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardanbhan | United Kingdom | The steamer was wrecked on rocks one-half mile (0.80 km) south of Souter Point in a gale with hail and snow.[37] |
8 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gate City | United States | During a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to Boston, Massachusetts, the steam cargo ship was stranded in dense fog on a bar off the south coast of Long Island one mile (1.6 km) west of the United States Life-Saving Service station at Moriches, New York. She washed over the bar the next morning and stuck 200 yards (180 m) offshore. She was abandoned on 13 February as a total loss and sank in 20 to 25 feet (6 to 8 m) of water, although part of her cargo was salvaged. The United States Life-Saving Service rescued the 46 men and three women on board.[38][39] |
9 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Friends | United States | The schooner stranded on Royal Shoal eight miles (13 km) north north west of the Portsmouth, North Carolina Life Saving Station. Stripped and abandoned on 20 February as a total loss. Crew rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service.[38] |
10 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gov. Frances T. Nicholls | United States | The steamer burned at Gretna, Louisiana, a total loss.[8] |
12 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry M. Stanley | United States | The steamer was damaged in the Ohio River after striking the pier of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad bridge. She was beached, sinking in shallow water. One crewman killed. Raised and repaired.[9] |
| James G. Blaine | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction in the Monongahela River near California, Pennsylvania and sank. Later raised.[40] |
16 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cashier |  Belgium | The schooner sank off Green Scar, St Brides Bay.[41] |
| Ivanhoe | United States | The tug sprung a leak and sank at Pier 29 South, Philadelphia.[10] |
17 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Mattie | United States | The steamer struck a snag, or the bank, in the White River at Wild Goose Bayou and sank. Two crewmen killed.[21] |
19 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen McAvoy | United States | The steamer burned to the water's edge at Camden, New Jersey overnight.[10] |
| Talus | United Kingdom | The sailing ship rolled on her beam ends on 15 February in a gale with sleet after leaving Leith earlier. On 16 February her crew were taken off by Friedensburg (flag unknown) and she was taken under tow by Ferrara (flag unknown). On 19 February the tow was abandoned about four miles (6.4 km) off Dunbar, Scotland, she drifted ashore and was wrecked.[37] |
20 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | United States | The tow steamer was sunk in 22 feet (6.7 m) of water by ice, one mile (1.6 km) from the harbor, off 12th street, Chicago, Illinois in Lake Michigan.[42] |
23 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John L. Lowry | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at Paducah, Kentucky.[43] |
| Sammie | United States | The tug sprung a leak and sank in four fathoms (24 ft; 7.3 m) of water in Princess Bay, Staten Island. Raised and rebuilt.[5][44] |
24 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Whiley | United States | The barge, under tow of James Hughes ( United States), sank in a gale off Whale Rock in Narragansett Bay. Her captain and his four children died.[45] |
25 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Oxwich Point, Glamorgan. She was refloated several days later.[46] |
27 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubadour | United States | The steamer, while under tow, was struck by high winds, capsized and sank in the Mississippi River.[47] |
28 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George M. Waters | United States | The steamer was swamped in a storm at Arkansas City, Arkansas and sank. Raised and repaired.[43] |
| Gordon Rowe | United States | The steamer sank overnight at dock in Warren, Rhode Island when the watchman fell asleep while filling a water tank and it overflowed. Raised on 5 March.[45] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perserverance | United Kingdom | The sailing ship departed Probolinggo, Java, Netherlands East Indies, for Newcastle, New South Wales and vanished. Lost with all 26 hands.[48] |
| Torino | United Kingdom | The steamer left Pensacola, Florida for Havana, Cuba on 20 February and was never seen again. Believed sunk during a storm on the night of 20 February south of Pensacola in the Gulf of Mexico.[49] |
March
[edit]1 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eillen | United States | The steamer's well overflowed sinking her at Island No. 34 in the Mississippi River. Raised and repaired.[43] |
5 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hermann Köppen |  Germany | The steamer ran aground on the rocks at Barsier, west of Alderney in the Channel Islands, and was wrecked.[50][51] |
6 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. A. Pharr | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in the Coldwater River near Riverside Landing, Mississippi.[52] |
| Cornell | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Eaglet ( United States) at Pier 46 in the North River. Raised the next day.[53] |
8 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | United States | The steamer struck a snag, or log, and sank at Richardson's Landing, Tennessee.[25] |
9 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at Milford, Delaware overnight.[54] |
10 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maud Alma | United States | The steamer struck a stump and sank in the Oskowsksnee River three and a half miles (5.6 km) above Blaze Point, a total loss.[47] |
