List of shipwrecks in 1902
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The list of shipwrecks in 1902 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1902.
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January[edit]
2 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol |  United Kingdom | During a voyage from Ladysmith, British Columbia, to the Treadwell gold mine in the Territory of Alaska with a cargo of coal, the 1,274-ton steamer was stranded on a reef in Chatham Strait off Grey Island, north of Dundas Island on the coast of British Columbia, during a gale. She slid off the reef and sank in 204 feet (62 m) of water on the morning of 3 January with the loss of seven lives. There were 21 survivors.[1] |
| Marie Cooper |  United States | The motor schooner was destroyed by fire in Mississippi Sound.[2] |
| Walla Walla | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with the barque Max ( France) 11 miles (18 km) north of Cape Mendocino, California. 20 passengers and 16 crewmen killed.[3][4] |
3 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United States | The steamer damaged her propeller and tail shaft when she struck a submerged log while entering the harbor at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. She sank while tied up at a dock overnight. She was raised and repaired.[5] |
| Sparta | United States | The fishing steamer sprung a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off Atlantic City, New Jersey and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the steamer Eldorado ( United States).[6] |
4 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso | United Kingdom | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Vilvela or Hullera Espanola ( Spain) off Aveiro, Portugal in thick fog. Her captain was the sole survivor. He was rescued by Randolphe ( Portugal). 19 crewmen killed.[7][8] |
| Hullera Espanola | Spain | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Alfonso ( United Kingdom) off Aveiro, Portugal in thick fog. One crewman killed. Survivors rescued by Randolphe ( Portugal).[7][9] |
6 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. W. Kelly | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction in the Chattahoochee River in Frances Bend and sank.[10] |
12 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rambler | United States | The passenger steamer was destroyed by fire at dock at Fall River, Massachusetts.[11] |
| Valley Scout | United States | The pleasure steamer was crushed by ice and sank at Allegheny, Pennsylvania in the Allegheny River, a total loss.[12] |
14 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anlaby | United Kingdom | The trawler was sunk in a storm in Grindavik Bay, Iceland. Eight crewmen were killed.[7][13] |
17 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pere Marquette No. 3 | United States | The steamer went ashore 150 feet (46 m) north of the North Pier, Ludington, Michigan due to a rudder problem. Passengers and crew rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. Refloated, repaired and returned to service.[14][15] |
18 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frank S. Stone | United States | The steamer struck a deadhead and sank in the Mobile River in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water. Later raised and repaired.[2] |
20 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. Emlin | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock at Kimball's Mill, Apalachicola, Florida.[10] |
| Eli Shriver Jr. | United States | The tow steamer heeled over due to strong tide and before she recovered she was swamped by the wake of a passing vessel and sank in 26 feet (7.9 m) of water in the East River off the foot of East Thirty-Sixth street.[16] |
| Hawk | United States | The steamer struck a sunken flat and sank in the Monongahela River and was abandoned.[12] |
| Lautaro |  Colombian National Navy |  Colombian National Navy) in Panama Bay off Panama City, Colombia. |
| Nellie | United States | The steamer sank in a collision in fog in Mobile Bay with Mary Wittich ( United States). Raised and repaired.[2] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swan | United States | The anchored steamer foundered in a storm near Otter Creek, North Carolina.[17] |
26 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cloverport | United States | The steamer ran aground in the Ohio River near Caseyville, Kentucky and afterwards was wrecked by ice, a total loss.[18] |
| Oneida | United States | The steamer was sunk by ice at Creston, West Virginia on the Little Kanawha River. Raised and repaired.[19] |
29 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| R. W. Burke | United States | The tow steamer struck a submerged object while tying up for the night at Dows Stores, Brooklyn, New York. She sank overnight. Later raised.[16] |
31 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chanaral | France | The sailing ship sank 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) north west of Ushant, Belgium. 21 crew died, 1 survivor.[7][20] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arab Steed |  Norway | The barque sank in the North Sea in early January. 22 drowned.[7] |
| Glenbervie | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Lowland Point near Coverack, Cornwall, laden with 600 barrels of whisky, 400 barrels of brandy and barrels of rum.[21] A lifeboat saved her 16 crewmen.[22] |
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T. K. Green | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in 11 feet (3.4 m) of water in Bayou D'Arbonne near the Lake Washington Cut-Off, Louisiana.[23] |
2 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antelope | United States | The barge foundered off Fire Island after losing her towline to Richmond ( United States) in heavy seas. Lost with all hands.[16] |
| Belle of Oregon | United States | The barge foundered off Fire Island after losing her towline to Richmond ( United States) in heavy seas. Lost with all hands, her captain's body washed ashore.[16] |
| E. S. Atwood | United States | The steamer foundered four miles (6.4 km) off Sandy Hook, New Jersey in heavy seas in 15 fathoms (90 ft; 27 m) of water. Crew rescued by Barcelona ( Germany).[16] |
| Edward J. Berwind | United States | The steamer foundered two miles (3.2 km) northeast of Sandy Hook Lightship in a severe storm after her forecastle house broke away and she filled with water. Crew rescued by Barcelona ( Germany).[16] |
| H & A Morse | United States | The canal boat sank at dock in Brighton, New York on Staten Island possibly caused by ice. Later raised.[24] |
