List of shipwrecks in August 1886
The list of shipwrecks in August 1886 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1886.
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References |
1 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adieu | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated with the assistance of lifeboats and assisted in to Hoylake, Cheshire.[1] |
Mary Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in the Firth of Forth 35 nautical miles (65 km) east of the Isle of May, Fife by the ketch Labora et Ora (![]() |
Mersey | ![]() | The steamship ran aground off Penrhos Point, Anglesey and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
2 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Daring | ![]() | The smack caught fire and sank off the Lemon and Ore Lightship (![]() ![]() |
8 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Acolus | ![]() | The steamship collided with the steamship Valetta (![]() |
9 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sunflower | ![]() | The fishing smack collided with the steamship Gellert (![]() |
12 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Acton | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Cape Pine, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to London.[5] |
13 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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C. H. S. | ![]() | The brigantine was run into by the steamship Nerissa (![]() |
Religione e Liberta | ![]() | The barque arrived at Savona on fire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Savona.[6] |
Ryfylke | ![]() | The crewless schooner capsized at St. Ubes, Portugal.[6] |
16 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ceylon | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Saint Petersburg, Russia.[7] She was refloated on 19 August with the assistance of six tugs.[8] |
Envoy | ![]() | The barque ran aground and was wrecked. Six of her crew reached "Ying Pin", China on wreckage from the ship on 24 August. The fate of the other 32 people on board was unknown. She was on a voyage from Amoy to Shanghai, China.[9] |
18 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Houghton | ![]() | The steamship collided with the steamship J. M. Strachan (![]() |
Triune | ![]() | The ship was lost on this date.[11] |
19 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Benjamin | ![]() | The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east by east of Sandlemere, Yorkshire.[12] |
Constance | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Mersey near Runcorn, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
20 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ceto | ![]() | The ship collided with the steamship Lebanon and sank in the North Sea. All 35 people on board were rescued by Lebanon.[13] |
Jane Sophia | ![]() | The schooner collided with the steamship Zenobia (![]() |
Marie | ![]() | The sloop collided with the steamship Sailor Prince (![]() ![]() |
Sandal | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was reflaoted and resumed her voyage.[7] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The fishing boat collided with Ceto and sank in the North Sea off Whitby. Her crew were rescued by Ceto.[13] |
21 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Arabella | ![]() | The barque was driven onto a reef and sank at Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica. Her ten crew survivedc.[18] |
22 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Joseph Ferens | ![]() | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Palermo, Sicily, italy.[19][20][12] |
23 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Enid | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on Cayo Fragoso, Cuba. She was refloated in mid-September.[21] |
Glynne | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Bishop Rock, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Douglas, Isle of Man. She floated off, and was towed in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire by the steamship West Cumberland (![]() |
Howard | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Portugal Cove, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
Isabel | ![]() | The yacht collided with the steamship Islay (![]() |
Isabel | ![]() | The barque was destroyed by fire at Lobos Island, Uruguay. Her crew survived.[23] |
27 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bournemouth | ![]() | The paddle steamer stranded in fog off the Portland, Dorset. All 197 people on board were rescued. She was on an excursion from Torquay, Devon to Bournemouth, Hampshire.[24][25][26] |
28 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Chagford | ![]() | The ship departed from Santa Anna for Portland, Dorset. No further trace, reported overdue.[27] |
Quail | ![]() | The steamship collided with the steamship St. Martin (![]() |
29 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ferntower | ![]() | The steamship foundered at sea with the loss of all but two of those on board. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Hong Kong.[29][30] |
31 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alaska | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in Gedney's Channel. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[31] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aberdeen | ![]() | The steamship foundered in the China Sea before 20 August. She was on a voyage from Hankou, China to London.[13] |
Alata | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on "Boompjes Island", Netherlands East Indies.[4] |
Alsace-Lorraine | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River at Budge Budge, India.[7] |
Anne Maline | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Colne and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Colchester, Essex.[32] |
Annie | ![]() | The schooner collided with the steamship City of Exeter and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
Argo | Flag unknown | The steam yacht was driven ashore near Tønsberg, Norway.[8] |
Carlotta B. | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cape Point, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
Carrie Wyman | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at East London, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Clara Light | ![]() | The tender, a whaling schooner, was abandoned in ice in the Chukchi Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Point Franklin, Department of Alaska in late August.[34] |
Colón, and Wilton | ![]() ![]() | The steamships collided at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands and were both severely damaged. Colón was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Bilbao. Wilton was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam.[8] |
Cuthbert | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned by her crew.[12] |
Dacota | ![]() | The schooner was lost on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Vladivostock, Russia.[6] |
Doris | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to the Rio Grande. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent by a tug.[12] |
Express | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at "Pontegroso". She was on a voyage from Rosario, Argentina to Santos, Brazil.[8] |
Freir | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Miquelon. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
Furnessia | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde near Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[4] |
George L. Smith | ![]() | he fishing schooner vanished on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland after being sighted on 21 August. Lost with all fourteen hands.[35] |
Hermod | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Cabarete, Dominican Republic.[7] |
Hindoustan | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal whilst avoiding a collision with another vessel.[32] |
John and James | ![]() | The tug was run into by Pitre and Marie (Flag Unknown) and sank at Cardiff.[4] |
John F. Wonson | ![]() | The fishing schooner departed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on 4 August for Brown's Bank and vanished. Lost with all ten hands.[36] |
Julie | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Scroby Sand, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Drøbak to London.[12] |
Linda | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Danube.[8] |
Madras | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked in the Taichow Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nagasaki, Japan to Hong Kong.[4] |
Morbihan | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Miquelon with the loss of her captain.[12] |
Rosalie | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Chincorro Banks.[6] |
Savina | ![]() | The barque was in collision with the steamship Hesperus (![]() |
Staffa | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Caskier Rock, off the "Island of Giona".[12] |
St. Pair | ![]() | The brig collided with the barque Richelieu (![]() |
Sydenham | ![]() | The steamship collided with the steamship Lovaine and sank with the loss of a crew member. Sydenham was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Swansea, Glamorgan.[37] |
Tagus | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[2] |
Tiger | ![]() | The barque foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the barque Bristol (![]() |
The Craigs | ![]() | The barque was towed in to Key West, Florida, United States in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Cydonia (![]() |
Vick and Mebane | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Imbituba, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[38] |
Virginia | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was abandoned at sea.[39] |
Weigh | ![]() | The smack was run down and sunk.[40] |
Woodlands | ![]() | The steamship struck the Pearl Rock and was beached at Punta Mala, Spain.[7] |
Xema | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in the Turks Islands. She was later refloated.[38] |
Young Dick | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef with the loss of all on board, more than 140 lives.[41] |
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- ^ "In the fog ...". The Cornishman. No. 421. 12 August 1886. p. 6.
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- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31962. London. 6 January 1887. col C, p. 12.
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