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List of shipwrecks in July 1888

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The list of shipwrecks in July 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1888.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1888
Ship State Description
Earl of Dumfries  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked off "Punta Cala", Spain.[1]
Resolution  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Tangier, Morocco. She was refloated, but then collided with a steamship and a barque. Resolution was taken in to Gibraltar in a severely damaged condition.[1]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1888
Ship State Description
Freia  Norway The schooner was wrecked on Hilbre Island, Cheshire, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Connah's Quay, Flintshire, United Kingdom.[2]
Renfrewshire  United Kingdom The barque was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Brisbane, Queensland. No further trace,[3] reported missing.[4]
Unnamed  Norway The barque foundered off the Eilean Glas Lighthouse, Scalpay, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her crew survived.[5]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1888
Ship State Description
Luize  Germany The barque collided with the steamship Newcomen ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Cabo da Roca, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Newcomen.[6]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1888
Ship State Description
Ydun  Denmark The schooner was severely damaged at Wallsend, County Durham, United Kingdom when a railway wagon went through the coal drops and landed on her deck.[5]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1888
Ship State Description
Ann and Betsey  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Newport, Pembrokeshire.[7]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1888
Ship State Description
Lord Warren  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at sea. She completed her voyage to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[8]
Mary  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued by the Havre Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[9]
Wasp  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the barque Hypatia ( Norway) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[10]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1888
Ship State Description
Mary  United Kingdom The steam yacht was driven ashore at Dooneermatter Point, County Cork. All seven people on board were rescued. She was refloated and towed in to Ballycotton in a waterlogged condition.[11]
<i>Nellie D. Vaughn</i>  United States The schooner struck a rock off Watch Hill, Rhode Island, she was beached at Narragansett Beach to prevent sinking in rough seas. She was wrecked and striped.[12][13]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1888
Ship State Description
<i>Lady of the Lake</i>  United States The schooner was wrecked on Dawson Shoals, Virginia and striped as a total loss.[14][15]
Star of Greece  United Kingdom The clipper came aground close to shore at Port Willunga in South Australia. 18 lives were lost and the ship was lost.

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1888
Ship State Description
Cecilie  France The barque was wrecked on Howland Island. Her crew were rescued by Martaban (Flag unknown).[16]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1888
Ship State Description
Henrietta L.  United States The schooner was wrecked on St. George Island, Florida.[17]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1888
Ship State Description
<i>Annchen</i>  German Empire The bark was beached near Cape Hatteras to prevent sinking after springing a leak on the 16th. She became a total loss.[18][19]
Indra  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal at Ismailia, Egypt.[20]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1888
Ship State Description
<i>Nettlesworth</i>  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Stag Rocks, off The Lizard, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cronstadt, Russia.[8][21]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1888
Ship State Description
Clement  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Ceará, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. She put in to Saint Vincent on 4 August and the fire was extinguished the next day. Clement then resumed her voyage.[22]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1888
Ship State Description
Silhet  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from New York to Rangoon, Burma. No further trace, reported missing.[23]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1888
Ship State Description
Leeds  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the schooner Mary Watkinson ( United Kingdom) off Dunwich, Suffolk and was severely damaged. Leeds was assisted in to Lowestoft, Suffolh by the tug Despatch ( United Kingdom).[24]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1888
Ship State Description
Alexandra  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered in the English Channel off Lancing, Sussex.[25]
Alliance  United Kingdom The hospital ship sank in the River Tyne, Nobody was aboard at the time.[24]
Beaver Canada Canada
The wreck of Beaver.
The paddle steamer was wrecked when her inebriated crew ran her onto rocks in Burrard Inlet at Prospect Point in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The partially stripped wreck sank in July 1892 when struck by the wake of the passing steamer Yosemite (flag unknown).
Copeland  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Stroma, Caithness. All 41 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Iceland to Leith, Lothian.[26]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1888
Ship State Description
Jumbo  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Bahama Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a severely leaky condition.[25]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1888
Ship State Description
Marget  Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Selsey, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew survived.[8] She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Port Natal, Natal Colony.[25]
Robert  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Bumble Rock, off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew survived.[8] She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[25]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1888
Ship State Description
Adela  Chile The tug sank at Valparaíso between 2 and 10 July.[7]
Agantir  Norway The barque was wrecked at Macau, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Macau to Rio de Janeiro.[1]
Alleida  Norway The barque was wrecked at Danger Point, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[27]
Annchen  Germany The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Hatteras, Virginia, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[20]
Atlantis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Barbes, Newfoundland Colony. She was condemned.[6]
Belle  France The ship was driven ashore at "Kobberdyet", Denmark. She was refloated and towed in to Korsør, Denmark.[1]
Bessie  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, United States.[6]
Border Chief  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Melbourne, Victoria.[11]
Caraibe  France The steamship was wrecked at Étel, Morbihan. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Carrara Flag unknown The ship was lost on the east coast of the United States.[5]
Charite  France The barque was driven ashore in Vaulin Bay, Martinique. She was a total loss.[20]
Ciareen  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Wesport to the Clyde.[8]
Copeland  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Stroma, Caithness. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Iceland to Leith, Lothian.[24] She broke in two on 30 July and was a total loss.[25]
Cremona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Pentland Firth. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[20]
Elly  Russia The schooner foundered off Seskar. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth (Flag unknown).[8]
Enrico  Italy The barque collided with the barque Catarina R. ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Catarina R.. Enrico was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5]
Etoile du Nord  France The barque ran aground at "Banco Chico", Argentina. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Buenos Aires. She was refloated and taken in to Buenos Aires.[20]
Fernholme  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. She was consequently condemned.[11]
Fortescue  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off the Finngrundet Lightship ( Sweden). She was refloated and taken in to Öregrund, Sweden.[28]
Fox  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the east coast of Herm, Channel Islands.[20]
Gate City  United States The steamship was driven ashore at Savannah.[5]
Glenmore  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Valparaíso.[10]
Holsatia  Germany The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Island Queen  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to the River Plate.[11]
Jane Marie  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Port Natal, Natal Colony.[20]
Jason  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore. She was later refloated and taken in to Portland, Dorset.[24]
Lady Bertha  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm in a leaky condition.[25]
Magnos  Sweden The schooner ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Riga, Russia.[5]
Martha Flag unknown The barque sank at Valparaíso between 2 and 10 July.[7]
Mazeppa  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Cork, United Kingdom.[5]
Norman  Sweden The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Stettin, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Kristiansand, Norway in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[8]
Princess  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Östergarn, Gotland, Sweden. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[24]
Tallahassie  United States The ship was damaged by fire at New York.[25]
Themis D  Italy The barque ran aground in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from San Nicolás, Argentina to the English Channel. She was a total loss.[8]
Thor  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was a total loss.[25]
Torbay  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Torremolinos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship William Haynes ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[6]
Unity  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Chegoggin, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Miramichi, New Brunswick.[11]
William A. Dugoswue  United States The schooner was wrecked on Straitsmouth Island, Rockport, Massachusetts.[29]
Unnamed  Netherlands The ship ran aground and sank on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[24]

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