The list of shipwrecks in December 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1889.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aldborough | The steamship collided with the steamship Ascupart ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ferret | The steam launch collided with the ferry Tynemouth ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adolph Woermann | The steamship ran aground at Akassa, Oil Rivers Protectorate. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship King Tofa (Flag unknown) and towed in to Akassa. [4] | |
| County of Merioneth | The barque was driven ashore at "Bancochico", Argentina. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [4] She was refloated and taken in to Buenos Aires. [5] | |
| Falshaw | The steamship was driven ashore at Brăila, Romania. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Galați. [4] She was refloated. [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ancona, and Kungpai | The steamships collided at Hong Kong. Both vessels were severely damaged and were beached. Ancona was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Yokohama, Japan. [4] | |
| Euphemia | The ship struck the Shark's Fin Rock and foundered. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Penzance, Cornwall. [4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Echo | The tug collided with the steamship Northenden ( | |
| HMS Watchful | The Albacore-class gunboat was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. [6] She was refloated on 8 December. [7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nord | The ship ran into the quayside on being launched at Stobcross, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom and was damaged. [8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Karoon | The steamship, on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to Bremerhaven, Germany, stranded on Razende Bol off the North Dutch coast, and the crew taken off as a precaution. She was refloated the following morning and completed her voyage in tow before repairs in England. [9] [10] [11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attila | The steamship ran aground off Cape Barfa. She was refloated and put in to Gibraltar. [12] | |
| Blagdon | The steamship departed from Reval, Russia for London. No further trace, reported missing. Presumed foundered with the loss of all 25 crew. [13] | |
| Lizzie | The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Portslade, Sussex, The sole crew member was rescued. [14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann and Ellen, Starand Zaripha | The steamship Zaripha collided with the tank barge Star in the River Thames at London, driving her into the schooner Ann and Ellen, which was severely damaged. Zaripha then collided with the steamship Kent ( | |
| Ingrid | The derelict schooner was towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk by a tug. [14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara Felicia | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. [15] | |
| Dragonfly | The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [16] [17] | |
| Fred E. Scammell | The barque ran aground on the Ile du Nord, Tasmania. She was refloated. [18] | |
| Iron Duke | The full-rigged ship ran aground near Dublin, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Dublin. She was refloated and towed in to Dublin. [18] | |
| Mandalay | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Bahia Blanca, Brazil. She was refloated. [15] [19] | |
| Richard Porter | The ship was wrecked on the Swedish coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rostock, Germany. [19] [18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leerdam, and Gaw Quan Sia | The steamships collided in the North Sea. Both vessels sank, Gaw Quan Sia with the loss of two of her crew. Surviving crew of both vessels and all 400 passengers from Leerdam took to the boats. They were rescued the next day by the steamship Emma ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge | The smack foundered in the North Sea north of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. [22] | |
| Delphine Mélanie | The barque was driven ashore at Tacumshane, County Wexford, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. [22] [23] | |
| Progress | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Whitton, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Goole, Yorkshire. [22] She was refloated on 18 December with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Goole. [24] | |
| Ralph Creyke | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Goole. [22] She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a number of tugs and taken in to Goole. [23] | |
| W. W. Lloyd | The ship ran aground at Piel Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. [22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | The steamship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen. [23] She was refloated and taken in to Bremerhaven. [24] | |
| Ruby | The steam fishing boat was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. Ruby was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Berwick upon Tweed. She was refloated and towed in to Berwick upon Tweed. [23] | |
| Tenby Castle | The barque was wrecked at the South Stack, Anglesey with the loss of eleven of the fourteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat. [20] [25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Lühe, Germany. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Hamburg. [24] [25] | |
| Edith | The steamship ran aground at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated. [24] | |
| Maid of Anglesey | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. [15] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Strathblane ( | |
| Romanby | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. [25] | |
| Wave | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Hamburg. [24] [25] | |
