The list of shipwrecks in May 1887 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1887.
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Ship | State | Description |
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John Knox | ![]() | The steamship sank 400 yards (370 m) from the shore, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all 29 crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Quebec City. Canada. [1] [2] [3] |
Kelpie | ![]() | The yacht ran aground on a groyne at Sheerness, Kent and was damaged. [4] |
Nordhavet | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Ower Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Montevideo, Uruguay. She was refloated and beached at Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom. [4] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Marie Antoinette | ![]() | The brig sprang a leak off Cape Finisterre, Spain and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Blagdon (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ajaccio, and Asie | ![]() | The steamships collided off Barcelona, Spain. Asie sank with the loss of five lives. Survivors were rescued by Ajaccio. Asiewas on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Barcelona. Ajaccio was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Algiers, Algeria. Severely damaged at the bow, she put in to Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales. [6] |
Louis O'Neill | ![]() | The schooner collided with Thos. W. Parker after both lost their tow, and with Swain (both ![]() |
Mary Francis | ![]() | The fishing boat struck a sunken rock in the Blasket Islands, County Kerry and sank. Her crew survived. [5] |
Welcome | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Limerick. She was refloated but struck the quayside and was severely damaged. [5] [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alpha | ![]() | The schooner collided with the schooner Argo (![]() |
C. B. Manning | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia,Canada. [9] |
La Champagne, and Ville de Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | The steamship La Champagne was run into by the steamship Ville de Rio de Janeiro in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) south west of the Eddystone Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom and was holed below the waterline. Some of her passengers abandoned ship, fighting with the crew. Fifteen survivors were rescued by the steamship Ville de Bordeaux (![]() ![]() |
Tellus | ![]() | The barque was run into by the steamship La Bretagne (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Shark | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Frodsham, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Widnes, Cheshire to Workington, Cumberland. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Galatea | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at "Kettleloft", Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Sanday, Orkney Islands. [13] |
John Jenniford | ![]() | The coaster, a steamship, was run down and sunk off the Longships by the steamship R. F. Matthews (![]() |
Neva | ![]() | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Banjoewangie, Netherlands East Indies to Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, [14] reported missing. [15] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque was run down and sunk by a steamship off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. Her crew were rescued by the steamship. [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dagmar | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 37°30′N47°52′W / 37.500°N 47.867°W ). Her crew were rescued by Hermann (![]() |
G. E. Wood | ![]() | The steamship collided with the steamship Great Eastern (![]() |
William Connall | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Darling Downs | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was run into by the steamship Britannia (![]() ![]() |
Frances | ![]() | The Mersey Flat collided with the barque Fontenaye (Flag unknown) in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. Frances was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to New Ferry, Cheshire. She was beached. [18] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire State | ![]() | The passenger ship, a sidewheel paddle steamer, was destroyed by fire and sank at Bristol, Rhode Island. [19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | ![]() | The ship departed from London for Buenos Aires, Argentina. No further trace, reported overdue. [20] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Golden Island | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was wrecked. Her seven crew were rescued by the Deal Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brilliant | ![]() | The ketch ran aground on the Haven Hole Spit, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. [21] |
Fulda | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at New York, United States. [22] She was refloated on 18 May. [23] |
Zenobia | ![]() | The schooner departed from Newport, Monmouthshire. She subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. Wreckage from the ship washed up at Llanelly, Glamorgan on 2 June. |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Celtic | ![]() | The ocean liner collided with the ocean liner Britannic (![]() |
George | ![]() | The barquentine was run into by the steamship Rona (![]() |
John Hickman | ![]() | The full-rigged ship collided with a railway bridge at Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands and was severely damaged. [24] |
Onward | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore near Morfa Nefyn, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. [25] |
Owl | ![]() | The Mersey Flat was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. [24] [25] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on Sarn Badrig. [25] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Capri | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Civita Vecchia, Italy to Kertch, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs. [24] |
Cochrane | ![]() | The steamship foundered in the North Sea. Her thirteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. [26] |
George Moore | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked on The Smalls, Cornwall. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the steamship Juno (![]() |
Go Ahead | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in fog at Cape Kidnappers during a voyage from Wellington Harbour to Napier with the loss of one life. |
Harkaway | ![]() | The steamship foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) south south west of the Smalls Lighthouse, Wales with the loss of thirteen of the sixteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the cutter yacht Thistle (![]() |
Industry | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at New Quay, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued by the New Quay Lifeboat. [24] |
John Howe | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey near Speke, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Garston, Lancashire. [30] |
Livlig | ![]() | The brigantine capsized at Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom. [24] |
Najaden | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Mersey at Speke. She was on a voyage from Westervik to Garston. [30] |
Tancook | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. [24] She was refloated in early June and taken in to Fleetwood in a severely damaged condition. [16] |