12 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lizzie S. Sorenson | United States | The 83-ton, 84.2-foot (25.7 m) schooner was stranded on the reef at Killisnoo in Southeast Alaska. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[55] |
14 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry No. 2 | United States | The steamer was holed by an obstruction while lying at Webster, Pennsylvania in the Monongahela River and sank. Later raised and repaired.[56] |
16 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ugie | United Kingdom | The steamer sank following a collision with another ship.[57] |
19 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delta | United States | The tow steamer sank at dock in Cleveland, Ohio when the main supply pipe froze and burst.[47] |
21 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith | United States | The laid up steamer was sunk by high winds opposite Clarksville, Missouri. Later raised.[43] |
| William J. Sewell | United States | The tug was sunk when the ferry Delaware ( United States) snagged her tow line to two dump barges causing one of them to lunge forward into the tug at the foot of Chambers Street in the North River.[53] |
22 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond | United States | The lighter filled and sank at dock at Pier 6 in the North River. Raised and drydocked.[53] |
23 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ki | United States | The steamer struck an iceberg in Dundas Bay damaging her stern and bow. She was beached where temporary repairs were made.[6] |
| R. C. Gunter | United States | The steamer was blown off course by high winds while making a landing at Wetzel Landing in the Illinois River, causing her to strike an obstruction and sink. Later raised.[43] |
25 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfarratta | United States | The pleasure steamer struck a sunken log and sank 300 feet (91 m) off Catskill Point, New York.[58] |
26 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rambler | United States | The laid up steamer was stuck to frozen mud on the bottom when a sudden rise in river height flooded her at Quiver Lake, above Havana, Illinois.[43] |
27 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edna Goodill | United States | The fishing steamer sprung a leak and sank on Lake Erie off Vermilion, Ohio.[47] |
| Wave | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock in Mount Hope Bay, Rhode Island.[45] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | United Kingdom | The ship sank on the Triggs, just outside her home port, Porthleven, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[28] |
April
[edit]1 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Richardson | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision with a barge under the tow of Swatara ( United States) in Vineyard Sound off East Chop in 57 feet (17 m) of water. She had suffered a steering failure causing the collision.[17][59] |
2 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cleon | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at Rockdale, Louisiana due to a defective flue in the galley.[47] |
3 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Brothers | United States | The steamer heeled over and sank while making a turn to port. Later raised.[56] |
4 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T. J. Wood | United States | The steamer struck Hooker's Dyke at Brown's Island in the Ohio River and sank. Raised and repaired.[56] |
6 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Xantho | United States | The steamer was wrecked in a gale at Port Lavaca, Texas.[47] |
7 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lexington | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank in five feet (1.5 m) of water in the Great Kanawha River. Raised and repaired.[56] |
10 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Verne | United States | The passenger barge was destroyed by fire at Rock Island, Illinois, (probably as a result of a fire on Volunteer ( United States)).[43] |
| Mascot | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at Rock Island, Illinois as a result of a fire on Volunteer ( United States).[43] |
| Saturn | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at Rock Island, Illinois as a result of a fire on Volunteer ( United States).[43] |
| Volunteer | United States | The laid up steamer was destroyed by fire at Rock Island, Illinois.[43] |
11 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hudson | United States | The steamer caught fire off Verplanck's Point. She was beached and was destroyed by the fire.[53] |
| Laguna | United States | The freighter stranded on the bar of the Tillamook River, a total loss.[35] |
15 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dora B | United States | While under tow by the steamer Excelsior ( United States), the small schooner's towline parted at the entrance to Lituya Bay on the coast of Southeast Alaska, and she and her crew of five were never heard from again. One body and wreckage from Dora B later were found off Yakutat, District of Alaska.[60] |
16 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. B. Shaw | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank in the Wolf River at Memphis, Tennessee. Raised and repaired.[43] |
20 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey W. Temple | United States | The tow steamer collided with the ferry Harvey W. Temple ( United States) causing her to careen, fill and sink off the foot of Fourteenth Street in the East River. Later raised.[53] |
| Rose Standish | United States | The steamer, out of commission and being repaired, was destroyed by fire at dock in Calais, Maine.[45] |
