List of shipwrecks in August 1884
The list of shipwrecks in August 1884 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1884 .
1 August
List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1884
Ship
State
Description
Alfred
Canada
The barque caught fire off Cape Horn , Chile and was abandoned. All on board were rescued by Dunnerdale ( United Kingdom ). Alfred was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 1]
Industri
Norway
The schooner ran aground on the Finngrundet, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Söderhamn , Sweden to Newhaven, Sussex , United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Gävle , Sweden.[ 2]
Yedmandale
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Brindisi , Italy . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Brindisi.[ 2]
Unnamed
United States
The pilot boat was run down and sunk at New York by the steamship Roma ( Germany ).[ 2]
2 August
4 August
6 August
7 August
8 August
9 August
10 August
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1884
Ship
State
Description
Red Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore about five nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south-east of the Ar Men Lighthouse, Finistère , France.[ 16]
11 August
List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1884
Ship
State
Description
Bowhead
United States
The whaler , a barque [rigged steamship , was holed by ice and sank in the Blossom Shoals (70°23′N 161°57′W / 70.383°N 161.950°W / 70.383; -161.950 (Blossom Shoals ) ) off Icy Cape , District of Alaska . Her crew were rescued by Balaena and Narwhal (Flags unknown).[ 17]
Dronning Louisa
Denmark
The brig ran aground off Fair Isle , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . She was later refloated and taken in to Lerwick , Shetland Islands , United Kingdom for repairs.[ 18]
Nervi
Italy
The ship was run into by the steamship Kent and sank off Barry, Glamorgan , United Kingdom. Nervi was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida , United States to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 13]
Werfa
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Guadiana . She was refloated and found to have been holed.[ 19]
12 August
13 August
14 August
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1884
Ship
State
Description
Berwick
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered off Huntcliffe , Yorkshire . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 23]
Eigil
United Kingdom
The brig collided with the schooner Harriet ( United Kingdom ) in the River Ouse and was beached at Whitton, Lincolnshire . Eigil was on a voyage from Gallipoli , Ottoman Empire to Goole , Yorkshire .[ 19]
Monarch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River . She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Calcutta , India .[ 21]
Woodside
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Cap de Creus , Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault , France to an English port.[ 21]
15 August
19 August
20 August
List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1884
Ship
State
Description
Admiral
United States
The tug suffered a boiler explosion and sank at Chicago, Illinois with the loss of three of her crew.[ 15]
Calder
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground off Maryport , Cumberland and sank. She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Maryport.[ 26]
Prinses Wilhelmina
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Zaandam , North Holland . She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam , North Holland.[ 25]
Rotomahana
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire and was beached on the Elephant Keys, off East Falkland , Falkland Islands . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to San Francisco, California , United States.
21 August
22 August
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1884
Ship
State
Description
Louise Marie
France
The schooner collieded with the steamship Bentinck ( United Kingdom ) 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Cape Spartel , Morocco. At least some of her crew were rescued. Louise Marie was towed in to Tangier , Morocco in a sinking condition by the steamship Servando ( Spain ) the next day.[ 28]
23 August
List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1884
Ship
State
Description
Chenhang
Imperial Chinese Navy
Sino-French War , Battle of Fuzhou : The armed transport was sunk by gunfire on the Min River at Fuzhou , China , by the cruisers D'Estaing , Duguay-Trouin , and Villars (all French Navy ).
Feiyun
Imperial Chinese Navy
Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The sloop-of-war was sunk by gunfire on the Min River at Fuzhou by the cruisers D'Estaing , Duguay-Trouin , and Villars (all French Navy ).[ 29]
Fusheng
Imperial Chinese Navy
Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The flatiron gunboat was sunk by gunfire on the Min River at Fuzhou by the cruisers D'Estaing , Duguay-Trouin , and Villars (all French Navy ).[ 29]
Fuxing
Imperial Chinese Navy
Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The gunboat sank in the Min River at Fuzhou after being attacked successfully by a French Navy pinnace with a spar torpedo .
Ji'an
Imperial Chinese Navy
Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The sloop-of-war was sunk by gunfire on the Min River at Fuzhou by the cruisers D'Estaing , Duguay-Trouin , and Villars (all French Navy ).[ 29]
Jiansheng
Imperial Chinese Navy
Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The flatiron gunboat was sunk by gunfire on the Min River at Fuzhou by the cruisers D'Estaing , Duguay-Trouin , and Villars (all French Navy ).[ 29]
Laura Gertrude
Germany
The schooner ran aground off North Ronaldsay , Orkney Islands , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Drammen , Norway to an American port. She was refloated and anchored in a bay on North Ronaldsay pending repairs.[ 30]
Yangwu
Imperial Chinese Navy
The wreck of Yangwu , photographed in 1884 Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The sloop-of-war exploded and sank in the Min River at Fuzhou after being attacked successfully by a French Navy torpedo boat with a spar torpedo .
