List of shipwrecks in November 1890

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The list of shipwrecks in November 1890 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1890.

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Angers  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at "Stielhuck". She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[1][2]
Drachenfels  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bombay, India.[1][2] She was refloated on 3 November and taken in to Brunshausen.[3]
Familia Denmark The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Bonden (Flag unknown). Familia was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Bremen, Germany.[4]
John Milne  United Kingdom The steam hopper barge sprang a leak and foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the South Rock Lighthouse, County Down. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Sligo ( United Kingdom). John Milne was on a voyage from Renfrew to Port Natal, Natal Colony.[5][6][7][8]
Kate Forster  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated the next day.[9]
Ladons, and
Strimon		  Romania The lighters struck rocks in the Danube upstream of Silistria and were beached.[9]
Leona United States The steamship caught fire at New York and was severely damaged.[8]
Sensation  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Alpha and the yawl Jane (both  United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[10][1][8]
Vanadis Norway The barque collided with the steamship Kaiser ( United Kingdom) in the Elbe at Schulau and was severely damaged. Vanadis was on a voyage from Hamburg to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[1][2]

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Beta  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Goatness Point, Lothian. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[11]
Ciscar Spain The steamship struck a rock and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Vigo.[1]
Gudrun  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground near Lymington, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to the Rio Grande.[2] She was refloated the next day.[12]
Hazard Norway The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Hamburg.[2]
H. von Witt  Germany The steamship ran aground at Barsebäck, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rostock. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]
Katherine  United Kingdom The schooner was drive ashore and wrecked near Alnmouth, Northumberland. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Poole, Dorset.[2][13]
Kosmos Norway The barque was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[1][2]
Manna Norway The steamship caught fire in the North Sea and was abandoned with the loss of one of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by the steam trawler Cinerara and the smack James Emptage (both  United Kingdom).[14]
Marchiani  Italy The barque collided with the steamship Hereford ( United Kingdom) at Sulina, Romania and was severely damaged.[8]
Morning Light  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Lady Mostyn ( United Kingdom) and foundered off "Eccles". Her crew survived.[1]
Nanna Norway The steamship caught fire in the North Sea off Spurn Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by two smacks. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Grimsby by the tug Champion ( United Kingdom).[12][11]
Normandy Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore on Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar. She was refloated and taken in to Tamatave in a leaky condition.[3]
Semaria Norway The barque was driven ashore at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[2][8]
Whitehall  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Bilbao, Spain for the River Mersey. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all fifteen hands. Possibly the ship that collided with Lough Fisher ( United Kingdom) on 5 November.[15][16]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe, Devon, United Kingdom.[17]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Beta  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked east of Dunbar, Lothian. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[12][18]
Betty Sauber, and
Munroe		  Germany
 United Kingdom		 The steamships collided in the Elbe at Lühe. Betty Sauber was beached. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Monroe was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from a port in Sierra Leon to Hamburg.[19]
Clara Felicia  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Weaver Point, County Cork.[17]
Draper  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[12]
Elsie Netherlands The schooner was abandoned off Gotland, Sweden, being in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Absalon ( Denmark). Elsie was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Delfzijl, Groningen.[8]
Guiding Star  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was a total loss.[18]
Harry Herbert  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steam trawler Dolphin ( United Kingdom) at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and was severely damaged.[20]
Hesleden  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Nicolaieff, Russia.[18]
Prairie Gem Sweden The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Arnold ( Germany). Prairie Gem was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Lübeck, Germany.[8]
Soudan  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta for repairs.[18][11]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Golden Cloud United States The ship was destroyed by fire off Cape Finisterre, Spain with loss of life. Four of her crew took to a cuddy, according to a message in a bottle that washed up on Veira, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom in late December.[21]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Cincora  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Orwell. She was then run into by a tug. She was refloated and taken in to Ipswich, Suffolk.[3]
Garlston Sweden The brigantine was wrecked off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her seven crew. survivors were rescued by the Staithes Lifeboat.[22][23]
Principe Amadeo di Savona  Italy The barque caught fire at Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. The fire was extinguished.[3]
Roman Prince  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Vormsi, Russia.[19] She was later refloated and put in to Kertch.[24][25]
S. C. Reynolds United States The ship caught fire on Lake Erie.[20]
St. George  Germany The steamship was presumed to have foundered off Cabo Blanco, Spain.[26]
Ville de Bordeaux France The steamship was driven ashore at Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and broke her back. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Ville de Paris France The steamship was driven ashore at Bayonne and broke her back. Her crew were rescued.[20]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Belfast, and
