List of shipwrecks in October 1860
Ship Country Description
Alexander United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa , Russia . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Kiel , Prussia
Arctic United States The ship was wrecked in Silver Bay , Bahamas . She was on a voyage from Nassau , Bahamas to New York
Cascade United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Laguna . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Aspinwall , Granadine Confederation to Laguna
Hannah United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Süderoog , Duchy of Holstein with the loss of at least four lives
Sarah Benus United States The ship was wrecked on the Man of War Key . Her crew were rescued by the schooner Heigh W. Fry ( United States )
Sophia Ray United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the South China Sea 400 nautical miles ( 740 km ) east of Formosa . She was on a voyage from Appia , South Sea Islands to Shanghai , China
Stag United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Macleay River . She was on a voyage from Sydney , New South Wales to the Macleay River
Tawol Dantzic The ship was run down and sunk by Marie ( Stralsund ) . She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London , United Kingdom
Valiant United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles ( 37 km ) off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of seven of her eight crew . The survivor was rescued by a schooner . She was on a voyage from the Humber to the Nieuw Diep
The list of shipwrecks in October 1860 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1860.