List of shipwrecks in February 1889
The list of shipwrecks in February 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1889.
1 February
2 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1889
Ship
State
Description
Hardengeren
Norway
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by the smack James ( United Kingdom ). Hardengeren was on a voyage from London to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom.[ 2]
Lymington
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked off Ilfracombe , Devon with the loss of all eight crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Mistley , Essex .[ 3] [ 4]
Roseneath
United Kingdom
The Glasgow barque was wrecked at Portpatrick , on a voyage from Dublin for the Clyde in tow of tug Defiance and with a reduced crew and two passengers. In a gale, after the tug's towing connection failed; Roseneath made for Portpatrick harbour but missed the entrance, drifted ashore on the tide, keeled over and became a total wreck. Six of the eleven people on board lost their lives, while the survivors were rescued by coastguard rocket apparatus.[ 5] [ 3] [ 6]
3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1889
Ship
State
Description
Acorn
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Kingscross , Isle of Arran and was subsequently destroyed by fire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glenarm , County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire .[ 2]
Cameo
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Portreath , Cornwall .[ 2]
Killochan , andNereid
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship Killochan collided with the steamship Nereid in the English Channel off Beachy Head , Sussex . Both vessels sank. Killochan was on a voyage from Lyttleton , New Zealand to London . Seventeen of her 25 crew were lost. Survivors were rescued by the tugs Enterprise and Red Rose (both United Kingdom ). Nereid was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Saint Nazaire , Ille-et-Vilaine , France. She lost six of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by Red Rose .[ 7]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 2]
Tweed
United Kingdom
The steamship sprang a severe leak in the River Tyne . She was kept afloat with the assistance of a tug .[ 2]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
A steamship was driven ashore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea , Northumberland.[ 2]
4 February
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1889
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 2]
Deux Cousinez
France
The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Jean-de-Luz , Basses-Pyrénées .[ 2]
Forest King
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent .[ 8]
Glencoe
United Kingdom
The steamship Glencoe was in collision with the barque Largo Bay ( United Kingdom ) in the English Channel off Beachy Head , Sussex . Glencoe sank with the loss of all 52 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to London. Largo Bay was severely damaged with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Auckland , New Zealand, and was later repaired at Southampton.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
R. & M.
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Grainthorpe , Lincolnshire .[ 2]
Unnamed
{Flag unknown
The sloop was driven ashore at Dymchurch , Kent.[ 8]
5 February
6 February
7 February
8 February
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1889
Ship
State
Description
Calvilla
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and sank on the Salvoreef, off Gotland , Sweden.[ 19] [ 20]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Penrhos , Anglesey . Her four crew were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat.[ 21]
Ethel
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . Her six crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 19]
Glen Grant
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead , Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida , United States to Holyhead.[ 21]
Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Sairdyness, Forfarshire . Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. Mary was on a voyage from Methil , Fife to Lerwick , Shetland Islands . She subsequently broke up.[ 19]
Two unnamed vessels
Flags unknown
The steamships foundered off the Mull of Kintyre , Argyllshire , United Kingdom .[ 21]
9 February
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1889
Ship
State
Description
Annie
United States
The schooner departed from San Francisco, California bound for Unalaska , District of Alaska and was never seen or heard from again. Her entire crew of eleven was lost.[ 22]
Arthur
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Hale Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat.[ 21]
Ben Avon
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Scheveningen , South Holland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the Scheveningen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to Sydney , New South Wales .[ 21] She was refloated on 17 March and towed in to IJmuiden , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 23]
Grimsby fishing fleet
United Kingdom
Sixteen smacks from Grimsby , United Kingdom and c.70 lives lost in a gale. The wrecked vessels include British Tar , British Workman , Eton , Harold , John Winteringham , Kitten , Searcher , Sea Searcher and Sir Frederick Roberts .[ 24]
Harvest Home
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Cardigan . Her four crew were rescued by the Cardigan Lifeboat Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Harvest Home was on a voyage from Fowey , Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire . She was refloated on 13 February and taken in to Pwllcam , Cardiganshire .[ 25]
Iphigenia
Denmark
The brigantine was wrecked on the Hale Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Rønne .[ 21] [ 26]
Island
United Kingdom