Sunlight		  United Kingdom The steamships collided in the River Mersey. Belfast was beached between Egremont and New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool. Sunlight put in to Liverpool.[3][26]
Bona  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Galveston, Texas, United States. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Bremen, Germany. The fire was extinguished.[3][24]
Cadoxton  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Emily ( United Kingdom) at Penarth, Glamorgan and was severely damaged.[27]
County of Peebles  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire.[28] She was being towed from Dundee to the River Tyne.[29] She was refloated and taken in to Dundee for repairs.[26][30]
Ellen Beatrice  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Workington, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Workington Lifeboat and by rocket apparatus.[28][29] She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Workington.[31] She was refloated on 10 November and towed in to Workington.[32]
Glynne  United Kingdom The ship foundered at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Falmouth, Cornwall.[33]
Java United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gibraltar The hulk was run into by the steamship Assyria ( United Kingdom) at Gibraltar and was damaged.[3]
Juno Sweden The steamship was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Fleetwood.[3] She was refloated and taken in to the Lune Deeps.[26][4]
Kishon  United Kingdom The barque parted her tow by the steam tug Australia (Flag unknown) off Trevose Head, Cornwall and was driven ashore near the Bude breakwater. Her eight crew were saved by rocket apparatus. A would-be rescuer was drowned.[29][34][28] Kishon was on a voyage from London to Appledore, Devon.[35]
Kronos  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Dagenham, Essex.[4]
Lord Mostyn  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Amlwch, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[26][31][36][37] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Amlwch.[38]
Reynolds Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at Colchester, Ontario, Dominion of Canada and caught fire.[3]
San Tomasso  Italy The barque was abandoned in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Genoa. She was towed in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom by the tug Dorunda ( United Kingdom).[39]
Seaward  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Balbriggan, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Balbriggan.[24][25] She was refloated on 15 November and taken in to Balbriggan.[40]
Shamrock  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered off Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire with the loss of one of her six crew.[41][42]
SMS S 57  Imperial German Navy The torpedo boat was driven ashore near Svanike Island, Bornholm, Denmark.[25]
Urania  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore at Bangor, County Down with the loss of one of the eight people on board.[43][31] Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Southampton, Hampshire.[29][44]
W. Brugmann & Sohn No. 1 Flag unknown The derelict ship was towed in to Slite, Sweden in a severely leaky condition.[3]
Wonder  United Kingdom The smack sank at Workington. Her crew were rescued.[28]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ilfracombe, Devon.[28]
Unnamed  Italy The brig was driven ashore at Penarth. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs.[27]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alexandrina  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey.[36][45] She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to "Marples".[25]
Alice Latham  United Kingdom The schooner went ashore in Moelfre Bay, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Dublin. She was later refloated.[46][25]
Ann  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Her crew survived.[27] She was later refloated.[47]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship collided with Elis Sayer ( United Kingdom) in the River Avon and was beached. Ann was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and found to be slightly leaky.[47]
Argo  United Kingdom The trow was driven ashore and sank at Burnham-on-Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dunball, Somerset to Lydney, Gloucestershire.[27] She was later refloated.[47]
Bargendin  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire.[26] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Mostyn, Flintshire.[32]
Blanche  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked near the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was later reported as obstructing navigation in Hilbre Swash. Lost with all four hands.[46][48]
Bridgit Annie  United Kingdom The schooner went missing after leaving Mostyn Roads on 6 November and was sighted off the Isle of Man, probably sank on 7 November. One of her boats was found in North Wales. Lost with all four hands.[46][49] She was on a voyage from Connah's Quay, Flintshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[50]
Brothers  United Kingdom The fishing boat departed from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eight hands.[51][52]
Colonel Campbell  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Rhyl, Denbighshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rhyl.[53]
Copious  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea. Her crew survived.[27] She was later refloated.[47]
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The schooner was lost off Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. Her four crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat Dan Proctor ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[54][55] She was on a voyage from Runcorn to Londonderry.[37]
Eden Harrison  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of a crew member.[36]
Elgin  United Kingdom The barque ran aground and was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank with the loss of two of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat.[46][56][36][57] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool.[58]
Elizabeth Latham  United Kingdom The schooner went ashore in Moelfre Bay. A crew member was killed. She was later refloated.[46]
Elizabeth Roy  United Kingdom The barquentine was wrecked on Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of all six crew. She was on a voyage from Galway to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[26][59][60]
Ellen Harrison  United Kingdom The schooner went ashore in Moelfre Bay. A crew member was killed. Two of her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was refloated on 10 November. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[46][61]
Ethel May  United Kingdom The schooner went ashore between Prestatyn and Rhyl.[46] She was refloated and taken in to Mostyn.[62] She was on a voyage from Connah's Quay to Belfast.[54]
