The list of shipwrecks in August 1890 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1890.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adion | The ship ran aground in the River Parrett. She was on a voyage from Skönvik to Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Bridgwater. [1] | |
| Antonio | The lighter ran aground in the Danube near Sistow and was damaged. [1] | |
| Charger | The schooner collided with the steamship City of Cleveland ( | |
| Charlton | The steamship collided with the steamship Isle of Anglesea ( | |
| Euricos | The lighter ran aground in the Danube near Sistow and was damaged. [1] | |
| Howard | The ketch was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Sunderland in a leaky condition. [3] [1] | |
| Marie Antoinette | The ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Montevideo, Uruguay [3] [1] | |
| Queen | The schooner was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was refloated with assistance. [4] | |
| Trinidad | The steamship was driven ashore on Ischia, Italy. [4] She was refloated. [5] < |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harbinger | The steamship was severly damaged by fire at South Shield, County Durham. [3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Huntleys | The brigantine was driven ashore on the Pennington Spit, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Lymington. [3] [6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bosforo | The steamship collided with the steamship Vittoria ( | |
| City of Rio de Janeiro | The steamship collided with the steamship Bombay ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Bass Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Newcastle, New South Wales. [9] | |
| Fri | The schooner was wrecked at Juan de Nova Island, Mozambique. Her nine crew were rescued. [10] [11] [12] She was on a voyage from Port Natal, Natal Colony to Zanzibar. [13] | |
| Takano | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore on the Baltic coast of Russia. [14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | The schooner was wrecked at Esprit Island. [15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Tromp | The barque was run down and sunk by steamship Ching Wo ( | |
| Eastern Chief | The barque was wrecked on the Ortez Bank, in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rosario, Argentina to Falmouth, Cornwall. [2] [18] She was later refloated and towed in to Montevideo. [9] | |
| Ida | The barquentine was wrecked on The Smalls. Her crew were rescued by Lady Nearn ( | |
| Volga | The ship was wrecked in the Prince of Wales Channel. Her crew were rescued. [2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellarena | The steamship was driven ashore at Hiiumaa, Russia. She was later refloated and taken in to Reval, Russia in a severely damaged condition. [19] [14] She departed under tow for Stockholm, Sweden on 20 August. [21] | |
| Gustav Nermann, and Mudir | The steamships collided. Gustav Nermann sank. Mudir put in to Falsterbo in a severely damaged condition. [9] [14] | |
| Lennox | The schooner ran aground on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hartlepool, County Durham. [9] [14] | |
| Lilian | The brig ran aground on the Middelgrund. [14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Collivand | The steamship ran aground 22 nautical miles (41 km) from the mouth of the Danube. [19] | |
| Peter | The smack was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Rye, Sussex. [9] | |
| Transit | The lighter was driven ashore at Fremantle. [22] | |
| Zenobia | The steam yacht collided with the steamship St. Mawes Castle ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camperdown | The clipper departed from Simon's Town, Cape Colony for Newcastle, New South Wales. No further trace, reported overdue, [23] feared to have foundered with the loss of all 31 people on board. [24] | |
| Francis Thorpe | The barque was wrecked at Tehuantepec, Mexico. [25] Her eighteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Tehuantepec. [26] [22] | |
| Halcyon, and Rhenbina | The steamships collided. Halcyon sank with the loss of thirteen of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Ergasteria, Ottoman Empire to Newport, Monmouthshire. Rhenbina was on a voyage from Newport to Lisbon, Portugal. She put in to Vigo, Spain in a severely damaged condition. [27] [25] | |
| Jernbarden | The steamship ran aground in the Seine. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Alicante, Spain. She was refloated. [25] | |
| Virgilia | The steamship was last sighted on this date off the coast of Chile. [23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Dart | The tug collided with the steamship North Wall ( | |
| Gunhild | The brig was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Åhus to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [25] | |
| Tagus | The steamship was driven ashore at Spittal Point' Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. [25] She was refloated the next day. [28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | The barque was driven ashore at Portaferry, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Quebec, Canada. [28] | |
| Asta | The schooner was driven ashore at "Kapplevik", Iceland. Her crew survived. [30] | |
| North Star | The fishing trawler collided with HMS Ruby ( | |
