The Abbotsford was a British immigrant barque* of 328 tons that was wrecked in Algoa Bay during a SE gale on 12 October 1843 when her cables parted. All on board were saved.
*A barque (bark) is a sailing ship with at least three masts, all of them fully square rigged except for the sternmost one, which is fore-and-aft rigged.
CLICK on the name of the ship to read more about the wreck.
| Year | Month | Ship | Incident Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1591 | September | Penelope | |
| 1755 | July | Doddington | Wrecked |
| 1756 | Happy Deliverance | Rescue Ship | |
| 1796 | January | Ann & Eliza | Wrecked |
| 1782 | August | Grosvenor | Wrecked |
| 1797 | Hope, HM Brig | Survey Ship | |
| 1799 | Camel | Sea Battle | |
| 1802 | August | Harriet | Wrecked |
| 1814 | December | William Pitt | Wrecked |
| 1817 | December | Amsterdam HMNS | Grounded |
| 1818 | Concorde (La) | Distressed | |
| 1819 | August | Good Hope | Wrecked |
| 1820 | April | Chapman | First 1820 Ship |
| 1822 | March | Elizabeth | Wrecked |
| 1823 | March | Heworth | Wrecked |
| 1828 | Helicon HMS | Shaka Ship | |
| 1830 | October | Gowan | Wrecked |
| 1830 | January | Francis Watson | Wrecked |
| 1832 | June | Essex | Wrecked |
| 1834 | October | Kate | Wrecked |
| 1834 | July | Gustav | Leaky |
| 1834 | January | Eliza & Jane | Grounded |
| 1835 | October | Cape Breton | Wrecked |
| 1837 | August | Feejee | Wrecked |
| 1838 | April | Charles Dumergue | Rescued Survivors |
| 1839 | April | Betsy & Sara | Wrecked |
| 1840 | May | Jack Tar | Wrecked |
| 1840 | May | Dom Pedro Duque de Porto | Wrecked |
| 1840 | September | Alert | Wrecked |
| 1842 | March | Ligonier | Wrecked |
| 1842 | December | George IV | Stranded |
| 1843 | August | Laura | Wrecked |
| 1843 | August | Elizabeth Rowell | Wrecked |
| 1843 | June | Eliza | Leaky |
| 1843 | August | Delhi | Wrecked |
| 1843 | October | Abbotsford | Wrecked |
| 1844 | August | Isabel | Wrecked |
| 1845 | March | Horwood | Wrecked |
| 1845 | November | Charles | Wrecked |
| 1846 | Josephina | Leaky | |
| 1846 | March | Jim Crow | Wrecked |
| 1846 | March | Blackaller | Wrecked |
| 1847 | October | Killermont | Stranded |
| 1847 | March | Gilbert Henderson | Wrecked |
| 1848 | February | Lady Leith | Wrecked |
| 1848 | April | Johanna | Wrecked |
| 1848 | July | Foxhound | Distressed |
| 1849 | March | Frances Burn | Wrecked |
| 1850 | May | John Witt | Distressed |
| 1850 | July | India | Distressed |
| 1850 | Hamilton | Distressed | |
| 1850 | September | Grindlays | Abandoned |
| 1850 | June | Elephanta | Distressed |
| 1850 | October | Doris | Wrecked |
| 1850 | June | Border Maid | Aid Grindlays |
| 1850 | February | Amelia Mulholland | Wrecked |
| 1851 | September | Albinia | Wrecked |
| 1852 | May | Argo | Distressed |
| 1852 | August | Amwell | Wrecked |
| 1853 | August | Fanely | Grounded |
| 1853 | July | Cuba | Grounded |
| 1854 | February | Katherine Gwladys | Wrecked |
| 1854 | April | Flibberty | Distressed |
| 1854 | September | Charlotte | Wrecked |
| 1854 | December | Flora | Wrecked |
| 1855 | May | Josephine | Wrecked |
| 1855 | October | East London Packet | Wrecked |
| 1856 | June | Loontine Mary | Lost at Sea |
| 1856 | July | Amigos | Leaky |
| 1857 | June | Exhibition | Distressed |
