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The list of shipwrecks in 1894 includes ship sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during the year 1894.

According to the American newspapers of 1894, the winter and spring storms of December 1893 to April 1894 proved to be one of the most disastrous for the United States of America, particularly the Cape Cod area, since 1860.[1] The eastern seaboard of the continent had already faced a fierce hurricane season in 1893 when over 2,000 lives were lost.


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1894
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May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January[]

17 January[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1894
Ship Country Description
Else Flag of Denmark Denmark The barque capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Castle Rock (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Else was on a voyage from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Hamburg, Germany.[2]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1894
Ship Country Description
Firth of Cromarty Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Full rigged ship grounded in St Margaret's Bay with the loss of two lives.[3][4]

February[]

2 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1894
Ship Country Description
Kearsarge US flag 38 stars United States Navy The Mohican-class sloop-of-war ran aground at Roncador Cay, Colombia, and was wrecked.

12 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1894
Ship Country Description
Huntcliff Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The tramp steamer was beached at Blackpool, Lancashire. All crew safe. She was refloated on 23 February.
Maurice & Marguerite Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The schooner foundered on a voyage between Antwerp and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5]

24 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1894
Ship Country Description
Aarhus Flag of the German Empire German Empire The barque sank off Cape Moreton, Australia.

March[]

13 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1894
Ship Country Description
De Ruyter Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium Passed Lizard Point bound for Boston, United States. No further trace.[6]

22 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1894
Ship Country Description
Glenravil Miner Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Overton, Glamorgan. Her three crew were rescued.[7]

April[]

12 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1894
Ship Country Description
S A Rudolph US flag 38 stars United States Three masted schooner loaded with ice blocks bound for Ocean City, Maryland from Boothbay, Maine. Captained by John P Burns of Camden, New Jersey. The ship was caught in a sudden gale on the night of Thursday, April 12 and floundered on the shoals of Cape Cod. The fractured hull of the ship washed up north of Nauset Beach.[8] All six crew members perished including Captain Burns and his brothers on board the vessel.
Jennie M Carter US flag 38 stars United States Three masted schooner carrying paving stones bound for New York Bay. The ship was first damaged on April 10, 1894, ship owner and captain Wesley T Ober decided that he could pilot the crippled ship and dock safely, denying aid. However, they were overtaken by the storm of April 12. The survivors attempted to abandon the schooner in a lifeboat but did not reach land. The ship, meanwhile, had been driven by the storm onto Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts.[9]
By April 15th, the crew was declared deceased after thorough searching. It is thought that the crew may have survived had they kept to the interior of the ship with the cargo. Three bodies and an overcoat belonging to the first mate were recovered; the lifeboat was recovered near Plum Island. Folklore dictates that the ship’s cat was the only survivor.
The story of the shipwrecks from April 12th and the previous weeks sparked national interest and thousands gathered to see the wreck of the Jennie M Carter.[10] The paving stones were removed and sold at auction; some were used in Salisbury. The ship remains were considered unsalvageable and left to disintegrate on the beach where it became a well-known site. Some of the wooden frame could still be seen in 2013.

July[]

5 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1894
Ship Country Description
Valkyrie II Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Collided with yacht Santanita (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and sank.

25 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1894
Ship Country Description
Kowshing Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland First Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Pungdo: The steamer, carrying Chinese troops, was sunk by gunfire by the protected cruiser Naniwa (Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy) in the Yellow Sea off Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea, with the loss of around 800 lives.
Kwang-yi China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889 Imperial Chinese Navy First Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Pungdo: The gunboat ran aground on rocks in the Yellow Sea off Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea, during combat with Imperial Japanese Navy cruisers and was destroyed when her ammunition magazine exploded.

28 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1894
Ship Country Description
Castor Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The passenger ship was in collision with the barque Ernst (Flag of the German Empire German Empire) and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south south west of Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom. All 28 people on board were rescued.[11]

30 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1894
Ship Country Description
Nicosia Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921 Canada The barque ran aground and was wrecked on the south coast of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Her eighteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dublin, United Kingdom to Saint John, New Brunswick.[12]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1894
Ship Country Description
Tarapaca Flag of Chile Chile The cargo ship was wrecked on the Chilean coast.[13]

August[]

26 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1894
Ship Country Description
Gertrude Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chesil Beach, Dorset.[14]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date August 1894
Ship Country Description
Hibernia flag unknown The steamer sank with the loss of two crew members after colliding with the paddle steamer Prince of Wales (Civil Ensign of the Isle of Man Isle of Man). Prince of Wales rescued one survivor.

September[]

3 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1894
Ship Country Description
Matchless Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The pleasure yacht capsized in Morecambe Bay off northwestern England with the loss of 25 lives.

9 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1894
Ship Country Description
Colonist Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The coastal cargo steamer was wrecked on the Oyster Bank off Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