Ernest  United Kingdom The schooner went missing after leaving the River Dee on 6 November, the last reported sighting of her was off the Great Orme, Carnarvonshire. One of her boats was recovered near the West Hoyle Bank. Lost with all three crew.[46][63]
Flora Ross  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her five crew were rescued by the Lindisfarne Lifeboats Bombay and Grace Darling (both Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Flora Ross was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[26][24][64][62][60]
Florence Emily  United Kingdom The schooner went missing after leaving Mostyn Roads on 6 November. Lost with all four crew.[46][65]
Galgorm Castle  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Norbreck, Lancashire. Her crew survived.[44][37][66]
Golden Light  United Kingdom The schooner was lost. Her five crew were rescued by the Port Isaac Lifeboat.[62]
Helios Norway The brigantine was wrecked on the Doom Bar, off Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued by the Padstow Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom.[26][31]
Hilda  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the River Mersey. Her four crew were rescued by the New Brighton Lifeboat.[29][67] She subsequently floated off and came ashore at Crosby, Lancashire, where she was wrecked.[25]
Independence  United Kingdom The trow sank at Dunball.[27]
Independent  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Avon at Bristol.[31] She was refloated on 10 November and taken in to Bristol.[32]
James Stonard  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground and was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank. Her skipper and two crewmen were killed.[46][68] She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Donaghadee, County Down.[69]
Jean Campbell  United Kingdom The schooner stranded at Norbreck, Lancashire in a Force 8 gale. Before going ashore an attempt was made to rescue the crew by the fishing smack Osprey ( United Kingdom). Her boat took off the three-man crew but swamped alongside Osprey drowning Jean Campbell's crew and two of the three crew of Osprey that manned the boat. The wreck was sold for scrapping.[70][71]
John Clark  United Kingdom The schooner was lost. Her five crew were rescued by the lifeboat Bull Bay ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[62]
Labora Norway The barque was driven ashore and sank at Fleetwood, Lancashire. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the Fleetwood Lifeboat Child of Hale ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Labora was on a voyage from Jamaica to Fleetwood.[26][31][44][64]
Linnet  United Kingdom The schooner was lost on Lavan Sands, Carnarvonshire.[46]
Lorn  United Kingdom The schooner went ashore a little to the north of Jurby Point, Isle of Man, a total wreck.[46][72]
Madcap  United Kingdom The yacht sank in the Hilbre Islands.[4]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner parted her cables in Moelfre Bay and drove before the wind into the River Dee on 6 November. She was brought to, under her kedge anchor, near to Llanerchymor Wharf, on the opposite side of the channel. About noon on 7 November when the storm was raging furiously, she sank. Her crew were rescued from her rigging by a boat.[46][73]
Margaret Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Rhyl.[46][26] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rhyl.[53]
Morfa  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea. Her crew survived.[27] She was later refloated.[47]
New Brunswick Norway The barque was driven ashore near Fleetwood.[24] Her eleven crew were rescued by the Fleetwood Lifeboat.[62] She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Glasson Dock, Lancashire.[4] She was refloated the next day with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Glasson Dock, where she ran aground.[25]
Nordcap  United Kingdom The yacht sank in the Hilbre Islands.[24]
Ocean Queen  United Kingdom The schooner was lost at Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire.[46] Her four crew were rescued.[44] She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Pastow, Cornwall.[60]
Orion  United Kingdom The barquentine was driven ashore at Ballaquine, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Peel, Isle of Man. Her nine crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Greenwich, London to Demerara, British Guiana.[4][67]
Oscar Norway The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Ives, Cornwall.[29] She was later refloated and towed in to St. Ives.[37]
Oscilia  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Alt, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[31] She was on a voyage from Runcorn to Padstow.[64]
Planet  United Kingdom The barquentine ran aground and was wrecked in Llandudno Bay.[46][74] Her six crew were rescued by the Llandudno Lifeboat Sunlight No. 1 ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Planet was on a voyage from Liverpool to Plymouth, Devon. A man was killed in launching the lifeboat.[29][31][64][67]
Princess Louise  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Angle, Pembrokeshire.[29][31]
Princess Sophie  Greece The steamship was driven ashore near El Ferrol, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to El Ferrol. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[24]
Robin Hood  United Kingdom The trow was driven ashore and sank at Burnham-on-Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Barry, Glamorgan.[27] She was later refloated.[47]
Roldal  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her twelve crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat Mark Lane ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Roldal was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Gravelines, Nord, France. She floated off, but consequently sank.[31][64]
Sabrina  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Shannon.[29]
Salrimmer Norway The barque was driven ashore at Cardiff.[26][31] She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Cardiff.[25]
Spray  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Fleetwood.[31] Her crew survived.[44]
Taranaca Brazil Brazil The steamship was driven ashore at Rothesay, Isle of Bute, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Pará.[26][31] She was refloated with assistance,[24] and taken to Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire for repairs.[75]
The Little Willie  United Kingdom The fishingh boat was driven into the pier and severely damaged at Southport, Lanashire.[67]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and sank at Burnham-on-Sea. Her crew survived.[27] She was later refloated.[47]
Thorney  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea.[27] She was later refloated.[47]
Undaunted  United Kingdom The schooner sank in Conway Bay. Her five crew were rescued by the Penmon Lifeboat. She was refloated on 10 November.[62][76][77] She was refloated on 11 November and taken in to Bangor, Caernarfonshire, where she was condemned.[78]
