List of shipwrecks in February 1886
The list of shipwrecks in February 1886 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1886 .
1 February
3 February
5 February
7 February
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1886
Ship
State
Description
Hope
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Port Eynon Point , Glamorgan , and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New Ross , County Wexford . She was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Maury
Norway
The barque collided with Sir Henry Lawrence ( United Kingdom ) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of the Old Head of Kinsale , County Cork , United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Sir Henry Lawrence . Maury was on a voyage from New York , United States to Limerick , United Kingdom. She was subsequently discovered by County of Kinross ( United Kingdom ), which put five of her crew aboard. The sailed her to Passage East and she was towed in to Waterford , United Kingdom by the tug Great Western ( United Kingdom ).[ 11] [ 12]
8 February
9 February
10 February
11 February
12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1886
Ship
State
Description
Avoca
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Chimborazo at Gravesend, Kent and was severely damaged. Avoca was on a voyage from London to Dublin . She put back to London.[ 13]
Baron Osy
Belgium
The paddle steamer was run into by the steamship Oceano ( United Kingdom ) at Greenwich , Kent , United Kingdom and was severely damaged.[ 13]
Falcon
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Sheerness , Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to London.[ 13]
Kepler
United Kingdom
The steamship ran ashore and was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London .[ 13]
Lancet
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham .[ 25] She was refloated on 16 February and towed in to Bridlington , Yorkshire by two tugs .[ 26]
Olive Branch
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate , Kent to Hartlepool , County Durham.[ 25]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Rimataka (Flag unknown) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend.[ 13]
13 February
15 February
16 February
17 February
22 February
25 February
26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1886
Ship
State
Description
Cape Horn
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Setvebonde, Java , Netherlands East Indies for the English Channel . No further trace, reported missing.[ 35] [ 36]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the steamship Donegal in the Belfast Lough and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Donegal .[ 37] Eagle was discovered off Ayr the next day by Monarch ( United Kingdom ), which towed her in to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 21]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The fishing trawler was run down by the barque St Pierre ( France ) 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Berry Head , Devon . All five crew survived.[ 38]
Glentilt
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Trouville-sur-Mer , Calvados , France. She was on a voyage from Alloa , Clackmannanshire to Trouville.[ 37]
Horatio
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Troon , Ayrshire for Demerara , British Guiana . No further trace,[ 39] reported missing.[ 40]
Leslie
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Inishtrahull , County Donegal . Her crew were rescued.[ 21]
27 February
28 February
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1886
Ship
State
Description
Isabel
Guernsey
The brig ran aground and was wrecked on the Bembridge Ledge, off the Isle of Wight . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London .[ 21]
Mère du Sauveur
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Pendine Sands , Carmarthenshire , United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[ 42] She was on a voyage from La Rochelle , Charente-Inférieure to Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom.[ 31]
Missouri
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at the South Stack , Anglesey , United Kingdom. She heeled over and sank the next day.[ 42]
Odin
Norway
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) south west half south of Spurn Point , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack James Spurgeon ( United Kingdom ). Odin was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Kragerø .[ 31]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The waterlogged barque was beached at Vila Franca do Campo , São Miguel Island , Azores . She subsequently broke up.[ 43]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1886
Ship
State
Description
Aghios Nicolaus
Greece
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from a Greek port to Cette , Hérault and Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 1]
Alice and John
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Exmouth , Devon .[ 27]
Alina
Russia
The brigantine ran aground on the Iron Bank, at the mouth of the River Tay . Her crew were rescued.[ 11]
Alstepha
Norway
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Coatzacoalcos , Mexico. She was on a voyage from Coatzacoalcos to London , United Kingdom .[ 25]
Antares
South Australia
The ship was driven ashore at Trowbridge .[ 4]
Arran
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Mobile, Alabama , United States.[ 44]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ketch was driven ashore at Baggy Point , Devon.[ 19]
Bohemia
Germany
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York , United States.[ 11]
Bonnie Lass
United Kingdom
The smack ran aground on the Iwas Bank, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 44]
Camden
United Kingdom
The steamship was damaged by fire at West Point, Virginia , United States.[ 11]
Charles Platt
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Long Beach, New York . She was on a voyage from Pernambuco , Brazil to New York.[ 12] She subsequently became a wreck.[ 25]
Cyclone
United States
The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York.[ 28]
Douglas
China
The steamship was wrecked in the Nanpeng Islands with the loss of eighteen lives.[ 13] [ 45]
Edward
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Troup Head, Aberdeenshire .[ 28]
Eliza Bain
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Hayle , Cornwall .[ 6]
Embla
Flag unknown
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south of Bermuda . Her five crew were rescued by St. Albans ( United Kingdom ). Embla was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States to Alicante , Spain.[ 25]
Eureka
United Kingdom
The steamship struck the South Rock, off the coast of County Down . She was beached at Portaferry . She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 11]
Excelsior