| L. Schepp | United States | The sailing ship was driven ashore at Long Beach, New York on Long Island after losing steerage in a severe storm and hitting a submerged wreck just off shore. Later refloated.[16] |
| Mystic Belle | United States | The barge washed ashore after losing her towline to Richmond ( United States) in heavy seas off Fire Island.[16] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dale | United States | The canal boat caught fire from a fire at Dock G of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and was sunk by the fire department's attempts to put out the fire. Not repaired.[24] |
5 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethel Quinn | United States | The coal boat sank in a collision with Spartan Prince ( United States) off The Battery.[24] |
| Forward | United States | The tug sank in Erie Basin, Brooklyn, New York when ice punctured her hull. Later raised.[24] |
| John W. Ailes | United States | The tow steamer burned to the waterline and sank after her boiler exploded below Lock No. 2 in the Monongahela River opposite the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, Braddock, Pennsylvania. Later raised. Two or six crewmen killed.[12][25] |
9 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grecian | United Kingdom | The steamer ran aground and was wrecked off Sandwich Point, Halifax, Nova Scotia.[7][26] |
10 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oswego | United States | The steamer sank at Oak Point, Washington in the Columbia River.[27] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry P. Jones | United States | The steamer was sunk by ice at Browns Station in the Monongahela River.[12] |
12 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Louise | The schooner was run down and sunk by steamer Prince Rupert (flag unknown) while anchored in the shipping channel in fog at St. John's, Newfoundland, a total loss. Later raised and beached at high tide.[28] |
18 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mariah | United States | The schooner sank in a collision with Ocracoke ( United States) near the mouth of the Neuse River.[17] |
22 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Condor | Germany | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Lacroma ( Austria-Hungary) in the harbour of Catania.[29] |
| Lichtenfels Brothers | United States | The barge sank in harbor at New York, New York after being stressed by weather at sea.[24] |
| Mary Whitridge | United States | The barge sank 12 miles (19 km) off Asbury Park, New Jersey in a storm. Lost with all four hands.[24] |
| Resolute | United States | The steamer sank at dock in North Boston. Raised and repaired.[30] |
23 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edna | United States | The steamer sank in a hurricane off Timbalier Island, Louisiana.[31] |
24 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Condor |  Royal Spanish Navy | The gunboat was sunk by a boiler explosion off Samil beach, Vigo Galicia, Spain.[7][32] |
25 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | United Kingdom | The iron-hulled four-masted sailing ship was en route from Antwerp to San Francisco with general cargo when she sailed slowly onto the rocks at Hommeaux Florains, on the northeastern tip of Alderney in the Channel Islands in fog. There was no loss of life.[33][34] |
| Lookout | United States | The steamer sank at the City Wharf at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[35] in the Monongahela River. Later raised.[12] |
26 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle of Kaskaskia | United States | The steamer was sunk by ice three miles (4.8 km) above Chester, Illinois in the Mississippi River. Raised and repaired.[36] |
| Naiad | United States | The steamer sank in the Apalachicola River at Blountstown, Florida in shallow water. Shortly thereafter the part still above water was destroyed by fire.[10] |
27 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florence | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at Bordentown, New Jersey.[6] |
28 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dauntless | United States | The passenger steamer was sunk by ice at the Duquesne Docks at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[35] in the Monongahela River. Later raised.[12] |
| Honey Brook | United States | The steamer was wrecked near Bakers Island in fog.[30] |
| Juliet | United States | The ferry was carried away by flooding and ice in the Allegheny River at Verona, Pennsylvania and wrecked downstream and abandoned.[12] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Huronian | United Kingdom | The passenger liner left the River Clyde for St. John's, Newfoundland on 11 February and was never seen again. A message found in a bottle on the coast of Londonderry, Northern Ireland stated the ship sank in a gale, message was authenticated. Probably sank on 12 or 13 January with all hands.[7][37] |
| Jules Jean Baptiste | France | The sailing ship was lost on the French coast sometime in February. 80 killed.[7] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acara | United Kingdom | The 4,193-gross register ton steamer was wrecked without loss of life on the bar 1,500 to 1,800 feet (457 to 549 m) off Jones Inlet off the south coast of Long Island, New York, during a storm. Her wreck sank in 25 feet (8 m) of water.[38] |
| Onward | United States | The tow steamer sank at a dock by the Market Street Bridge, Newark, New Jersey. Later raised.[24] |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barges | United States | The barges drifted ashore and sank after losing their towline to Richmond ( United States) in the Swash Channel off Romer Shoal in a snowstorm. Crews left in dories and were picked up by Richmond.[24] |
| Waesland | United States | The steamer collided with the steamer Harmonides ( United Kingdom) off Anglesey, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of two passengers.[39][40] |
7 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome | United States | The sternwheel passenger paddle steamer ran aground on the north flats of the Coquille River in Oregon during a squall. She was refloated undamaged that night and returned to service. |
10 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre III | France | The cargo steamer was run into and sunk by steamer Ahmadi ( United Kingdom) while anchored at Jeddah, Ottoman Empire. All crew were rescued.[41][42] |
| Iriquois | United States | The bark struck an uncharted rock off Gili Banto Island in the Straits of Sapeh, between the Indian Ocean and the Flores Sea, was a total loss.[43] |
| Milton D. Ward | United States | The steamer burned while being used as a hospital during a smallpox and cholera epidemic in Detroit. She was abandoned in the "Boneyard".[44] |
