List of shipwrecks in February 1890

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The list of shipwrecks in February 1890 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1890.

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Heather Bell  United Kingdom The schooner struck the pier at Cardiff, Glamorgan, driving her anchor through her bows.[1]
Orient, and
Portia		  United Kingdom The fishing ketches collided in the North Sea. Both vessels foundered.[2] Their crews were rescued by the steamship Onward ( United Kingdom).[3]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Caloric  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Bilbao, Spain. She was refloated and put back to Bilbao.[4]
Exe  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Brockdorf, Germany. She was refloated but the ran aground at Schulau. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Hamburg.[5]
Inchlonga  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River at the Muckaraputy Lumps. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged.[6][7]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alexandria  Bulgaria The lighter was driven ashore by ice at Roustchouk.[1]
Cambrian Princess  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wallaroo, South Australia.[6][4] She was refloated and taken in to Wallaroo.[5]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The steamship arrived at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure on fire.[6]
Godolphin  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool.[6]
Preston  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[4]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
British Prince  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off the Delaware Breakwater. She was on a voyage from London to an American port.[1] She was refloated.[5]
Devonshire  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Blackboy ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was damaged. Devonshire put in to Gravesend, Kent.[2]
Lord Alfred Paget  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Abana ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was damaged. She put back to London.[2]
Mazeppa  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from London to Barry, Glamorgan.[7][8] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[2]
Slieve Donard  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Drimanco Point, County Donegal.[1]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Eurydice  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank in shallow water 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Pensacola, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Quebec, Dominion of Canada to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5]
Liscard  United Kingdom The steamship ran into the training ship Warspite ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Charlton, London and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. She put in to Tilbury, Essex for repairs.[2]
Ravas Spain The steamship ran aground at Bilbao.[9]
Roseville  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Tweed. She was on a voyage from Coosaw Island, South Carolina, United States to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[5] She was refloated on 8 February.[10]
Sommerfield  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Ismailia, Egypt.[5] She was later refloated.[10]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Addie United States The steamship foundered off Jefferson Point, Washington. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Virginia (United States).[11]
Bengar  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Dingle Point".[5] Also reported as ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire.[12] She was refloated the next day with the assistance of four tugs and taken in to Liverpool.[13]
Eddystone  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Blyth, Northumberland.[5]
Emme British Cape Colony Cape Colony The schooner was wrecked in Delgoa Bay. All on board survived.[5]
Voorwarts Netherlands The steamship ran aground at IJmuiden, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France to Amsterdam, North Holland.[5]
Unnamed France The schooner ran aground in the Adour.[5]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Brettesnaes Norway The steamship was driven ashore at "Bronosund".[13]
Dungonnil  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Black Rocks, south of Troon, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[13]
Elmville  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Wolf Trap Ledge, in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11]
Gezina  Germany The ship departed from Cuxhaven for Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported overdue.[14]
Mocking Bird  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Milleur Point, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Londonderry.[13]
Niord Norway The steamship ran aground in Norwegian waters. She was refloated.[15]
Onni  Russia The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Town, Cape Colony.[10][16]
Robilant  Italy The steamship was wrecked in Saldanha Bay, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to a Chinese port.[13][17]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Arctic Norway The barque ran aground at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Savannah to Stettin, Germany.[18]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ketch was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Talley Abbey ( United Kingdom). Endeavour was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to London.[19][20][15]
Gleaner  United Kingdom The fishing boat was run down and sunk in the Firth of Forth by the steamship Zamora ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Zamora.[21]
Spyridion Vagliano  Greece The steamship struck The Manacles, off the Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank almost immediately with the loss of her captain. Eight of her crew landed on nearby Godrevy beach in a boat. Thirteen crew in a second boat were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Novorossiysk, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[22][23][21][24]
Virginia United States The steamship sank off the coast of Washington.[11]