29 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Prince | United States | The fishing steamer sprung a leak and sank in the Cuyahoga River.[47] |
| Excelsior | United States | The steamer struck an iceberg in Gastineau Channel near Juneau, Alaska damaging her hull. She was beached where temporary repairs were made.[13] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heathbank | United Kingdom | The sailing ship departed Rio de Janeiro for Newcastle, New South Wales on 28 April and vanished. Lost with all 25 hands.[48] |
May
[edit]1 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Josie Davison | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at West Superior, Wisconsin.[43] |
3 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. K. Graves | United States | The steamer sank from unknown causes at Walnut Bend Landing, Arkansas. Her cook, a chambermaid (both female) and a fireman were killed.[43] |
4 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Katie | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank at Marietta, Ohio in the Muskingum River. Raised and returned to service.[56] |
5 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swallow |  Western Australia | The Pearling cutter was lost off Tamala, Western Australia.[61] |
9 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Clyde | United States | The steamer struck a wing dam at Dover Island in the Cumberland River and sank in ten feet (3.0 m) of water. Raised and repaired.[43] |
| Elenor | United States | The steamer sank in eight feet (2.4 m) of water in the Mobile Ship Channel in Mobile Bay after hitting a dead-head. Later raised.[47] |
17 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flora Clark | United States | The laid up steamer was destroyed by fire at South Stillwater, Minnesota.[43] |
| George M. Waters | United States | The steamer struck a piling and sank in the harbor at Arkansas City, Arkansas. Raised and repaired.[43] |
19 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | United States | The tow steamer sprung a leak and sank off Paredon Light, Cuba.[54] |
22 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Washburn | United States | The brick schooner was sunk in a collision with the ferry Midland ( United States) off Weehawken, New Jersey. in the North River.[53] |
28 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | United States |   United States) and sank in Lake Michigan 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) off Manitowoc, Wisconsin, at 43°48.37′N 087°34.66′W / 43.80617°N 87.57767°W with the loss of one life. The wreck lies in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary in 210 feet (64 m) of water, and its foremast rise to 140 feet (43 m) from the surface.[62][63][64] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iolani | United States | The full-rigged ship collided with Argus ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Astoria, Oregon, United States.[65] |
June
[edit]4 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bismark | United States | The steamer settled on a snag when the river level dropped. She broke in two and sank at Coquille City, Oregon in the Coquille River, a total loss. Her boiler and machinery were salvaged.[11] |
| Eclipse | United States | During a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Nome, District of Alaska, with a cargo of 200 tons of lumber and general merchandise, the 221-net register ton, 120-foot (36.6 m) schooner was wrecked on a reef in the Bering Sea at 61°40′N 166°30′W / 61.667°N 166.500°W near Cape Romanzof (61°46′54″N 166°02′14″W / 61.7818°N 166.0372°W) on the western coast of Alaska. Her crew of eight survived, but she was deemed a total loss and was abandoned.[66] |
6 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | United States | At the end of a voyage from San Francisco, California, to Nome, District of Alaska, with 41 passengers, a crew of 30, and a 300-ton cargo of coal, lumber, machinery, provisions, and liquors aboard, the 337-ton whaling bark was wrecked without loss of life at Nome during a gale. All on board escaped in lifeboats; the steam launch Islam ( United States) towed the boats to the revenue cutter USRC Bear (.png){kind=small} United States Revenue Cutter Service), which took the survivors aboard.[67] Among Alaska′s survivors was the sole survivor of the November 1899 wreck of the schooner R. Eacrett ( United States), which Alaska had rescued on 1 June.[67][68] |
7 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T. P. Leathers | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in the Mississippi River at Bougere, Louisiana.[47] |
10 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comet | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in six feet (1.8 m) of water in the Mississippi River in O'Connell Slough near Burlington, Iowa. Later raised and repaired.[43] |
11 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Burnett | United States | The steamer sprang a leak and sank in the Wolf River at Memphis, Tennessee, a total loss.[43] |
| Gypsy | United States | The steamer was wrecked on an obstruction two miles (3.2 km) below Independence, Oregon in the Willamette River, a total loss. Her boiler, machinery, equipment and cargo were salvaged. She was later burned as a hazard to navigation.[6] |
| Nelly |  Canada | On a return voyage from Barbados to St. John's, Newfoundland, she became waterlogged, and was abandoned by Captain Baxter and crew in lat. 42.12. long. 54.12. The crew of the 187-ton ship, owned by S. March & Sons, were taken on board SS Maryland and brought to Philadelphia. Baxter was a replacement for the usual captain, Robert Austin Sheppard, who fell ill prior to departure from Newfoundland on 19 September 1899.[69] The register of Nelly (official number 70481, formerly Nelly Schneider) was closed 21 July 1900.[70] Nelly was famous for setting precedent for maritime law in the sale of minority interest in a ship (The Nelly Schneider, Admiralty, April 4 and 5, 1878, Sir R. Phillimore).[71] |