12 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | United States | The steamer capsized and sank in a severe gale off Ion Landing, Davis Bend, Louisiana. 5 passengers and 14 crewmen killed.[31] |
19 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry G. Day | United States | The steamer burned at Reeds Landing in the Savannah River.[45] |
22 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Major Barrett | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire off Bodys Island, North Carolina. The crew were rescued by New Orleans ( United States).[6] |
24 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transit | United States | The tow steamer struck a rock on Randalls Island in the East River causing a list, when the tide rose she filled and sank.[46] |
25 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Ewin | United Kingdom | The schooner got into difficulties in the Teifi Estuary. Her crew were taken off by Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was subsequently wrecked.[47] |
28 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Holyrood | United Kingdom | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Bernard Hall ( United Kingdom) 175 miles (282 km) west of Fastnet Rock in/near dense fog.[7][48] |
29 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian |  United States | The 227-foot (69 m), 1,133-net ton screw steamer ran aground in fog without loss of life off the coast of Massachusetts on Sow and Pigs Reef off Cuttyhunk Island. She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[49] |
30 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle McGowan | United States | The steamer was caught by wind and current in the Ohio River at Advance Coal Landing was capsized and sunk/wrecked and abandoned.[12] |
31 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William M. Dove | United States | The steamer sank in Boston harbor after grounding on the edge of a channel and then sliding down the slope. Later raised.[30] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian Prince | United Kingdom | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Alma ( United Kingdom) near the Nab Lightship.[7][50] |
| George W. Wand | United States | The schooner barge was sunk in a collision with Lagonda (flag unknown). Wreck dispersed with explosives I June.[51] |
3 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maid of Perth | United States | The ferry sank in a collision with the tug Chas. J. Reno ( United States), probably in the vicinity of Albany, New York.[52] |
| Superior | United States | The steamer sank at dock in Duluth, Minnesota due to an open seacock. Raised and repaired.[53] |
9 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn | United States | The wrecking steamer was caught by wind and current in the Ohio River at Advance Coal Landing and was capsized and sunk. Her captain and one crewman were killed.[12] |
| Harry Reid | United States | The steamer was sunk when a loaded car (RR?) ran off the end of a barge and crashed through the deck submerging the forecastle, Probably in area of St. Louis, Missouri. Scheduled to be raised later.[54] |
11 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cheribon |  Chile | The passenger steamer was wrecked at Remedios Point, Colombia.[7][55] |
| Williamsport | United States | The steamer sank in a collision with a barge near Pollock Rip Shoals.[30] |
13 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Legia |  Belgium | The steamer collided with the steamer Julia (flag unknown) off the Newarp Lightvessel ( United Kingdom) and sank.[56] |
15 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acme | United States | The 58-gross register ton steam screw tug was towing the steamer Wilkesbarre ( United States) on Lake Erie when she struck a large piece of ice which stopped her forward progress. Wilkesbarre then collided with Acme, causing Acme to capsize and sink, a total loss. All four people aboard Acme survived.[57][58] |
| P. Sanford Ross Dredge No. 7 | United States | The dredge was sunk in a collision with City of Birmingham ( United States) in the Savannah River.[17] |
20 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Pittsburgh | United States | The steamer burned in the Ohio River near Ogden's Landing, Kentucky, a total loss. 43 passengers and 21 crew were killed.[18] |
| Viking | United States | Carrying a 220-ton cargo of salt, lumber, and provisions from San Francisco, California, to Unga, Territory of Alaska, the 146-ton, 108-foot (33 m) schooner dragged her anchors in a gale and was wrecked at Popoff Island Point off Unga. Her crew of seven survived. She later was raised, repaired, and returned to service.[59] |
21 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lettie | United States | The schooner was lost at Port Moller (55°59′30″N 160°34′30″W / 55.99167°N 160.57500°W), Territory of Alaska.[60] |
22 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie | United States | The laid up steamer burned to the waterline and sank at Oak Forest, West Virginia on the Great Kanawha River, a total loss.[19] |
| Lady Jane | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in the Mobile River off Mobile, Alabama in eight feet (2.4 m) of water. Raised and repaired.[61] |
23 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hekla | Norway | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Dilkera ( Australia) two miles (3.2 km) south of the Tyne River. Seven crewmen were killed. Survivors climbed aboard Dilkera as Hekla sank.[7][62] |
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under tow of Plymouth ( United States), was damaged in a collision with Spartan (flag unknown) in fog in Massachusetts Bay, sinking three hours later.[63] |
24 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Anson | United States | The tow steamer was destroyed when her boiler exploded at Newtown Creek. One crewman killed, two men injured.[64] |
25 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana.[31] |
26 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cornelia Soule | United States | During a voyage from Maine to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a cargo of cut granite jetty stones, the 306-gross register ton three-masted schooner ran aground during a gale on the Rockaway Shoals south of Long Island, New York. Her six-man crew was rescued on 27 April, but she broke up and sank in 25 feet (8 m) of water at 40°25.992′N 073°10.620′W / 40.433200°N 73.177000°W. Her wreck is known as the "Granite Wreck."[65] |
| Grace E. Gribble | United States | The schooner foundered in a gale off Point Pelee. Three lost.[66] |
| Mayflower | United States | The scow foundered in a gale between Mount Clemens, Michigan and Algonac, Michigan, a total loss.[66] |
