List of shipwrecks in August 1887

The list of shipwrecks in August 1887 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1887.

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2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1887
Ship State Description
Rhuddlan Castle  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, reported missing.[1]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1887
Ship State Description
Treherbert  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank at Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Bilbao, Spain.[2]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque was run into by the steamship Denmark ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) off the American coast.[3]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1887
Ship State Description
City of Ashland  United States The paddle steamer caught fire and sank in Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of the Chequamegon Point Lighthouse with the loss of one life.[4][5]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1887
Ship State Description
Mermaid  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the barque Minerva ( Germany) and sank in the Thames Estuary 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east north east of the Nore. Her crew were rescued by the smack Star of Whitstable ( United Kingdom).[6]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1887
Ship State Description
City of Montreal  United Kingdom
City of Montreal
The passenger ship caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, 400 nautical miles (740 km) off the coast of Newfoundland (43°38′N 53°54′W / 43.633°N 53.900°W / 43.633; -53.900). All 245 passengers and crew were rescued by York City ( United Kingdom). City of Montreal was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7][8]
Wellesley  United Kingdom The training ship was run into by the steamship Aviemore ( United Kingdom) at Purfleet, Essex and was severely damaged at the stern.[6]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1887
Ship State Description
Careline Corson  United States The schooner was wrecked at Lanesville, Massachusetts.[9]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1887
Ship State Description
Andrea Vagliano, and
Norbiton 		 Greece
 United Kingdom 		The steamship Norbiton collided with the steamship Andrea Vagliano and sank in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon with the loss of seven of the twenty people on board. Survivors were rescued by Andrea Vagliano. Norbiton was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. Andrea Vagliano was severely damaged. She was towed in to Plymouth, Devon waterlogged at the bow by the tug Vixen ( United Kingdom).[3]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1887
Ship State Description
Kheidoe Queen  United Kingdom The Cardiff barquentine stranded at Gorsons. All of the crew were saved.[10]
Marchsea  United Kingdom The steam yacht was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Brighton ( United Kingdom).[11]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1887
Ship State Description
Bay of Naples  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[11]
Terzo  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Belfast.[11]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1887
Ship State Description
Acklington  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Runnel Stone and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Portland, Dorset.[12]
Joseph  United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with a dredger and sank in the River Thames at Barking, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[12]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1887
Ship State Description
Lydia J. Crowell  United Kingdom The fishing schooner was believed to have foundered in a hurricane in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland on this date with the loss of all fifteen crew.[13]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1887
Ship State Description
Arato  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Perkin's Reef, in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Hull, Yorkshire. Whilst aground, she was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was later refloated and taken in to Perim, Aden Governorate.[14]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1887
Ship State Description
Belle  United Kingdom The ship departed from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada for Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. No further trace,[15] reported missing.[16]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1887
Ship State Description
Eureka  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Workington, Cumberland and broke in two. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Workington.[17] She was refloated in early September.[18]
Oasis  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Carl Konow ( Norway). Oasis was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hiogo, Japan.[19]
Sarah Ann  United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Clifton Grove ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Avon with the loss of a crew member.[17]
Snipe  United Kingdom The steamship collided with Racine ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Usk.[17]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1887
Ship State Description
Alabama  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by the barque Orvar Odd ( Norway). Alabama was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[20]
Enigheden  Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Freshwick Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Garlieston, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom.[21]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1887
Ship State Description
Bermuda Flag unknown The steamship became flooded in a hurricane. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to New York, United States.[22]
Prince de Conde  France The barque foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Prussian ( United Kingdom). Prince de Conde was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure to the Newfoundland Colony.[23]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1887
Ship State Description
Electa  United Kingdom The ship departed from Queenstown, County Cork for Martinique. No further trace, reported overdue.[24]
Lilian Flag unknown The steamship was wrecked in a hurricane. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the steam yacht Mohican ( United States). Lilian was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to New York, United States.[2]