15 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tivyside | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Overton, Glamorgan. All thirteen people on board survived.[46] |
16 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Rotterdam |  Dublin | The vessel sank between Eddystone and Start point after being run down by a full speed Newbiggin ( United Kingdom) of Newcastle. Two fatalities, the survivors picked up and taken to Plymouth.[72] |
| Swallow | Western Australia | The sailing lighter foundered off Fremantle, Western Australia.[61] |
18 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Barkley | United States | The tow steamer was sunk in a collision with tow steamer O. L. Halenbeck ( United States) off Pier 4 in the East River. Raised and taken to Gokey's Dock. In February 1901 the vessel was rebuilt at Peter Colon's shipyard, Jersey City, New Jersey.[53][44] |
23 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Brown | United States | The steamer sprung a leak in the Ohio River and sank in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water near Sedamsville, Ohio, a total loss. One crewman killed.[56] |
| Josie Sivley | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in the Sunflower River at Choctaw Landing, Mississippi. Later raised. One crewman killed.[47] |
| Leslie D | United States | The 285-ton, 112-foot (34.1 m) barkentine was wrecked on a reef of boulders 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km; 0.9 mi) off Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea. All 30 people aboard – 20 passengers and a crew of 10 – survived.[55] |
| Wm. W. Ker | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision with steamer Hamilton ( United States) two miles (3.2 km) north east of the Northeast Lightship.[53] |
29 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marian Teller | United States | The tug sprang a leak and sank in Lake St. Clair due to a clogged siphon. Three of the crew of five died.[56][73] |
30 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bremen | Germany | 1900 Hoboken Docks Fire: The Norddeutscher Lloyd ocean liner was set on fire at Hoboken, New Jersey, by windspread fire after cotton bales on a wharf caught fire, then ignited turpentine and oil barrels. She broke free of her moorings, ran aground on the Weehawken flats in the Hudson River, and burned. The tug Nettie Tice ( United States) rescued about 100 people from the ship. The combined death toll aboard Bremen, Main, and Saale (all Germany) was over 300 lives. Bremen was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[74] |
| Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse | Germany | 1900 Hoboken Docks Fire: The Norddeutscher Lloyd ocean liner was set on fire in several places at Hoboken, New Jersey, by wind-spread fire after cotton bales on a wharf caught fire, then ignited turpentine and oil barrels. She suffered only moderate damage and all aboard got off the ship safely. She was repaired and returned to service.[74] |
| Main | Germany | 1900 Hoboken Docks Fire: The Norddeutscher Lloyd ocean liner was set on fire at Hoboken, New Jersey, by wind-spread fire after cotton bales on a wharf caught fire, then ignited turpentine and oil barrels. She broke free of her moorings, ran aground on the Weehawken flats in the Hudson River, and burned with the loss of 44 crew members. Fifteen crew members survived by taking refuge in an empty coal bunker while the fire raged and were rescued after it was put out. Main was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[74] |
| Saale | Germany |  Germany) was over 300 lives. Saale was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[74] |
July
[edit]1 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cascade | United States | The tow steamer was in a collision with tow steamer Peerless ( United States) on Lake Erie and had to be beached to prevent sinking due to hull damage inflicted by Peerless's prop.[47] |
6 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle of Suwanee | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank in seven feet (2.1 m) of water off Pepperfish Keys, Florida.[47] |
| Venture | United States | The tug struck a rock and sank in the west channel at Coxsackie, New York in the Hudson River. Later raised.[58] |
7 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | United States | The steamer was sunk by an obstruction going through the Thropp Street, Chicago Drawbridge.[75] |
| Hunter | United States | During a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Nome, District of Alaska, with a crew of 27 and a cargo of 500 tons of lumber and general merchandise on board, the 337-ton, 124-foot (37.8 m) bark was wrecked without loss of life during a gale on a shoal near Cape Romanzof (61°48′44″N 166°05′52″W / 61.8122222°N 166.0977778°W) on the Bering Sea coast of Alaska.[76] |
9 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Palmyra | United States | The steamer was totally consumed by fire in the Mississippi River at Refuge Oil Mill Landing, Mississippi.[47] |
11 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emeline | United States | The passenger steamer was sunk when she struck a dock at Newburg, New York. Raised, repaired, and returned to service.[53][77] |
16 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank at Huntington, West Virginia. Raised, re-hulled, and returned to service as City of Huntington.[56] |
17 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William H. Gratwick | United States | The tow steamer was capsized when the barge she was towing sheared off course near Tonawanda, New York. Two crewmen killed.[47] |