Vacuna  United Kingdom The ketch ran aground and sank in the Humber. Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat.[24]
Va Done France The brig was driven ashore at Cardiff. She was refloated.[4]
Viceroy  United Kingdom The dandy was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea. Her crew survived.[27] She was later refloated.[47]
Vine  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all six crew.[79]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at the Giant's Causeway, County Antrim with the loss of all hands.[26]
William Bibby  United Kingdom The dredger was abandoned off the Isle of Man. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Two Sisters ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). William Bibby was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Preston, Lancashire.[31] She was later towed in to Ramsey, Isle of Man.[32]
W. M. J.  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked on Jordan's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her skipper, mate and two crewman were killed.[46][80]
Several unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The smacks sank at Southport, Lancashire.[29]
Unnamed vessels  United Kingdom A number of fishing vessels were driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea.[29]
Unnamed vessels  United Kingdom Many boats were sunk at Ryde, Isle of Wight.[29]
Three unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The ships were driven ashore in the Hilbre Islands. Their crews were rescued.[31]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Formby, Lancashire.[4]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The Mersey flat was driven ashore at Rhyl.[81]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship collided with the steamship Lough Fisher ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of all hands.[36][58]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Aber, Caernarfonshire with the loss of one of her two crew.[36]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship collided with the steamship Kingfisher ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[57]
Six unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The fishing boats, belonging to Parkgate, Cheshire, sank.[61]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Elsie  Germany The barque was abandoned off the Longships Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by the tug St. Donats ( United Kingdom). Elsie was on a voyage from Barry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina. St. Donats towed her in to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[82][47]
Lina  Russia The brig put in to Cuxhaven, Germany in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Calais, France. She was condemned.[78]
Loftus Perkins  United Kingdom The passenger boat ran aground in the River Tyne at Milldam. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to South Shields, County Durham.[25]
Lorn  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Jurby Point, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Marie  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Burntisland, Fife.[47]
Moray  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Brunswick, Georgia, United States. The fire was extinguished.[37][32]
Peyton  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated with the assistance of the Rhyl Lifeboat and escorted into the River Dee.[54]
Una  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Zoutelande, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Antwerp, Belgium.[47]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Esther  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Canche, Pas-de-Calais, France.[37][25]
Foochow, and
Wenchow		  China
 United Kingdom		 The steamships collided in the Yangtze and were both severely damaged.[47]
G. L. Waters  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore near Inaclet Point, Isle of Lewis. She was refloated.[25][66]
Marie Norway The barque was driven ashore and sank at Seahouses, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[37]
Presidente de Pará Brazil Brazil The steamship sank in the Jurna River.[37]
Reynolds United States The steamship arrived at Toledo, Ohio on fire. The fire was extinguished.[37]
West  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravelines, Nord, France.[37][47]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Bruno United States The steam barge was wrecked on the Magnetic Reef, in Lake Superior.[33]
Chasseur France The barque was driven ashore at Osby, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[32]
Faraday  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[32]
Ganymedes Norway The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged. She was refloated and towed in to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[32]
Julia III Portugal The schooner was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, She was on a voyage from the Newfoundland Colony to Figueira da Foz.[32]
Kurir, and
Rex		 Sweden
Norway		 The steamship Kurir and the barque Rex collided. Kurir sank with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Idefjord to Königsberg, Germany. Rex was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a waterlogged condition.[32]
Louisa United States The schooner was wrecked on the Magnetic Reef.[33]
Nugget  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Bootle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to "Drumore".[32]
Ossian United States The steamship struck a snag and sank at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[33]
HMS Serpent  Royal Navy
HMS Serpent
The Archer-class torpedo cruiser ran aground off Cape Vilan, Spain in a violent storm, killing 173 of the 176 aboard.[83][84] She was on a voyage from Plymouth Sound to Accra, Gold Coast.[85]
Wexford  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off the mouth of the River Duddon. She was on a voyage from Poti, Russia to Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was refloated.[76]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Buenaventura Spain The steamship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire, .United Kingdom[52][78]
Commandant Franchetti, and
Kerchalon		 France The steamship Commandant Franchetti and the barque Kerchallon collided at Pauillac, Gironde. Both vessels were severely damaged.[86] Commandant Franchetti was on a voyage from Pauillac to Antwerp, Belgium.[76]
Erwin Rickmers  Germany The barque was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[86] She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Lady Vita ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Dover, Kent.[78]
Euxinius Norway The barqueb ran aground at Veracruz, Mexico.[76]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man.[86] Her crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Two Sisters ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Margaret was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[87]