Monarch  United Kingdom The yacht sank off Ilfracombe, Devon with the loss of eleven of the 25 or 26 people on board.[25][26] One of the survivors was rescued by the yacht Lorna Doone ( United Kingdom).[27]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1887
Ship State Description
King George  United Kingdom The fishing trawler struck the Black Rocks and sank in West Bay, Dorset.[28]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1887
Ship State Description
Sierra Lucinda  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Penarth, Glamorgan.[22]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1887
Ship State Description
Clyde  United Kingdom The ship, which had caught fire on 28 August, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°52′N 40°00′W / 45.867°N 40.000°W / 45.867; -40.000). Her crew were rescued by Marian King (Flag unknown). Clyde was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Quebec City, Canada.[29]
Nina  United Kingdom The smack ran aground on the Pole Sands, in the River Exe. She was on a voyage from Topsham to Berry Head, Devon.[22]
Rapid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Port Talbot.[30] She was refloated on 4 September, but then ran aground again.[20] She was refloated on 5 September and taken in to Port Talbot.[31]
Sylphide  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Holland-on-Sea, Essex.[32] She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[30]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1887
Ship State Description
Chevy Chase  United Kingdom The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, reported missing.[33]
Star  United Kingdom The bawley was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent by the steamship Cyprus ( United Kingdom). Two of her crew were drowned.[34]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1887
Ship State Description
Alice Ray  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 July. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Canada.[21]
Argosy Flag unknown The steamship ran aground at New York. She was refloated.[22][30]
Ashurst  United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks at Ballachulish, Inverness-shire. She put in to Oban, Argyllshire, where she ran aground.[17]
Atlas  Norway The steamship was driven ashore at "Alexandroff", Sakhalin, Russia.[35]
Batavier  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Tientsin, China.[17]
Ben Nevis Flag unknown The hulk ran aground at Obock, French Somaliland and broke up.[17]
Benton  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Flekkefjord, Norway.[22]
British India  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at "Dwarsinweg", Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[22] She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs.[30]
Catalina  Spain The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Vigo.[35]
Christine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Halmstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[6]
Cotherstone  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Sunderland, County Durham.[22]
Daphne  Austria-Hungary The steamship ran aground in the Danube 39 nautical miles (72 km) from its mouth.[21]
East Lomond  Italy The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Tainui ( United Kingdom). East Lomond was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[13]
Elise  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cape Virgenes, Argentina.[6]
Emma May Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Fish Clay Banks. She was on a voyage from Guantanamo, Cuba to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[22]
Falcon  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was later refloated and taken in to Oskarshamn, Sweden.[30]
Glanwern  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock at Cabezos, Spain. She put in to Gibraltar waterlogged at the bow.[12]
Guldax  Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Jankalilla", Queensland. She was a total loss.[18]
Highflyer  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Richmond Hill ( United Kingdom). Highflyer was on a voyage from New York to Dantsic. She was subsequently towed in to Halifax by Richmond Hill.[22]
Idun  Norway The full-rigged ship caught fire at Montevideo, Uruguay.[22]
Ljubirod Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Brisbane, Queensland.[11]
Louisa  Norway The steamship ran aground on the Stone Reef, in the Baltic Sea.[21]
Mary E. Douglas  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to Jérémie, Haiti.[21]
Maurice  France The schooner ran aground and was wrecked on the Newcombe Sands in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine.[22]
RMS Medway  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Jacmel, Haiti. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22]
Minerva  Norway The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Spartivento, Sardinia, Italy.[21]
Nordcap  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Pentewan, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Pentewan.[36]
Phœnix  Denmark The brigantine ran aground in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Kemi, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grangemouth. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, where she arrived on 25 August in a leaky condition.[35]
Port Gordon  United Kingdom The barque collided with the transport ship Caravane ( France) at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and was severely damaged.[12]
Saga  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Huelva, Spain. She was later refloated.[36]
Senior  Netherlands The steamship ran aground off Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Harlingen, Friesland.[17]
Tientsin  China The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked, possibly at Swatow.[21]
Vanadis  Sweden The steamship was driven ashore at "Enetri", Öland. She was on a voyage from an Englisn port to Stockholm.[21]
Viking  Norway The brig was driven ashore at "Alacranes". She was on a voyage from "Tiacolapan" to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was a total loss.[22]
Voltaic  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Foyle.[21]
Zoe  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the coast of Brazil with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Buenos Aires.[34]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship ran aground at Trelleborg, Sweden.[6]
Eight unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The sand barges sank at Barry, Glamorgan.[11]

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