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List of shipwrecks in July 1889

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

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1 July

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List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1889
Ship State Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Herald ( United Kingdom) and sank at Wapping, London. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Morna  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Foyle 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Londonderry.[1] She was refloated.[2]
Tudor  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore between Dingle Point and Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Sestri Levante, Italy to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[2]

2 July

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List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1889
Ship State Description
Chancellor  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Watling Island.[3] She was on a voyage from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[4]
Unnamed Flag unknown The wreck of a brig was discovered in the Mediterranean Sea by the steamship Decca ( United Kingdom) and was scuttled.[5]

5 July

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List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1889
Ship State Description
Aurora  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Bolan  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 32 crew.[7]
Ester  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore at "Angskar". She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Degerhamn, Öland.[6]
Guido Flag unknown The steamship caught fire at Liverpool. The fire was extinguished.[6]
Kenilworth  Germany The barque was wrecked entering the North East Channel to the Torres Strait from Bramble Bay, Queensland.[8] Her crew survived.[9] She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[10]
Swan  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Liverpool. The fire was extinguished.[6]

6 July

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List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1889
Ship State Description
Teclin Head  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Riga, Russia.[11]

7 July

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List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1889
Ship State Description
Collaroy  New South Wales The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Eureka, California, United States. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Eureka.
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived.[12]

11 July

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List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1889
Ship State Description
Anadyr  France The steamship collided with the steamship Oxus ( France) and sank at Aden, Aden Governorate. Anadyr was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to a Chinese port.[13]
Turgot  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Bordeaux, Gironde, France. The fire was extinguished.[14]

12 July

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List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1889
Ship State Description
Altnacraig  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock off Palawan, Spanish East Indies and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to an American port.[15][16]

15 July

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List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1889
Ship State Description
Foscolina Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at Barsebäck, Sweden.[17]

16 July

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List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1889
Ship State Description
Lorenzo D. Baker  United States The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of (38°15′N 69°49′W / 38.250°N 69.817°W / 38.250; -69.817). Two of her firemen died. Survivors were rescued by the whaling schooner Franklin ( United States).[18][19]

17 July

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List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1889
Ship State Description
Garston  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Starbuck Island. Nine of her 29 crew were reported missing.[20] Survivors reached Humphrey Island in a boat on 27 July. They were subsequently rescued by HMS Espiegle ( Royal Navy).[21]
Victory  United Kingdom The tug collided with the paddle steamer Queen Victoria (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man) in the River Mersey and was damaged.[9]

19 July

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List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1889
Ship State Description
Catherine  United Kingdom The schooner exploded and sank at Thames Haven, Essex with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Thames Haven to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[22]
Fidia D.  Italy The barque was driven ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) from Durban, Natal Colony with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port.[9]
Mirror  United Kingdom The steamship lost her propeller in the River Thames and was beached at Rotherhithe, London, being in a sinking condition.[9] She was refloated and taken in to Rotherhithe.[23]
Stranger  United Kingdom The lugger collided with another vessel and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk by the fishing trawler Chanticleer ( United Kingdom).[9]

20 July

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List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1889
Ship State Description
Godild  United Kingdom The dandy was wrecked at the Birling Gap, Sussex.[24]
Royal Prince  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Barry, Glamorgan.[23]

21 July

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List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1889
Ship State Description
Carolsides  United Kingdom The tug sank.[15]
Eduardo  Spain The steamship was wrecked in dense fog on Old Man Island two miles (3.2 km) south of Cutler, Maine. All 40 crew were rescued.[25][26]

23 July

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List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1889
Ship State Description
Agnes  Germany The brig ran aground in the River Nene at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Wisbech.[27]
Herman Babson  United States The schooner was wrecked at Baine Harbour, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[28]

24 July

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List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1889
Ship State Description
Aries  United Kingdom The steam yacht was driven ashore at the "Plockton Lighthouse".[27]
Svannen  Norway The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Libussa ( Germany). Svannen was on a voyage from New York, United States to Port Natal, Natal Colony.[29]

