List of shipwrecks in 1894
- 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 Cromarty grounded in St Mary's Bay with the loss of two lives.[cite book | first = | last = Bob Ogley, Ian Currie and Mark Davison| year = 1991| title = The Kent Weather Book| pages = p19| publisher = Froglets Publications Ltd| location = Brasted Chart| id = ISBN 1 8 72337 35 X] ]February
*12 February, tramp steamer "Huntcliff" (UK) beached at Blackpool. All crew safe.
October
*24 October, the SS Wairarapa (NZ) 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 wrecked at Blackpool, all 17 crew and a dog saved. Fishing boat "Petrel" also driven ashore at Blackpool.
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