List of shipwrecks in May 1884

The list of shipwrecks in May 1884 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1884.

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May 1884

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## 1 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Denia |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of smacks and resumed her voyage.[1]
Matilde |  Sweden | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Svaneke, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[1]
Seslin |  United States | The schooner was wrecked on a rock near Howkan, Long Island, Territory of Alaska (54°52′15″N 132°48′05″W﻿ / ﻿54.87083°N 132.80139°W﻿ / 54.87083; -132.80139﻿ (Howkan)). Her three crew survived.[2]

## 3 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Jane M'Call |  United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the pier at Maryport, Cumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Strangford River to Maryport.[3]
Kate Sancton |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of St. Bees Head, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.[3]
Nevada, and
Romano |  United Kingdom | The steamship Romano collided with the steamship Nevada and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Nevada. Romano was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Nevada was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool. She was severely damaged and put in to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony on 6 May.[4]
Thetis |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Brian Island".[5]

## 4 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Tim Whiffler |  United Kingdom | The barge foundered off Ryde, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued.[3]

## 5 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Magellanes |  Spain | The steamship was driven ashore at Barcelona. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Barcelona.[3]
Riversdale |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Point Divi, India.[3]

## 6 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Northwest Lightship |  Trinity House | The lightship was run into by the steamship Corso ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged.[6]
Onega |  Russia | The steamship ran aground on the London Chest, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg.[7]

## 8 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Gelderland |  United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies She put back to Suez, Khedivate of Egypt, where she arrived on 12 May. Her passengers were transferred to Bertha (Flag unknown).[8]
City of Portland |  United States | The passenger ship, a paddle steamer, struck Northwest Ledge, off Owls Head, Maine (44°02′56″N 069°02′54″W﻿ / ﻿44.04889°N 69.04833°W﻿ / 44.04889; -69.04833﻿ (City of Portland)), and sank without loss of life in up to 40 feet (12 m) of water.[9]

## 9 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Constance |  United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak and foundered off Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Old Harbour, Jamaica to Goole, Yorkshire.[10][11]
Georgina |  United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship Vale of Calder ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Shannon. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Regina |  Norway | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gnisvärde, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Ljusne, Sweden.[6] She was later refloated and towed in to Visby, Gotland.[8]

## 10 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Cormorant, and
George Bewley |  United Kingdom | The barque George Bewley was run into by the steamship Cormorant and sank off the Tuskar Rock with the loss of three of her crew. George Bewley was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a port in Chile. Cormorant was severely damaged at the bow. Her 22 passengers were taken off by the steamship Avoca ( United Kingdom). Cormorant was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool. She put in to Rosslare Bay where temporary repairs were made. She then put in to Kingstown, County Dublin.[12][13]
J.S. Seaverns |  United States | The steamship sank in Lake Superior at Michipicoten, Ontario, Canada with no loss of life. Her wreck was discovered in 2016.

## 11 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Mercia |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Bakari". She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to New York, United States. She was refloated with assistance and put in to Patras, Greece.[8]
Syria |  United Kingdom | The wreck of SyriaThe sailing ship ran aground on the Nasili Reef off the Fiji Islands with the loss of 59 lives from her 497 passengers, plus her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Suva, Fiji Islands.
Tunstall |  Canada | The steamship was holed by ice and foundered in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (46°30′N 62°54′W﻿ / ﻿46.500°N 62.900°W﻿ / 46.500; -62.900). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec.[13][14][15]

## 12 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Dagmar |  Sweden | The brig ran aground at Barranquilla, United States of Colombia and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Barranquilla.[16]

## 14 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Catherine and Alice |  United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off St. Albans Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Nefyn, Caernarfonshire. She was towed in to Weymouth, Dorset by the schooner William Martyn ( United Kingdom).[15]
St. Olaf |  Norway | The brigantine capsized in Colwyn Bay and drifted ashore at Rhyl, Denbighshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to Connah's Quay, Flintshire.[15]

## 15 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Athanasios Vagliamos |  Greece | The ship was driven ashore on rocks just above Port Gaverne, Cornwall. Her three crew took to the boat and landed safely ashore. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Italy.[17]
Ilyrian |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked on Cape Clear Island, County Cork. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[18][10]

## 17 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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xxxx |  United Kingdom | The ship .[19]

## 18 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Catherine and Alice |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off St Alban's Bay. She was subsequently towed in to port as a derelict. Her captain was found guilty at Liverpool sessions of "... neglecting to take measures to avert the loss of his vessel." He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.[20]
Cupido |  Sweden | The brigantine capsized off Skye, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Malmö to Campbeltown, Argyllshire, United Kingdom.[21]

## 19 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Felicia, and
Northern Star |  Germany
United Kingdom | The steamships collided off Bornholm, Denmark. Northern Star sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to an Englis port. Felicia was severely damaged at the bow. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Cronstadt, Russia. She put in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[19]
Retriever |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on the north of Santorini, Greece and was severely damaged.[19] She was declared a total loss[22]

## 22 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Castalia |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to New York, United States.[21]

