List of shipwrecks in August 1889

The list of shipwrecks in August 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1889.

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August 1889
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31
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1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Vinnie M. Getchell	United States	The schooner was run down and sunk. Her crew were rescued. [1]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Bloomer	United States	The schooner capsized in a squall 55 miles (89 km) east southeast of Pensacola, Florida. [2]
Lillydale	United Kingdom	The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. [3]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Thomas Oliver	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned off "Gorodetsk", between "Sweet Nore" and "Orloff"", Russia. [4]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Unnamed	Cape Colony	The whaleboat capsized off the mouth of the Coega River with the loss of all five people on board. [5]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Wildwood	United States	While departing Nushagak on Bristol Bay in the District of Alaska carrying the summer's catch from the cannery at Nushagak, the barque was wrecked in the Nushagak River 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Harkanock. Her 21 crew survived. [6]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Emelia	Italy	The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milazzo to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [7]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Bellaporte	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore and sank at Iquique, Chile with the loss of five of her twenty crew. Survivors were rescued by the full-rigged ship East Lothian (  United Kingdom ). Bellaporte was on a voyage from Iquique to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [8]
Sunbeam, and an unnamed vessel	United Kingdom	The tug Sunbeam and a barge were run into by the steamship Halcyon (  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, London. Their crews were rescued. [9]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Cleveland	United Kingdom	The steamship sank off Gandia, Spain. [7] She was refloated in mid-September. [10]
Lady Sondes	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Charlestown, Cornwall for Brussels, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. No further, [11] reported missing. [12]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Unnamed	Flag unknown	The ketch foundered in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. [7]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Principia	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Coal House Point, Essex. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London. [13] She was refloated the next day with the assistance of four tugs. [14]
Unnamed	Flag unknown	The steamship ran aground in the Small Bitter Lake. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [14]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
A.E. Vickery	United States	The schooner sank after striking a shoal while entering the American Narrows in the St. Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York.
Merquedes	France	The steamship sank off Ar Men, Finistère. [14]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Hindoo	United Kingdom	The steamship caught fire at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boston. [15]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Torpedo boat No. 10	Royal Danish Navy	The torpedo boat capsized in the Øresund and subsequently sank whilst under tow for Copenhagen. She was salvaged, repaired and returned to service. [16]
Windhover	United Kingdom	The barque was lost off Bramble Cay, Queensland. All 22 people on board took to the boats. They landed on Thursday Island a week later. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [17] [18]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Gardar	Norway	The steamship caught fire off Southend, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to London. The fire was extinguished with assistance from the tugs Bulldog and Vauxhall (both   United Kingdom ) and she was towed in to Gravesend, Kent by Vauxhall. [19]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Forest Fairy	United States	The schooner departed from Boston, Massachusetts for Faial Island, Azores. No further trace, feared lost with all 37 people on board. [18]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Muncaster	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was refloated the next day. [15]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Lame Duck	United States	The steamship collided with Commonwealth (  United States) and sank in the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati, Ohio with the loss of four lives. [20]
Seaman's Glory	United Kingdom	The ship capsized off Deal, Kent with the loss of four of the six people on board. [21]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Armenia	United States	The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at Port Costa, California. [17]
Honauwar	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at Port Costa. [17]
Kenilworth	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at Port Costa. [17]
Langdale	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at Port Costa. [22]
Taymouth Castle	United Kingdom	The steamship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Cape Town, Cape Colony. The fire was extinguished and she completed her voyage. [23]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Odessa	United Kingdom	The steamship collided with the steamship Homer (  United Kingdom ) and sank 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Cape Espichel, Portugal with the loss of three of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Homer. Odessa was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Brăila, Romania. [24] [5]
Unnamed	United Kingdom	The dredger was run into by the steamship Jason (  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Clyde at Dumbarton with the loss of six of the ten people on board. Survivors were rescued by Jason. [25]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Ancon	United States	Wreck of Ancon, ca. 1895. The sidewheel paddle steamer, a cargo liner, was stranded on a rock projecting from a reef in Naha Bay ( 55°36′12″N131°38′00″W / 55.60333°N 131.63333°W / 55.60333; -131.63333 (Naha Bay) ) as she was departing the wharf at Loring, District of Alaska. Her back broke as the tide receded, and she became a total loss. All on board, 119 passengers and 72 crewmen, survived. [26] They were rescued on 1 September by the steamship Elder (  United States). [27]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Arranmore	United Kingdom	The steamship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. [22]
Protector	United Kingdom	The tug was run into by the paddle tug Duncan (  United Kingdom and sank 2 cables (380m) off the Abertay Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Duncan. [28]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Diana	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore in the Solent near Stone Point. Her passengers were taken off. Diana was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Southampton. [29]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1889

