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 German Empire) was over 300 lives. Bremen was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[9]
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.[9]
Main
German Empire
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.[9]
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 her moorings, drifted into the Hudson River, burned, and sank. The remains of 99 people killed aboard Saale were recovered from her interior later; the combined death toll aboard Saale, Bremen, and Main (all German Empire) was over 300 lives. Saale was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[9]
The Framée-classdestroyer was sunk in a collision.
16 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1900
Ship
Country
Description
Futami Maru
Empire of Japan
The steamship went aground on a reef at Mindoro Island, near Manila, while on a voyage from Australia to Eastern ports.[10] All the crew and 150 passengers were taken to shore, and a consignment of gold bullion was salvaged.[11]
22 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1900
Ship
Country
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.[12]
24 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1900
Ship
Country
Description
Mataura
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 NantesLoire-Atlantique, France.[13]
September[]
18 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1900
Ship
Country
Description
American
United States
The tug collided with Minnehaha (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and sank in New York Harbour. Two of the tug's crewmen were killed. Later salvaged and recommissioned.
October[]
5 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1900
Ship
Country
Description
Narvik
Norway
The cargo ship struck an object and sank in the White Sea.[14]
7 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1900
Ship
Country
Description
A. A. Shaw
The schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the mouth of the Delaware Bay after colliding with the steamship Hamilton. Hamilton rescued all seven crew members.[15]
10 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1900
Ship
Country
Description
City of Monticello
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The paddle steamer foundered in the Bay of Fundy 4 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.[16]
The steamship sank off Queensland, Australia. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
November[]
7 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1900
Ship
Country
Description
Mouse
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The smack was wrecked at Cardigan. Her three crew were rescued by Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.[17]
16 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1900
Ship
Country
Description
Pyrenees
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The ship caught fire and was beached on Sanatul Island, Mangraneva Islands. She was on a voyage from Tacoma, Washington, United States to Leith, Lothian. Pyrenees was abandoned as a total loss, but was sold in 1902. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[18]
T. H. Camp
United States
The overloaded tugboat took on a heavy list and sank in Lake Superior between Madeline Island and Basswood Island after her cargo shifted in choppy seas.
17 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1900
Ship
Country
Description
Fife
Canada
On her maiden voyage, the steamer ran aground and sank at Twin Island, St John's Bay, Strait of Belle Isle.[19]
The barque was wrecked on the Whitford Sands, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the Llanelli pilot boat.[4]
December[]
4 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1900
Ship
Country
Description
Rossgull
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
On a voyage from Plymouth to Jersey in the Channel Islands, the ship ran aground at night off Corbiere, Jersey, in a gale. Eleven of her crew were saved but nine men in one lifeboat drowned.[20][21]
10 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1900
Ship
Country
Description
Nordland
Norway
The lifeboat ran aground and was wrecked near Kjelvik, Norway. All crew members survived.[22]
During a storm, the Bismarck-classcorvette suffered a failure of her propulsion machinery, dragged her anchors, was wrecked on the harbor mole at Malaga, Spain, and sank with the loss of 40 lives.
28 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1900
Ship
Country
Description
Pegasus
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The ship was driven ashore at Lavernack Point, Glamorgan with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Sharpness, Gloucestershire. Pegasus was later refloated an taken in to Sharpness for repairs.[4]
Primrose Hill
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The barque was wrecked on South Stack off Holyhead, Wales, with the loss of 33 lives.[23]
Seine
France
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Perranporth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[24]
Zefiro
Kingdom of Italy
The barque was in collision with the steamship King's County (Canada in the Bristol Channel off the English and Welsh Grounds Lightship (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and was consequently beached at Clevedon, Somerset, United Kingdom.[4]
The four-masted barque disappeared after departing New York City for Yokohama, Japan, on 21 August 1900 and was wrecked on an unknown date, probably in late 1900, on Bikar Atoll in the Marshall Islands with the loss of all hands. Her wreck was discovered in July 1901.
Star of Scilly
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The ketch was wrecked on Porthminster Point, St. Ives, Cornwall, crew rescued by lifeboat.[26]
Welbury
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The ship was wrecked near Hartland Point, Devon.[4]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1900
Ship
Country
Description
Brighton
New South Wales
The paddle steamer collided with the collier Brunner (New South Wales) off Newcastle. Her passengers were evacuated and she was beached. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[27]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Belgium
German Empire
United States
France
Empire of Japan
France
New Zealand
Norway
Norway
Australia
Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.[17]
Canada
Kaiserliche Marine
Kingdom of Italy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and was consequently beached at Clevedon, Somerset, United Kingdom.[4]
Austria-Hungary
New South Wales