List of shipwrecks in 1898

The list of shipwrecks in 1898 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1898.

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1898
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date

January

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Mataura	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The ship struck a rock off Desolación Island, Chile. She was beached in Sealer's Cove and abandoned. The ship broke in two during March and was a total loss.

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Active	New South Wales	The ketch was wrecked without loss of life on the Oyster Bank at the entrance of Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, near the previously wrecked schooner Colonist at approximately 32.92°S 151.79°E / -32.92; 151.79.
Lord O'Neill	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The cargo ship was wrecked in the Blasket Islands, County Kerry. Her crew took to the lifeboats. They were later rescued by Kincora (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Lord O'Neill was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Dublin.

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Koonya	New South Wales	Koonya The screw steamer was wrecked on a reef off Cronulla Beach, Port Hacking, New South Wales, Australia, without loss of life.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Waipara	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The cargo ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Okarito, New Zealand.

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Channel Queen	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Steaming from Plymouth to the Channel Islands was wrecked in bad weather and fog on the Black Rock, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Guernsey. Forty were saved but 14 passengers and 5 crew were drowned.

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Clara Nevada	United States	Clara Nevada The passenger steamer struck an uncharted rock several hundred yards north of Eldred Rock in the Territory of Alaska and sank immediately with the loss of all on board. She had 25 to 40 passengers aboard at the time.

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Veendam	Netherlands	The ocean liner hit a derelict ship in the North Atlantic and sank, with all on board saved.

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1898

Ship	Country	Description
USS Maine	United States Navy	USS Maine The armored cruiser (although often referred to as a "battleship") sank after an on-board explosion, Havana, Cuba.

March

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Stad Nieuport	Belgium	The steamer departed Antwerp, Belgium, bound for King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom. No further trace.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Bay of Panama	flag unknown	The sailing ship was wrecked under Nare Head, near St Keverne, Cornwall, United Kingdom, during a great blizzard. The ship carried jute from Calcutta; Eighteen of those on board died while nineteen were saved.
Eliza Anderson	United States	The abandoned sidewheel paddle steamer broke her moorings and was driven ashore during a storm at Dutch Harbor, Territory of Alaska, a total loss.
Henry Harvey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The brigantine was stranded on Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom, during a gale. Five people aboard were rescued by lifeboat.

April

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Crofton Hall	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The barque ran aground on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to New York, United States.

May

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Castilla	Spanish Navy	Castilla Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Aragon-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the Asiatic Squadron (United States Navy).
Don Antonio de Ulloa	Spanish Navy	Don Antonio de Ulloa Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Velasco-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the Asiatic Squadron (United States Navy).
Don Juan de Austria	Spanish Navy	File:Don Juan de Austria wreck 1898.tif Don Juan de Austria Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Velasco-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the Asiatic Squadron (United States Navy). Later salvaged and placed in service as USS Don Juan de Austria (United States Navy).
Isla de Cuba	Spanish Navy	Isla de Cuba Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Isla de Luzón-class protected cruiser was shelled by ships of the Asiatic Squadron (United States Navy) and scuttled in Manila Bay to avoid capture. Later salvaged and placed in service as USS Isla de Cuba (United States Navy).
Isla de Luzón	Spanish Navy	Isla de Luzón Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Isla de Luzón-class protected cruiser was shelled by ships of the Asiatic Squadron (United States Navy) and scuttled in Manila Bay to avoid capture. Later salvaged and placed in service as USS Isla de Luzon (United States Navy).
Marques del Duero	Spanish Navy	Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Fernando el Catolico-class gunboat was shelled by ships of the Asiatic Squadron (United States Navy) and scuttled in Manila Bay to avoid capture. Later salvaged and placed in service as USS P-17 (United States Navy).
Reina Cristina	Spanish Navy	Reina Cristina Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Alfonso XII-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by USS Baltimore, USS Boston and USS Olympia (all United States Navy) with the loss of approximately half of her complement. Survivors were rescued by Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzón (both Spanish Navy).
Velasco	Spanish Navy	Velasco Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Velasco-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the Asiatic Squadron (United States Navy).

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Hereward	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Hereward The clipper was wrecked at Maroubra Beach, Sydney, Australia.

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Merksworth	New South Wales	The screw steamer was wrecked off Stockton Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Abernyte	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	While carrying nitrate of soda from Caleta Buena to Falmouth, Cornwall, the barque was wrecked under Rill Head on the Lizard.

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Nyanza	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The Newlyn fishing lugger was run ashore on Great Crebawethan, Isles of Scilly after hitting the Crims and springing a leak. The St Agnes lifeboat, James and Caroline took off four of the crew and the fifth was saved by an island boat.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date May 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Adelaide	New South Wales	The schooner was lost with the loss of two lives after leaving Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, carrying a load of coal on a voyage to Gisborne, New Zealand.

June

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1898

Ship	Country	Description
USS Merrimac	United States Navy	USS Merrimac Spanish–American War: Siege of Santiago de Cuba: Manned by a volunteer crew attempting to sink her as a blockship in the entrance to the harbor of Santiago de Cuba on the south coast of Cuba, the collier was disabled by Spanish land-based howitzers and sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from the armored cruiser Vizcaya, cruiser Reina Mercedes, and destroyer Plutón (all Spanish Navy) in the entrance but without blocking it.

