List of shipwrecks in September 1888

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The list of shipwrecks in September 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1888.

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Burlington  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Stelling ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was beached on the Blyth Sand.[1] Burlington was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[2]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore on the Nash Sand, in the Bristol Channel.[1]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Adonis  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Trafalgar ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at the entrance to the Regent's Canal.[3]
Carl Johan Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Tasmanian ( United Kingdom). Carl Johan was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
John Bowes  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at the mouth of the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London. She put back to the River Tyne, but collided with a jetty at the Tyne Dock. She was beached at Jarrow, County Durham.[3]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Lealtad  Spanish Navy The Diligente-class gunboat foundered off Batabanó, Cuba in a hurricane with the loss of all but one of her crew.[5][6]
Matteo Bruzzo, and
Salvador
 Italy
France
The steamships collided off Porto Maurizio and were both severely damaged. Three lives were lost. Matteo Bruzzo was on a voyage from Genoa to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She put back to Genoa.[7]
Several unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships foundered in a hurricane off the coast of Cuba with the loss of two lives.[5]
Many unnamed vessels Flags unknown The barges sank in a hurricane at Havana, Cuba.[8]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were wrecked in a hurricane at Caibarién, Cuba with much loss of life.[9]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Pulteney  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland, County Durham when a railway wagon fell on her from the coal drops.[10]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Alfonso Mexico The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Merida.[11]
Anna Norway The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Merida. She was on a voyage from Progresso to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[11]
E. B. Ward, Jr. United States The steamship foundered in a gale in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of 21 lives.[12]
Emma  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Finistère, France.[10]
Lewis Clark United States The schooner was wrecked at Cape Henlopen. She broke up the next day, a total loss. crew rescued by U.S. Life Saving Service.[13][14]
Memling, and
Prussian
 United Kingdom The steamship Memling collided with the steamship Prussian and sank in the Clyde downstream of Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Prussian was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was beached.[10]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Garrison  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Bilbao, Spain. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and put back to Bilbao.[10]
Lady Flora  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was run into by the steamship Merthyr ( United Kingdom) and sank off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Merthyr.[15]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Ardencaple, and
Earl Wemyss
 United Kingdom The full-rigged ships collided off the coast of Brazil. Ardencaple was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was severely damaged. She put in to Fernando de Noronha, Brazil and was abandoned by her crew, her captain and mate remaining on board. Earl Wemyss sank with the loss of sixteen lives. Survivors were rescued by Creedmoor ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to the English Channel.[16][17][18][19]
Fairy  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued by the smack Conqueror ( United Kingdom).[20]
Olive  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Ground Sandbank, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[20]
Walford Green  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[20]
William Balls  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube 55 nautical miles (102 km) from its mouth. She was refloated and taken in to Sulina, Romania.[21]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Eilean Dubh  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Annie ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued by the steamship London ( United Kingdom) Eilean Dubh was on a voyage from Calais, France to London.[21]
Malvina Wendt  Germany The barque was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Hull by a steamship, being waterlogged.[21]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Penarth  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Pezzo Point, Sicily, Italy. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Piraeus, Greece.[22]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Blue and White  United Kingdom The schooner struck a floating wreck and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the Royal yacht Hirondelle ( Monaco). Blue and White was on a voyage from Safi, Morocco to Irvine, Ayrshire.[23][24]
Britannia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to the Clyde.[22] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25]
Christine  United Kingdom The ship departed from Guayaquil, Ecuador for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, reported overdue.[26]
France  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Barking, Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22]
Ivanhoe  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Jessie Emily and ran aground at Barking.[22]
Lloyd's  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Barking. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22]
Orleans  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Woolwich, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22]
Tom  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Ella ( United Kingdom) at Wapping, Middlesex and was beached.[22]
Vernon  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Woolwich. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Sud America I  Italy The ocean liner was sunk in a collision with the collier France ( France) in the bay at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, with the loss of 79 lives.

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Anglo-Indian  United Kingdom The steamship collided with another steamship off the Varne Lightship ( Trinity House) and was consequently beached at Dover, Kent. Anglo-Indian was on a voyage from the River Plate to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated.[11] Following temporary repairs, she resumed her voyage on 17 September.[27]
Clydebank  United Kingdom The barque arrived at Coquimbo, Chile on fire. The fire was extinguished.[24][28]
Earl Percy  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Wear ( United Kingdom) and sank off Whitby, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued. Earl Percy was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[11]
Juga Canada Canada The barque was wrecked in a hurricane in the Cayman Islands. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Ship Island, Newfoundland Colony.[29]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Lena  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore on Flat Holm, in the Bristol Channel and was abandoned.[30]

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Inga  Norway The barque was wrecked on Grand Cayman island. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to "Ship Island".[31][32]
Mula  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Tornio, Grand Duchy of Finland to Dublin.[27]
San Martin France The steamship ran aground at "Monreveil". She was on a voyage from Pauillac, Gironde to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated and taken in to Bordeaux, Gironde for repairs.[27]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Star of Hope  United Kingdom The lighter was run into by the steamship Contest ( United Kingdom) at Goole, Yorkshire. Star of Hope was severely damaged and was beached.[33]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Lota  Chilean Navy The frigate foundered in the Pacific Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) off "Palmer Island," possibly an island west of Fiji. Her two survivors came ashore on the island, where one died in 1890 and the other finally was rescued by a German ship in 1893.

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Five Brothers  United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with the steamship Cholmley ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. Her crew survived.[30]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Haswell  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Vindomora ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire.[34] Haswell was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[35]
Tal-y-Fan  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the tug Mersey King ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued.[34]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Hastings  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Claudius ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Claudius but they subsequently reboarded Hastings, which was taken in tow by the steamship Derwent ( United Kingdom), but consequently foundered. Her crew were again rescued.[36]
Cyprus  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Yeşilköy, Ottoman Empire.[34]
Tulford  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the coal hulk Scotia ( United Kingdom) at Gravesend, Kent and was beached. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[34] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Diana  United Kingdom The ship departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham for Fedderwardersiel, Germany. No further trace, reported overdue.[38]
Grecian  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Culzean Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to the Clyde.[37]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[36]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Inishtrahull  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Lepe, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Southampton, Hampshire.[37]
Simoom  United Kingdom The steamship arrived at Bristol, Gloucestershire from Kurrachee, India with a smouldering fire on board.[37]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Erasmus Wilson  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Millwall, Essex.[39]
Fleetwing United States The schooner was wrecked on a rocky beach in Lake Michigan off Liberty Grove, Wisconsin, during a gale and eventually sank.
W. W. Graham United States The tug was caught in the suction of a foreign vessel she was aiding and capsized and sank off Wilmington, Delaware. Her engineer died. Survivors rescued by Philadelphia ( United States).[12]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Millie  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Cygnet and sank at Blackwall, Middlesex. Her crew were rescued.[39]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1888
ShipStateDescription
Arab  United Kingdom The schooner was driven on to The Stags, off The Lizard, Cornwall and was abandoned by her four crew and one passenger.. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Poole, Dorset with coal and subsequently became a wreck.[40][41]
Diana  United Kingdom The ship departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham for Fedderwardersiel, Germany. No further trace, presumed foundered.[42]

29 September

Unknown date

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