List of shipwrecks in July 1886

The list of shipwrecks in July 1886 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1886.

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July 1886

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## 1 July

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List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Albert Edward |  United Kingdom | The steamship was holed and sank off Southend Pier, Essex. She was later refloated.[1]
John Bladworth |  United Kingdom | The steamship collided with th steamship Harton ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Salthouse, Norfolk. John Bladworth was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[1][2]

## 3 July

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List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Royal Edward |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was damaged in a hurricane and her crew abandoned her in the Atlantic Ocean (40°S 27°E﻿ / ﻿40°S 27°E﻿ / -40; 27) in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the barque Bellona ( Norway). Royal Edward was on a voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire to Melbourne, Victoria.[3][4]

## 4 July

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List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Richard Cory |  United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Lisbon, Portugal.[1] She was beached and scuttled to extinguish the fire.[5]

## 5 July

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List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Lincoln |  United Kingdom | The steamship struck the Runnelstone, Cornwall in thick fog and sank off St Loy's Cove. Her fourteen crew abandoned ship about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off St Loy's Cove and reached Penzance.[6][7] Lincolnwas on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[5]

## 6 July

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List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Ralph Ward Jackson |  United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Korsør, Denmark.[8]

## 7 July

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List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Cornelius |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[9]

## 8 July

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List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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May, and
Olivia |  Guernsey
Russia | The tug May and the schooner Olivia were run into by the barque Trowbridge ( United Kingdom at South Shields, County Durham and were both severely damaged.[9]
Milwaukee |  United States | The steam barge sank in Lake Michigan with the loss of a crew member after colliding in fog with the steam barge C. Hickox ( United States).[10]
Walter Ulrich |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the Thames Estuary off Higham, Kent.[9]

## 9 July

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List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Renown |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to Leith.[8]
Prince Alfred |  United Kingdom | The steam trawler sank off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 16 September and taken in to Stonehaven.[11]

## 14 July

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List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Blanca |  Spanish Navy | The Petronila-class frigate was involved in a serious accident on the Danish coast. Her crew were rescued.[12]

## 16 July

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List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Napoleon |  United States | The fishing boat sank off Norman's Woe.[13]
Prince of Wales |  United Kingdom | The steam tug sank after colliding with the ship Peterborough ( United Kingdom) off Botany Bay, New South Wales, with loss of two crew. Peterborough was towed into port by the steam tug Kate ( United Kingdom).[14]

## 18 July

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List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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HMS Belleisle |  Royal Navy | The Belleisle-class ironclad ran aground at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated.[15]

## 19 July

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List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Joe Hooker |  United States | The schooner was wrecked at Cape Macedome, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[13]

## 20 July

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List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Eadon |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Alsatian ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey.[16]
Pecheries Françaises No. 13 |  France | The sloop was driven ashore on the Epi-à-Pin, Seine-Inférieure and capsized.[16]

## 21 July

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List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Bear |  United Kingdom | The barge was run into by the steamship Penguin and sank in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. The lighterman on board was rescued.[16]

## 22 July

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List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Elvina |  United Kingdom | The ketch foundered off Linney Head, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Dunmore Head, County Kerry.[17]

## 30 July

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List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Clarissa |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Cardigan Bay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Mersey ( United Kingdom).[18]
Mersey |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran ashore in Cardigan Bay and was abandoned.[18]
Unnamed  |  United States | The yacht capsized off Sandy Hook, New Jersey with the loss of seven of the sixteen people on board.[19]

## 31 July

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List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Bloomer |  United States | The schooner sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Kennebunk, Maine. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Passport |  Canada | The steamship struck a dock at the east entrance to the Cornwall Canal and sank.[20]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1886  Ship | State | Description

