List of shipwrecks in July 1883
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daphne |  United Kingdom |
The steamship sank on being launched at Govan, Renfrewshire with the loss of 124 lives. She was raised, repaired, renamed, and entered service. |
4 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Roper | United Kingdom |
Four-masted barque, hit the reef off of Point Lonsdale, Australia while being tugged into port on her maiden voyage in a heavy fog. Subsequently salvaged before breaking up on 26 August. No loss of life. |
6 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Britain | United Kingdom |
The tug was run into by the steamship Africa ( United Kingdom) and sank in Regent's Canal.[1] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Tinnoth | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was severely damaged by fire at Wapping, Middlesex.[2] |
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kinghorn | United Kingdom |
The steamship was damaged by fire at Leith, Lothian.[3] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erminia J. |  Austria-Hungary |
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Fakeer Rocks, off the coast of Burma. She was refloated but was consequently beached.[4] |
| Rowena | United Kingdom |
The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off the Newark Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Caroline ( United Kingdom). Rowena was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Penzance, Cornwall.[5][6] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USFC Fish Hawk |  United States Fish Commission |
The floating fish hatchery and fisheries science research vessel was blown ashore at Ocean Beach, Virginia, when she dragged her anchor during a storm. She was refloated on 18 July with assistance from the tugs Monroe ( United States Army), USS Pinta ( United States Navy), and Snowdrop ( United States), the revenue cutter USRC Ewing (.png){kind=small} United States Revenue-Marine), and the lighthouse tender USLHT Holly ( United States Lighthouse Board).[7] |
| West Gleam | United Kingdom |
The brigantine collided with a floating object and sank in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Culdaff, County Donegal to Strood, Kent.[8] |
| West Ridge | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Birkenhead, Cheshire to Bombay, India. No further trace, reported missing.[9] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inchclutha | United Kingdom |
The steamship departed from Calcutta, India for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, reported overdue.[10] |
| Prospero Doge |  Italy |
The barque was abandoned in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Tartar ( United Kingdom).[11] |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Basque Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.[12] |
| Unnamed |  Switzerland |
The ship foundered in Lake Lugano with the loss of nine lives.[13] |
16 July
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Achille | Italy |
The barque collided with the steamship Glenogle ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Glenogle. Achille was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Antwerp, Belgium.[15][16] |
| John Howland | United States |
The whaler, a barque was stove in by ice and abandoned in the Chukchi Sea south of Point Hope, Department of Alaska. Her derelict wreck caught fire on 20 July and sank the next day.[17] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Freeman Clarke | United States |
The full-rigged ship caught fire and was abandoned off the mouth of the Kabeljaauw River, Cape Colony with the loss of two at least two of her crew. There were at least eleven survivors. She came ashore at Humandsdorp. Freeman Clarke was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York.[18] |
| Louise | United Kingdom |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Lord John Russell ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Plaistow, Middlesex.[12] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel Adams |  India |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Brooklyn, New York, United States.[19] |
| Delay | India |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Brooklyn.[19] |
| Lawrence | India |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Brooklyn.[19] |
| Perseverance | India |
The barque was destroyed by fire at Brooklyn.[19] |
| Playmate | United Kingdom |
The cutter yacht capsized and was severely damaged at Falmouth, Cornwall.[12] |
| Skjold |  Norway |
The barque ran aground on the Leman and Owers Sandbank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Charlestown, Cornwall. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[20] |
| St. Louis |  France |
The brig collided with the steamship Dago ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. St. Louis was on a voyage from Rauma, Grand Duchy of Finland to Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord. She put in to Rønne, Denmark.[12] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The smack sprang a leak and sank off the Copeland Islands, County Antrim. both crew were rescued by the tug Lord Elgin ( United Kingdom).[15] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Tornby, Sweden in a capsized condition.[20] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Joseph | France |
The ship foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Pollux ( Germany).[15] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arab | United Kingdom |
The brigantine sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the coast of County Louth. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin.[21][22] |
| City of Lima | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at Port Natal, Natal Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Port Natal.[15] |
| Marco Polo | Norway |
The clipper ship was wrecked near Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada. |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proteus | United States |
Lady Franklin Bay Expedition: The steamship was crushed by ice and sank at the entrance to Smith Sound. Her crew survived.[23] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lina Campbell | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the South Atlantic (34°30′S 27°00′E / 34.500°S 27.000°E). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Tartar ( United Kingdom).[11] |
| Varna |  Netherlands |
Dijmphna Expedition: The steamship sank in the Arctic Sea.[24] |
25 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commodore | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat was run into by the steamship Texas ( United Kingdom) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[25] |
| Olga | United Kingdom |
The cutter yacht was run into by the steam yacht Virginia ( United Kingdom) and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin.[25] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breeze | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Porto, Portugal. She was refloated but found to be severely leaky and ran aground at Cabodella. Again refloated, she ran aground at Porto.[16] |
| Ceres | Norway |
The brig sank on Smith's Knoll, in the North Sea off the north Norfolk coast. Eight people were rescued by the schooner Wega ( Grand Duchy of Finland). Ceres was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Riga, Russia.[26] |
