List of shipwrecks in June 1889

The list of shipwrecks in June 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1889.

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June 1889

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24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30
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## 1 June

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List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Kangaroo |  South Australia | The steamship was lost off, or in, the Brisbane River. Scrapped in situ.[1]
Ohio |  United States | The whaler was wrecked on the Alaskan coast.[2]

## 5 June

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List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Charlotte |  United Kingdom | The steamship with the steamship Manauense (Flag unknown) in the River Mersey and was beached at New Brighton, Cheshire. Charlotte was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Dublin.[3]

## 6 June

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List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Queen of Nations |  United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned off the mouth of the Kowie River. Her crew were rescued by the Kowie Lifeboat. Queen of Nations was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to New York, United States. She was towed in to East London, Eastern Cape by the steamship Clan Alpine ( United Kingdom).[4]
Zacharie |  France | The brig collided with a steamship and sank off the Cape Finisterre, Spain. Two of her crew were reported missing. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Virginia ( United Kingdom).[5]

## 7 June

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List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Hero |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Hartland Point, Devon. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Penrhyn, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire.[5]

## 8 June

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List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Moscor |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated.[6]

## 9 June

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List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Queen of Nations |  United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at East London, Cape Colony.[4]

## 11 June

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List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Harold, and
Toward |  United Kingdom | The steam collier Harold collided with the steamship Toward and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of one of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by Toward. Harold was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to the River Tyne. Toward was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon. She was severely damaged and put in to Southampton, Hampshire.[7][8]

## 13 June

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List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Alsace-Lorraine |  France | The tug was run into by Austin Friars ( United Kingdom) and sank at Cette, Hérault.[9]
David |  Russia | The schooner collided with the steamship Trave ( Germany) and sank in the English Channel. Her eight crew were rescued by Trave. .[9]
Grimsel |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs and resumed her voyage.[9]
Lenore |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground off Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[9]
O 25 |  Belgium | The fishing smack collided with the barque Marie ( Norway) and foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[10]

## 14 June

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List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Maria Casabona |  Sweden | The ship collided with a ferryboat at New York, United States and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New York to Stockholm. She put back to New York for repairs.[9]

## 15 June

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List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Ananda |  United Kingdom | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[10]
Monroe |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Whitton, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Goole, Yorkshire.[10]

## 18 June

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List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Grampus |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ardrossan.[11]
Rajore |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and towed in to Dundee.[11]
St. Mark |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on a reef off Cape Finisterre, Spain and foundered. Her 23 crew were rescued by Spanish fishing boats. She was on a voyage from Sardinia, Italy to Antwerp, Belgium.[12]
Wild Rose |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Bragança, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[11]

## 20 June

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List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Mary Jane Gregory |  United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the steamship Persian Prince ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. Mary Jane Gregory was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Stranraer, Wigtownshire.[13]
Palma |  Germany | The ship caught fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[13]

## 22 June

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List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Bleville |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Sadras, India. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Madras, India.[14]

## 24 June

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List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Cape Verde, and
Iolanthe |  United Kingdom | The ship Cape Verde collided with Iolanthe and sank in Hobson's Bay. Cape Verde' was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria.. Iolanthe was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne.[15][16]

## 25 June

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List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Jessie W. Knight |  United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision with the steamship Wm. R. McCabe ( United States) in Chesapeake Bay. Her captain, his wife, and one crewman killed.[17]

## 28 June

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List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Edward S. Webster |  United States | The schooner sank after striking a submerged rock at the entrance to Coal Harbor, District of Alaska (55°20′30″N 160°39′30″W﻿ / ﻿55.34167°N 160.65833°W﻿ / 55.34167; -160.65833﻿ (Coal Harbor)). Her twelve crew survived. She was later condemned, sold, and refloated.[18]

## 29 June

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List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Samuel and Emma |  United Kingdom | The fishing smack was run into and sunk by the steamship Mascotte (Flag unknown) 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the Leman and Ower Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Mascotte.[19]

## 30 June

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List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Adria |  Sweden | The ship ran aground at "Snackmor". She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[19]
William Armstrong |  United States | The ferry sank in the St. Lawrence River between Morristown, New York and Brockville, Ontario, Canada. One passenger was killed.[17]

## Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1889  Ship | State | Description