| Will o' the Wisp | The lighter ran aground and sank at Dundee, Forfarshire. [24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Fell | Flag unknown | The steamship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Emden, Germany to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [26] |
| Newnham | The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. [27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benisaf | The steamship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Benisaf, French Algeria to Maryport. [26] | |
| Cleddy | The steamship collided with the steamship Isle of Cyprus ( | |
| Earl of Durham | The steamship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Amsterdam, North Holland. [29] [30] | |
| Fairway | The steamship collided with the steamship Kirkstall ( | |
| Lancashire | The full-rigged ship was run into by the barque Julia ( | |
| Prins Willem I | The steamship foundered in the English Channel. Twenty-eight of the 41 people on board were rescued; the rest were reported missing. Prins Willem I was on a voyage from Paramaribo, Surinam to Amsterdam. [28] | |
| Wick Bay | The steamship ran aground in the Lynn Channel. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice V. Goodhue | The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham. [26] | |
| Sandringham | The steamship collided with the barque Joseph Haydn ( | |
| Stad | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Humber at Whitton, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Nieuport. [31] [26] |
| St. Andrew | The steamship collided with the steamship Newent ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adonis | The wooden brigantine was wrecked approximately 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Crowdy Head, New South Wales when she sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Wollongong to the Richmond River in New South Wales. | |
| Dunrobin | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Laxey, Isle of Man. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. [32] | |
| Igor | The schooner was wrecked on the Dulas Rock, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat. [32] | |
| Jedda C. Yedea | The brigantine put in to the Mumbles, Glamorgan, United Kingdom in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Vannes, Morbihan. [31] | |
| Mona | The ketch was driven ashore near Youghal, County Cork. She was refloated and taken in to Youghal, where she sank. [32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie M. Jordan | The schooner was wrecked on Gallantry Head, Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. [33] | |
| James Williamson | The schooner was wrecked at Rue Point, Isle of Man. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Creetown, Wigtownshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. [34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ehren | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex. [35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini | The steamship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan. [12] | |
| Jane and William | The ship was driven ashore near Castletown, Isle of Man. [12] | |
| Wide West | The steamship was wrecked on Destruction Island, Washington, United States, after losing her propeller and auxiliary sailing rig in high winds and heavy seas. Her crew abandoned ship safely. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan McKenzie | The steamship was sunk in a collision in snow with the steamship Oregon ( | |
| Oregon | The steamer was damaged in a collision with Clan McKenzie ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross, and Ida | The brig Albatross collided with Ida in the North Sea and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from St. Davids, Pembrokeshire to Ålesund. She put in to Leith, Lothian. Ida was also damaged; she was towed in to Leith. [38] | |
| Albatross | The barquentine was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. [38] | |
| Lennie | The barque ran ashore on Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked. | |
| Sarmatia | The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Antwerp, Belgium. [38] She was refloated and completed her voyage. [39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ailsa Craig | The steamship collided with the quayside at Dundee, Forfarshire and was damaged. [39] | |
| John Bowes | The steamship was driven ashore near Gravesend, Kent. She was later refloated. [39] | |
| Star of China | The ship ran aground at Saint Helena. She was on a voyage from Cochin, India to New York, United States. She was refloated and taken in to port. [40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrenfeld | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe near Finkenwarder. [39] | |
| Carisbrook | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe near Finkenwarder. [39] | |
| Château Yquem | The steamship caught fire at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [39] | |
| Dux, and Glendale | The barque Dux collided with Glendale in the River Thames and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to the Falkland Islands. She put back to Gravesend, Kent. Glendale was severely damaged. [39] | |
| Edith | The steamship collided with the steamship Mary Nixon ( | |
| Medusa | The steamship was driven ashore at Suakim, Mahdist State. [39] | |
| Ovington | The steamship collided with the steamship Queen Victoria ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effort | The ketch was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. Both crew were rescued by the Boulmer Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Coldingham, Northumberland to Sunderland, County Durham. [30] | |
| Ohcrinell | The barque was wrecked on the coast of County Cork with the loss of two of her crew. [42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agenora | The brig collided with the steamship Whitley ( | |
| Aidar | The steamship ran aground at Pera, Ottoman Empire. [27] She was refloated on 21 December. [32] | |
| Alexandra | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Rettimo, Greece. Her crew were rescued. [23] [27] | |
