List of shipwrecks in August 1885

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The list of shipwrecks in August 1885 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1885.

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Dunalistair  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Skegersta Ness, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[1] She had become a wreck by 5 August.[2]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  United Kingdom A pilot cutter was run into by the steamship Clan Lamont ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde. All on board survived.[3]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Kandy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Carnlough, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Carnlough.[3]
St. Andrew's Bay  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Lough Foyle.[3] She was refloated and taken in to Londonderry.[4]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Roscius  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Hook Lighthouse, County Waterford. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[2]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Humacao Spain The steamship was wrecked on the Wallace Ledge, off Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Saint John, New Brunswick. When twelve wreckers later went aboard Humacao to salvage her, however, her wreck broke up, slid off the reef, and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south-southeast of Southwest Head Lighthouse (44°31.9′N 066°52.5′W / 44.5317°N 66.8750°W / 44.5317; -66.8750 (Humacao)), killing eleven of the wreckers.[5]
Neptune  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Holm Sands, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and put back to Hull.[2]
Unnamed  United Kingdom A barge was run down and sunk at Limehouse, Middlesex by the steamship Anitlles ( United Kingdom).[6]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Hannah  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon.[4]
Mary Stewart  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Claymore ( United Kingdom) off the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Campbeltown, Argyllshire by Claymore.[4]
Sardinian  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River downstream of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was refloated and taken in to Quebec City.[7]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Hermann Friedrich  Germany The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom eo Wilmington, Delaware, United States. No further trace,.[8] reported missing.[9]
Oakland  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the despatch vessel Blitz ( Germany) and sank in the Kattegat with the loss of fifteen of her crew.[10]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
George and Susan United States The whaling bark dragged her anchor, collided with the whaling bark Mabel ( United States), and was driven ashore and wrecked in Wainwright Inlet on the Chukchi Sea coast of the District of Alaska. The revenue cutter USRC Thomas Corwin ( United States Revenue-Marine) rescued all but three members of the crews of George and Susan and Mabel.[11][12]
Mabel United States The whaling, bark was lost after the whaling bark George and Susan ( United States) dragged her anchor and collided with herWainwright Inlet on the Chukchi Sea coast of the District of Alaska. The revenue cutter USRC Thomas Corwin ( United States Revenue-Marine) rescued all but three members of the crews of George and Susan and Mabel.[11][12]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Batley  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France and was damaged. She put back to Fécamp.[13]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Octavia Stella  Italy The barque ran aground in the Helford River. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug but ran aground again. She was refloated the next day.[14]
Welcome Home  United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with the steamship Hilda and sank in the River Thames. Her crew survived.[15]
Unnamed Flag unknown A barque was driven ashore on Flat Holm, in the Bristol Channel.[15]
Unknown Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Welsh Grounds, in the Bristol Channel. Three crew were rescued by the Clevedon Lifeboat.[15]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
City of Quebec  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Ouse near Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Talcahuano, Mexico to Goole.[15]
Edgworth  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Isis ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of a crew member. Edgworth was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[16][17]
Unnamed  United Kingdom A barge was driven ashore at Lossiemouth, Moray.[15]
Unnamed  United Kingdom A fishing boat sank in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire with the loss of all seven crew.[18]
Unnamed  United Kingdom A fishing boat foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Caithness with the loss of all five crew.[18]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Crystal  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[19] She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[18] She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[16]
Georg Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea (56°00′N 5°25′E / 56.000°N 5.417°E / 56.000; 5.417). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Onward ( United Kingdom). Georg was on a voyage from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[20]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