25 July

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List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1889
Ship State Description
Pamela  United Kingdom The steam pinnace was wrecked in the River Bann. Her crew survived.[30]

29 July

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List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1889
Ship State Description
Rosa  United Kingdom The steam trawler struck a sunken pile and was beached at Montrose, Forfarshire.[31]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1889
Ship State Description
Achilles  Norway The barque ran aground at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with assistance.[17]
Adara Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near Galaţi, Kingdom of Romania. She was later refloated and taken in to Sulina, Romania, where she arrived on 21 July.[15]
Afghan  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Newcastle, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[5]
Alice  Norway The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Harwich ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[32]
Alliance  United States The steamship caught fire at sea and was severely damaged.[5]
Ansine  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Thisted. She was a total loss.[2]
Ardnamult  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near "Faynes", County Waterford.[27] She was refloated on 24 July and taken in to Limerick.[30]
Charles Northcote  Norway The barque ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance.[17]
Darial  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[12]
David W. Hunt  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 July.[17]
Dorothy Watson  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 11 July and taken in to Sunderland, County Durham.[5][14]
Dundonald  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the "Cocos Lighthouse". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Talcahuano, Mexico.[30]
Eduardo  Spain The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Little Rive, Maine", United States. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Faerder  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Fleur de Lys  Belgium The steam yacht was run into by the steam trawler Tertia ( Belgium) at Ostend, West Flanders and was severely damaged.[30]
Gerd Heye  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Moreton Island, Queensland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rockhampton, Queensland to the South Sea Islands.[9]
Hindoo  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Melbourne, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Melbourne. She was refloated with assistance.[6]
Jessie Harkness  United States The barque was severely damaged by fire at Manila, Spanish East Indies.[15]
Kama  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Kem, Russia.[15]
Kong Carl XV  Norway The ship collided with at German vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She put in to Tønsberg in a waterlogged condition.[14]
Lemuria  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Quebec City, Canada.[5]
Lena  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kertch, Russia.[5]
Lisboa  Sweden The schooner ran aground off "Draco", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Kalmar.[23]
Mallsgate  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Middleton Reef. Some of her crew were rescued; the rest were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to San Francisco, California, United States.[33]
Mars Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on a reef and was abandoned.[14]
Maria Stoneman  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Londonderry. She was on a voyage from St John's, Newfoundland Colony to Londonderry.[31]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea (37°20′N 9°41′E / 37.333°N 9.683°E / 37.333; 9.683).[6]
Mary A. Greenwood  United States The barque was driven ashore at Natal, Brazil. She was on a voyage from New York to Brisbane, Queensland.[5]
Neophyte  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire off Point Lynas, Anglesey.[12]
Ottilie  Germany The barque was driven ashore. She was refloated and put back to "Solombal", Russia in a leaky condition.[17]
Port Victor  New South Wales The steamship was driven ashore at "Cape Direction". She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Java.[12] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5]
Rapel  Chile Eleven lives were lost when the Valparaiso steamer sank, during a severe gale while bound for Montevideo.[34]
Rose Welt  United States The full-rigged ship sank off Bramble Cay, Queensland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[15]
Shamrock  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Bergen, Norway. She was refloated with assistance.[14]
Southern Cross  United Kingdom The steam yacht was driven ashore in "Loch Slappin", Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides.[31]
S. T.  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Port Nolloth, Cape Colony.[6]
Susannah  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged near New Romney, Kent.[17]
Telemaque  France The brig collided with the steamship Alphons Conseil ( France) at Bordeaux. Telemaque was beached, but capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Bordeaux.[31]
Thordisa  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Philadelphia.[31]
Walter Ulric  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance.[14]
Waverley  United Kingdom The ship was lost east of the Percy Islands, Queensland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brisbane to Bangkok, Siam.[11]
Wilhelm  Netherlands The brig was driven ashore on Rottum, Groningen. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Delfzijl, Groningen.[2]
William Coulman  United States The steamship sank at Phildadelphia. She was later refloated.[12]

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