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List of shipwrecks in 1893

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The list of shipwrecks in 1893 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1893.


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1893
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January[]

16 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1893
Ship Country Description
San Marco Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The steamer sank after a collision in the Strait of Messina.[1]

February[]

18 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1893
Ship Country Description
Dicky Flag of Queensland Queensland
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Dicky

The cargo ship was driven ashore at Caloundra Head. The wreck still lies on the beach as of May 2009.

21 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1893
Ship Country Description
Coanza Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The Elder Dempster 1,518 grt passenger ship ran aground and was wrecked on Bayak Rock, Baujah Reef near Sinou, Senegal. She was en route to West Africa from Hamburg.[2][3]

22 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1893
Ship Country Description
Shamrock Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The iron schooner was stranded at Ballyquintin Point, County Down, Ireland and became a wreck.[4]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date February 1893
Ship Country Description
Naronic Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The White Star Line steamship was lost in the Atlantic Ocean after leaving Liverpool on 11 February 1893 bound for New York, possibly on 19 February, with the loss of all 74 people on board. The ship's fate is a mystery to this day.

March[]

23 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1893
Ship Country Description
Allanshaw Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The iron sailing ship was wrecked on Tristan da Cunha with the loss of three crew.

24 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1893
Ship Country Description
Glückauf Flag of the German Empire German Empire
Glückauf

Glückauf

The oil tanker ran aground across from Sayville, New York, at Blue Point Beach on Fire Island along Long Island.[5] A contemporary New York Times article said that she ran aground "just before dawn" on March 24, 1893.

April[]

4 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1893
Ship Country Description
Horsa Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The sailing ship ran aground off St Martin's, Isles of Scilly; the ship was towed off but later foundered in deep water.[6][7]

May[]

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June[]

22 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1893
Ship Country Description
HMS Victoria Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy
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HMS Victoria sinking at right. The battleship HMS Nile is at left.

The Victoria-class battleship collided with the battleship HMS Camperdown (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy) in the Mediterranean Sea near Tripoli, Lebanon, and sank with 358 crew killed, 357 rescued.

July[]

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August[]

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September[]

7 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1893
Ship Country Description
Rusalka Naval Ensign of Russia Imperial Russian Navy The monitor foundered and sank in a storm in the Gulf of Finland with the loss of her entire crew of 177. Her wreck was discovered in July 2013 at 59°51′55″N 24°53′07″E / 59.86528°N 24.88528°E / 59.86528; 24.88528.

October[]

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November[]

17 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1893
Ship Country Description
Favourite Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ketch foundered in the Bristol Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Worms Head, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[8]

24 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1893
Ship Country Description
SS Serica Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The steamer nearly foundered and took shelter in St Mary's Roads on 19 November. As she left on 24 November she struck an uncharted rock (later named Serica Rock) and sank.[9][10]

December[]

8 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1893
Ship Country Description
Princesse Louise Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The steamer became stranded in the River Scheldt at Saaftingen and broke in two.[1]

13 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1893
Ship Country Description
Althea Norge-Unionsflagg-1844 Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Oxwich Bay. Her ten crew were rescued by the Port Eynon Lifeboat.[8]

16 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1893
Ship Country Description
Sete de Setembro Flag of Empire of Brazil (1870-1889) Brazilian Navy The armored frigate burned and sank at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

20 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1893
Ship Country Description
Iota Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The barque sank off the coast of Cornwall at Tintagel with the loss of one life.[11][12]

28 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1893
Ship Country Description
Alert Flag of Victoria (Australia) Victoria The steamer sank off Cape Schanck, Australia, with the loss of 15 lives and one survivor.

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1893
Ship Country Description
Cintra Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on Porthminster Beach, St Ives, Cornwall, five crew rescued.[13]
Horn Head Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 30 lives.[14]
Rosedale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ship was wrecked on Porthminster Beach, St Ives, Cornwall. Sixteen crew saved.[13]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010. [dead link]
  2. ↑ "Loss of SS Coanza". http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?153063. Retrieved 4 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Clyde built ships". http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=1272. Retrieved 4 September 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Wreck on the County Down Coast". The Belfast News-Letter. 24 February 1893. p. 6. 
  5. ↑ "A Big Steamship's Fate; Now Only a Prey For Seaside Relic Hunters. The Gluckauf At Fire Island; For Over Two Years a Plaything for the Surf and a Curiosity for Summer Strollers Along the Beach.". The New York Times. 10 November 1895. http://www.davispark.org/GLUCKAUF.shtml. Retrieved 20 July 2012. 
  6. ↑ Noall, C. (1969?) Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press; p. 20
  7. ↑ Horsa cargo full-rigger from New Zealand grounded in a cove on St Martins, and capsized some hours later whilst being towed off. Thankfully, no one was killed. (Source for the date.)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks". Swansea Docks. http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf. Retrieved 21 December 2014. 
  9. ↑ The Cornishman. 18 January 1894. p. 8'
  10. ↑ "Loss of SS Serica". http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1770. Retrieved 4 September 2013. 
  11. ↑ Canner, A. C. (1982) The Parish of Tintagel: some historical notes. Camelford: A. C. Canner; pp. 87-88
  12. ↑ Dyer, Peter (2005) Tintagel: a portrait of a parish. [Cambridge]: Cambridge Books; pp. 431-34, 496-98
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "1893 - 1920". St. Ives Trust. http://www.stivestrust.co.uk/html/1893_-_1920.HTM. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  14. ↑ "Horn Head". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=165. Retrieved 19 February 2017. 

See also[]

Ship events in 1893
Ship launches: 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898
Ship commissionings: 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898
Ship decommissionings: 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898
Shipwrecks: 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898
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