List of shipwrecks in March 1889
The list of shipwrecks in March 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1889.
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14 March
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1889
Ship
State
Description
Agnes Barton
United States
The bark was leaking badly and was being driven ashore in a gale when deliberately beached south of Cape Henry in an attempt to save lives. She later capsized. Her Captain and 5 crewmen died, 4 rescued.[ 20]
15 March
16 March
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1889
Ship
State
Description
Ada Owen
Flag unknown
1889 Apia cyclone : The ship was driven ashore at "Muara". Her crew survived.[ 22]
SMS Adler
Imperial German Navy
SMS Adler 1889 Apia cyclone: The gunboat was wrecked in the harbor at Apia , Samoa , with the loss of twenty lives.
Agur
Denmark
1889 Apia Cyclone: The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Apia.[ 23]
SMS Eber
Imperial German Navy
Wrecked ships in Apia Harbor, Upolu , Samoa soon after the storm. The view looks northwestward, with the shattered bow of the German gunboat Eber on the beach in the foreground. The stern of USS Trenton is at right, with the sunken USS Vandalia alongside. The German gunboat Adler is on her side in the center distance. USS Trenton ' s starboard quarter gallery has been largely ripped away. 1889 Apia cyclone: The gunboat was forced against the harbor reef at Apia by large waves and sank quickly with the loss of 73 lives.
USS Nipsic
United States Navy
The wreck of USS Nipsic is at left; the wreck of USS Trenton is at center, with the wreck of USS Vandalia alongside in the center. 1889 Apia cyclone: The gunboat was driven ashore in the harbor at Apia with severe damage and the loss of eight lives. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
Peter Goddefroy
Flag unknown
1889 Apia Cyclone: The barque was driven ashore at Apia.[ 24]
Red Cross
United States
1889 Apia Cyclone: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Raratonga , Cook Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco, California .[ 22]
Suakin
United Kingdom
1889 Apia Cyclone: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Aitutaki , Cook Islands with the loss of all hands, She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco.[ 22]
USS Trenton
United States Navy
The wreck of USS Trenton is at left, with the wreck of USS Vandalia alongside. The wreck of SMS Olga at right. 1889 Apia cyclone: The steamship was wrecked in the harbor at Apia with the loss of one life.
USS Vandalia
United States Navy
The wreck of USS Vandalia , seen from the wreck of USS Trenton . 1889 Apia cyclone: The sloop-of-war was wrecked in the harbor at Apia with the loss of 43 lives.
Seven unnamed vessels
Kingdom of Samoa
1889 Apia Cyclone: The coasters were driven ashore at Apia with the loss of four lives.[ 24]
17 March
19 March
20 March
21 March
23 March
25 March
26 March
27 March
28 March
29 March
30 March
31 March
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1889
Ship
State
Description
Achsah
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Cuttyhunk Island , Massachusetts , United States.[ 37]
Amana
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Cardiff , Glamorgan . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 37]
Artisan
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground. She was on a voyage from Saigon , French Indo-China to Iloilo , Spanish East Indies . She was refloated and put in to Manila , Spanish East Indies in a leaky condition.[ 1]
Axelhuus
Denmark
The steamship was driven ashore in Seierรธ Bay. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Kalundborg .[ 25]
Bengollyun
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Garston, Lancashire for Pisagua, Chile . No further trace, reported overdue.[ 47] A boat with the ships name was washed ashore at Cemlyn Bay and another at Porthwen Bay .[ 48]
Cathay
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground off Penarth Head , Glamorgan.[ 10]
Champion
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Pohnpei , Caroline Islands in a cyclone . Her crew were rescued by the barque Morning Star ( United Kingdom ).[ 6]
City of Lincoln
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dry Tortugas . She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven , Germany to New Orleans, Louisiana , United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 38]
Coanza
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau , Germany.[ 7]
Coningsby
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Small Bitter Lake [ 25]
Crested Wave
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Cabaret , Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[ 1]
Deveron
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Sonderosse, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from St. Davids , Pembrokeshire to Dantsic , Germany.[ 38]
Drie Gezusters
Netherlands
The schooner was driven ashore on Vlieland , Friesland .[ 49]
Drie Gezuysters
Netherlands
The schooner sprang a severe leak and was beached at Egersund , Norway. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Arendal , Norway.[ 10]
Ebenezer
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated with the assistance of two smack and assisted in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[ 32]
