List of shipwrecks in December 1887

The list of shipwrecks in December 1887 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1887.

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December 1887

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## 1 December

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List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Atahualpa |  United Kingdom | The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Coquimbo, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, reported missing.[1]
Frank Wilson |  Germany | The ship departed from Pernambuco, Brazil for Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[1]

## 2 December

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List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Beatrice |  United Kingdom | The trow sank at Bristol, Gloucestershire.[2]
Catherine |  United Kingdom | The barque collided with the steamship Clyde ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Clyde.[3]
Cecilia Rio Grandense |  Spain | The brig was wrecked at Ambergris Cay, north of the Abaco Islands, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to Barcelona, Spain with sugar and rum.[4][5]
Charles |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Boulder Bank, in the English Channel off Rye, Sussex. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack.[2]
Judith |  Portugal | The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (35°00′N 13°50′W﻿ / ﻿35.000°N 13.833°W﻿ / 35.000; -13.833). Her crew of nine were rescued by the barque Strauss ( Norway) and landed at Falmouth, Cornwall. Judith was on a voyage from Pará, Brazil to São Miguel Island, Azores.[6][4][7]
Sophia |  United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked in Loch Eribol.[8]

## 3 December

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List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Seaton |  United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Argo ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew.[9]

## 4 December

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List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Lorne |  United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the east coast of Hainan, China with the loss of four lives from about 70 people on board. Two people were reported missing.[10][11] She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Hong Kong.[12]

## 6 December

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List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Donegal |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States for Trieste. No further trace, reported missing.[1]
Kalmia | Flag unknown  | The ship departed from Oporto, Portugal for the Newfoundland Colony. No further trace, reported overdue.[1]
Ludwig |  Germany | The ship departed from Savannah for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[1]
Mary Jane |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat sank at Liverpool.[13]

## 7 December

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List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Ethel |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Sheep Island, Argyllshire.[13] She was refloated on 12 December and towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[14]
San Vincente |  United States | The steamship caught fire and sank off Pigeon Point, 45 nautical miles (83 km) south of San Francisco, California. Eleven crew, who abandoned ship in a lifeboat, drowned. Her captain and second mate were taken off by a boat from Queen of the Pacific ( United States).[15]

## 9 December

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List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Unnamed  |  United Kingdom | A fishing smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Roveyhead, Shetland Islands. Her crew survived.[16]
Unnamed  |  United Kingdom | A fishing smack foundered 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Shetland Islands with the loss of all four crew.[16]
Unnamed  |  United Kingdom | A fishing yawl foundered off the Orkney Islands with the loss of all three crew.[16]

## 10 December

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List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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John |  United Kingdom | The barge was run into by the steamship Earl Percy ( United Kingdom) and sank at Deptford, Kent.[14]
Lizzie Perry |  Canada | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbados. She was on a voyage from Port Eads, Louisiana, United States to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14][17]
Tyne Queen |  United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the smack Lena ( United Kingdom). Tyne Queen was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Copenhagen, Denmark.[6]

## 11 December

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List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Albion |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Lambay Island, County Dublin and was severely damaged. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork.[14]

## 12 December

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List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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A.B.C.D. |  United Kingdom | The Thames barge was driven ashore at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Harwich, Essex.[6]
Brighouse |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Seven Stones Reef, Cornwall and sank. Her fifteen crew took to the lifeboats and reached theSevenstones Lightship ( Trinity House), from where they were rescued a fortnight later by the steamship Alert ( Trinity House). Brighouse was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[18][19]
Cliff |  United Kingdom | The Thames barge was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex.[20]
Huntsman |  United Kingdom | The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Walton-on-the-Naze. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Iris |  United Kingdom | The smack was run into by the steamship Kenley ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Kenley.[6]
Juliana |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hastings, Sussex.[6]
Lufra |  Norway | The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Genoa, Italy. No further trace, reported overdue.[21]
Ohio | Flag unknown  | The steamship ran aground in the Zuidergat. She was refloated.[6]
Philanthropist |  United Kingdom | The schooner was damaged by fire at "Pinsend".[6]

## 13 December

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List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Bee |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Hythe, Kent.[6]
City of Perth |  United Kingdom | The schooner collided with Rusoer ( Norway) in the River Mersey and was abandoned with the loss of one life. City of Perth was on a voyage from Coleraine, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was subsequently towed in to Liverpool by the tug Storm Cock ( United Kingdom).[6]
Resolve |  United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat. Resolve was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[6]

