List of shipwrecks in 1898

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The list of shipwrecks in 1898 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1898.

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## January[edit]

### 4 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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City of Little Rock |  United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in the Red River of the South at Moultrie Landing. Declared a constructive total loss.[1]

### 7 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Fred Stone |  United States | The laid up ferry sprung a leak and sank at Coryville, Ohio. Total loss.[2]

### 8 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Favorite |  United States | The steamer burned to the waterline at dock in Suffolk, Virginia.[3]

### 9 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Ed. C. Kirker |  United States | The steamer was sunk by a windstorm at Point Pleasant, West Virginia.[4]
Venus |  United States | The laid up steamer sprung a leak and sank at Marietta, Ohio.[5]

### 12 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Mataura |  United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock off Desolación Island, Chile. She was beached in Sealer's Cove and abandoned. The ship broke in two during March and was a total loss.[6]
Relief |  United States | The steamer filled and sank at Pier 3, Port Richmond, Philadelphia. Raised the next day.[7]

### 17 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Water Maiden |  United States | The steamer was swamped and sunk at dock by the wake of a passing vessel at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Total loss.[8]

### 19 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Active |  New South Wales | The ketch was wrecked without loss of life on the Oyster Bank at the entrance of Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, near the previously wrecked schooner Colonist at approximately 32°55′S 151°47′E﻿ / ﻿32.92°S 151.79°E﻿ / -32.92; 151.79Coordinates: 32°55′S 151°47′E﻿ / ﻿32.92°S 151.79°E﻿ / -32.92; 151.79.
Lord O'Neill |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked in the Blasket Islands, County Kerry. Her crew took to the lifeboats. They were later rescued by Kincora ( United Kingdom). Lord O'Neill was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Dublin.[9]

### 20 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Little Albert |  United States | The steamer swamped in a severe windstorm and sank at Louisville, Kentucky. Total loss.[10]

### 22 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Plucky City |  United States | The steamer sank in a windstorm in the Mississippi River above Greenfield, Missouri. Raised and returned to service.[11]

### 23 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Corona |  United States | The steamer struck an uncharted rock off the south east end of Lewis Island in the Arthur Passage, British Columbia and sank. Raised and towed to San Francisco, California for repairs.[12]
Eva Evert |  United States | The laid up ferry was sunk by heavy swells during a severe storm at Vevay, Indiana. Raised and repaired.[13]
James A. Dumont |  United States | The tug sank in a severe gale three miles (4.8 km) east north east of the Sandy Hook Lightship. The crew were rescued by the tug D. S. Arnott ( United States).[14]
Tillie |  United States | The steamer sank 30 miles (48 km) south east of Shinnecock Light. Four deaths.[15]
Yonkers |  United States | Manned by a crew of four and under tow by the tug Walter A. Luckenbach ( United States) on a voyage from Newport News, Virginia, to Providence, Rhode Island, with a cargo of coal, the 187-foot (57 m), 1,265-gross register ton schooner barge sank with the loss of all hands in 110 feet (34 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island off East Hampton, New York, after her towline parted in a storm.[16]
Zenobia |  United States | The schooner struck a ledge near the Moose-a-beck, Maine Light and sank. Crew rowed to shore in her dories.[17]

### 24 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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J. E. Wallace |  United States | The tug sank in a hurricane despite seeking refuge behind the Sandy Hook Lightship. The crew got onboard the lightship.[18]

### 25 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Koonya |  New South Wales |

Koonya

The screw steamer was wrecked on a reef off Cronulla Beach, Port Hacking, New South Wales, Australia, without loss of life.

### 26 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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City of Duluth |  United States | The passenger/cargo steamer struck the bar entering St. Joseph, Michigan in a gale and was driven ashore 350 feet (110 m) west of the North Pier, was wrecked, and broke up.[19][20]

### 29 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Tragabigzanda |  United States | The schooner struck Cedar Island ledge near the Isles of Shoals in thick fog.[17]

### 31 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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City of Glouchester |  United States | The steamer struck "the Graves" in Boston Harbor and was beached to prevent sinking. Afterward the vessel was refloated and towed to Boston.[21]

### Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date January 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Alaska |  United States | While operating as a ferry on a service between Wrangell, Territory of Alaska, and the Stikine River, the small steamer became a total loss after she struck a rock in Southeast Alaska.[22]
Waipara |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Okarito, New Zealand.[23]

## February[edit]

### 1 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Barracouta |  United States | The schooner went ashore and was wrecked in a severe gale in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts.[17]
Channel Queen |  United Kingdom | Steaming from Plymouth to the Channel Islands, the vessel was wrecked in bad weather and fog on the Black Rock, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Guernsey. Forty were saved but 14 passengers and 5 crew were drowned.[24][25]
Charley Stedman |  United States | The schooner went ashore and was wrecked in a severe gale in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts.[17]
Daniel Webster |  United States | The sloop went ashore and was wrecked in a severe gale in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts. Three crewmen died.[17]
Defiance |  United States | The schooner went ashore and was wrecked in a severe gale at Sand Point, near Shelburne, Nova Scotia, a total loss. The crew was saved.[17]
Davey Crockett |  United States | The fishing schooner went ashore and was wrecked in a severe gale in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, a total loss. The crew was ashore at the time.[17]
David A. Osier |  United States | The schooner went ashore in a severe gale in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The crew were saved.[17]
Frank Scripture |  United States | The steamer broke free from her dock in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts during a severe gale and was wrecked on rocks, a total loss. One crewman killed.[26]
H. W. Hills |  United States | The steamer sank at dock in East Boston, Massachusetts.[27]
Marcella |  United States | The fishing schooner sank in a gale off Gloucester, Massachusetts. Lost with all six hands.[28]
Senorita |  United States | The sloop – probably 23.8 feet (7.3 m) in length – departed Seattle, Washington, bound for Juneau, Territory of Alaska, with a crew of seven men and was never seen or heard from again.[29]
Volunteer |  United States | The fishing schooner sank in a severe gale on Bank Quero. The crew were saved by Arthur D. Story ( United States).[17]

### 2 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Montezuma |  United States | The steamer while laying at the bank at Holloway's Landing, Kentucky, across the river from Mound City, Illinois sprung a leak and sank. Total loss.[30]
Wave |  United States | The steamer sank at Hill's Wharf, Providence, Rhode Island from unknown causes.[31]

### 5 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Clara Nevada |  United States |

The propeller shaft of Clara Nevada on the sea floor.

The passenger steamer struck an uncharted rock several hundred yards north of Eldred Rock in Lynn Canal in the Territory of Alaska and sank immediately with the loss of all on board, approximately 12 passengers and 21 crewmen.[32]

### 6 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Veendam |  Netherlands | The ocean liner hit a derelict ship in the North Atlantic and sank, with all on board saved.

### 9 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Port Admiral |  United States | The 38-gross register ton, 60-foot (18.3 m) schooner was wrecked during a gale and snowstorm in Lynn Canal at Skagway, Territory of Alaska.[33]

### 10 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Mystic |  United States | The yacht struck a snag in the Edisto River two miles (3.2 km) below the Jacksonboro, South Carolina Bridge and sank in four feet (1.2 m) of water.[34]

### 15 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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USS Maine |  United States Navy |

USS Maine

The armored cruiser (often referred to as a "battleship") sank in the harbor at Havana, Cuba, after an on-board explosion.

### 16 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Ericsson |  United States | The steamer careened, filled, and sank during a north west gale in shallow water in Wilmington Creek.[35]

### 17 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Doc B. |  United States | The steamer sank at dock over night in Norfolk, Virginia, possibly caught on dock on a rising tide, tipping, filling and sinking.[36]
St. M. V. T. Co. No. 34 |  United States | The barge, under the tow of Henry Lowery ( United States), struck a snag and sank off Fletchers Landing, Arkansas in the Mississippi River. Total loss[37]

### 19 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Canada |  United States | With a cargo of lumber, hay, grain, and four horses aboard, the 1,190.58-gross register ton, 176.6-foot (53.8 m) bark broke her moorings and went adrift during a gale and was wrecked at Skagway, Territory of Alaska. Her crew survived.[38]

### 23 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Two Brothers |  United States | The steamer sank over night at Shire Oak on the Monongahela River. Raised afterwards.[39]

### 28 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Camilla |  United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Paoli ( United States) off Lewis Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts.[40]

### Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date February 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Midas |  United Kingdom | The barque departed Nagasaki, Japan, bound for the United States West Coast sometime around 14 February and was never heard from again. She probably sank with the loss of all hands in a violent storm other ships reported encountering along the same route at around the same time.[41]

## March[edit]

### 1 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Eliza Anderson |  United States | Anchored at Unalaska on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands since she had been abandoned there in September 1897 during a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to St. Michael, Territory of Alaska, by a group of miners who had been defrauded into believing she was seaworthy enough for the trip, the 197-ton schooner-rigged sidewheel paddle steamer was wrecked when she dragged her anchor during a gale and was stranded on the beach. Only one person, a watchman, was aboard.[42]

### 3 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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William Ernst |  United States | The steamer struck a rock and sank in Machine Ripple in the Great Kanawha River. Raised and taken to Middleport, Ohio for repairs.[43]

### 4 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Whitelaw |  United States | The 363.14-gross register ton, 145-foot (44.2 m) cargo liner was destroyed by fire while at anchor in the harbor at Skagway, Territory of Alaska. There was no loss of life.[44]

### 8 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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City of Sitka |  United States | During a voyage from Sitka to Wrangell, Territory of Alaska, with three people aboard, the small two-masted schooner was lost off Cape Ommaney (56°10′00″N 134°40′20″W﻿ / ﻿56.16667°N 134.67222°W﻿ / 56.16667; -134.67222﻿ (Cape Ommaney)) in Southeast Alaska.[38]

### 9 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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City of Savannah |  United States | The steamer burned to the waterline and sank at Memphis, Tennessee. Total loss[45]

### 11 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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G. B. Monteith |  United States | The steamer swamped in a windstorm and sank while tied up to the bank at Troy, Indiana in the Ohio River. Total loss.[46]
S. D. Barlow |  United States | The steamer burned to the waterline while laying at the bank at Bird's Point, Missouri. Total loss.[47]

### 13 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Grand Republic |  United States | The laid-up steamer burned at St. Louis, Missouri. Total loss.[48]

### 15 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Rosa Bland |  United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in the Red River of the South at Douglas Landing. Total loss.[49]

### 19 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Col. T. G. Sparks |  United States | When the water level fell while she was moored to a dock, the laid-up steamer was punctured by a snag sank in the Red River of the South at San Gabriel, Louisiana.[50]

### 24 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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RMS China |  United Kingdom |

RMS China

The steamship ran aground on Perim Island, Aden Colony. She was refloated on 15 September.

### 25 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Stad Nieuport |  Belgium | The steamer departed Antwerp, Belgium, bound for King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom. No further trace.[51]

### 27 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Velnette |  United States | The steamer sank at dock in Jacksonville, Florida. Promptly raised.[52]

### 29 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Filibustier |  French Navy | The  Filibustier-class torpedo boat sank after colliding with the protected cruiser Friant ( French Navy) during night maneuvers.[53][54]

### 30 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Sitka (or City of Sitka)  |  United States | The 17.44-ton, 41.5-foot (12.6 m) two-masted sealing and trading schooner was lost off Cape Ommaney (56°10′00″N 134°40′20″W﻿ / ﻿56.16667°N 134.67222°W﻿ / 56.16667; -134.67222﻿ (Cape Ommaney)) in Southeast Alaska during a voyage from Sitka to Fort Wrangell, Territory of Alaska. Her entire crew of three perished. The schooner Northern Star ( United States) salvaged her masts.[29]

### 31 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Ella C. |  United States | The steamer burned at anchor in Little Bay, Virginia. Total loss.[55]
Job T. Wilson |  United States | The tow steamer burned at Bacon Wharf in the St. Marys River. Total loss.[56]

### Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date March 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Bay of Panama | Unknown  | The sailing ship was wrecked under Nare Head, near St Keverne, Cornwall, United Kingdom, during a great blizzard.[57] The ship carried jute from Calcutta; Eighteen of those on board died while nineteen were saved.[58]
Eliza Anderson |  United States | The abandoned sidewheel paddle steamer broke her moorings and was driven ashore during a storm at Dutch Harbor, Territory of Alaska, a total loss.
Henry Harvey |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was stranded on Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom, during a gale. Five people aboard were rescued by lifeboat.[59]

## April[edit]

### 2 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Laira |  United Kingdom |

Laira

The ship was run into by Wakatipu ( New Zealand) and sank at Dunedin, New Zealand.