The smack was run into by the steamship Diadem ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Bristol Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Lundy Island , Devon with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Diadem .[ 21]
Nicholaos
Greece
The barque was driven ashore at Mersin , Ottoman Empire . She became a wreck on 11 February.[ 27]
Presto
Norway
The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Titania ( United Kingdom ). Presto was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Stavanger .[ 17]
Spearman
United Kingdom
The steamship was run into by the steamship Monkseaton ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Tagus .[ 28]
Standard
United States
The full-rigged ship ran aground in the River Mersey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was refloated with the assistance of two tugs .[ 19]
10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1889
Ship
State
Description
Carl Rosenius
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Littlestone-on-Sea , Kent , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by the Folkestone Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Haugesund to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom. She was refloated on 12 January and towed in to Dover , Kent.[ 20] [ 17] [ 29]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Black Head, Wigtownshire . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Ayr .[ 20]
Elizabeth Alice
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Maryport , Cumberland .[ 20]
Georgia
United States
The crew of the derelict schooner were rescued by the Canute ( ) and landed at Bristol, England. Georgia was bound for Trinidad from Ferrannina.[ 30]
Patrick
Isle of Man
The smack was abandoned in Ramsey Bay . Her four crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Mary Isabella ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Patrick was on a voyage from Whitehaven , Cumberland to Killough , County Down .[ 21]
11 February
12 February
13 February
14 February
15 February
16 February
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1889
Ship
State
Description
Rose
United Kingdom
The steamship struck the pier when departing Marseille for Cartagena and consequently foundered a few miles offshore with the loss of her captain.[ 32] [ 35]
17 February
18 February
19 February
20 February
21 February
22 February
23 February
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1889
Ship
State
Description
Elm
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Inishowen Head , County Donegal . She was refloated and put in to Portrush , County Antrim in a leaky condition.[ 37]
Margaret Traill
United Kingdom
The schooner was severely damaged by fire at South Shields , County Durham .[ 46]
Nero
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire at Hull , Yorkshire .[ 37]
Tjomo
Norway
The barque collided with the steamship Oldenberg (Flag unknown) off the North Foreland , Kent , United Kingdom and was abandoned by all but two of her crew. Tjomo was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom. She was subsequently towed in to Ramsgate , Kent by the tug Lady Vita ( United Kingdom ).[ 45] Following temporary repairs, she departed for Newcastle upon Tyne on 4 March under tow of the tug Zealandia ( United Kingdom ).[ 47]
24 February
26 February
27 February
28 February
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1889
Ship
State
Description
Africa
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bahía Blanca , Argentina. She was refloated.[ 19] [ 29]
Ajax
Denmark
The steamship was driven ashore on the south coast of Lolland . She was refloated with assistance from a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen .[ 17]
Alexandra
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Widewall Bay .[ 52]
Alicia
Spain
The steamship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana , United States.[ 17]
Anglo-Indian
United Kingdom
The steamer was wrecked off Formosa with the loss of the fourteen crew.[ 53]
Annie
United Kingdom
The smack collided with the Bull Lightship ( Trinity House ) and sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 52]
Arietta Zigemala
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Mağala , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Taganrog , Russia .[ 13]
Atalanta
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to the Seine .[ 29]
Badsworth
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Tringir Bozan Shoal, off Gallipoli , Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Batoum , Russia to Shanghai , China . She was refloated on 12 February and taken in to Gallipoli.[ 19] [ 29]
Betty Sauber
Germany
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Hamburg .[ 20]
Bradford , andPride of the West
United Kingdom
The steamship Bradford collided with the schooner Pride of the West at Maassluis , South Holland , Netherlands and was beached. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Grimsby , Lincolnshire . Pride of the West sank. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Rotterdam.[ 13]
Busy Bee , andConde Wilfredo
United Kingdom Spain
The steamship Busy Bee ran into the steamship Conde Wilfredo at South Shields , County Durham . Both vessels were severely damaged.[ 15]
Captain Peter Dahl
Norway
The barque was wrecked at Maldonado, Uruguay . Her crew were rescued.[ 52]
Caravelle
France
The steamship sprang a leak in the Gironde and was beached. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 19] She was refloated and towed back to Bordeaux for repairs.[ 29]
Cavaliere Ivanissevich
Italy
The ship was lost in the Dry Tortugas . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida , United States to Venice .[ 2]
Choice
United Kingdom
The ketch struck rocks and sank off the Isle of Arran . Her crew survived.[ 39]
Clarissa
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Sizewell , Suffolk . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 20]
Conte Oscar L.