Thomas | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [24] |
Una | ![]() | The steam yacht was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued by a Coastguard boat. She was refloated and towed in to Southsea. [24] |
Italian torpedo boat No. 99 | ![]() | The torpedo boat was damaged off Dungeness, Kent. She put in to Dover, Kent. [24] |
No. 100 | ![]() | The torpedo boat collided with two vessels off Dungeness and was damaged. She put in to Dover. [24] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charley Bowen No. 2 | ![]() | The steamship struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River near Twin Hollows with the loss of a crew member. [31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Glenroy | ![]() | The full-rigged ship sank in the Red Sea. [33] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Garnock | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on Staten Island New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. She was a total loss. [34] |
Great Surgeon | ![]() | The barque was wrecked in the Spanish East Indies. Her crew survived. [35] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ivy | ![]() | The tug collided with the steamship Wydale (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Addie John | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Grape Vine Cove. [9] |
Svea | ![]() | The ship collided with the pier at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. [36] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cynthia | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Garvel Point, Ayrshire. [36] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Oder | ![]() | The steamship struck a sunken rock and foundered off Socotra, Aden Governorate. [37] |
Oswego | ![]() | The tug was rammed and sunk by the sailing barge May Richards (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jessie | ![]() | The smack sprang a leak and was beached at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. [38] |
Lucinda Van Valkenburg | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adelaide | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore in the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was refloated and taken in to Bangor, County Down. [5] |
A. N. Hansen | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Domesnes, Russia. [5] |
Anna Ottilie | ![]() | The schooner ran aground at "Dracko". She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Riga. [38] |
Benledi | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Yenikioi, Ottoman Empire whilst avoiding a collision with another vessel. She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff, Russia to Genoa, Italy. [8] |
Bertie | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal near Kabret, Eypt. She was later refloated. [36] |
Borghese | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Paraná River. [18] |
C. B. Manning | ![]() | The fishing schooner went aground on Gannet Ledge off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, during a halibut-fishing expedition and became a total loss. Her entire crew survived. [41] |
Ceará | ![]() | The steamship was lost. [42] |
Christiane | ![]() | The barque foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Tromsø. [30] |
Dan | ![]() | The brig ran aground at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France. [21] |
Dilston Castle | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at "Ingibournon", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Gibraltar. [24] |
Drott | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at "Amack", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom. [43] |
Eliza and Emma | ![]() | The brigantine ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from Increase (![]() |
Emma | ![]() | The steamship sank. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to "Catingsiel". [30] |
Freeda A. Willey | ![]() | The ship collided with the steamship Martello (![]() |
Gustaf Adolf | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [42] |
Helma | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halmstad to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [36] |
Hercules | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fernandina Beach, Florida. [24] |
Hiram | ![]() | The schooner ran aground at "Fehermern". She was on a voyage from Oskarshamn to Fredericia, Denmark. She was refloated and towed in to Korsør, Denmark by a steamship. [8] |
Ida | ![]() | The barque ran aground at Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundswall to Hartlepool. [36] |
Illinois | ![]() | The ship ran aground in Lower New York Bay. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New York. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [18] |
Ivy | ![]() | The tug collided with the steamship Wydale (![]() |
Jean Baptiste | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Pederneira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [8] |
Lauretta | ![]() | The barque ran aground off the coast of Florida. She was on a voyage from Key West, Florida to Brest, Finistère, France. [18] |
Lockton | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at Lågskär, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm, Sweden. [30] |
Margarita, and Sirius | ![]() ![]() | The barque Margarita and the schooner Sirius collided off Falsterbo, Sweden and were both severely damaged. Sirius was on a voyage from Antwerp to Riga. She was subsequently run into by the barque Jonstorp (![]() |
Marianne | ![]() | The galiot was driven ashore at Hela. [38] |
Mars | Flag unknown | The steamship caught fire at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [38] |
Mere Frutsanst | ![]() | The fishing vessel was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Watergeus (![]() |
Mountain Maid | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Raven Point, County Wexford. [43] |
Navigatore | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Cronstadt. [5] |
Northumberland | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Napier, New Zealand and is a total loss. The crew were saved. [13] [18] An assisting tug was wrecked with the loss of three crew. [45] |
Ocean King | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at "Cape Larache", Canada. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but was consequently beached at Three Rivers, Quebec, Canada. [36] She was later refloated and taken in to Montreal, Quebec, arriving on 27 May. [38] |
Papa Giacinto | ![]() | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Circe (![]() |
Svea | ![]() | The schooner collided with the steamship Flaxman (![]() |
Tancarville | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [21] |
Teddington | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [8] |
Thyra | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at "Nordschouwen", Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyagte from Fredrikstad to Dordrecht, South Holland. [21] |
Toni C. | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Suedia, Ottoman Empire. [5] |
Uranus | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henelopen, Delaware, United States. She subsequently became a wreck. [21] |
Wrights | Flag unknown | The ship collided with Union (Flag unknown) and was severely damaged. [30] |
Zulette | Flag unknown | The ship was lost in Canadian waters. [21] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The fishing boat was run down and sunk off Rota by the steamship Smeaton (![]() |