List of shipwrecks in February 1888

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

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Abercorn  United Kingdom The barque foundered off Grays Harbor, Washington Territory with the loss of 21 lives. There was at least one survivor.[1][2]
Hermes  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the English Channel off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of one of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship La Valette ( France) Hermes was on a voyage from Cork to Exmouth, Devon.[3][4][5]
Lilian  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°00′N 15°05′W / 44.000°N 15.083°W / 44.000; -15.083). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Saxonia ( Germany). Lilian was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Imberwa, Brazil.[3]
Maria  United Kingdom The Thames barge was wrecked on the East Sand, off the coast of Kent. All three people on board were rescued by the Margate Lifeboat.[6]
Planet  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt at Hansweert, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Lisbon, Portugal.[6] She was refloated with assistance.[7]
Wybren Romer Netherlands The ship foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the tug May ( United Kingdom). Wybren Romer was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Beauvoir.[7]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Mystery United States The schooner was wrecked on Western Bail at Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Oithona  United Kingdom The ship departed from Passaroeang, Netherlands East Indies for the English Channel. No further trace,[9] reported missing.[10]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
HMS Resistance  Royal Navy The armour plated hulk sank in Portchester Creek following the test of a Whitehead torpedo.[11]
Wandering Minstrel Flag unknown The barque was wrecked on Midway Island. Her crew were rescued by Norma (Flag unknown).[12]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Ann Millicent  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Timor, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Adelaide, South Australia.[13]
Thomas M. Reed  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[14]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Virginie Flag unknown The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean.[15]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Pinnas  United Kingdom The steamer sank, after hitting the sunken steamer Saltburn while entering Sunderland harbour. Vessels to the value of approximately £40,000 have sunk here.[16]
Rhodora  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by an onboard explosion off "Corrent Island", in the Mediterranean Sea (35°20′N 15°23′E / 35.333°N 15.383°E / 35.333; 15.383). She was in a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Port Said, Egypt. She was towed in to Messina, Sicily, Italy by the steamship Castor ( Netherlands).[13][17]
Spearman  United Kingdom The 1,345 ton North Shields steamer sank, while at anchor, after being rundown by an unnamed vessel.[18]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Rising Star United States The schooner was wrecked at Rye Beach. Her crew were rescued.[8]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Adelina France The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Palamós, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nice, Alpes-Maritimes.[13]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Ole Bull Norway The steamship ran aground and sank at "Esketh". All on board were rescued.[19]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Winifred  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Inner Binks, off the mouth of the Humber. Her five crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat. Winifred was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen. She was subsequently towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[20]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Ashurst  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Bristol Channel between Hartland Point and Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the barquentine Barry ( United Kingdom).[19]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
J.M.K.  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Pembroke River.[19]
Ragna Norway The ship departed from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom for Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina. No further trace,[21] reported missing.[22]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Eastminster  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship departed from Maryborough, Queensland for Newcastle, New South Wales. She presumably sank in a cyclone that struck the area soon afterward. Her wreckage was found on a coral reef in the Capricorn and Bunker Group in the Coral Sea approximately 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) east of Rockhampton, Queensland.
Geelong  United Kingdom The steamship was run ashore on Carlisle Island, Queensland after losing her cable in a hurricane. Two of her crew were lost, but the remainder and all 13 passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Townsville to Brisbane.[23][24]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Adolphe Louise Protegée France The fishing smack was run into by Marion Ross ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Marion Ross.[25]
Leverington  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[19]
Nellie United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ketch was run into by the tug Wellington (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey) and sank at Guernsey, Channel Islands.[19]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Hajeen Flag unknown The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[26]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Daisy  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Pará, Brazil.[25]
European  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[26]
Zebrina  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[25]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Annie Christian  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Mersey ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey Her crew were rescued.[25]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Dayot  French Navy The unprotected cruiser foundered in a cyclone at Tamatave, Madagascar.[27][28][29]
Irene  Germany The schooner was wrecked in a cyclone at Tamatave.[30]
Seven unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The coasters were wrecked in a cyclone at Tamatave.[29]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were wrecked in a cyclone at Tamatave.[29]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Kater R. Jones  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[31]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Ransom United States The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on Molokai, Kingdom of Hawaii in a hurricane with the loss of all hands, about 40 lives.[32]
Rhosina  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Odesa, Russia.[33]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1888
ShipStateDescription
Hesperus Sweden The brigantine was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Minerva ( United Kingdom). Hesperus was on a voyage from "Aquilas" to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[34]
Inchbroom  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin.[33]
Nellie Bowers United States The schooner was lost near Richmond's Island, Maine, with the loss of at least 2 crewmen.[35]

27 February

Unknown date

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