List of shipwrecks in November 1889

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

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Arethusa  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[1]
Baltic Norway The brigantine was run into by the steamship Gascony ( United Kingdom at Ayr, United Kingdom and was damaged.[2]
Batavier  United Kingdom The barge broke in two and sank off the East Goodwin Lightship ( Trinity House). Her five crew were rescued. She was on being towed from Antwerp to Portishead, Somerset by the tug White Rose ( United Kingdom).[1][3][2]
Elfrida  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated.[1]
Gascony  United Kingdom The steamship broke from her moorings at Ayr. She struck the quayside bow and stern and was damaged.[1][2]
Glanmire  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak off the Mine Head Lighthouse, County Waterford. Her five passengers were taken off by the Ballinacoutry Lifeboat William Dunville ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Her 25 crew took to the boats. Glanmire was beached in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork.[4][5][6]
Maitlands  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Stettin, Germany. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Stettin. She was refloated.[1]
Margery  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[1]
Mithraale  Greece The brigantine was wrecked at Piombino, Italy. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Nieles Sweden The schooner collided with the smack Clio ( United Kingdom) and was damaged. Nieles was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Norrköping. She put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[1]
Ocean  United Kingdom The schooner struck the pier at Arbroath, Forfarshire and was severely damaged. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Peep o' Day  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with the barque Ancona (Flag unknown) and drove ashore on Holy Island, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Prudent France The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was refloated with assistance.[1]
Rheinland  Germany The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to a port in Dorset, United Kingdom.[1]
Roeicliff  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. Her six crew were rescued by the Troon Lifeboat Alexander Munroe ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Roeicliff was on a voyage from Porsgrund, Norway to Troon.[7][2]
Windward  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Holywood, County Down.[1]
Portrush Lifeboat Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat capsized three times whilst going to the aid of a schooner in distress with the loss of three of her crew. She came ashore near Portballintrae, County Antrim.[7][3]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Exchange ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of all five crew.[1][6]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Holy Island, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[2]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Abergeldie  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Eden ( United Kingdom) and sank off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by Eden. Abergeldie was on a voyage from London to Sundsvall, Sweden.[6]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Alfred  United Kingdom The smack was discovered abandoned in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. She was towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[8]
Star of Hope  United Kingdom The smack foundered off Dover, Kent.[8]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Ramon de Larrinaga Flag unknown The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. The fire was extinguished.[9]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Lady Lincoln United States The schooner sank off Highland Lighthouse, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Tom  United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Ada ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, London.[9]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Arracan  Germany The barque was run down and sunk off Bornholm, Denmark by a steamship. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Helene ( Germany). Arracan was on a voyage from New York, United States to Danzig.[11]
Elma  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France to Dublin.[12]
Lady Eglington, and
Telesto		  United Kingdom
Flag unknown		 The steamships collided in the Seine and were damaged. They both put in to Havre le Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[12]
Lombard  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[12]
Nova Scotian  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Patapsco River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Queensmore  United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean while on the return leg of her maiden voyage. An attempt was made to beach her in Dunmanus Bay but she struck the Bullig Reef and sank. The crew took to the ship's boats.[13][14]
Santiago  United Kingdom The steamship was destroyed by fire at sea. All 59 people on board were rescued by the full-rigged ship A. J. Fuller ( United States). Santiago was on a voyage from New York to Hull, Yorkshire.[15][16]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Congo  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Small Bitter Lake. She was refloated.[11]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Black Watch  United Kingdom The steamship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ben Voirlich ( United Kingdom).[17]
Greenwood  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Middlesbrough.[11]
Larch  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Pilot (Flag unknown) off Cape Villano, Spain. Larch was beached at Las Arenas.[18] She was refloated and towed in to Bilbao, where she arrived on 12 November in a severely damaged condition.[19]
Martha  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank at Widnes, Cheshire.[18]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Durham  United Kingdom The ferry collided with the steamship Sicilia ( United Kingdom) at North Shields, Northumberland and was severely damaged.[18]
Gassendi  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Gothenburg City (Flag unknown) in the River Thames and was beached at Greenwich, London.[18]
Sestos  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Usk, Monmouthshire.[18]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
European  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Adler ( Germany) at Hull, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. European was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Hull.[19]
Holt Hill  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the island of St Paul in the south of the Indian Ocean. Her crew remained on the uninhabited island for eight days before they were rescued by the barque Cooring ( South Australia). One crew member died. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Calcutta, India.[20][21]
Midas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maceió, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Barbados.[19] She was reflaoted with assistance on 16 November.[22]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Antonietta  Italy The brig was driven ashore at Orosei, Sardinia. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Newbattle  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Forth.[24]
Therese Netherlands The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Rotterdam, South Holland. No further trace, reported overdue.[25]
