List of shipwrecks in July 1887

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

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1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1887
Ship State Description
Olaf  Imperial Russian Navy The paddle frigate ran aground off Santahamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1887
Ship State Description
Vine  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Jacques Mathieu ( France).[2]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1887
Ship State Description
Charles P. Thompson  United States The schooner was wrecked on the Blonde Rocks, off Seal Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[3]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1887
Ship State Description
Colorado  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Tierra del Fuego Chile with loss of life. Eight of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Valparaíso, Chile.[4]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1887
Ship State Description
Meppleton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Melvin Rocks, near the Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky conditio.[5]
Onward  United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with the steamship Hawthorns ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea between the Cross Sand and Newarp Lightships (both Trinity House). Onward was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Seaham, County Durham.[6]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1887
Ship State Description
Carl  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from "Saumtacochon" to London. She was consequently condemned.[7]
Cavour  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at "Bujury", Brazil. Her crew survived.[8][9]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1887
Ship State Description
Barremann  United Kingdom The sailing ship hit the Pollard Rock within the Seven Stones Reef, between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall with the loss of all of the twenty-seven crew. She was on voyage from South Shields, County Durham to San Francisco, California, United States.[10]
Cardiff Trieste The barque arrived at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Cardiff.[5]
E. W. Merchant  United States The schooner was wrecked on the Shovelful Shoal. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Thornborough  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Glamis Castle ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew survived.[11]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1887
Ship State Description
Edwin  United Kingdom The Thames barge sprang a leak and sank in the River Thames at Barking, Essex.[5]
Merrimac  United States The steamship was wrecked on "Little Hope Island", 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada. All on board, more than 100 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts.[5][12]
Mystery  United States The yacht capsized during a squall in New York harbour. Over twenty excursionists drowned.[13]
Python  United Kingdom The tug was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Calabria ( United Kingdom). Python was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. She was towed in to Gravesend, Kent by Calabria.[5]
Venus  Sweden The schooner ran aground on the Bigger Rock, in the Firth of Forth and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kennetpans, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Trelleborg.[5]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1887
Ship State Description
Gertrude  United Kingdom The ship sank at Belfast, County Antrim.[14] She was refloated on 16 July.[15]
Kentigern  United Kingdom The barque ran aground in the River Lagan. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Belfast.[7] She was refloated and taken in to Belfast.[14]
Lioness  United Kingdom The tug foundered in the English Channel off Whitecliffe, Dorset. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Dublin.[7] The master was found guilty of scuttling the tug and was sentenced to seven years penal servitude.[16]
Mauritius  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[14]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The tug was deliberately scuttled at Bembridge, Isle of Wight.[17]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1887
Ship State Description
Grecian  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Blankenese, Germany She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Hamburg, Germany.[14] She was refloated and taken in to Hamburg.[8]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1887
Ship State Description
Rouen  France The steamship ran aground at "Osita", Japan. Her crew were rescued. She subsequently became a wreck.[15][18]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1887
Ship State Description
Malvina  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bangkok, Siam. No further trace, reported overdue.[19]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1887
Ship State Description
Unnamed  United Kingdom The fishing lugger struck the Hennick Rock, off The Lizard, Cornwall and sank. Both crew were rescued.[20]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1887
Ship State Description
Aydon Forest  United Kingdom The ship departed from Mobile, Alabama, United States for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, reported overdue.[21]
Woodbine  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica for Fleetwood, Lancashire. No further trace, reported overdue.[22]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1887
Ship State Description
Freda Flag unknown The yacht sank off Saint-Lunaire, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[23]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1887
Ship State Description
Woodbine  United Kingdom The ship departed from Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica for Fleetwood, Lancashire. No further trace, reported overdue.[24]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1887
Ship State Description
Amanda  United States The schooner capsized in a storm off Piney Point in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida.[25]
Arthur  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and subsequently foundered. Her eight crew were rescued by the steamship Arizona ( United Kingdom). Arthur was on a voyage from Ship Island, Mississippi, United States to the Canary Islands.[26]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1887
Ship State Description
Enfield  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Gråsgärd, Öland, Sweden.[23] She was refloated on 30 July with assistance from Hermes and Poseidon (both  Sweden) and taken in to Stockholm, Sweden for repairs.[9]
H. S. Rowe  United States The schooner was wrecked in a storm 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of East Pass, Destin, Florida.[25]
Primitive  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham.[23]
Wolverine  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire.[23]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1887
Ship State Description
Monmouth  United States The schooner was run down and sunk off Cape Cod, Massachusetts by the brig Energy ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[3]
Twilight  United States The steamship sank in the St. John's River. Her engineer died.[27]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1887
Ship State Description
Danish Monarch  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated.[28]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1887
Ship State Description
Alejandro  Mexico The steamship was driven ashore north of San Blas.[29]
Alfreda Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland Colony The coaster was wrecked at Saint John's.[29]
Amir  India The flat was severely damaged by fire at "Serajgunge".[15]
Atlantic  United Kingdom The barque put in to Fårösund, Gotland, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Luleå, Sweden to London.[5] She was condemned.[14]
Cabo Finisterre  Spain The steamship was wrecked at Sagres Point, Portugal. All on board were rescued.[30]
Cambrian  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on a sunken pile in the River Ouse and was holed. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Calais, France. She was refloated on 2 July and taken in to drydock for repairs.[30]
Charger  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River.[9]
Emu  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan.[30]
Enniskilen  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Svenska Högarna, Sweden.[15]
Entico  United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 July.[9]
Fair City  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Mucking Flat, in the Thames Estuary.[9]
Foxhall  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. She was refloated and taken in to Phildadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[23]
George Dittmann  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[15]
Grandholme Canada Canada The steamship was driven ashore and was damaged at Kamouraska, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Sydney, Nova Scotia.[20]
Investigator  United States The ship collided with a schooner and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz to New York, United States.[5]
Lady Nell  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Germany to Bergen, Norway. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden.[30]
Lina  Norway The barque was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, Newfoundland Colony.[7]
Marie  Norway The barque ran aground in the River Lune. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada to Glasson Dock, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[20]
Martha S.  United States The steamship was driven ashore at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. She was refloated but had to be beached. All on board were rescued.[23]
Nancy Holt  United States The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean before 31 July. She was on a voyage from Eureka, California to Melbourne, Victoria.[31]
Nicosian  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Sundre, Gotland. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[15]
Orion  Germany The barque was wrecked on Charles Island, Bermuda. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Oruro  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8]
Osbergs  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Hamburg. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[14]
Prins Fredrik  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Cheribon, Netherlands East Indies.[7] She was refloated.[8]
Ravenhill  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Vilano, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Brindisi, Italy. She was a total loss.[14]
Río Apa  Empire of Brazil The steamship put out to sea from Rio de Janeiro before 8 July. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all on board.[18]
Riversdale  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Bremen, Germany. She was refloated with the assistance of seven tugs and put in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland.[14]
Romo  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Nantucket, Massachusetts.[9]
Shamrock  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Whitehead, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Whitehead.[8]
Sirius  Russia The steamship was driven ashore at Nasby, Öland, Sweden.[7] SHe was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she arrived on 13 July.[8]
Springwood  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Redonda, Leeward Islands. She was on a voyage from Redonda to Booth Bay, Maine, United States.[9]
Thornholme  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Quebec City, Canada.[15]

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