18 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gladis Maberry | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in the Cache River. Had not been raised as of March 1901.[78] |
21 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Embleton | United Kingdom | The barque was sunk in a collision with the ocean liner Campania ( United Kingdom) 30 miles (48 km) north east of the Tuskar Light in the Irish Channel.[79][80] |
26 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minnie | Canada | The 50-ton two-masted schooner was wrecked in a dense fog on a reef off Ugamak Island in the eastern Aleutian Islands. Her entire crew abandoned ship in her lifeboats and was rescued by the steamer Alliance (flag unknown) and the schooner Walter L. Rich (flag unknown).[81] |
27 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roberta | United States | The steam yacht burned off West Sister Island in Lake Erie.[47] |
28 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. B. Lockwood | United States | The steamer ran aground and sank while trying to avoid a collision with the schooner E. M. Breek ( Canada) at Lime Kiln Crossing in the Detroit River.[56] |
29 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Pierson | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in the mouth of the Wolf River at Memphis, Tennessee. Raised and repaired.[43] |
| H. W. Sage | United States | The barge, under tow of Queen of the West ( United States), sank in the St. Clair River off Algonac, Michigan in a collision with Chicago ( United States). One killed.[82] |
30 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gypsy | United States | The steamer struck a rock and sank a few miles below Cililo, Oregon near Rock Creek Rapids in the Columbia River.[6] |
| Philip D. Lefevre | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock in Jersey City, New Jersey.[53] |
| St. Paul |  France | The cargo ship was run aground and wrecked at Bath, England.[83] |
| Templar | United States | The tug was sunk when her boiler exploded at Baltimore, Maryland. Her engineer and pilot were killed.[34] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Limache | United Kingdom | The barque departed Callao, Peru for Tocopilla on 18 July and vanished. Lost with all 17 hands.[48] |
| Princess Alice II |  Monaco | The royal yacht sank in a hurricane in the Strait of Malacca. 150 crew killed. Three survivors rescued, but two died later.[84][85] |
| W. K. Merwin | United States | The steamer was blown ashore and wrecked near Nome, District of Alaska, near the mouth of the Snake River, or in Norton Sound near the mouth of the Yukon River on 10 August 1900 or 28 July 1900 or sometime in December 1899/January 1900.[13][29][30] |
August
[edit]1 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. S. Richards | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision with John W. Moore ( United States) in the Detroit River. Two crew members killed.[56] |
3 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fontana | United States | The schooner sank in the St. Clair River off the Fort Gratiot Light in a collision with the schooner Santiago ( United States). Wreck blown up as a hazard to navigation, probably in late September. One crewman killed.[47][86] |
| Leonard J. Busby | United States | The tow steamer was sunk in a collision with tow steamer Phoenix ( United States) off Pier 5, Brooklyn. The crew were taken off by Phoenix.[53] |
5 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire in the Mississippi River at New Orleans.[47] |
9 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Myrtie M. Ross | United States | The steamer sank at dock at Windsor, Ontario after being damaged by pilings. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[56][87] |
10 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lexington | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in four feet (1.2 m) of water in the Great Kanawha River at Armstrongs Landing. Raised and repaired.[56] |
11 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Framée |  France | The Framée-class destroyer was sunk in a collision. |
12 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | United States | During a voyage in ballast from Nome, District of Alaska, to Seattle, Washington, the 1,050-gross register ton, 193-foot (58.8 m) wooden ship was beached on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands after she sprang a leak. Her entire crew of seven survived, but she was declared a total loss.[81] |
13 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Genivieve | United States | The steamer's stern line parted in a storm causing her to swing broadside to the storm and sink. Later raised.[56] |
14 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Allavina Johnson | United States | The 35.85-net register ton schooner was wrecked when she dragged her anchors during a gale and was blown ashore in Goodnews Bay (59°03′N 161°49′W / 59.050°N 161.817°W) on the west-central coast of the District of Alaska, 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) north of Cape Newenham (58°39′00″N 162°10′30″W / 58.65000°N 162.17500°W). Her crew of three survived, but she became a total loss.[67] |
| Elvin A. Thompson | United States | The steamer was wrecked near Cape Newenham (58°39′00″N 162°10′30″W / 58.65000°N 162.17500°W) on the coast of the District of Alaska.[66] |
| Little Tom Moss | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank at Lockhart's Point. Raised and broken up.[88] |
15 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank one and a half miles (2.4 km) below Branford, Florida in the Suwanee River. Raised and repaired.[89] |
