List of shipwrecks in February 1887
The list of shipwrecks in February 1887 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1887.
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | Unknown date | |||||
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1 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Beresford | United Kingdom | The Bombay, India. She was refloated on 5 February with the assistance of four tugs and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[1]
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Hermes | United Kingdom | The brigantine foundered off Île Vierge, Finistère, France.[2] |
Paul | United Kingdom | The |
4 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Finland | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship departed from Darien, Georgia, United States for the English Channel. No further trace,[4] reported missing.[5] |
7 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Fanny Atkinson | Flag unknown | The ship caught fire off the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from Apalachicola, Florida, United States to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[6]
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9 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Emma | United Kingdom | The Thames barge Ocean Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank off Harwich, Essex. Emma was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[7]
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Gus | United Kingdom | The barge was being towed by the tug Scotia ( United Kingdom) when she collided with the steamship Emma ( United Kingdom) and sank at Deptford, Kent.[7] |
10 February
Ship | State | Description |
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A. C. Monroe | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision off White Point in Pensacola Bay, Florida, with the tug Echo ( United States).[8] |
Emerald, and German Empire |
United Kingdom | The Seine-Inférieure and were both severely damaged. Both vessels put in to Havre de Grâce.[9]
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Mendota | United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Hawarden ( United Kingdom). Mendota was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to New York.[10] |
Meta | Germany | The ship departed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[11][4]
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Wells City | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven by ice into another steamship and sank in the Hudson River at New York, United States. Her crew survive.[12] |
11 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Coumoundouros | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at L'Escala, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Cartagena, Spain.[13] |
Joseph and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Sark, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship departed from |
Sulina | United States | The Kingdom of Hawaii. She subsequently became a wreck.[14]
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Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven against the quayside at Fortune's Well, Portland, Dorset and developed a severe leak.[6]
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14 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Austin Friars | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Melian Patch, in the Clyde. She was refloated and beached near Greenock, Renfrewshire.[13] |
Corisande | United Kingdom | The Penmarc'h, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[15]
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16 February
Ship | State | Description |
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African | United Kingdom | The Hejaz Vilayet 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Jeddah. Her crew abandoned the ship on 26 February; they were rescued by HMS Starling ( Royal Navy) just before African broke in two and sank.[16][17]
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Bedlormie, Cambria, and Vane Tempest |
United Kingdom | The steamships Cambria and Vane Tempest collided in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent and were both beached at Millwall, Essex. Bedlormie collided with both vessels and was damaged. Cambria was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. The other two vessels were outward bound from London.[18] |
Earl of Powis | United Kingdom | The tug collided with the ferry Claughton and sank in the River Mersey at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued by Claughton.[18] |
G. F. Williams | United Kingdom | The |
19 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Abeille No.5 | France | The Seine-Inférieure.[19]
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20 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie Sophie | United Kingdom | The |
Argentino | United Kingdom | The |
21 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Hatfield | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[19] |
23 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Antelope | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was run into by the fishing smack Britannia and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of the Terschelling Lightship ( Netherlands).[20]
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Cambria | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the River Thames downstream of Tilbury, Essex. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[21] |
Celerity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Tilbury. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[21] |
Jane and Annie | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Cliffe, Kent.[21] |
Grampus | United Kingdom | The barge was run into by the steamship Taurus ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at the entrance to the Grand Surrey Canal. She was beached and sank at Wapping, Middlesex.[21] |
River Lagan | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at the Coalhouse Fort, Essex. She was on a voyage from Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21] |
Vallejo, and Weatherall |
United Kingdom | The Sunderland, County Durham to Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France. Vallejo was on a voyage from Portland, Oregon, United States to Hull, Yorkshire. She put in to Dover waterlogged at the bow[22][21][23][24]
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25 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Albatros | Germany | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent, United Kingdom.[16] |
Phil Sheridan | United States | The schooner was wrecked at sea by capsizing. She righted in a water-logged condition after five minutes. Her crew were rescued on 27 February by an unknown vessel.[25] |
26 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Loanda | Canada | The ship ran aground on Shell Wharf. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Fleetwood, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Fleetwood in a leaky condition.[26]
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Saltwick | United Kingdom | The Nord, France.[26]
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Sindbad | United Kingdom | The Garston Docks, Lancashire.[16]
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27 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Bertha | United Kingdom | The |
Locksley Hall | United Kingdom | The Tranmere, Cheshire.[29]
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28 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Valparaiso | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked near Vigo, Spain.[30][31] All on board were rescued by HMS Minotaur ( Royal Navy). Valparaiso was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a port on the west coast of the United States.[32] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Advance | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Malmö, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[33] |
Agate | United Kingdom | The |
Agnes Otto | United Kingdom | The |
Augusta | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne.[7] |
Beatrice | United Kingdom | The ship collided with a tug and was driven ashore in the River Avon. She was refloated on 25 February but sank.[10][34] She was refloated the next day.[16] |
Calabria, and Rosario |
United Kingdom Italy |
The |
Constance | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at the Nakkehoved Lighthouse, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 2 February.[35] |
Dona Zemlya | Sweden | The Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[7]
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Energia | United Kingdom | The |
Euphrates | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Darwin, South Australia. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Port Darwin. She was refloated and taken in to Port Darwin.[15] |
Harold | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Vlissingen.[9] |
Helgesen | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Læsø.[16] |
John C. Noyes | United States | The brig ran aground at Cárdenas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas to New York. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[16] |
Kennebec | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Pedro, California.[15] Also reported to have sunk at Deadman Island. She was refloated in April.[36]
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Kincardineshire | United Kingdom | The Bassein River.[6]
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Marie | United Kingdom | The ship arrived at New York, United States on fire and was beached. She was on a voyage from London to New York.[16] |
Mary Bradford | United States | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[19] |
Nautu | Italy | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[6] |
Nelusko | Flag unknown | The ship was lost. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Nentwater | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France and was damaged. She was reflaoted.[14] |
Norman MacLeod | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the quayside at Timaru, New Zealand and was damaged.[7] |
Palmira C. | Italy | The barque was driven ashore on Martinique. She was refloated and taken in to Fort-de-France in a severely leaky condition.[34] |
Paquebot No. 3 | France | The |
Petrus | Germany | The barque was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Tromsø, Norway, where she arrived on 19 February.[10] |
Rambler | United Kingdom | The Argyllshire.[6]
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R. M. J. Charnley | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and towed in to Ramsgae, Kent by a tug and a lifeboat.[21] |
Royal Alice | United Kingdom | The Netherlands East Indies.[33]
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Scottish Prince | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Brisbane, Queensland.[35] |
Sei Fratelli | Italy | The barque ran aground in Vuelta Antonio. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Campana, Argentina.[16] |
S. H. Love | Denmark | The barque foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Julio ( Spain). S. H. Love was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy to Stockholm, Sweden.[14] |
Struan | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 23 February and resumed her voyage.[21]
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Wilhelm | Flag icon | The ship was wrecked near Bergen, Norway. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Santos, Brazil.[33] |
Unnamed | China | The |
Three unnamed vessels | Netherlands East Indies
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The lighters were driven ashore at Panaroekan.[33] |
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