List of shipwrecks in January 1888

The list of shipwrecks in January 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1888.

1 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1888
Ship State Description
John Potts   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Indian Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) from Bombay, India with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued on 18 January.[1]
The Goolwa   United Kingdom The clipper sprang a leak during heavy weather whilst en route from Penarth, Glamorgan to San Francisco, California, United States. She started to sink after the loss of the deck hatches and was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay (49°34′N 10°00′W / 49.567°N 10.000°W / 49.567; -10.000). Her crew were rescued by the barque Cato (  Norway)[2][3]

2 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1888
Ship State Description
Garibaldi   Sweden The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Hérault with the loss of seven of her crew.[4]
Superbe   Germany The barque foundered in the Atlantic while on a voyage from Newport to Cape Verde. The crew were rescued by the Austrian barque Nermina and landed at Falmouth, Cornwall.[5]
William Porter   United States The steamship caught fire in the Salt River five miles (8.0 km) from its mouth. She either sank., or was scuttled, with the loss of a crew member.[6]

3 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1888
Ship State Description
Eureka   United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Waterford, United Kingdom with some loss of life amongst her 30 crew. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[7]

4 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1888
Ship State Description
Alfred D. Snow   United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Waterford, United Kingdom with the loss of all 28 crew. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to a British port.[8][9]
Daisy   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Conister Rock, Isle of Man. She was refloated but consequently sank. All twelve people on board were rescued.[7]
Favorita   Spain The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (40°13′N 9°38′W / 40.217°N 9.633°W / 40.217; -9.633). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Delos (  United Kingdom). Favorita was on a voyage from Gijón to Adra.[10]
Jupiter   United Kingdom The barque sprang a severe leak, caught fire and was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued the next day by the schooner Osceola (  Norway). Jupiter was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[11]
Margaret   United Kingdom The Dundalk schooner foundered and four crew landed at Port St Mary, Isle of Man.[12]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The ferryboat was driven ashore and wrecked at Queenstown, County Cork.[13]
Unnamed   Royal Navy The launch sank at Haulbowline, County Cork.[13]
Ten unnamed vessels   United Kingdom The whale boats were wrecked at Haulbowline.[13]

5 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1888
Ship State Description
Ebor   United Kingdom The steamship struck the quayside at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Franch and ran aground. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Les Sables-d'Olonne.[10]
Hope   United Kingdom The schooner sank in the Irish Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) west of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her four crew survived.[11]
Kate   Norway The barque struck the North Rock, off the coast of County Down, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew survived.[9]
Kydonia Flag unknown The steamship was lost at "Chio".[11]
Warren J. Crosby   United States The schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Wreck was sold, raised, repaired and put in Canadian service.[14]

6 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1888
Ship State Description
Nimble   United Kingdom The fishing trawler was run into by the steamship Swansea (  United Kingdom) and sank off Start Point, Devon with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by Swansea.[11]

7 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1888
Ship State Description
Earl Spencer   United Kingdom The paddle steamer became stranded on the breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her 57 passengers were taken off; 50 by rocket apparatus and the rest by the Holyhead Lifeboat.[3]
Veracity   United Kingdom The brigantine collided with the steamship Hugh Taylor (  United Kingdom) and sank south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her seven crew were rescued.[3]

8 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1888
Ship State Description
Clan Ogilvie   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Santa Maria Island, in the Strait of Bonifacio. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay India to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[3]
Emma A. Cutting   United States The schooner was wrecked on Pavilion Beach.[14]
Mary E. Wadham   United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore and was wrecked at Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim.[3]
Shoreham   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Colstrup (  United Kingdom) and sank off the Kentish Knock. Ten of her crew were rescued by the steamship Prudhoe Castle (  United Kingdom); seven were reported missing,[3] presumed drowned. Shoreham was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[15]

9 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1888
Ship State Description
Conqueror   United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk by a steamship south west of the Girdler Lightship (  Trinity House), in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued.[15]
John T. Berry   United States The ship was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean. Fourteen of the 25 people on board were rescued; the rest were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hiogo, Japan.[16]

10 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1888
Ship State Description
Hibernia   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent.[10]

12 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1888
Ship State Description
Guildford   United Kingdom The barge was holed by the propeller of the steamship Dundee (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames.[17]
Hattie N. Gove   United States The schooner was wrecked at Port Royal, Jamaica.[14]

13 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1888
Ship State Description
Dordstern   Germany The steamer went ashore in fog at Start Point, Devon.[18]
Isaac Patch   United States The schooner was wrecked at Grand Manan. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Milan   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Overton, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by the Port Eynon Lifeboat or by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Alexandria, Egypt.[19]