16 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Futami Maru |  Japan | The steamship went aground on a reef at Mindoro Island, near Manila, while on a voyage from Australia to Eastern ports.[90] All the crew and 150 passengers were taken to shore, and a consignment of gold bullion was salvaged.[91] |
17 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Stone | United States | The tow steamer sank over night at dock in Port Richmond, Staten Island.[92] |
| Eclipse | United States | The laid up steamer broke free from her moorings during a severe windstorm and was blown onto a reef of rocks and sank in three feet (0.91 m) of water at LeClaire, Iowa. Later raised and repaired.[93] |
| Lynn J. | United States | The steamer destroyed by fire in the Mississippi River 12 miles (19 km) above New Orleans.[94] |
19 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argonaut | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank in shoal water at Escanaba, Michigan.[95] |
22 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antoinette | France | The Dundee-class yacht, en route from Saint-Cast-Le-Guildo, Brittany, France, to Denmark loaded with wheat, was lost with all hands south of Guernsey in the Channel Islands.[96] |
| Specular | United States | The steamer sank in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water in a collision with Denver ( United States) in Lake Erie between Point Pelee and Pelee Island.[97] |
23 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Hunter | United States | The steamer careened and sank rounding a bend in the Senet Canal. Later raised.[98] |
24 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke | United States | The steamer foundered while pumping out a sunken barge when the rising barge tipped the steamer and she flooded and sank at a Levee in Davenport, Iowa. Later raised.[99] |
| Mataura | .gif){kind=small} New Zealand | The refrigerated barque was dismasted and abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. She subsequently foundered. Mataura was on a voyage from Levuka, Fiji, to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[100] |
| William D. | United States | The tow steamer was sunk in a collision with tow steamer Alpha ( United States) on Lake Erie near Ashtabula, Ohio. One crewman killed.[101] |
31 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sophia Sutherland | United States | The 156-ton three-masted schooner ran aground on the coast of Baillie Island in the Northwest Territories in Canada. A gale destroyed her there on 26 September before she could be refloated.[68][102] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mayflower | United States | The sloop was wrecked with the loss of her entire crew of seven on Nelson Island near Hooper Bay in the District of Alaska.[81] |
| Research | United Kingdom | Stored on blocks at the Government Barracks in the harbor at St. Michael in the District of Alaska since her seizure by the United States Customs Service on 25 September 1899, the 26.5-ton iron sternwheel paddle steamer was thrown from the blocks against the bank of the harbor and wrecked during a gale.[103] |
| W. K. Merwin | United States | The steamer was blown ashore and wrecked near Nome, Alaska near the Mouth of the Snake River, or in Norton Sound near the mouth of the Yukon River on 10 August 1900 or 28 July 1900 or sometime in December 1899/January 1900.[104][29][30] |
September
[edit]1 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bouët-Willaumez | French Navy | The torpedo boat sank in 25 fathoms (150 ft; 46 m) of water without loss of life after striking a rock in fog in the English Channel off the harbor at Cherbourg, France, on the evening of 31 August. Salvage efforts failed.[105][106] |
3 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship schooner was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex. Three crew were taken off by the Eastbourne Lifeboat James Stephens No.6 ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution), her captain refusing to leave. He was later taken off by the Coastguard using a breeches buoy.[107] |
| Mayflower | United States | The ferry sank in shallow water after a collision with George Emerson ( United States) at Duluth, Wisconsin.[108] |
| Nugget | United States | The steamer broke free from her moorings and was blown ashore in a gale at Nome, Alaska.[109] |
4 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank at Norfolk, Mississippi, a total loss.[110] |
6 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles H. Hamilton | United States | The river steamer was lost at Point Romanoff (63°12′N 162°50′W / 63.200°N 162.833°W) on the west coast of the District of Alaska.[111] |
| Harriet | United States | .jpeg) |
7 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Sudden | United States | The 386-ton barkentine was as driven ashore in a gale and wrecked at Cape Nome on the coast of the District of Alaska, becoming a total loss.[111] |
| Cyclone | United States | The steamer sank after striking a sunken crib in Charlotte.[112] |
| Sequoia | United States | The 341-gross register ton, 150-foot (46 m) schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Nome, District of Alaska. Her crew of eight survived. She may have been salvaged in 1902.[68] |
| Zenith | United States | The schooner was wrecked on the beach at Nome, District of Alaska.[113] |
8 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | United States | 1900 Galveston Hurricane: The steamer broke loose from her moorings and sank at Galveston, Texas.[114] |
| Louise | United States | 1900 Galveston Hurricane: The steamer sank on a trip from Clinton to Galveston, Texas, possibly raised. Two crewmen killed.[115] |
| Mary Flint | United States | The sailing ship collided with the anchored USS Iowa ( United States Navy) and then the bark Vidette ( United States) and sank in San Francisco Bay.[116] |