### 4 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Alice |  United States | The fishing schooner burned at Monrovia, Liberia.[17]

### 6 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Henry Morrison |  United States | The steamer burned at dock at Winthrop, Massachusetts.[60]

### 7 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Stella |  United States | The steamer blew the head of the mud drum out through the ship's side, causing her to capsize and sink in the Great Kanawha River.[61]

### 8 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Douglass |  United States | The tug was sunk in a collision with Emma C. Knowles ( United States) when the schooner's anchor holed her hull below the waterline in the Ashley River near the Bees Ferry Drawbridge.[62]

### 9 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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John K. Davidson |  United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in the Allegheny River. Raised afterwards.[63]
Metamora |  United States | The steamer sank at dock in Palatka, Florida.[64]

### 11 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Mercury |  United States | With a crew of 40 and 1,500 tons of general merchandise aboard, the 1,050.29-gross register ton, 193-foot (58.8 m) wooden ship was stranded in the harbor at Skagway, Territory of Alaska, after she dragged her anchor during a gale. She later was refloated and placed back in service as a barge.[41]

### 12 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Memphis |  United States | The steamer burned at dock and sank at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Total loss.[65]

### 13 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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R. M. Blackburn |  United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in Pool No. 5 in the Monongahela River. Raised afterwards.[66]

### 15 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Twilight |  United States | The steamer struck a pier of the old Aqueduct Bridge and sank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the Allegheny River. One crewman drowned. Raised afterwards.[67]

### 17 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Crofton Hall |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to New York, United States.[68]
Mayflower |  United States | The steamer struck a sandbar in the Mississippi River one mile (1.6 km) above Chester, Illinois and sank. Raised, repaired, and returned to service.[69]

### 22 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Atlantis |  United States | During a voyage to Skagway, Territory of Alaska, the steam schooner was lost near Yellow Rock Light (54°47′30″N 131°13′45″W﻿ / ﻿54.79167°N 131.22917°W﻿ / 54.79167; -131.22917﻿ (Yellow Rock Light)) in Southeast Alaska near Dixon Entrance, 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) south of Duke Island in the Alexander Archipelago. All on board survived, but she was deemed a total loss.[22]

### 23 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Leah |  United States | The steamer was forced by a strong current into the bridge at Abbeville, Louisiana in the Atchafalaya River resulting in her sinking. Total loss.[70]

### 25 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Elsie |  United States | During a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands with 24 miners, a crew of five, and a cargo of 80,000 pounds (36,000 kg) of lumber and miners' supplies aboard, the 67.7-foot (20.6 m) schooner was wrecked without loss of life on the northeast coast of Chirikof Island in the Gulf of Alaska. She was deemed a total loss.[42]

### 27 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Servia |  United States | The bulk carrier burned in a gale between West Superior, Wisconsin and Prescott, Ontario when a man tripped with a lit candle. The crew were rescued by Alberta ( Canada), that also saved two vessels she was towing.[71][72]

### 28 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Cadet |  United States | The steamer went ashore on Shirley Gut, Boston Harbor. Heavy seas lifted her stern and wind drove her ashore, total loss.[73]

### 29 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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John Harlan |  United States | The tug was struck by a gale off Cape Lookout and sought shelter in Lookout Bight where she went ashore. Later refloated.[74]

## May[edit]

### 1 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Castilla |  Spanish Navy |

Castilla

Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The  Aragon-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the Asiatic Squadron ( United States Navy).[75]
Don Antonio de Ulloa |  Spanish Navy |

Don Antonio de Ulloa

Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The  Velasco-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the Asiatic Squadron ( United States Navy).[75]
Don Juan de Austria |  Spanish Navy |

Don Juan de Austria

Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The  Velasco-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the Asiatic Squadron ( United States Navy). Later salvaged and placed in service as USS Don Juan de Austria ( United States Navy).[75]
Elcano |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay:The General Concha class Gunboat was shelled and sunk by US Navy ships off Sangley Point, Luzon, or captured by the U.S. Army after the battle (beached?). Either way salvaged and put in U.S. Navy service.[76][77]
General Lezo |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The General Concha-class gunboat was shelled and sunk by US Navy ships off Sangley Point, Luzon.[76][75][78]
George H. Sharp |  United States | The tug burned at dock in Greenbush, New York and was totally destroyed.[79]
Isla de Cuba |  Spanish Navy |

Isla de Cuba

Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The  Isla de Luzón-class protected cruiser was shelled by ships of the Asiatic Squadron ( United States Navy) and scuttled in Manila Bay to avoid capture. Later salvaged and placed in service as USS Isla de Cuba ( United States Navy).[75]
Isla de Luzón |  Spanish Navy |

Isla de Luzón

Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The  Isla de Luzón-class protected cruiser was shelled by ships of the Asiatic Squadron ( United States Navy) and scuttled in Manila Bay to avoid capture. Later salvaged and placed in service as USS Isla de Luzon ( United States Navy).[75]
Marques del Duero |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The  Fernando el Catolico-class gunboat was shelled by ships of the Asiatic Squadron ( United States Navy) and scuttled in Manila Bay to avoid capture. Later salvaged and placed in service as USS P-17 ( United States Navy).[75]
Mindanao |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The transport was shelled by ships of the Asiatic Squadron ( United States Navy) and beached in Manila Bay to avoid sinking. She was then shelled and destroyed.[75]
Reina Cristina |  Spanish Navy |

Reina Cristina

Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The  Alfonso XII-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by the protected cruisers USS Baltimore, USS Boston and USS Olympia (all  United States Navy) with the loss of 80 of her complement including her Captain. Survivors were rescued by the protected cruisers Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzón (both  Spanish Navy).[75]
Unidentified Spanish torpedo boat  |  Spanish Navy | Battle of Manila Bay: The unidentified torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the Asiatic Squadron ( United States Navy).[75]
Velasco |  Spanish Navy |

Velasco

Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The  Velasco-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the Asiatic Squadron ( United States Navy).

### 5 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Hereward |  United Kingdom |

Hereward

The clipper was wrecked at Maroubra Beach, Sydney, Australia.

### 7 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Merksworth |  New South Wales | The screw steamer was wrecked off Stockton Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

### 8 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Abernyte |  United Kingdom | While carrying nitrate of soda from Caleta Buena to Falmouth, Cornwall, the barque was wrecked under Rill Head on the Lizard.[80]
Thomas G. Smith |  United States | The tow steamer lost her pilot house, filled with water, and sank during a north east gale between Fenwicks Island and Chincoteague, Virginia. The crew were rescued by the schooner Alice M. Colbourne ( United States).[81]

### 10 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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H. W. Hills |  United States | The tug sank four miles (6.4 km) south south east of Marblehead, Massachusetts.[82]

### 18 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Bulgaria |  United States | The steamer went ashore in fog on Gull Island in Lake Superior.[83]
Vega |  United States | The steamer went ashore in fog on Gull Island in Lake Superior.[84]

### 20 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Pete Gorman |  United States | The steamer rolled, filled, and sank when she was struck by City of Buffalo ( United States) two miles (3.2 km) off Buffalo, New York in Lake Erie.[85]
Sterling |  United States | During a voyage from San Francisco, California, to the Bristol Bay coast of the Territory of Alaska with 150 Chinese cannery workers, 25 crewmen, and a cargo of cannery supplies on board, the 1,731.62-gross register ton, 208.4-foot (63.5 m) wooden ship was wrecked without loss of life on an uncharted shoal – thereafter known as Sterling Shoal (58°18′N 158°53′W﻿ / ﻿58.300°N 158.883°W﻿ / 58.300; -158.883﻿ (Sterling Shoal)) – 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) southwest by south of Cape Constantine on the coast of the Territory of Alaska.[29]

### 22 May[edit]

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Helen |  United States | The 27.82-ton, 45.6-foot (13.9 m) schooner suffered minor damage when she ran aground at Unalaska on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands.[86]
Unidentified junk  |  Qing Dynasty | The junk was sunk in a collision with City of Rio Janeiro ( United States) at the entrance to the harbor of Yokohama, Japan.[87]

### 26 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Janie Rae |  United States | The steamer struck an obstruction in the Apalachicola River below Blountstown, Florida and sank. After an attempt at raising her failed, her machinery and cabin fixtures were salvaged.[88]
Nyanza |  United Kingdom | The Newlyn fishing lugger was run ashore on Great Crebawethan, Isles of Scilly after hitting the Crims and springing a leak. The St Agnes lifeboat, James and Caroline took off four of the crew and the fifth was saved by an island boat.[89]

### 27 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Alton |  United States | The 84-ton schooner was lost in a gale near the mouth of Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska as she departed Cook Inlet bound for Tacoma, Washington, with a crew of five on board. Her wreck was found in June.[22]

### 29 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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City of Worcester |  United States | The steamer struck Cormorant Rock off the harbor of New London, Connecticut and was beached in Green Harbor in sinking condition.[90]

### 30 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Agnes Arnold |  United States | The 68-foot (21 m), 30-gross register ton steam screw tug was destroyed by fire while moored to a pier at the north end of Chambers Island in Door County, Wisconsin, at 45°11.918′N 087°21.545′W﻿ / ﻿45.198633°N 87.359083°W﻿ / 45.198633; -87.359083﻿ (Agnes Arnold).[91][92][93]

### Unknown date[edit]

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Adelaide |  New South Wales | The schooner was lost with the loss of two lives after leaving Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, carrying a load of coal on a voyage to Gisborne, New Zealand.

## June[edit]

### 2 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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General |  United States | The barge sank off the Aleutian Islands. Her towing vessel, Rival ( United States), rescued the 12 men aboard General. The press reported on 1 September that the schooner Uranus (flag unknown) had found a wrecked barge on Unimak Island in the Aleutians with the word General marked on the bow.[94]
George A. Upton |  United States | The fishing schooner went ashore on Hay Ledge, near Carver's Harbor, Maine in a storm and went to pieces. The crew were saved.[17]
USS Merrimac |  United States Navy |

USS Merrimac

Spanish–American War: Siege of Santiago de Cuba: Manned by a volunteer crew attempting to sink her as a blockship in the entrance to the harbor of Santiago de Cuba on the south coast of Cuba, the collier was disabled by Spanish land-based howitzers and sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from the armored cruiser Vizcaya, cruiser Reina Mercedes, and destroyer Plutón (all  Spanish Navy) in the entrance but without blocking it.