| Professor | The steamship was driven ashore at Firefly Light, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated. [31] | |
| Token | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south south east of the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by Clara Felicia (Flag unknown). Token was on a voyage from the Weston Point Docks, Cheshire to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. [32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dovenby | The ship collided with the full-rigged ship Argomene ( | |
| Sarah Jane | The fishing boat collided with the steamship Rennie ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie | The schooner was wrecked at Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. [40] | |
| Cornelia | The schooner collided with a Norwegian barque off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Russia to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She put in to Marstrand, Norway in a waterlogged condition. [21] | |
| General Cathcart | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. Her four crew were rescued by the Portpatrick Lifeboa Civil Service No.3 ( | |
| Vaagen | The schooner ran aground at Nairn, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Nairn. She was refloated and taken in to Nairn in a leaky condition. [42] | |
| Witch | The steam lighter sprang a leak and foundered off Skipness, Argyllshire. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ballachulish to Sandbank, Argyllshire. [43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alku | The barque ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Newport in a severely leaky condition. [44] Subsequently placed under repair. [45] | |
| Haaket | The schooner ran aground in the Larviksfjorden. She was refloated on 18 August with the assistance of a tug and found to be waterlogged. [46] | |
| Superior | Flag unknown | The ship collided with the fishing smack Redbeard ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alku | | The barque was driven ashore near "Kalawa Island". It was feared she would become a wreck. [48] |
| Mary Graham | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Gargamelle", Newfoundland Colony. [48] | |
| Seuta | The yacht foundered with the loss of two of her crew. [49] | |
| Spencer F. Baird | During a voyage in the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands from Pauloff Harbor on Sanak Island to Tigalda Island with a crew of two and a cargo of 2+1⁄2 tons of provisions and mining equipment, the 7.91-gross register ton, 31.8-foot (9.7 m) schooner was wrecked 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) east of Sankin Island ( 54°58′30″N163°16′20″W / 54.97500°N 163.27222°W ) during a gale. Both crewmen survived. [50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aura | The pilot cutter collided with the steamship Galilee ( | |
| Dictator | The barque was wrecked at "Pontenegra". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ensenada, Mexico to Ship Island, Mississippi, United States. [44] | |
| Hurtig | The brig ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saffi, Morocco to Ballyshannon. She was refloated on 21 August, but ran aground again. [46] | |
| Maria B. | The barque was driven ashore at Carrasco, Uruguay. [44] | |
| Redbrook | The steamship collided with the steamship L'Amerique ( | |
| Two Fannies | The barkentine foundered in a gale off Cleveland, Ohio. The crew were rescued by City of Detroit ( | |
| No.52' | The torpedo boat was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated with assistance and found to be severely damaged. [56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | The steamship ran aground off "Balakowa" and was severely damaged. [46] | |
| Joinville | The ship collided with the steamship Oronoque ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Graham | The steamship ran aground in Portland Bay. [58] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [59] | |
| Skjoldmoen | The brigantine ran aground at Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada. [58] She was refloated on 30 August. [11] | |
| Strathallan | The steamship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Tor, Khedivate of Egypt. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Penang, Malaya. [58] She was refloated on 21 August and resumed her voyage. [60] | |
| T. C. Berg | The barque ran aground on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Danzig. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. [21] | |
| Vancouver | The steamship collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [61] | |
| Unnamed | The lighter sprang a leak and sank at Brake. [62] | |
| Unnamed | The lighter sprang a leak and sak at Batoum, Russia. [46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur | The barge sank in the River Thames at Horsleydown, London. [21] | |
| Alexei | The steamship struck a tree stump and sank near "Kusmodenjansk". [48] | |
| Dania | The steamship was driven ashore in Jones Inlet, Long Island New York, United States. Her passengers were transferred to the steamship Augusta Victoria ( | |
| S. Pizzati | The steamship ran aground in Tela Bay, Spanish Honduras. She was on a voyage from Roatan Spanish Honduras to New Orleans, Louisiana. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [11] | |