Gavenwood
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned off Mazagan , Morocco and subsequently came ashore. She was refloated on 24 March.[ 50]
Goatfell
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Leith , Lothian . She was later righted.[ 25]
Gryfe
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Banyuwangi , Netherlands East Indies . She was on a voyage from Pasaruang , Netherlands East Indies to Greenock , Renfrewshire . She was refloated with assistance.[ 50]
Haavaad
Norway
The barque was wrecked in the Chandeleur Islands , Louisiana , United States. Her crew were rescued.[ 1]
Herbert
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Fishguard , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from London to Fishguard. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[ 49]
Highlands
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Gallipoli , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Constanลฃa , Romania to Gibraltar .[ 49] She was refloated on 3 March and resumed her voyage.[ 1]
Ida
Germany
The steamship ran aground at Saltholmen , Denmark.[ 37]
Inchlonga
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal . She was refloated on 11 March.[ 10]
Janbaas
Germany
The barque was wrecked on the coast of New Guinea .[ 23]
Klyde
Flag unknown
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[ 32] She was later refloated and towed in to Suez , Egypt .[ 38]
Mabel
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire to Morocco.[ 51]
Marianne
Germany
The barque was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ghent , East Flanders , Belgium to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 10]
Marryat
Argentina
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia Blanca to New York , United States.[ 14]
Medelped
Sweden
The barque was driven ashore at "Vuelta Antonio". She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Campana , Argentina.[ 32]
Meta
Norway
The barque ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall Sweden to Appledore , Devon , United Kingdom . She was refloated and towed in the Harwich in a waterlogged condition by the tugs Harwich and Robert Owen (both United Kingdom ).[ 32]
Monte Rosa
Germany
The ship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated and towed in to Suez for repairs.[ 38]
P. F.
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at Rawcliffe, near Staithes , Yorkshire . She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 7]
Presto
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Anna Woermann ( Germany ) at Hamburg , Germany and was beached. Presto was on a voyage from Hamburg to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 1]
Ross
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Huelva , Spain.[ 49]
Salus
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore with the loss of all hands. The wreck was refloated and towed in to Hamburgsund , Norway.[ 14]
Stadsman
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Ghent to Falkenberg .[ 32]
Standard
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Inverallochy , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cromarty .[ 1]
St. Cloud
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire and was abandoned at sea. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies.[ 25] A derelict vessel, thought to be St. Cloud , washed up in a capsized condition at Maceiรณ , Brazil on 18 March.[ 50]
Temple Bar
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Coruripe , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Pensacola, Florida .[ 25]
Thropton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Bec d'Ambรจs .[ 38]
Transit
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore , Straits Settlements to Hong Kong .[ 14]
Transition
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at "Kais", Persia .[ 38]
Triente
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the steamship Guyers ( France ) and sank at Ouistreham , Calvados .[ 32]
Varuna
Norway
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Plata , Dominican Republic.[ 50]
Vega
Germany
The steamship was driven ashore on Sprogรธ , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to an English port. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[ 7]
Volante de Dieu
Italy
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Cape Leucata" with the loss of all hands.[ 10]
Westbury
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Blackhouse. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Newry , County Antrim . She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[ 49]
William B. Wood
United States
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Chincoteague, Virginia .[ 1]
Zarate
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on the Isla de Lobos , Uruguay.[ 32] She was refloated and taken in to Montevideo , Uruguay.[ 37]
Unnamed
Austria-Hungary
The ship was destroyed by fire at Port-de-Bouc , Bouches-du-Rhรดne , France with some loss of life.[ 7]
Unnamed
Mexico
The steamship sank in Lake Chapala with the loss of at least twenty lives.[ 52]
No. 110
French Navy
The torpedo boat foundered off Pointe de Barfleur during a storm, with loss of fourteen crew.[ 53]
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