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The list of shipwrecks in August 1883 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1883 .
List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1883
Ship
State
Description
Norden , andPalmer
Norway
The barque Norden collided with the brig Norden . Both vessels were severely damaged.[ 11]
Provenzel
Spain
The steamship was lost near Santona . Her crew were rescued.[ 11]
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1883
Ship
State
Description
Luso
Portugal
The steamship was wrecked at "Giuberon". Her crew were rescued.[ 11]
List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1883
Ship
State
Description
Cyane
United States
The whaler , a barque ran aground in the Chukchi Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north east of Point Belcher (70°47′40″N 159°39′02″W / 70.79444°N 159.65056°W / 70.79444; -159.65056 (Point Belcher ) ), Department of Alaska , during a gale . Her seventeen crew abandoned ship and survived, but she broke up.[ 24]
Emma Kline
United States
The steamship was sunk in a collision with the steamship Dauntless ( United States ) with the loss of one life.[ 10]
Fratelli Arecco
Italy
The ship was wrecked at Durban , Natal Colony . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Akyab , Buram to the English Channel .[ 9]
Margaret
France
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of Looe , Cornwall , United Kingdom . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Brest , Finistère .[ 9]
Merriano
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Kastrup , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to Ystad , Sweden.[ 9]
Oregon
Chile
The barque foundered on Oeno Island , one of the Pitcairn Islands .[ 25] [ 26]
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1883
Ship
State
Description
HMS Jumna
Royal Navy
The troopship collided with HMS Minotaur ( Royal Navy ) and ran aground at Plymouth , Devon .[ 30]
Kismet
United Kingdom
The barque caught fire and was abandoned off the coast of Santa Catarina , Brazil . Her crew were rescued by the steamship Menes ( Germany ). Kismet was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Callao , Peru.[ 31]
Marinella
United Kingdom
The yacht was driven ashore near "Scalpa". She was refloated on 28 August and beached at Kyleakin , Isle of Skye .[ 32]
Palermo , andRivoli
Germany United Kingdom
The steamship Rivoli was run into by the steamship Palermo and sank off Ouessant , Finistère , France with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Palermo . Rivoli was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire . Palermo was severely damaged. She put in to Falmouth, Cornwall the next day waterlogged at the bow.[ 33] [ 34]
Teutonia
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Mazagan, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Buenos Aires , Argentina. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar in a leaky condition.[ 35]
Werneth Hall
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Berlengas . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Bombay , India . She was refloated and put in to Lisbon , Portugal in a leaky condition.[ 34]
List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1883
Ship
State
Description
Elma
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Stubben, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to London . She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 35]
Norbiton
United Kingdom
The steamship was run into by the steamship Acadia ( United Kingdom ) at Gibraltar and was severely damabed.[ 35]
Pauline David
Belgium
The steamship ran aground during a dense fog, 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Cape St Vincent , Portugal. Her 26 crew abandoned ship. They were rescued the next day by Gelert ( United Kingdom ).[ 36] [ 37]
Rowland
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Danube 35 nautical miles (65 km) from its mouth.[ 35] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Galaţi , Romania .[ 32]
Saint-Germain , andWoodburn
France United Kingdom
Whilst under tow of the tug Recovery ( United Kingdom ), the steamship Woodburn was run into by the ocean liner Saint-Germain . Woodburn was cut in two and sank in the English Channel 45 nautical miles (83 km) south west of Plymouth , Devon with the loss of twenty of the 31 people on board. Survivors were rescued by St Germain . Woodburn had been on a voyage from Bombay to London , but had put in to Lisbon , Portugal due to a defect in her propeller shaft. She was being towed to London by Recovery . Saint-Germain was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to New York , United States. She became waterlogged at the bow and was towed in to Plymouth by the tug Perseverance ( United Kingdom ). It was decided that temporary repairs would be made there before Saint-Germain returned to a French port for permanent repairs.[ 38] [ 34]
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1883
Ship
State
Description
HNLMS Berouw
Royal Netherlands Navy
1883 eruption of Krakatoa : The gunboat was anchored in the harbor at Telok Betong , Sumatra , Netherlands East Indies , when a tsunami generated by an eruption of Krakatoa washed her into the city's Chinese quarter at 7:30 a.m. A larger tsunami at 11:00 a.m. carried Berouw up the valley of the Koeripan River and dumped her 0.97 nautical miles (1.8 km) inland at an elevation of 30 feet (9 m). Her entire crew of 28 died.[ 39]
Dido
Germany
The barque was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Baltimore, County Cork , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to New York , United States.[ 35]
Edith
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Dordogne ( United Kingdom ) and sank off the coast of Finistère , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 35] Edith was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to the Charente .[ 40]
George Sutton
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland for Cork . No further trace, reported overdue.[ 41]
John Marychurch
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at "Reni", Romania . She was refloated on 29 August and taken in to Galaţi , Romania.[ 20]
Prinses Wilhelmina
Netherlands