| 1857 | February | Eurydice | Wrecked |
| 1857 | May | Emperor | Rescuer |
| 1857 | October | Cape Lassie | Grounded |
| 1857 | June | Bonita | Distressed |
| 1857 | April | Alert | Gounded |
| 1858 | May | Lamora | Leaky |
| 1858 | February | Buffon | Wrecked |
| 1858 | June | Albert Durer | Leaky |
| 1859 | June | Lismoyne | Distressed |
| 1859 | October | Johanna Christina | Distressed |
| 1859 | May | Harbinger SS | Dsitressed |
| 1859 | October | Governess | Wrecked |
| 1859 | July | Gaston et Felicie | Distressed |
| 1859 | December | Fanely | Grounded |
| 1859 | October | Covenanter | Distressed |
| 1859 | October | Christina Maria | Distressed |
| 1859 | October | Baseileia | Distressed |
| 1859 | January | Arabian | Wrecked |
| 1859 | August | Annie Smith | Abandoned |
| 1860 | November | Gladiator | Wrecked |
| 1861 | January | James Leaky | Collison |
| 1861 | January | Hero | Wrecked |
| 1861 | September | Barbadoes | Wrecked |
| 1862 | August | Dirigo | Distressed |
| 1862 | Combay | Drifting | |
| 1862 | July | Charlotte A Morrison | Leaky |
| 1865 | December | Dane SS | Wrecked |
| 1866 | August | Ilva | Distressed |
| 1866 | June | Hermann | Distressed |
| 1866 | June | Formosa | Distressed |
| 1866 | June | Forest Grove | Distressed |
| 1866 | July | Enfield | Distressed |
| 1866 | Alfred | Sank at Sea | |
| 1866 | June | Agincourt | Fire |
| 1867 | February | L'Imperatrice Eugenie | Wrecked |
| 1867 | July | Krimpenwaard | Distressed |
| 1867 | July | Jacob Levey | Distressed |
| 1867 | Himalaya | Distressed | |
| 1867 | May | Friesland | Distressed |
| 1867 | June | Charlotte | Abandoned |
| 1867 | May | British Crown | Distressed |
| 1869 | September | Joanne | Wrecked |
| 1869 | February | Havering | Quarantine |
| 1869 | August | Gustaf | Grounded |
| 1869 | September | Forres | Wrecked |
| 1869 | September | Flash | Wrecked |
| 1869 | September | Fingoe | Wrecked |
| 1869 | September | England | Wrecked |
| 1869 | September | Duke of Buccleugh | Grounded |
| 1869 | September | Annie Eliza | Wrecked |
| 1870 | July | Leucothea | Distressed |
| 1870 | July | Lena | Distressed |
| 1870 | July | Houghton Tower | Distressed |
| 1870 | September | Galene | Wrecked |
| 1870 | July | Estafette | Distressed |
| 1870 | July | Burmah | Distressed |
| 1870 | July | Bulwark | Distressed |
| 1870 | July | Arabia | Distressed |
| 1870 | May | Annie S Hall | Desertions |
| 1870 | July | Alma | Leaky |
| 1871 | May | Gambia | Wrecked |
| 1871 | December | Edith Smith | Wrecked |
| 1871 | July | Dorothy | Distressed |
| 1871 | July | Alida | Disabled |
| 1871 | February | Abdul Medjid | Wrecked |
| 1872 | May | Glamorganshire | Distressed |
| 1872 | March | Fred Warren | Distressed |
| 1872 | March | Fountain | Wrecked |
| 1872 | December | Elizabeth Brown | Wrecked |
| 1872 | November | EB Lohe | Wrecked |
| 1872 | August | Eastella SS | Distressed |
| 1872 | November | Cruiser | Wrecked |
| 1872 | November | Anne Marie | Wrecked |
| 1872 | June | Anna | Distressed |
| 1873 | January | Jane Law | Distressed |
| 1873 | April | Hotbank | Wrecked |
| 1873 | April | Fidela SS | Grounded |
| 1873 | October | Emma | Grounded |
| 1874 | September | Lochawe | Collision |
| 1874 | September | Hermann | Wrecked |
| 1874 | June | Glenhaven | Distressed |
| 1875 | April | Jupiter T | Wrecked |
