The list of shipwrecks in July 1890 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1890.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Galveston | The steamship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River at Contrecoeur, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was refloated and taken in to Montreal, Quebec on 4 July. [1] | |
| Unnamed | The steamship ran aground at Oran, Algeria. [1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Childers | The paddle tug was run into by the steamship Baria ( | |
| James Martin | The barque was driven ashore at Valparaíso, Chile. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Vaparaíso. She was a total loss. [2] | |
| Sir Galahad | The steamship ran aground near Huelva, Spain. [2] She was refloated and taken in to Huelva. [3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Lawrence | The barque arrived at Mauritius on fire. The fire was extinguished. [3] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. [4] | |
| Ann Widnall | The schooner collided with the tug Hercules ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berar | The barque was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. [7] | |
| Henry | The Mersey flat was wrecked on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. [7] | |
| NMS Joultache, and Vulcan | The gunboat Joultache and the steamship Vulcan collided at Galaţi. Both vessels were damaged. [1] | |
| Newcombe | The barque was driven ashore at Ostend. Her crew were rescued. [8] | |
| Vooruyt | The schooner was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Groningen. She was a total loss. [7] | |
| Unnamed | The hulk was torpedoed off the Isle of Wight in a demonstration of a Brennan torpedo. [9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lily | The steam launch sank a Spithead, Hampshire. [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George D. Fullerton | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) west south west of the Smalls Lighthouse. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the steamship Milford. George D. Fullerton was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. [10] [11] [12] | |
| Saratoga | The school ship ran aground on the Duke Rock. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth Sound. [12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eureka | The Thames barge was abandoned off Eastbourne, Sussex. All three people on board were rescued by the Eastbourne Lifeboat William and Mary (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Eureka was on a voyage from London to Poole, Dorset. She came ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Eastbourne. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Newhaven, Sussex. [13] | |
| Fram | The steamship ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom to Libau, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. [12] | |
| Hibernian | The steamship collided with an iceberg. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She completed her voyage. [14] | |
| Mirella | The schooner collided with the paddle steamer Rouen (United Kingdom) at Newhaven and sank. All seven people on board were rescued. Mirella was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newhaven. She was refloated on 10 July. [13] | |
| Penny | The sloop was driven ashore at Penarth Head, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. [15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith | The Thames barge struck the wreck of the Thames barge Ontario in the River Thames at Silvertown, London and was damaged. She was beached. [16] | |
| Ontario | The Thames barge capsized and sank in the River Thames at Silvertown. Her crew were rescued. [16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tioga | The steam barge exploded and sank partially submerged in 14 feet (4.3 m) of water in the Chicago River at the foot of Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois after a crewman with a lantern accidentally ignited fumes from her cargo of naptha and benzine. She was raised the next day, but suffered another explosion of her cargo and sank again. Raised later, repairs completed and returned to service in September. At least 25 killed; three or four crew , the rest were stevedores unloading the cargo. [17] [18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broomhaugh | The ship was driven ashore at Bandar Lingah, Iran. [19] She was refloated on 14 July. [20] | |
| County of Salop | The steamship was driven ashore at "Rashdib", Egypt. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Madras, India. [19] She was refloated on 19 July. [21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa | The sloop sprang a leak and was beached at Oskarshamn. [22] | |
| Minerva | The steamship was wrecked at "Messida", near "La Galle", with the loss of nine of her 22 crew. [19] [23] | |
| Sea Wing | The steamship capsized in a storm in the Mississippi River, Lake Pepin. Ninety-eight people died including the captain's wife and son. She was refloated, rebuilt and returned to service. [24] [25] [26] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at the Ashraffi Lighthouse, Egypt. [19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bernadotte | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Onega, Russia. [22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anlandhu | The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Agincourt ( | |
| Gil | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Pernambuco, Brazil. [28] | |
| Matthew Owen | The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of Skerries, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Roscarberry, County Cork. [28] [27] | |
| Unnamed | The steam barge sank at Limerick. Her four crew survived. [29] > |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Detroit, and Kasota | The steamships collided in the Detroit River. Kasota sank; City of Detroit put in to Chicago, Illinois in a severely damaged condition. [30] | |
| Industry | The fishing lugger was driven ashore at Dymchurch, Kent. Her four crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [21] | |
| Jenny | The brig ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sandarne, Sweden to Shoreham-by-Sea. [14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fitzclarence | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Ratcliffe, London. [31] [14] | |