Six unnamed vessels United States The fishing vessels were wrecked in Chesapeake Bay with the loss of twenty lives.[25]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Furnessia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York, United States. She was refloated.[19]
Latona  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde She was refloated the next day.[10]
Louise  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Brono", Norway.[15]
Magpie  Romania The tug was holed by ice and sank at Galaţi.[15]
Marino a Vagliano  Greece The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Cape Sicié, Var, France. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Livorno, Italy.[20][26]
Star of England  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on The Shingles, in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from a port in New Zealand to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[26]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The fishing boat was run down and sunk in the Firth of Forth by the steamship Savona ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her seven crew.[24]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Bonnie Lass  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cromarty. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cromarty. She was refloated.[26]
California  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Patapsco River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Hamburg.[19] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[26]
Eads United States The steamship sank in the Mississippi River 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) downstream of Memphis, Tennessee with the loss of six lives.[18]
Foxhound  United Kingdom The barque was damaged by fire at Swansea, Glamorgan.[27]
Harriet  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Llanelly. She was refloated.[15]
Port Eads United States The steamship struck Bridge Pier No. 2 and sank in 70 feet (21 m) of water at Memphis, Tennessee. Seven crewmen died. Survivors were rescued by C. B. Bryan, Welcome, and May Flower (all United States), plus skiffs from shore.[28]
Quito  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark.[19] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[29]
Sperber  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Bremerhaven.[26]
Unnamed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gibraltar The hulk was run into by the steamship Wansbeck ( United Kingdom) and damaged at Gibraltar.[26]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Argyle  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at East Greenwich, London.[26]
Avena Sweden The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Greenwich, London.[26]
Salanque France The schooner was driven ashore at Cap Leucate, Aude. Her crew were rescued.[27]
Thy Denmark The steamship was driven ashore at "Venoodle".[30]
Wachusett United States The fishing schooner was wrecked in Fell's Cove near Burin, Newfoundland Colony.[31] Her crew were rescued after spending two days in a hut on the island. She was later refloated and taken into Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in a severely damaged condition.[citation needed]
Wansfell  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[26]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Agilis, and
Emily		 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey
 United Kingdom		 The brig Agilis and the steamship Emily collided at South Shields, County Durham and were both severely damaged.[29]
Ajax Denmark The steamship was driven ashore by ice at Peyse, Germany. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Copenhagen. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Pillau, Germany.[32]
Carron Park, and
Pelican		  United Kingdom The steamships collided in the River Thames at Erith, Kent and were both severely damaged. Pelican was beached.[29]
Deeside  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Ludgate Hill ( United Kingdom) and sank off Prawle Point, Devon with the loss of seven of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Ludgate Hill. Deeside was on a voyage from Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France to Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.[33]
Falke  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bremen.[30]
Garfield United States The tug collided with the steamship Dunholme ( United Kingdom) at New York and became waterlogged.[29]
Holyhead  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Lonsdale Reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne, Victoria.[29]
Möwe  Germany The steamship ran agroud in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Bremen.[30]
Sent  Italy The steamship was wrecked at Cette, Hérault, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno.[29]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Bivouac  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Avonmouth, Somerset. She was refloated.[30]
HMS Conquest  Royal Navy The Comus-class corvette ran ashore on Pemba Island.[34] She was refloated and taken in to Zanzibar.[35]
Constance  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Redewater ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was beached.[36] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Pillau, Germany.[37] She was refloated on 8 March.[38]
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship Hermod ( Sweden) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by Hermod. Ebenezer was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[39]
Iona  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Bristol, Gloucestershire.[30]
Sophie Rickmers  Germany The ship ran aground at in the Suez Canal at Gebel Mariam, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Barry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Singapore.[40] She was refloated and taken in to Suez, Egypt.[30]
36  Germany The lighter ran aground at the mouth of the Geeste and was beached.[30]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Ailsa Craig  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Isola Point, Malta. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India.[30] She was refloated the next day.[41]
Dido Austria-Hungary The steamship ran aground at Malamocco, Italy. She was refloated the next day.[42]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.[30]
Lizzie  United Kingdom The ketch was wrecked on the Middleton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her eight crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham.[43][44]
