List of shipwrecks in June 1888

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

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1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1888
Ship State Description
Jersey  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the Phanar Lighthouse, Ottoman Empire.[1]
Maggie  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the brigantine Dagmar ( Denmark) and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Folkestone, Kent. Her crew survived. Maggie was on a voyage from London to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[2]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1888
Ship State Description
Ninea Flag unknown The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her five crew were rescued on 4 June by Thomas and Mary ( United Kingdom). Ninea was on a voyage from Mömsteräs, Sweden to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[3]

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1888
Ship State Description
Cromartyshire  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hooghly Point, India. She was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to Calcutta, India. She was refloated with assistance.[4]
Élan  French Navy The despatch boat foundered off Dunkerque, Nord. Her crew survived.[5]
H. W. Crawford  United States The ship was beached during a storm three miles (4.8 km) west of the West Pass of St. Andrew's Bar.[6]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1888
Ship State Description
Lovie  United Kingdom The fishing dandy foundered between the Eddystone Rocks and Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of three of the four people on board. The survivor was rescued by the fishing dandy Mary Jane ( United Kingdom).[7]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1888
Ship State Description
Ashdale  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Garvel, Ayrshire.[4] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
Sir Bevis  United Kingdom The steamship collided with another vessel off the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( Trinity House) and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to the River Tyne. She completed her voyage.[9]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1888
Ship State Description
Gleam  United States The yacht was sunk in a collision with the steamship Joppa ( United States) in Chesapeake Bay near Seven Foot Knoll Light (39°09′26″N 76°24′12″W / 39.1572°N 76.4034°W / 39.1572; -76.4034), in the mouth of the Patapsco River with the loss of one life.[10]
Janet Douglas  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Nigg Sands, off the coast of Cromartyshire.[8]
Onward  United Kingdom The schooner struck a rock off Cape Clear Island, County Cork and was wrecked. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dingle, County Kerry.[8]
Raffaele Ligure  Italy The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the smack Increase ( United Kingdom).[8]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1888
Ship State Description
Prussia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde near Dumbarton.[9]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1888
Ship State Description
Libra  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Falcon ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex and was severely damaged.[9]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was driven ashore in Dublin Bay.[9]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1888
Ship State Description
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore on Amack, Denmark.[9]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1888
Ship State Description
Pony  United States The steamship capsized and sank during a turn on the Muskegon Lake. Her engineer drowned.[10]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1888
Ship State Description
Drumlanrig  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to San Francisco, California, United States.[11] She was refloated and put back to Hull.[12]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1888
Ship State Description
Princess of Wales  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was run into by the steamship Balmoral Castle ( United Kingdom) and sank off Skelmorlie, Ayrshire with the loss of three lives.[13]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1888
Ship State Description
Pioneer  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[14]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1888
Ship State Description
Olivette  United States The pleasure launch struck a dike in Newark Bay and capsized with the loss of six lives.[10]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1888
Ship State Description
Unnamed  United States The pleasure launch was sunk in a collision with the steamship James W. Baldwin ( United States) one mile (1.6 km) above Newburg, New York with the loss of two of the eight people on board.[10]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1888
Ship State Description
Alhambra  New South Wales The steamship collided with the derelict steamship John T. Berry ( United States), which she was trying to salvage, and sank off Newcastle, New South Wales. The steamship Tasmania ( United Kingdom) rescued her crew. The steamship Thetis ( United Kingdom) later sank John T. Berry as a danger to navigation.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1888
Ship State Description
Abo  Russia The steamship was driven ashore on Seskar. Her passengers were take off by the steamshihp Boy ( United Kingdom.[15]
Active  United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Deptford, Kent to Plymouth, Devon.[14]
Anna  Norway The barque ran aground and was wrecked at Vardø. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Vardø.[8]
Aurora  Russia The schooner ran aground on the Middlegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with assistance.[9]
Berbice Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Newcastle, New South Wales. She was a total loss.[3]
Chrysolite  Norway The barque was driven ashore on Caribou Island, Dominion of Canada. Her crew were rescued. She wa son a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Quebec City, Dominion of Canada]].[12]
Coban  Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec.[15]
Como  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Caloric ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Boca Channel, off Buenos Aires, Argentina.[9][12]
Einar  Norway The barque was driven ashore in the Rio Grande do Norte. She was a total loss. She was on a voyage from Macau to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[12]
Ellida  Norway The barque was wrecked at Danger Point, Cape Colony.[8]
Emma  Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Grahamstown, Cape Colony with some loss of life.[4]
Emma  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Hedon, Yorkshire.[12]
Emily  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Manitoba ( United Kingdom) and sank at Antwerp, Belgium. Emily was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Antwerp.[9]
Essex  United Kingdom The steamship put in to Aden, Aden Governorate on fire. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London.[9]
George  Russia The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 June and taken in to Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom in a severely leaky condition.[4]
Guglielmo D.  Austria-Hungary The barque caught fire at Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was scuttled.[15]
Joseph Nicholson  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Leman Sands, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt, Norway to London. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[8]
Mary Ellen  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak off the Flannan Isles. She put in to the Bay of Kilda, where she foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Reykjavík, Iceland.[11]
Norseman  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued by the full-rigged ship Ardencraig ( United Kingdom).[12]
St. Fillans  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saugor, India. She was refloated.[3]
Teno  Chile The hulk sprang a leak and was beached at Valparaíso.[12]
Waarbud  Norway The brigantine was driven ashore at Macau, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Macau to Rio de Janeiro.[15]
Zouave  United States The full-rigged ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Queenborough, Kent.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32402. London. 2 June 1888. col F, p. 14.
  2. ^ "Collision in the Channel". The Times. No. 32402. London. 2 June 1888. col F, p. 13.
  3. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32405. London. 6 June 1888. col C, p. 15.
  4. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32407. London. 8 June 1888. col D, p. 4.
  5. ^ "Shipping Casualty". The Times. No. 32404. London. 5 June 1888. col D, p. 5.
  6. ^ Singer, Stephen D. (1998) [1992]. Shipwrecks of Florida: A Comprehensive Listing (Second ed.). Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press. p. 31. ISBN 1-56164-163-4.
  7. ^ "Drowned". The Times. No. 32405. London. 6 June 1888. col C, p. 7.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32408. London. 9 June 1888. col C, p. 8.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32409. London. 11 June 1888. col D, p. 9.
  10. ^ a b c d "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1888". Columbia University. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via Hathi Trust.
  11. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32414. London. 16 June 1888. col E, p. 6.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32415. London. 18 June 1888. col F, p. 12.
  13. ^ "Collision on the Clyde". The Times. No. 32415. London. 18 June 1888. col A, p. 10.
  14. ^ a b Renno, David (2004). Beachy Head Shipwrecks of the 19th Century. Sevenoaks: Amhurst Publishing. pp. 379–81. ISBN 1 903637 20 1.
  15. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32416. London. 19 June 1888. col C, p. 11.

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