List of shipwrecks in July 1884

The list of shipwrecks in July 1884 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1884.

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1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1884
Ship State Description
British India  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at the South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[1]
Cornishman  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Barber's Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[2]
Gamma  United Kingdom The schooner struck rocks at Ryhope, County Durham. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to the River Tyne. She was refloated and assisted in to Seaham, County Durham in a leaky condition.[2]
Ligera  Spanish Navy The Covadonga-class gunboat suffered a boiler explosion and foundered off Nuevitas, Cuba with the loss of three of her crew.[3]
Portugal  Norway The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[1]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1884
Ship State Description
Palala  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at False Cape, India with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Bremen, Germany.[4]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1884
Ship State Description
Dunmurray  United Kingdom The steamship collided with Nordstjernen ( Norway) in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent and was severely damaged.[5]
John Bladworth  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) downstream of Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole to Antwerp, Belgium.[2]
Scottish Maid  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Water Lily  United Kingdom The schooner struck rocks 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Tarifa, Spain. She was beached and abandoned by her crew.[5]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1884
Ship State Description
Lord Alfred Paget  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay.[5]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1884
Ship State Description
Mignonette  United Kingdom The yacht was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km) north west of the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. Her four crew took to a lifeboat, but one of them was killed to provide food for the other three on 25 July. The survivors were rescued by the barque Montezuma ( Germany) on 29 July. Mignonette was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sydney, New South Wales.

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1884
Ship State Description
Camoens  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Brimsness". She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Iceland.[6]
Valdivia  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore and was wrecked at Point Carquin, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Huacho, Peru with the loss of three lives.[7]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1884
Ship State Description
H. C. Colman  United States The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank with the loss of a crew member .[8]
Telefon  Norway The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Lossiemouth, Moray, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Gulf of Bothnia to Lossiemouth.[9]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1884
Ship State Description
Ahnapee  United States The schooner ran aground at North Point in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (43°47.110′N 087°42.635′W / 43.785167°N 87.710583°W / 43.785167; -87.710583 (Ahnapee)). All six of her crew were rescued by United States Life-Saving Service personnel. Ahnapee became a total loss. She was on a voyage from Torch Lake, Michigan to Chicago, Illinois, or Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[10][11]
Dart  United Kingdom The ketch foundered off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stockholm, Sweden.[12]
Marie Ange  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Port Chalmers, New Zealand. No further trace, reported missing.[13]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1884
Ship State Description
Eastern Maid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pentewan, Cornwall.[14]
Gravina  Spanish Navy The Velasco-class unprotected cruiser sank in a typhoon north of Luzon, Spanish East Indies.
Windsor Castle  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned and set afire 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued by the barque Ophir ( Norway). Windsor Castle was on a voyage from Cochin, India to London.