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground in the East River at New York , United States.[ 40]
Dakar , andFaleme
Flags unknown
The ship collided off Goeree , Zeeland. Dakar sank, Faleme was severely damaged.[ 37]
Dale
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in the Kerkennah Islands , Tunisia .[ 37]
Dallam Tower
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Tandjong Kokko", Netherlands East Indies . She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Probolinggo , Netherlands East Indies.[ 46]
Dijmphna
Denmark
The steamship was driven ashore at Höganäs , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liepāja , Russia to Fredrikshavn . She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør in a leaky condition.[ 15]
Dione
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned at "Doutelande" in a waterlogged condition. Her crew were rescued by a tug . She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Newhaven, Sussex .[ 19]
Ebenezer
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was refloated with assistance from the smack Emily ( United Kingdom ) and taken in to Harwich , Essex in a leaky condition.[ 15]
Edith
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat and a tug . She was on a voyage from Newhaven to South Shields.[ 19]
Elsie
United Kingdom
The pilot boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Llantwit Major , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued.[ 15]
Fairport
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at the Weston Point Docks , Cheshire and broke her back.[ 37]
Fred B. Taylor
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at "Kannonsai", Japan . She subsequently became a wreck.[ 17]
Freihandel
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore on Foulney Island , Lancashire , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Pascagoula, Mississippi , United States to Piel Island , Lancashire.[ 52]
Gebroeders Smit
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground at Bermuda . She was refloated with assistance.[ 20]
George Gilroy
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Demerara , British Guiana . She subsequently became a wreck.[ 13]
Goldsbro
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Kijkduin , South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Hartlepool , County Durham.[ 20]
Gunesa
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground off the Île Jaire , Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Vyborg , Grand Duchy of Finland to Marseille.[ 29]
Harald Haarfanger
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau , Germany . She was on a voyage from Odessa , Russia to Hamburg.[ 46]
Heroine
United Kingdom
The steam trawler foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Liberator ( United Kingdom ).[ 20]
Holsatia
Germany
The steamship was damaged by ice and sank in the Elbe at Swinemünde .[ 2]
Ingeborg
Russia
The barque was towed in to Christiania , Norway by the steam trawler Albatross ( United Kingdom ) in a waterlogged condition. Ingeborg was on a voyage from Kristiansand , Norway to Antwerp.[ 32]
Invermark
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by a smack . Invermark was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was subsequently towed in to Grimsby in a waterlogged condition.[ 13]
Isabel
Spain
The schooner was run into by the steamship Scoresby ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Cartagena .[ 29]
Iver Hvitfield
Denmark
The barque foundered off Dunkerque , Nord , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , United Kingdom to Granville, Manche , France.[ 20]
James Cairns
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Jarrow , Northumberland.[ 2]
Jeune Henry
France
The schooner sprang a leak and put in to Oporto , Portugal, where she was beached. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Tréguier , Côtes-du-Nord .[ 37]
John
United Kingdom
The Yorkshire Billyboy sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued by the smack Zealous ( United Kingdom ). John was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to Gravesend, Kent .[ 13]
Jupiter
Sweden
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Doris Brodersen ( Denmark ). Jupiter was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom to São Vicente , Cape Verde Islands .[ 17]
Levant
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground in the Scheldt . She was on a voyage from Dordrecht , South Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne.[ 20]
Libbie H
United Kingdom
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 54]
Malta
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Genoa, Italy . She was on a voyage from Genoa to Livorno , Italy.[ 32]
Mascotte
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in the River Duddon and broke her back.[ 52]
Milton
Norway
The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Fleetwood , Lancashire.[ 20]
Moravia
Flag unknown
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg.[ 46]
Morning Star