| Monterey | United States | The steamer was caught by wind in the Monongahela River near Glassport, Pennsylvania, and capsized and sank. She later was raised.[12] |
| M. P. Barklow | United States | The schooner sank in a gale while at anchor at South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Her captain, his wife and son, and one crewman drowned.[7][67] |
27 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | United States | The 110-ton schooner was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of the Virgin Rocks (51°13′N 128°14′W / 51.217°N 128.233°W) on the coast of British Columbia, Canada.[68] |
| Wonder | United States | The laid up towboat was destroyed by fire at Stapleton, New York on Staten Island.[64] |
28 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| King | United States | The steamer sprung a leak in Boston lower harbor and was beached. She then caught fire and became a total loss.[69] |
30 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Hughes | United States | The barge, under tow of Volunteer ( United States), swamped and sank in rough seas 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) south west of Bridgeport, Connecticut. One crewman killed.[70] |
| Wm. E. Baxter | United States | The barge, under tow of Volunteer ( United States), swamped and sank in rough seas 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) south west of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Her captain and a stewardess were killed.[70] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maggie Elizabeth | United States | The 11-gross register ton schooner was stranded in the Chesapeake Bay at Cedar Point on the coast of Maryland at the mouth of the Patuxent River. Both people on board survived.[71] |
May[edit]
2 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie George | United States | The steamer struck rocks and sank at Catlettsburg, Kentucky on the Big Sandy River. Her machinery was salvaged.[19] |
| Vesta | United States | The steamer capsized and sank in the Monongahela River near Glenwood, Pennsylvania, during a storm. She later was raised.[12] |
5 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | United States | The steamer smashed her bow on the lock wall at the Davis Island Dam on the Ohio River and sank. Later raised.[72] |
6 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camorta | United Kingdom | The passenger ship sank in the Irrawaddy Delta in a cyclone with the loss of all 737 passengers and crew.[73] |
| Ceres | United States | The towboat was sunk in a collision with Albert H. Ellis ( United States) in the East River.[64] |
7 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frolic | United States | The naptha launch sank in a collision with the steamer Arthur Woods ( United States) on the Maumee River near Toledo, Ohio. Seven killed.[74] |
9 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gov. Norton | United States | The Buffalo Police Department steamer struck a submerged object in the harbor at Buffalo, New York and sank.[58] |
10 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | United States | The steamer burned in the Missouri River between Running Water, South Dakota and Yankton, South Dakota.[75] |
13 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I. C. Woodard | United States | The steamer smashed her bow in a collision with Twilight ( United States) on the Monongahela River and sank.[72] |
21 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kittie M. Forbes | United States | The steamer caught fire in the St. Clair River or Lake St. Clair off Star Island and was beached on the Canadian side and burned to the waterline. Raised on 10 July and towed to Algonac, Michigan where her machinery was removed. In May 1905 she was towed to Fort William, Ontario where she was converted into a lighter.[76][77] |
22 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John K. Speed | United States | The steamer burned at New Orleans, Louisiana, a total loss.[31] |
24 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith | United States | The steamer sank at dock at Fulton, Florida. Promptly raised.[45] |
| Stanleyville | Belgium | The steamer was wrecked off Takoradi, Gold Coast.[78] |
27 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camano | United States | The steamer capsized and sank near Entiat, Washington, in the Columbia River, a total loss. One crewman killed.[79] |
| HMS Recruit |  Royal Navy | The Brazen-class destroyer struck rocks one-half mile (0.80 km) north of Cape Cornwall. Refloated and towed to Penzance by tugs.[80] |
28 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zalus Davis | United States | The steamer sank in 25 feet (7.6 m) of water after a plank got knocked out of place. Raised and repaired.[75] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ryvingen | Norway | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued by lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Cape Town.[81] |
June[edit]
2 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mataafa | United States | The bulk carrier was stranded in fog on Knife Island in Lake Superior. She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[82] |
5 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pensaukee | United States | The tow steamer was sunk at dock when struck by the barge Aurora at Cleveland, Ohio.[58] |
6 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Talbot | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and was beached on Sharps Island, Maryland. Later pumped out and refloated.[83] |
7 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George G. Hadley | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision with the steamer Thomas Wilson ( United States) and beached. Later refloated, taken to West Superior, Wisconsin for temporary repairs and then to Milwaukee for permanent repairs.[84] |
| Shinonome |  Imperial Japanese Navy | The destroyer ran aground on the coral reef Yaebishi in the Miyako Islands north of Ikema Island. She eventually was refloated and reached port. |
| Thomas Wilson | United States |  United States). Nine crew were killed.[84] |
10 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comet | United States | The steamer foundered at dock in Burlington, Iowa in a severe storm.[75] |
11 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | The 90-foot (27 m) sailing cargo vessel (formerly a tug) was washed out of the river at Port St Johns, Cape Colony; no trace was found.[85] | |
| Richard Roach or Bernard Roach | United States | The canal boat was sunk in a collision with Genesee ( United States) off Pier 6 in the East River. A child was killed.[64] |
