List of shipwrecks in July 1886

The list of shipwrecks in July 1886 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1886.

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1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1886
Ship State Description
Albert Edward  United Kingdom The steamship was holed and sank off Southend Pier, Essex. She was later refloated.[1]
John Bladworth  United Kingdom The steamship collided with th steamship Harton ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Salthouse, Norfolk. John Bladworth was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[1][2]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1886
Ship State Description
Royal Edward  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was damaged in a hurricane and her crew abandoned her in the Atlantic Ocean (40°S 27°E / 40°S 27°E / -40; 27) in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the barque Bellona ( Norway). Royal Edward was on a voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire to Melbourne, Victoria.[3][4]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1886
Ship State Description
Richard Cory  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Lisbon, Portugal.[1] She was beached and scuttled to extinguish the fire.[5]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1886
Ship State Description
Lincoln  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Runnelstone, Cornwall in thick fog and sank off St Loy's Cove. Her fourteen crew abandoned ship about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off St Loy's Cove and reached Penzance.[6][7] Lincolnwas on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[5]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1886
Ship State Description
Ralph Ward Jackson  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Korsør, Denmark.[8]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1886
Ship State Description
Cornelius  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[9]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1886
Ship State Description
May, and
Olivia 		United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey
 Russia 		The tug May and the schooner Olivia were run into by the barque Trowbridge ( United Kingdom at South Shields, County Durham and were both severely damaged.[9]
Milwaukee  United States The steam barge sank in Lake Michigan with the loss of a crew member after colliding in fog with the steam barge C. Hickox ( United States).[10]
Walter Ulrich  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Thames Estuary off Higham, Kent.[9]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1886
Ship State Description
Renown  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to Leith.[8]
Prince Alfred  United Kingdom The steam trawler sank off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 16 September and taken in to Stonehaven.[11]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1886
Ship State Description
Blanca  Spanish Navy The Petronila-class frigate was involved in a serious accident on the Danish coast. Her crew were rescued.[12]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1886
Ship State Description
Napoleon  United States The fishing boat sank off Norman's Woe.[13]
Prince of Wales  United Kingdom The steam tug sank after colliding with the ship Peterborough ( United Kingdom) off Botany Bay, New South Wales, with loss of two crew. Peterborough was towed into port by the steam tug Kate ( United Kingdom).[14]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1886
Ship State Description
HMS Belleisle  Royal Navy The Belleisle-class ironclad ran aground at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated.[15]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1886
Ship State Description
Joe Hooker  United States The schooner was wrecked at Cape Macedome, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[13]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1886
Ship State Description
Eadon  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Alsatian ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey.[16]
Pecheries Françaises No. 13  France The sloop was driven ashore on the Epi-à-Pin, Seine-Inférieure and capsized.[16]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1886
Ship State Description
Bear  United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Penguin and sank in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. The lighterman on board was rescued.[16]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1886
Ship State Description
Elvina  United Kingdom The ketch foundered off Linney Head, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Dunmore Head, County Kerry.[17]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1886
Ship State Description
Clarissa  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in Cardigan Bay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Mersey ( United Kingdom).[18]
Mersey  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore in Cardigan Bay and was abandoned.[18]
Unnamed  United States The yacht capsized off Sandy Hook, New Jersey with the loss of seven of the sixteen people on board.[19]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1886
Ship State Description
Bloomer  United States The schooner sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Kennebunk, Maine. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Passport Canada Canada The steamship struck a dock at the east entrance to the Cornwall Canal and sank.[20]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1886
Ship State Description
Anna  Netherlands The galiot ran aground. She was on a voyage from Groningen to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put back to Delfzijl, Groningen in a leaky condition.[8]
Arethusa  Germany The barque collided with another vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom. She put in to Helsingør, Denmark.[9]
Athena  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She subsequently broke up.[21]
Diligentia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 July. Her crew were rescued by the barque India ( Norway). Diligentia was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Matane, Quebec, Canada.[22]
Fortuna  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Dundrum, County Down. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Dundrum.[16]
Gate City  United States The steamship was driven ashore in Tarpaulin Cove. She was later refloated.[21]
Havre  France The steamship put in to Aden, Aden Governorate on fire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to the East Indies and China.[22]
Indra  India The steamship sank in the Hooghly River upstream of Calcutta.[23]
James J. Dowsett, and
Moi Wahine 		Flags unknown The steamship James J. Dowsett collided with the schooner Moi Wahine and sank in the Pacific Ocean. Moi Wahine was severely damaged. She put in to Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii.[22]
Kapiolani Flag unknown The steamship sank off the mouth of the Pearl River.[22]
Leader  United Kingdom The ship was lost on a voyage from Warrenpoint, County Antrim to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[5]
Magellan  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Virgin, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated and taken in to Sandy Point, Chile in a leaky condition.[22]
Maiden  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was run down and sunk by the steamship Carl Rathkens ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[24]
Medway  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset. .[21]
Mercutio  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Stubben", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[9]
Minnie Carmichael  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Valparaíso. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States.[23]
Nicosian  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland.[16]
Prinz Albrecht  Germany The steamship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Tangier, Morocco.[25]
Sandnaes  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on Beaver Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew was rescued.[25]
Sophia Joakim  United Kingdom The barque sank at Penang, Straits Settlements. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Muscat, Oman.[5]
RMS Tagus  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Barra Falsa", Brazil. She was later refloated.[1]
Vega  Norway The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[9]

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