Mite  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the tug Oberon ( United Kingdom) off Portishead, Somerset and sank.[86] Her four crew were rescued by Oberon. Mite was on a voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire to Exeter, Devon.[88]
Newark  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Whitburn Steel, off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[78] She was refloated on 16 November and taken in to Sunderland.[89]
Orion  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Arbroath Lifeboat William Souter ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[59][76] Orion was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arbroath.[86] She was refloated on 24 November and towed in to Arbroath, where she was beached.[90]
Shahjehan  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River at Melancholy Point.[52] She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta, India.[78]
St. Patrick  United Kingdom The fishing trawler collided with the steamship Olga ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Liffey.[76]
Sweet Home  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[52]
W.M.J.  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Jordan's Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[86]
Unnamed Austria-Hungary The ferry sank in the River Whag at Orşova with 60 lives lost and ten people reported missing. There were fifteen survivors.[91][92]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque ran aground on the Trinity Sand, in the Humber.[76]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Herschel  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven, Germany. She was on a voyage from "Yenitchesk" to Hamburg, Germany.[78]
Kate  United Kingdom The paddle steamer collided with another vessel and sank at the mouth of the Richmond River. She was on a voyage from Brisbane, Queensland to the Richmond River.[60]
Messenger United States After the wooden steam barge caught fire in Rogers City, Michigan, she was towed out onto Lake Huron, where she sank in 194 feet (59 m) of water at (45°29′00″N 83°51′00″W / 45.483333°N 83.85°W / 45.483333; -83.85 (Messenger)).[93][94][95]
Terpsichore Norway The barque collided with the steamship Cassia ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Deal Lifeboat. Terpsichore was on a voyage from Quebec, Dominion of Canada to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[96]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alent Flag unknown The steamship was wrecked on Santa Catalina Island, California, United States.[97]
Alice  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her six crew were rescued by the steamship Humber. ( United Kingdom). Alice was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[98][99]
Amazonas  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at "Falkenthal". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a Brazilian port.[96]
Gulf of Papua  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Erith, Kent.[96]
Moonstone  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Hamburg.[96]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Christine Elizabeth Norway The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to the Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Harwich ( United Kingdom) and the Harwich Lifeboat Duke of Northumberland ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and towed in to Harwich, Essex.[10][100]
Concordia  Russia The barque was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Windau to Leith, Lothian,United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Leith in a severely damaged and leaky condition.[100]
County of Salop  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Bremen, Germany.[100] She was refloated,[89] but ran aground again.[40]
Derwentwater  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of two of her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Hull, Yorkshire.[101][89]
Kate Stuart Canada Dominion of Canada The barque ran aground on the Seal Rock. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Summerside, Prince Edward Island.[102]
Le Chatelier France The steamship sank at the mouth of the Loire.[103] She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-inférieure to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[40]
Marianne  United Kingdom The schooner foundered while carrying coal from Penarth, Glamorgan to Devoran, Cornwall. The vessel was found bottom up, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Boscastle, Cornwall. Four of the five crew perished.[104]
Mary  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of Flores Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued by Hawkesbury ( United Kingdom). Mary was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[105][106]
Notre Dame de la Garde  France The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Torrens, South Australia.[100]
Nygenstein Netherlands The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Delfzijl, Groningen. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[100]
Paul Marie France The ship was driven ashore on Martinique. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[100]
Starry Banner United States The steamship was wrecked at Saint Augustine, Florida. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Key West, Florida.[102]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alert Canada Dominion of Canada The steamship was wrecked.[40]
Anna Helena  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Schmidtom (Flag unknown) and sank in the English Channel 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Selsey Bill, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[107][108]
Charger  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Llandaff City ( United Kingdom).[89][109] She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Belfast, County Antrim. She was driven ashore and wrecked in Tralee Bay on 26 November.[110][111]
Flying Bat, and
Manitoban		  United Kingdom The steamship Manitoban ran aground in the Clyde at Port Glasgow. She was run into by the paddle tug Flying Bat, which was damaged. Manitoban was refloated.[75]
Properity  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run into by the steam trawler Menina ( United Kingdom) at Grimsby, Lincolnshire and sank. Her crew were rescued.[40]
Scylla Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner collided with the steamship Napoleon III ( United Kingdom) off Cape George, Nova Scotia and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Nashua, New Hampshire, United States by a tug.[40][112]
Virgo Austria-Hungary The barque was driven ashore at Bermuda. She was refloated.[40][99]
Unnamed  India The flat was destroyed by fire at "Damoskdeah".[40]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Camel  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[89]