### 3 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Fu Ch'ing |  Imperial Chinese Navy | The unprotected cruiser was wrecked in a storm at Port Arthur, China, with the loss of 180 lives. Four members of her crew survived.[95][96]
Record |  United States | The tug was sunk in a collision with Robert L. Fulton ( United States) in a heavy rainstorm when strong current swung her in front of Robert L. Fulton at Duluth, Minnesota. Raised and repaired.[97]

### 4 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Charles A. Silliman |  United States | The steamer sank at dock in East Boston, Massachusetts when she got hung up on the dock on a rising tide and tipped enough to fill and sink. Raised later.[98]
J. D. Farrell |  United States | The steamer was damaged on a rock in the Box Canyon of the Kootenai River and was partially sunk. Raised and beached for repairs.[99]

### 6 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Minna |  United States | The steamer capsized and sank in a Gale in the Mississippi River between New Orleans, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Total loss.[100]

### 9 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Ed. R. Vanburen |  United States | The tug burned at the government dike at the Abbey Cut from an exploding lamp and was totally destroyed.[101]
Mary Nixon |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with the steamship Curler ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Shipwash Lightship ( Trinity House).. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[102]

### 15 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Evelyn |  United States | The catboat sank in a collision with Manhattan ( United States) off Grand Street, New York in the East River.[103]
Unnamed fishing sloop  |  United States | The small unnamed fishing sloop sank in a storm attempting to enter Tenant's Harbor, Maine. The crew were saved.[17]

### 17 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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No. 1 |  United States | The barge sank off the Territory of Alaska.[104]

### 18 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Messenger |  United States | The yacht sank at dock at Owensboro, Kentucky. Total loss.[105]
Sygnet |  United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision with the ferry Sappho ( United States) between Bar Harbor, Maine and Mount Desert, Maine.[106]

### 19 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Game Cock |  United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision with Adirondack ( United States) off Turkey Point, New York. Two crewmen killed.[107]

### 20 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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No. 5 |  United States | The barge sank off Cross Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[104]
No. 7 |  United States | The barge sank off Cross Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[104]

### 21 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Argo No. 2 |  United States | After breaking loose from the vessel Argo No. 1 ( United States) off Dixon Entrance in Southeast Alaska, the scow foundered and broke up.[22]
Jacob Brandow |  United States | The steamer burned a dock in Southport, North Carolina.[108]

### 22 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Terror |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War: Second Battle of San Juan: The destroyer was severely damaged in combat with the auxiliary cruiser USS St. Paul ( United States Navy) off San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was beached in a sinking condition on the coast of Puerto Rico.[109] After repairs were completed on 14 September, she returned to service.

### 25 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Armistad |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The 20-displacement ton sailing vessel – a fishing vessel with her home port at Batabanó, Cuba – was captured and destroyed by the auxiliary cruiser USS Yankee ( United States Navy).[110]
Jacinto |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The 20-displacement ton sailing vessel – a fishing vessel with her home port at Batabanó, Cuba – was captured and destroyed by the auxiliary cruiser USS Yankee ( United States Navy).[110]
Luz |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The 15-displacement ton sailing vessel – a fishing vessel with her home port at Batabanó, Cuba – was captured and destroyed by the auxiliary cruiser USS Yankee ( United States Navy).[110]
Mannelita |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The 20-displacement ton sailing vessel – a fishing vessel with her home port at Batabanó, Cuba – was captured and destroyed by the auxiliary cruiser USS Yankee ( United States Navy).[110]
Nemesia |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The 25-displacement ton sailing vessel – a fishing vessel with her home port at Batabanó, Cuba – was captured and destroyed by the auxiliary cruiser USS Yankee ( United States Navy).[110]

### 28 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Antonio Lopez |  Spanish Navy |

The wreck of Antonio Lopez

Spanish–American War: Third Battle of San Juan: Pursued by the auxiliary cruiser USS Yosemite ( United States Navy) while trying to run the American blockade of Puerto Rico and damaged by 5-inch (127 mm) and 6-pounder gunfire from Yosemite, the transport ran aground on a reef off Dorado, Puerto Rico, near San Juan and caught fire.[111] She burned and was abandoned. On 15 July, the protected cruiser USS New Orleans ( United States Navy) fired 20 incendiary shells into her wreck, sinking her.
Jessie |  United States | While towing an unidentified barge and the barge Minerva (both  United States), the 65-ton steam cargo vessel was swamped in turbulent waters and lost at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River on the coast of the Territory of Alaska with the loss of 18 lives. There was one survivor.[112]
Minerva |  United States | While under tow along with an unidentified barge by the steam cargo vessel Jessie ( United States), the barge was swamped in turbulent waters and lost at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River on the coast of the Territory of Alaska.[41]
Unidentified barge  |  United States | While under tow along with the barge Minerva ( United States) by the steam cargo vessel Jessie ( United States), the barge was swamped in turbulent waters and lost at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River on the coast of the Territory of Alaska.[41]
Western Star |  United States | While on a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Saint Michael, Territory of Alaska, with 16 crewmen and no cargo aboard, the 718.68-gross register ton, 176.1-foot (53.7 m) river steamer was wrecked on a reef in Katmai Bay (57°58′N 154°57′W﻿ / ﻿57.967°N 154.950°W﻿ / 57.967; -154.950﻿ (Katmai Bay)) after losing her ground tackle during a gale. The tug Resolute ( United States) came to her assistance, but she was on the reef before Resolute could intervene. All on board Western Star survived.[44]

### 29 June[edit]

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Arayat |  Spanish Navy | The Arayat-class gunboat was scuttled in the Pasig River, Luzon, Philippines to prevent capture. Raised, repaired and put in US Navy service in October 1899.[113]

### 30 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Centinela |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War: First Battle of Manzanillo: Damaged by gunfire while in action with the gunboats USS Hist and USS Hornet (both  United States Navy), the gunboat was beached on the coast of Cuba in or near Niguero Bay. She was repaired and returned to service.

### Unknown date[edit]

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International | Unknown  | While under tow by the vessel Connemaugh (flag unknown) from Vancouver, British Columbia, to the Territory of Alaska, the river steamer broke loose from her towline and sank sometime prior to reaching the Bering Sea.[114]
Unidentified barge  | Unknown  | While under tow by the vessel Connemaugh (flag unknown) from Vancouver, British Columbia, to the Territory of Alaska, the barge broke loose from her towline and sank sometime prior to reaching the Bering Sea.[114]

## July[edit]

### 2 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Argo No. 2 |  United States | The river steamer broke up in a heavy southeast gale, probably between Washington and the Alaska Territory.[115]
International |  United States | The steamer, without boilers or engines, sank in a gale off Unimak Pass, Territory of Alaska. The crew were rescued by the tug Conemaugh ( United States) that had been towing her.[116]
J. Eppinger |  United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision with Columbia ( United States) 45 miles (72 km) north west of Point Reyes in thick fog. Total loss.[117]
J. E. Pratt |  United States | The pleasure steamer burned off Van Wies Point, totally destroyed.[118]
Moonlight |  United States | With 42 passengers aboard, the 71-ton schooner was wrecked without loss of life on a small island 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) from the mouth of the Kobuk River in the Territory of Alaska.[41]
Rosario |  United States | Ice driven by a gale crushed the 148-gross register ton, 99-foot (30.2 m) whaling schooner in the Chukchi Sea on the coast of the Territory of Alaska 0.75 nautical miles (1.39 km; 0.86 mi) south of Point Barrow. Her crew of 26 survived.[119]

### 3 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Almirante Oquendo |  Spanish Navy |

Almirante Oquendo

Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The  Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron ( United States Navy).
Cristóbal Colón |  Spanish Navy |

Cristóbal Colón

Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The  Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked at the mouth of the Tarquino River on the south coast of Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron ( United States Navy).
Furor |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The  Furor-class destroyer was beached, exploded, and sank with the loss of her commanding officer and over half her crew just west of Cabanas Bay, Cuba, during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron ( United States Navy).[120]
Infanta Maria Teresa |  Spanish Navy |

Infanta Maria Teresa

Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The  Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked just west of Punta Cabrera, Cuba, after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron ( United States Navy).
Plutón |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The  Audaz-class destroyer was beached and wrecked just west of Cabanas Bay, Cuba, after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron ( United States Navy).
Vizcaya |  Spanish Navy |

Vizcaya

Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The  Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron ( United States Navy).

### 4 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Alfred J. Beach |  United States | While under tow from Vancouver, British Columbia, to St. Michael, Territory of Alaska, by the steam schooner Noyo ( United States), the river steamer sank in the North Pacific Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) off Dixon Entrance.[22]
Bessie |  United States | The steamer burned at dock in Montgomery, Georgia, total loss.[121]
Kate Spencer |  United States | The steamer was wrecked on the Sapelo Island Bar, breaking in two, a total loss.[122]
La Bourgogne |  France | The passenger ship collided with Cromartyshire ( United Kingdom) 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) in thick fog off Sable Island, Nova Scotia and sank with the loss of 549 of the 722 people on board.[123]
Surf City |  United States | The steamer capsized and sank during a heavy squall between Salem Willows and Beverly, Massachusetts. Eight passengers were killed.[124]
William Hinds |  United States | The laid up tow steamer burned at Calais, Maine, total loss.[125]

### 5 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Alfonso XII |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War: Bound from Cádiz, Spain, to Havana, Cuba, with a 6,000-ton cargo of provisions, guns, and ammunition, the 5,063-displacement ton armed transport was destroyed on the coast of Cuba by the gunboat USS Castine and patrol yacht USS Hawk (both  United States Navy).[126]
Reina Mercedes |  Spanish Navy |

Reina Mercedes

Spanish–American War: Siege of Santiago de Cuba: The  Alfonso XII-class cruiser was scuttled at Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Later salvaged by the Americans, repaired and entered service as USS Reina Mercedes.

### 8 July[edit]

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Delaware |  United States | During a voyage from New York City to Charleston, South Carolina, with cargo and 32 passengers aboard, the 1,646 GRT Clyde Line wooden steamer caught fire at about 9:20 p.m. off Barnegat, New Jersey. The ship was abandoned and survivors headed to shore aboard four lifeboats and a raft. A lifeboat of the United States Life-Saving Service met two of the lifeboats and the raft and took them to shore after daylight. Another lifeboat load was rescued by the fishing smack S. B. Miller (flag unknown), and the fourth lifeboat load was rescued by the tug Storm King ( United States). Delaware burned to the waterline and sank on 9 July.[127][128][129][130]
Raymond |  United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in the Salt River in Kentucky. She was raised and repaired.[131]
Salvation |  United States | The steamer burned and sank on the Crooked River in Florida. She was declared a total loss.[132]

### 9 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Ida Jane |  United States | The schooner lost her steering as she was about to enter the harbor at White River, Michigan on Lake Michigan and went ashore. Refloated by the United States Life Saving Service, but sprung a leak and had to be beached on a sand bar to prevent sinking.[133]

### 10 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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J. K. Graves |  United States | The steamer was swamped and sunk by high waves caused by high winds while laying at the bank at Cairo, Illinois. Raised and repaired.[134]

### 12 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Regulator |  United States |

Regulator

The sternwheel paddle steamer struck a rock and sank in the Columbia River in Oregon just downstream from the Cascades Rapids with 160 passengers on board. There were no fatalities. She was eventually refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
Santo Domingo |  Spain | Spanish–American War: Pursued by the gunboat USS Eagle ( United States Navy) while trying to run the United States Navy blockade of Cuba, the 5,000-displacement ton armed steamer took a number of 6-pounder shell hits from Eagle and ran aground on the southwest coast of Cuba on the point of a spit 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east1/2 south of Punta Piedras. After the 66 men on board Santo Domingo fled aboard an unidentified sidewheel river paddle steamer, a boat crew from Eagle boarded Santo Domingo, shot livestock that they found aboard her, and set her on fire. She burned for at least a week, and the fire thoroughly destroyed her.[135]

### 13 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Josefita |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The armed tug USRC Hudson ( United States Revenue Cutter Service) captured the fishing sloop off Cárdenas, Cuba, and destroyed her.[126]
Regulator |  United States | The steamer was driven by wind and currents on rocks at the lower entrance to the Cascade Locks and was sunk.[136]

### 15 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Lela |  United States | The ferry sprung a leak and sank while laying at the bank at Columbus, Kentucky. Total loss.[137]

### 16 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Northampton |  United States | The steamer burned at dock in Norfolk, Virginia. Total loss. One crewman killed.[138]

### 17 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Mable Lane |  United States | While under tow by the vessel South Portland ( United States) from Dutch Harbor to St. Michael, Territory of Alaska, the river steamer sank in the Bering Sea after her towline parted in a gale.[41]

