List of shipwrecks in December 1889

The list of shipwrecks in December 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1889.

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1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1889
Ship State Description
Aldborough  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Ascupart ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Barking, Essex. Aldborough subsequently ran aground at Dagenham, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to the Natal Colony.[1]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1889
Ship State Description
Ferret  United Kingdom The steam launch collided with the ferry Tynemouth ( United Kingdom) at South Shields, County Durham and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Tynemouth.[2]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1889
Ship State Description
Adolph Woermann  Germany The steamship ran aground at Akassa, Oil Rivers Protectorate. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship King Tofa (Flag unknown) and towed in to Akassa.[3]
County of Merioneth  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at "Bancochico", Argentina. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3] She was refloated and taken in to Buenos Aires.[4]
Falshaw  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Brăila, Romania. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Galați.[3] She was refloated.[4]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1889
Ship State Description
Ancona, and
Kungpai 		 Hong Kong The steamships collided at Hong Kong. Both vessels were severely damaged and were beached. Ancona was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Yokohama, Japan.[3]
Euphemia  United Kingdom The ship struck the Shark's Fin Rock and foundered. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Penzance, Cornwall.[3]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1889
Ship State Description
Echo  United Kingdom The tug collided with the steamship Northenden ( United Kingdom) and sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by Northenden.[4]
HMS Watchful  Royal Navy The Albacore-class gunboat was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[5]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1889
Ship State Description
Nord  France The ship ran into the quayside on being launched at Stobcross, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom and was damaged.[6]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1889
Ship State Description
Karoon  United Kingdom The steamship, on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to Bremerhaven, Germany, stranded on Razende Bol off the North Dutch coast, and the crew taken off as a precaution. She was refloated the following morning and completed her voyage in tow before repairs in England.[7][8][9]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1889
Ship State Description
Lizzie  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Portslade, Sussex, The sole crew member was rescued.[10]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1889
Ship State Description
Ann and Ellen, Starand
Zaripha 		 United Kingdom The steamship Zaripha collided with the tank barge Star in the River Thames at London, driving her into the schooner Ann and Ellen, which was severely damaged. Zaripha then collided with the steamship Kent ( United Kingdom). Star was beached, but consequently sank.[10]
Ingrid  United Kingdom The derelict schooner was towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk by a tug.[10]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1889
Ship State Description
Clara Felicia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[11]
Mandalay  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Bahia Blanca, Brazil. She was refloated.[11][12]
Dragonfly  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[13][14]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1889
Ship State Description
Leerdam, and
Gaw Quan Sia 		 Netherlands
 United Kingdom 		The steamships collided in the North Sea. Both vessels sank, Gaw Quan Sia with the loss of two of her crew. Surviving crew of both vessels and all 400 passengers from Leerdam took to the boats. They were rescued the next day by the steamship Emma ( France). Leerdam was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Gaw Quan Sia was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Hamburg.[15][16]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1889
Ship State Description
Challenge  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea north of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[17]
Delphine Mélanie  France The barque was driven ashore at Tacumshane, County Wexford, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[17][18]
Progress  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Whitton, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Goole, Yorkshire.[17] She was refloated on 18 December with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Goole.[19]
