The list of shipwrecks in 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1889.
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| Altmore | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Nirvaun Reef, in the Fiji Islands in April or May with the loss of at least one life. Eight people were rescued. A boat was reported missing. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to San Francisco, California, United States. [1] [2] |
| Ella | Lost with all hands in the Atlantic, while heading to the Newfoundland fishing grounds. [3] | |
| Hannah | The ship foundered at sea between 26 August and 19 November. At least five of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Aracaty, Brazil. [4] | |
| Herald of the Morning | | The hulk of the square-rigged sailing ship, severely damaged by fire in Hobsons Bay, New South Wales, Australia, on 15 November 1859 and never repaired, was scuttled c. 1889. |
| Patriot Queen | The ship was abandoned and the crew were landed at Philadelphia. [5] | |
| Quatre Freres | Lost with all hands in the Atlantic, while heading to the Newfoundland fishing grounds. [3] |