July

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Almirante Oquendo	Spanish Navy	Almirante Oquendo Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron (United States Navy).
Cristóbal Colón	Spanish Navy	File:Cristobal Colon wreck1898.tiff Cristóbal Colón Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked at the mouth of the Tarquino River on the south coast of Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron (United States Navy).
Furor	Spanish Navy	Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Furor-class destroyer was beached, exploded, and sank with the loss of her commanding officer and over half her crew just west of Cabanas Bay, Cuba, during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron (United States Navy).
Infanta Maria Teresa	Spanish Navy	Infanta Maria Teresa Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked just west of Punta Cabrera, Cuba, after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron (United States Navy).
Plutón	Spanish Navy	Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Audaz-class destroyer was beached and wrecked just west of Cabanas Bay, Cuba, after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron (United States Navy).
Vizcaya	Spanish Navy	Vizcaya Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron (United States Navy).

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1898

Ship	Country	Description
La Bourgogne	France	The passenger ship collided with Cromartyshire (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank with the loss of 549 of the 722 people on board.

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Reina Mercedes	Spanish Navy	Reina Mercedes Spanish–American War: Siege of Santiago de Cuba: The Alfonso XII-class cruiser was scuttled at Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Later salvaged by the Americans, repaired and entered service as USS Reina Mercedes.

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Delaware	United States	1,646 GRT Clyde line wooden steamer out of New York bound for Charleston with cargo and thirty-two passengers caught fire at about 9:20 p.m. off Barnegat, New Jersey. The ship headed to shore and was met by a lifeboat taking all passengers and crew off the ship which was lost.

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Regulator	United States	Regulator The sternwheel paddle steamer struck a rock and sank in the Columbia River in Oregon just downstream from the Cascades Rapids with 160 passengers on board. There were no fatalities. She was eventually refloated, repaired, and returned to service.

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Wendouree	New South Wales	The steam passenger ship was wrecked on the Oyster Bank at the mouth of the Hunter River at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Baracoa	Spanish Navy	Spanish–American War, Battle of Nipe Bay: The gunboat was scuttled by her crew upriver from Nipe Bay, Cuba, to prevent her capture by a United States Navy squadron.
Jorge Juan	Spanish Navy	Spanish–American War, Battle of Nipe Bay: The Jorge Juan-class sloop was sunk in Nipe Bay, Cuba, by gunfire from the armed yacht USS Wasp, armed tug USS Leyden, and gunboat USS Annapolis (all United States Navy).

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Lapérouse	French Navy	The cruiser was wrecked without loss of life at Anosy, Madagascar, during a storm.

August

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Toledo	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The 2,843 ton Sunderland steamer hit Steeple Rock, in the Isles of Scilly and ripped open her hull. Her crew managed to lower the ship's boats and escape before she sank in twenty-five fathoms.

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Kate	New South Wales	The steam tug sank off Garden Island, New South Wales, Australia, after colliding with the passenger ferry Narrabeen New South Wales. Narrabeen rescued everyone on board. Kate later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
Oakland	New South Wales	The passenger cargo ship ran aground on the bar at Ballina, New South Wales, Australia. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Saint Marc	France	The steamer was wrecked at Cape Vilano en route from Le Havre to Lisbon, Portugal.

October

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Mohegan	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Mohegan The steamer ran aground on The Manacles, off The Lizard, Cornwall with the loss of one hundred and six lives.

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Henry Chisholm	United States	The wreck of Henry Chisholm, ca. 2008. The cargo steamer ran aground on a reef in Lake Superior off Rock of Ages Light, Isle Royale, without loss of life. She broke up and sank during a storm on 27 October.

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1898

Ship	Country	Description
L.R. Doty	United States	The steamer was lost during a storm on Lake Michigan north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the loss of seventeen lives.

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Calabar	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The Elder Dempster 1,756 grt cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked at Yellow Well Reef, off Grand Bassa, Liberia, on a voyage from the west coast of Africa to Liverpool.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Blengfell	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The ship caught fire off Margate and was completely burnt out.

November

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Blue Jacket	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The steamer was unaccountably wrecked on a clear night a few yards from the Longships lighthouse. The crew were saved by the Sennen lifeboat.

26–27 November

On these two days—the Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving—the infamous Portland Gale struck coastal New England. This was a blizzard of massive proportions that claimed the lives of over 400 people and more than 150 major vessels.

List of shipwrecks: 26–27 November 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Portland	United States	The paddle steamer sank with the loss of all hands (believed to be between 192 and 245 persons); near Gloucester, Massachusetts. The wreck was identified in 2002.

December

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Castalia	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The hospital ship was struck by Barrowmore (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) while moored on Long Reach in the River Thames.

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Brinkburn	flag unknown	The ship struck the Maiden Bower, Isles of Scilly in fog and sank, while bound for Le Havre from Galveston with cotton and cotton seed. Her crew of mainly lascars survived. An inspection of the wreck in 1966, found two other ships beneath her; one the Sussex which sank in 1885 and an unknown warship.

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Oakland	New South Wales	The passenger cargo ship ran aground on the bar at Ballina, New South Wales, Australia. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Joys	United States	The ship caught fire while at anchor in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal.

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Glenavon	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was wrecked on the Linting Rock in the Sa Mun group off the coast of China with the loss of four lives.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1898

Ship	Country	Description
Gouverneur-Generaal Loudon	Netherlands	The mail steamer and excursion vessel was wrecked in the Flores Sea off the Tengga Batoe reef south of Selayar Island.
Lofthus	Norway	The barque sank off Manalapan, Florida, United States.
Saxon	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	The tug became disabled in the Bristol Channel and ran aground on Frenchman's Bank. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.