14 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1888
Ship State Description
Shamrock   France The transport ship ran aground in the Bay of Belligam, Ceylon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to Colombo, Ceylon.[20]

15 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1888
Ship State Description
Gauloise   France The 332 ton barque of Bordeaux sailed onto Great Arthur Island on the northern edge of Crow Sound. She was carrying pitprops for Porthcawl and heading NNE when fog came down 14 miles (23 km) south of St Agnes light.[21][22]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the steamship James Malam (  United Kingdom) with the loss of all hands.[20]

16 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1888
Ship State Description
Edinburgh Castle   United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Warrnambool, Victoria and was subsequently wrecked in a gale. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Warrnambool.[1]
Taunton   United Kingdom The ketch sank off Ilfracombe, Devon and the crew were landed at Ilfracombe.[23]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The pilot cutter was run down and sunk at Cardiff, Glamorgan by the steamship Belmont (  United Kingdom) with the loss of all hands.[20]

17 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1888
Ship State Description
Freidis   Norway The barque collided with the steamship Toronto (  United Kingdom) and sank off The Skerries, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of all but one of her crew. Freidis was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[24]
Sylvester   United States The schooner was wrecked at Brace's Cove. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Winthorpe   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Wear.[25]

18 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1888
Ship State Description
Bonita   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore near Mousehole, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to Mousehole.[25]
Oxfordshire   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Cascapedia (  United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Cascapedia. Oxfordshire was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy to Antwerp, Belgium.[26][27]
Vilhelm Foss   Norway The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Ardmore (  United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Ardmore.[28][29]

19 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1888
Ship State Description
Bronx   United States The tug was run down and sunk in the East River off Blackwell's Island, New York City by the steamship Miranda (  Canada). Her fireman drowned.[6]

20 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1888
Ship State Description
Anna H. Mason   United States The schooner was sunk in a collision at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[14]
Danos   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Zea, Greece and sank. Her crew were rescued by the steamship William Symington (  United Kingdom).[27]
Elsie   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Kongsek   Norway The brigantine ran aground on theAtherfield Ledge, in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. All nine people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Holmestrand.[30]
Prarie Flower   United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was later refloated and taken in to Newport, Monmouthshire for repairs.[31]
Unnamed   Germany The derelict barque was driven ashore near Ilfracombe, Devon.[30]

21 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1888
Ship State Description
Constance   United Kingdom The steamship ran onto the Shagstone Rocks, off Plymouth, Devon and sank with the loss of three of her crew.[30]
Switzerland   Belgium The steamship collided with the steamship La Gascogne (  France) in the Upper New York Bay and was severely damaged at the bow. She put into New York, United States for repairs.[30] She was later returned to service.[32]

22 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1888
Ship State Description
May Queen   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from London to Lyttleton Harbour.
Pfenna Wilhelmina   United Kingdom The schooner went ashore, in Mount's Bay, near Penzance Harbour, Cornwall in dense fog. The cargo of coal was discharged.[33]

24 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1888
Ship State Description
Suez   France The steamship collided with Dethmarschen (Flag unknown) and sank off Cape Espichel, Portugal. Twelve of her crew survived, the rest were reported missing. Suez was on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[34]

25 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1888
Ship State Description
Albert William   United Kingdom The schooner was partly abandoned in the Ribble Estuary. Ten of her twelve crew were taken off by the Lytham St. Anne's Lifeboat, the others refused to leave.[34]
Etta Gott   United States The schooner was wrecked on Big Spoon Island near Isle au Haut, Maine. The crew of eleven men remained on a desolate island for a week before they were discovered and rescued.[14]
Louisa   United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her four crew were rescued by the schooner Briton (  United Kingdom). Louisa was on a voyage from Erith, Kent to Inverness.[35]
Rokeby   United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock and foundered off Conil de la Frontera, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the revenue cutter Viva (  Spain). Rokeby was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Savona, Italy.[34][36]

26 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1888
Ship State Description
Finance   United States The schooner was wrecked on Blanche Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of two of her crew.[37]

27 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1888
Ship State Description
Clara Peters   Germany The schooner foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Bridgeness, Lothian, United Kingdom.[38]
Europa   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off Deal, Kent, during dense fog, while carrying wine from Portugal to London. Two of the crew lost their lives and the cargo, valued at £70,000 was also lost.[39]
Goethe   Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°44′N 11°40′W / 44.733°N 11.667°W / 44.733; -11.667). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Niger (  United Kingdom). Goethe was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Moss.[40]
Isle of Dursey   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Goole, Yorkshire.[41] She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and taken in to Goole.[38]