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Aeren, and
Rinde |  Norway
Imperial Russian Navy | The barque Aeren collided with the man-of-war Rinde at Cronstadt. Both vessels were severely damaged.[14]
Amy Dora | Flag unknown  | The steamship ran aground at Pensacola, Florida, United States. She was refloated on 11 June and resumed her voyage.[6]
Anna Christina |  | The ship was driven ashore at "Rosier", Quebec.[20]
Antelope |  United Kingdom | The ketch was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Colchester, Essex.[3]
Anton |  Germany | The schooner struck a rock at Natal, Brazil and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Macau to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[10]
Ascupart | Flag unknown  | The steamship was driven ashore near Santa Fé.[9]
Bilbao |  United Kingdom | The steamship collided with Zadne (Flag unknown) and was beached at Tilbury, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 23 June and taken in to Tilbury.[16]
Borghild | Flag unknown  | The ship was wrecked on Grindston Island, in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Brucklay Castle | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore on Sand Island, Alabama, United States.[11]
Cairuc | Flag unknown  | The ship sank at "Cularasi", Ottoman Empire.[9]
Cashmere |  United Kingdom | The barque caught fire at Manila, Spanish East Indies.[16]
Charles Morand |  United States | The steamship was driven ashore in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to New York. She was refloated and taken in to Long Key, Florida.[5]
Charles Sheffield | Flag unknown  | The steamship collided with the steamship North Star (flag unknown) and sank in Lake Superior. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Charles W. Oulton |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mary's.[16]
County of Carnarvon |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Valparaíso, Chile.[21] A lifeboat was found in Tākou Bay, but appeared to have drifted away from the ship, rather than having been used.[22]
Craigendoran |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Luleå, Sweden. She was later refloated.[16]
Emile |  France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Magdalen Islands. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Engineer |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Gandia, Spain to London.[11]
Helena |  United Kingdom | The steam launch foundered off Greencastle, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus to Belfast, County Antrim.[9]
Hartland |  United Kingdom | The tug ran aground and was beached near Garth Ferry, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[10]
Hereward |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Mante Hedmoso", near Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Her crew were rescued.[3]
John Pitcairn |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent.[13]
Katy |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Heiligholmen, Sweden. She was later refloated and taken in to Oskarshamn, Sweden.[13]
Laurenze |  Norway | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Vardø.[6]
Michigan |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Point Anconi, Nova Scotia She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5]
Morven |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Westra Finngrundet, in the Gulf of Bothnia. She was later refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Stockholm, Sweden in a leaky condition.[20]
Navarra | Flag unknown  | The steamship ran aground at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Birkenhead, Cheshire, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[3]
Nigel |  United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Falmouth, Cornwall. The fire was extinguished.[5]
Pomona |  United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Baracoa, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[10]
Salisbury |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Severn downstream of Sharpness, Gloucestershire. She was later refloated and taken in to Sharpness.[14]
Solferino |  Italy | The steamship was driven shore at Santa Marinella. She was later refloated.[10]
Staffa |  United Kingdom | The barque caught fire at sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[9]
Vindomora |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Stubben, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Copenhagen, Denmark.[14]
Westernland |  United States | The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt at Lillo, Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and completed her voyage.[19]
Winifred |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[23]
Ystava |  Norway | The barque was run into by the steamship Adelaide Lavarello ( Italy) and sank off Martín García Island, Uruguay.[11]
295 |  Romania | The lighter sank at Constanţa.[10]
Unnamed  | Flag unknown  | The steamship was lost off Lockeport, Nova Scotia.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Kangaroo (+1889)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
2. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32808\. London. 19 September 1889. col E, p. 4.
3. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32619\. London. 7 June 1889. col F, p. 6.
4. ^ a b "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 32752\. London. 16 July 1889. col C, p. 10.
5. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32622\. London. 11 June 1889. col F, p. 4.
6. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32623\. London. 12 June 1889. col D, p. 7.
7. ^ Renno, David (2004). Beachy Head Shipwrecks of the 19th Century. Sevenoaks: Amherst Publishing. p. 399\. ISBN 1 903637 20 1.
8. ^ "Collision in the Channel". The Times. No. 32624\. London. 13 June 1889. col F, p. 7.
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32626\. London. 15 June 1889. col D, p. 8.
10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32627\. London. 17 June 1889. col F, p. 10.
11. ^ a b c d e f g "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32629\. London. 19 June 1889. col F, p. 12.
12. ^ "Disaster At Sea". The Times. No. 32746\. London. 9 July 1889. col C, p. 11.
13. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32631\. London. 21 June 1889. col E, p. 10.
14. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32633\. London. 24 June 1889. col F, p. 10.
15. ^ "Collision at Melbourne". The Times. No. 32633\. London. 24 June 1889. col B, p. 6.
16. ^ a b c d e f "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32634\. London. 25 June 1889. col F, p. 10.
17. ^ a b "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1889". Columbia University. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
18. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)
19. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32740\. London. 2 July 1889. col C, p. 8.
20. ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32618\. London. 6 June 1889. col F, p. 11.
21. ^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 32825\. London. 9 October 1889. col B, p. 10.
22. ^ "The Hinemoa's visit to the Three Kings. New Zealand Herald". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 14 December 1889. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
23. ^ Benham, Hervey (1980). The Salvagers. Colchester: Essex County Newspapers Ltd. p. 198\. ISBN 00 950944 2 3.

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