| Turquoise | The fishing smack collided with the fish carrier Lord Alfred Paget ( | |
| Wimburn | The barque collided with the steamship Darlington ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abeona | The steamship collided with the quayside departing from Grimsby, Lincolnshire for Copenhagen, Denmark and was consequently beached on the Clee Sands. [52] [66] | |
| Franklin | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 44 nautical miles (81 km) from its mouth. [67] | |
| General Werder | The steamship was driven ashore at Nagasaki, Japan. She was refloated. [67] | |
| Saint Mary | The ship collided with the steamship Eaton Hall ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aideen | The yacht sank off Weymouth, Dorset. Her crew were rescued by the yachts Mayflower and Sunbeam (both | |
| Hercules | The barque ran aground at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and towed in to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom for repairs. [67] [46] | |
| James | The ship ran ashore on Salt Island, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey. [67] | |
| St. Monan | The ship ran aground in the Nordzee Kanaal near Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Zaandam, North Holland. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [60] [67] | |
| Vistka | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames near Tilbury Fort, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | The yacht sank off the North Foreland, Kent. All six people on board were rescued by a fishing trawler. [70] [71] | |
| Arcadian, Castries, and Elene | The tugboat Arcadian, and the lighters Castries and Elene ran aground in the Danube downstream of "Widdim". [46] Elene was refloated. [48] | |
| Mentmore | The steamship put in to Plymouth Sound on fire. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [72] The fire was extinguished. [46] | |
| Tasmania | The schooner collided with the steamship G. H. Wade ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Head | The steamship ran aground at Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. [46] | |
| Ella Sayer | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 22 nautical miles (41 km) from its mouth. [46] | |
| Nestor | The steamship was driven ashore at "Lamkoo", 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Hoihow, China. [33] [46] She was later refloated and taken in to Hoihow. [31] | |
| Pan | The brig was driven ashore and capsized at "Faerden". She was on a voyage from Christiania to a French port. [31] | |
| Seaman's Glory | The galley capsized and sank in the English Channel off the Gull Lightship ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Autocrat | The ship collided with a schooner and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Moss to New York. She put in to Barven the next day. [75] | |
| Cape Breton | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Petty Harbour, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. [48] |
| Fu Yew | The steamship was driven ashore on the Shantung Peninsula. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Newchwang. She was a total loss. [76] [76] | |
| Navigator | The barque was driven ashore on Far Point, Sicily, Italy. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Girgenti, Sicily. She was refloated and taken in to Messina, Sicily for repairs. [31] | |
| Renown | The ship departed from Saint Petersburg, Russia for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. No further trace, reported overdue. [77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argoll | The barque was driven ashore at "Langes Kjner". [78] [31] | |
| Atalanta | The brig capsized at Muhlgraben, near Riga, Russia. [78] | |
| Charles T. Jones | The steamship ran aground at Civitavecchia, Italy. She was on a voyage from the Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Civitavecchia. [78] [48] She was refloated. [79] | |
| Fearmount | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Bellinger River, New South Wales. [76] |
| Glenbervie | The ship ran aground at Deadman's Point, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine, United States to Sligo. She was refloated, but then ran aground on the Metal Man Rock. [78] She was refloated. [31] | |
| Isca | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Possession Bay, Chile. [80] | |
| Resolve | The barque was wrecked at Little Bay, Newfoundland Colony. [78] Her crew were rescued by Ulunda). [81] Resolve was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. [48] | |
| Salo | The barque was driven ashore at "Barsund", Grand Duchy of Finland. [75] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Jomfruland, Norway. [30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcestis | The was driven ashore near "Ta Sile Ras Gharbia Point", [79] or on "Scirop Point". [31] | |
| Harvest Queen | | The full-rigged ship caught fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. The fire was extinguished. [79] [31] |
| La Plata | The steamship ran aground in the Gironde. She was refloated. [79] | |
| Laura | The brigantine was abandoned off the Outer Dowsing Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [82] She was discovered 40 nautical miles (74 km) off the Dudgeon Sandbank by the lugger Mayflower ( | |
