List of shipwrecks in 1894

The list of shipwrecks in 1894 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1894.

January

• Full rigged ship Firth of Cromarty ( United Kingdom): Grounded in St Margaret's Bay with the loss of two lives.^[1][2]

February

2 February

• Kearsarge ( United States Navy: Ran aground at Rondacor Cay, Colombia and was wrecked.

12 February

• Tramp steamer Huntcliff ( United Kingdom) beached at Blackpool. All crew safe.
• Schooner Maurice & Marguerite ( Belgium) foundered on a voyage between Antwerp and Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[3]

24 February

• Aarhus ( Germany): Sank off Cape Moreton, Australia.

March

13 March

• De Ruyter ( Belgium): Passed Lizard Point bound for Boston, United States. No further trace.^[4]

July

5 July

• Valkyrie II ( United Kingdom): Collided with yacht Santanita ( United Kingdom) and sank.

September

17 September

• Chih Yuen () Beiyang Fleet): Sunk during the Battle of the Yalu River.
• Ching Yuen () Beiyang Fleet): Sunk during the Battle of the Yalu River.
• King Yuen () Beiyang Fleet): Sunk during the Battle of the Yalu River.
• Laiyuan () Beiyang Fleet): Sunk during the Battle of the Yalu River.

27 September

• Dorunda ( United Kingdom): Struck rocks off the Burlings Lighthouse, Portugal and was beached.^[5]

October

1 October

• Allegheny ( United Kingdom): Collided with tanker Caucase ( Belgium) in the Delaware River and sank. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.^[4]

24 October

• Wairarapa ( New Zealand): Sailing between Auckland, New Zealand and Australia came to a tragic end when it hit a reef at the northern edge of Great Barrier Island, about 100 km out from Auckland, and sank. The loss of about 140 people remains one of the largest such loss in New Zealand's history.

December

22 December

• Barque Abana ( Norway): Wrecked at Blackpool, all 17 crew and a dog saved.
• Fishing boat Petrel ( United Kingdom): Driven ashore at Blackpool.
• Schooner Stanley ( Norway) wrecked at Borbjerg.^[4]

References

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