List of shipwrecks in 1888 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The list of shipwrecks in 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1888. table of contents ← 1887 1888 1889 → Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date References Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1888 February Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1888 March Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1888 April Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1888 May Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1888 June Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1888 July Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1888 August Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1888 September Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1888 October Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1888 November Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1888 December Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1888 Unknown date List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1888 ShipStateDescription Andrew H. Edwards Flag unknown The barque was lost off Island Beach on the coast of New Jersey, United States.[1] Anna Delius Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Deutschland ( Germany) and were later transferred to Pieter de Coninck ( Belgium), which landed them at Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[2] Ann Millicent United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Timore Rocks, in the Pacific Ocean. Her fifteen crew survived.[3] Civitas Carrera Flag unknown The barque was lost at Manasquan, New Jersey. Her wreck was buried until a storm uncovered it and it was salvaged in 1937.[1] Star of Greece United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Port Willunga, South Australia with the loss of seventeen lives.[4] Theodore Ducos France The barque caught fire at Tahiti on June 18 or July 18 and was scuttled.[5] Weathersfield United Kingdom The vessel was lost in the Cook Strait, New Zealand. The captain and two of the crew were landed at Plymouth in March 1889.[6] References 1 2 "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01. ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.[permanent dead link] ↑ "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 32376. London. 3 May 1888. col. F, p. 6. ↑ "Star of Greece". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017. ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32472. London. 23 August 1888. col. E-F, p. 8. ↑ "Capt Sherris, whose ship, ...". The Cornishman. No. 557. 7 March 1889. p. 4. vteShip events in 1888Ship launches 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 Ship commissionings 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 Ship decommissionings 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 Shipwrecks 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 vteShipwrecks 1880–89, by month1880 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date 1881 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date 1882 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date 1883 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date 1884 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date 1885 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date 1886 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date 1887 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date 1888 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date 1889 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date Related Articles