List of shipwrecks in August 1888
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The list of shipwrecks in August 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1888.
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1 August
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John Cowan | ![]() |
The fishing tug caught fire, burned and sank in Platte River Bay in Lake Michigan.[1][2] |
3 August
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Fleetwing | ![]() |
The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on a reef 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of Point Barrow in the District of Alaska during a gale. Her entire crew of 37 survived.[3] Her crew was rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear (![]() |
Jane Grey | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked between Cape Smythe and Point Barrow during a gale.[5] Her crew were rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear (![]() |
Ino | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked between Cape Smythe and Point Barrow. Her crew were rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear (![]() |
Mary and Susan | ![]() |
The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on a reef 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of Point Barrow during a gale.[7] Her crew were rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear (![]() |
Young Phenix, or Young Phoenix |
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The whaler, a barque, was crushed against the shore by ice and lost near Point Barrow. Her 38 crew survived.[8] Her crew was rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear (![]() |
4 August
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Seagull | ![]() |
The Lowestoft lugger sank during a gale off Scarborough with the loss of all nine crew.[9] |
6 August
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Amphitrite | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 140 nautical miles (260 km) north east by north of Spurn Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Pandora (![]() |
Cambrian, and Etoile du Sud |
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The barques collided at Valparaíso, Chile. Both vessels sank; Cambrian with the loss of fifteen of the seventeen people on board, Etoile du Sud with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[11][12][13] |
Glentilt | ![]() |
The ship collided with a coaster at Valparaíso and was severely damaged.[11] She was beached. Her crew survived.[13] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Valparaíso. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
Four unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were wrecked at Valparaíso.[12] |
7 August
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City of Hamburg | ![]() |
The steamship ran ashore at Bolt Head, Devon and was abandoned. Six of her 22 crew reached land in a boat. Nine in another boat were towed in to Salcombe by the Salcombe Lifeboat. Seven in a third boat were reported missing. City of Hamburg was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Southampton, Hampshire.[11] |
8 August
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Ino | ![]() |
The schooner dragged her anchor and was wrecked at Cape Smyth (71°17′35″N 156°47′15″W / 71.29306°N 156.78750°W) near Point Barrow in the District of Alaska during a gale. Her crew were rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear (![]() |
Redewater | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore west of Dover, Kent. She was refloated with assistance.[14] |
9 August
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Gomes V | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Great Ganilly, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Oporto.[14] She was declared a total loss.[15] |
Mosca | ![]() |
The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Sharpness, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[16] |
Victoria | ![]() |
The tug struck a sunken rock and was wrecked off Cromer, Norfolk. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cromer to Great Yarmouth or vice versa.[14] |
10 August
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Warren | ![]() |
The steamship was blown ashore in a gale at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. One crewman was killed in a fall.[17] |
12 August
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Bosphorus | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the barque Abbey Town (![]() |
Brownrigg, and Etna |
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The full-rigged ship Brownrigg collided with the steamship Etna off the coast of Norfolk. Both vessels were severely damaged. Brownrigg was under tow of the tug Rose (![]() |
Prosperity | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Ballygunton Point. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to "Kirkal".[10] |
14 August
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Geiser, and Thingvalla |
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The steamship Thingvalla ran into the steamship Geiser in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Geiser was cut in two and sank with the loss of 105 of the 136 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Wieland (![]() |
Lancaster | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex.[23] She was later refloated and towed in to Southampton, Hampshire.[20] |
Queen of the Bay | ![]() |
The paddle steamer was holed by the anchor of a dredger at Cardiff. Her passengers were transferred to Earl of Bute (![]() |
15 August
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Great Western | ![]() |
The paddle steamer ran aground at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from the Channel Islands to Weymouth.[23] |
21 August
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Gylfe | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean by twelve of her fifteen crew. They were rescued by the steamship Persian Monarch (![]() |
22 August
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City of Chester | ![]() |
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Gov. Jackson | ![]() |
The barge, under tow of Raleigh (![]() |
23 August
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Eliza | ![]() |
The ketch went ashore on the western end of the beach at Pentewan, Cornwall; the crew were saved.[28] |
24 August
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South Moor | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Winston and sank in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. South Moor was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[29] |
25 August
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Albatross | ![]() |
The ship departed from Belize City, British Guiana for Goole, Yorkshire. No further trace, reported overdue.[16] |
Bratsberg | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock off Cape Chatte, Quebec, Canada and then ran aground at Saint-Félicien, Quebec. Three of the twenty people abandoned ship the next day. Fifteen of the remaining seventeen were lost on 27 August. The ship began to break up, and they took to a boat, which capsized.[30] Bratsberg was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City in a severely damaged condition.[31] |
27 August
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Vanderbilt | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in a severe storm with heavy rain and high seas at Pirate Cove (55°21′40″N 160°21′25″W / 55.36111°N 160.35694°W) in the District of Alaska. Her crew of 27 survived.[32] |
29 August
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Alexandria | ![]() |
The tug caught fire and sank in the Bristol Channel. Her crew survived.[33] |
Dinapore | ![]() |
The barque was severely damaged by fire at Londonderry.[34] |
30 August
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C. Boschetti | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Greenwich, Kent, United Kingdom.[35][36] |
Dorothea | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and a boat.[37][35] |
Drie Emmas | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth.[37][35] |
Elizabeth Stevens | ![]() |