12 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advance | Australia | _Wreck_site.jpg) |
| Ravenna | United States | The steamer capsized in a sudden severe windstorm in the Maquoketa Chute eight miles (13 km) above Dubuque, Iowa. Raised, taken to Stillwater, Minnesota and repaired. Her master and three crewmen killed.[53] |
| Relief | United States | The steamer struck a sunken barge loaded with steel rails causing her to capsize and sink in the Ohio River at Rising Sun, Indiana. Raised and repaired.[86] |
| Unknown sailboat | United States | The small sailboat capsized when it changed course turning under the bow of Hockomock ( United States) at Bath, Maine. A number of people drowned, including three women, the wife and daughter of the man operating the boat included.[52] |
22 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kai Che |  Imperial Chinese Navy | The Kai Che-class unprotected cruiser was sunk by an accidental internal explosion at Nanking, China, and became a total loss. 148 killed.[87][7] |
24 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John A. Griswald | United States | The tow steamer was sunk off Communipaw, New Jersey when Sandy Hook ( United States) passed so close to the scow she had lashed alongside, that the scow rolled severely, dumping her load of sand. When the scow righted she came down with such force on John A. Griswald that the tow steamer sank.[88] |
27 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. D. Patterson | United States | The steamer was lost with all hands, probably in the Virginia area.[89] |
28 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gustav Adolph | Norway | The barque ran onto rocks near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, just west of the Palmiet River and was wrecked. |
29 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Dunbar | United States | The steamer sank in a gale on Lake Erie near Kellys Island. Seven crewmen killed, only the captain and his wife and daughter survived. The wreck was dispersed with dynamite in October.[74][90] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seaside | United States | The 31-gross register ton screw steamer was stranded in Hammerly Inlet on the coast of Washington. All three people on board survived.[91] |
July[edit]
1 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Playmate | United States | The yacht burned to the waterline at Linden Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey.[88] |
2 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven | United States | The freighter sprung a leak and sank in the Little Wabash River at Decker's Landing. Raised and repaired.[18] |
| Una | United States | The steamer sank at dock in Beaumont, Texas after being damaged earlier in a collision while underway with Lawrence ( United States) in the Neches River 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) below the town.[2] |
3 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| O. Willis No. 2 | United States | The laid up steamer broke loose from her dock during a sudden rise in the Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pennsylvania and was swept downstream and was wrecked and abandoned.[72] |
| Sultana | Australia | The cutter sank in Spencer Gulf.[92] |
6 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Willie | United States | The tug was destroyed by fire at dock over night at New Baltimore, New York.[52] |
7 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision in dense fog in Boston Harbor with Admiral Farragut ( United States) and beached to prevent sinking.[69] |
8 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. N. Coombs | United States | The 17-gross register ton schooner sank at Big Pass, Florida. All three people on board survived.[93] |
10 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bessie Clary | United States | The steamer struck a rock and sank in the Flint River, a total loss.[10] |
15 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isley | United Kingdom | The paddle wheel passenger/cargo ferry was wrecked on Sheep Island off Port Ellen, Scotland.[94] |
20 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fleetwing | United States | After her gasoline engine broke down, the 14-gross register ton, 36.8-foot (11.2 m) motor vessel was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Snake River at Nome, Territory of Alaska. She filled with water and was abandoned.[95] |
| James Herron | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock at Bordentown, New Jersey.[96] |
24 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Higbee | United States | The steamer burned, a total loss, probably at New Orleans, Louisiana.[31] |
| Harry Higbee | United States | The steamer burned, a total loss, when Charlie Higbee, tied up alongside, burned, probably at New Orleans, Louisiana.[31] |
| Henry J. Johnson | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Fred Pabst ( United States) ten miles (16 km) below Poes Reef, off Spectacle Reef and the Ninemile Point Light in Lake Huron.[76][97] |
25 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Taylor | United States | The steamer struck rocks in the Ohio River at Osborne, Pennsylvania and sank.[72] |
28 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glide | United States | The steamer caught fire off Mulkilteo and was beached for a total loss.[79] |
| Mary Blue | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at Punta Gorda, Florida.[10] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Primus |  Sweden | The passenger steamer sank in the Elbe River. 112 killed.[7][98] |
August[edit]
3 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ed. S. Dilly | United States | The steamer was destroyed by a boiler explosion at Favre Port, Mississippi.[31] |
| John Torrent | United States | The steamer sank at her dock in the Chicago River.[14] |
4 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wordsworth | Belgium | The ship was wrecked off Assu Torre, Bahia, Brazil.[99] |
5 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Venice | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Seguin ( Canada) on Lake Erie off Rondeau, Ontario. Three crewmen killed.[58] |
6 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eocene | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at the J. M. Guffey Wharf, Port Arthur, Texas.[2] |
| Sonoma | United States | The steamer sank over night at Wood Island, California. Later pumped out.[100] |
7 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick | United States | The passenger steamer caught fire in the Raritan River and was beached and burned to the waterline.[101] |