| Lion | The ship was struck by a cyclone and abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada to Jamaica. [75] | |
| Mathilda | The brig was wrecked near Visby, Denmark. Some of her crew were reported missing. [79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gannet | The steamship collided with the steamship Sorrento ( | |
| Saucy Jack | The smack sprang a leak and foundered in the Bristol Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived. [47] | |
| Whitehall | The steamship collided with the quayside at Grimsby, Lincolnshire and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Grimsby to Lisbon, Portugal. She was detained for repairs. [47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dux | The barque ran aground at Buctouche, New Brunswich, Canada. She was on a voyage from Buctouche to a European port. [30] | |
| Indrani | The steamship caught fire at Avonmouth, Somerset. [30] | |
| Lady Ailsa | The steamship ran aground on the Four Rocks. Her nine crew were rescued by the yacht Tjemila ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abbie Clifford | The brigantine was abandoned at sea. All on board took to a raft although one person was subsequently drowned. Survivors were rescued on 4 September by the barque Beatrice ( | |
| Aubepine | The ship was lost at Havana, Cuba. [83] | |
| Express, Fletcher, James, two fishing smacks, and three tugs | The steamship Foreningen ( | |
| Silver Spray | The steam yacht ran aground at Longman, Inverness-shire. She was refloated the next day. [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advance | The dredger was run into by the steamship Norge ( | |
| Alice | The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom by the tug Harwich ( | |
| Amelia | The schooner was lost in Borgarfjörður, Iceland before 20 August. Her crew were rescued. [48] | |
| America | The barque ran aground on the Frittien Shoal. She was refloated and taken under tow by Johanna (Flag unknown). [31] | |
| Anunda | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Martín García Island, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Rosario, Argentina [28] | |
| Aracan | The barque ran aground in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from a port in Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [79] | |
| Ashlands | The steamship ran aground in the Danube upstream of Galaţi, Romania. [60] She was refloated and resumed her voyage to Brăila. [67] | |
| Aspatogran | The barque was wrecked at sea by a cyclone before 21 August. Her thirteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [89] | |
| Elizabeth Morton | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently towed in to Mandal. [58] | |
| Elter Water | The schooner was driven ashore at Ravenglass, Cumberland. She was refloated on 31 August and take in to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [30] | |
| Federation | The barque capsized at Saigon, French Indo-China. [52] [66] She was later righted. [78] | |
| Finn | The ship was driven ashore at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec, Dominion of Canada. [33] | |
| Flid | The ship collided with Westa ( | |
| George Heaton | The steamship ran aground at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. [78] She was refloated on 27 August. [79] | |
| Gerda | The barque was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. [25] She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Quebec. [90] | |
| Grimaldi | The schooner ran aground on the Pladda Reef. She was refloated on 20 August and towed in to Lamlash, Isle of Arran. [58] | |
| Harold | The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and put in to Stockholm on 8 August for repairs. [14] | |
| Latharna | The steamship ran aground on the Soldiers Ledge. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. [60] She was consequently condemned. [78] | |
| Mary Culmer | The ship was wrecked on Grand Turk, Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to a port in Haiti. [79] | |
| Mondego | The ship was driven ashore at Varennes, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. [25] She was refloated. [28] | |
| Monkshaven | The steamship was damaged by fire at Taganrog, Russia. [52] | |
| Parker M. Whitmore | The ship was driven ashore at Lockport, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyge from Avonmouth, Somerset, United Kingdom to the Delaware Breakwater. [33] [46] | |
| Saint Gothard | The steamship was driven ashore. [14] | |
| Sorrento | The steamship foundered at sea before 24 August. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Cerenaria (Flag unknown). Sorrento was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to London, United Kingdom. [60] [46] | |
| HMS Speedwell | The Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat collided with a steamship in the Atlantic Ocean. [67] | |
| St. Augustin | The schooner was driven ashore on Mozambique. She was refloated and taken in to "Parapat" in a severely leaky condition. [59] | |
| Thesna | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Holmsund, Sweden to Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and found to be leaky. [2] |
| Ulunda | The steamship ran aground on the Cow Ledge, off Briar Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [48] |
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