Wylam  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Honfleur, Manche, France.[19]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Atlas Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°21′N 31°33′W / 47.350°N 31.550°W / 47.350; -31.550). Her twelve crew were rescued by Marie (Flag unknown).[26]
Delphin  Russia The barque was wrecked on the Sanbacks Rock, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ibiza, Spain to Uusikaupunki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[24]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was run into by the steamship Zancla (Flag unknown) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[24]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Arrow  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[24]
Esk  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Louisa H. ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne. Esk was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Antwerp, Belgium, She put back to Newcastle upon Tyne.[24]
Fearless United States The tug ran aground on the north spit of the Umpqua River and was wrecked with the loss of all eight people on board.[27][28][29]
Hydra  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Frances. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and put back to Goole for repairs.[24]
Lowestoft  United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship Sindbad ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was severely damaged.[22]
Sam Weller  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated with assistance.[24]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Constantine  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth.[22]
Fernbrook  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Lynton, Devon. She was refloated and put back to Cardiff, Glamorgan in a leaky condition.[22]
Orkla  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished.[22]
Ouse  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cardiff.[22]
Vectis  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cardiff.[22]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Decima  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Guedsar".[30] She was later refloated and taken in to Kiel, Germany, where she arrived on 22 November.[26]
Edith Godden  United Kingdom The steamship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Manhattan United States The cargo liner was sunk in a collision with the schooner Agnes Manning ( United States) off Fenwick Island, Delaware, eight miles (13 km) off the Fenwick Shoal Lightship with the loss of eleven lives.<refARSIGSIS90/>[31]
Marie  United Kingdom The schooner foundered at the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River with the loss of all eight people on board.[32]
Minna  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the Ness of Queys, in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Copenhagen, Denmark.[30] She broke up on 23 November.[26]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Beechdale United States The ship was driven ashore on Fire Island, New York. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New York City.[30] She was refloated in early December and taken in to New York in a leaky condition.[33]
Olga Denmark The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the River Ythan with the loss of one of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[28][34]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Bessie Whineray  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with the steamship Washington ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Washington.[23]
China  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Yokohama, Japan.[23] She was refloated on 24 November.[26]
Corso  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished.[35]
Industria  United Kingdom The steam trawler collided with the quayside and sank at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[23]
Sugar  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Inishgort, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newport, County Mayo. She was refloated but had to be beached.[23]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Berbice  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the breakwater at Las Palmas, Canary Islands and was beached.[23]
Lycia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was refloated the next day.[23]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Agnes  United Kingdom The Thames barge was driven ashore at Southend, Essex.[26]
George Jehu  United Kingdom The Thames barge was driven ashore at Southend.[26]
Helen  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered off Roundstone, County Galway. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Jane Fleming  United Kingdom The Thames barge sank at Southend.[26]
Silberhorn Flag unknown The ship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[23]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Twilight  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in Trawbreaga Bay.[26]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Madame Angot Belgium The fishing trawler collided with a British smack and sank in the English Channel. Her six crew were rescued by the smack Express ( United Kingdom).[15]
Selinunte  Italy The steamship was driven ashore near Brindisi.[36]
Sylph  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Scrabster, Caithness. Her crew were rescued by the Scrabster Lifeboat Charley Lloyd ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[15]
William Jones  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Scrabster. Her crew were rescued by the Scrabster Lifeboat Charley Lloyd ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[15]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Germania Flag unknown The barque was driven ashore at Long Branch, New Jersey, United States with the loss of at least six lives.[32]
Replenish  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was run into by a smack and was abandoned in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack James and Martha ( United Kingdom).[36]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
Arbutus  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Roker, County Durham. She was refloated on 4 December with the assistance of five tugs.[37]
Cremon  Germany The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was refloated and towed in to Gravesend, Kent by the tug Contest ( United Kingdom).[36]
Volunteer  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered in Rye Bay with the loss of four lives.[38]
Nominoé France The brig ran aground near Blankenberge, West Flanders, Belgium during a violent storm. All five crew were rescued by Belgian lifeguards, but five lifeguards died during the rescue attempts.[39]
Scottish Prince  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the quayside at Woolwich, London and was beached. She was refloated and towed upstream.[36]
Ville de Marseille France The vessel blew up, in the national dock at Marseille, when 3000 barrels of gunpowder exploded.[40]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1889
ShipStateDescription
British Monarch  United Kingdom The barque exploded 500 nautical miles (930 km) south west of the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Sydney, New South Wales. Her twenty crew tood to three boats. Fourteen crew in two boats were rescued on 2 November by the whaler barque Canton ( United States).[41][42]
Idaho United States
Idaho
The steamship ran aground on the Rosedale Reef, in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. She was on a voyage from Port Townsend, Washington to Portland, Oregon. She floated off in December and was taken in to Port Townsend, where she sank.
Three Brothers United States The schooner sank off Norman's Woe, Massachusetts. Two crewmen died, her captain was saved by the schooner Apollo ( United States)[10]

30 November

Unknown date

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