Elderslie  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia.[89] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[113]
Falcon  United Kingdom The steamship foundered 250 nautical miles (460 km) from Queenstown, County Cork (51°12′N 23°57′W / 51.200°N 23.950°W / 51.200; -23.950) whilst enroute to New York, United States. Her crew were rescued by Pennsylvania ( United States) and landed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[114][115][116]
Glannibanto  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated with assistance and completed her voyage.[89]
Goldfinder  United Kingdom The schooner struck the Bishop's Rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She put in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a leaky condition.[113]
Gulf of Akaba  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Corral, Chile.[89] She was later refloated.[117]
SS Petriana (1879)  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Fiume, Austria-Hungary. The fire was extinguished.[89]
Petrolea  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Sea of Marmara at "Ingibournou", Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[89]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alliance  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk.[118] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[119]
Carlo R.  Italy The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[99]
Forth  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Tees near Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[119]
Ilo Norway The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her seven crew were rescued by the schooner Philda ( Norway). Ilo was on a voyage from Drøbak to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[99][120]
King Arthur  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Khargu, Iran.[99]
Wylam  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River with am.[118] She was refloated and taken in to Boston, Lincolnshire.[119]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Balder Norway The schooner collided with the steamship Cedar Branch ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Varne Lightship ( Trinity House).[119]
Brandon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Maas. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[105] She was refloated on 22 November and completed her voyage.[121]
Cuxhaven  United Kingdom The steamship, from Hamburg, was damaged when driven into the steamship Equity ( United Kingdom) in the Goole Channel after her anchor lifted during a heavy swell; she was then beached to avoid sinking. Refloated the following day, she entered Goole for discharge and repairs.[122][123]
Derondas  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[124]
Pembrokeshire  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Kow Kow Island, Hong Kong.[119]
Start Victoria The steamship struck a snag and sank in the Darling River.[125]
Titus Victoria The steamship ran aground at Newcastle, New South Wales.[125]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Stanwick  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France in a leaky condition.[33]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Canadian  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Booby Rocks, in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[126][127]
Cartagena  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs.[33]
Claudine  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°40′N 28°40′W / 49.667°N 28.667°W / 49.667; -28.667). Her fourteen crew were rescued by the steamship Standard ( Germany). Claudine was on a voyage from a port in New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Larne, County Antrim.[90][128]
Etta  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and towed to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[33]
Golden Grove  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[129]
Hudiksvall Sweden The barque was under tow when the line parted and she foundered on Carmel Point, Anglesey United Kingdom. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat Joseph Whitworth ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution), but the vessel was lost.[130][131][132]
Prinses Sophie Netherlands The steamship ran aground at Sourabaya, Netherland East Indies. She was on a voyage from Tjilatjap to Sourabaya.[105] She was refloated.[102]
Thordisa  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Lundy Island, Devon. She was refloated and put back to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[33]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Capella  Germany The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Charlton, London, United Kingdom.[105]
Dahlman United States The barge caught fire at New York.[97]
Emilie  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Swinemünde.[129]
Emily and Harriet  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Zweena ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames off the Tower of London.[105]
Laurier France The fishing smack collided with a British ship and sank in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her four crew.[133]
Merlin  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Roumania ( United Kingdom) in the Clyde and was beached.[129] She was refloated on 24 November and placed under repair.[134][102]
Nordlyset Norway The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put in to Arendal.[105]
Nurjahan  United Kingdom The cargo ship was wrecked 14 nautical miles (26 km) east north east of Cape Comorin, India. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Calcutta.[135][105]
Persian  Germany The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Heligoland.[129][105]
Rose Mysterieuse France The ketch was run down and sunk off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom by the steamship Larpool ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one of her three crew. Rose Mysterieuse was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[132]
T. E. Forster  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Indian Prine ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Tilbury Fort, Essex.[129] She was refloated on 1 December and beached.[97]
Vidar Norway The steamship ran aground at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated and put back to Lisbob.[105]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Benalder  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Stevns, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Germany to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated with assistance and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[136][102]
Cadet  Germany The ship collided with a British steamship in the Stöhr and was severely damaged.[105]
Canton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Hong Kong.[105]
Chilli France The steamship ran aground in the Loire at Pauillac, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Pauillac to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated.[105]