| Gulf of St. Vincent | The steamship struck a sunken rock or wreck off the West Mouse, off the coast of Anglesey. Her passengers were taken off by the Holyhead Lifeboat Thomas Fielder ( | |
| Ianthe | The ship was wrecked at Port Nolloth, Cape Colony. [21] She was on a voyage from Port Natal to Port Nolloth. [14] | |
| Jubilee | The smack caught fire at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis and was scuttled. [31] | |
| Kirkstall | The steamship ran aground in the River Blaivet, Morbihan, France and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from the River Tees to Hennebon Morbihan. [34] [35] | |
| Muncaster | The steamship ran aground at Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated with assistance and completed her voyage. [34] [20] | |
| Ogmore | The steamship ran aground at Widnes, Cheshire. She was refloated. [36] | |
| Rockhurst | The ship was driven ashore at Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Pascagoula, Mississippi to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. [21] | |
| Silding | The steamship collided with the steamship Persian Prince ( | |
| S. W. Kelly | The steamship was driven ashore at Rosendaël, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Dunkerque, Nord. [22] She was later refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and taken in to Dunkerque. [20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ohurg, or Shwig | The steamship ran aground and sank off Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. All on board survived. [37] [38] | |
| Ribble | The steamship collided with the steamship Pedro ( | |
| Tam o'Shanter | The full-rigged ship ran aground in the River Liffey. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Dublin. [35] | |
| Thornholm | The steamship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River at Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec. [21] | |
| Washington | The steamship became waterlogged at Saint-Nazaire due to a valve being left open. [20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Shepherd | The steamship collided with the steamship Hesketh ( | |
| Naiaden | The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. [34] [20] | |
| Zodiac | The barque was abandoned off Camden Head, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand to Sydney. [34] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Konoowarra ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Jameson | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Opobo, Oil Rivers Protectorate. Her crew were rescued. [37] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to the west coast of Africa. [38] | |
| Milo | The steamship ran aground at West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool to Wismar, Germany. [37] [38] | |
| Musgrave | The steamship was driven ashore at Gammon Head, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [38] | |
| Verge | The brigantine ran aground on the Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [38] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. [36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changsha | The steamship was driven ashore on Rattray Island, Queensland. [35] | |
| Emma | The ketch struck the Cairnbulg Reef, in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire. She consequently foundered off Rattray Head. Her two crew took to a boat; they were rescued by Margaret and Elizabeth ( | |
| Egypt | The steamship caught fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Manhattan ( | |
| Idaho | The steamship ran aground at South Point, Anticosti Island, Quebec, Dominion of Canada and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [41] [42] | |
| Lewisman | The fishing boat was driven ashore near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. [35] | |
| Mary Ellen | | The schooner was wrecked on a reef at Sand Point, District of Alaska. She later was sold, refloated, and sold again. [43] |
| Maud Hawthorn | The paddle steamer Arran collided with the schooner Matilda ( | |
| Sarah | The fishing smack was run down and sunk by the fishing trawler Primrose ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Morand | The steamship sank without loss of life in 160 feet (49 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Cape May, New Jersey, after colliding with the schooner Zacheus Sherman ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Pope | The 226.86-ton, 100.6-foot (30.7 m) whaling bark was wrecked in the Chukchi Sea on the coast of the District of Alaska near Point Hope during a gale. Her twelve crew members all survived and were rescued by the steamship William Lewis and the brig F. A. Barstow (both |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Ann | The schooner was wrecked at Burin, Newfoundland Colony. [47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Gibraltar. [3] [1] | |
| Cito | The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was taken in to Lillesand, Norway on 9 July. [16] | |
| Fiducia | The steamship ran aground at Vensholmen, Denmark on or before 17 July. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [22] | |
| Iddesleigh | The ship was driven ashore in the Rio Grande. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. [35] | |
| Isaac May | | The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Saranac ( |
| J. Alhana | | The schooner was crushed by ice and sank in the Strait of Belle Isle. Her crew survived. [48] |
| Lowlands | The steamship ran aground at Cape Pine, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Coosaw Island, South Carolina, United States to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated and put in to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony in a leaky condition. [10] She was placed under repair. [12] | |
| Pauline | The barque sprang a leak and was beached 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Cape Fear, North Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Apalachicola, Florida, United States to Delfzijl, Groningen. [12] She subsequently became a wreck. [35] | |
| Pioneer | | The steamship was wrecked in a hurricane at Bull River, British Columbia. [35] |
| Regina | The steamship collided with the steamship Main ( | |
| William Rice | The fishing vessel was lost in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all sixteen crew. [49] |