Ralph Creyke  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Goole.[17] She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a number of tugs and taken in to Goole.[18]
W. W. Lloyd  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Piel Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.[17]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1889
Ship State Description
America  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen.[18] She was refloated and taken in to Bremerhaven.[19]
Ruby  United Kingdom The steam fishing boat was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. Ruby was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Berwick upon Tweed. She was refloated and towed in to Berwick upon Tweed.[18]
Tenby Castle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the South Stack, Anglesey with the loss of eleven of the fourteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat.[15]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1889
Ship State Description
Edith  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[19]
Maid of Anglesey  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[11] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Strathblane ( United Kingdom).[19]
Will o' the Wisp  United Kingdom The lighter ran aground and sank at Dundee, Forfarshire.[19]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1889
Ship State Description
Newnham  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep.[20]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1889
Ship State Description
Cleddy  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Isle of Cyprus and sank off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. Twelve of her 25 crew reached Bembridge, Isle of Wight in a boat; the rest were reported missing. The ship's cat was rescued from floating wreckage off Shanklin, Isle of Wight by fishermen. Cleddy was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[21]
Earl of Durham  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Amsterdam, North Holland.[22]
Fairway  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Kirkstall ( United Kingdom) in the River Ouse and was beached at Blacktoft, Yorkshire. Fairway was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[22]
Lancashire  Norway The full-rigged ship was run into by the barque Julia ( United Kingdom) in The Downs and was severely damaged. Lancashire was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[22][23]
Prins Willem I  Netherlands The steamship foundered in the English Channel. Twenty-eight of the 41 people on board were rescued; the rest were reported missing. Prins Willem I was on a voyage from Paramaribo, Surinam to Amsterdam.[21]
Wick Bay  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Lynn Channel. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[22]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1889
Ship State Description
Sandringham  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the barque Joseph Haydn ( Germany) and was severely damaged. Sandringham put in to Boston, Lincolnshire.[23]
Stad Nieuport Flag unknown The ship ran aground in the Humber at Whitton, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Nieuport.[23]
St. Andrew  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Newent ( United Kingdom) and sank off Yantlet, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Newent. St. Andrew was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to London.[23]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1889
Ship State Description
Adonis  United States The wooden brigantine was wrecked approximately 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Crowdy Head, New South Wales when she sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Wollongong to the Richmond River in New South Wales.
Dunrobin  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Laxey, Isle of Man. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[24]
Igor  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Dulas Rock, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat.[24]
Jedda C. Yedea  France The brigantine put in to the Mumbles, Glamorgan, United Kingdom in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Vannes, Morbihan.[23]
Mona  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore near Youghal, County Cork. She was refloated and taken in to Youghal, where she sank.[24]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1889
Ship State Description
Annie M. Jordan  United States The schooner was wrecked on Gallantry Head, Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[25]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1889
Ship State Description
Ehren  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex.[26]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1889
Ship State Description
Wide West  United States The steamship was wrecked on Destruction Island, Washington, United States, after losing her propeller and auxiliary sailing rig in high winds and heavy seas. Her crew abandoned ship safely.