The barquentine was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew were rescued.[37][35] |
Eugénie | Flag unknown | The schooner collided with the full-rigged ship Erne (![]() ![]() |
Jane Harvey | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth.[37][35] |
Lada | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth.[37][35] |
Natal | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew were rescued.[37][35] |
Rosebud | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Mossel Bay. All on board were rescued.[37][35] |
Wolseley | ![]() |
The barque was driven into the barque Drie Emmas (![]() |
31 August
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Andreas Rus | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Carin | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground in the River Ouse. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[33] She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage.[40] |
C. Boschetto | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Port Elizabeth with some loss of life.[39] |
Pelham | ![]() |
The steamship foundered off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the fishing trawler Gipsy Queen (![]() |
Snaresbrook | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Cairo (![]() |
Seven unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were wrecked at Port Elizabeth with the loss of at least three lives.[41] |
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Active | ![]() |
The schooner foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Sanda Island, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
Alicia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Lee.[43] |
Angers | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Cockburn Reef, in the Torres Strait.[20] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[44] |
Ansgaar | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on the south coast of Amack. She was later refloated with assistance.[45] |
Auckland Castle | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Sandhamn, Sweden.[11] |
Bentinck | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
Christiane | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cronstadt, Russia. She was a total loss.[34] |
Christiansund | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Haakon Jarl (![]() |
City of Philadelphia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to New York. She was refloated.[15] |
Countess of Derby | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Montevideo, Uruguay. The fire was extinguished.[15] |
Countess of Devon | ![]() |
The barque caught fire at Montevideo. The fire was extinguished.[11] |
Cuxhaven | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[42] |
Diana | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Cronstadt. She was refloated with assistance.[46] |
Domira | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Hveen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt.[23] She was refloated.[20] |
Drie Zusters | ![]() |
The kuff put in to Arendal, Norway in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Drammen, Norway to Altona.[46] |
Emily | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Adela (![]() |
Escalono | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Montreal, Quebec.[34] She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[33] |
Ernest | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Cemaes, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Cemaes.[46] |
E. W. Gale | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore. She was refloated and towed in to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada in a waterlogged condition.[44] |
Florence | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[15] |
Gate City | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts. She was later refloated.[11] |
Gefle | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[45] |
Général Chanzy | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Caloot Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[34] She was later refloated and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland.[31] |
General Trine | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) west of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian barque.[10][19] |
Giam Paolo | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on the Acciteira Reef, off Tarifa, Spain.[34] |
Gladys | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Hamburg.[10] |
Hjalmar | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Drogden. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Cherbourg, Manche, France.[11] |
Itchen | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Hartland Point, Devon. She was a total loss.[30] |
Izvor | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[47][48] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Plettenburg Bay.[34] |
Johan Theodor | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Ternate, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Ternate.[45] |
Jules Chagot | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Saint-Nazaire, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint-Nazaire. She was refloated and beached.[45] |
Juliane | ![]() |
The schooner collided with another vessel and sank off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Kallundborg, Denmark.[49] |
Kostroma, and Mars |
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The troopship Kostroma collided with the steamship Mars near Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Both vessels were severely damaged. Mars was beached near Yenikale.[10] |
Liberta | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at White Island, Nova Scotia. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Stettin, Germany.[50][51] |
Lizzie Stewart | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Malmö, Sweden. She was refloated with assistance.[10] |
Lord Warwick | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in Lough Foyle.[42] |
Lydia | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Oulu, Grand Duchy of Finland to Copenhagen, Denmark.[43] |
Maria | ![]() |
The schooner foundered at Bandholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bandholm to Bordeaux, Gironde.[20] |
Mobile | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore on Zanzibar. She was later refloated.[43] |
Nora | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Neder Kalix in a leaky condition.[23] |
Ormelie | ![]() |
The barque collided with the steamship Kovno (![]() |
Petersburg | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Free Lance (![]() |
Phœnix | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Yenisei between 23 and 30 August. She was later refloated.[52][53] |
Princess | ![]() |
The steamship foundered off Gotska Sandön, Sweden before 9 August. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
Sesanne | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[10] |
Soneck | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Jakobstadt, Grand Duchy of Finland to Barcelona, Spain. She was later refloated and taken in to Gävle, Sweden in a leaky condition.[10] |
Sunlight | ![]() |
The steamship collided with a hopper barge in the River Mersey. She was beached between Egremont and New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[43] |
Terrible | ![]() |
The tugboat foundered off Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Her crew survived.[15] |
Valkyrien | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Stroque". She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to "Meesoro".[46] |
Westoe | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Danube 38 nautical miles (70 km) from its mouth.[44] |
William Richards | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 August.[48] |
Zarate | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Buenos Aires. She was later refloated and towed in to La Boca, Argentina.[11] |
Zelica | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked at Natal, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Boston, Massachusetts.[10] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The lighter sank at Cronstadt.[10] |
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