| 1875 | October | Fruiterer | Distressed |
| 1875 | November | Fearless | Distressed |
| 1875 | October | Ceylon | Wrecked |
| 1875 | September | Bibsy | Wrecked |
| 1875 | July | Annie Fleming | Distressed |
| 1875 | October | Alphington | Damaged |
| 1875 | December | Nicolene | Wrecked |
| 1876 | December | Laura | Distressed |
| 1876 | Fenruary | Lady MacDonald | Wrecked |
| 1876 | October | Kate Gregory | Fire |
| 1876 | September | Duke of Argyll | Distressed |
| 1877 | May | Hydra | Collision |
| 1877 | September | Hester | Distressed |
| 1877 | April | Her Majesty | Distressed |
| 1877 | September | Eleanor Grace | Distressed |
| 1877 | August | Alma | Wrecked |
| 1878 | Herman | Deserted | |
| 1878 | August | Eudora | Grounded |
| 1878 | January | Essex | Distressed |
| 1878 | June | Dahlia | Distressed |
| 1878 | April | Catherine Scott | Wrecked |
| 1878 | October | Catherine | Wrecked |
| 1878 | April | Ben Nevis | Distressed |
| 1878 | July | Ardour | Distressed |
| 1878 | January | Anne Royden | Distressed |
| 1878 | January | Anna | Distressed |
| 1878 | July | Andreas Rickmers | Distressed |
| 1878 | July | Almira Coombs | Wrecked |
| 1879 | July | Europa | Distressed |
| 1879 | January | Barso | Grounded |
| 1879 | October | Alpi | Wrecked |
| 1879 | January | Acacia | Leaky |
| 1879 | November | California | Blown Ashore |
| 1880 | April | Johannes | Distressed |
| 1880 | August | Flying Scud | Wrecked |
| 1880 | September | Copenhagen | Rescue |
| 1880 | December | Clydesdale | Grounded |
| 1880 | November | Clara | Wrecked |
| 1880 | April | Brilliant | Leaking |
| 1880 | September | Bates Family | Abandoned |
| 1880 | December | John N Gamewell | Fire |
| 1881 | May | Leucothea | Distressed |
| 1881 | May | John Haugvalstad | Distressed |
| 1881 | October | Johanna | Wrecked |
| 1881 | April | Jaques Fourestier | Leaking |
| 1881 | May | Flying Spur | Lost at Sea |
| 1881 | July | Cyprus | Leaky |
| 1881 | December | Albatross | Wrecked |
| 1882 | October | Galloway | Wrecked |
| 1882 | November | Casilda | Distressed |
| 1883 | August | Laurita | Distressed |
| 1883 | November | Kosmopoliet III | Distressed |
| 1883 | July | Franziska | Distressed |
| 1883 | April | Florence | Wrecked |
| 1883 | September | Cyclone (e) | Distressed |
| 1883 | June | Columba Maria | Grounded |
| 1883 | October | Catherine | Wrecked |
| 1884 | July | Helena | Distressed |
| 1884 | August | Caprera | Wrecked |
| 1884 | August | Beatrice | Distressed |
| 1884 | July | Agnes Oswald | Distressed |
| 1885 | October | Jason | Fire |
| 1886 | July | Jorawur | Dismasted |
| 1887 | January | Forest Grove | Wrecked |
| 1887 | February | Jotawur | Wrecked |
| 1887 | October | Curlew | Distressed |
| 1888 | February | Mary Ann | Wrecked |
| 1888 | August | Lada | Wrecked |
| 1888 | August | Jane Harvey | Wrecked |
| 1888 | September | HM Stanley | Wrecked |
| 1888 | May | Gerhardine | Wrecked |
| 1888 | August | Elizabeth Stevens | Wrecked |
| 1888 | August | Drei Emmas | Wrecked |
| 1888 | August | Dorthea | Wrecked |
| 1888 | July-August | C. Boschetta | Wrecked |
| 1888 | July | Burgomeester Schorer | Distressed |
| 1888 | August | Andreas Rus | Wrecked |
| 1889 | July | Kishon | Distressed |
| 1889 | April | Hawarden Castle SS | Collision |