## 14 December

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List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Brighouse |  United Kingdom | The steamship was sighted off the Longships, Cornwall whilst on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all sixteen crew; a lifeboat washed up a St. Ives, Cornwall on 16 December.[22]
Lizzie Ella |  United States | The sloop was lost in the Gulf of Mexico whilst on a fishing trip to the "Snapper Banks".[23]
Peregrine White |  United States | The fishing schooner was wrecked at Hermitage Bay, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[24]
Sancho |  United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off St. Helen's, Isle of Wight whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne to Bonanza, Spain. No further trace, reported missing.[25]

## 15 December

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List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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James |  United Kingdom | The barge was run down and sunk at Deptford, Kent by the steamship Rainbow ( United Kingdom).[4]

## 17 December

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List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Alice Fisher |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Crosby Channel in the Mersey Estuary.[26]
Elizabeth Dawson |  Sweden | The schooner foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Toledo ( United Kingdom). Elizabeth Dawson was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland.[19]
Orion |  United Kingdom | The brigantine became stranded on the breakwater at Plymouth, Devon and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Teignmouth, Devon.[27]

## 18 December

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List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Grace L. Fears |  United States | The fishing schooner was lost in a storm.[24]
Hjemlos |  Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Cymran", Anglesey, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Rhoscolyn Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom to Grimstadt.[27]

## 19 December

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List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Forest |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Mervion at Bilbao, Spain.[27] She subsequently became a wreck.[28]

## 20 December

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List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Enterprise |  United Kingdom | The ketch was run into by the steamship Raleigh ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames near Erith, Kent. She was refloated the next day.[28]
Pembroke Castle |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Thunderbolt Reef, off the mouth of the Shark River, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth. She was refloated and put back to Cape Town in a leaky condition.[29]

## 21 December

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List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Flora |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in the Thames Estuary near Higham, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[28]
Merchant Prince |  United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Bremerhaven, Germany.[28]
Pembroke Castle |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Cape Recife, Cape Colony.[19]
Phönix |  Denmark | The schooner was run into by the steamship Galvanic ( United Kingdom) at London. She was beached with assistance from the tug Britannia ( United Kingdom) but consequently sank.[28]

## 22 December

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List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Friedeburg |  United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to a British port. No further trace, reported missing.[1]
Glenavon |  United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Astoria, Oregon, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, reported missing.[1]
Louise |  United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground and sank off Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Le Hourdel, Somme.[30]
Peconic |  United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[30]

## 23 December

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List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Lively |  United Kingdom | The lighter caught fire and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued by the tug Flying Scotchman ( United Kingdom), which was towing Lively from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[31]
Newcastle City |  United Kingdom | The steamship struck a shoal in the Nantucket Shoals, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. She sank within sight of the Nantucket Lightship ( United States Lighthouse Board). All 27 people on board reached the lightship in two lifeboats. They were rescued on 7 January 1888. Newcastle City was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York, United States. Divers discovered her wreck in 2008 in 100 feet (30 m) of water at 40°37′N 069°37′W﻿ / ﻿40.617°N 69.617°W﻿ / 40.617; -69.617﻿ (Newcastle City).[32][33]
Roelas |  Spain | The steamship was run into by the steamship Cascapedia ( United Kingdom) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the tug Sailor Prince ( United Kingdom).[30][31]
Strathnairn |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[34]

## 24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Algitha |  United Kingdom | The steamship departed from the River Tyne for Savona, Italy. No further trace, reported missing,[35] presumed foundered with the loss of all 23 crew.[36]
Nellie Martin |  United States | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on rocks at the south end of Douglas Island, District of Alaska. Both crew survived. She was on a voyage from Juneau to Shakan, District of Alaska.[37]
Union |  Germany | The steamship caught fire in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Four of her ten crew were rescued by the steamship Allerwash ( United Kingdom). Union was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was towed in to Bridlington, Yorkshire by Allerwash.[34] She was subsequently towed in to Hull, Yorkshire on 27 December.[38]