10 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Belle | United States | The steamer dropped onto a snag when the river level dropped puncturing the hull and causing her to sink in the Menoskong River. Her machinery was salvaged.[102] |
13 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Billy | United States | The 16-ton scow dragged her anchor three nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of Point Alava (55°11′30″N 131°11′00″W / 55.19167°N 131.18333°W) at the southern tip of Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska during a storm and was washed onto rocks, where she became a total loss.[1] |
| Jacob Kuper | United States | The tow steamer was sunk when her boiler exploded off Tompkinsville, New York, Staten Island. Three of her crew and one crewman of the barge she was pulling were killed.[101][103] |
| Star | United States | The tow steamer caught fire at Port Chester Creek and was beached. She burned to the waterline.[101] |
20 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daisy |  Brazil | The steamer ran aground and was wrecked Pregnacas, Brazil.[104] |
| Will H. Isom | United States | The 983-gross register ton, 183.8-foot (56.0 m) sternwheel paddle steamer and two barges she was towing were forced ashore and wrecked at Point Romanof, Territory of Alaska. Will H. Isom's hulk was refloated and moved to St. Michael, Alaska, where it rotted away on the beach.[105] |
22 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. C. Moseley | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision with James S. Whitney ( United States) in dense fog in Long Island Sound east of Watch Hill Light. Crew rescued by James S. Whitney.[101] |
24 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gov. Allen | United States | The steamer struck a rock in the Merrimack River above Lowell, Massachusetts and sank.[69] |
| Laurida | United States | The tug burned in drydock at Athens, New York, a total loss.[52] |
25 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John C. Fisher | United States | The steamer filled with water in the Monongahela River at Braddock, Pennsylvania and sank. Raised and repaired.[106] |
| V. L. Watson | United States | The steamer struck a stump in Bayou Des Allemands, Louisiana three miles (4.8 km) above Des Allemands, Louisiana sinking in shallow water from the stern to the front of the boiler. Raised on 6 September.[31] |
31 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie S. | United States | The yacht sank a half hour after striking a submerged wreck along the coast of Maine. Her crew reached Libby Island, Maine in boats.[70] |
September[edit]
1 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agostino Rombo |  Italy | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa. Her captain and six crew died.[107][108] |
| Arnold | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][109] |
| Cavaliere Michele Russo | Italy | The Great Gale of 1902: The ship broke in two and sank in the gale off North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa. 17 crew died.[107] |
| Clara | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The tug was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][110] |
| Constant | Norway | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa. Her captain and six crew died.[107][111] |
| Content | Norway or Sweden | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][112] |
| Coriolanus | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa. Refloated in 1903, repaired and returned to service.[107][113] |
| Countess of Carnarvon | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The tug was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107] |
| Emmanuel | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][114] |
| Gabrielle | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The schooner was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][115] |
| Hans Wagner | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa. Refloated in 1903, repaired and returned to service.[107][116] |
| Hermanos | Norway | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa. Two crew died.[107][117] |
| Inchcape Rock | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The sailing ship sank in the gale off North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][118] |
| Iris | Norway | The Great Gale of 1902: The sailing ship was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][119] |
| Kimara | The Great Gale of 1902: The vessel was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107] | |
| Limari | Sweden | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa. Eight crew killed.[107][120] |
| M. D. Carrington | United States | The steamer capsized and sank in the harbor of Duluth, Minnesota-West Superior, Wisconsin. Her engineer was killed.[121] |
| Nautilus | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa. Her captain and 11 crew killed.[107][122] |
| Oakworth | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The sailing vessel was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][123] |
| Sayre | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][124] |
| Scotia | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The cargo ship was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][125] |
| Scotia | United Kingdom | The Great Gale of 1902: The steam lighter was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[126] |
| Thekla | Germany | The Great Gale of 1902: The schooner was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa.[107][127] |
| Waimea | Norway | The Great Gale of 1902: The barque was wrecked in the gale on North End Beach, Algoa Bay, South Africa breaking in two. Her captain and seven crew died.[107][128] |
3 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sylvester | United States | The yacht was wrecked near Sturgeon Bay, Michigan.[14] |
4 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I. M. Weston | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire while lying in the Chicago Drainage Canal.[14] |
6 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crête-à-Pierrot |  Haitian Navy |  The gunboat was scuttled by the deliberate detonation of her aft magazine at Gonaïves, Haiti, to prevent her capture by the gunboat SMS Panther ( |
| J. B. Ward | United States | Carrying two passengers, three crewmen and a cargo of 15 tons of general merchandise, the 28-gross register ton, 48.2-foot (14.7 m) schooner was wrecked without loss of life in Inunudah Bay (56°39′N 157°27′W / 56.650°N 157.450°W) on the coast of Umnak Island in the Aleutian Islands after her anchor chains parted during a gale. The revenue cutter USRC Manning (.png){kind=small} United States Revenue Cutter Service) rescued all on board.[132] |