Penguin  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire in the North Sea and was abandoned off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Hamburg, Germany.[45][46]
Smelt  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her six crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat. She subsequently became a wreck.[43]
Union France The brig collided with the steamship Thomas Anderson ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Thomas Anderson.[47][48][42]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Adela  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on Jenkin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 17 February and towed in to the River Thames.[49]
Diana Denmark The ship was driven ashore at "Grenan". Seventeen people were rescued.[18] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Kiel, Germany or vice versa.[18]
Emilie L. Boyd, and
Rolf		  United Kingdom
Norway		 The barque Emilie L. Boyd and the full-rigged ship Rolf collided off the Canary Islands. Emily L. Boyd sank. All sixteen people on board were rescued by Rolf. Emilie L. Boyd was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hong Kong. Rolf was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France to New York.[50][51]
Fleur de Marie France The ship foundered off Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Vannes, Morbihan.[52]
Galicia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder, Germany. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Hamburg, Germany.[43] She was refloated on 17 February.[42]
Gladiator  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with the fishing smack Secret ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by Secret.[53][54]
Grenmar Norway The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Dumbarton, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 17 February.[42]
Imogene  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[35]
Pansy  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Huelva, Spain.[35]
Simon Dumois Norway The steamship was driven into the breakwater at Granton, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was being towed from Leith, Lothian to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom by the tug Blucher ( United Kingdom). She was refloated on 17 February and beached.[41][49]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alexander Pirie  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage the next day.[49]
Cambrian  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Ruby ( United Kingdom) off Llanelly, Glamorgan and was holed. Cambrian was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Llanelly.[45] She was declared a total loss.[49]
Correspondent,
Hermann, and
Prima		 German Empire The lighters were run into by the steamship Russia (Flag unknown) at Cuxhaven and were damage. Correspondent was beached.[32]
Louise United States The steamship struck a submerged object in the St. Johns River.[11]
Nautique France The steamship, bound from Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, for Baltimore, Maryland, United States, foundered in mid-Atlantic Ocean shortly after the crew were rescued by the steamship Manitoban ( United Kingdom).[55]
Venus  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken wreck at Buenos Aires, Argentina and sprang a leak. She was placed under repair.[56][49]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque drifted on to the Goodwin Sands, Kent. United Kingdom in a capsized condition.[49] A nameboard from Louise et Marie (Flag unknown) came ashore at Kingsgate, Kent on 18 February.[32]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Arethusa  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Spike Island, County Cork. She was on her maiden voyage, from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated with assistance from two tugs and taken in to Queenstown, County Cork, where she collided with the steamship Persian Monarch ( United Kingdom).[49][42][57]
Borussia  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder.[42] She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Hamburg.[18]
Haverton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Gulf of Suez. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Calcutta. She was refloated and taken in to Aden for examination.[42][32]
Jersey City United States The steamship ran aground at New York. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs.[42]
Moravia  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder.[42]
Regulus  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
State of Georgia  United Kingdom The steamship suffered a broken propeller shaft and came ashore on Sanda Island, Argyllshire. She was refloated with assistance from the steamships Gardenia and Inistrahull (both  United Kingdom) and towed in to the Clyde.[48]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Anna Denmark The schooner was driven ashore at Runton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from a Swedish port to Rochester, Kent and/or London, United Kingdom.[42][58]
Caerloch  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[42]
Coral Queen  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Brinio (Netherlands) and sank in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Hartlepool, County Durham. Seven of her eighteen crew were reported missing, feared drowned. The rest took to a boat; they were rescued by the tug Earl Dumfries ( United Kingdom).[59][48] Two of her crew were rescued by Brinio.[60]
Dithmarschen  Germany The ship ran aground in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Fredrikstad, Norway.[18]
Ethels  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[61][18]
Faure  British Cape Colony The lighter was lost off Port Natal.[62]
Maroochila  Italy The barque was driven ashore near Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Genoa.[11]
Pearl  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Tilburyness, Essex.[42]
Tom Roper  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and towed to Coalhouse Point, Essex in a leaky condition and was beached there.[42]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Albany  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Meuse. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[60][61]
Alice Depeaux  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom and was damaged.[63]