Yongbao
Imperial Chinese Navy
The wreck of Yongbao (at left), photographed in 1884 Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The armed transport was sunk by gunfire on the Min River at Fuzhou by the cruisers D'Estaing , Duguay-Trouin , and Villars (all French Navy ).
Zhenwei
Imperial Chinese Navy
Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The gunboat exploded and sank in the Min River at Fuzhou because of a single shell hit from the ironclad corvette Triomphante ( French Navy ).[ 29]
No. 46
French Navy
Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The torpedo boat was hit by hand grenades thrown from a Chinese vessel in the Min River, bursting her boiler. She was scuttled by Volta ( French Navy ) to prevent her being captured by the Chinese.[ 31]
Unnamed
Imperial Chinese Navy
Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The transport ship ran aground in the Min River and broke her back.[ 32]
24 August
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1884
Ship
State
Description
Benges
United Kingdom
The steamship struck a submerged rock north east of Trinidad and was wrecked. Her nineteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Demerara , British Honduras to Puerto Cabello , Venezuela.[ 33]
Margaret Kendall
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Proudfeet Rocks, on the coast of Caithness and sank.[ 30]
USS Tallapoosa
United States Navy
The gunboat , a sidewheel paddle steamer , collided with the schooner J. S. Lowell ( United States ) and sank in Vineyard Sound approximately 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts with the loss of three of her crew. She was raised, repaired, and was returned to service in January 1886.[ 34] [ 35]
Unnamed
Imperial Chinese Navy
Sino-French War , Battle of Fuzhou : The torpedo launch was sunk by gunfire on the Min River at Fuzhou by the cruiser Duguay-Trouin ( French Navy ).[citation needed ]
Unnamed
Imperial Chinese Navy
Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The torpedo launch was abandoned in the Min River at Fuzhou after she came under fire by the cruiser Duguay-Trouin ( French Navy ). Her crew swam to shore.[citation needed ]
25 August
26 August
28 August
29 August
30 August
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1884
Ship
State
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Drogheda , County Louth .[ 7]
Adelphia
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at Cape Bollard, Newfoundland Colony . She was on a voyage from Oporto , Portugal to Sydney, Nova Scotia , Canada . She was refloated and towed in to Saint John's , Newfoundland Colony in a leaky condition.[ 21]
Bengeo
United Kingdom
The steamship ran ashore at Galera Point , Trinidad and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Demerara , British Guiana .[ 28] She was abandoned as a total loss.[ 37]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with another vessel and sank off Portland, Dorset . She was on a voyage from New York , United States to London .[ 7]
Broomhaugh
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg . She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. She was refloated.[ 12]
Caledonian
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Frio , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Trieste .[ 19] She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[ 20]
Chusan
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde . She was refloated on 7 August.[ 11]
City of Merida
United States
The steamship was destroyed by fire at Havana , Cuba . She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz , Mexico to New York.[ 1]
Ebenezer
Norway
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by the barque Oliver Emery ( United Kingdom ). Ebenezer was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to Charleston, South Carolina , United States.[ 44]
Edina
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated on 7 August.[ 11]
Gefion
Netherlands
The schooner ran aground at "Sonderose", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to an English port.[ 45]
Ingram
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Circassia ( United Kingdom ) off Ilfracombe , Devon and was severely damaged. Ingram was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 7]
Ithuriel
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on Castle Island, Bahamas . She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes , Haiti to London.[ 7]
Margaret Kendal
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked in Wick Bay with the loss of three or four of her crew.[ 46]
Maria
Germany
The barque was driven ashore at Sonderose. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Ystad , Sweden.[ 45]
Middleton
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Ystad , Sweden.[ 12]
Norwegian
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Three Rivers , Quebec , Canada. She was on a voyage from Montreal , Quebec to London.[ 18]
Piskar
Imperial Russian Navy
The torpedo boat collided with the torpedo boat Swiristel ( Imperial Russian Navy ) and sank in the Bjoerkosund before 12 August.[ 47]
Scylla
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Langlade Island , Saint Pierre and Miquelon . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Richmond, Quebec to Llanelly , Glamorgan.[ 12]
Spartan
Hong Kong
The ship was lost in the China Seas.[ 45]
Tetartos
Germany
The steamship ran aground 7 nautical miles (13 km) from Flensburg . She was on a voyage from Saigon , French Indo-China to Flensburg.[ 19] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 18]
Tintern Abbey
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Kertch , Russia . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Novorossiysk , Russia. She was refloated.[ 12]
Wsryw
Imperial Russian Navy
The torpedo boat collided with a sailing ship between Cronstadt and Peterhof and was severely damaged.[ 47]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The hopper barge ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated on 7 August.[ 11]
Nineteen unnamed vessels
Flags unknown
Sixteen fishing smacks and three schooners were wrecked on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony before 25 August with the loss of six lives.[ 48]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in St. George's Bay before 25 August.[ 48]
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Shipwrecks 1880–89, by month
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