List of shipwrecks in July 1890

The list of shipwrecks in July 1890 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1890.

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1890
Ship State Description
Galveston  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River at Contrecoeur, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was refloated and taken in to Montreal, Quebec on 4 July.[1]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Oran, Algeria.[1]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1890
Ship State Description
Flying Childers  United Kingdom The paddle tug was run into by the steamship Baria ( Germany) in the River Wear at Sunderland, County Durham and was beached.[2]
James Martin  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Valparaíso, Chile. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Vaparaíso. She was a total loss.[2]
Sir Galahad  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Huelva, Spain.[2] She was refloated and taken in to Huelva.[3]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1890
Ship State Description
Alexander Lawrence  United Kingdom The barque arrived at Mauritius on fire. The fire was extinguished.[3] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[4]
Ann Widnall  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the tug Hercules ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by Hercules. Ann Widnall was on a voyage from Annalong, County Down to Garston, Lancashire.[5][6]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1890
Ship State Description
Berar  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[7]
Henry  United Kingdom The Mersey flat was wrecked on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[7]
NMS Joultache, and
Vulcan 		 Royal Romanian Navy
 Germany 		The gunboat Joultache and the steamship Vulcan collided at Galaţi. Both vessels were damaged.[1]
Newcombe  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Ostend. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Vooruyt Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Groningen. She was a total loss.[7]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The hulk was torpedoed off the Isle of Wight in a demonstration of a Brennan torpedo.[9]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1890
Ship State Description
Lily  United Kingdom The steam launch sank a Spithead, Hampshire.[5]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1890
Ship State Description
George D. Fullerton  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) west south west of the Smalls Lighthouse. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the steamship Milford. George D. Fullerton was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[10][11][12]
Saratoga United States The school ship ran aground on the Duke Rock. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth Sound.[12]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1890
Ship State Description
Eureka  United Kingdom The Thames barge was abandoned off Eastbourne, Sussex. All three people on board were rescued by the Eastbourne Lifeboat William and Mary (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Eureka was on a voyage from London to Poole, Dorset. She came ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Eastbourne. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Newhaven, Sussex.[13]
Fram Norway The steamship ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom to Libau, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[12]
Hibernian  United Kingdom The steamship collided with an iceberg. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She completed her voyage.[14]
Mirella  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the paddle steamer Rouen (United Kingdom) at Newhaven and sank. All seven people on board were rescued. Mirella was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newhaven. She was refloated on 10 July.[13]
Penny  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Penarth Head, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[15]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1890
Ship State Description
Edith  United Kingdom The Thames barge struck the wreck of the Thames barge Ontario in the River Thames at Silvertown, London and was damaged. She was beached.[16]
Ontario  United Kingdom The Thames barge capsized and sank in the River Thames at Silvertown. Her crew were rescued.[16]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1890
Ship State Description
Tioga United States The steam barge exploded and sank partially submerged in 14 feet (4.3 m) of water in the Chicago River at the foot of Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois after a crewman with a lantern accidentally ignited fumes from her cargo of naptha and benzine. She was raised the next day, but suffered another explosion of her cargo and sank again. Raised later, repairs completed and returned to service in September. At least 25 killed; three or four crew , the rest were stevedores unloading the cargo.[17][18]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1890
Ship State Description
Broomhaugh  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bandar Lingah, Iran.[19] She was refloated on 14 July.[20]
County of Salop  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Rashdib", Egypt. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Madras, India.[19] She was refloated on 19 July.[21]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1890
Ship State Description
Louisa Sweden The sloop sprang a leak and was beached at Oskarshamn.[22]
Minerva  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at "Messida", near "La Galle", with the loss of nine of her 22 crew.[19][23]
Sea Wing United States The steamship capsized in a storm in the Mississippi River, Lake Pepin. Ninety-eight people died including the captain's wife and son. She was refloated, rebuilt and returned to service.[24][25][26]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at the Ashraffi Lighthouse, Egypt.[19]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1890
Ship State Description
Bernadotte Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Onega, Russia.[22]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1890
Ship State Description
Anlandhu  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Agincourt ( United Kingdom) and completed her voyage.[27]
Gil Portugal The barque was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Pernambuco, Brazil.[28]
Matthew Owen  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of Skerries, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Roscarberry, County Cork.[28][27]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The steam barge sank at Limerick. Her four crew survived.[29]>