Cairngorm  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Oruba (Flag unknown) in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. Cairngorm was on a voyage from Carthagena, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[60][32]
Castelhuno Spain The steamship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The fire was extinguished.[64]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) north west of Teelin Head, County Donegal. Her four crew took to a boat' they were rescued the next day by HMS Victoria ( Royal Navy).[65][66]
Genevieve France The pilot boat was lost at the mouth of the Gironde with the loss of all on board.[52]
Highgate, and
Sovereign		  United Kingdom
Canada Dominion of Canada		 The steamship Highgate collided with the full-rigged ship Sovereign and sank off Lundy Island, Devon. Thirteen of her nineteen crew were landed at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and a boat with six crew was reported missing. Highgate was on a voyage from Mostyn, Denbighshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[67][68][69] The steamship Bay Fisher was reported to have rescued nine of her crew off the Bishop Rock the next day.[70] Sovereign also sank. She was on a voyage from Barry, Glamorgan to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[71]
J. D. Spreckels, and
Marion		 United States The brig J. D. Spreckels and the barquentine Marion collided at San Francisco, California and were both damaged.[32]
Lancashire Lad, and
Sigurd		  United Kingdom The schooner Lancashire Lad and the steamship Sigurd collided in the River Mersey. Both vessels were damaged.[32] Sigurd was taken in to Birkenhead, Cheshire in a leaky condition.[61]
Lark  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the tug Great Britain ( United Kingdom). Lark was on a voyage from Aberavon, Glamorgan to Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire.[70]
Leo  United Kingdom The fishing dandy was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight. Her six crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the steamship Cadoxton ( United Kingdom).[72]
Maria  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Coolie Point, County Down.[52] She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Rosstrevor, County Down.[60]
Matadi  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated and taken in to the River Mersey.[32]
Newman Hall  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at New Orleans. The fire was extinguished.[64]
Paradox  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Hibernian ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at the mouth of the Surrey Canal and was damaged.[32]
No. 73  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked in Moody Bay, Isle of Wight. Her crew survived.[32]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Agricola, and
Ringleader		  United Kingdom The brig Agricola and the brigantine Ringleader were run into by the steamship Patterdale ( United Kingdom) at South Shields, County Durham and were both damaged, Ringleader severely.[18]
Amethyst  United Kingdom The steamship arrived at Reval, Russia on fire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Reval.[73]
Antelope  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from the Channel Islands to Weymouth.[18]
Cuerero  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on the north coast of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Aruba, Netherland Antilles. She was a total loss.[74]
Ivy  United Kingdom The steaship was run into by the steamship River Clyde downstream of the Nore and was severely damaged. Ivy was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She put back to Gravesend.[18]
Martaban  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[61] She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom The galley punt sank at Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[18]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Agnes United States The fishing schooner was wrecked on Vanquero Island, Miquelon. Her crew were rescued.[75]
Christianborg Denmark The steamship collided with another steamship in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Gravesend to Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom. She put back to Gravesend.[70]
Derwent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Langesund, Norway. She was refloated and taken in to Mandal, Norway.[70]
Don Juan  Germany The barque ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder.[70]
German  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder.[70] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[65]
Gipsy Maid  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Blackhead Point, Cornwall. She was refloated.[76]
Glenfalloch  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Rangoon, Burma. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[70]
Martha  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder.[70]
Neapel  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder.[70]
Northgate  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Vancouver ( United Kingdom) in Liverpool Bay and was severely damaged. Northgate was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She completed her voyage.[70][77]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carnsore Point. County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Wicklow.[70]
Sorrento  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder.[70]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Courrières France The steamship sank off Le Conquet, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais to L'Orient, Morbihan.[66]
Denderah  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Schulau[66] She was refloated but ran aground again at Finkenwerder. She was refloated on 24 February with assistance.[78]
Ehrenfels  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Hamburg.[66] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Hamburg.[78]
Florence Nightingale  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[66] She subsequently broke in two.[79]
Hawk  United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Glenmore ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames.[79]
John Stevenson  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord. She was refloated.[66]
