List of shipwrecks in May 1890
The list of shipwrecks in May 1890 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1890.
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
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1 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birchfield | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Ottendorf, Germany. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Hamburg, Germany.[1] She was refloated on 3 May and taken in to Hamburg.[2] |
| Good Design | United Kingdom | The packet boat was driven ashore on Whalsay, Shetland Islands. She floated off and sank.[1] |
| Rosenborg | Denmark | The steamship ran aground at the Grundkallen Lighthouse, Sweden.[1] She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm.[3] |
| Sicilian | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Ingonish, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, Italy to Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada.[4] |
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | Germany | The barque caught fire at Barry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. The fire was extinguished.[5] |
| Morven | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock and was beached at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts.[6] She was a total loss.[2] Morven was on a voyage from Basseterre, Saint Kitts to Stettin, Germany.[7] |
| Mount Olivet | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Saltwick ( United Kingdom) and sank at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
| Yorkshire | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She put back to Liverpool.[5] |
3 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minho | Portugal | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Maranhão, Brazil.[9] She was on a voyage from Maranhão to Porto.[4] |
4 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crosshill | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Kallegrund". She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Norrköping, Sweden.[2] She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[10] |
| Emblyn | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on the Isla de Aves, Venezuela. Her crew survived.[11] |
| Valparaíso | Chile | The ship ran into the steamship Adirondack ( United States) at New York, United States and was severely damaged. Valparaíso was on a voyage from Caleta Buena to New York.[12][2] |
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bryon M. | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Montevideo, Uruguay.[12] |
| George Dundas | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Carlingford, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Warrenpoint, County Down.[13] |
| Jules Marie | France | The schooner was wrecked on the Baleines, off the Île de Ré, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| La Plata | Norway | The brig was run down and sunk by the steamship Chaucer ( United Kingdom) at Montevideo. All on board were rescued.[12] |
| Marianne Pepe | Italy | The brig was driven ashore at Montevideo.[12] |
| Mary Thomas | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Monsciar Reef, in the Mediterranean Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Valetta, Malta. She was on a voyage from Sevastopol, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated on 6 May.[12][10] |
| Maurice | France | The schooner was driven ashore at Montevideo. She was refloated.[12] |
| Move | Germany | The schooner ran aground at Montevideo. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[12] |
| Osipee | United States | The schooner struck on the South-East Breaker at Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
| Pearl | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was refloated with assistance.[2] |
| Richmond | United Kingdom | The steamship sank in the River Plate "near Oriental coast". She was refloated on 28 May.[2][16] |
| Ville d'Honfleur | France | The steamship was run into by the steamship Lady Armstrong ( United Kingdom) and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[12] |
| Wenonah | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Montevideo.[12] |
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bokal | India | The flat sank in the River Dehing.[10] |
| Bramhall | United States | The schooner was run into by the steamship Helvetia ( United Kingdom) off New York and sank. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
| Felbridge | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Paracel Islands. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Hong Kong.[10] She was refloated and taken in to Hong Kong in a leaky condition.[14] |
| Marie | Denmark | The barque was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar.[10][18] Her twelve crew took to the boats; they were subsequently rescued by the barque Aurora (Flag unknown). Marie was plundered by the local inhabitants.[19] She was on a voyage from Mozambique to Adelaide, South Australia.[20] |
| River Ettrick | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Nicholas Rock, off Ayr. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Ayr.[10] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gertrude | United States | The yacht sank in the Ohio River at Wheeling, Virginia with the loss of twelve of the twenty people on board.[18] |
| Ghafkos | Romania | The lighter collided with other lighters in the Danube and was beached.[14] |
| Monmouth | United Kingdom | The steam barge ran aground and then collided with the dredger No.1 ( United Kingdom) at Bristol, Gloucestershire. Monmouth was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol.[14] |
| Vigilant | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Marie ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[14] |
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bergen | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Withernsea, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Hull, Yorkshire.[21] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carmelite | United Kingdom | The fishing boat collided with a steamship and sank in the English Channel off Sandgate, Kent with the loss of all three crew.[22] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cleanthes | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Souter Point, County Durham. All 21 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands to the River Tyne.[22][11] |
| Livadia | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked in the Gulf of Lyons. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Barcelona ( Germany.[23] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Manzanilla | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Paraná River 40 nautical miles (74 km) upstream of Rosario, Brazil.[24] |
