The list of shipwrecks in July 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1889.
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References |
1 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Eliza | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Herald ( United Kingdom) and sank at Wapping, London. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
Morna | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Foyle 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Londonderry.[1] She was refloated.[2] |
Tudor | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore between Dingle Point and Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Sestri Levante, Italy to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[2] |
2 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Chancellor | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on Watling Island.[3] She was on a voyage from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[4] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The wreck of a brig was discovered in the Mediterranean Sea by the steamship Decca ( United Kingdom) and was scuttled.[5] |
5 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Bolan | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 32 crew.[7] |
Ester | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore at "Angskar". She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Degerhamn, Öland.[6] |
Guido | Flag unknown | The steamship caught fire at Liverpool. The fire was extinguished.[6] |
Kenilworth | Germany | The barque was wrecked entering the North East Channel to the Torres Strait from Bramble Bay, Queensland.[8] Her crew survived.[9] She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[10] |
Swan | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Liverpool. The fire was extinguished.[6] |
6 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Teclin Head | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Riga, Russia.[11] |
7 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Collaroy | New South Wales | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Eureka, California, United States. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Eureka. |
Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived.[12] |
11 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Anadyr | France | The steamship collided with the steamship Oxus ( France) and sank at Aden, Aden Governorate. Anadyr was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to a Chinese port.[13] |
Turgot | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Bordeaux, Gironde, France. The fire was extinguished.[14] |
12 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Altnacraig | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock off Palawan, Spanish East Indies and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to an American port.[15][16] |
15 July
edit16 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Lorenzo D. Baker | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of (38°15′N 69°49′W / 38.250°N 69.817°W). Two of her firemen died. Survivors were rescued by the whaling schooner Franklin ( United States).[18][19] |
17 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Garston | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Starbuck Island. Nine of her 29 crew were reported missing.[20] Survivors reached Humphrey Island in a boat on 27 July. They were subsequently rescued by HMS Espiegle ( Royal Navy).[21] |
Victory | United Kingdom | The tug collided with the paddle steamer Queen Victoria ( Isle of Man) in the River Mersey and was damaged.[9] |
19 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Catherine | United Kingdom | The schooner exploded and sank at Thames Haven, Essex with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Thames Haven to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[22] |
Fidia D. | Italy | The barque was driven ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) from Durban, Natal Colony with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port.[9] |
Mirror | United Kingdom | The steamship lost her propeller in the River Thames and was beached at Rotherhithe, London, being in a sinking condition.[9] She was refloated and taken in to Rotherhithe.[23] |
Stranger | United Kingdom | The lugger collided with another vessel and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk by the fishing trawler Chanticleer ( United Kingdom).[9] |
20 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Godild | United Kingdom | The dandy was wrecked at the Birling Gap, Sussex.[24] |
Royal Prince | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Barry, Glamorgan.[23] |
21 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Carolsides | United Kingdom | The tug sank.[15] |
Eduardo | Spain | The steamship was wrecked in dense fog on Old Man Island two miles (3.2 km) south of Cutler, Maine. All 40 crew were rescued.[25][26] |
23 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Agnes | Germany | The brig ran aground in the River Nene at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Wisbech.[27] |
Herman Babson | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Baine Harbour, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[28] |
24 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Aries | United Kingdom | The steam yacht was driven ashore at the "Plockton Lighthouse".[27] |
Svannen | Norway | The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Libussa ( Germany). Svannen was on a voyage from New York, United States to Port Natal, Natal Colony.[29] |
25 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Pamela | United Kingdom | The steam pinnace was wrecked in the River Bann. Her crew survived.[30] |
29 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Rosa | United Kingdom | The steam trawler struck a sunken pile and was beached at Montrose, Forfarshire.[31] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Achilles | Norway | The barque ran aground at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with assistance.[17] |
Adara | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Galaţi, Kingdom of Romania. She was later refloated and taken in to Sulina, Romania, where she arrived on 21 July.[15] |
Afghan | United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Newcastle, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[5] |
Alice | Norway | The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Harwich ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[32] |
Alliance | United States | The steamship caught fire at sea and was severely damaged.[5] |
Ansine | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Thisted. She was a total loss.[2] |
Ardnamult | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near "Faynes", County Waterford.[27] She was refloated on 24 July and taken in to Limerick.[30] |
Charles Northcote | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance.[17] |
Darial | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[12] |
David W. Hunt | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 July.[17] |
Dorothy Watson | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 11 July and taken in to Sunderland, County Durham.[5][14] |
Dundonald | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the "Cocos Lighthouse". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Talcahuano, Mexico.[30] |
Eduardo | Spain | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Little Rive, Maine", United States. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
Faerder | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
Fleur de Lys | Belgium | The steam yacht was run into by the steam trawler Tertia ( Belgium) at Ostend, West Flanders and was severely damaged.[30] |
Gerd Heye | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Moreton Island, Queensland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rockhampton, Queensland to the South Sea Islands.[9] |
Hindoo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Melbourne, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Melbourne. She was refloated with assistance.[6] |
Jessie Harkness | United States | The barque was severely damaged by fire at Manila, Spanish East Indies.[15] |
Kama | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Kem, Russia.[15] |
Kong Carl XV | Norway | The ship collided with at German vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She put in to Tønsberg in a waterlogged condition.[14] |
Lemuria | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Quebec City, Canada.[5] |
Lena | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kertch, Russia.[5] |
Lisboa | Sweden | The schooner ran aground off "Draco", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Kalmar.[23] |
Mallsgate | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Middleton Reef. Some of her crew were rescued; the rest were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to San Francisco, California, United States.[33] |
Mars | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on a reef and was abandoned.[14] |
Maria Stoneman | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Londonderry. She was on a voyage from St John's, Newfoundland Colony to Londonderry.[31] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea (37°20′N 9°41′E / 37.333°N 9.683°E).[6] |
Mary A. Greenwood | United States | The barque was driven ashore at Natal, Brazil. She was on a voyage from New York to Brisbane, Queensland.[5] |
Neophyte | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire off Point Lynas, Anglesey.[12] |
Ottilie | Germany | The barque was driven ashore. She was refloated and put back to "Solombal", Russia in a leaky condition.[17] |
Port Victor | New South Wales | The steamship was driven ashore at "Cape Direction". She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Java.[12] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5] |
Rose Welt | United States | The full-rigged ship sank off Bramble Cay, Queensland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[15] |
Shamrock | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Bergen, Norway. She was refloated with assistance.[14] |
Southern Cross | United Kingdom | The steam yacht was driven ashore in "Loch Slappin", Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides.[31] |
S. T. | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Port Nolloth, Cape Colony.[6] |
Susannah | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged near New Romney, Kent.[17] |
Telemaque | France | The brig collided with the steamship Alphons Conseil ( France) at Bordeaux. Telemaque was beached, but capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Bordeaux.[31] |
Thordisa | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Philadelphia.[31] |
Walter Ulric | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance.[14] |
Waverley | United Kingdom | The ship was lost east of the Percy Islands, Queensland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brisbane to Bangkok, Siam.[11] |
Wilhelm | Netherlands | The brig was driven ashore on Rottum, Groningen. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Delfzijl, Groningen.[2] |
William Coulman | United States | The steamship sank at Phildadelphia. She was later refloated.[12] |
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