The list of shipwrecks in 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1888.
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| Andrew H. Edwards | Flag unknown | The barque was lost off Island Beach on the coast of New Jersey, United States. [1] |
| Anna Delius | The barque was abandoned in the North Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Deutschland ( | |
| Ann Millicent | The barque was wrecked on the Timore Rocks, in the Pacific Ocean. Her fifteen crew survived. [3] | |
| Civitas Carrera | Flag unknown | The barque was lost at Manasquan, New Jersey. Her wreck was buried until a storm uncovered it and it was salvaged in 1937. [1] |
| Star of Greece | The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Port Willunga, South Australia with the loss of seventeen lives. [4] | |
| Theodore Ducos | The barque caught fire at Tahiti on June 18 or July 18 and was scuttled. [5] | |
| Weathersfield | The vessel was lost in the Cook Strait, New Zealand. The captain and two of the crew were landed at Plymouth in March 1889. [6] |