9 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Endicott | United States | The steamer struck a ledge in the inner channel near the Minot Light causing her to be beached to prevent sinking. Pulled off later but sank in seven fathoms (42 ft; 13 m) of water while under tow to Boston for repairs.[117] |
11 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | United States | Great Storm of 1900: The schooner was sunk in a gale, the remnants of the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas, on Lake Erie near Ashtabula, Ohio, a total loss. Nine crewmen killed, seven survivors.[118][119] |
12 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dusty Diamond | United States | The 101-gross register ton, 75-foot (22.9 m) sternwheel paddle steamer dragged her anchor during a gale and was wrecked at the northern end of Golovnin Bay on the west coast of the District of Alaska. Her crew of six survived, but she became a total loss.[60] |
| F. Lavergne | United States | The tug was destroyed by fire overnight at New Baltimore, New York.[120] |
| General McPherson |  United States | The 90-foot (27.4 m) schooner dragged her anchor when a storm surge struck her during a gale and was wrecked on the east side of Safety Harbor (64°29′N 164°45′W / 64.483°N 164.750°W) on the west-central coast of the District of Alaska. Her crew of eight survived.[121] |
| Jessie | United States | While moored with no one aboard, the 38-gross register ton, 54.4-foot (16.6 m) schooner was driven ashore and wrecked during a gale at Nome, District of Alaska.[122] |
| John B. Lyon | United States | Great Storm of 1900: The steamer was sunk in a gale, the remnants of the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas, on Lake Erie near Ashtabula, Ohio, a total loss. Nine crewmen killed, seven survivors.[123][124] |
| Prosper | United States | The 23-gross register ton, 45-foot (13.7 m) schooner was wrecked during a gale on the coast of the District of Alaska near the mouth of the Penny River near Nome. Her captain was washed overboard and drowned, but the other six members of her crew survived. She may have been salvaged in 1902.[125] |
| Skookum | United States | .jpeg) |
| Three unidentified umiaks | United States | The three umiaks sank in the Bering Sea during a voyage from King Island to the mainland of the District of Alaska, drowning over 100 Alaska Natives on board them.[126] |
14 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith Thomas | United States | The tug was wrecked on the beach at Nome, District of Alaska.[66] |
| Islam | United States | The tug was wrecked on the beach at Nome, District of Alaska.[127][128][129] |
| Leo | United States | The steamer snagged on her dock overnight on a rising tide, careened, filled and sank. Raised and repaired.[130] |
15 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bob | United States | The steamer was lying by the beach in a heavy gale and was blown ashore at Nome, District of Alaska. Sbe became a total loss due to wave action.[131] |
| Letha R. Thomas | United States | The steamer foundered in a heavy gale at Nome, District of Alaska, a total loss. The steamer Aloha ( United States) rescued her crew.[132] |
| Siesta | United States | The steamer was lying by the beach in a heavy gale and was blown ashore at Nome, District of Alaska, becoming a total loss ue to wave action.[133] |
| Strae | United States | The steamer broke free from her moorings in a heavy gale and was blown ashore at Nome, District of Alaska, a total loss.[134] |
| Sunflower | United States | The steamer broke free from her moorings in a gale and was blown ashore in the Snake River in District of Alaska, a total loss.[135] |
| Tobie | United States | The steamer was lying by the beach in a heavy gale and was blown ashore at Nome, District of Alaska, becoming a total loss due to wave action.[136] |
17 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orizaba | United States | Shortly after departing St. Michael, District of Alaska, to lay submarine cable for the United States Government with eight passengers, a crew of 46, and 285 tons of submarine cable aboard, the 967-gross register ton 205-foot (62.5 m) schooner was wrecked without loss of life near St. Michael on an uncharted reef – thereafter known as Orizaba Reef (63°31′10″N 162°01′50″W / 63.51944°N 162.03056°W) – 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) off Rocky Point.[137] |
18 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| American (or America) | United States | The tug collided with the ocean liner Minnehaha ( United Kingdom), or was capsized by a line to the ship that was too tight causing her to roll over, and sank in New York Harbor. Two of the tug's crewmen were killed. Later salvaged and recommissioned.[138] |
| Charkieh | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked.in Karystos Bay, en route to Piraeus from Alexandria, Egypt during a gale. 18 passengers and 21 crew were lost, 60 were rescued.[139][140] |
20 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellenora Van Dusen | United States | Carrying a cargo of stone, the 126-foot (38 m), 250-gross register ton three-masted schooner caught fire and was towed into the harbor at Gloucester, Massachusetts, so that her cargo could be salvaged. She sank inside the Dog Bar breakwater in up to 40 feet (12 m) of water.[141] |
21 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier | United States | The steamer was destroyed by a fire that started on War Eagle ( United States) at St. Louis, Missouri.[142] |
| John Martin | United States | The schooner barge, under tow of Maurice P. Grover ( United States) sank in the St. Clair River off the Fort Gratiot Light in a collision with Yuma ( United States) 400 feet (120 m) below the wreck of Fontana ( United States). The wreck was blown up to open up the shipping channel. Her captain, two crewmen, and her female cook were killed. Four crewmen survived, one was rescued by a small boat, three by Yuma.[143][86] |