| Norbvig Neptun | Flag unknown | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Zorida ( Norway). Norbvig Neptun was on a voyage from Valentia Island, County Kerry, United Kingdom to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[25] |
13 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chevington | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames near the "Stoneness Lighthouse" avoiding a collision with the steamship Henry Morton ( United Kingdom).[26] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[27] |
| Constance | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the barque Dundale ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued.[28] Constance was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[29] |
| Karl | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was a total loss.[24] |
| Madrid | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Cape Kara, Greece.[29] She was later refloated with the assistance of a Regia Marina warship.[30][31] |
| Nanny | Germany | The barque was wrecked at Santos, Brazil.[29] |
| Osprey | United Kingdom | The smack collided with the steamship Henry Morton and sank in the River Thames with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivor was rescued by the steamship Chevington ( United Kingdom). Osprey was on a voyage from Billingsgate, London to Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex.[26][27] |
| Shildon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg at Hellevoetsluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Russia to Dordrecht, South Holland.[29] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The dredger was holed and sank at Llanelly, Glamorgan.[32] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canopus | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Perce Rocks, in the Saint Lawrence River at Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Quebec.[33][24] |
| City of Alexandria | United States | The steamship ran aground on the Florida Reefs. She was on a voyage from New York to Galveston, Texas and Havana, Cuba.[34] She was refloated and taken in to Havana, where she arrived on 28 May.[35] |
| Norseman | United States | The schooner was wrecked at All Right Island, Magdalen Islands, Dominion of Canada. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles at "Ingebournon", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London.[33] She was later refloated and taken in to Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire.[37] |
| Fredensborg | Denmark | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at the Coalhouse Fort, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[38] |
| Hattie S. Clark | United States | The schooner capsized is a squall off the Frying Pan Shoals. One crewman was saved that day, another the next day. The other seven crew were lost.[39][40] |
| Pacific | United States | The ferryboat was run into by the steamship State of Georgia ( United Kingdom) at New York, United States and was severely damaged.[24] |
16 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alwick | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on the Pennington Spit, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[24] |
| Chongar | United Kingdom | The steamship arrived at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire in a sinking condition and was beached. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Constantinople.[41] |
| Dacca | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Daedalus Reef, in the Red Sea and sank. All on board, more than 400 people, were rescued by the steamships Rosario and Palamcotta (both United Kingdom). Dacca was on a voyage from London to ports in Queensland[42][43] |
| Eel | United Kingdom | The barge was run into by the steamship Blencowe ( United Kingdom) and sunk in the River Thames at Wapping, London.[24] |
| Martin Luther | United Kingdom | The sloop collided with the steamship Laverock ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Deptford, London and became severely leaky.[41] |
| Richard Moxon | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Voorwaarts ( Netherlands) and sank in the River Ouse at Swinefleet, Yorkshire. Richard Moxon was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[33] |
| Thor | Denmark | The barque collided with the steamship Thomas Wilson ( United Kingdom) and sank off Karlskrona, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. Thor was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to an English port.[41] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The barge was run into by the steamship Helge ( Denmark) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, London. The sole crew member was rescued.[42] |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harold | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Butter Pladdy, in Cloughey Bay. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Ayr. She was refloatedk, but consequently foundered off the South Rock Lighthouse, County Down with the loss of six of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamshipTelegraphic ( United Kingdom).[44] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breck | Flag unknown | The schooner capsized off Nine Mile Point, New York, United States with the loss of all eight crew.[45] |
| Diana | Norway | The barque was wrecked near Martín García Island, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Brunswick to Rosario, Argentina.[25] |
| Dunkerque | France | The barque ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord.[42] She was refloated on 20 May and taken in to Dunkerque.[30] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle A. Nauss | United States | The schooner was wrecked near Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued.[46] |
| Stanley | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[30] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[47][31] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Point Palmyras, India.[30] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Black Tail, off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[48][31] She ws refloated on 1 June and towed in to Southend, Essex.[49] |
| Lady Eglantine | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[48] |
| Olive Leaf | Belgium | The fishing lugger capsized off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of all three crew.[50][51] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The fishing boat capsized off Ram's Head, Devon with the loss of all four crew.[52] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The fishing boat capsized off Portland, Dorset with the loss of both crew.[48] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The fishing boat foundered off Salcombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the Salcombe Lifeboat Lesty ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[50] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. Sutton | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on a reef off Punta Holandes, Cuba. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[53] |