Lady Ailsa  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat Courbet and the lighthouse tender Avel (both France) Lady Ailsa was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France to Santander, Spain.[66][80][81]
Lucia Western Australia The ship ran aground on her anchor at Perth and was holed, becoming severely leaky.[66][82]
Marguerite  Italy The steamship was driven ashore at Grado. She was on a voyage from Venice to Trieste.[65]
Rempha Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore near Fort Saint Elmo, Malta.[65]
St. Georg  Germany The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mogador, Morocco.[65][66] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Mogador.[82]
Susie United States The steamship was destroyed by fire at Devils Elbow, Apalachicola, Florida.[83]
Whitehall  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Burriana, Spain to Bristol. She was refloated.[66]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alboraca Spain The steamship ran aground whilst departing from Bilbao for New York, United States. She proceede on her voyage, but consequently put in to Santander for repairs.[11]
Oriental  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Malta and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London.[66] She was refloated, and resumed her voyage on 27 February.[78]
Star  United Kingdom The ketch ran aground and sank at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bridgwater, Somerset.[79]
William Henry  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned a few miles off the Wolf Rock, Cornwall. Presumed subsequently foundered.[84]
Twelve unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The barges were destroyed at Blackwall, London by an explosion which wrecked a chemicals factory.[85]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Boadicea  United Kingdom The ship departed from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire for Montrose, Forfarshire. No further trace, reported overdue.[86]
Commerce  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Four Flat, off Piriac-sur-Mer, Loire-Inférieure, France.[79]
Claymore, and
Coriolanus		  United Kingdom The steamship Claymore and the barque Coriolanus collided 400 nautical miles (740 km) west of the Fastnet Rock. Coriolanus sank and Claymore was abandoned. Their crews were rescued by the steamship Queensmore ( United Kingdom). Claymore was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was subsequently discovered by the steamship Bostonian ( United Kingdom), which put part of her crew aboard. The took her in to Cork, where she arrived on 5 March. Coriolanus was on a voyage from Iquique, Peru to a British port.[87][88][89]
Fulmar  United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks at The Smalls, off the coast of Pembrokeshire and was holed. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to the Clyde. She put in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[79]
Hebe  United Kingdom The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Colonist ( United Kingdom). Hebe was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland Colony to Porto, Portugal and/or Barcelona, Spain.[90][91][92][93]
Jane Gwynne  United Kingdom The schooner collided with a Spanish steamship and sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire.[94]
Lord Raglan  United Kingdom The ship departed from San Francisco, California, United States for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, reported overdue, feared lost with all on board.[95]
Scandia Flag unknown The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Lühe.[78]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Avant-Garde  French Navy The torpedo boat ran aground and was wrecked on the Costa de Mire, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[96][97]
Corona United States The steam yacht sank at Weymouth, Massachusetts.[98]
Elizabeth Peers  United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by an onboard explosion at Dublin.[78]
Gotha  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated with assistance the next day and taken in to Goole.[99][100]
John and George  United Kingdom The barge was run into by the collier Nina ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Wapping, London.[78]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[78]
Unnamed  French Navy The torpedo boat ran aground off Costa-de-Mira, Portugal.[101]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Algiers United States The steamship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas to New York. She was refloated.[102][78]
Confidence  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Troon, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Troon.[99] She was refloated.[11]
Esperanza Sweden The schooner struck the pier at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom and was severely damaged.[78][100]
Garonne Norway The steamship ran aground at "Laurkullen" She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[99]
Katu Maru  Japan The schooner sank off the coast of Japan in a cyclone with the loss of 35 of the 45 people on board. She was on a voyage from Hakodadi to Yesso.[103]
Navarra  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent.[99] She was refloated.[102]
Newquay  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Baltimore. She was refloated.[99]
Palawan France The ship ran aground in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[63]
San Martin France The steamship ran aground near Équihen-Plage, Pas-de-Calais.[99][78]
Varr Norway The ship was wrecked on the Carr Rock, in the Firth of Forth with the loss of all hands.[11]
No. 8  United Kingdom The pilot boat collided with the steamship Rydal Water ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by Rydal Water.[99][102]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1890
ShipStateDescription
Beatrice  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Garston, Lancashire.[11] She was refloated on 30 March.[91]
Liberal Norway The ship was wrecked near North Berwick, Lothian, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[104]
Saphir Norway The schooner ran aground at "Skjoereg". She was refloated the next day and towed in to Porsgrunn in a leaky condition.[63]
Shark  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Irvine, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Irvine to Newry, County Down.[11]

28 February

Unknown date

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