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List of shipwrecks in 1884

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

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1884
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Unknown date

January[]

18 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1884
Ship Country Description
City of Columbus US flag 38 stars United States
City-of-columbus2

USRC Dexter (left) aiding the wrecked City of Columbus (right).

The passenger steamer was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean off the Gay Head Cliffs in Aquinnah, Massachusetts, with the loss of 103 lives. The 29 survivors were rescued by two boats launched from shore by Wampanoags and by the revenue cutter USRC Dexter (Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1868) United States Revenue Cutter Service).

26 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1884
Ship Country Description
Cviet Flag of Austria-Hungary 1869-1918 Austria-Hungary The 381-ton barque of Ragusa was deliberately run aground, 300 meters (328 yards) east of Porthleven harbour, Cornwall, England, during a severe gale in an attempt to save the lives of the crew. Six hundred tons of logs were salvaged; three of the crew lost their lives.[1]

27 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1884
Ship Country Description
G D T Canada Canada The brigantine was driven ashore in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands, and was wrecked.[2]
Goefredo Flag of Portugal Portugal The steamship, formerly the White Star Line ocean liner Belgic, ran aground off Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. She was refloated and sent to Liverpool, England, for repairs.

February[]

10 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1884
Ship Country Description
Alexandra Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner foundered off Cardingan. Her four crew were rescued by the lifeboat Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare (Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was on a voyage from Porthmadog, Merionethshire, Wales to Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.[3]

11 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1884
Ship Country Description
Advance Flag of New South Wales New South Wales The schooner ran aground in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, and was wrecked.

12 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1884
Ship Country Description
Samuel Norge-Unionsflagg-1844 Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked east of Worms Head, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, to Santos, Brazil.[4][4]

26 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1884
Ship Country Description
Goefredo Flag of Portugal Portugal The steamship, formerly the White Star Line ocean liner Belgic, had undergone repairs at Liverpool, England, due to an earlier incident, but while leaving the port, bound for Havana, Cuba, she ran onto Burbo Bank at the mouth of the River Mersey and was wrecked.

March[]

2 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1884
Ship Country Description
Pizarro Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The barque was sighted off Gabo Island, Victoria. Subsequently foundered off the coast of Queensland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumberland to Cooktown, Queensland.[5]

April[]

1 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1884
Ship Country Description
Herald Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The paddle steamer sank off North Head, Sydney Harbor, New South Wales, Australia, after suffering a burst boiler. Both men aboard escaped safely in one of her boats.

3 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1884
Ship Country Description
Daniel Steinmann Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The steamer ran aground on the Madrock Shoal, off Sambro Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, with the loss of 121 of the 130 passengers and crew.[6]

May[]

10 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1884
Ship Country Description
J.S. Seaverns Flag of the United States United States The screw steamer sank in Lake Superior at Michipicoten, Ontario, Canada, with no loss of life. Her wreck was discovered in 2016.

15 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1884
Ship Country Description
Ilyrian Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The cargo ship was wrecked on Cape Clear Island, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[7]

18 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1884
Ship Country Description
Syria Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
File:Syriawreck.jpg

The wreck of Syria.

The sailing ship ran aground on the Nasili Reef off Fiji with the loss of 59 lives.

July[]

10 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1884
Ship Country Description
Gravina Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931) Spanish Navy The Velasco-class unprotected cruiser sank in a typhoon north of Luzon in the Spanish East Indies.

27 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1884
Ship Country Description
John M. Osborn US flag 38 stars United States The wooden screw steamer sank with the loss of three lives 6 miles (9.7 km) west-northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior after she was rammed by the steamer Alberta Canada Canada.[8]

August[]

23 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1884
Ship Country Description
Yangwu China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889 Imperial Chinese Navy
Sunken Yangwu

Yangwu

Sino-French War, Battle of Fuzhou: The corvette exploded and sank in the Min River at Foochow (now Fuzhou) after being attacked successfully by a French Navy torpedo boat with a spar torpedo.

September[]

7 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1884
Ship Country Description
Ellen Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The smack foundered off Cardigan. Three people were rescued by the lifeboat Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare (Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[3]
Unda Norge-Unionsflagg-1844 Norway The brigantine foundered of Cardigan. Her six crew were rescued by the lifeboat Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare (Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[3]

9-10 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1884
Ship Country Description
Fenella Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Fenella pictured aground at the Menai Bridge (1884)

Fenella aground.

The screw steamer struck a rock in the Menai Strait, grounded, refloated, collided with Prince Arthur (flag unknown), then grounded again near the Menai Bridge on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales, without loss of life. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.

13 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1884
Ship Country Description
Unidentified brig Flag unknown The brig was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef between Cornwall, England, and the Isles of Scilly.[9]

22 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1884
Ship Country Description
HMS Wasp Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy The Banterer-class screw gunboat ran aground off Tory Island, Ireland, and sank with the loss of 52 lives.
Welsh Prince Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The steamship was disabled and ran aground when a rope became entangled around her propeller at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. Her passengers were taken off by the lifeboat William James Holt (Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Welsh Prince was subsequently refloated and returned to service.[4]

October[]

24 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1884
Ship Country Description
Christina Nilsson US flag 38 stars United States The schooner struck a reef and sank in Lake Michigan off Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, during a blizzard.

November[]

19 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1884
Ship Country Description
Silentium Swedish norwegian union flag Sweden The steamship collided with the steamer Pennland (Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium) off the Goodwin Sands, in the English Channel and sank.[2]

22 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1884
Ship Country Description
Chandler J. Wells US flag 38 stars United States The schooner ran aground in Lake Michigan off Whiskey Island, Michigan.[citation needed]

December[]

20 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1884
Ship Country Description
Echo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The vessel was overwhelmed by weather off the Corbiere, Jersey, Channel Islands. All aboard drowned.[10]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1884
Ship Country Description
Atrato Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The paddle steamer sank.
Ohio US flag 38 stars United States The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire in the harbor at Greenport, New York.

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1884
Ship Country Description
Olano Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The barque was lost off Cape Horn, Chile.[11]

References[]

  1. ↑ Larn, R; Larn, B. (1991). Shipwrecks Around Mounts Bay. Penryn: Tor Mark Press. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010. [dead link]
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "CARDIGAN & DISTRICT SHIPWRECKS AND LIFEBOAT SERVICE". Glen Johnson. http://www.glen-johnson.co.uk/cardigan-district-shipwrecks-and-lifeboat-service/. Retrieved 1 February 2015. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks". Swansea Docks. http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf. Retrieved 20 December 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Fiji". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=95. Retrieved 17 February 2017. 
  6. ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010. [dead link]
  7. ↑ "Illyrian". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=49. Retrieved 18 February 2017. 
  8. ↑ "Great Lakes Vessels Online Index". Bowling Green State University. http://ul.bgsu.edu/cgi-bin/xvsl2.cgi. Retrieved 13 April 2009. 
  9. ↑ Larn, Richard (1992). The Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly. Nairn: Thomas & Lochar. ISBN 0-946537-84-4. 
  10. ↑ "MEMORIAL: M4585". blogs.rmg.co.uk. http://blogs.rmg.co.uk/memorials/m4585/. Retrieved 25 Aug 2015. 
  11. ↑ "Olano". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=23. Retrieved 18 February 2017. 


Ship events in 1884
Ship launches: 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Ship commissionings: 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Ship decommissionings: 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Shipwrecks: 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
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