### 18 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Cuba Española |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War: Third Battle of Manzanillo: The gunboat was destroyed in the harbor at Manzanillo, Cuba, by the gunboats USS Helena, USS Hist, and USS Hornet and the armed tug USS Wompatuck (all  United States Navy).[126][139]
Delgado Parejo |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War: Third Battle of Manzanillo: The gunboat was destroyed in the harbor at Manzanillo, Cuba, by the gunboats USS Helena, USS Hist, and USS Hornet and the armed tug USS Wompatuck (all  United States Navy).[126][139]
Dubuque |  United States | The steamer was pushed by a sudden squall into the pier of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Bridge at Winona, Minnesota, knocking a hole in her hull. She was beached in five feet (1.5 m) of water. The hole was patched, she was pumped out and taken to Eagle Point, Iowa for repairs.[140]
Estrella |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War: Third Battle of Manzanillo: The gunboat was destroyed in the harbor at Manzanillo, Cuba, by the gunboats USS Helena, USS Hist, and USS Hornet and the armed tug USS Wompatuck (all  United States Navy).[126][139]
Gloria |  Spain | Spanish–American War: Third Battle of Manzanillo: The steamer was destroyed in the harbor at Manzanillo, Cuba, by the gunboats USS Helena and USS Wilmington (both  United States Navy).[126][139]
Guantánamo |  Spain | Spanish–American War: Third Battle of Manzanillo: The gunboat was destroyed in the harbor at Manzanillo, Cuba, by the gunboats USS Helena, USS Hist, and USS Hornet and the armed tug USS Wompatuck (all  United States Navy).[126][139]
Guardián |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War: Third Battle of Manzanillo: The gunboat was destroyed in the harbor at Manzanillo, Cuba, by the gunboats USS Helena, USS Hist, and USS Hornet and the armed tug USS Wompatuck (all  United States Navy), or forced to run aground. Later refloated, repaired and placed in Cuban Coast Guard service as Ignacio Agramonte.[126][139][141]
Jose Garcia |  Spain | Spanish–American War: Third Battle of Manzanillo: The steamer was destroyed in the harbor at Manzanillo, Cuba, by the gunboats USS Helena and USS Wilmington (both  United States Navy).[126][139]
Maria |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War: Third Battle of Manzanillo: The armed hulk, serving as a stationary pontoon, was destroyed in the harbor at Manzanillo, Cuba, by the gunboat USS Wilmington ( United States Navy).[126][139]
Purissima Concepción |  Spain | Spanish–American War: Third Battle of Manzanillo: The steamer – a blockade runner – was destroyed in the harbor at Manzanillo, Cuba, by the gunboats USS Helena and USS Wilmington (both  United States Navy).[126][139]

### 20 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Wendouree |  New South Wales | The steam passenger ship was wrecked on the Oyster Bank at the mouth of the Hunter River at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

### 21 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Baracoa |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War, Battle of Nipe Bay: The gunboat was scuttled by her crew upriver from Nipe Bay, Cuba, to prevent her capture by a United States Navy squadron. Later raised, repaired and placed in Cuban Navy service.[141]
Jorge Juan |  Spanish Navy |

Jorge Juan

Spanish–American War, Battle of Nipe Bay: The  Jorge Juan-class sloop-of-war was sunk in Nipe Bay, Cuba, by gunfire from the armed yacht USS Wasp, armed tug USS Leyden, and gunboat USS Annapolis (all  United States Navy).

### 23 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Mono |  United Kingdom | While under tow along with the sternwheel paddle steamer Stikine Chief ( United Kingdom) from Wrangell to Saint Michael in the Territory of Alaska by the vessel Fastnet (flag unknown), the steamer broke loose from her towline in the Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, drifted onto rocks at the southeast end of Bushy Island (56°16′N 132°59′W﻿ / ﻿56.267°N 132.983°W﻿ / 56.267; -132.983﻿ (Bushy Island)), and was wrecked. On 1 August, Fastnet would also lose Stikine Chief in the Gulf of Alaska due to a broken towline.[41]

### 24 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Edward Smith No. 2 |  United States | The steamer was sunk when she sheared off course and was struck by the barge Aurania ( United States) in Lake St. Clair.[142]
James Eva |  United States | The river steamer was abandoned in a gale and burned, probably between Washington and the Alaska Territory.[143]

### 26 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Frank Preston |  United States | The tow steamer sprung a leak and sank over night at dock at Stewart's Landing, Kentucky. Raised, taken to Ludlow, Kentucky and was broken up.[144]

### 27 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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HDMS Absalon |  Royal Danish Navy | The schooner was torpedoed by HDMS Søbjørnen ( Royal Danish Navy) and was beached. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[145]
No. 6 |  United States | The barge sank near Dutch Harbor, Territory of Alaska.[104]

### 28 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Baby |  United States | The launch was sunk in a collision with J. S. Worden ( United States) in Newark Bay at the Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge. Two crewmen were killed, one was rescued by J. S. Worden.[146]
No. 8 |  United States | The barge sank near Dutch Harbor, Territory of Alaska.[104]
Phoenix |  United States | The tug struck rocks near Hog's Back while going through Hell Gate and sank in eight feet (2.4 m) of water.[147]

### 29 July[edit]

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HM Torpedo Boat 28 |  Royal Navy | The TB 26-class torpedo boat was stranded at Kalk Bay on the coast of South Africa near Cape Town. She was salvaged but did not return to service, and was sunk as a target in December.[148]

### 30 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Bella Mac |  United States | The passenger steamer sank in Sawyers Bend, St. Louis Harbor. Total loss.[149]
Sea Bird |  United States | The schooner went ashore on Nauset Beach. Refloated by the United States Life Saving Service, but sprung a leak and sank the next day. Refloated again on 6 August and sailed to Provincetown, Massachusetts.[150]

### 31 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Lapérouse |  French Navy | The cruiser was wrecked without loss of life at Anosy, Madagascar, during a storm.

## August[edit]

### 1 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Stikine Chief |  United Kingdom | While under tow from Wrangell to Saint Michael in the Territory of Alaska by the vessel Fastnet (flag unknown), the sternwheel paddle steamer broke loose from her towline in rough weather in the Gulf of Alaska between Cross Point and Kodiak and broke up off Yakutat. The steamer Dora (flag unknown) discovered her wreck floating 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) off Kodiak on 5 August and rescued a dog from it, but found no sign of her crew. Fastnet had also lost the steamer Mono ( United Kingdom), in tow along with Stikine Chief, due to a broken towline on 23 July.[29][151]

### 2 August[edit]

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Lalulula |  Spain | Spanish–American War: Pursued by the gunboat USS Bancroft ( United States Navy) during a voyage from Batabanó to Bailén, Cuba, with a cargo of green corn, the 20-displacement ton sailing vessel was scuttled and abandoned.[152]

### 3 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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City of Astoria |  United States | While towing a barge, the 56.47-gross register ton, 72-foot (21.9 m) towing steamer struck a submerged rock 250 feet (76 m) off Taiya Sahnka near Sullivan Island in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska, then rolled off the rock and sank when heavy weather struck. Later raised and taken to Skagway, Alaska for repairs.[38][153]
Olivette |  United States | The steamer sank at anchor in Fernandina, Florida. Later raised.[154]
William J. Keyser |  United States | The tugboat foundered 15–20 nautical miles (28–37 km; 17–23 mi) off Point St. Joseph, Florida. Four of the 13 crew were lost.[155]

### 4 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Ethelyn |  United States | The sloop yacht ran aground on the south side bar of the channel into Corson Inlet. She was pounded by wind and heavy seas and washed over the bar into a slue. Total loss.[156]
Josephine |  Spain | Spanish–American War: During a voyage from Batabanó, Cuba, to Nueva Gerona on the Isle of Pines, the 10-displacement ton sailing vessel was captured and destroyed by the gunboat USS Bancroft ( United States Navy).[152]

### 7 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Ciudado de Sagua |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The torpedo boat USS Cushing ( United States Navy) captured the 4-displacement ton sailing vessel at Sagua La Grande, Cuba, and destroyed her.[157]
Freo Juanitas |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The torpedo boat USS McKee ( United States Navy) captured the 4-displacement ton sailing vessel at Sagua La Grande, Cuba, and destroyed her.[157]
Guardian |  United States | The 1,124-ton, 173-foot (52.7 m) bark struck a reef and sank north of "Sigalda Island" –probably Tigalda Island – in the Aleutian Islands near Unalaska on Unalaska Island. All 18 people aboard – one passenger and 17 crew members – survived, some of them rescued by the ship Amphion ( United Kingdom).[94]
Nabiero |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The torpedo boat USS Cushing ( United States Navy) captured the 4-displacement ton sailing vessel at Sagua La Grande, Cuba, and destroyed her.[157]
Pensamiento |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The torpedo boat USS Cushing ( United States Navy) captured the 4-displacement ton sailing vessel at Sagua La Grande, Cuba, and destroyed her.[157]
S. F. 22 |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The torpedo boat USS Cushing ( United States Navy) captured the 4-displacement ton sailing vessel at Sagua La Grande, Cuba, and destroyed her.[157]

### 8 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Blanco |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The torpedo boat USS McKee ( United States Navy) captured the 4-displacement ton sailing vessel at Sagua La Grande, Cuba, and destroyed her.[157]
Vivero Lorenzo |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The torpedo boat USS McKee ( United States Navy) captured the 4-displacement ton sailing vessel at Sagua La Grande, Cuba, and destroyed her.[157]

### 10 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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S. G. Hart |  United States | The schooner went ashore three-quarters mile (1.2 km) north east of the Little Kinnakeet, North Carolina Life Saving Station and was wrecked. All eight crew rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[158]
Wahneta |  United States | The sloop yacht was sunk in a collision with Gov. Andrew ( United States) in The Narrows of Boston Harbor.[159]

### 11 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Joven Genaro |  Spain | Spanish–American War: The torpedo boats USS Gwin and USS McKee (both  United States Navy) captured the 20-displacement ton sailing vessel in the Bay of Cárdenas on the coast of Cuba and destroyed her.[157]

### 12 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Eva |  United States | The steamer sank in a gale at Apalachicola, Florida. Raised and repaired.[160]
Hudson Pet |  United States | The steamer sank in a gale at Apalachicola, Florida. Raised and repaired.[161]
Ocean Gem |  United States | The steamer sank in a gale at Apalachicola, Florida. Raised and repaired.[162]

### 14 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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USS Mangrove |  United States Navy | The armed supply ship ran aground outside the harbor at Caibarién, Cuba. She quickly refloated herself and resumed operations.[163]

### 16 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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R. F. Goodman |  United States | The tow steamer burned off Lester Park in Lake Superior. Total loss.[164]

### 17 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Decorra |  United States | The schooner stranded on Black Head four and a half miles (7.2 km) east north east of the Crumple Island Life saving Station. Her crew refloated her, but was leaking badly and in danger of sinking. She was towed to Jonesport, Maine and beached.[165]

### 19 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Louise J. Kenny |  United States | With a crew of nine and a cargo of 20 tons of lumber, machinery, and general merchandise aboard, the 155-net register ton, 96.8-foot (29.5 m) schooner dragged her anchor in a gale in the Chukchi Sea and was wrecked without loss of life on the coast of the Territory of Alaska on the south side of Point Hope.[166]

### 20 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Coquette |  France | The steam fishing schooner was sunk in a collision with the ocean liner Norge ( Norway) on the Grand Banks in fog at (46°00′N 48°00′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 48.000°W﻿ / 46.000; -48.000). 16 crew killed, her captain and eight others were saved.[167][168]
Ruth |  United States | The sailboat was sunk in a collision with the yacht Manila ( United States) off Yonkers, New York.[169]
Toledo |  United Kingdom | The 2,843-ton Sunderland steamer hit Steeple Rock, in the Isles of Scilly and ripped open her hull. Her crew managed to lower the ship's boats and escape before she sank in twenty-five fathoms.[89]
W. J. Bryan |  United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank near Elgin Landing, Arkansas in the Black River. One crewman drowned after refusing to enter lifeboat.[170]

### 22 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Kate |  New South Wales | The steam tug sank off Garden Island, New South Wales, Australia, after colliding with the passenger ferry Narrabeen ( New South Wales). Narrabeen rescued everyone on board. Kate later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
Oakland |  New South Wales | The passenger cargo ship ran aground on the bar at Ballina, New South Wales, Australia. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.