| Mountain Girl | United States | The steamship sank in the Gulf of Mexico while under tow to Central America. Two crewmen died.[54] |
| Seven unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were wrecked on the coast of Cuba with much loss of life.[53] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alarm | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Weston-super-Mare, Somerset with the loss of a crew member.[55] |
| Carrier Dove | United Kingdom | The barque was damaged by ice and abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the steamship Charrington ( United Kingdom). Carrier Dove was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[56][57] She was still afloat on 27 June.[58] |
| Duke of Sutherland | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Reuben Point, Madagascar. She was on a voyage from London to ports in New Zealand.[59] She was refloated on 1 June.[49] |
| George E. Corbett | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Denmark ( United Kingdom). George E. Corbett was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Dundalk, County Louth.[35] |
| L'Avenire | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Port Pirie, South Australia.[60] |
| Nicolaus | Sweden | The schooner ran aground on Arpo. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Karlshamn.[61] |
| Pearl | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the steamship Evelyn ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Evelyn.[55] |
| Primrose | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Blennick Perch. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The Galway hooker was run into by a barque and sank in the River Shannon with the loss of three lives.[55] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamant | Germany | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Blyth, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Blyth.[62] |
| Lord Derby | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion at Gibraltar.[63] |
| Lotus | United States | The yacht capsized, or swamped, and sank attempting to enter the mouth of the Merrimack River. Two crewmen drowned.[64] |
| Merlin | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Tyne at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[63] |
| Norge | Norway | The barque was wrecked on the south coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Ship Island, Mississippi, United States.[65] |
| Prinz Regent | Germany | The barque ran aground at Swinemünde. She was on a voyage from "Herwig" to Swinemünde.[35] |
| Saron | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Ortiz Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to a port in the English Channel.[62] |
| Unnamed | France | The lighter sank in the Gironde.[35] |
24 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buccleuch | United Kingdom | The steam fishing vessel was driven ashore at Dunbar, Lothian.[62] |
| Empress | Norway | The brig ran aground in the Drogden. She was reported to be on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[62] |
| Humber | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the steamship Ballochbuie ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Ballochbuie. Humber was on a voyage from Sunderland to Invergordon, Ross-shire.[7][66] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex.[62] |
| Santa Cecilia | United Kingdom | The steam yacht ran aground at Moel-y-Don, Anglesey. She was refloated and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a leaky condition.[34] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albano | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Nerissa ( United Kingdom) and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south west of the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her 26 crew were rescued by the tug Britannia ( United Kingdom). Albano was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[67][68][69] |
| Ashleigh Brook | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on Dassen Island, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barry Island, Glamorgan to Rockhampton, Queensland.[62] |
| Augustine Kobbe | United States | The barque ran aground off Cape Rees, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Fremantle, Western Australia to Sharks Bay.[70] |
| Ianthe | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Hove, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated.[71] |
| Le Petterin | France | The schooner was driven ashore on Svalverort, Russia.[35] |
| Marques | Spain | The steamship was driven ashore at St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[71] She was refloated.[34] |
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the North Sea 15 or 52 nautical miles (28 or 96 km) off the Longstone Lighthouse, Northumberland. Her eleven crew survived.[7][62] |
| Thora | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore at Kalmar. She was on a voyage from Rønne, Denmark to Rörstrand.[35] |
| Yeada | United States | The steam yacht was run down and sunk by Aurania ( United Kingdom) at New York and sank with the loss of the six people on board.[72][34][73] |
| 394 | Russia | The lighter sank at Peterhoff.[71] |
| Unnamed | United States | The steam launch capsized in Ipswich Bay. Two crewmen drowned.[74] |
26 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sprang a leak and sank in the River Thames near Tilbury, Essex. She was later refloated.[35] |
| Iduna | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Grisslehamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Hudiksvall, Sweden.[61] |
| Nidaros | Denmark | The steamship collided with the steamship Polynesia ( Germany) in the Oder and was severely damaged.[34] |
| Richard and Frances | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the Dudgeon Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Gardenia ( United Kingdom). Richard and Frances was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[56][57] |
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hertha | Sweden | The brigantine was driven ashore on Arholma. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Kristianstad.[61] |
| Ottokar | Germany | The steamship was damaged by fire at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[34] |
| Thule | Sweden | The steamship was driven ashore at Kråksund, Norway.[35] |
