List of shipwrecks in 1883

The list of shipwrecks in 1883 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1883.

January

7 January

• City of Brussels ( United Kingdom): Struck by Kirby Hall ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and cut in two. Sank with the loss of ten lives.

16 January

• Princesse Stephanie ( Belgium): Collided with Concha ( Spain) off Lisbon, Portugal.^[1]

February

• Copernicus ( Belgium): Wrecked at Porto de Pedras, Brazil.^[2]

July

2 July

• Ludwig ( Belgium) Last sighting passing Prawle Point, England bound for Montreal, Canada. No further trace, lost with all 32 passengers and 43 crew.^[3]

3 July

• Daphne ( United Kingdom) Sank at launch with the loss of at least 124 lives. Ship raised, repaired, renamed and entered service.

22 July

• Clipper Marco Polo ( Norway) wrecked near Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

September

1 September

• Newport registered Barque G I Jones ( United Kingdom) carrying phosphate rock from Bull River, California to Falmouth and driven ashore at Stackhouse Cove, Cornwall, UK in a SSW gale. All thirteen crew were lost.^[4]

November

4 November

• Barque Sarah M. Smith sighted by Plantyn ( Belgium) abandoned at .^[1]

17 November

• Plantyn ( Belgium) caught in a storm and severely damaged. About 460 tons of cargo jettisoned, but five people lost overboard during this operation. Passengers and crew manned the pumps for 19 days until rescued by brigantine G D T ( Canada). Plantyn abandoned on 6 December at .^[1]

Unknown date

• Ketch J M Carter ( Canada) driven ashore at Kincardine, Ontario. Tug Erie Belle ( Canada) sent to her aid, but sank following boiler explosion.

Unknown date

• Ketch Agnes ( New South Wales): Foundered in Jervis Bay.
• Clipper Taitsing ( United Kingdom) sank off Zanzibar.

References

See also

Ship events in 1883
Ship launches:	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888
Ship commissionings:	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888
Ship decommissionings:	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888
Shipwrecks:	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888