Hawk  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at London. The fire was extinguished.[105]
J. P. Berg Norway The barque was run into by the steamship Saint Asaph ( United Kingdom) at Savannah, Georgia, United States and was severely damaged.[109][137]
Regina Denmark The schooner collided with the steamship Primate ( United Kingdom) and sank off Copenhagen with the loss of five lives. Regina was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Stettin, Germany.[117][136][138]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alexander III Denmark The steamship was driven ashore on Psathoura, Greece. She was on a voyage from Salonica, Greece to Smyrna, Russia.[117][133] She was refloated on 7 December and towed in to Peristera, Greece.[139]
Alhambra Norway The barque was wrecked at Salinas, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[136] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Pará, Brazil.[102]
Antilla Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore at Barry, Glamorgan.[102] She was refloated on 25 November and taken in to Penarth, Glamorgan.[140]
Brunel  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Savannah, Georgia, United States. The fire was extinguished.[136]
Eden  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Para or Pyrrha ( United Kingdom) off Barry, Glamorgan and was severely damaged. She put in to Barry. Subsequently taken in to Penarth, Glamorgan for repairs.[141][137]
Francis  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Siestio ( Spain) 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was subsequently towed in to Hull, Yorkshire by a steam trawler in a severely damaged condition.[142][121]
Idog Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Ljusne, Sweden.[97]
Maria Luigia  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Worthing, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Paignton, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[117][136]
Palander  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Varne Sands, in the English Channel off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs in a leaky condition.[102]
Uppingham  United Kingdom The cargo ship lost power, drifted onto rocks 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Hartland Point, Devon and became a wreck; eight of her 28 crew were lost. Eight of the survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus, the rest took to the boats. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Port Said, Egypt with coal.[60][143][144][145]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Alarm  United Kingdom The collier, a schooner, was driven ashore and sank at Sandgate, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a votage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Folkestone, Kent.[144][134]
Bay Wreath  United Kingdom The smack collided with the fishing trawler Resolution and sank in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member.[146]
Calypso  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Pinzon ( Spain) in the Dungeness roadstead, Kent and sank 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Sandgate, Kent. Her sixteen crew took to the ships' boats. Fourteen were subsequently rescued by the Lydd Lifeboat Meyer de Rothschild ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and the other two by the schooner Devonian ( United Kingdom).[147][145][102][131] Calypso was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Gloucester.[60]
Eyr  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Seven Hogs, County Kerry.[140]
Helena Norway The ship capsized off Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiansund to Aalborg, Denmark.[102]
Laura and Isabel  United Kingdom The barquentine ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated with assistance the next day and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a severely leaky condition.[90]
Mary Norway The barque was wrecked at Tilt Cove, Newfoundland Colony.[134][90] Her crew were rescued.[141]
Mongalore, and
Sudbourn		  United Kingdom The ships collided off Dungeness. The full-rigged ship Sudbourn sank with the loss of eleven of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by Mongalore, which was on a voyage from sunderland, County Durham to Valparaíso, Chile. She was taken in tow for London. Sudbourn was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Rangoon, Burma.[148]
Moss Brow  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Nyhamn, Sweden to London.[134] She was refloated on 6 December and taken in to Gothenburg.[149]
Rio del Oro Sweden The ship collided with the steamship Vesuv ( Denmark). Rio del Oro was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Rosario, Brazil. She put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a waterlogged condition.[134][102]
Sapphire  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Domesnes, Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued.[109] She was later salvaged.[97]
Vivienne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Tweed. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[134] She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed.[150]
Westbourne  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Black Sea with the loss of eighteen of her 23 crew. She was on a voyage from Theodosia, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[111][151][109]
Willie  United Kingdom The brigantine was run into in Hollesley Bay by the brigantine Brocklesby ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. She put in to Whitstable, Kent.[150]
Zincora  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Oran, Algeria. She was refloated and put in to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[152]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Betty' Sweden The brig foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Helsingborg.[60]
Countess  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Odessa, Russia.[90] She was refloated on 29 November and taken in to Odessa.[127]
Elizabeth Crooks  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Drydens ( United Kingdom at Kingstown, County Dublin and was severely damaged.[137]
Emma A.  Italy The barque ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[153]
Encarnacion Spain The hulk was destroyed by fire at Cádiz.[150]
Girrique France The steamship collided with the steamship Oranje Nassau ( Netherlands) at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and was severely damaged.[150]
Lilian  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Lista, Norway. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Christiansand, Norway.[90]
Nancy Wignall  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at "Cardon", Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dingle, County Kerry.[90] She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Dauntless ( United Kingdom).[109]
Naomi Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Germany. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wolgast, Germany to Oskarshamn.[150]
