List of shipwrecks in November 1889

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

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1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1889
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ArethusaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. [1]
BalticNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg Norway The brigantine was run into by the steamship Gascony (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom at Ayr, United Kingdom and was damaged. [2]
BatavierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barge broke in two and sank off the East Goodwin Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her five crew were rescued. She was on being towed from Antwerp to Portishead, Somerset by the tug White Rose (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [1] [3] [2]
ElfridaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated. [1]
Gascony Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship broke from her moorings at Ayr. She struck the quayside bow and stern and was damaged. [1] [2]
GlanmireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak off the Mine Head Lighthouse, County Waterford. Her five passengers were taken off by the Ballinacoutry Lifeboat William Dunville ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Her 25 crew took to the boats. Glanmire was beached in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork. [4] [5] [6]
MaitlandsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Stettin, Germany. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Stettin. She was refloated. [1]
MargeryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Scarborough, Yorkshire. [1]
MithraaleFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brigantine was wrecked at Piombino, Italy. Her crew were rescued. [1]
NielesSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg Sweden The schooner collided with the smack Clio (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was damaged. Nieles was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Norrköping. She put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. [1]
OceanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner struck the pier at Arbroath, Forfarshire and was severely damaged. Her crew were rescued. [2]
Peep o' DayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with the barque Ancona (Flag unknown) and drove ashore on Holy Island, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. [2]
PrudentFlag of France.svg France The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was refloated with assistance. [1]
RheinlandFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to a port in Dorset, United Kingdom. [1]
RoeicliffCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. Her six crew were rescued by the Troon Lifeboat Alexander Munroe ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Roeicliff was on a voyage from Porsgrund, Norway to Troon. [7] [2]
WindwardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Holywood, County Down. [1]
Portrush Lifeboat Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat capsized three times whilst going to the aid of a schooner in distress with the loss of three of her crew. She came ashore near Portballintrae, County Antrim. [7] [3]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Exchange (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of all five crew. [1] [6]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Holy Island, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. [2]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1889
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AbergeldieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Eden (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by Eden. Abergeldie was on a voyage from London to Sundsvall, Sweden. [6]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1889
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AlfredCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was discovered abandoned in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. She was towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight. [8]
Star of HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered off Dover, Kent. [8]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1889
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Ramon de LarrinagaFlag unknownThe steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. The fire was extinguished. [9]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1889
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Lady LincolnFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The schooner sank off Highland Lighthouse, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued. [10]
TomCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Ada (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, London. [9]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1889
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ArracanFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque was run down and sunk off Bornholm, Denmark by a steamship. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Helene (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ). Arracan was on a voyage from New York, United States to Danzig. [11]
ElmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France to Dublin. [12]
Lady Eglington, and
Telesto
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag unknown
The steamships collided in the Seine and were damaged. They both put in to Havre le Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [12]
LombardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [12]
Nova ScotianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Patapsco River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [12]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1889
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Queensmore Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean while on the return leg of her maiden voyage. An attempt was made to beach her in Dunmanus Bay but she struck the Bullig Reef and sank. The crew took to the ship's boats. [13] [14]
SantiagoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was destroyed by fire at sea. All 59 people on board were rescued by the full-rigged ship A. J. Fuller (Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States). Santiago was on a voyage from New York to Hull, Yorkshire. [15] [16]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1889
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CongoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Small Bitter Lake. She was refloated. [11]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1889
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Black WatchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ben Voirlich (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [17]
GreenwoodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Middlesbrough. [11]
LarchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Pilot (Flag unknown) off Cape Villano, Spain. Larch was beached at Las Arenas. [18] She was refloated and towed in to Bilbao, where she arrived on 12 November in a severely damaged condition. [19]
MarthaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank at Widnes, Cheshire. [18]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1889
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DurhamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ferry collided with the steamship Sicilia (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at North Shields, Northumberland and was severely damaged. [18]
GassendiCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Gothenburg City (Flag unknown) in the River Thames and was beached at Greenwich, London. [18]
SestosCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Usk, Monmouthshire. [18]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1889
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EuropeanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Adler (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ) at Hull, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. European was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Hull. [19]
Holt HillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the island of St Paul in the south of the Indian Ocean. Her crew remained on the uninhabited island for eight days before they were rescued by the barque Cooring (Flag of South Australia (1876-1904).svg South Australia). One crew member died. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Calcutta, India. [20] [21]
MidasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maceió, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Barbados. [19] She was reflaoted with assistance on 16 November. [22]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1889
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AntoniettaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was driven ashore at Orosei, Sardinia. Her crew were rescued. [23]
NewbattleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Forth. [24]
WylamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Honfleur, Manche, France. [19]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1889
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AtlasNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 47°21′N31°33′W / 47.350°N 31.550°W / 47.350; -31.550 ). Her twelve crew were rescued by Marie (Flag unknown). [25]
DelphinFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The barque was wrecked on the Sanbacks Rock, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ibiza, Spain to Uusikaupunki, Grand Duchy of Finland. [24]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was run into by the steamship Zancla (Flag unknown) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. [24]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1889
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ArrowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. [24]
EskCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Louisa H. (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the River Tyne. Esk was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Antwerp, Belgium, She put back to Newcastle upon Tyne. [24]
Fearless Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The tug ran aground on the north spit of the Umpqua River and was wrecked with the loss of all eight people on board. [26] [27] [28]
HydraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Frances. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and put back to Goole for repairs. [24]
LowestoftCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship Sindbad (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the River Tyne and was severely damaged. [22]
Sam WellerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated with assistance. [24]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1889
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ConstantineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth. [22]
FernbrookCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Lynton, Devon. She was refloated and put back to Cardiff, Glamorgan in a leaky condition. [22]
OrklaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished. [22]
OuseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cardiff. [22]
VectisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cardiff. [22]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1889
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DecimaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Guedsar". [29] She was later refloated and taken in to Kiel, Germany, where she arrived on 22 November. [25]
Edith GoddenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. [29]
ManhattanFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The cargo liner was sunk in a collision with the schooner Agnes Manning (Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States) off Fenwick Island, Delaware, eight miles (13 km) off the Fenwick Shoal Lightship with the loss of eleven lives.<refARSIGSIS90/> [30]
MarieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered at the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River with the loss of all eight people on board. [31]
MinnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the Ness of Queys, in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Copenhagen, Denmark. [29] She broke up on 23 November. [25]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1889
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BeechdaleFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The ship was driven ashore on Fire Island, New York. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New York City. [29] She was refloated in early December and taken in to New York in a leaky condition. [32]
OlgaFlag of Denmark.svg Denmark The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the River Ythan with the loss of one of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. [27] [33]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1889
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Bessie WhinerayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with the steamship Washington (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Washington. [23]
ChinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Yokohama, Japan. [23] She was refloated on 24 November. [25]
CorsoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished. [34]
IndustriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steam trawler collided with the quayside and sank at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [23]
SugarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Inishgort, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newport, County Mayo. She was refloated but had to be beached. [23]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1889
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BerbiceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the breakwater at Las Palmas, Canary Islands and was beached. [23]
LyciaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated the next day. [23]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1889
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AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Thames barge was driven ashore at Southend, Essex. [25]
George JehuCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Thames barge was driven ashore at Southend. [25]
HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered off Roundstone, County Galway. Her crew were rescued. [23]
Jane FlemingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Thames barge sank at Southend. [25]
SilberhornFlag unknownThe ship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [23]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1889
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TwilightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in Trawbreaga Bay. [25]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1889
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Madame AngotFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium The fishing trawler collided with a British smack and sank in the English Channel. Her six crew were rescued by the smack Express (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [15]
SelinunteFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The steamship was driven ashore near Brindisi. [35]
SylphCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Scrabster, Caithness. Her crew were rescued by the Scrabster Lifeboat Charley Lloyd ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [15]
William JonesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Scrabster. Her crew were rescued by the Scrabster Lifeboat Charley Lloyd ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [15]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1889
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GermaniaFlag unknownThe barque was driven ashore at Long Branch, New Jersey, United States with the loss of at least six lives. [31]
ReplenishCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was run into by a smack and was abandoned in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack James and Martha (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [35]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1889
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ArbutusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Roker, County Durham. She was refloated on 4 December with the assistance of five tugs. [36]
CremonFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was refloated and towed in to Gravesend, Kent by the tug Contest (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [35]
VolunteerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered in Rye Bay with the loss of four lives. [37]
Nominoé Flag of France.svg France The brig ran aground near Blankenberge, West Flanders, Belgium during a violent storm. All five crew were rescued by Belgian lifeguards, but five lifeguards died during the rescue attempts. [38]
Scottish PrinceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the quayside at Woolwich, London and was beached. She was refloated and towed upstream. [35]
Ville de MarseilleFlag of France.svg France The vessel blew up, in the national dock at Marseille, when 3000 barrels of gunpowder exploded. [39]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1889
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British MonarchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque exploded 500 nautical miles (930 km) south west of the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Sydney, New South Wales. Her twenty crew tood to three boats. Fourteen crew in two boats were rescued on 2 November by the whaler barque Canton (Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States). [40] [41]
Idaho Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States
Idaho Wreck of the steamship Idaho.png
Idaho
The steamship ran aground on the Rosedale Reef, in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. She was on a voyage from Port Townsend, Washington to Portland, Oregon. She floated off in December and was taken in to Port Townsend, where she sank.
Three BrothersFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The schooner sank off Norman's Woe, Massachusetts. Two crewmen died, her captain was saved by the schooner Apollo (Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States) [10]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1889
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Dart Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of the South Stack Lighthouse, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to "Briduc", France. [28]
Iowa,
Ligurian, and
Munin
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg Sweden
The steamship Ligurian was run into by the steamship Iowa near Liverpool, Lancashire and was beached at New Brighton, Cheshire. Ligurian was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool. Iowa then ran into the steamship Munin, severely damaging that vessel and was herself beached at Waterloo, Lancashire. Iowa was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool. Munin was on a voyage from Liverpool to Gothenburg. She put back to Liverpool. [42] [28]
Osprey Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Petrel in the River Thames at Charlton, London and was beached. She was refloated and taken in to a drydock. [42]
RileyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Mutton Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Galway. [42]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1889
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AdventureFlag of France.svg France The schooner collided with the steamship Teutonia (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Teutonia. [42]
AlfredFlag of Bermuda (1875-1910).svg Bermuda The brigantine was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. [34]
AmoyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked at "Point William", Falkland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paranaguá, Brazil to Valparaíso, Chile. [24]
Anglo-DaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Svalerumpn". She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Antwerp, Belgium. [11]
Anna SmithFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The steamship was driven ashore at Cheboygan, Michigan. She was a total loss. [42]
ArethusaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque caught fire off the Falkland Islands and was abandoned with the loss of three of her crew. [43]
Belle of the BayFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 November. [34]
BettySwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg Sweden The schooner was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. [24]
BilbaoFlag unknownThe steamship ran aground on the Whitgift Ness Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated on 27 November and taken in to London. [35]
BjärkeSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg Sweden The brig was driven ashore on Anholt. [25]
BrendaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Courentyne River. [11] She was later refloated and taken in to Demerara, British Guiana. [29]
CheeseboroughFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The barque was wrecked at "Aviomori", Japan with the loss of nineteen of her 23 crew. She was on a voyage from Hakodadi, Japan to New York. [44]
Christine ElizabethNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg Norway The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to the East Indies. She was refloated with assistance from the lifeboat Duke of Northumberland ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and the tug Harwich (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and towed in to Harwich, Essex. [45]
