List of shipwrecks in August 1886

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The list of shipwrecks in August 1886 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1886.

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Adieu  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated with the assistance of lifeboats and assisted in to Hoylake, Cheshire.[1]
Mary Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the Firth of Forth 35 nautical miles (65 km) east of the Isle of May, Fife by the ketch Labora et Ora ( Norway).[1]
Mersey  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Penrhos Point, Anglesey and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Daring  United Kingdom The smack caught fire and sank off the Lemon and Ore Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by the smack Pearch ( United Kingdom).[2]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Acolus  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Valetta ( United Kingdom) and sank off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[3]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Sunflower  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with the steamship Gellert ( Germany) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Gellert.[4]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Acton  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Cape Pine, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to London.[5]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
C. H. S.  United Kingdom The brigantine was run into by the steamship Nerissa ( Germany) at Blackwall, Middlesex and was severely damaged.[6]
Religione e Liberta  Italy The barque arrived at Savona on fire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Savona.[6]
Ryfylke Norway The crewless schooner capsized at St. Ubes, Portugal.[6]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Ceylon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Saint Petersburg, Russia.[7] She was refloated on 19 August with the assistance of six tugs.[8]
Envoy Siam The barque ran aground and was wrecked. Six of her crew reached "Ying Pin", China on wreckage from the ship on 24 August. The fate of the other 32 people on board was unknown. She was on a voyage from Amoy to Shanghai, China.[9]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Houghton  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship J. M. Strachan ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Houghton was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[10]
Triune  United Kingdom The ship was lost on this date.[11]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Benjamin  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east by east of Sandlemere, Yorkshire.[12]
Constance  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Mersey near Runcorn, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Ceto  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Lebanon and sank in the North Sea. All 35 people on board were rescued by Lebanon.[13]
Jane Sophia  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Zenobia ( United Kingdom) and sank near the Seven Stones Reef, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Zenobia. Jane Sophia was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[14][15][16][13]
Marie  United Kingdom The sloop collided with the steamship Sailor Prince ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Trindelen Lightship ( Denmark) with the loss of one of the four people on board. Survivors were rescued by Sailor Prince. Marie was on a voyage from Veile, Denmark to Stavanger.[17]
Sandal  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was reflaoted and resumed her voyage.[7]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The fishing boat collided with Ceto and sank in the North Sea off Whitby. Her crew were rescued by Ceto.[13]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Arabella  United Kingdom The barque was driven onto a reef and sank at Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica. Her ten crew survivedc.[18]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Joseph Ferens  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Palermo, Sicily, italy.[19][20][12]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Enid  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Cayo Fragoso, Cuba. She was refloated in mid-September.[21]
Glynne  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Bishop Rock, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Douglas, Isle of Man. She floated off, and was towed in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire by the steamship West Cumberland ( United Kingdom).[12]
Howard United States The schooner was wrecked at Portugal Cove, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[22]
Isabel  United Kingdom The yacht collided with the steamship Islay ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. All on board were rescued.[12]
Isabel Canada Canada The barque was destroyed by fire at Lobos Island, Uruguay. Her crew survived.[23]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Bournemouth  United Kingdom The paddle steamer stranded in fog off the Portland, Dorset. All 197 people on board were rescued. She was on an excursion from Torquay, Devon to Bournemouth, Hampshire.[24][25][26]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Chagford  United Kingdom The ship departed from Santa Anna for Portland, Dorset. No further trace, reported overdue.[27]
Quail  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship St. Martin ( France) and sank in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Beachy Head, Sussex with the loss of a crew member. Quail was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[28][26]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1886
ShipStateDescription
Ferntower  United Kingdom The steamship foundered at sea with the loss of all but two of those on board. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Hong Kong.[29][30]

31 August

Unknown date

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