### 23 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Henry E. Bishop |  United States | The steamer burned at dock in Tottenville, New York on Staten Island. total loss.[171]
Seaboard |  United States | The row steamer burned at dock in Pilot Town, Florida in the St. Johns River. Total loss.[172]

### 24 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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George Wood |  United States | The tow steamer burned to the waterline and sank in the harbor of Coal Grove, Ohio.[173]

### 26 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Actress |  United States | The schooner sprung a leak and sank 29 miles (47 km) south east of Brenton Point. The crew escaped in lifeboats.[174]
Torpedo boat No. 5 |  Royal Danish Navy | The torpedo boat was rammed and sunk in the Øresund by the steamship Doktor Siegler ( Germany) with the loss of a crew member.[145]

### 28 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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F. Fitch |  United States | The schooner was damaged in a collision with a steam barge three miles (4.8 km) south west of Point Betsie, Michigan Life Saving Station in Lake Michigan. She sank four hours later five miles (8.0 km) south west of the station. The crew, the captain and his son, escaped on a scow, and were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[175]
Superior |  United States | The steamer was wrecked on Gull Island, Michigan.[176][20]

### 30 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Saint Marc |  France | The steamer was wrecked at Pedra do Sal, Santa Mariña, Galicia, Spain en route from Le Havre to Lisbon, Portugal.[177]

### 31 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Olivette |  United States Army | The hospital ship sank in 20 or 30 feet (6.1 or 9.1 m) of water while coaling in rough weather off the Quarantine Station at Fernandina, Florida. Refloated, repaired, and returned to commercial service.[178][179]

### Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date August 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Pizarro |  Spanish Navy | Spanish–American War: The  Hernan Cortez-class gunboat was scuttled by being blown up by her crew at Nuevitas, Cuba, when American forces captured Nuevitas.[180][181]
Salve Maria |  Spain | Spanish–American War: Captured by the gunboat USS Hornet ( United States Navy) during a voyage from Batabanó, Cuba, on 6 August, the sailing vessel was wrecked on a reef off Sand Key Light southwest of Key West, Florida.[126]

## September[edit]

### 3 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Fleur-de-Lis |  United States | The steamer burned in the Delaware River above Delaware City, Delaware during a thunder storm when her master dropped a lamp when stunned by a lightning strike. The ship was totally destroyed.[182]
Lindia M. Newlin |  United States | The tug burned in the Albany, New York area and was totally destroyed.[183]
Orlinda |  United States | The steamer grounded on the bar at the mouth of the San Bernard River and broke up over night. Total loss.[184]

### 5 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Kanapaha |  United States | The yacht was wrecked off the coast of Cuba. Total loss.[185]
Lewiston |  United States | The steamer ran aground on the breakwater at Point Judith, Rhode Island. 149 passengers, (sick soldiers, nurses, and doctors), plus her crew of 52 taken off and she was pulled off by a tug. She was leaking badly and was beached. Refloated on 8 or 9 September and towed to Boston, Massachusetts, or Providence, Rhode Island, for repairs.[186][187]

### 7 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Embla |  United States | The yacht was scuttled in the harbor of Stamford, Connecticut after she caught fire from a naptha explosion. Later raised. One crewman died of burns.[188]
Minnie |  United States | The schooner went ashore at Port Austin, Michigan in high winds and was pounded to pieces. The United States Life Saving Service assisted in stripping the wreck.[189]
Wenona |  United States | The schooner went ashore when her tow steamer made a navigational error in Lake Superior while trying to enter the Michigan Ship Channel. She was grounded where she could not be pulled off. Remains of the wreck were blown up during widening of the canal in 1935.[190][191]

### 11 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Dart |  United States | The pleasure steamer struck an obstruction and sank near Culloms, Ohio in the Ohio River. Raised and repaired.[192]

### 13 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Hattie Belle |  United States | The steamer struck a rock at the lower entrance to the Cascade Locks and was sunk.[193]

### 16 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Alice C. Jordan |  United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision with Gloucester ( United States) in Vineyard Sound. Nine crewmen were killed, seven rescued by Gloucester.[194]

### 17 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Hoag |  United States | The steamer struck a rock at the lower entrance to the Oregon City Locks and was sunk.[195]

### 18 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Fritz Reuter |  Norway | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[196]

### 19 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Colorado |  United States | The cargo ship stranded on Eagle River Reef on Lake Superior after hitting the prop of a submerged wreck in smoky weather. Broke up in a storm on 24 September.[197][198]
Eugene |  United States | The steamer swamped and sank in seven feet (2.1 m) of water two miles (3.2 km) from dock in Galveston, Texas. Raised later.[199]
Fanny T. |  United States | The fishing schooner capsized and sank off Nahant, Massachusetts. One of the three crew died.[17]
Keystone |  United States | The cargo ship/steam barge burned off Summer Island in Lake Michigan. Total loss.[200][201]
Mediator |  United States | The schooner went ashore one mile (1.6 km) west of the mouth of the Gratiot River. Her cargo was salvaged and she was pulled off on 26 September and taken to Houghton, Michigan where she was abandoned, a total loss.[202]

### 20 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Harriet S. Jackson |  United States | The schooner went ashore on Pollock Rip Shoal. She was refloated in two hours but was leaking badly and ran aground again in a failed attempt to beach her. She filled and sank, a total loss.[203]
Maud Preston |  United States | The steamer burned to the waterline in Maumee Bay.[204]

### 21 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Tell City |  United States | The steamer struck an old lock gate and sank in the Louisville and Portland Canal. Raised and repaired.[205]

### 22 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Ira O. Smith |  United States | The tug burned in Lake Michigan between the Chicago River and the Lake View Water Works, Chicago.[206][207]
Oliver Eldridge |  United States | The fishing schooner went ashore at St. Peter's Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The crew were saved.[17]

### 24 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Unison |  United States | The schooner went ashore near Odiorne Point. She broke up, a total loss.[208]

### 26 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Uto |  Norway | The steamer went ashore six miles (9.7 km) north of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida Life Saving Station. She was refloated on 6 October and went to Key West, Florida.[209]

### 27 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Martha Jane |  United States | The fishing schooner dragged ashore at Auld's Cove, in the Straits of Canso. The crew were saved.[17]

### Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date September 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Hattie |  United States | The 84-gross register ton barge was stranded at the Sabine Pass Lighthouse on the coast of Louisiana across Sabine Pass from Sabine Pass, Texas. The only person on board survived.[210]

## October[edit]

### 1 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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C. and E. Lenox |  United States | The steamer burned to the waterline at dock at Pier 7, Port Richmond, Philadelphia.[211]

### 2 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Gertie Evlyn |  United States | The fishing schooner sprang a leak and sank two days later (Not clear if leak occurred on 30 September or 2 October). Crew saved by Ellie G. King.[17]
Wandering Jew |  United States | The barkentine sprung a leak during a severe hurricane and went ashore and sank 11 miles (18 km) south east of the Sullivan's Island, South Carolina Life Saving Station. The crew were rescued by the tug John Harlin ( United States).[212]

### 3 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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City of Detroit |  United States | The tug was sunk at dock when struck by Alva B. ( United States) in the Cuyahoga River. Later raised.[213]
Crocodile |  United States | The sloop yacht went ashore one-half mile (0.80 km) east south east of the Quonochontaug, Rhode Island Life Saving Station in thick fog. The two crewmen on board were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. She broke up, a total loss. Some furniture and $800 in lead ballast were salvaged.[214]

### 4 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Pewaukee |  United States | The steamer sprung a leak 24 miles (39 km) north of Chicago, Illinois. She was towed to Chicago where she sank.[215]
Walkatomica |  United States | The steamer burned and sank at Milton, Florida. Total loss.[216]

### 7 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Lena Archer |  United States | The tow steamer struck an obstruction and sank in the Rough River between Hartford, Kentucky and Livermore, Kentucky. Total loss.[217]
Pilot |  United States | The tow steamer struck rocks in the Upper Rapids of the Mississippi River and sank in 4+1⁄2 feet (1.4 m) of water. Raised, and repaired at Le Claire, Iowa.[218]

### 11 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Sallie |  United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Hampton Roads ( United States) in Hampton Roads.[219]

### 12 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Helen |  United States | The steamer burned to the waterline at dock over night and sank at Leesburg, Louisiana.[220]

### 13 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Cyrus Chamberlain |  United States | The lime schooner's cargo caught fire in the harbor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire while anchored off Clarks Island. She was run aground on flats on 14 October and stripped of useful items.[221]
Brixham |  United States | While on a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Dyea and Skagway, Territory of Alaska, with 18 passengers, a crew of 42, and a 240-ton cargo consisting mostly of cattle, hogs, and sheep, the 626.68-gross register ton, 183-foot (55.8 m) steamer was wrecked on the southeast end of Blashke Island (56°07′N 132°54′W﻿ / ﻿56.117°N 132.900°W﻿ / 56.117; -132.900﻿ (Blashke Island)) in Clarence Strait near Zarembo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. She broke up during a heavy gale on 15 December. The ship and her cargo were lost, but her passengers and crew survived.[222][223]
Hattie Belle |  United States | The steamer struck a rock at the lower entrance to the Cascade Locks and was sunk.[224]

### 14 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Mohegan |  United Kingdom |

Mohegan

The steamer ran aground on The Manacles, off The Lizard, Cornwall with the loss of 106 lives.[225]

### 15 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Mary E. Bennett |  United States | The tow steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River near Cooks Landing, Nebraska. Total loss.[226]

### 16 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Horace A. Tuttle |  United States | The steamer struck the bottom of the harbor at Michigan City, Indiana and drifted into a pier, resulting in a total loss.[227]

### 17 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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E. F. Gould |  United States | The steamer was beached at Au Sable, Michigan on Lake Huron after being caught at dock in a gale to save her from being beaten to pieces.[228]

### 18 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Annie Dall |  United States | While at Jacksonport, Wisconsin, with a cargo consisting of a steam pump and either firewood or maple wood, the 110.9-foot (33.8 m), 149.53-gross register ton two-masted schooner broke loose from her moorings during a gale and ran aground without loss of life. Pulled off the beach on 21 October, she became waterlogged, capsized 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) offshore, was abandoned, and drifted back onto the beach at 44°58.411′N 087°10.878′W﻿ / ﻿44.973517°N 87.181300°W﻿ / 44.973517; -87.181300﻿ (Annie Dall), a total loss. The steam pump was salvaged in March 1899.[229]
G. W. Shaver |  United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with T. J. Potter ( United States) in fog near Martins Island in the Columbia River.[230]
John Jewett |  United States | The lumber schooner was wrecked in Grace Harbor, Michigan in a gale.[231]

### 20 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Henry Chisholm |  United States |

The wreck of Henry Chisholm, ca. 2008.