City of Manatee United States The ship sank off Pickens Point, Pensacola, Florida.[21]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Ernst Wilhelm  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Hartsmal Island, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Copenhagen, Denmark.[20]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Forsoget Norway The barque sailed from Quebec City, Canada for Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom on 29 July 1885, and was abandoned in position 44°N 41°W in the Atlantic Ocean on 18 August.[22][23] Her crew were rescued by Albion ( United Kingdom) and landed at Liverpool on 4 September.[23] The waterlogged hulk was seen, still drifting, on 27 October in position 44.47°N 27.10°W.[24]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Haddingtonshire  United Kingdom The barque became a total wreck off Point Reyes, California, United States with the loss of eighteen of her twenty crew. She was on a voyage from Portland, Oregon, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
USS Ammonoosuc  United States Navy After a fire that began aboard the decommissioned steam frigate USS Colorado ( United States Navy) spread to her, the decommissioned steam frigate burned to the waterline and sank off Plum Beach near Port Washington, Long Island, New York, while being stripped prior to scrapping.[26][27]
USS Colorado  United States Navy A fire lit by salvors on her forward deck to burn boards so that iron spikes could be recovered from them went out of control, and the decommissioned screw frigate burned to the waterline and sank off Plum Beach near Port Washington, Long Island, New York, while being stripped prior to scrapping.[26][27]
USS Congress  United States Navy After a fire that began aboard the decommissioned steam frigate USS Colorado ( United States Navy) spread to her, the decommissioned screw sloop burned to the waterline and sank off Plum Beach near Port Washington, Long Island, New York, while being stripped prior to scrapping.[26][27]
Cornwallis  United Kingdom The whaler, a barque, was crushed by ice and sank in the Davis Strait. Her crew survived.[28]
Fairplay United States After a fire that began aboard the decommissioned steam frigate USS Colorado ( United States Navy) spread to her, the ship burned to the waterline and sank off Plum Beach near Port Washington, Long Island, New York, while being stripped prior to scrapping.[27]
Lotta Grant United States After a fire that began aboard the decommissioned steam frigate USS Colorado ( United States Navy) spread to her, the ship burned to the waterline and sank off Plum Beach near Port Washington, Long Island, New York, while being stripped prior to scrapping.[27]
USS Minnesota  United States Navy After a fire that began aboard the decommissioned steam frigate USS Colorado ( United States Navy) spread to the ship — an unidentified ship described by the press as a decommissioned U.S. Navy ship named "USS Minnesota" — and she burned to the waterline and sank off Plum Beach near Port Washington, Long Island, New York, while being stripped prior to scrapping.[26][27]
USS Susquehanna  United States Navy After a fire that began aboard the decommissioned steam frigate USS Colorado ( United States Navy) spread to her, the decommissioned steam frigate burned to the waterline and sank off Plum Beach near Port Washington, Long Island, New York, while being stripped prior to scrapping.[26][27]
USS South Carolina  United States Navy After a fire that began aboard the decommissioned steam frigate USS Colorado ( United States Navy) spread to the ship — an unidentified ship described by the press as a decommissioned U.S. Navy ship named "USS South Carolina" — and burned to the waterline and sank off Plum Beach near Port Washington, Long Island, New York, while being stripped prior to scrapping.[26][27]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Labrador  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Bic, Quebec, Canada whilst on a voyage from Quebec City to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, reported missing.[8]
Lincoln United States The ship was wrecked at "El Arrastrathdero", Mexico.[29]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Catherine Chalmers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[30][31] She was subsequently taken in to Savannah in a waterlogged condition.[32]
Flid Norway The barque was in collision with two other vessels and drove ashore in a hurricane at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[33]
Marion  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Savannah. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[30][31]
Meddor  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Charleston.[31]
N. Mosher Canada Canada The barque was driven ashore in a hurricane at Savannah.[30][31]
Propitious  United Kingdom The steamship struck the quayside at Sunderland, County Durham and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Savona, Italy. She put back to Sunderland for repairs.[30]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Achilles  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[30]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Ange Gardieu France The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Caloe Point, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Vannes, Morbihan.[34]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1885
ShipStateDescription
Herald Canada Canada The ship was sighted off "New Anjer", Netherlands East Indies whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Hiogo, Japan. No further trace,[35] reported missing.[36]

31 August

Unknown date

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