| Peter J. Clark | United States | The steamer was lying at the bank for repairs at Caruthersville, Missouri when she burned, a total loss.[144][87] |
22 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Letha R. Thomas | United States | The 7-net register ton, 37-foot (11.3 m) steamer was swamped by heavy seas during a gale and sank 2.25 nautical miles (4.2 km; 2.6 mi) off Nome, District of Alaska. The steamer Aloha ( United States) rescued her crew of three.[55] |
| Nonpareil | United Kingdom | The sailing ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (39°50′N 22°00′W / 39.833°N 22.000°W) in a gale from inadequate ballast. Her crew were rescued by Glengoil ( United Kingdom), Glengoil lost 1 crewman and both of her lifeboats in the rescue.[48] |
24 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suffolk | United Kingdom | The 5,364 GRT refrigerated cargo steamship on a voyage from Fiume to Port Elizabeth with a cargo of 930 horses ran aground off Tsitsikamma Point and eventually foundered. All 130 people on board were saved by steamer SS Lake Erie and safely landed at Port Elizabeth.[46] |
26 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. P. Howlett | United States | The steamer caught fire at Pier B, Port Richmond, Philadelphia and was towed out on to the flats where she filled with water.[145] |
27 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| European | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Callantsoog, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. She was a total loss.[146] |
30 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanie | United States | The steamer stranded on Point Arena, California. Pulled off on 6 October.[147] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur B | United States | The small schooner was driven ashore and pounded to pieces by the surf during a storm at Cape Nome of the coast of the Seward Peninsula in the District of Alaska on 7 or 8 September.[67] |
| Lydia Mayflower | United States | The schooner ran onto rocks on the coast of the District of Alaska at Cape Prince of Wales and was pounded to pieces by the surf. The schooner Alice ( United States) rescued her crew.[55] |
| Manchester | United Kingdom | The sailing ship departed New York City for Shanghai on 23 August and vanished after making contact with Olbia ( France) on 23 September at (12°18′N 28°54′W / 12.300°N 28.900°W). Lost with all 31 hands.[48] |
| Victoria | United States | The schooner was wrecked on rocks on the coast of the District of Alaska at Cape Prince of Wales. The schooner Alice ( United States) rescued her crew.[148] |
| York | United States | The 231-gross register ton, 131-foot (40 m) two-masted schooner was wrecked on the beach at Nome, District of Alaska, sometime between 12 and 15 September.[149] |
October
[edit]1 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Borgo |  Imperial Russian Navy | The Borgo-class torpedo boat sank in the Yellow Sea after colliding with the torpedo boat Ussuri ( Imperial Russian Navy).[150] |
2 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fleetwing | United States | The tug was sunk in a collision with Major Barrett ( United States) at the mouth of the Schuylkill River. Two crewmen killed.[151] |
| Ida Meyer | United States | The canal boat was sunk in a collision with steamer Express ( United States) in the Harlem River off One Hundred Twenty Sixth Street.[152] |
5 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bowhead | United States | The schooner was wrecked on the beach at the entrance to the Sinrock River (64°35′N 166°15′W / 64.583°N 166.250°W) 20 miles (32 km) west of Nome, District of Alaska. Her crew of seven survived.[153] |
| Narvik |  Norway | The cargo ship struck an object and sank in the White Sea.[154] |
| Swallow | United States | The steamer sank in the St. Clair River below Marine City, Michigan in a collision with Sir William Siemens ( United States).[155] |
6 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Econa | United States | The tug burned below Albany, New York, a total loss.[156] |
| Fram | United States | The steamer sank at Grand Forks, North Dakota from unknown causes.[157] |
| Merom | United States | With a 500-ton cargo, including 12,574 cases of canned salmon, and a crew of 16 on board, the 1,158-gross register ton, 179.2-foot (54.6 m) bark was wrecked during a gale in the harbor at Karluk, District of Alaska, with the loss of one life, a crewman who refused to abandon ship.[81][158] |
7 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. A. Shaw | United States | The schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the mouth of the Delaware Bay, or off the Scotland Lightship, or three miles (4.8 km) off the Northeast End Lightship, after being almost cut in two by the steamship Hamilton ( United States) in fog. Hamilton rescued all seven crew members.[159][160][161] |
10 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Monticello | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer foundered in the Bay of Fundy four nautical miles (7.4 km) off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of 36 of her 40 crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Yarmouth.[162] |
12 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma & Louisa |  United States | The 84-ton, 83-foot (25.3 m) schooner ran aground on the south-central coast of the District of Alaska 1⁄8 nautical mile (0.23 km; 0.14 mi) from Hope City (60°55′15″N 149°38′30″W / 60.92083°N 149.64167°W). She broke in two when the tide went out and became a total loss.[66] |
15 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frances E. Spinner | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with H. D. Coffinberry ( |