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on the Isle of Skye , Outer Hebrides . She was refloated and taken in to Ardrossan , Ayrshire , where he arrived on 9 February.[ 15]
Faran
Austria-Hungary
The barque was wrecked at Martinique . Her crew were rescued.[ 25]
Five Brothers
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from St. Marc , Haiti to New York.[ 15] She was subsequently taken in to New York by a prize crew .[ 26]
Flora
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Suva , Fiji .[ 21]
France
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[ 11]
Fratz
Germany
The steamship was driven ashore near Ronehamn , Gotland , Sweden.[ 25]
Fredrika Karolina
Sweden
The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brest , Finistère , France to Helsingør , Denmark.[ 25]
Giuseppina Accame
Italy
The barque departed from Passaroeang , Netherlands East Indies for Falmouth, Cornwall , United Kingdom on 26 or 27 February. No further trace,reported missing.[ 46] [ 47]
Glenisla
United Kingdom
The steamship struck a sunken rock off St. Davids Head , Pembrokeshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Glasgow to Savona , Italy .[ 37]
Gold Digger
United Kingdom
The fishing trawler ran aground and sank at Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland .[ 15] The wreck subsequently broke up.[ 29]
Hamburg
Flag unknown
The steamship was driven ashore at Paull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg. She was refloated on 15 February with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[ 25] [ 28]
Harvest
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Genoa , Italy.[ 28] She was refloated and taken in to Genoa.[ 26]
Hazelholme
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Las Vilas".[ 19]
Helen Fox
United Kingdom
The barque was damaged by fire at New York.[ 15]
James
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kildonan , Isle of Arran . She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 15]
James Barras
United States
The ship was driven ashore at "False Point, Cape Virginia". She was on a voyage from Benisaf , Algeria to Baltimore, Maryland .[ 12]
Jason
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Acheepore", India . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to London. She was refloated with assistance and subsequently resumed her voyage.[ 19] [ 27]
Jens Benzon
Denmark
The schooner ran aground on the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Leuven , Flemish Brabant , Belgium. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Hellevoet , Zeeland in a severely leaky condition.[ 27]
John Rutherford
United Kingdom
The barque sprang a leak and was beached on Rossa Island, near Teulada, Sardinia , Italy. She was on a voyage from Trapani , Sicily , Italy to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 26]
Joseph Rickett
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Staithes , Yorkshire . She was refloated.[ 15]
J. W. Parker
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire and was beached.[ 19]
Kepler
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland and was severely damaged.[ 1] [ 4]
Kong Oscar
Norway
The steamship was wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[ 25]
Laura
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on the Carr Rocks, on the coast of Fife . Her crew were rescued.[ 44]
Leeds
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the schooner General Havelock ( United Kingdom ) off Bridlington , Yorkshire and was severely damaged. Leeds was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London. She put in to Scarborough , Yorkshire , where she ran aground.[ 25]
Magnolia
Canada
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near "Duffryan", Merionethshire , United Kingdom. She was refloated on 15 February with the assistance of two tugs and taken in tow for Liverpool.[ 26]
Margrete
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore at "Aveira".[ 4]
Mary Anne
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Bann .[ 19]
Meta
Germany
The brigantine was wrecked at Corinto, Nicaragua . Her crew were rescued.[ 29]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Calloway Reef, off the coast of County Antrim. She was refloated on 10 February and resumed her voyage.[ 12]
Miranda , andSierra Colonna
United Kingdom Flag unknown
The steamships collided at Liverpool , Lancashire and were both severely damaged. Miranda was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. Sierra Colonna was on a voyage from Rangoon , Burma to Liverpool.[ 6]
Odiel
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Huelva , Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne.[ 12]
Ortegal
France
The steamship ran aground at Dunkerque , Nord and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Dunkerque.[ 29]
Pennon
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Newry , County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Newry.[ 13]
Pieter de Cormick
Belgium
The steamship ran aground at Antwerp . She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York.[ 15]
Planet
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with Bradford ( United Kingdom ) and was severely damaged. Planet was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 15]
Rokeby Hall
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Blankenese , Germany . She was on a voyage from Talcahuano , Mexico to Hamburg.[ 26]
Rye Merchant
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Bull Sand, off the mouth of the Humber . Her crew were rescued.[ 28]
Sanvic
France
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Haiti .[ 37]
Sitona
Sweden
The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to London.[ 12]
St. Agnes
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at St. Agnes , Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to St. Agnes.[ 6]
Vanadis
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Blyth.[ 1] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 4]
Volana
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire at sea and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine , France to Jersey , Channel Islands . She put back to Saint-Malo.[ 29]
Ystava
Norway
The barque was driven ashore in the Bali Strait.[ 4]
Waihora
Victoria
The steamship sprang a leak and was beached on Swan Island . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bluff, New Zealand to Melbourne .[ 19]
Wydale
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis , South Holland. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Rotterdam.[ 15]
Zante
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Staithes , Yorkshire .[ 2]
Zele
United States
The ship caught fire at sea and put in to the Rio Grande . She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Fremantle , Western Australia .[ 48]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The barque was driven ashore at Aveiro, Portugal .[ 1]
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