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1890
Ship State Description
City of Detroit, and
Kasota 		United States The steamships collided in the Detroit River. Kasota sank; City of Detroit put in to Chicago, Illinois in a severely damaged condition.[30]
Industry  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was driven ashore at Dymchurch, Kent. Her four crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[21]
Jenny Norway The brig ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sandarne, Sweden to Shoreham-by-Sea.[14]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1890
Ship State Description
Fitzclarence  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Ratcliffe, London.[31][14]
Gulf of St. Vincent  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock or wreck off the West Mouse, off the coast of Anglesey. Her passengers were taken off by the Holyhead Lifeboat Thomas Fielder ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Gulf of St. Vincent was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. She subsequently broke in two with the loss of a crew member.[21][32][33]
Ianthe  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Port Nolloth, Cape Colony.[21] She was on a voyage from Port Natal to Port Nolloth.[14]
Jubilee  United Kingdom The smack caught fire at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis and was scuttled.[31]
Kirkstall  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Blaivet, Morbihan, France and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from the River Tees to Hennebon Morbihan.[34][35]
Muncaster  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated with assistance and completed her voyage.[34][20]
Ogmore  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Widnes, Cheshire. She was refloated.[36]
Rockhurst  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Pascagoula, Mississippi to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[21]
Silding Sweden The steamship collided with the steamship Persian Prince ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of two of her crew. Silding was on a voyage from Halmstadt to Hamburg, Germany.[21]
S. W. Kelly  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Rosendaël, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Dunkerque, Nord.[22] She was later refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and taken in to Dunkerque.[20]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1890
Ship State Description
Ohurg, or
Shwig 		Ottoman Empire The steamship ran aground and sank off Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. All on board survived.[37][38]
Ribble  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Pedro ( Spain) in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. Ribble was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harrington, Cumberland.[34] She put back to Liverpool.[22]
Tam o'Shanter  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground in the River Liffey. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Dublin.[35]
Thornholm  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River at Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec.[21]
Washington France The steamship became waterlogged at Saint-Nazaire due to a valve being left open.[20]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1890
Ship State Description
Royal Shepherd  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Hesketh ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Sydney Heads, New South Wales.[34]
Naiaden  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[34][20]
Zodiac  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned off Camden Head, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand to Sydney.[34] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Konoowarra ( United Kingdom).[20]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1890
Ship State Description
Mary Jameson  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Opobo, Oil Rivers Protectorate. Her crew were rescued.[37] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to the west coast of Africa.[38]
Milo  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool to Wismar, Germany.[37][38]
Musgrave  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Gammon Head, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[38]
Verge Norway The brigantine ran aground on the Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[38]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom.[36]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1890
Ship State Description
Changsha  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Rattray Island, Queensland.[35]
Emma  United Kingdom The ketch struck the Cairnbulg Reef, in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire. She consequently foundered off Rattray Head. Her two crew took to a boat; they were rescued by Margaret and Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Emma was on a voyage from Cullen, Banffshire to the Firth of Forth.[35]
Egypt  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Manhattan ( United Kingdom.[39] Egypt was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40]
Idaho  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at South Point, Anticosti Island, Quebec, Dominion of Canada and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[41][42]
Lewisman  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.[35]
Mary Ellen Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was wrecked on a reef at Sand Point, District of Alaska. She later was sold, refloated, and sold again.[43]
Maud Hawthorn  United Kingdom The paddle steamer Arran collided with the schooner Matilda ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames. She then collided with the Thames barge Maud Hawthorn, which sank. Her crew were rescued.[41]
Sarah  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run down and sunk by the fishing trawler Primrose ( United Kingdom) 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Skerries, County Dublin with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivor was rescued by Primrose.[44]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1890
Ship State Description
Charles Morand United States The steamship sank without loss of life in 160 feet (49 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Cape May, New Jersey, after colliding with the schooner Zacheus Sherman ( United States).[45]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1890
Ship State Description
Thomas Pope United States The 226.86-ton, 100.6-foot (30.7 m) whaling bark was wrecked in the Chukchi Sea on the coast of the District of Alaska near Point Hope during a gale. Her twelve crew members all survived and were rescued by the steamship William Lewis and the brig F. A. Barstow (both United States).[46]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1890
Ship State Description
Oliver Ann United States The schooner was wrecked at Burin, Newfoundland Colony.[47]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1890
Ship State Description
Cambridge  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Gibraltar.[3][1]
Cito Denmark The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was taken in to Lillesand, Norway on 9 July.[16]
Fiducia  Germany The steamship ran aground at Vensholmen, Denmark on or before 17 July. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22]
Iddesleigh  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Rio Grande. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[35]
Isaac May Canada Dominion of Canada The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Saranac ( United States).[30][14]
J. Alhana Canada Dominion of Canada The schooner was crushed by ice and sank in the Strait of Belle Isle. Her crew survived.[48]
Lowlands  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Cape Pine, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Coosaw Island, South Carolina, United States to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated and put in to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony in a leaky condition.[10] She was placed under repair.[12]
Pauline Netherlands The barque sprang a leak and was beached 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Cape Fear, North Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Apalachicola, Florida, United States to Delfzijl, Groningen.[12] She subsequently became a wreck.[35]
Pioneer Canada Dominion of Canada The steamship was wrecked in a hurricane at Bull River, British Columbia.[35]
Regina  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Main ( Germany) and sank in the Hooghly River.[3]
William Rice United States The fishing vessel was lost in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all sixteen crew.[49]

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