Comte de HainaultFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium The ship sank in the Basses de Lescouil, off the coast of Finistère, France. Her crew were recued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Antwerp. [22]
Constance EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated on 3 November and resumed her voyage. [8]
D. C. WhitneyFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The schooner was driven ashore at Mackinac Island, Michigan. [42]
DuburgFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked between Saigon, French Indo-China and Hong Kong before 18 November in a typhoon. All on board, more than 400 people, were lost. [46] [47]
DurhamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Rasabubaka", Egypt. She was refloated and taken in to Suez, Egypt. [22]
EnterpriseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Assinee". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast. [8]
ErimintaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Glenluce, Wigtownshire. [23]
ExcelsiorFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The steamship collided with the steamship Maritana (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was severely damaged. [11]
FairwayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Humber at Brough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. [24]
FalkaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg Norway The barque ran aground on the "Lemanover". She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Avonmouth, Somerset, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Kristiansand in a leaky condition. [8]
Fanny ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at San Pedro, Argentina. [9]
Flying VenusFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked on Penrhyn Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Melbourne, Victoria. [18]
Grace DarlingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. [11]
HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Bellows Rock and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Milltown Malbay, County Clare to Bowling, Dunbartonshire. [42]
Hattie E. TapleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hong Kong. She was on a voyage from Sandakan, Malaya to Hong Kong. [8]
Isle of JuraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the Russian coast. [42] She was refloated and towed in to Riga, Russia in a leaky condition. [37]
HeinrichFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Landskrona, Sweden to Fredrikstadt, Denmark. [25]
Iron QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Mackinac Island. [42]
Jacobus JohannesFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore on Anholt. [24]
James WattCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship put in to Port Said, Egypt on fire. [9]
John AdamsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between "Psathivia Island" and "Mina Island" and was wrecked. [35]
Loch GarryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Dracko", Denmark. [23] She was on a voyage from Riga to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [25]
LucilleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Thurston (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the Atlantic Ocean ( 48°34′N6°36′W / 48.567°N 6.600°W / 48.567; -6.600 ) and capsized. Her crew were rescued by Thurston. [23]
ManhattanFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The steamship collided with a schooner and sank with the loss of 21 of the 35 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Richmond, Virginia. [27]
MarieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated on 15 November and resumed her voyage. [24]
MerannicCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Tornbk". She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Copenhagen. [24] She was refloated on 18 November. [22]
Moss BrowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Galveston, Texas, United States. [9]
M. W. SageFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The schooner was driven ashore at Cheboygan. [42]
NerissaFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. [25]
NobrezaFlag unknownThe derelict ship was towed in to Bermuda. [22]
Nova ScotianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was later refloated. [11]
Nyl GhauCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Pratas Shoal. [37]
OrdovicCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from a port in Chile to the Hampton Roads, Virginia. [24] She was refloated. [22]
PollyFlag of South Australia.svg South Australia The steamship was wrecked in the Johnstone River. [29]
RedwingFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The schooner was driven ashore at Cheboygan. [42]
ResoluteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated on 18 November and taken in to the Mumbles, Glamorgan. [22]
RestlessFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The tug was wrecked off the Oregon coast with the loss of ten lives. [48]
RheolaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The steamship ran aground off Stubben, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Yevpatoria to Saint Petersburg. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage. [9]
RhinelandFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark for repairs. [9]
Rio Uruguay, and
Teseo
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
The steamships collided at Buenos Aires. Both vessels were severely damaged. [23]
RobinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Sarisiglar Bay. She was on a voyage from Venice, Italy to Galaţi, Romania. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [24]
Rose of TorridgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Omøsund. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Karrebæksminde, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Karrebæksminde. [42]
SensationCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Alpha and the yawl Jane (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [45]
ShakespearCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated with assistance. [8]
StratheskCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Carlingford Lough. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Newry, County Antrim. [29]
Thorvecke IIFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands The barque was driven ashore at Angier, Netherlands East Indies. She was a total loss. [19]
WielandFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore in the Wash Channel. She was refloated. [11]
William DavieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by Glencolyn (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). William Davie was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Valparaíso. [24]
Willie and IdaFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Boston, Massachusetts. [34]
YoxfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maasvlakte, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. [35] She was refloated in early December with assistance. [36]
Several unnamed vesselsFlags unknownThe ships were driven ashore and wrecked between Saigon and Hong Kong before 18 November in a typhoon. [46]

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