List of shipwrecks in May 1889

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

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Bluebell  United Kingdom The barque capsized and sank at Felixtowe, Suffolk with the loss of her captain.[1]
Clan Forbes  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Bowling, Dunbartonshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Garibaldi Norway The barque sank in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) of the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued bhy Alice Gertrude ( United Kingdom). Garibaldi was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland.[3]
Prins Frederick Flag unknown The steamship ran aground at Suez, Egypt. She was refloated the next day.[2]

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Torro del Oro Spain The steamship was run into by the steamship Merjulio ( Spain) in the Bay of Gibraltar and sprang a severe leak.[4]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Ismayer  United Kingdom The schooner was severely damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[4]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Nellie Swift United States The barquentine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all eleven crew. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to New York.[5]
Terlings  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Seaham, County Durham. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Seaham Lifeboat.[6]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Cumbrian  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire.[7]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Rugia  Germany The steamship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg. The fire was extinguished. She put in to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom on 12 May.[8]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Mabel United States The fishing boat sprang a leak ten miles (16 km) east of Chatham, Massachusetts and sank. Her crew of three were rescued after rowing for several hours.[9]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Rockliffe  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north west of the Ashrafi Lighthouse. Egypt.[8]
Stag  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[8]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Archimedes Denmark The brig ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Stralsund, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[3]
Helios Austria-Hungary The steamship ran aground at "Toulcha", Romania.[8] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3]
Nar  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Sheep Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Londonderry.[8] She was later refloated and taken in to Ballintoy, County Antrim in a severely leaky condition.[10]
St. Jean France The sloop foundered off Godrevy, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Heimdal ( United Kingdom). St. Jean was on a voyage from Lannion, Côtes-du-Nord to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[8]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Alaskan United States
Painting of Alaskan sinking.
The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in a storm in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Blanco, Oregon, killing at least 21 people. Ten or eleven people reached shore after spending three days in a lifeboat and then swimming to shore, one of the survivors drowned in the attempt.[11]
Benjamin Sewall United States The barque collided with Sutlej ( United Kingdom) and then ran ashore at Camden Fort, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Queenstown, County Cork.[8]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom The barque was towed in to Dover, Kent in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from London to Dover.[8]
Retreiver  United Kingdom The steam lighter sprang a leak and was beached at Fife Ness, Fife. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Montrose, Forfarshire.[3]
Rheidol  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Lydd, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Alaskan United States The steamship broke in two and foundered off Cape Blanco, Oregon with the loss of at least five of the 54 people on board. Thirteen people were rescued, 36 were reported missing.[12]
Crosshill  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated.[3]
Isaac Reed United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Dunany Point, County Louth, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[3][13]
Osvaldo Spain The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Montevideo, Uruguay with the loss of three of her crew.[14]
Staincliffe  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Benella ( United Kingdom) at Middlesbrough, County Durham and was damaged.[13]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Adelaide  United Kingdom The brigantine was run into by a steamship off the Kentish Knock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Goole, Yorkshire. She was towed in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[15][16]
Arla Sweden The steamship ran aground on the Sprogø East Reef, in the Baltic Sea.[3] She was refloated the next day with assistance and taken in to Korsør, Denmark.[14]
America  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Adelaide, Queensland. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Conqueror ( United Kingdom).[10]
Carl Emil Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was towed in to the River Tyne in a derelict condition.[17]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Belle of Benin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais, France.[10]
Collingwood  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked south of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. All on board were rescued by the sloop Louis Gustave ( France).[15] Collingwood was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Porto, Portugal.[18]
George Fox  United Kingdom The brig collided with the dredger No. 2 ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Erith, London.[10]
Leon Norway The brigantine was driven ashore at the South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure, France to Sundsvall, Sweden. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Contest ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Dover, Kent.[10]
Marie  Germany The barque ran aground in the Mettelplatte, in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France to Bremen.[10]
Thornhill  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Black Sea. She was refloated.[10]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Champion United States The schooner was run down and sunk by the schooner Willie Parkman ( United States) five miles (8.0 km) off Thacher's Island. Crew saved.[9]
Emiliano Spain The steamship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She put in to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom on 18 May and the fire was extinguished.[19]
Marchioness of Londonderry  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Forth and foundered in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire. Marchioness of Londonderry was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[17]
Rex Norway The brig collided with another ship off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Kragerø, Denmark to Wivenhoe, Essex, United Kingdom.[20]
Velfaed Norway The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Mozambique. She was sighted off Lundy Island, Devon, later that day. No further trace, reported missing.[21][22]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Julie  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Her fourteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rosario, Argentina.[23]
M.F. Merrick United States Carrying a cargo of sand, the wooden schooner sank in 310 feet (94 m) of water in Lake Huron off Presque Isle, Michigan, at 45°28′14″N 83°26′47″W / 45.4705°N 83.44625°W / 45.4705; -83.44625 (M. F. Merrick) after the steamer R. P. Ranney ( United States) accidentally rammed her.[24][25]
Rapel Chile The steamship struck a sunken rock in the Smyth Channel and foundered.[26]
Tana  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Kettleness, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of a steam trawler.[27]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Algoma United States The steamship ran aground off Long Branch, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to New York.[28]
Bilbao  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the Thames barge Caprice ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached at the Isle of Dogs, London.[26][20]
German Emperor  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Beresford ( United Kingdom) and sank south of the East Goodwin Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of fifteen of the 22 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Beresford.[29][30] German Emperor was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Bo'Ness, Lothian.[31]
Servia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Gedney's Channel, New York Harbor, United States. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[28]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Charlotte Webb United States The pilot boat was run down by the steamship Normandie ( France) in a dense fog eight miles (13 km) east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey. The pilot boat sank in three minutes. Two pilots on Charlotte Webb were lost in the accident.[32]
Zabrina  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship White Sea ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire and was damaged. Zabrina put in to the River Tyne.[20]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Burry  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[33]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Blanche  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Black Diamond ( United Kingdom) at Ayr and was beached.[34]
Cynthia  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Polynesian ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Saint Lawrence River 12 nautical miles (22 km) downstream of Montreal, Quebec, Canada with the loss of eight lives.[35]
Ohio United States The whaling barque became unmanageable after her hull was stove in by ice and was blown ashore and wrecked on Nunivak Island, District of Alaska. Her crew survived and were rescued from the island by the barque Ocean ( United States).[36]
Sherbourne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated with assistance from Seaman's Glory ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[29]
Tighnamara  United Kingdom The steam yacht was severely damaged by fire in the Holy Loch. She was subsequently towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire for repairs.[37]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Nyaza Flag unknown The steamship collided with the steamship Curfew (Flag unknown) and sank in the Great Bitter Lake. All on board were rescued.[38]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Paradox  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Panther ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Paradox was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.[39] She was refloated on 16 June.[40]
Steelfield  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Callao, Peru. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[41]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Nesta, and
HMS Surprise		  United Kingdom
 Royal Navy		 The steamship Nesta collided with HMS Surprise and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) east of Malta with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by HMS Surprise, which was consequently beached at Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.[42][18]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Entella  Italy The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Ebenezer Parry ( United Kingdom).[43]
Servia  United Kingdom The steamship arrived at Liverpool, Lancashire from New York City, United States on fire. The fire was extinguished.[44]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1889
ShipStateDescription
Abergrange, and
Dalbeattie		  United Kingdom The steamships collided at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire and were both severely damaged. Dalbeattie was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Stockholm, Sweden.[44]
Several unnamed vessels Canada Canada The ships were wrecked on the shores of Lake Ontario with loss of live. One vessel was lost with all hands.[45]

31 May

Unknown date

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