7 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Ford | United States | During a voyage from St. Michael, Territory of Alaska, to Port Townsend, Washington, and San Francisco, California, the 401.11-gross register ton, 146.3-foot (44.6 m) three-masted schooner – a converted brigantine – was wrecked on Glen Island (55°18′N 162°55′W / 55.300°N 162.917°W) off the Bering Sea coast of the Alaska Peninsula. There were six survivors.[68] |
| Unknown scow | United States | The scow, under tow of Bee ( United States), was sunk in a collision with a scow under tow of Alfred W. Booth ( United States) in the harbor of New York City.[133] |
8 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. W. Crossman | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock in Alexandria Bay.[74] |
| Steven C. Hall | United States | The steamer struck a dock and sank at Sandusky, Ohio.[74] |
| William H. Stevens | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire that started in the Engine Room 25 miles (40 km) from Clear Creek on Lake Erie.[134] |
9 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eddystone | United States | The steamer sank at dock at the Arch Street wharf in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania due to a leak in the stern bearings.[96] |
| H. Houghten | United States | The steamer sank at her dock in Detroit. Two crewmen killed.[135] |
10 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown scow | United States | The scow, under tow of Navigator ( United States), foundered in a storm off the Fire Island Lighthouse.[133] |
11 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Rome | United States | The steamer sprung a leak in a heavy gale 15 miles (24 km) north of the Lake Superior Ship Canal. She was beached in Bete Grise Bay on Point Isabel. Later refloated and towed to Cleveland, Ohio for repairs.[102] |
| Good Hope |  United States | The 12-ton, 34-foot (10.4 m) or 39.9-foot (12.2 m) schooner slipped her anchor and was driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of both people on board 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Lanes Derrick in the roadstead at Nome, Territory of Alaska.[136] |
| W. H. Moore | United States | The fishing steamer sprung a leak on Lake Erie and was beached and abandoned near Ashtabula, Ohio.[58] |
15 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eunice Cobb | United States | The steamer burned to the waterline at Cramer Hill, New Jersey.[96] |
17 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cottage City | United States | The 1,885-gross register ton, 293-foot (89.3 m) steamer was stranded without loss of life on a shelf of rock off Island Point (56°06′N 132°21′W / 56.100°N 132.350°W) on Etolin Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, losing her stem, forefoot, and 40 feet (12.2 m) of her keel. Several hours later, the steamer Spokane ( United States) took off her 150 passengers, and lighters removed her cargo. She was refloated three weeks after the wreck and proceeded to Seattle, Washington, under her own steam.[68] |
20 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lurline | United States | The steamer struck rocks in the Columbia River 1,000 feet (300 m) above Waterford, Washington, in heavy fog and was beached.[137] |
27 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F & F | United States | The steamer sank at dock in Wilmington, North Carolina.[17] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stroller | United States | The 11-gross register ton motor yacht burned at Harpswell, Maine. All three people on board survived.[138] |
October[edit]
3 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Siglin | United States | During a voyage from Nome, Territory of Alaska, to Puget Sound, Washington, with a scheduled stop at Dutch Harbor on Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands, the 81-ton, 80-foot (24.4 m) two-masted schooner was last seen off Unimak Island outside the entrance to False Pass. She never arrived at Dutch Harbor. Her entire crew of eight perished.[136] |
6 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Belle | United States | The steamer sank in a collision with a barge at Marchants Landing, Florida on the Apalachicola River.[2] |
| Otelia Pedersen | United States | The schooner was disabled in a gale on 25 September. She was abandoned by her crew on 6 October and were rescued by USS Princeton ( United States Navy). The derelict and drifting vessel was wrecked later that day on rocks on Botel Tobago Island off Formosa.[100][139] |
7 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Marie | United States | The schooner was wrecked in a storm at Kincardine, Ontario. Her captain, two crewmen, the female cook, and one in the rescue party were killed.[7][140][141] |
9 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision with Iroquois ( United States) in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina. She was then grounded in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water until emergency repairs could be made.[17] |
| Clan McDonald | United States | The steamer caught fire off Chuckanut, Washington and was beached for a total loss.[79] |
| Columbia | United States | The steamer struck a rock in Indian Rapids, Oregon in the Columbia River and sank.[137] |
10 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. A. Bellinger | United States | The steamer struck a reef in the Emerald Channel near the entrance to the Niagara River on Lake Erie and sank.[134] |
| Garden City | United States | The steam barge was destroyed by fire in the Saginaw River.[76][142] |
| Yoshina Maru |  Japan | The steamer caught fire in the Van Diemen Strait and was abandoned. She then drifted ashore at Kagoshima, Japan.[143] |
11 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at McKenzies Landing, Florida on the Manatee River.[2] |
| No Wonder | United States | The steamer struck a snag or submerged piling at the mouth of the Cowlitz River and sank.[137] |
| Speranza | United States | The yacht burned and sank in the Raritan River.[133] |
13 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barge 129 | United States | The whaleback barge sank in Lake Superior in a storm when holed by the anchor of her tow ship Mauna Loa ( United States) 35 miles (56 km) off Vermilion Point in 650 feet (200 m) of water. The wreck was discovered in 2021 and identified in 2022, the last whaleback wreck to be located.[144][145] |
| C. B. Lockwood | United States | The fishing steamer suffered a broken steam pipe on Lake Erie 13 miles (21 km) north north east of Fairport, Ohio and dropped anchor in a gale with heavy seas. Shortly after dropping anchor she sprung a leak and sank. Her crew abandoned ship in two boats. Part of her crew was rescued from one boat by a passing steamer, the other boat was found capsized the next day, ten crewmen drowned.[58] |