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1884
Ship State Description
Aislaby  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank off Cape Sagres, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Trevose ( United Kingdom). Aislaby was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[15][16]
Fantaisie  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off "Cape Seal" whilst on a voyage from Cochin, India to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. No further trace, reported missing.[17]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1884
Ship State Description
Demerara  United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her thirteen crew took to the boats; they reached Madeira on 17 July. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Pará, Brazil.[18][19]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1884
Ship State Description
Benedict  United Kingdom The steamship sank near "Dahlsbruck". She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to "Dahlsbruck". She was refloated in early October.[20]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1884
Ship State Description
Caleb Eaton  United States The whaling schooner was crushed in ice off the coast of the District of Alaska.[21]
Cock Robin  United Kingdom The yawl struck the pier at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex and sank. Her crew survived.[22]
Jane Pringle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[22]
Vicksburg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Pentland Skerries with the loss of nine of her 21 crew.[23]
W. M. Wood  United States The tug capsized at Twelve-Mile Point below New Orleans, Louisiana, while trying to refloat the barque Bristol (Flag unknown). Three of her officers were killed.[24]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1884
Ship State Description
Dordrecht II  Netherlands The ship was wrecked off Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland.[23] She was towed in to Cape Town on 31 July by Tiger (Flag unknown).[25]
Leverrier  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered off Cape Spartel, Morocco. Her crew were rescued by the steamship International ( United Kingdom). Leverrier was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India.[23]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1884
Ship State Description
Criterion  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[26]
Gijon, and
Laxham 		 Spain
 United Kingdom 		The steamships collided off Cape Finisterre and both sank. About 80 people died from the 180 people on board Gijon, including her captain who shot himself. Gijon was on a voyage from A Coruña to Cuba. The steamship Santo Domingo ( Spain) rescued 45 passengers from Gijon and eleven crew from Laxham. Fifteen passengers from Gijon were rescued by Zoe ( United Kingdom); which also rescued two crew from Laxham. Nine crew from Gijon and four crew from Laxham were rescued by the steamsgip Ville de Valence ( France). A further seven passengers and eight crew were rescued by Vespertina Wilson (Flag unknown). Sixteen passengers from Gijon were rescued by the schooner Nelson Hewitson ( United Kingdom). A boat with fifteen survivors of Gijon landed at Muros. Laxham was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Heathpool  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Portsall, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[34]
Huelva  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Villano, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal.[26]
Madras  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked south of "Merqui", Burma.[26]
Shaftesbury  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Uxen Rocks, on the coast of Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[34] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Cádiz, Spain.[35]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1884
Ship State Description
Annie  United Kingdom The steam launch collided with the tug Flying Kestrel ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by Flying Kestrel.[36]
Florence Nightingale  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Frosat Rocks, on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Archangelsk, Russia.[37]
J. M. Bowell  United States The passenger ship capsized in a storm in the Monongahela River near Brownsville, Pennsylvania with the loss of one life.[8]
Navarino  United Kingdom The steamship put in to Portland, Dorset on fire. She was on a voyage from London, to Calcutta, India. The fire was extinguished with assistance from HMS Minotaur ( Royal Navy).[37]
Richard Owen  United Kingdom The brig collided with the brigantine Belle Star ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (45°15′N 42°40′W / 45.250°N 42.667°W / 45.250; -42.667) with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Belle Star. Richard Owen was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Colony.[38]
Sarah  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was holed by her anchor at La Boca, Argentina.[36]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued by the tug.[39]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1884
Ship State Description
City of Chicago  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
St. Hilda  United Kingdom The steam yacht ran aground on the Shingles, in the Solent. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[40]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1884
Ship State Description
John M. Osborn  United States The steamship was run into by the steamship Alberta (Canada Canada) and sank in Lake Superior six nautical miles (11 km) west north west of Whitefish Point, Michigan with the loss of three lives.[41]
Nordcap  Norway The steamship was run into by the steamship India ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by India. Nordcap was on a voyage from Bergen to Barcelona, Spain.[3]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1884
Ship State Description
Farningham  United Kingdom The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Vanguard ( United Kingdom) and sank at Brisbane, Queensland.[42]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Cape Spartel, Morocco.[43]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1884
Ship State Description
Amsterdam  Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of four lives from her 212 passengers, plus her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to a Canadian port.[44][45]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1884
Ship State Description
Bellcairn  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Britannia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset.[46][47]
Gilsland  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Port Errol, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and put back to the River Tyne.[25]
Laura  United Kingdom The ketch ran aground on the Blackrock Ledge, off the Isle of Wight and sank. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Totland Bay.[25] She was later refloated and beached at Norton, Isle of Wight.[48]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Thomas Drydale ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. Mary Ann was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1884
Ship State Description
Albion  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Newry, County Antrim.[36]
Ardanbahn  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Egersund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Cronstadt, Russia.[5] She was later refloated and taken in to Egersund.[9]
Aros Bay  United Kingdom The barque was lost whilst on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to San Francisco, California. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Bernard Hall  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River.[14]
Bore  Sweden The brig was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Oskarshamn to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg in a leaky condition.[22]
Carl Emil  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore on Inchgarvie, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth to Narva, Russia.[37]
Colonsay  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in a leaky condition.[2]
Dora  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Souter Point, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland, County Durham.[5]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The tug ran aground in the River Mersey.[5]
Etta  United Kingdom The brigantine capsized and sank whilst attempting to refloat the steamship SS Calvert1863 (2) ( United States) at Port Antonio, Jamaica.[26]
Etta Watt  United Kingdom The schooner capsized and sank whilst attempting to refloat the steamship Calvert ( United States) at Port Antonio.[26]
Firth of Tay  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated on 30 July and taken in to King's Lynn.[25]
Fylgja  Norway The ship was wrecked at Percé, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec.[14]
Georgian  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Buffalo, New York.[2]
Gulf of St. Vincent  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York City. She had been refloated by 20 July.[23]
Hope Gower  United States The schooner sank at Savanilla, United States of Colombia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barranquilla, United States of Colombia to Boston, Massachusetts.[40]
Jeanie  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Östergarn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London.[3] She was refloated on 31 July and towed in to Slite, Sweden.[25]
James Kenaway  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Ellen, Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was refloated on 22 July.[26]
Kong Magnus  Norway The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Kindesnaes". She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Christiania.[5]
Léonie Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the Barber Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[42]
Lincoln City  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Nova Scotia before 7 July. She was refloated and taken in to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[6]
Martin Scott  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Augusta, South Australia. She was later refloated.[14]
Mediator  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by Thuringia ( Germany) and sank at Curaçao, Curaçoa and Dependencies before 24 July. Her crew survived.[7]
Nubienne  France The yacht ran aground in the Hell Gate. She was refloated and taken in to New York City in a leaky condition.[14]
Nuovo San Francisco  Greece The ship was driven ashore at Cape Matapan. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Romania to Bougie, Algeria. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Malta on 24 July in a leaky condition.[37]
River Avon  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Talcahuano, Mexico.[5]
River Ettrick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia to Montreal. She was refloated and towed in to Quebec City, Canada, where she arrived on 24 July.[36]
Sarnia  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. Her passengers were taken off by a tug. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6]
Valdivia  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Huacho, Peru.[12]
William Turner  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Brill Shoal. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Sourabaya in a leaky condition.[40]

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