List of shipwrecks in October 1860
Ship Country Description
Connaught United Kingdom The paddle steamer sprang a leak , caught fire , and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 87 nautical miles ( 161 km ) off the coast of Massachusetts , United States . All on board , nearly 600 people , were rescued by the brig Minnie Schiffer ( United States )
Cecelia Wood United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Rusk Bank , in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Saint John , New Brunswick , British North America to Dublin . She was refloated with assistance from the tug Erin ( United Kingdom ) and completed her voyage
England ' s Queen United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Nissisiquit Bay , New Brunswick . Her fourteen crew survived . She was on a voyage from Dalhousie , New Brunswick to Sunderland , County Durham . She was consequently condemned
Flora Kingdom of Hanover The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Peterhead , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom to Stettin
Gemini Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles ( 9.3 km ) from Ringkøbing , Denmark . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom
Jamesons United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Norden , Kingdom of Hanover . Her nine crew survived . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Brake , Kingdom of Hanover
Jean United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Salthouse Bank , in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and taken in to Lytham St. Annes , Lancashire in a leaky condition
John Wilson United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the Skerry of Ness , in the Orkney Islands . She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Dumfries
Marie Elisabeth Denmark The ship driven ashore and wrecked at Rossitten , Prussia
Robinson United Kingdom The snow was abandoned off the coast of Jutland . Her eight crew were rescued by Eleanor Francis ( United Kingdom ) . Robinson was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hartlepool , County Durham . Robinson came ashore at Hallerholmen , Sweden on 20 October
Theresa Kingdom of Hanover The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Anna Margaretha ( Flag unknown ) . Theresa was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to London , United Kingdom
Triumph United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Hog Island , Philadelphia , United States
Venus United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland , Netherlands . Her seven crew survived . She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to Geestemünde , Prussia
Vidar Dantzic The ship was wrecked on the Nehrung , in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Sunderland , County Durham
The list of shipwrecks in October 1860 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1860.