17 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1894
Ship Country Description
Chaoyang China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889 Imperial Chinese Navy First Sino-Japanese War: Battle of the Yalu River: The cruiser was beached and abandoned after suffering heavy damage in combat with the protected cruisers Akitsushima, Naniwa, Takachiho, and Yoshino (all Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy) in the Yellow Sea off the mouth of the Yalu River. The Japanese destroyed her wreck with explosive charges the next day.
Chih Yuen China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889 Imperial Chinese Navy First Sino-Japanese War: Battle of the Yalu River: The protected cruiser exploded and sank in the Yellow Sea off the mouth of the Yalu River with the loss of 245 lives during combat with Imperial Japanese Navy warships. Seven of her crew survived.
King Yuen China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889 Imperial Chinese Navy First Sino-Japanese War: Battle of the Yalu River: The armored cruiser exploded, capsized, and sank in the Yellow Sea off the mouth of the Yalu River with the loss of 263 lives during combat with Imperial Japanese Navy warships. Seven of her crew survived.
Kuang Chia China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889 Imperial Chinese Navy First Sino-Japanese War: Battle of the Yalu River: The dispatch vessel was badly damaged during combat with Imperial Japanese Navy warships in the Yellow Sea off the mouth of the Yalu River and was beached near Port Arthur, becoming a total loss.
Yangwei China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889 Imperial Chinese Navy First Sino-Japanese War: Battle of the Yalu River: The cruiser suffered heavy damage in combat with the protected cruisers Akitsushima, Naniwa, Takachiho, and Yoshino (all Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy) in the Yellow Sea off the mouth of the Yalu River, then sank after colliding with the armored cruiser King Yuen (China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889 Imperial Chinese Navy).

18 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1894
Ship Country Description
George N Wilcox Flag of the German Empire German Empire The barque was wrecked near Ilio Point, Molokai, Hawaii after being caught by strong currents. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, United Kingdom to Honolulu with coal, liquor and general cargo.[15]

27 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1894
Ship Country Description
Dorunda Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The steamer struck rocks off the Burlings Lighthouse, Portugal and was beached.[16]

October[]

1 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1894
Ship Country Description
Allegheny Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The steamer collided with the tanker Caucase (Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium) in the Delaware River and sank. She later was raised, repaired, and returned to service.[6]

24 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1894
Ship Country Description
Vennerne Norge-Unionsflagg-1844 Norway The barque was driven ashore at Worms Head, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and was wrecked. All ten people on booard survived.[7]
Wairarapa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand
SS Wairarapa Wreck At Miners Head

Wairarapa

The passenger steamer was on a voyage from Auckland, New Zealand, to Australia when she hit a reef at the northern edge of Great Barrier Island, about 100 kilometres (54 nmi) from Auckland, and sank with the loss of about 140 lives. It remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in New Zealand's history.

November[]

23 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1894
Ship Country Description
Ozama Flag of the United States United States The cargo steamer ran aground on the outer shoal off Cape Romain, South Carolina, then floated off and sank.

December[]

22 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1894
Ship Country Description
Abana Norge-Unionsflagg-1844 Norway
Abana

Abana

The barque was wrecked at Blackpool. Her entire crew of 17 and a dog were saved.

Petrel Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The fishing boat was driven ashore at Blackpool.
Stanley Norge-Unionsflagg-1844 Norway The schooner was wrecked at Borbjerg.[6]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 1894
Ship Country Description
Inishtrahull Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The passenger-cargo ship foundered during a storm in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Ireland sometime between 28 and 30 December.
Victoria Nyanza Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was wrecked at Iquique, Chile.[17]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1894
Ship Country Description
Dunottar Castle Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The passenger steamer grounded for two tides near the Eddystone Lighthouse south of Rame Head, England. She refloated, repaired, and returned to service.

References[]

  1. "50 Human Lives Swallowed Up in Angry Seas Outside of Cape Cod, Storm-Beaten Coast a Graveyard Since Dec 5th". 14 April 1894. 
  2. "Worrall". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=18. Retrieved 18 February 2017. 
  3. Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2. 
  4. Ogley, Bob; Currie, Ian; Davison, Mark (1991). The Kent Weather Book. Brasted Chart: Froglets Publications Ltd. p. 19. ISBN 1-872337-35-X. 
  5. "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010. [dead link]
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks". Swansea Docks. http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf. Retrieved 21 December 2014. 
  8. "Fourteen Sailors Lost Overboard: Further News of the Wreck of the Rudolph and the Carter". 14 April 1894. 
  9. "A Deserted Vessel. The Entire Crew of the Jennie M. Carter Supposed to be Lost". 14 April 1894. 
  10. “The Jennie M. Carter. Three Thousand People Visit the Wreck, Crew Yet be Heard From,” Boston Journal, 14 April 1894.
  11. R. Cross (1996). "The wreck of the S.S. Castor (1870-1984) and the recovery of part of the ship's cargo". Kent Archaeological Society. pp. 183–202. http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/116-1996/116-07.pdf. 
  12. "Nicosia - 1894". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. http://novascotia.ca/museum/wrecks/wrecks/shipwrecks.asp?ID=3590. Retrieved 19 January 2015. 
  13. "Venetian". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1. Retrieved 18 February 2017. 
  14. "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. http://www.burtonbradstock.org.uk/History/Wrecks%20off%20Burton%20Bradstock/Historical%20list%20of%20wrecks.htm. Retrieved 27 December 2014. 
  15. Soboleski, Hank (27 July 2014). "The wreck of the bark "George N. Wilcox"". The Garden Island. Lihue, Hawaii. http://thegardenisland.com/lifestyles/island_history/the-wreck-of-the-bark-george-n-wilcox/article_14cb3444-1543-11e4-b5cc-001a4bcf887a.html. Retrieved 17 November 2015. 
  16. "(No. 5012) ("DORUNDA S. S.")". Board of Trade / Plimsoll ship data. http://www.plimsoll.org/images/16619_tcm4-251097.pdf. Retrieved 7 October 2010. 
  17. "Victoria Nyanza". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=21. Retrieved 18 February 2017. 

See also[]

Ship events in 1894
Ship launches: 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
Ship commissionings: 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
Ship decommissionings: 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
Shipwrecks: 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
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