The cargo steamer ran aground on a reef in Lake Superior off Rock of Ages Light, Isle Royale, without loss of life. She broke up and sank during a storm on 27 October.
L. P. Smith |  United States | The tow steamer rolled over and sank when she was struck by Olympia ( United States) in Lake Erie off Cleveland, Ohio. One crewman killed. Later raised.[232][233]

### 21 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Cutter No. 2 |  United States Navy | Cutter No. 2, with a launch lashed to the starboard side, collided with a barge under tow by the tow steamer Pioneer ( United States) at Norfolk, Virginia resulting in the capsizing of the cutter and launch, with the cutter sinking. One occupant of the launch drowned.[234]
Rescue |  United States | The steamer, laying on the bank just above Lock No. 3 on the Monongahela River, was destroyed when her boiler exploded. Her captain was killed and seven crewmen wounded.[235]

### 22 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Adalanta |  United States | The barge, under tow by Thos. J. Sculley ( United States), sank in high winds and heavy seas four miles (6.4 km) west of the Cornfield Lightship after the tow line parted. The crew were rescued by Thos. J. Sculley.[236]
Admiral |  United States | The barge, under tow by Thos. J. Sculley ( United States), sank in high winds and heavy seas four miles (6.4 km) west of the Cornfield Lightship after the tow line parted. Her master and one crewman were killed. The survivors were rescued by Thos. J. Sculley.[237]
Albania |  United States | The steamer, laid up for repairs, sank at dock over night at Orange, Texas. Raised and repaired.[238]
Canary |  United States | The barge, under tow by Thos. J. Sculley ( United States), sank in high winds and heavy seas four miles (6.4 km) west of the Cornfield Lightship after the tow line parted. The crew were rescued by Thos. J. Sculley.[239]
Wyandotte |  United States | The barge, under tow by Thos. J. Sculley ( United States), sank in high winds and heavy seas four miles (6.4 km) west of the Cornfield Lightship after the tow line parted. The crew were rescued by Thos. J. Sculley.[240]

### 24 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Rebel |  United States | The steamer lost covering boards near her stern in a heavy snowstorm and sank between Duluth, Minnesota and Two Harbors, Minnesota. The crew boarded a barge she was towing and were rescued from it by City of London ( United States) several hours later. Total loss.[241]

### 25 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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D. F. Skinner |  United States | The tug burned off Beaverwyck Island and was totally destroyed.[242]
L.R. Doty |  United States | The steamer was lost during a storm on Lake Michigan, last seen several miles north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Loss with all seventeen hands. The wreck was found 20 miles (32 km) off Oak Creek, Wisconsin in 2010.[243]

### 26 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Calabar |  United Kingdom | The Elder Dempster 1,756 GRT cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked at Yellow Well Reef, off Grand Bassa, Liberia, on a voyage from the west coast of Africa to Liverpool.[244]
Horace A. Tuttle |  United States | The steamer was wrecked on the bar off Michigan City, Indiana and broke up after heavy damage in Lake Michigan in a gale. Her 11 crew members were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[245]

### 27 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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St. Peter |  United States | The schooner sank in a gale in Lake Ontario off Bear Creek 16 miles (26 km) east of the Charlotte, New York Life Saving Station. Her captain was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service, but his wife and the other four crewmen died.[246]

### 28 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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John Owen |  United States | The steamer struck the side of the channel in the Detroit River at the Limekiln crossing and sank after being in a minor collision with Atlantis ( United States).[247]
Julia |  United States | The tug burned in the Albany, New York area and was totally destroyed.[248]

### 29 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Cresent |  United States | The steamer sank at the Clyde Steamship Dock in Jacksonville, Florida. Promptly raised.[249]

### 30 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Agnes Behrman |  United States | Carrying a cargo of maple wood, the 91.7-foot (28.0 m), 110.93-gross register ton two-masted scow schooner dragged her anchor during a storm and struck bottom at Hedgehog Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin. Her hull eventually broke up at 45°17.431′N 087°01.421′W﻿ / ﻿45.290517°N 87.023683°W﻿ / 45.290517; -87.023683﻿ (Agnes Behrman) and she became a total loss.[250]

### 31 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Eagle |  United States | The passenger steamer struck a snag and sank in St. Louis Harbor. Later raised.[251]
M. Capron |  United States | The schooner stranded in a gale in Lake Michigan 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) west of the Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin Life Saving Station and broke up. Her crew of five was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. Her rigging was salvaged.[252]

### Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Alide J. Rodgers |  United States | The 137-foot-6-inch (41.9 m), 340-gross register ton two-masted schooner was lost on Lake Michigan without loss of life during October 1898. Accounts of her fate differ: She either was wrecked off the coast of Wisconsin on a reef in Sturgeon Bay near the Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light, then drifted off the reef, broke up and sank, or she sank in Grand Traverse Bay off Old Mission Point near Traverse City, Michigan.[253]
Blengfell |  United Kingdom | The ship caught fire off Margate and was completely burnt out.[254]
Fortune Hunter |  United States | The steam schooner was discovered in a waterlogged and unmanageable condition approximately 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) from St. Michael, Territory of Alaska, by the steamer Tillamook ( United States). Tillamook towed her to Golovnin Bay on the Alaskan coast in Norton Sound and beached her there.[255]
Unidentified barge  |  United States | The barge was discovered in company with the waterlogged steam schooner Fortune Hunter ( United States) approximately 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) from St. Michael, Territory of Alaska, by the steamer Tillamook ( United States). Tillamook towed the barge to Golovnin Bay in Norton Sound and attempted to beach it there, but it was lost during the attempt with the loss of one life.[255]

## November[edit]

### 1 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Croatan |  United States | The passenger/cargo ship burned and sank 18 miles (29 km) off Cape Charles, Virginia. Three crewmen, the wife of one of the dead crewmen, and one passenger were killed. Survivors left the ship in two of her lifeboats and a boat from schooner Alice E. Clark ( United States).[256][257]

### 2 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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J. D. Peters |  United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision with Czarina ( United States) off Angel Island in San Francisco Bay and was beached on Angel Island. Refloated and towed to Sausalito, California, and later Stockton, California, for repairs.[258]

### 3 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Starrucca |  United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Maritana ( United States) in Lake Erie just off the north end of the breakwater for the harbor of Buffalo, New York.[259][260]

### 4 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Columbia |  United States | After her towline parted in gale near Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska and Port Simpson, British Columbia, while she was under tow by the tug Wallowa ( United States) from Skagway Territory of Alaska, to Seattle, Washington, with a cargo of 100 tons of general merchandise, the 900-net register ton, 169.5-foot (51.7 m) bark washed ashore on Prince of Wales Island.[38]

### 5 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Mariner |  United States | The fishing schooner was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Crew saved.[17]
Nellie |  United States | The steamer burned at dock in White Lake, Michigan.[261]

### 6 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Josephine |  United States | The ferry boat sank at the foot of Greenwood Street, Allegheny City, Pennsylvania in the Ohio River. Raised and repaired.[262]

### 7 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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D. S. Austin |  United States | The schooner lost her tow vessel in heavy seas just off Ludington, Michigan, stranding in Lake Michigan three-quarters mile (1.2 km) north of the Life Saving Station and was wrecked, a total loss. Her crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. Her rigging was salvaged.[263]
Minnehaha |  United States | The schooner missed the entrance to Sheboygan, Wisconsin in a gale, stranding in Lake Michigan and broke up, a total loss. Her crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. Her rigging was salvaged.[264]

### 9 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Blue Jacket |  United Kingdom | The steamer was unaccountably wrecked on a clear night a few yards from the Longships Lighthouse. The crew were saved by the Sennen lifeboat.[265]

### 10 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Iron Cliff |  United States | The schooner lost her tow on Lake Michigan off Chicago, Illinois in a heavy gale and grounded. she sprang a leak and sank, but was raised on 16 November. Her seven crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[266]
Lena M. Nielson |  United States | The schooner missed the entrance to Saint Joseph, Michigan in a gale and snowstorm and ran aground on a bar. She drifted off the bar and ran aground again in Lake Michigan at Lakeside, Michigan, 20 miles (32 km) away, a total loss. Three of her crew that had not made it to shore earlier were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[267]
Theodore S. Fassett |  United States | The lumber schooner lost her tow on Lake Huron in a heavy gale. She ran aground 7 miles (11 km) south of the Sand Beach Township, Michigan Life Saving Station. Attempts to refloat started on 11 November and continued until 9 December when salvage efforts were stopped and she was stripped and abandoned. Her crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[268]
Whaleback 104 |  United States | The whaleback barge lost her tow leaving Cleveland, Ohio, causing her to drifting against the west breakwater. Pounding on the breakwater opened her seams and she sank. Her six crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[269]

### 12 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Cinderella |  United States | The 57-gross register ton schooner was stranded in Fire Island Inlet on the coast of Long Island, New York. All three people on board survived.[270]
Joseph C. Rich |  United States | The steamer sank at Spanish Fort, Alabama. Later raised.[271]
Plymouth |  United States | The steamer sank at dock at the foot of Court street, Brooklyn. The two crewmen on board died. Raised and repaired.[272]

### 14 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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George W. Wesley |  United States | The schooner sprang a leak in harbor at Cleveland, Ohio and was beached.[273]

### 16 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Harry |  United States | The laid up tug filled and sank at dock in the Schuylkill River at Pine Street, Philadelphia.[274]

### 17 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Atalanta |  United Kingdom | The sailing ship was wrecked off Newport, Oregon. 23 crewmen killed, 3 made it to shore. Total loss of ship and cargo.[275][276]
Corona |  United States | The steamer burned at dock alongside Vision ( United States) at Edgewater, Grand Island, New York. Total loss.[277]
Vision |  United States | The steamer burned at dock alongside Corona ( United States) at Edgewater, Grand Island, New York. Total loss.[278]
Wildwood |  United States | The tow steamer burned at Kinders Landing in the Mississippi River. Total loss.[279]

### 18 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Selenoa |  United States | The ferry ran into the Crabtree Ledge Light causing a leak bad enough to beach her. Later refloated and taken to Rockland, Maine for repairs.[280]
Wm. M. Everett |  United States | The 167-gross register ton schooner sank at Shelter Island, Long Island, New York. All four people aboard survived.[281]

### 19 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Ruby |  United States | The steamer caught fire three miles (4.8 km) below Glen Haven, Wisconsin. She was beached, but was destroyed.[282]

### 20 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Annie Weston |  United States | The barge, under tow of Mars ( United States), filled with water and sank 35 miles (56 km) north east of the Winter Quarter Lightship.[283]

### 22 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Arthur Orr |  United States | The steamer went ashore on the north coast of Lake Superior near the Mouth of the Baptism River in a severe snowstorm. Refloated after cargo was lightered and towed to Duluth, Minnesota for repairs.[284]
Tampa |  United States | The steamer went ashore near Beaver Bay, Minnesota on Lake Superior in a severe gale and snowstorm. Given up as a total loss, but refloated and towed to Duluth, Minnesota by a wrecking company.[285]

### 23 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Troy |  United States | The tug burned at dock at Greenbush, New York, totally destroyed.[286]

### 25 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Detroit |  United States | During a voyage in the Territory of Alaska from Skagway to Juneau with a crew of 10 and about 27 passengers on board, the 109-gross register ton, 81-foot (24.7 m) steamer struck a reef in Lynn Canal off the north end of Shelter Island in the Alexander Archipelago during a snowstorm and sank in 50 feet (15 m) of water. All on board abandoned ship in her lifeboats and survived.[287]
St. Lawrence |  United States | The bulk carrier was wrecked two miles (3.2 km) south of Point Betsy in Lake Michigan in a heavy snowstorm. One crewman drowned when ship's yawl overturned. Survivors rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service. She broke up on 9 December after a failed salvage attempt.[288][289][290]

### 26 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Edgar S. Foster |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was wrecked on Brandt Rock, Marshfield, Massachusetts during the gale.[291]
F. R. Walker |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing schooner foundered near Cape Cod during the gale. Lost with all 15 hands.[292]
Harlem |  United States | The steamer was wrecked on a reef five miles (8.0 km) south west of Isle Royal in Lake Superior in a violent gale and snowstorm. Total loss.[293][201]
H. C. Higginson |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner went ashore on Nantasket Beach near Lobster Rock, which is at the base of Atlantic Hill, Hull, Massachusetts. Three crew died.[294][295]
McConnell |  United States | The scow stranded one-quarter mile (0.40 km) from the Erie, Pennsylvania Life Saving Station on Lake Erie. Salvage work began immediately but were abandoned on 29 December and she broke up on 10 February 1899.[296]
Mertis H. Perry |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing schooner was wrecked at Rexhame Beach, Marshfield, Massachusetts during the gale. Lost with 5 of 14 crew.[297]
Willy |  United States | The steamer sank after hitting the abutment of a bridge on Darby Creek.[298]