| 1889 | January | Araminta | Wrecked |
| 1890 | May | Lady Milne | Distressed |
| 1890 | January | StrathBlane | Wrecked |
| 1891 | October | Harmonie | Grounded |
| 1891 | August | Fiery Cross | Collision |
| 1892 | June | Imperator | Distressed |
| 1892 | June | Imperator | Disabled |
| 1892 | June | George T Hay | Distressed |
| 1892 | December | Deerhill | Quarantined |
| 1893 | October | Inch Keith | Distressed |
| 1893 | June | Celtic Monarch | Distressed |
| 1894 | December | Clan Ferguson | Disabled |
| 1895 | September | Leif | Distressed |
| 1896 | September | Lakome | Wrecked |
| 1896 | October | Agnar SS | Grounded |
| 1897 | December | Loch Ranza | Distressed |
| 1897 | January | Arngudu | Collision |
| 1897 | May | Cambusnethan | Wrecked |
| 1898 | January | Franz | Wrecked |
| 1898 | June | Emilia | Grounded |
| 1898 | Clara | Grounded | |
| 1899 | May | Lebu | Wrecked |
| 1899 | September | Brambletye SS | Distressed |
| 1900 | July | Kensington SS | Fire |
| 1900 | May | John Sanderson SS | Distressed |
| 1900 | June | Inchulva SS | Fire |
| 1900 | October | Ebenezer SS | Leaky |
| 1900 | August | Arab | Sank |
| 1900 | June | Angerona SS | Grounded |
| 1900 | August | Almora | Fire |
| 1900 | September | Abcona` | Wrecked |
| 1901 | June | James Searle (II) | Wrecked |
| 1901 | May | Hasselnodder | Wrecked |
| 1901 | August | Cromartyshire | Abandoned |
| 1902 | September | Limari | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Iris | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Inchcape Rock | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Hermanos | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Hans Wagner | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Gabrielle | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Emmanuel | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Coriolanus | Rescue |
| 1902 | September | Content | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Constant | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Cavalieri Michele Russo | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Agostina Rombo | Wrecked |
| 1902 | September | Advokat Schiander | Damaged |
| 1903 | November | Lakeside | Damaged |
| 1903 | November | Ladore | Damaged |
| 1903 | November | Elda | Wrecked |
| 1903 | September | Drammen | Distressed |
| 1903 | November | County of Pembroke | Grounded |
| 1903 | November | Countess of Carnarvon | Wrecked |
| 1905 | June | Eira | Disabled |
| 1908 | April | Angus | Wrecked |
| 1910 | February | Crusader SS | Wrecked |
| 1911 | Itzehoe | Wrecked | |
| 1911 | May | Itzehoe | Wrecked |
| 1914 | June | Little Briton | |
| 1914 | March | Dover Castle SS | Damaged |
| 1917 | September | Colonial Empire | Wrecked |
| 1929 | February | Nideras | Wrecked |
| 1930 | October | Sedna | |
| 1934 | January | Paris Maru | Wrecked |
| 1934 | September | Queenmoor | |
| 1937 | January | Outeniqua | |
| 1943 | January | Solfonn | |
| 1954 | December | Maria | |
| 1961 | July | Robrosa | |
| 1972 | July | Kapodistras | Wrecked |
| 1976 | November | Sinni | |
| 1976 | February | Pati | Wrecked |
| 1977 | July | Wolraad Woltemade | |
| 1977 | June | Norse Queen | |
| 1978 | June | Le Condor | |
| 1987 | November | Haerlem | Scuttled |
| 2015 | November | Baratz | Wrecked |