## 23 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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''Brothers,
Flower of Portsoy,
Mary Ann, and
Velocity |  United Kingdom | The ships collided in the River Mersey and were all damaged; Flower of Portsoy and Mary Ann severely.[16]
Unnamed  | Flag unknown  | The derelict schooner was driven ashore in a capsized condition on the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom.[23]

## 24 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Askalon |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off "Cape Romania".[16] She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and taken into a port for a survey.[22]
Mourino |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on the south point of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Oskarshamn, Sweden.[16]
Penelope |  United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the steamship Princess Alice ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Buchan Ness Lighthouse, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[24]
Petrel, and an
unnamed vessel  |  United Kingdom | The schooner Petrel collided with a Mersey Flat off Seacombe, Cheshire. Both vessels sank. Their crews were rescued.[16]

## 26 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Daring, and
Skeellings | Flags unknown  | The schooner Daring collided with the steamshipSkeellings and both vessels sank off the Chicken Rock, Isle of Man. The captain and two of the crew of Daring drowned.[25]

## 27 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Constance |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Avon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[26]
Daring |  United Kingdom | The schooner was run down and sunk off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by Brothers ( United Kingdom).[24]
Eleanor and Jane |  United Kingdom | The schooner struck a sunken rock and foundered off the mouth of the River Yealm. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Hamburg, Germany.[22]
Unnamed  | Flag unknown  | The schooner ran aground on the Brook Ledge, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[22]

## 28 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Progress |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat was run into by the steamship Renpor ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey.[26]

## 29 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Delabole |  United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the barque Caspar ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Bristol Channel off the Bull Point Lighthouse, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Caspar. Delabole was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Caen, Calvados, France.[27]
Doktor Witte |  Germany | The brig was driven ashore at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[27]
Posang |  China | The steamship ran aground in the Fisherman's Group. Her passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Shanghai.[27] She was abandoned as a total loss.[28]

## 30 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Westminster |  United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Nerissa ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Mouse Sand. Her crew were rescued by Nerissa.[29]

## Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1884  Ship | State | Description

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Albertha |  Netherlands | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Sunbeam ( United Kingdom), which put four of her crew aboard. They took Albertha in to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[26]
Anna Carolina |  Germany | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kuresaare, Russia. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland.[16]
Aspirant |  United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Lemon and Ower Sands, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Nentwater ( United Kingdom). Aspirant was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Aspinwall, United States of Colombia.[13]
Boskenna Bay | Flag unknown  | The steamship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Antwerp, Belgium. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]
Bulli |  New South Wales | The steamship was driven ashore at Paternoster Point, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Adelaide, South Australia. She was declared a total loss.[6][30]
Denderah |  Germany | The steamship collided with the steamship SS Rio ( Germany) and sank at São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands. All on board were rescued. Denderah was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[15]
Doris |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Balanga", Africa before 11 May. Her crew were rescued.[13]
D. W. Pickering |  United Kingdom | The ship struck the Harry Furlong Rocks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey. She consequently foundered off The Skerries, Anglesey. Her crew survived.[15]
Gothenburg City |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Sproge, Gotland, Sweden. She was on her maiden voyage, from Hartlepool, County Durham to Stockholm, Sweden.[3]
Grassendale |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from New York, United States for Shanghai, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 32 crew.[31]
Hero |  Russia | The barque ran aground at Gibraltar.[3] She was refloated.[7]
Elsa |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Romsø, Denmark.[7] She was later refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a waterlogged condition.[8]
Giulia Anna |  Italy | The barque was wrecked at Cape Palos, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[16]
Harbinger |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Couva, Trinidad.[29]
J. P. Taylor |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Whitburn Steel Rocks. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to the River Tyne. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to the River Tyne.[16]
Knight Templar |  United Kingdom | The tug collided with the steamship El Dorado ( United Kingdom) and sank at Blyth, Northumberland.[23]
L. H. de Veber |  Canada | The barque ran aground on the Lereher Rock. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Avonmouth, Somerset, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in a leaky condition.[22]
Nebo |  United Kingdom | The steamship struck the Aliwal Rock and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Natal Colony.[32]
Orion |  Austria-Hungary | The steamship was damaged by fire at Hong Kong.[23]
Pendle Hill |  United Kingdom | The brig was reported to have been wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Mackay, Queensland to Sydney, New South Wales.[29] She was refloated in late June and towed in to Hong Kong.[33]
Pony |  Germany | The tug was run into by the steamship Paola ( Germany) at Swinemünde and sank.[8]
Ravenscliffe |  United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Doboy, Georgia, United States.[34]
Rio Branco |  Brazil | The steamship was wrecked. All on board were rescued.[16]
River Lagan |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Ventspils, Russia to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[16]
Senorine |  France | The brig was lost on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of 62 lives.[35]
Stolzenfels |  Germany | The steamship was run into by the steamship Canton ( United Kingdom) at Saigon, French Indo-China and sank.[12] All on board were rescued.[15]
William Symington |  United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at A Coruña, Spain. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[16]
Unnamed  |  United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy ran aground on the Nore.[22]

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