The list of shipwrecks in 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1888.
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January
Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1888February
Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1888March
Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1888April
Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1888May
Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1888June
Further information: List of shipwrecks in June 1888July
Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1888August
Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1888September
Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1888October
Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1888November
Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1888December
Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1888Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Andrew H. Edwards | Flag unknown | The barque was lost off Island Beach on the coast of New Jersey, United States. |
Anna Delius | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the North Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Deutschland ( Germany) and were later transferred to Pieter de Coninck ( Belgium), which landed them at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
Ann Millicent | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Timore Rocks, in the Pacific Ocean. Her fifteen crew survived. |
Civitas Carrera | Flag unknown | The barque was lost at Manasquan, New Jersey. Her wreck was buried until a storm uncovered it and it was salvaged in 1937. |
Star of Greece | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Port Willunga, South Australia with the loss of seventeen lives. |
Theodore Ducos | France | The barque caught fire at Tahiti on June 18 or July 18 and was scuttled. |
Weathersfield | United Kingdom | The vessel was lost in the Cook Strait, New Zealand. The captain and two of the crew were landed at Plymouth in March 1889. |
References
- ^ "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 32376. London. 3 May 1888. col F, p. 6.
- "Star of Greece". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32472. London. 23 August 1888. col E-F, p. 8.
- "Capt Sherris, whose ship, ...". The Cornishman. No. 557. 7 March 1889. p. 4.
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