| Champion | United States | The ferry burned to the waterline and sank at Gallipolis, Ohio overnight, a total loss.[19] |
14 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ensign | United States | The yacht sank near the Ice Pier, Gallipolis, Ohio. Raised and repaired.[19] |
15 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hattie B. Pereue | United States | The steamer missed the harbor at Holland, Michigan and ran ashore and was wrecked.[14][146] |
| Richmond | United States | The steamer destroyed by fire at Texas City, Texas.[2] |
16 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eight unknown barges | United States | The eight barges, all loaded with coal, under tow of Fred Wilson ( United States), were sunk after the tow steamer Gleaner ( United States) grounded on Twelve Pole Bar in the Ohio River then turned across the channel in front of Fred Wilson resulting in a collision. The barges were abandoned after some coal was recovered. They were later removed by the US Government snag boat E. A. Woodruff ( United States).[19] |
| Unknown barges | United States | The three barges, of 22 barges and 1 flat, all loaded with coal, under tow of Gleaner ( United States), were sunk after Gleaner grounded on Twelve Pole Bar in the Ohio River then turned across the channel in front of Fred Wilson ( United States) resulting in a collision. The barges were later raised and some coal recovered.[19] |
| Unknown barges | United States | The two barges, both loaded with coal, under tow of Sam Brown ( United States), were sunk after Sam Brown grounded on Sand Creek Bar in the Ohio River. Some coal was recovered.[19] |
18 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chelan | United States | The steamer struck Thompsons Bar in the Columbia River causing a severe leak and was beached in eight feet (2.4 m) of water.[79] |
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under tow of Empire ( United States), was sunk in a collision with the ferry Netherlands ( United States) off Pier 13 in the North River.[133] |
19 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Miner | United States | The schooner was wrecked on Point aux Barques Reef, a total loss.[147][148] |
| Unknown canal boat | United States | The canal boat, under tow of Media ( United States), was sunk in a collision with a car float under the tow of Unity ( United States) in the harbor of New York City.[133] |
22 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Sheffield | United States | The passenger paddle steamer was lost by burning at Grand Tower, Illinois.[54][149] |
| Parlor City | United States | The steamer was sunk at dock at New Orleans, Louisiana when struck by Natchez ( United States). Later raised and repaired.[10] |
23 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Denver | United States | The steamer struck a snag in the Skagit River and sank. Later raised and repaired.[79] |
27 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ventnor |  New Zealand | The steamer left Wellington for Hong Kong on 26 October 1902.[150] At about 12:30 am the next morning it struck a reef off Cape Egmont[151] leading to damage. The ship sank about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) off the coast, in 147-metre-deep (482 ft) water, near Hokianga Heads on 27 October, with 13 crew killed as their lifeboat capsized.[152] |
28 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capital City | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision with Trader ( United Kingdom) and beached.[79] |
29 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lena Mobray | United States | The steamer burned at Stockton, Alabama and was abandoned.[61] |
31 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charon | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank at Grape Island, West Virginia. Immediately raised and taken to Parkersburg, West Virginia for repairs.[12] |
| Enero | Spain | The steamer was sunk in a collision with St Regulus ( United Kingdom) off Dungeness, England. 27 crew were killed, 3 were rescued by St Regulus.[7][153] |
| Jersey | United States | The motor vessel struck a snag in the Sacramento River near Bowens Landing, sinking at Clarksburg, California. The wreck had not been raised as of early 1903.[100] |
| Staut | Norway | The steamer ship foundered on Terschelling, the Netherlands, due to a navigation error. Much of the cargo was salvaged.[154] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louise | United States | The small schooner was wrecked on the beach at Nome, Territory of Alaska.[60] |
November[edit]
3 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Choctaw | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) below Greenwood, Mississippi in the Yazoo River, a total loss.[10] |
4 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Bucki | United States | The cargo schooner was sunk in a collision with Admiral Sampson ( United States) in Massachusetts Bay in dense fog. Her captain and three crewmen were killed.[6] |
5 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Irene | United States | The yacht struck a jetty entering Sandusky Bay and sank.[74] |
7 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Record | United States | The tug, docked at the Minnesota Ore Docks, Superior, Wisconsin, was hit and sunk by Bransford ( United States). One of her firemen was scalded in the sinking and died on 13 November.[121] |
8 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under tow of Abram P. Skidmore ( United States), was sunk in a collision with a barge under tow of S. O. Co. No. 7 ( United States) off Glasson's Point, New York in the East River.[63] |
9 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elingamite | Australia | The passenger ship ran aground and was wrecked on West Island in the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand, in thick fog due to inaccurate maps. 28 passengers and 17 crew died out of 136 passengers and 58 crew.[7][155] |
| Gem | United States | The fishing steamer burned to the waterline and sank in Casco Bay.[11] |
10 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under tow of Mattie ( United States), was sunk in a collision with a barge under tow of Harlem River No. 3 ( United States) in the Harlem River.[63] |
13 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock in Montague, Michigan.[156] |
14 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Ballard | United States | The rail ferry sank at Ashland, Kentucky when a run away rail car smashed into her forecastle. Raised and repaired.[19] |
15 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Turner |
|