List of shipwrecks in August 1888

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The list of shipwrecks in August 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1888.

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
John Cowan United States The fishing tug caught fire, burned and sank in Platte River Bay in Lake Michigan.[1][2]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Fleetwing United States The whaler, a bark, was wrecked on a reef 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of Point Barrow in the District of Alaska during a gale. Her entire crew of 37 survived.[3] Her crew was rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear ( United States Revenue-Marine).[4]
Jane Grey United States The schooner was wrecked between Cape Smythe and Point Barrow during a gale.[5] Her crew were rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear ( United States Revenue-Marine).[4][6]
Ino United States The schooner was wrecked between Cape Smythe and Point Barrow. Her crew were rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear ( United States Revenue-Marine).[6]
Mary and Susan United States The whaler, a bark, was wrecked on a reef 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of Point Barrow during a gale.[7] Her crew were rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear ( United States Revenue-Marine).[4]
Young Phenix, or
Young Phoenix		 United States The whaler, a bark, was crushed against the shore by ice and lost near Point Barrow. Her 38 crew survived.[8] Her crew was rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear ( United States Revenue-Marine).[4]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Seagull  United Kingdom The Lowestoft lugger sank during a gale off Scarborough with the loss of all nine crew.[9]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Amphitrite  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 140 nautical miles (260 km) north east by north of Spurn Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Pandora ( United Kingdom). Amphitrite was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Neile".[10]
Cambrian, and
Etoile du Sud		  United Kingdom
France		 The barques collided at Valparaíso, Chile. Both vessels sank; Cambrian with the loss of fifteen of the seventeen people on board, Etoile du Sud with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[11][12][13]
Glentilt  United Kingdom The ship collided with a coaster at Valparaíso and was severely damaged.[11] She was beached. Her crew survived.[13]
Success United States The ship was wrecked at Valparaíso. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Four unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were wrecked at Valparaíso.[12]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
City of Hamburg  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at Bolt Head, Devon and was abandoned. Six of her 22 crew reached land in a boat. Nine in another boat were towed in to Salcombe by the Salcombe Lifeboat. Seven in a third boat were reported missing. City of Hamburg was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Southampton, Hampshire.[11]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Ino United States The schooner dragged her anchor and was wrecked at Cape Smyth (71°17′35″N 156°47′15″W / 71.29306°N 156.78750°W / 71.29306; -156.78750 (Cape Smyth)) near Point Barrow in the District of Alaska during a gale. Her crew were rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Bear ( United States Revenue-Marine).[4]
Redewater  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore west of Dover, Kent. She was refloated with assistance.[14]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Gomes V Portugal The steamship was driven ashore on Great Ganilly, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Porto.[14] She was declared a total loss.[15]
Mosca  Italy The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Sharpness, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[16]
Victoria  United Kingdom The tug struck a sunken rock and was wrecked off Cromer, Norfolk. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cromer to Great Yarmouth or vice versa.[14]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Warren United States The steamship was blown ashore in a gale at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. One crewman was killed in a fall.[17]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Bosphorus  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the barque Abbey Town ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon. Her 27 crew were rescued by Abbey Town. Bosphorus was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to London.[18]
Brownrigg, and
Etna		  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship Brownrigg collided with the steamship Etna off the coast of Norfolk. Both vessels were severely damaged. Brownrigg was under tow of the tug Rose ( United Kingdom) on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was beached at Winterton-on-Sea with the assistance of Rose and two other tugs. She was consequently condemned. Etna was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was beached at Sea Palling but was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[10][19][20]
Prosperity  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ballygunton Point. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to "Kirkal".[10]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Geiser, and
Thingvalla		 Denmark The steamship Thingvalla ran into the steamship Geiser in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Geiser was cut in two and sank with the loss of 105 of the 136 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Wieland ( Germany) Geiser was on a voyage from New York, United States to a European port. Thingvalla was severely damaged. Her 455 passengers were taken off by Wieland. Thingvalla put in to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[21][22]
Lancaster  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex.[23] She was later refloated and towed in to Southampton, Hampshire.[20]
Queen of the Bay  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was holed by the anchor of a dredger at Cardiff. Her passengers were transferred to Earl of Bute ( United Kingdom) and she settled on the bottom.[19][24][25] The ship was refloated the same day.[26]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Great Western  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from the Channel Islands to Weymouth.[23]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Ernest  United Kingdom The 73.2-foot (22.3 m) 62-ton schooner went aground on rocks when entering the harbour at Cemaes. The ship was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[27][28]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Gylfe  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean by twelve of her fifteen crew. They were rescued by the steamship Persian Monarch ( United Kingdom). Gylfe was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was taken in to Queenstown, County Cork in a waterlogged condition on 6 September.[6]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
City of Chester United States
A painting of SS City of Chester (right) sinking after colliding with RMS Oceanic (left).
The passenger ship was in collision with RMS Oceanic ( United Kingdom) in fog in San Francisco Bay and sank with the loss of sixteen lives. She was on a voyage from San Francisco to Eureka, California[29][17]
Gov. Jackson United States The barge, under tow of Raleigh ( United States), sank off Winter Quarter Shoal. One crewman was lost, survivors were rescued by Raleigh.[17]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Eliza  United Kingdom The ketch went ashore on the western end of the beach at Pentewan, Cornwall; the crew were saved.[30]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
South Moor  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Winston and sank in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. South Moor was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[31]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Albatross  United Kingdom The ship departed from Belize City, British Guiana for Goole, Yorkshire. No further trace, reported overdue.[16]
Bratsberg  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock off Cape Chatte, Quebec, Canada and then ran aground at Saint-Félicien, Quebec. Three of the twenty people abandoned ship the next day. Fifteen of the remaining seventeen were lost on 27 August. The ship began to break up, and they took to a boat, which capsized.[32] Bratsberg was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City in a severely damaged condition.[33]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Vanderbilt United States The schooner was wrecked in a severe storm with heavy rain and high seas at Pirate Cove (55°21′40″N 160°21′25″W / 55.36111°N 160.35694°W / 55.36111; -160.35694 (Pirate Cove)) in the District of Alaska. Her crew of 27 survived.[34]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
Alexandria  United Kingdom The tug caught fire and sank in the Bristol Channel. Her crew survived.[35]
Dinapore  United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged by fire at Londonderry.[36]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1888
ShipStateDescription
C. Boschetti  Italy The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Greenwich, Kent, United Kingdom.[37][38]
Dorothea  Germany The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and a boat.[39][37]
Drie Emmas Belgium The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth.[39][37]
Elizabeth Stevens  United Kingdom The barquentine was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew were rescued.[39][37]
Eugénie Flag unknown The schooner collided with the full-rigged ship Erne ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Blackwater Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Erne.[40]
Jane Harvey Denmark The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth.[39][37]
Lada Austria-Hungary The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth.[39][37]
Natal Sweden The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew were rescued.[39][37]
Rosebud  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Mossel Bay. All on board were rescued.[39][37]
Wolseley  United Kingdom The barque was driven into the barque Drie Emmas ( Belgium), came ashore and was wrecked at Port Elizabeth with the loss of a crew member. There were about eleven survivors, who were rescued by rocket apparatus and the Port Elizabeth Lifeboat.[39][37]

31 August

Unknown date

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