Sarah  United Kingdom The brig ran aground off Worthing, Sussex. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Littlehampton, Sussex.[137]
Spy United States The sloop was crushed by ice and broken into pieces at Point Barrow on the Arctic Ocean coast of the District of Alaska. All on board survived.[154]
Vassilissa  Greece The ship was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Eupatoria, Russia.[137]
Winkul  Russia The schooner was driven ashore on Hjelm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[97]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Fortuna Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore near "Vraa", Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[97]
Nightingale  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Her crew survived.[137]
Stanhope  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Daugava near Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[111][109] She was refloated in early December and taken in to Riga.[155]
Thanemore  United Kingdom The passenger-cargo ship was sighted off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, reported missing.[156] The official inquiry concluded that Thanemore was the ship seen burning on 1 December by the steamship Lero (Flag unknown), 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) from the American coast.[157][158]
40 unnamed vessels Norway The fishing vessels foundered off the coast of Norway with the loss of 28 lives.[159]
128 unnamed vessels Norway The fishing vessels were severely damaged on the coast of Norway.[159]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Amazone  Germany The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Tor ( Sweden). Amazone was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Sunderland, County Durham, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[142]
Frederick Denmark The barque was wrecked on Anholt. Her crew were rescued.[160]
Hilda  Russia The barque was driven ashore at Visby, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland.[142]
Louise Sweden The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 220 nautical miles (410 km) east of Spurn Head, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Varberg.[160][142]
Magenta Norway The schooner was abandonedin the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steam trawler Witham ( United Kingdom). Magenta was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Christiania.[127]
Mary Louisa  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Runcorn, Cheshire and was damaged. She was refloated.[160]
Pollux  United Kingdom The steamship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. No further trace, reported overdue.[161]
Rare Plant  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Runcorn. She was refloated.[142]
Secundus Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The schooner was driven ashore near Sea Palling, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pori to Valencia, Spain.[160][142]
Thebes  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished.[160]
T. P. Leathers United States Seventeen lives were lost when the steamboat caught fire on the Mississippi River near Fort Adams, Mississippi. Several people drowned whilst attempting to swim to the shore.[162][127]
Vandeleur  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Killadysert, County Clare.[142]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Folkestone, Kent, Uited Kingdom.[146]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Active Sweden The sloop was wrecked near Rødvig, Denmark.[97]
Annie  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock 10 nautical miles (19 km) off "Kara Bournon" and was beached near the mouth of the Kamtchik River. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Varna, Bulgaria. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[127]
Astrologer  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[163]
Celeste  United Kingdom The steamship capsized at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, damaging several fishing boats. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[163]
Christine Adele Norway The barque was driven ashore at Nidingen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[163] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a leaky condition.[164][97]
Dorothea Denmark The schooner was holed by ice and sank in the Daugava. She was on a voyage from Riga to Nakskov, Russia.[97]
Halmstad Sweden The steamship capsized near "Schotzgrund", Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[97]
Kurla Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steam trawler Jurassic ( United Kingdom).[163][126]
Liberal Norway The galiot ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloted with assistance and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[121]
Moreno  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[163] The fire was extinguished.[126]
Orient  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Königsberg, Germany. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Pillau, Germany. She was refloated with the assistance of an icebreaker and completed her voyage.[165]
Papa Denmark The barque was wrecked on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. One of her ten crew was reported missing.[163]
Tremayne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Dhor Pinal Rocks, in Novorossiysk Bay. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug.[164][97]
Vingolf Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Garant ( Norway).[163][126]
Waldemar  Russia The schooner foundered off Domesnes, Norway.[97]
Yelva Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Etoile ( United Kingdom).[163][126]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The barque foundered at the mouth of the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Queenborough, Kent.[166]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The fishing boat was run down and sunk at Aberdeen by the fishing trawler St. Fates ( United Kingdom). Her four crew were rescued by St. Fates.[167]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1890
ShipStateDescription
Charrington  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of the mouth of the River Tyne. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[97]
Francis E. Hallock' United States The schooner collided with another vessel and capsized off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from New York to a port in Virginia.[60]
Helene  Germany The ship was driven ashore on Hiddensee. She was on a voyage from Jakobstad, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[97]
Millie Bain  United Kingdom The barquentine ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Hayle. She was refloated and towed in to St. Ives, Cornwall.[164][127]
Unnamed  Russia The lighter sank at Saint Petersburg.[127]

30 November

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