List of shipwrecks in 1889
The list of shipwrecks in 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1889.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Altmore | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Nirvaun Reef, in the Fiji Islands in April or May with the loss of at least one life. Eight people were rescued. A boat was reported missing. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to San Francisco, California, United States.[1][2] |
| Ella | France | Lost with all hands in the Atlantic, while heading to the Newfoundland fishing grounds.[3] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship foundered at sea between 26 August and 19 November. At least five of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Aracaty, Brazil.[4] |
| Herald of the Morning | Canada | The hulk of the square-rigged sailing ship, severely damaged by fire in Hobsons Bay, New South Wales, Australia, on 15 November 1859 and never repaired, was scuttled c. 1889. |
| Mary E. Bacon | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship John Dixon ( United Kingdom. Mary E. Bacon was on a voyage from Wilmington, North Carolina to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5] |
| Patriot Queen | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned and the crew were landed at Philadelphia.[6] |
| Quatre Freres | France | Lost with all hands in the Atlantic, while heading to the Newfoundland fishing grounds.[3] |
References
- ^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 32700. London. 16 May 1889. col. F, p. 10.
- ^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 32703. London. 20 May 1889. col. F, p. 10.
- ^ a b "Fisheries - Lost with all hands". The Cornishman. No. 570. 6 June 1889. p. 5.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32860. London. 19 November 1889. col. F, p. 7.
- ^ "Terrible Experiences of a Shipwrecked Crew". Illustrated Police News. No. 1326. London. 13 July 1889.
- ^ "The Crew of the British ship ...". The Cornishman. No. 575. 11 July 1889. p. 3.