List of shipwrecks in July 1887
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1 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olaf |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The paddle frigate ran aground off Santahamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1] |
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vine |  United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Jacques Mathieu ( France).[2] |
3 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles P. Thompson |  United States |
The schooner was wrecked on the Blonde Rocks, off Seal Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
5 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Tierra del Fuego Chile with loss of life. Eight of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Valparaíso, Chile.[4] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meppleton | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Melvin Rocks, near the Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky conditio.[5] |
| Onward | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with the steamship Hawthorns ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea between the Cross Sand and Newarp Lightships (both .svg){kind=small} Trinity House). Onward was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Seaham, County Durham.[6] |
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from "Saumtacochon" to London. She was consequently condemned.[7] |
| Cavour | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at "Bujury", Brazil. Her crew survived.[8][9] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barremann | United Kingdom |
The sailing ship hit the Pollard Rock within the Seven Stones Reef, between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall with the loss of all of the twenty-seven crew. She was on voyage from South Shields, County Durham to San Francisco, California, United States.[10] |
| Cardiff |  Trieste |
The barque arrived at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Cardiff.[5] |
| E. W. Merchant | United States |
The schooner was wrecked on the Shovelful Shoal. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
| Thornborough | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship Glamis Castle ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew survived.[11] |
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfredia |  Cape Colony |
The steamship was wrecked at Port St Johns. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from the Natal Colony to East London.[12] |
| Edwin | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge sprang a leak and sank in the River Thames at Barking, Essex.[5] |
| Merrimac | United States |
The steamship was wrecked on "Little Hope Island", 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada. All on board, more than 100 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts.[5][13] |
| Mystery | United States |
The yacht capsized during a squall in New York harbour. Over twenty excursionists drowned.[14] |
| Python | United Kingdom |
The tug was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Calabria ( United Kingdom). Python was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. She was towed in to Gravesend, Kent by Calabria.[5] |
| Venus |  Sweden |
The schooner ran aground on the Bigger Rock, in the Firth of Forth and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kennetpans, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Trelleborg.[5] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gertrude | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Belfast, County Antrim.[15] She was refloated on 16 July.[16] |
| Kentigern | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground in the River Lagan. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Belfast.[7] She was refloated and taken in to Belfast.[15] |
| Lioness | United Kingdom |
The tug foundered in the English Channel off Whitecliffe, Dorset. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Dublin.[7] The master was found guilty of scuttling the tug and was sentenced to seven years penal servitude.[17] |
| Mauritius | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[15] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The tug was deliberately scuttled at Bembridge, Isle of Wight.[18] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grecian | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Blankenese, Germany She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Hamburg, Germany.[15] She was refloated and taken in to Hamburg.[8] |
14 July
15 July
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The fishing lugger struck the Hennick Rock, off The Lizard, Cornwall and sank. Both crew were rescued.[21] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aydon Forest | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Mobile, Alabama, United States for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, reported overdue.[22] |
| Woodbine | United Kingdom |
The steamship departed from Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica for Fleetwood, Lancashire. No further trace, reported overdue.[23] |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Freda | Flag unknown | The yacht sank off Saint-Lunaire, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[24] |
25 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica for Fleetwood, Lancashire. No further trace, reported overdue.[25] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda |  United States |
The schooner capsized in a storm off Piney Point in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida.[26] |
| Arthur | United Kingdom |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and subsequently foundered. Her eight crew were rescued by the steamship Arizona ( United Kingdom). Arthur was on a voyage from Ship Island, Mississippi, United States to the Canary Islands.[27] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enfield | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Gråsgärd, Öland, Sweden.[24] She was refloated on 30 July with assistance from Hermes and Poseidon (both Sweden) and taken in to Stockholm, Sweden for repairs.[9] |
| H. S. Rowe | United States |
The schooner was wrecked in a storm 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of East Pass, Destin, Florida.[26] |
| Primitive | United Kingdom |
The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham.[24] |
| Wolverine | United Kingdom |
The yacht was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire.[24] |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth | United States |
The schooner was run down and sunk off Cape Cod, Massachusetts by the brig Energy ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[3] |
| Twilight | United States |
The steamship sank in the St. John's River. Her engineer died.[28] |
31 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Danish Monarch | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated.[29] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro |  Mexico |
The steamship was driven ashore north of San Blas.[30] |
| Alfreda |  Newfoundland Colony |
The coaster was wrecked at Saint John's.[30] |
| Amir |  India |
The flat was severely damaged by fire at "Serajgunge".[16] |
| Atlantic | United Kingdom |
The barque put in to Fårösund, Gotland, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Luleå, Sweden to London.[5] She was condemned.[15] |
| Cabo Finisterre |  Spain |
The steamship was wrecked at Sagres Point, Portugal. All on board were rescued.[31] |
| Cambrian | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on a sunken pile in the River Ouse and was holed. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Calais, France. She was refloated on 2 July and taken in to drydock for repairs.[31] |
| Charger | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River.[9] |
| Emu | United Kingdom |
The ketch was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan.[31] |
| Enniskilen | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Svenska Högarna, Sweden.[16] |
| Entico | United States |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 July.[9] |
| Fair City | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Mucking Flat, in the Thames Estuary.[9] |
| Foxhall | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Colorados, off the coast of Cuba. She was refloated and taken in to Phildadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[24] |
| George Dittmann |  Germany |
The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[16] |
| Grandholme |  Canada |
The steamship was driven ashore and was damaged at Kamouraska, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Sydney, Nova Scotia.[21] |
| Investigator | United States |
The ship collided with a schooner and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz to New York, United States.[5] |
| Lady Nell | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Germany to Bergen, Norway. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden.[31] |
| Lina |  Norway |
The barque was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, Newfoundland Colony.[7] |
| Marie | Norway |
The barque ran aground in the River Lune. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada to Glasson Dock, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[21] |
| Martha S. | United States |
The steamship was driven ashore at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. She was refloated but had to be beached. All on board were rescued.[24] |
| Nancy Holt | United States |
The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean before 31 July. She was on a voyage from Eureka, California to Melbourne, Victoria.[32] |
| Nicosian | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Sundre, Gotland. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[16] |
| Orion | Germany |
The barque was wrecked on Charles Island, Bermuda. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
| Oruro | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8] |
| Osbergs | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Hamburg. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[15] |
| Prins Fredrik | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Cheribon, Netherlands East Indies.[7] She was refloated.[8] |
| Ravenhill | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Vilano, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Brindisi, Italy. She was a total loss.[15] |
| Río Apa |  Empire of Brazil |
The steamship put out to sea from Rio de Janeiro before 8 July. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all on board.[19] |
| Riversdale | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Bremen, Germany. She was refloated with the assistance of seven tugs and put in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland.[15] |
| Romo | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Nantucket, Massachusetts.[9] |
| Shamrock | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Whitehead, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Whitehead.[8] |
| Sirius |  Russia |
The steamship was driven ashore at Nasby, Öland, Sweden.[7] SHe was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she arrived on 13 July.[8] |
| Springwood | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Redonda, Leeward Islands. She was on a voyage from Redonda to Booth Bay, Maine, United States.[9] |
| Thornholme | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Quebec City, Canada.[16] |