List of shipwrecks in July 1882

The list of shipwrecks in July 1882 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1882.

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4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1882
Ship State Description
Rose  Germany The schooner collided with the barque Shakespeare ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Shakespeare. Rose was on a voyage from Gallipoli to Antwerp, Belgium.[1] She was subsequently towed in to El Ferrol, Spain by the steamship Vicenta ( Spain).[2]
Scioto  United States The steamship was sunk in a collision with the steamship John Lomas ( United States) off Mingo Junction, Ohio in the Ohio River, sinking partially submerged in 16 feet (4.9 m) of water. Raised, repaired and returned to service under the name Regular. Death estimates range from 58 to more than 75.[3][4][5]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1882
Ship State Description
HNLMS Adder Netherlands Royal Netherlands Navy The Adder-class monitor sank with the loss of 65 lives.[6]
Norwood  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Proparis Shoal, 63 nautical miles (117 km) off Diamond Island, Burma. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Unnamed Ottoman Empire Egypt The lighter was run into by the steamship Laleham ( United Kingdom) and sank a Port Said.[8]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1882
Ship State Description
New York City  United States The ship ran aground on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to New York. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1882
Ship State Description
Blenheim, and
Kairos 		 United Kingdom The steamships collided at Penarth, Glamorgan and were both severely damaged. Both vessels were beached.[8]
Toward  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Tenasserim ( United Kingdom) in the Clyde and was severely damaged with the loss of a crew member. Toward was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork. She put back to Glasgow.[1]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1882
Ship State Description
North Star  United States The barque-rigged steamship was crushed by ice in the Arctic Ocean 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) off Point Barrow, Departmemt of Alaska. Her crew survived.[9]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1882
Ship State Description
Fleurs Castle  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Cape Guardafui, Majeerteen Sultanate with the loss of 33 of the 49 people on board. She was on a voyage from Hankou, China to London.[10][11]
Moskwa  Russia The steamship was wrecked at Ras Hafun, Majeerteen Sultanate. All 120 passengers and crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hankow to Odessa.[10][11]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1882
Ship State Description
Emma, and
Erin 		 United Kingdom The ships collided near New Brighton, Cheshire and were both severely damaged.[1]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1882
Ship State Description
Foam  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Port Isaac, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[12]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1882
Ship State Description
Glenlyon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from Fuzhou, China to London.[13]
Vindobala  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to South Shields, County Durham.[13]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1882
Ship State Description
Oscar  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Breeze ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Oscar was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[14]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1882
Ship State Description
John Wilson  United States The steamship struck a snag and sank in the Atchafalaya River. Lost with 3 passengers and 12 hands.[3]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1882
Ship State Description
City of Amsterdam  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto. She was refloated and beached, being leaky.[2]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1882
Ship State Description
Annie Gertrude  United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with the paddle steamer Invicta ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[2]
HMS Assistance  Royal Navy The troopship ran aground on the Boulder Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex due to the Owers Lightship ( Trinity House) being out of position. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[15]
Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Ardeer ( United Kingdom) and sank at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.[2]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1882
Ship State Description
Helios  Germany The schooner was wrecked in the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Zaritza  Norway The steamship ran aground at "Stubben", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[16]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1882
Ship State Description
Mayfly  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Valhalla (Flag unknown) and sank off Dungeness. Kent. Her captain and three crew drowned, six crew and four passengers survived.[17]
Sparkling Wave  United Kingdom The ship sprung a leak and foundered 200 miles (320 km) north of the Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico while bound for Hamburg with guano. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Familieus ( Denmark).[18]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1882
Ship State Description
Sparkling Wave  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (68°30′N 20°30′W / 68.500°N 20.500°W / 68.500; -20.500). Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Familiens Haab ( Denmark). Sparkling Wave is on a voyage from "Oruba" to Hamburg, Germany.[19]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1882
Ship State Description
Surprise  United States The sealer and whaler, a schooner, was wrecked on "Basket Island", Chile. Her crew were rescued.[20]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1882
Ship State Description
Hildegarde  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, reported missing.[21]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1882
Ship State Description
Albert  United Kingdom The dandy was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex.[22]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1882
Ship State Description
Svelto  Italy The brig was wrecked on Flores Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[23]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1882
Ship State Description
Persey  United Kingdom The ship sank off Hale Head.[24]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1882
Ship State Description
Cats  Netherlands The steamship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. No further trace, reported missing.[25]
Colchester  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bremerhaven, Germany.[24]
Daybreak  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock in the White Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Cross Island, Russia. She put in to Archangelsk, Russia in a waterlogged condition.[26]
Saint Malo  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1882
Ship State Description
Algiers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Leith, Lothian. She was condemned.[1]
Dora Tully  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Hiver Rocks, off Cape Takli, Russia before 28 July.[10]
Framnaes  Norway The barque collided with an iceberg and sank. Her crew were rescued by Lindo (Flag unknown). Framnaes was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[27]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Neuwerk, Germany. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Hamburg, Germany.[10]
Pandora  Germany The brig was towed in to Cuxhaven in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom.[24]
Peruvian Congress Canada Canada The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Diamond Island, Burma with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[27]
San Jacinto  Spain The steamship ran aground on the Bueno Esperanza Bank, 24 nautical miles (44 km) off Cape Cruz, Cuba.[24]
Seadrift  United Kingdom The cutter yacht was run into by the steamship Carisbrooke ( United Kingdom) and sank at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and anchored in the River Medina in a severely damaged condition.[10]
Sea Queen  United Kingdom The ship arrived at Calingapatnam, India on fire. The fire was extinguished.[27]
Tai Lee  Germany The schooner was lost before 10 July.[7]
Yorkshire  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. At least some of her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

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