| Unnamed | Spain | The lighter sank at A Coruña.[34] |
28 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beshiktash | Ottoman Empire | The steamship was run into by the steamship Tidjaret Cahrie ( Ottoman Empire) and sank at Pera with the loss of three lives.[35] |
| Glenlassa | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Glasson Dock, Lancashire.[35] |
| La Portena | Chile | The hulk sprang a leak and sank at Valparaíso.[75] |
| Naomi | Colony of Newfoundland | The sealing schooner was lost near Cape John.[16][40] |
29 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berta | Romania | The lighter ran aground in the Danube downstream of Galați.[35] |
| Hugo Georg | Germany | The ship ran aground off Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated and put back to Dunkerque in a leaky condition.[61] |
| Paoching | China | The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Yangtze. Twenty-two people were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hankow or vice versa[76][35] |
| Suez | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Maleatoll Reef, in the Maldive Islands. She was on a voyage from Pondicherry, India to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated and put in to Bombay, India on 6 June in a leaky condition.[77][65] |
30 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ida | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Dalhanna ( United Kingdom).[78] |
| Virgo | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Granton, Lothian.[79] |
31 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dinapore | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cape Corrientes with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Bahía Blanca, Brazil.[80] |
| Dunbritton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Huelva, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Huelva.[81] |
| Prins Oscar | Sweden | The steamship ran ashore in the River Thames at Blackwall, London, United Kingdom.[82] She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and resumed her voyage.[83] |
| Saladin | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[82] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agenor | United States | The ship ran aground in the Gedney Channel. She was on a voyage from New York to San Diego, California.[21] |
| Agnes Lilian | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Antofagasta, Chile. She was refloated with assistance and found to be severely leaky.[14] |
| Ann Bruce | United Kingdom | The boat struck a rock and sank in Vatersay Sound. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
| Arocuna | United States | The steamship was driven ashore at "Zabacoa". She was on a voyage from Puerto Rica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[65] |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pera, Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated and taken in to Gallipoli.[30] |
| Cape Breton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Ingonish, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, Italy to Montreal. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[9] |
| David Taylor | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore near Lockport, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Londonderryto Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[84] |
| Domeniack | Italy | The barque was drien ashore in the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Genoa.[82] |
| Eastward | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Bahía Blanca, Brazil.[63] |
| Ehen | France | The barque was wrecked at Portland Bill, Dorset, United Kingdom.[37] |
| Gerhardine | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore at Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Leer to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Rønne, Denmark.[2] |
| Hartburn | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Bulosorse". She was refloated on 4 May and resumed her voyage.[2] |
| Iona | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal at EL Ferdane, Egypt.[85][86] |
| Jacoff Proseroff | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore at Danzig. She was later refloated with the assistance of Ruegen and Oresund (Flags unknown) and found to be leaky.[41][24] |
| Lady of the Lake | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Block Island. Her crew were rescued. Lady of the Lake was on a voyage from New York to Windsor, Ontario, Dominion of Canada. She was a total loss.[33][87] |
| Larana | Norway | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Hawarden ( United Kingdom).[88] |
| Louis | Norway | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Sydney, New South Wales.[49] |
| Mabel Purdy | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the barque Paramatta ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. She put in to Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada.[63] |
| Martha | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Codroy, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Quebec, Dominion of Canada.[63][56] |
| Natalie | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New York to the Rio Grande.[82] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Zorida ( Norway).[79] |
| Noumea | France | The steamship sprang a leak and was beached in Sandy Bay, Loyalty Islands. All on board were rescued by the steamship Tenterden ( United Kingdom). Noumea was on a voyage from New Caledonia to the New Hebrides.[70] |
| Ohio | United States | The steamship collided with the steamship Siberia ( United States) and sank in the Saint Marie River.[48] |
| Osprey | United Kingdom | The smack sank in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[89] |
| Panitola | India | The flat was driven ashore and wrecked at Calcutta. She was a total loss.[30] |
| Rapide | Russia | The barque was driven ahsore at Bahía Blanca. Her crew were rescued.[30] She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Bahía Blanca.[31] |
| Sea King, and Victorine |
United States France |
The full-rigged ship Sea King and the barque Victorine collided at Iquique, Peru. Both vessels were severely damaged.[90] |
| Thor | Denmark | The barque collided with another vessel and was abandoned by her crew. She was taken in to Karlskrona, Sweden by the gunboat HSwMS Skagul ( Swedish Navy).[34] |
| Victoria | Germany | The barque ran aground on the Lappegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from New York to Königsberg. She was refloated with assistance and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark.[21][27] |
| Wilhelm Joseph | Germany | The schooner collided with another vessel and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[42] |
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