### 27 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Abbot Devereaux |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard, at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Abby K. Bentley |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven, or Vineyard Sound near Providence, Rhode Island.[300]
Abel E Babcock |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was wrecked on Toddy Rocks one mile (1.6 km) off Stony Beach, Hull, Massachusetts and broke up during the gale. All 12 crew died.[301][302]
Addie E Snow |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner sank with the loss of all hands, near Gloucester, Massachusetts about one-quarter mile (0.40 km) from where Portland ( United States) sank during the gale.[303]
Addie Sawyer |  United States | Portland Gale: The lumber schooner was swept ashore on the north side of Martha's Vineyard. Her captain and two crewmen were killed, two rescued.[300]
Adelaide T. |  United States | Portland Gale: The sloop was swept ashore in Fort Pond Bay during the gale. Refloated undamaged on 3 December.[296]
Agnes Smith |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner dragged anchor at Point Judith, Rhode Island and was swept away, probably sinking during the gale. Crew transferred to John Harvey ( United States) during the gale.[296]
Albert L. Butler |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was wrecked on Peaked Hill Bar near Cape Cod during the gale. Four crewman died, or two crewman and one passenger. Five crew members were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service.[304]
Alida |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was anchored at Islesboro, Maine but broke her anchor chain and blow out to sea. She drifted for 20 miles (32 km) before she went ran aground on flats in Lobster Cove during the gale. After the storm she was hauled ashore in a cove and stripped.[305]
Aloha |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore, or swamped, at New Shoreham, Rhode Island during the gale and lost.[306]
Amelia G. Ireland |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner dragged anchor and was swept ashore on Dogfish Bar during the gale. Six crewmen were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service, the rest of the crew lost.[307]
Anna H. Mason |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing schooner went adrift in the harbor at Gloucester, Massachusetts and was wrecked on Black Bess Rock, going to pieces. Crew saved by Ellie G. King.[17]
Anna Pitcher |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore, or swamped, at New Shoreham, Rhode Island during the gale. Later saved.[308]
Anna W. Barker |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was wrecked on Southern Island three miles (4.8 km) from the life saving station during the gale. After the storm she was stripped.[309]
Annie Blankenship |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing sloop was swept ashore on flats south of Collin's Wharf, Martha's Vineyard.[300]
Antionette M. Acker |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore at Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Arabell |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Block Island, Rhode Island during the gale. Later refloated.[308]
Barge No. 1 |  United States | Portland Gale: The barge was wrecked near Toddy Rocks near Point Allerton, Massachusetts during the gale. Five crew members were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service and the Massachusetts Humane Society. Total loss.[310]
Coal Barge No. 4 |  United States | Portland Gale: The barge was wrecked near Toddy Rocks near Point Allerton, Massachusetts and broke up during the gale. Three crewmen killed, her captain and one crewman made it to shore.[311]
Beaver |  United States | Portland Gale: The barge was sunk at Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard. The crew were rescued.[300]
Bertha E. Glover |  United States | Portland Gale: The lime schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven on the east side of the harbor. She sprung a leak causing her cargo of lime to ignite, burning until 19 December when everything above the waterline was consumed.[300][312][313]
Brunhilde |  United States | Portland Gale: The sloop was swept ashore in Point O' Woods, New York during the gale. Refloated undamaged on 30 November.[308]
Byssus |  United States | Portland Gale: The barge was sunk at Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard. Crew rescued.[300]
Calvin Baker |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was stranded on the north side of Little Brewster Island (Boston Light) and wrecked. Three crewmen lost, five were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service.[314][315][310]
Canaria |  United Kingdom | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Caritu |  United Kingdom | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Carrie E. Sayward |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing schooner went ashore at Provincetown, Massachusetts, later abandoned to the underwriters. Crew saved.[17]
Carrie L. Payson |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was stranded at Chatham, Massachusetts during the gale.[316]
Cassia |  United States | Portland Gale: The sloop was swept ashore, or swamped, at New Shoreham, Rhode Island during the gale and lost. One crewman killed.[308]
Cathy C. Berry |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore in "the bend" in the harbor at Martha's Vineyard.[300]
Charles J. Willard |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner went ran aground at Quoddy Head, Maine during the gale. The crew were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service and fishermen. Salvage work began 13 December and was she refloated on 16 December.[296]
Chas. E. Raymond |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Clara Leavitt |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner dragged anchor and was swept ashore on Dogfish Bar and broke up immediately during the gale. Six crewmen killed, one crewman made it to shore.[317]
Clara Smith |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner dragged anchor and was swept across Horse Shoe Shoal off Martha's Vineyard, sinking in 7 fathoms (42 ft; 13 m) of water in the ship channel. Her crew rescued from her masts after 19 hours by the steamer Nereus ( United States). One crewman died of exposure during the wait.[299]
Columbia |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner, a Boston pilot boat, was wrecked on the beach at Scituate, Massachusetts, during the gale. All five crew died. A total loss, she was sold and eventually burned in place.[318][319][320]
Delaware |  United States | Portland Gale: The 310-foot (94 m) barge sank in 60 feet (18 m) of water off North Scituate, Massachusetts, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east of the reef known as Collamore Ledge, during the gale.[321][322]
E. J. Willard |  United States | Portland Gale: The lime schooner was grounded on Martha's Vineyard on the east side of the Harbor at Vineyard Haven after loosing her anchor. She sprung a leak causing her cargo of lime to ignite. Her crew was able to transfer to J. D. Ingraham ( United States) when she drifted alongside.[300][313]
E. J. Hamilton |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Earl |  United States | Portland Gale: The catboat dragged anchor and was swept ashore at Cuttyhunk Harbor during the gale.[323]
Edith |  United States | Portland Gale: The catboat dragged anchor and was swept ashore at Cuttyhunk Harbor during the gale.[323]
Edith McIntyre |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Edna and Etta |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore in Great Egg, New Jersey during the gale. Later refloated.[308]
Emma M. Dyer |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing schooner foundered off Cape Cod. Crew saved by Herman Winter.[17]
Eureka |  United States | Portland Gale: The tug dragged anchor and went ashore on Spectacle Island in Lower Boston Harbor during the gale. Refloated and repaired.[324]
E. W. Stetson |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner barge was blown ashore during the gale at Jamesport, New York on Long Island. Refloated and returned to service.[319]
Etta A. Stimpson |  United States | The schooner capsized in a storm in Muskeget Channel. Her captain, his wife, and four crewmen died. The mate, the sole survivor, was rescued by Captain James Wilber in a sailboat.[299]
Fairfax |  United States | Portland Gale: The 2,551-gross register ton steamer went aground on Sow and Pigs Reef off Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, during the gale. She sank at 41°24.126′N 070°57.954′W﻿ / ﻿41.402100°N 70.965900°W﻿ / 41.402100; -70.965900﻿ (Fairfax). Her entire crew and all six of her passengers were rescued by a tug.[325][323][326]
Falcon |  United States | Portland Gale: The barge was sunk at Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard. Crew rescued.[300]
Francis Coffin |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept by the gale and sank in a collision with R. H. Shannon ( United States) off Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard in 3 fathoms (18 ft; 5.5 m) of water.[299]
Frances Ellen |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore at Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Free Wind |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore at Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Freddie L. |  United States | Portland Gale: The steamer broke from her moorings during the gale and was wrecked at Gloucester, Massachusetts.[327]
F. R. Walker |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing schooner foundered, she was last seen just before the storm 40 miles south east of Seguin Light. Wreckage drifted ashore near Race Point. Lost with all 15 hands.[328]
Geo. H. Mills |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
George A. Chafee |  United States | Portland Gale: The steamer parted her stern chains at dock at Pigeon Cove, Cape Ann and went on the rocks during the gale. Total loss.[329]
George Walker |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore at Martha's Vineyard, at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Georgietta |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner went ran aground on Great Spruce Head Island during the gale. Salvage work began 29 November and was she eventually refloated and taken to Rockland, Maine for repair.[309]
Henry R. Tilton |  United Kingdom | Portland Gale: The schooner was wrecked at Stony Beach, Hull, Massachusetts during the gale. Seven crew members were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service and the Massachusetts Humane Society. Total loss.[330][319][310]
Howard Holder |  Canada | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Ida G. Broere |  United States | Portland Gale: The catboat was swept ashore in Lone Hill, New York during the gale. Refloated undamaged on 4 December.[308]
Idella Small |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Fletcher's Neck, Maine during the gale. Two crew members were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service, one made if off on his own. Total loss.[331]
Independent |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner barge was blown ashore during the gale at Riverhead, New York on Long Island. Refloated and returned to service.[319]
Ira and Abbie |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Block Island, Rhode Island during the gale. Later refloated.[308]
Island Belle |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore at Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Island City |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore at Cottage City on Martha's Vineyard. Lost with all hands.[300]
Ivy Bell |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner dragged anchor and was swept ashore and wrecked at the entrance to the harbor at Portsmouth, New Hampshire during the gale. Her 4 crewmen rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service.[332][309]
J. D. Ingraham |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard after being torn from her moorings at Vineyard Haven. While drifting across the harbor she drifted alongside E. J. Willard ( United States) giving an opportunity for E. J. Willard's crew to escape the burning vessel.[300][313]
James A. Brown |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
James Ponder, Jr |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
James Wilson |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard, at Vineyard Haven.[299]
John Harvey |  United States | Portland Gale: The barge dragged anchor at Point Judith, Rhode Island and was driven ashore during the gale. Her crew and Agnes Smith's crew rescued from her by the United States Life-Saving Service. Pulled off later by a tug.[323]
Jordan L. Mott |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was sunk in Provincetown, Massachusetts during the gale. Her master's father and one crewman died. Four crew members were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service.[307]
Juanita |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing schooner was driven ashore at Cohasset, Massachusetts during the gale. Later salvaged.[319]
Lady Fenwick |  United States | Portland Gale: The steamer went ashore 40 feet (12 m) from her slip at Saybrook, Connecticut after the snowstorm parted her line by chafing.[333]
Leora M. Thurlow |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was sunk at Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard.[300]
Lester A. Lewis |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was wrecked in Provincetown, Massachusetts during the gale. All Five crewman died in the rigging.[334]
Lexington |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore, or swamped, at New Shoreham, Rhode Island during the gale and lost.[308]
Lucy Hammond |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Lucy Nickels |  United States | Portland Gale: The bark was wrecked on Black Rock near Point Allerton, Massachusetts during the gale. Her master and mate died. Three crew members were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service and the Massachusetts Humane Society. Total loss.[331]
Lunet |  United States | Portland Gale: Carrying a cargo of coal, the 103-foot (31 m), 172-gross register ton four-masted schooner dragged her anchor during the gale and was wrecked on rocks just outside the reef on the west side of Tarpaulin Cove on Naushon Island off the coast of Massachusetts. Her wreck settled in up to 60 feet (18 m) of water at 41°27′54″N 070°45′18″W﻿ / ﻿41.46500°N 70.75500°W﻿ / 41.46500; -70.75500﻿ (Lunet). Her entire crew of seven perished.[335][336]
M. E. Eldredge |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard.[300]
Margaret J. Stanford |  United States | Portland Gale: The steamer went ashore on Prudence Island during the snowstorm. Refloated on 4 December and towed to Providence, Rhode Island for repairs.[337]
Mars Hill |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Marion Draper |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Mertis H Perry |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing schooner dragged anchor and was driven ashore two miles (3.2 km) north north west of the Brant Rock, Massachusetts Lifesaving Station in Massachusetts Bay and broke up during the gale. Five crewmen killed, nine survivors made it to shore.[338]
Montillo |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore at Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Mountain Laurel |  Canada | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Nancy Hanks |  United States | Portland Gale: The cat boat was swept ashore at Fourth Cliff, Massachusetts. Refloated on 19 May 1899.[305]
Narcissus |  Canada | Portland Gale: The schooner was lost at sea during the gale after leaving Boston, Massachusetts. crew rescued by Hiram Lowell ( United States).[339][340]
Nellie B. |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore, or swamped, at New Shoreham, Rhode Island during the gale and lost.[341]
Nellie Doe |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Nellie M. Slade |  United States | Portland Gale: The bark was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Newburgh |  United Kingdom | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at steamboat wharf, Vineyard Haven.[300]
Newell B. Hawes |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was driven ashore on east side of Davis Neck, Massachusetts during the gale. Five crew members were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service. Refloated on 4 December.[342][331]
Northern Home |  Canada | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
P. T. Willets |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Pentagoet |  United States | Portland Gale: The 128-foot (39 m), 332-gross register ton screw steamer sank during the gale somewhere off the Massachusetts coast. Her wreck has currently not been found. The entire crew of 18 was lost.[343][344]
Phantom |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing schooner went ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Crew saved.[17]
Pinafore |  United States | Portland Gale: The steamer sank at dock in the Isles of Shoals, Maine during the gale.[345]
Portland |  United States | Portland Gale: The 2,284-gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the gale in 460 feet (140 m) of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Massachusetts Bay, midway between Gloucester and Provincetown, with the loss of everyone on board, reported by a contemporary United States Government report as 63 crew members and 60 passengers but later believed to be between 175 and 245 people. The Portland Gale was named for her. Her wreck was identified in 2002 in what is now the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.[346][347]
Queen of the West |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was wrecked on Fletcher's Neck, Maine during the gale. Two crew members, and a dog, were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service. She broke up an hour after her crew was rescued.[309]
Quetay |  United Kingdom | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
R. H. Shannon |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Rebecca W. Huddell |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Reliance |  United States | Portland Gale: The catboat was swept ashore in Point O' Woods, New York during the gale. Refloated undamaged on 28 November.[308]
Renfrew |  Canada | Portland Gale: The schooner was wrecked off Hart's Isle, Canso during the gale.[348]
Rose Brothers |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore, or swamped, at New Shoreham, Rhode Island during the Gale and lost.[308]
Sadie Willcult |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Secret |  United States | Portland Gale: The catboat dragged anchor and was swept ashore at Cuttyhunk Harbor during the gale.[323]
Smeed |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner dragged anchor at New Shoreham, Rhode Island and was swept ashore during the gale. She was refloated on the next high tide.[323]
Sport |  United States | Portland Gale: The catboat dragged anchor and was swept ashore at Cuttyhunk Harbor during the gale.[323]
Starlight |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Stranger |  United States | Portland Gale: The catboat was swept ashore, or swamped, at New Shoreham, Rhode Island during the gale. Later saved.[308]
Success |  Canada | Portland Gale: The schooner was wrecked off Ferguson's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia during the gale. Two killed.[349]
Teddie |  United States | Portland Gale: The steamer sank at dock at New London, Connecticut during the snowstorm.[350]
Telegraph |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore at Cottage City on Martha's Vineyard. Lost with all hands.[300]
Terry |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
Timothy Field |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore at Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[300]
Unidentified sloop  |  United States | Portland Gale: The sloop swamped at dock at White Head, Maine during the gale. Raised after the storm passed.[308]
Valetta |  United Kingdom | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on "the point" in the harbor, Martha's Vineyard.[300]
Valora |  United States | Portland Gale: The steamer sank at dock at East Boston, Massachusetts during the gale. Raised and repaired.[351]
Venus |  United States | Portland Gale: The fishing Sloop went ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Crew saved.[17]
Vigilant |  United States | Portland Gale: The steamer was wrecked at Provincetown, Massachusetts during the gale. Total loss.[352]
Virginia |  United States | Portland Gale: The downeast lumberman was lost off Thompson Island.[314]
Wild Rose |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner went ashore at Cranberry Isles, Maine during the gale. Salvage work began 2 December and was she refloated on 5 December.[296]
Wildwood |  United States | The steamer struck a submerged piling at dock on a falling tide at Port Townsend, Washington and sank. Raised and repaired.[353]
William Penn |  United States | Portland Gale: The schooner was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard at Vineyard Haven.[299]
William Todd |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was sunk at Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard.[300]
William M. Wilson |  United States | The schooner sprung a leak and sank three miles (4.8 km) north north east of Wachapreague, Virginia. The crew were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service.[308]
Winnie Lawry |  United States | Portland Gale: The vessel was swept ashore on Martha's Vineyard, at Vineyard Haven.[300]

