List of shipwrecks in August 1887
The list of shipwrecks in August 1887 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1887.
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8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
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References |
2 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Rhuddlan Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, reported missing.[1] |
7 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Treherbert | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and sank at Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Bilbao, Spain.[2] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque was run into by the steamship Denmark ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) off the American coast.[3] |
8 August
Ship | State | Description |
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City of Ashland | United States | The paddle steamer caught fire and sank in Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of the Chequamegon Point Lighthouse with the loss of one life.[4][5] |
9 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Mermaid | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the barque Minerva ( Germany) and sank in the Thames Estuary 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east north east of the Nore. Her crew were rescued by the smack Star of Whitstable ( United Kingdom).[6] |
10 August
Ship | State | Description |
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City of Montreal | United Kingdom | The passenger ship caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, 400 nautical miles (740 km) off the coast of Newfoundland (43°38′N 53°54′W / 43.633°N 53.900°W). All 245 passengers and crew were rescued by York City ( United Kingdom). City of Montreal was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7][8] |
Wellesley | United Kingdom | The training ship was run into by the steamship Aviemore ( United Kingdom) at Purfleet, Essex and was severely damaged at the stern.[6] |
12 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Careline Corson | United States | The Lanesville, Massachusetts.[9]
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13 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Andrea Vagliano, and Norbiton |
Greece United Kingdom |
The Seine-Inférieure, France. Andrea Vagliano was severely damaged. She was towed in to Plymouth, Devon waterlogged at the bow by the tug Vixen ( United Kingdom).[3]
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17 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Kheidoe Queen | United Kingdom | The Cardiff barquentine stranded at Gorsons. All of the crew were saved.[10] |
Marchsea | United Kingdom | The steam yacht was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Brighton ( United Kingdom).[11] |
18 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Bay of Naples | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[11] |
Terzo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Belfast.[11] |
19 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Acklington | United Kingdom | The Portland, Dorset.[12]
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Joseph | United Kingdom | The Barking, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[12]
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20 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Lydia J. Crowell | United Kingdom | The fishing hurricane in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland on this date with the loss of all fifteen crew.[13]
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21 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Arato | United Kingdom | The |
22 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Belle | United Kingdom | The ship departed from |
23 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Eureka | United Kingdom | The steamship struck the pier at Workington, Cumberland and broke in two. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Workington.[17] She was refloated in early September.[18] |
Oasis | United States | The |
Sarah Ann | United Kingdom | The barge was run into by the steamship Clifton Grove ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Avon with the loss of a crew member.[17] |
Snipe | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with Racine ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Usk.[17] |
24 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Alabama | United Kingdom | The South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by the barque Orvar Odd ( Norway). Alabama was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[20]
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Enigheden | Norway | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Freshwick Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Garlieston, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom.[21] |
25 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Bermuda | Flag unknown | The |
Prince de Conde | France | The Seine-Inférieure to the Newfoundland Colony.[23]
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26 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Electa | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Queenstown, County Cork for Martinique. No further trace, reported overdue.[24]
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Lilian | Flag unknown | The hurricane. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the steam yacht Mohican ( United States). Lilian was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to New York, United States.[2]
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Monarch | United Kingdom | The yacht sank off Ilfracombe, Devon with the loss of eleven of the 25 or 26 people on board.[25][26] One of the survivors was rescued by the yacht Lorna Doone ( United Kingdom).[27] |
27 August
Ship | State | Description |
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King George | United Kingdom | The fishing trawler struck the Black Rocks and sank in West Bay, Dorset.[28] |
29 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Sierra Lucinda | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Penarth, Glamorgan.[22] |
30 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Clyde | United Kingdom | The ship, which had caught fire on 28 August, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°52′N 40°00′W / 45.867°N 40.000°W). Her crew were rescued by Marian King (Flag unknown). Clyde was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Quebec City, Canada.[29] |
Nina | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground on the Pole Sands, in the River Exe. She was on a voyage from Topsham to Berry Head, Devon.[22] |
Rapid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Port Talbot.[30] She was refloated on 4 September, but then ran aground again.[20] She was refloated on 5 September and taken in to Port Talbot.[31] |
Sylphide | United Kingdom | The ketch was driven ashore at Holland-on-Sea, Essex.[32] She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[30] |
31 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Chevy Chase | United Kingdom | The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, reported missing.[33] |
Star | United Kingdom | The |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Alice Ray | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 July. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Canada.[21] |
Argosy | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground at New York. She was refloated.[22][30] |
Ashurst | United Kingdom | The Argyllshire, where she ran aground.[17]
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Atlas | Norway | The steamship was driven ashore at "Alexandroff", Sakhalin, Russia.[35] |
Batavier | United Kingdom | The |
Ben Nevis | Flag unknown | The |
Benton | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Flekkefjord, Norway.[22] |
British India | United Kingdom | The Burma to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[22] She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs.[30]
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Catalina | Spain | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Vigo.[35] |
Christine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at |
Cotherstone | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[22]
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Daphne | Austria-Hungary | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 39 nautical miles (72 km) from its mouth.[21] |
East Lomond | Italy | The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Tainui ( United Kingdom). East Lomond was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[13] |
Elise | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Cape Virgenes, Argentina.[6] |
Emma May | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Fish Clay Banks. She was on a voyage from Guantanamo, Cuba to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[22]
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Falcon | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was later refloated and taken in to Oskarshamn, Sweden.[30] |
Glanwern | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock at Cabezos, Spain. She put in to Gibraltar waterlogged at the bow.[12] |
Guldax | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Jankalilla", Queensland. She was a total loss.[18] |
Highflyer | Germany | The Dantsic. She was subsequently towed in to Halifax by Richmond Hill.[22]
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Idun | Norway | The full-rigged ship caught fire at Montevideo, Uruguay.[22] |
Ljubirod | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Brisbane, Queensland.[11] |
Louisa | Norway | The steamship ran aground on the Stone Reef, in the Baltic Sea.[21] |
Mary E. Douglas | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to Jérémie, Haiti.[21] |
Maurice | France | The Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine.[22]
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RMS Medway | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Jacmel, Haiti. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22] |
Minerva | Norway | The |
Nordcap | United Kingdom | The Newport, Monmouthshire to Pentewan.[36]
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Phœnix | Denmark | The brigantine ran aground in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Kemi, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grangemouth. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, where she arrived on 25 August in a leaky condition.[35] |
Port Gordon | United Kingdom | The Seine-Inférieure, France and was severely damaged.[12]
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Saga | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Huelva, Spain. She was later refloated.[36] |
Senior | Netherlands | The Harlingen, Friesland.[17]
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Tientsin | China | The Swatow.[21]
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Vanadis | Sweden | The steamship was driven ashore at "Enetri", Öland. She was on a voyage from an Englisn port to Stockholm.[21] |
Viking | Norway | The Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was a total loss.[22]
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Voltaic | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Foyle.[21] |
Zoe | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the coast of Brazil with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Buenos Aires.[34] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground at Trelleborg, Sweden.[6] |
Eight unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The Barry, Glamorgan.[11]
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