List of shipwrecks in July 1889

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The list of shipwrecks in July 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1889.

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Eliza  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Herald ( United Kingdom) and sank at Wapping, London. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Limosa  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sands, in the Thames Estuary She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and taken in to Millwall, London.[2]
Morna  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Foyle 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Londonderry.[1] She was refloated.[3]
Tudor  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore between Dingle Point and Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Sestri Levante, Italy to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[3]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Chancellor  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Watling Island.[4] She was on a voyage from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[5]
Unnamed Flag unknown The wreck of a brig was discovered in the Mediterranean Sea by the steamship Decca ( United Kingdom) and was scuttled.[6]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Isle of Bute  United Kingdom The barque departed from the River Mersey for Iquique, Peru. No further trace, presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all eighteen hands.[7]
Mount Baivey  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Teignmouth Point, Devon. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug.[8]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Matabele  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on The Shambles, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to the Natal Colony. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs and taken in to Portland, Dorset in a leaky condition.[8]
William Coulman  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[8] She was later refloated.[9]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Bolan  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 32 crew.[11]
Ester Sweden The schooner was driven ashore at "Angskar". She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Degerhamn, Öland.[10]
Guido Flag unknown The steamship caught fire at Liverpool. The fire was extinguished.[10]
Kenilworth  Germany The barque was wrecked entering the North East Channel to the Torres Strait from Bramble Bay, Queensland.[12] Her crew survived.[13] There was some loss of life.[14] She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[15]
Swan  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Liverpool. The fire was extinguished.[10]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Teclin Head  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Riga, Russia.[16]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Collaroy New South Wales The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Eureka, California, United States. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Eureka.
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived.[9]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Alexandra  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the South Patches, India.[17]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Anadyr France The steamship collided with the steamship Oxus ( France) and sank at Aden, Aden Governorate. Anadyr was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to a Chinese port.[18]
Turgot  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Bordeaux, Gironde, France. The fire was extinguished.[19]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Altnacraig  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock off Palawan, Spanish East Indies and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to an American port.[20][21]
Millfield  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Perim. She was on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan to Hong Kong. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22]
Union  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. She was reflaoted on 14 July and resumed her voyage.[23]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Harley  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Corton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[24]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Foscolina Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at Barsebäck, Sweden.[25]
Lorenzo D. Baker United States The steamship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (38°15′N 69°49′W / 38.250°N 69.817°W / 38.250; -69.817) with the loss of two of the 27 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Franklin ( United States). Lorenzo D. Baker was on a voyage from Port Antonio, Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts.[26]
Royal Norman  United Kingdom The steam trawler ran onto the anchor of HMS Clyde ( Royal Navy) and sank at Aberdeen.[27]
Susannah  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near New Romney, Kent.[25][14]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Lorenzo D. Baker United States The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of (38°15′N 69°49′W / 38.250°N 69.817°W / 38.250; -69.817). Two of her firemen died. Survivors were rescued by the whaling schooner Franklin ( United States).[28][29]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Garston  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Starbuck Island. Nine of her 29 crew were reported missing.[30] Survivors reached Humphrey Island in a boat on 27 July. They were subsequently rescued by HMS Espiegle ( Royal Navy).[31]
Victory  United Kingdom The tug collided with the paddle steamer Queen Victoria (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man) in the River Mersey and was damaged.[13]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
City of Paris  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Formby Channel. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Catherine  United Kingdom The schooner exploded and sank at Thames Haven, Essex with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Thames Haven to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[32]
Fidia D.  Italy The barque was driven ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) from Durban, Natal Colony with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port.[13]
Mirror  United Kingdom The steamship lost her propeller in the River Thames and was beached at Rotherhithe, London, being in a sinking condition.[13] She was refloated and taken in to Rotherhithe.[33]
Stranger  United Kingdom The lugger collided with another vessel and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk by the fishing trawler Chanticleer ( United Kingdom).[13]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Godild  United Kingdom The dandy was wrecked at the Birling Gap, Sussex.[34]
Royal Prince  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Barry, Glamorgan.[33]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Carolsides  United Kingdom The tug sank.[20]
Eduardo Spain The steamship was wrecked in dense fog on Old Man Island two miles (3.2 km) south of Cutler, Maine. All 40 crew were rescued.[35][36]
Klio  Germany The full-rigged ship collided with the steamship Dotterell ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom and was damaged. Klio was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[37]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Agnes  Germany The brig ran aground in the River Nene at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Wisbech.[38]
Herman Babson United States The schooner was wrecked at Baine Harbour, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[39]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Aries  United Kingdom The steam yacht was driven ashore at the "Plockton Lighthouse".[38] She was refloated on 26 July and beached at Plockton, Ross-shire.[40]
Svannen Norway The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Libussa ( Germany). Svannen was on a voyage from New York, United States to Port Natal, Natal Colony.[41]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Pamela  United Kingdom The steam pinnace was wrecked in the River Bann. Her crew survived.[42]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Bertha  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Denia  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Craighill ( United Kingdom) in the Northern Dvina and was severely damaged. She put back to Archangelsk, Russia.[43]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1889
ShipStateDescription
Maria Stoneman  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Londonderry.[40]
Rosa  United Kingdom The steam trawler struck a sunken pile and was beached at Montrose, Forfarshire.[44]

30 July

Unknown date

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