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1889
Ship State Description
Clan McKenzie  United Kingdom The steamship was sunk in a collision in snow with the steamship Oregon ( United States) in the Columbia River at Coffee Rock 47 miles (76 km) upstream of Astoria, Oregon. Two crew were killed. Survivors made it to shore in her boats.[27][28]
Oregon  United States The steamer was damaged in a collision with Clan McKenzie ( United Kingdom) in the Columbia River at Coffee Rock 47 miles (76 km) above Astoria, Oregon in snow, losing her bow, and drifted ashore, later refloated.[28]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1889
Ship State Description
Lennie  United Kingdom The barque ran ashore on Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked.

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1889
Ship State Description
Ovington  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Queen Victoria ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Firth of Clyde off Toward Point, Argyllshire with the loss of six of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Queen Victoria. Ovington was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Antwerp, Belgium.[29]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1889
Ship State Description
Agenora  United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Whitley ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was severely damaged. Agenora was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Weymouth, Dorset. She put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[23]
Aidar  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Pera, Ottoman Empire.[20] She was refloated on 21 December.[24]
Alexandra  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Rettimo, Greece. Her crew were rescued.[18][20]
Andrea Antonia Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Bahia Blanca, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Bahia Blanca.[20]
Angostura  Germany The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Callao, Peru. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Vlieland, Friesland.[17]
Ariel  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Ochakoff, Russia.[20] She was later refloated and taken in to Odessa, Russia.
Barunga  South Australia The steamship ran aground in the Pirie River. She was on a voyage from Port Pirie to New Zealand.[20]
B. Kemeny, and
Germania 		 Austria-Hungary
 Germany 		The steamship B. Kemeny collided with the steamship Germania and was severely damaged. B. Kemeny was on a voyage from Fiume to Antwerp, Belgium. Germania sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Hamburg.[23]
Charles Napier  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at "Fidari", Greece.[18]
City of Oxford  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated on 16 December.[17]
Clan Mackenzie  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was run into by the steamship Oregon ( United States) and sank in the Columbia River.[30]
Cobija  France The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Gaboon.[23]
Dora, and an
unnamed vessel 		 United Kingdom
 Ottoman Empire 		The steamships collided at Constantinople and were both severely damaged.[20]
Durham  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Port Costa, California, United States.[18] She was severely damaged.[19]
Eask  Norway The brig was driven ashore at "Kaageleie". She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Ystad, Sweden. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[22]
Eastbourne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Lühe, Germany. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Hamburg.[19]
Elefterios  Greece The brig collided with the steamship Brazil ( Italy) and sank off Cape Noli, Italy.[17]
Elisa  France The ship was driven ashore at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais and became severely leaky. She was on a voyage from Treguier, Côtes-du-Nord to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[19]
Empusa Flag unknown The steamship struck a rock off Ouessant, Finistère, Franch. She put in to Torbay in a leaky condition.[13]
Energia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Feodosiya, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[2]
Erato  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Patapco River. she was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Sligo.[22]
Estrella  France The schooner was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Étrangère  France The yacht collided with the steamship Cossack ( United Kingdom) at Bordeaux, Gironde and was severely damaged.[13]
Frontera  Germany The ship was lost at Sea.[23]
Glynaeron  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was later refloated and assisted in to Holyhead by a tug.[17]
Gustava Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship struck a rock and foundered off the Norwegian coast with the loss of two of her crew.[13] She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Christiania, Norway.[12]
Hector  Romania The lighter collided with the steamship Heathmore ( United Kingdom) and sank at Brăila.[6]
Holt Hill  New South Wales The ship was wrecked at Saint Paul's. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the Sand Heads.[10]
Isa  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Dulas Rocks, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire.[24]
James Martin  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Banjoewangie, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Australia.[10]
Janet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was refloated on 20 December and towed in to the River Tyne in a waterlogged condition.[22]
John M. Clerk  United States The barque was lost at sea. Her crew were rescued by an American barque. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Shanghai, China.[20]
John Ormston  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[12]
Jozic  Austria-Hungary The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Beauduc", Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[2]
Juan Ramos  Spain The steamship put in to Roses in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Marseille.[17]
Karoon Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Bremen, Germany.[6] She was refloated.[13]
Marco Minghetti  Italy The steamship was driven ashore on Chios, Greece.[2] She was later refloated and taken in tow by Psara ( Royal Hellenic Navy) but the tow was lost off Tinos, Greece. Eighty passengers and crew were rescued. Marco Minghetti was subsequently taken in to Naxos, Greece.[22]
Mizpah United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ketch was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was refloated with assistance.[19]
Monte Rosa  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia, United States. The fire was extinguished.[3]
Mute  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent.[2]
Nostra Genitori  Italy The ship was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently towed in to Boston, Massachusetts, United States and beached.[6]
Richard Porter  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Swedish coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rostock, Germany.[12]
Romany  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Hamburg.[19]
S. J. Musson  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued.[4]
St. Dunstan  United Kingdom The steamship collided with a Royal Navy ship at Singapore, Straits Settlements and was beached.[23]
Thorbeke VII  Netherlands The barque collided with the steamship P. Caland ( Netherlands) and sank in the Nordzeekanaal. Thorbeke VII was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam.[23]
Tiogo Flag unknown The steamship ran aground in the Strait of Mackinac.[2]
Vesta  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Valparaíso, Chile.[19]
Warrington  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Harsley ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Warrington was taken in to Hamburg.[20]
Wave  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Hamburg.[19]

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