Ship	State	Description
Alpha	Germany	The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from an English port to Lübeck. She was later refloated. [22]
Baines Hawkins	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Malmö, Sweden. [28]
Baron Blantyre	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground and sank in the Strait of Bangka. [28]
Belle of Benin	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at Opobo, Niger Coast Protectorate. She was a total loss. [14]
Bempton	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Guia, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Antwerp, Belgium. [22]
Ben Righ	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground at Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Lybster, Caithness to Dantsic, Germany. She was refloated with assistance. [4]
Blue Jacket	United Kingdom	The ship sank off New Quay, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Towyn, Caernarfonshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [19]
Bonny Kate	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Piteå, Sweden to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage. [28]
Carl Johan	Denmark	The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently towed in to Copenhagen by the steamship Romney (  Denmark). [9]
Centennial, and Kanahooka	United Kingdom	The steamships collided at Sydney, New South Wales. Centennial sank. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Wellington, New Zealand. Kanahooka was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Wollongong to Sydney. [15]
Colombo	United Kingdom	The barque ran aground in the Brisbane River. [28]
Dewdrop	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground at "Malorm Kalix", Sweden. [22] She was later refloated and taken in to "Karlsberg". [30]
Eduard Virgino	France	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 32°13′N39°22′W / 32.217°N 39.367°W / 32.217; -39.367 ). Twelve people were rescued by the barque Giudotta D (  Italy ). Eduard Virgino was on a voyage from "Kotona", French Guinea to "Kernds". [17]
Empress of India	United Kingdom	The steamship was run into by the steamship Rheinfels (  Germany ) at Port Said, Egypt and was severely damaged. [31]
Georgina	United Kingdom	The barque ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rosario, Argentina. [15]
Hanna	Norway	The barque ran aground at Saltholmen. She was later refloated with assistance. [32]
Harold	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore on Bon Portage Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Cork. [17]
Horsley	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground at Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and found to be leaky. [3]
J. C. Williams	United States	The ship sprang a leak and sank off Barbados. Her crew were rescued. [13]
Johannes	Germany	The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. Some of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [19]
Joseph Wilde	United States	The schooner collided with the steamship Nessmore (  United Kingdom ) and sank at the mouth of the Chesapeake River. Her crew survived. [17]
Kenilworth	Germany	The barque was wrecked in the Fly River. Five of her crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. [5]
Kuopio	Russia	The schooner capsized at Visby, Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. [3]
Manche	France	The brig was driven ashore on Île Verte, Finistère. [9]
Maria	Netherlands	The barque ran aground at Menado, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated, but was subsequently destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. [22]
Marianne Bertha	Germany	The barque ran aground on the Lillegrund, in the Baltic Sea. [14]
Marlborough	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Mocha Shoal, in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to New York. She was refloated five days later and put in to Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. [28]
Mathilde	Germany	The brig ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. [14]
Mortlake	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Newport News, Virginia, United States. [19]
Newcastle	Norway	The barque was driven ashore at Maldonado, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. [17]
Nouvelle Société	France	The ship ran aground and sank at Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was later refloated. [7]
Olaf Nicklesen	Norway	The ship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and taken in to Bordeaux in a leaky condition. [4]
Ontario	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Avonmouth, Somerset. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [28]
Perpetua	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore at Glasson Dock, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Glasson Dock to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [7]
Persian	Germany	The schooner was driven ashore on Amrum, Germany. [19]
Peter der Grosse	Russia	The steamship was driven ashore on Hiiumaa. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg. She was refloated and put in to Reval in a leaky condition. [33]
Rose	Flag unknown	The ship was holed by her anchor at Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada and became severely leaky. [22]
Rosedale	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at "Husvalla", Öland, Sweden. [33]
Sarah A. Dudman	Russia	The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [14]
Scottish Fairy	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep. She was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to Hamburg. [3]
St. Andrew's Bay	United Kingdom	The steamship was severely damaged by an onboard explosion at South Shields, County Durham. [14]
Star of the East	United Kingdom	The smack was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She subsequently became a wreck. [19]
St. Lawrence	United States	The steamship was wrecked on "Hog Island", in the Saint Lawrence River. [34]
Torre del Oro	Spain	The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Seville. [13]
Venus	Norway	The brig ran aground in the River Lee. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Ballinacurra, County Cork, United Kingdom. [14]
Victoria	Spain	The barque was driven ashore on Grand Manan. Her crew were rescued. She was declared a total loss. [3]
Vulcan	Germany	Wissmann Expedition: The steamship was wrecked at "Tangani", on the east coast of Africa. Her crew survived, but several of them were killed in attacks by the local inhabitants. [18]
Welcome	United Kingdom	The Mersey Flat collided with another vessel and sank in the River Mersey off Egremont, Lancashire. [7]
Zephyrus	United Kingdom	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Southampton, Hampshire. [4]

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