## 25 December

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List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Chibine |  Egypt | The steamship ran aground at Suakin. She was on a voyage from Suakin to Aden, Aden Governorate. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[39]
Darien |  United Kingdom | The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Livorno, Italy. No further trace, reported missing.[35]
Delveti Dubrovacki |  Austria-Hungary | The barque collided with the steamship Pathan ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the fourteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by Pathan. Delveti Dubrovacki was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Demerara, British Honduras.[20][40]
Granton |  United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Vivo ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex and was beached. Granton was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to London.[34] She was refloated on 27 December and taken in to Deptford, Kent.[41]
Hilding |  Sweden | The steamship was driven ashore north of Söderhamn.[38][42][43]

## 26 December

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List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Climax |  United Kingdom | The schooner sank in the Swillies.[38]
Lord Collingwood |  United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Gibraltar whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne to Savona, Italy. No further trace, reported missing,[35] presumed foundered with the loss of all 45 crew.[36]
25 unnamed vessels  | Flags unknown  | The ships were driven shore and wrecked in the Gulf of Patras.[44]

## 27 December

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List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Demerara |  United Kingdom | The steamship was sighted 200 nautical miles (370 km) south of the Isles of Scilly whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar. No further trace, reported overdue.[45]

## 29 December

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List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Maud |  United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Black Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) south of Sulina, Romania with the loss of six of her eighteen crew. Survivors took to a boat; they were rescued three days later by the barque Theodora ( Greece). Maud was on a voyage from Sulina to Gibraltar.[46][47][48][49]

## 30 December

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List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Kaieteur |  United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Hecla ( United Kingdom). Kaieteur was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, Italy to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[50]

## 31 December

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List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Henry and Richard |  United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (32°46′N 77°34′W﻿ / ﻿32.767°N 77.567°W﻿ / 32.767; -77.567). All fourteen people on board were rescued by the steamship Timor (Flag unknown). Henry and Richard was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Martinique.[51]
Lancaster |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Shab Ali Reef, in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India.[52]
Lombardian, and
Uganda |  United Kingdom | The barque Lombardian ran into the steamship Uganda and capsized at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire and capsized. Uganda was severely damaged.[53]

## Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1887  Ship | State | Description