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Anna |  Netherlands | The galiot ran aground. She was on a voyage from Groningen to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put back to Delfzijl, Groningen in a leaky condition.[8]
Arethusa |  Germany | The barque collided with another vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom. She put in to Helsingør, Denmark.[9]
Athena |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She subsequently broke up.[21]
Diligentia |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 July. Her crew were rescued by the barque India ( Norway). Diligentia was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Matane, Quebec, Canada.[22]
Fortuna |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Dundrum, County Down. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Dundrum.[16]
Gate City |  United States | The steamship was driven ashore in Tarpaulin Cove. She was later refloated.[21]
Havre |  France | The steamship put in to Aden, Aden Governorate on fire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to the East Indies and China.[22]
Indra |  India | The steamship sank in the Hooghly River upstream of Calcutta.[23]
James J. Dowsett, and
Moi Wahine | Flags unknown  | The steamship James J. Dowsett collided with the schooner Moi Wahine and sank in the Pacific Ocean. Moi Wahine was severely damaged. She put in to Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii.[22]
Kapiolani | Flag unknown  | The steamship sank off the mouth of the Pearl River.[22]
Leader |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost on a voyage from Warrenpoint, County Antrim to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[5]
Magellan |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Virgin, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated and taken in to Sandy Point, Chile in a leaky condition.[22]
Maiden |  United Kingdom | The pilot cutter was run down and sunk by the steamship Carl Rathkens ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[24]
Medway |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset. .[21]
Mercutio |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Stubben", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[9]
Minnie Carmichael |  United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Valparaíso. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States.[23]
Nicosian |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland.[16]
Prinz Albrecht |  Germany | The steamship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Tangier, Morocco.[25]
Sandnaes |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on Beaver Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew was rescued.[25]
Sophia Joakim |  United Kingdom | The barque sank at Penang, Straits Settlements. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Muscat, Oman.[5]
RMS Tagus |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Barra Falsa", Brazil. She was later refloated.[1]
Vega |  Norway | The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31803\. London. 5 July 1886. col F, p. 11.
2. ^ "Probate, Divorce, And Admiralty Division". The Times. No. 31830\. London. 5 August 1886. col F, p. 3.
3. ^ "The Ship Royal Edward Abandoned at Sea". Sydney Morning Herald. No. 15, 098. 14 August 1886. p. 15. Retrieved 16 September 2022 - via Trove.
4. ^ "The Loss of the Royal Edward". Liverpool Journal of Commerce. No. 7776\. 28 September 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 16 September 2022 - via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31804\. London. 6 July 1886. col F, p. 10.
6. ^ "Dive Sites. Mounts Bay to Lands End". UKDiving. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
7. ^ "Foundering of a steamer off Penberth". The Cornishman. No. 416\. 8 July 1886. p. 4.
8. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31808\. London. 10 July 1886. col D, p. 6.
9. ^ a b c d e f "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31807\. London. 9 July 1886. col E, p. 7.
10. ^ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1887". Government Printing Office. 1886. Retrieved 8 February 2020 - via Hathi Trust.
11. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31867\. London. 17 September 1886. col F, p. 5.
12. ^ "Accident to a Spanish Frigate". The Times. No. 31812\. London. 15 July 1886. col E, p. 5.
13. ^ a b c "1886". Out of Gloucester. R Sheedy. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
14. ^ "Sinking of the steam tug Prince of Wales". Sydney Morning Herald. No. 15074\. National Library of Australia. 17 July 1886. p. 13. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
15. ^ "Grounding of an Ironclad". The Times. No. 31816\. London. 20 July 1886. col E, p. 10.
16. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31818\. London. 22 July 1886. col F, p. 11.
17. ^ "Disaster At Sea". The Times. No. 31821\. London. 26 July 1886. col E, p. 6.
18. ^ a b "A Double Misfortune". The Cornishman. No. 420\. 5 August 1886. p. 6.
19. ^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 31827\. London. 2 August 1886. col E, p. 8.
20. ^ MacLeod, Jennifer; Hamilton, David, eds. (Winter 1999). "Marine News of 1886-1887" (PDF). Echo Soundings. II (4). Amherstberg, Ontario: Marsh Collection Society. ISSN 1480-6444. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
21. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31821\. London. 26 July 1886. col C, p. 12.
22. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31809\. London. 12 July 1886. col F, p. 7.
23. ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31805\. London. 7 July 1886. col F, p. 12.
24. ^ Benham, Hervey (1980). The Salvagers. Colchester: Essex County Newspapers Ltd. p. 197\. ISBN 00 950944 2 3.
25. ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31827\. London. 2 August 1886. col F, p. 8.

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