28 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1888
Ship State Description
Gleaner   United States The steamship was swamped in a heavy squall in the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon. Three passengers died.[6]
Joseph Howe   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Widnes, Cheshire.[40]
Laurina   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Stony Binks, at the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat.[38]
Restless   United States The schooner was severely damaged by high seas on Brown's Bank on 18 January, drifting rudderless in snow storms. The crew was taken off by the schooner Harry Lewis (  United States) an hour before she sank on 28 January.[14]

29 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1888
Ship State Description
Gulnare   Denmark The schooner ran aground in the River Stour at Wrabness, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kalundborg to Mistley, Essex.[40]
Margaret   United Kingdom The schooner was discovered abandoned off the Smalls Lighthouse, Cornwall by Magic (  United Kingdom). She put three of her crew aboard. They took her in to Plymouth, Devon.[40]

30 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1888
Ship State Description
Arabella   United Kingdom The schooner sank while on a voyage from New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with the loss of six lives.[42]

31 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1888
Ship State Description
Darnet   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Reculver, Kent. She was then run into by Glen Ross (  United Kingdom). Darnet was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. She was refloated and taken in to Whitstable, Kent.[31]
Eliza Jane   United Kingdom The lugger sank at Sandgate, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Eversfield   United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Horse Channel. Her crew survived.[40]
John C. Wade   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Wexford.[31]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1888
Ship State Description
Activ   Germany The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Sønderborg, Denmark.[43]
Agatha   United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Mary Hogarth (  United Kingdom). Agatha was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Martinique.[40]
Albert H. Locke   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Worthing, Sussex.[41]
Ann Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Arcadia   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Stronsay, Orkney Islands.[41] She was refloated on 27 January.[38]
Ban Mazuranich   Austria-Hungary The barque ran aground in the River Ouse and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 30 January and taken in to Goole.[40]
Beignon   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Gulf of Xeros. She was later refloated and taken in to Dedeagatch, Ottoman Empire.[41]
Bengal   United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned at sea with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Port Said, Egypt.[7]
Boscoppa   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Dakota   Germany The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Lemvig, Norway with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Christiania, Norway.[40]
Devon   United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Dunluce   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Porto Tolle, Italy. She was later refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Alberoni, Italy.[25]
Eleanor Margaret Flag unknown The ship ran aground in the Raccoon Strait.[41]
Electric   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Burnham". She was later refloated.[41]
Excelsior   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Port Gordon, Moray to South Shields, County Durham.[38]
Fanny Flag unknown The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from San Domingo to Hamburg.[31]
Galgate   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Sulfoy (  Sweden). Galgate was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York.[44]
Godolphin   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Black Head, Cornwall.[10]
Graf Otto von Zums   Germany The schooner was driven ashore in Llandudno Bay. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Goole.[38]
Haarfanger   Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Skibbereen, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to the Congo Free State.[30]
Herlon   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Half Moon Kaye Reef. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Belize City.[40]
Illinor   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyquinton Point, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down to Ayr.[9]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Jane Maria   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Cromer Lifeboat.[38]
Johanne   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Karlskrona, Sweden to Africa.[10]
Kate Fawcett   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Tweed. She was on a voyage from Coosaw Island, South Carolina, United States to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[40]
Kingfisher   United Kingdom The steam trawler was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her ten crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[11]
Knight Commander   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Melbourne, Victoria.[40] She was refloated and towed in to Leith, Lothian for repairs.[45]
Knight Templar   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Chrysolite (  United Kingdom) and ran aground at Poti, Russia.[25]
Lady Ann   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[10]
Linden   United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[38]
Lyra   Isle of Man The schooner struck the Carrick Rock and sank with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[7]
Malfitatre   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Burnham". She was later refloated.[41]
Maritona   United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship City of Texas (  United Kingdom) at Savannah, Georgia, United States and was severely damaged.[10]
Moss Rose   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aspinwall, Colombia.[45]
Norah   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off "Tusla", Romania.[16]
Père Jacques   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[38]
Quatro Fratelli II   Italy The schooner foundered in the Adriatic Sea off Fasano. She was on a voyage from Chioggia to Sicily.[31]
Remus Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pula, Austria-Hungary. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Rose   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland.[41]
Semantha   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Gorda Bay before 17 January. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Thessalus   Greece The ship foundered off "Nealvi". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.[43]
Triton   Sweden The barque was run into by a Danish steamship in the River Tyne and was severely damaged.[10]
Vrouw Anna   Netherlands The tjalk collided with the steamship Sachsen (  Germany) and sank in the Scheldt at Kruisschans, Belgium. Vrouw Anna was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Antwerp, Belgium.[25]
Wave   United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Whitehead   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rone, Gotland, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[11]
William Dodds   United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and taken into the River Tyne for repairs.[10]
Unnamed   United States The pilot boat collided with Sir William Wallace (  United Kingdom) and sank at San Francisco, California.[11]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near Toe Head, County Cork.[35]

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