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Aeron Queen |  United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Swan Island.[4]
Agnes |  United Kingdom | The ship sank in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated on 18 December and beached at Mucking, Essex.[27]
Alejandro |  Spain | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Bahia Blanca, Brazil.[41]
Ardgay |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Balangan, Netherlands East Indies.[28] She was abandoned as a total loss.[30]
Bear |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Craigmore Rocks, in the Firth of Forth and sank. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[34]
Ciscar |  Spain | The steamship arrived at Gijón from Hamburg, Germany on fire. She was scuttled.[27]
Clapeyron |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated on 1 January 1888.[53]
Climax |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Britannia Rock, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey. She floated off and came ashore on Anglesey.[41]
Dauntless |  United Kingdom | The steamship struck the pier and sank at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands and sank.[27]
Dowlais |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Danube 25 nautical miles (46 km) from its mouth.[41] She was refloated.[38]
Ecossaise |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gijón, Spain.[4]
Edouard Raoul |  France | The barque was wrecked at Sulina, Brazil. All on board were rescued.[54]
Edvidge |  Austria-Hungary | The barque was destroyed by fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]
Firm |  Norway | The brigantine was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[38]
Flamingo |  Norway | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued.[41] She was refloated and taken in to Trouville-sur-Mer in a severely leaky condition.[38]
Florence J. Henderson |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[8]
Henriette | Flag unknown  | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada to Martinique.[6]
James Wilkie |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stavanger, Norway.[2]
Johanna |  United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire at sea with the loss of eight of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Carleton (Flag unknown). Johanna was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Iquique, Chile.[55]
Italia |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the River Tees at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Belfast, County Antrim.[34]
Jehu |  United Kingdom | The schooner collided with Recepta ( United Kingdom) 15 nautical miles (28 km) south east of Whitby, Yorkshire. Jehu was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exmouth, Devon. She was assisted in to Whitby, where she sank.[54]
Jessmore |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Romania to Antwerp. She subsequently sank.[6]
J. L. B. |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Cape Ball".[28]
John Ray |  United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[14]
Jura |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Madeira.[14]
Lady Tyler |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis.[14]
Lanoy |  United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Navassa Island to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to Kingston, Jamaica.[8]
Libero |  Austria-Hungary | The barque was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Savona, Italy.[30]
Lord Charlemont |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Yangon River.[14] She was later refloated and taken in to Rangoon, Burma.[54]
Machin |  Spain | The steamship was driven ashore and damage at Point Ajó, near Cartagena.[14]
Marie |  United States | The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint Martin's. She was refloated and put back to New York in a leaky condition.[28]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The smack was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Saxon Prince ( United Kingdom). Mary was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[27]
Mary Evans |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Santos, Brazil. Her crew survived.[53]
Mary Sinclair |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Passage West, County Cork.[8]
Mereo |  Germany | The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Selero", Denmark.[27] She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Flensburg. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark.[30]
Neptune |  Sweden | The barque was abandoned at sea. She was discovered by the steamship Bilbao ( Spain), which towed her in to Cartagena, Spain.[8]
Ocean |  Norway | The barque ran aground in the Castletown River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom.[2]
Paolina |  Norway | The schooner was wrecked on Cape Sacheve, Finistèrre, France. She was on a voyage from Portimão, Portugal to Antwerp.[14]
Penelope |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on Sondre Rosse, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Riga, Russia.[34]
Planet |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at the Coal House Fort, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp.[54]
Pluto |  Germany | The full-rigged ship was run down and sunk in the Elbe by the steamship Carl Woermann ( Germany).[13]
Presto |  Sweden | The brig foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Karlshamn.[28]
Prima |  Denmark | The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned off Öland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Vesta ( Sweden). Prima was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Copenhagen.[8] She subsequently came ashore at "Torsnas", Öland.[56]
Prima Donna |  France | The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Rebecca |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Dunwich, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Plymouth, Devon.[6]
Renown |  Germany | The barque sank off Den Helder, North Holland with the loss of five of her 30 crew. Survivors were rescued by a lifeboat between 9 and 12 December.
R. F. Matthews |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran ashore on the north coast of Anholt, Denmark.[41]
Riberia |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sandwich, Kent.[2]
Rosa Bianchi |  Italy | The barque struck a rock and was wrecked at "Tjiparage", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew survived.[13][56]
San Luigi |  Italy | The ship was wrecked at Cape Palos, Spain with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Civita Vecchia to Alicante, Spain.[10]
Scotland |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Seagirt, Maryland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[27]
Sebulon |  Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from Minatitlán, Mexico to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[56]
Septima | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore on Pulo Obi, French Indo-China. She was refloated and taken in to Saigon, French Indo-China in a leaky condition.[8]
Skyro |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
Smiling Morn |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Dimlington, Yorkshire. Five of her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[30]
Star of Peace |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Amble, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[34]
Stjernen |  Norway | The schooner was lost at Rive de Sella, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Stockholm City |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Barking, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Boston.[34]
Transfear |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Nore.[6]
Vibilia |  United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to New York. She was refloated.[34]
Volunteer |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Donaghadee. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[38]
Wasp |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Stockpool Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Wetherby |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Ketelplaat, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Colón, Colombia.[28]
Will Dawn |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore near Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[38]
HMS Wrangler |  Royal Navy | The Banterer-class gunboat was severely damaged in a hurricane. She put in to the Turks Islands on 7 December.[57]
York City |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Salvo Reef, off Gotland, Sweden and sank. Her crew were rescued.[30][34]
Unnamed  | Flag unknown  | A schooner caught fire off the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were believed to have survived.[22]
Unnamed  |  Haiti | A schooner capsized in a hurricane off Cap-Haïtien between 6 and 8 December with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[57]
Unnamed  |  United Kingdom | A schooner capsized in a hurricane with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[42]

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Ship launches|

* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892

Ship commissionings|

* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892

Ship decommissionings|

* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892

Shipwrecks|

* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892

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Shipwrecks 1880–89, by month

1880|

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* Unknown date

1881|

* Jan
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* Aug
* Sep
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* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1882|

* Jan
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* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1883|

* Jan
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* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1884|

* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1885|

* Jan
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* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1886|

* Jan
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* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
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* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1887|

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* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
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* Nov
* Dec
* Unknown date

1888|

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* Sep
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* Dec
* Unknown date

1889|

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* Jul
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* Unknown date

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