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Arbroath , Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus , County Antrim to Perth .[ 13] She was refloated on 7 December and taken in to Arbroath in a leaky condition.[ 15]
Niclot
Germany
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) north east of the Galloper Sand. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Granville ( United Kingdom ). Niclot was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Portsmouth , Hampshire , United Kingdom.[ 2]
Osauna
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore in the Savannah River .[ 19]
Otto
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground in the Elbe at "Nuelstack". She was on a voyage from Laguna to Hamburg.[ 15]
Paraense
Flag unknown
The steamship ran aground at "Flynsknoll". She was on a voyage from New York to Brazil. She was refloated and put back to New York.[ 39] [ 40]
Provencal
France
The steamship was driven ashore at Maassluis , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 52] She was on a voyage from Marseille to Rotterdam , South Holland. She subsequently broke in two.[ 19]
Racer
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Chania , Greece .[ 39]
Rebekka
Norway
The barque was wrecked on the Chicho Bank. She was on a voyage from Sharpness , Gloucestershire , United Kingdom to Buenos Aires.[ 19]
Remus
Spanish East Indies
The steamship struck a rock off Biliran and foundered with loss of life.[ 8]
Rolandseck
Germany
The steamship ran aground at Torekov , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Liepāja.[ 39] She was refloated in late March and towed in to Helsingør in a severely damaged condition.[ 55]
Salacia
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Scheldt
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Bec d'Ambès . She was refloated.[ 52]
Scilla
United Kingdom
The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 19]
Sorrento
Flag unknown
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal .[ 46]
Sovereign
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the barque Marin ( France ) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Marin .[ 56]
Star
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off St. Abbs Head , Berwickshire . Her crew were rescued by the steamship Florence ( United Kingdom ). Star was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Sunderland.[ 21]
Sumatra
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea in late February. She was on a voyage from Batoum to Hong Kong . She put in to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire and the fire was extinguished.[ 57]
Torbay
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pera. She was refloated on 17 February.[ 32]
True Briton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 2]
Uffo
Denmark
The steamship was holed by ice and sank in the Haff. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Stettin , Germany.[ 2]
Umberto Primo
Italy
The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Buenos Aires.[ 32]
Violet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey . She was on a voyage from New York to Newport News, Virginia .[ 52]
Vauquelin
France
The ship ran aground at Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine .[ 52]
Vulcan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Malta . She was on a voyage from Odessa , Russia to Antwerp.[ 56] She was refloated in early March.[ 27]
Wallace
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Port Ellen , Islay . Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Loch Indaal .[ 19]
Waterwitch
United Kingdom
The steam yacht sank in Gourock Bay .[ 2]
Westphalia
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Vincente de la Barquera , Spain with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Huelva , Spain to Garston, Lancashire .[ 10]
William Hunter
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sand, in the Thames Estuary .[ 40]
Wivenhoe
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the False Ras Ghareb Reef, in the Red Sea . She was on a voyage from South Shields to Bombay , India .[ 19]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The steamship was driven ashore on the south coast of Amack , Denmark.[ 32]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The lighter collided with another lighter and sank at Elsfleth .[ 40]
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^ a b c d e f g h i "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times . No. 32613. London. 4 February 1889. col F, p. 7.
^ "A Steamer Wrecked. 14 Men Missing". The Cornishman . No. 556. 28 February 1889. p. 3.
^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times . No. 32623. London. 15 February 1889. col D, p. 12.
^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times . No. 32655. London. 25 March 1889. col E, p. 10.
^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times . No. 32633. London. 28 February 1889. col E, p. 11.
^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times . No. 32658. London. 28 March 1889. col F, p. 7.
Shipwrecks 1880–89, by month
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889