| Alford | The steamship was driven ashore in the Danube downstream of Galaţi, Romania by ice. [25] She was later refloated. [38] | |
| Andrea Antonia | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Bahia Blanca, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Bahia Blanca. [27] |
| Angostura | The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Callao, Peru. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Vlieland, Friesland. [22] | |
| Ariel | The steamship ran aground at Ochakoff, Russia. [27] She was later refloated and taken in to Odesa, Russia. | |
| Barunga | The steamship ran aground in the Pirie River. She was on a voyage from Port Pirie to New Zealand. [27] | |
| B. Kemeny, and Germania | The steamship B. Kemeny collided with the steamship Germania and was severely damaged. B. Kemeny was on a voyage from Fiume to Antwerp, Belgium. Germania sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Hamburg. [31] | |
| Charles Napier | The schooner was driven ashore at "Fidari", Greece. [23] | |
| City of Oxford | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated on 16 December. [22] | |
| Clan Mackenzie | The full-rigged ship was run into by the steamship Oregon ( | |
| Cobija | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Gaboon. [31] | |
| Dalswinton | The full-rigged ship caught fire at Galle, Ceylon. [38] | |
| Dora, and an unnamed vessel | The steamships collided at Constantinople and were both severely damaged. [27] | |
| Durham | The ship caught fire at Port Costa, California, United States. [23] She was severely damaged. [24] | |
| Eask | The brig was driven ashore at "Kaageleie". She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Ystad, Sweden. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition. [29] | |
| Elefterios | The brig collided with the steamship Brazil ( | |
| Elisa | The ship was driven ashore at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais and became severely leaky. She was on a voyage from Treguier, Côtes-du-Nord to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. [24] | |
| Empusa | The steamship struck a rock off Ouessant, Finistère, Franch. She put in to Torbay in a leaky condition. [16] [44] | |
| Energia | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Feodosiya, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. [2] | |
| Erato | The steamship was driven ashore in the Patapco River. she was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Sligo. [29] | |
| Estrella | The schooner was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued. [4] | |
| Étrangère | The yacht collided with the steamship Cossack ( | |
| Frontera | The ship was lost at sea. [31] | |
| Glynaeron | The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was later refloated and assisted in to Holyhead by a tug. [22] | |
| Gustava | | The ship struck a rock and foundered off the Norwegian coast with the loss of two of her crew. [16] She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Christiania, Norway. [19] |
| Hector | The lighter collided with the steamship Heathmore ( | |
| Holt Hill | The ship was wrecked at Saint Paul's. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the Sand Heads. [14] | |
| Isa | The schooner was wrecked on the Dulas Rocks, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire. [32] | |
| James Martin | The barque ran aground at Banjoewangie, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Australia. [14] | |
| Jane | The barquentine was driven ashore near Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was refloated. [12] | |
| Janet | The brig was driven ashore south of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Her nine crew were rescued by the Newbiggin Lifeboat. She was refloated on 20 December and towed in to the River Tyne in a waterlogged condition. [29] [45] | |
| John M. Clerk | The barque was lost at sea. Her crew were rescued by an American barque. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Shanghai, China. [27] | |
| John Ormston | The steamship ran aground at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [19] | |
| Jozic | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Beauduc", Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [2] | |
| Juan Ramos | The steamship put in to Roses in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Marseille. [22] | |
| Karoon | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Bremen, Germany. [8] She was refloated. [16] |
| Kimon | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued She was towed in to Mossel Bay in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Hawarden Castle ( | |
| Kinsembo | The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of Sierra Leone. [39] She was refloated. [46] | |
| Loch Ness | The steamship was driven ashore at Dagerort, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Reval, Russia. [12] | |
| Marco Minghetti | The steamship was driven ashore on Chios, Greece. [2] She was later refloated and taken in tow by Psara ( | |
| Mizpah | | The ketch was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was refloated with assistance. [24] |
| Monte Rosa | The steamship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia, United States. The fire was extinguished. [4] | |
| Mute | The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. [2] | |
| Nostra Genitori | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently towed in to Boston, Massachusetts, United States and beached. [8] | |
| Romany | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Hamburg. [24] | |
| S. J. Musson | The brigantine was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. [5] | |
| St. Dunstan | The steamship collided with a Royal Navy ship at Singapore, Straits Settlements and was beached. [31] | |
| Thorbeke VII | The barque collided with the steamship P. Caland ( | |
| Tiogo | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Strait of Mackinac. [2] |
| Vesta | The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Valparaíso, Chile. [24] | |
| Warrington | The steamship collided with the steamship Harsley ( |