1883 eruption of Krakatoa: The cargo-liner was stranded while in port at Tanjung Priok , Netherland East Indies by a tsunami of less than 6.6 feet (2 m) in height. She was refloated and returned to service.[ 42] [ 43]
Rydal
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Cabo da Roca , Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Naples , Italy .[ 35]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
1883 eruption of Krakatoa: A large ship was left on the top of some trees 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) inland.[ 44]
List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1883
Ship
State
Description
Fifeshire
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Cabo da Roca , Portugal. Her 24 crew were rescued by the steamship Olympia ( United Kingdom ). Fifeshire was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Malta .[ 45]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked near Brest , Finistère , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Cardiff.[ 46]
Tempest
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford . She was on a voyage from Waterford to Wexford. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Wexford.[ 32]
Theodore
United Kingdom
The ketch was driven onto the Longnose Rocks, Margate , Kent .[ 32] She was refloated the next day.[ 20]
Troubador
United Kingdom
The steamship departed from Gibraltar for Plymouth , Devon . No further trace, presumed foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all 27 crew.[ 47]
Unnamed vessel
Flag unknown
An excursion steamship suffered a boiler explosion on the Hudson River and sank. The loss of life is unknown, although most of the several hundred on board were saved.[ 48]
List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1883
Ship
State
Description
Anna
Germany
The schooner was wrecked west of Domesnes , Russia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to an English port.[ 32]
Brenda
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Nagasaki , Japan .[ 32]
Cherubini
United Kingdom
The steamship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Genoa , Kingdom of Italy . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 23 crew.[ 49]
City of Glasgow
United Kingdom
The steamship departed from Glasgow , Renfrewshire for Oporto , Portugal. No further trace, reported overdue.[ 50]
C. S. P.
United Kingdom
The pilot boat sank in Swansea Bay .[ 51]
James Bliss
United States
The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of all eleven or twelve crew.[ 52] [ 53]
Marguerite
France
The fishing trawler caught fire and was abandoned in the English Channel . Her nine crew survived. She came ashore at East Blatchington , Sussex , United Kingdom and was burnt out.[ 45]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1883
Ship
State
Description
Alaska
United States
The schooner departed from Canso, Nova Scotia , Canada on 24 August. She was probably lost with all twelve crew in the gale of 29 August.[ 57]
Cambodia
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire at Aden , Aden Settlement .[ 8]
Challenge
United States
The schooner was lost on Long Beach, Cape Race , Newfoundland Colony . Her crew were saved.[ 58]
City of Durham
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on the Saintes, off the coast of Finistère , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 35] [ 40]
Consclation
Flag unknown
The steamship was totally wrecked on the Rashafoon rock in the Red Sea . Her passengers and crew were rescued by the steamship Natal ( France ).[ 59]
Der Versuch
Flag unknown
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Quebec City , Canada.[ 11]
Earl of Dumfries
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Lisbon , Portugal before 5 August.[ 3] She was refloated in late August and towed in to Lisbon.[ 32]
Evelyn
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with another vessel and sank off Cape St Vincent , Portugal with the loss of a crew member.[ 60]
George Sutton
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Cork . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 31]
Karl William
Flag unknown
The ship foundered before 11 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Amoy , China .[ 11]
Lottie
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at "Balcal", Portugal on or before 22 August. Her crew were rescued.[ 18] She subsequently became a wreck.[ 9]
Maria Auger
France
The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued.[ 40]
Mayflower
United Kingdom
The schooner caught fire at Newquay , Cornwall and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Plymouth , Devon .[ 3]
Nor
Norway
The brigantine was driven ashore at Korsør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom to Korsør. She was refloated and taken in to Korsør.[ 20]
Octavia
Newfoundland Colony
The ship was wrecked at Ferryland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Sydney, Nova Scotia .[ 3]
Pauline David
Belgium
The steamship struck a rock and foundered.[ 45]
Perseveranceken
Belgium
The boat suffered an onboard explosion and sank at Wesel , Germany with the loss of all but her captain.[ 19]
Prince Arthur
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Fiji Islands before 10 August.[ 61]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Seal Island , Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Portrush , County Antrim .[ 35]
Royal Crown
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground near Baltimore, Maryland , United States. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to a French port.[ 8]
Serena
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned at sea with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 34]
Washington
United States
The ship was driven ashore at "Romer". She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to New York .[ 11]
Wealthy Pendleton
United States
The ship foundered in the South Atlantic . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from "Malton Island" to Hamburg , Germany.[ 62]
Two unnamed vessels
United Kingdom
The steamships ran aground on the Portuguese coast over a fortnight, due to thick fogs.[ 63] [ 64] One came ashore north of Cape St. Vincent before 5 August.[ 65] The other came ashore south of Ericeira .[ 32]
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