## December[edit]

### 3 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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City of Yonkers |  United States | The launch was damaged in a collision with Manhattan ( United States) in the East River. She was run aground at Wallabout, Brooklyn, but sank.[354]
L. W. Brown |  United States | The steamer sank in a gale in Lake Pontchartrain at the North East Bridge. Raised and repaired.[355]

### 5 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Thomas Booz |  United States | The schooner dragged anchor and stranded on the east side of Hooper's Island near Port Clyde, Maine. She was stripped and abandoned, a total loss.[356]
Vamoose |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked, breaking in two, on the north east coast of Block Island, Rhode Island in a gale. Her master and mate were killed, four crew members were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service and two made it to shore on their own.[357]

### 6 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Geo. B. Owen |  United States | The schooner's towline parted and she stranded on the east side of the Harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio in a heavy snowstorm. She was abandoned, a total loss. Six crew members, five men and a woman, were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service. Wreck abandoned to the insurance company.[358][359]

### 7 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Puritan |  United States | The schooner was beached at Assateague Beach, Virginia, after springing a leak in a gale at sea and being heavily damaged. Refloated on 15 December.[359]

### 8 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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J. N. Harbin |  United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank near Swan Lake, Arkansas in the Arkansas River. Later raised.[360]
Pioneer |  United States | The 25-ton sealing schooner was wrecked with the loss of all hands on the northern coast of Vancouver Island off the coast of British Columbia. First Nations residents found her wreckage and the skeletons of eight members of her crew in 1899.[33]

### 9 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Advance |  United States | The steamer sank when rammed by the tcebreaker Bulldozer ( United States) she was towing just above the Laughlin Bridge Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the Monongahela River. Raised and repaired.[361]
Black Ball No. 2 |  United States | The tow steamer was sunk by ice in the Chicago River. Total loss.[362]
Castalia |  United Kingdom | The hospital ship was struck by Barrowmore ( United Kingdom) while moored on Long Reach in the River Thames.

### 10 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Governor |  United States | The tug was sunk in a collision with Peter Cahill ( United States) four and a half miles (7.2 km) west south west of Rockaway Point. Seven crew members were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service and the barge Walter W. ( United States). Total loss.[363][364]
Little Lizzie |  United States | The schooner stranded on Norton's Island near White Head, Maine. She started to break up after pounding on the rocks and was abandoned after being stripped, a total loss. Two crew members were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service.[363]
Peter Cahill |  United States | The tug was in a collision with Governor ( United States) four and a half miles (7.2 km) west south west of Rockaway Point and ran aground on Rockaway Shoals. Eight crewmembers were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service and the barge Walter W. ( United States). Refloated on 16 December.[363][365]

### 11 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Bob Connell |  United States | The steamer was sunk by ice in the Allegheny River across the river from Thirteenth street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Raised and repaired.[366]
Ida |  Australia | The cutter was wrecked and broke up.[367]
Ida |  Spain | The steamer was wrecked.[368]

### 12 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Oresa |  United States | The fishing schooner went ashore on Goose Island, Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia during a thick snow storm, and was a total loss. Crew saved, rowing to the mainland in their dories, after spending the night on an island.[17]

### 13 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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John Howard |  United States | The steamer burned at Columbia, Louisiana. Total loss.[369]

### 14 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Joseph Curtis |  United States | The tug tilted to port, filled and sank in the Harlem River when her tow schooner Joseph Murray's ( United States) main sail caught a sudden strong gust of wind careening her to the point of upsetting the tug. The tug was later raised.[370]
Rescue No. 2 |  United States | The tow steamer burned in St. Louis Harbor. Total loss.[371]

### 15 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Brinkburn | Unknown  | The ship struck the Maiden Bower, Isles of Scilly in fog and sank, while bound for Le Havre from Galveston with cotton and cotton seed. Her crew of mainly lascars survived. An inspection of the wreck in 1966 found two other ships beneath her; one, Sussex, which sank in 1885 and an unknown warship.[89]
Geo. B. McClellan |  United States | The steamer burned to the waterline at dock in Michigan City, Indiana.[372]

### 17 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Martin Swain |  United States | The fishing steamer burned to the waterline at Rain's Dock in the Ste. Marie River. One fisherman was missing, presumed dead.[373][201]

### 21 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Oakland |  New South Wales | The passenger cargo ship ran aground on the bar at Ballina, New South Wales, Australia. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.

### 22 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Mayport |  United States | The steamer burned at Jacksonville, Florida.[374]
T. M. Moore |  United States | The steamer burned at dock at Grand Island, New York. Total loss.[375]

### 23 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Joys |  United States | The ship burned while at anchor in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal.[376]

### 24 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Osceola |  United States | The steamer struck an obstruction leaving Avenue Landing, Missouri, and sprung a leak. She was beached on a bar across the river, but sank in 26 feet (7.9 m) of water, a total loss.[377]

### 25 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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C. H. Woods |  United States | The sawmill steamer burned near Poseys Landing, Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.[378]

### 26 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Teche |  United States | The steamer struck an obstruction in the Mississippi River 55 miles (89 km) above New Orleans, Louisiana, then burned. Total loss.[379]

### 28 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Lakme |  United States | The steamer caught fire at sea and arrived at Astoria, Oregon on 26 December. On 28 December she was beached/scuttled.[380]
Saint Lawrence |  United States | The 41-gross register ton, 64.6-foot (19.7 m) fishing schooner was wrecked in a blinding snowstorm and heavy gale in Pybus Bay southwest of Brother Island (57°18′N 133°50′W﻿ / ﻿57.300°N 133.833°W﻿ / 57.300; -133.833﻿ (Brother Island)) in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The schooner North ( United States) rescued her entire crew of seven.[29]

### 29 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Glenavon |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked on the Linting Rock in the Sa Mun group off the coast of China with the loss of four lives.

### 31 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Lottie |  United States | The tow steamer caught fire off the Tulleytown, Pennsylvania Wharf and was beached. Burned to water's edge.[381]

### Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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HM Torpedo Boat 28 |  Royal Navy | The decommissioned TB 26-class torpedo boat was sunk as a target off Cape Town, South Africa, after stranding in July and being refloated.[148][382]

## Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1898  Ship | Country | Description

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Anita |  United States | The steamer was reported lost in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[22]
Arthur Kaye |  United States | The 70-foot (21 m) screw steamer burned to the waterline on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin sometime during the second half of 1898. Her steam engine and boiler were salvaged.[383]
Constantine |  United States | While under tow by the steamer Progresso ( United States), the river steamer broke loose and sank in the Gulf of Alaska 450 nautical miles (830 km; 520 mi) off Dixon Entrance on the border between the Territory of Alaska and British Columbia.[38]
Gouverneur-Generaal Loudon |  Netherlands | The mail steamer and excursion vessel was wrecked in the Flores Sea off the Tengga Batoe reef south of Selayar Island.
Lofthus |  Norway | The barque sank off Manalapan, Florida, United States.
Matinee |  United States | The 37-ton schooner was lost with all hands in the Aleutian Islands.[41]
Naro |  United States | The steamer was wrecked at Point Highfield (56°29′15″N 132°23′15″W﻿ / ﻿56.48750°N 132.38750°W﻿ / 56.48750; -132.38750﻿ (Point Highfield)) on the northern tip of Wrangell Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[104]
Ohio |  United States | The schooner broke free of her anchorage at Port Simpson, British Columbia, in a gale and went adrift, eventually being wrecked on a small uninhabited island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near the south end of Revillagigedo Channel. Her crew survived and was rescued by Alaskan Natives a week later.[384]
SMS S85 |  Imperial German Navy | The torpedo boat was stranded. She was raised, repaired, and returned to service.[385]
Saxon |  United Kingdom | The tug became disabled in the Bristol Channel and ran aground on Frenchman's Bank. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.[386]
Toledo |  United States | The steamer became water logged 25 miles south west of the Michigan Ship Canal in Lake Superior on either 29 September or 29 October. She was towed to shore at the entrance to the Canal where she broke up in a strong wind, a total loss. The remains of the wreck were blown up during widening of the Canal in 1935.[387][191]

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Ship events in 1898

Ship launches:  | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903
Ship commissionings:  | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903
Ship decommissionings:  | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903
Shipwrecks:  | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903