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The list of shipwrecks in January 1887 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1887.

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1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1887
Ship State Description
Tell Tale  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Porthcawl, Glamorgan.[1]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1887
Ship State Description
Duke of Connaught  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was run into by the steamship Dragoman ( United Kingdom) and sank off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire with the loss of fourteen of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Dragoman. Duke of Connaught was on a voyage from London to Maryport, Cumberland.[2]
Londesborough  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay.[3]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1887
Ship State Description
Connaught  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Galita". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily, Italy to New York City, United States.[3]
Martha  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Glanwern ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent.[3]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1887
Ship State Description
Alfonso  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Knott Spit, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cette, Hérault, France. She was refloated the next day and taken in to the River Wyre.[4]
Sjordronningen  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Beachy Head, Sussex, United. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the Eastbourne Lifeboat William and Mary ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Sjordronningen was on a voyage from New York City, United States to Hamburg, Germany.[5]
Wembdon  United Kingdom The steamship struck the North and South Rock, off the coast of County Down, and sank. Her sixteen crew got aboard the North and South Rock Lightship ( Trinity House). Wembdon was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Troon, Ayrshire.[4]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1887
Ship State Description
City of Bristol  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Withernsea, Yorkshire.[4]
St. George  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat collided with the schooner Louisa ( United Kingdom) at Liverpool, Lancashire and became severely leaky.[6]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1887
Ship State Description
Achilles  United States The steamship ran aground on a shoal 1 to 2 nautical miles (1.9 to 3.7 km; 1.2 to 2.3 mi) south of Block Island, Rhode Island. She later broke up and sank.[7]
Western  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Kenmore ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Barking, Essex. Her crew were rescued by Kenmore.[6]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1887
Ship State Description

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City of Brussels  United Kingdom The ocean liner was rammed and sunk by the ocean liner Kirby Hall ( United Kingdom) in thick fog off Great Orme, Caernarfonshire or Liverpool, Lancashire. Eight crew and two passengers were killed.[9][10]
Nor  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom.[11]
Rescue  United Kingdom The tug was run into by the steamship W. S. Caine ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool. Her crew were rescued.[8]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1887
Ship State Description
Isabel  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with the assistance of the smacks Gipsy and Zealous (both  United Kingdom) but then ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Harwich ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Harwich, Essex.[12][8]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1887
Ship State Description
Bolina  United Kingdom The schooner sank south of Gugh, Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire, to London.[13][14]
Caterina  Italy The barque foundered near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all twelve crew.[15] Also reported as {having been wrecked on the Nash Sands in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan, United Kingdom with the loss of all 13 people on board.[16]
Forth  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Wexford.[17]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1887
Ship State Description
Celtic Monarch  United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned 140 nautical miles (260 km) west of the Fastnet Rock. Her 29 crew were rescued by Lake Superior ( United States). Celtic Monarch was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[17][18]
Ella  Sweden The barque ran aground and was wrecked in Belgrave Bay (Belle Grève), Guernsey, Channel Islands. There were no casualties. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[19][20]
Jane and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run into by the fishing smack Scotia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Scotia.[17]
Twee Gezusters  United Kingdom The dandy foundered off Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of one of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by the tugs Fawn, Privateer and Times (all  United Kingdom). Twee Gezusters was on a voyage from Lydney, Gloucestershire to Fremington, Devon.[21]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1887
Ship State Description
Annie  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Goole to Calais, France.[17]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The crewless Mersey Flat sprang a leak and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[14]
Holland  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Dartford, Kent.[14]
Pongola  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from the Natal Colony to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs and taken in to Portland, Dorset.[17]
Star  United Kingdom The derelict smack was discovered 20 nautical miles (37 km) north north west of Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire by Ann and Sarah and Gipsy Queen (both  United Kingdom). She was towed in to Hoylake, Cheshire.[14]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The fishing trawler foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[22]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1887
Ship State Description
Calliope  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore east of Beachy Head, Sussex. She was refloated.[17]
Harbinger and
Nordens Dronning 		 United Kingdom
 Norway 		The barque was run into by the steamship Fire Queen ( United Kingdom) i the River Mersey and was severely damaged. In attempting to beach her at Egremont, Lancashire, United Kingdom, Nordens Dronning ran into the schooner Harbinger, which was also severely damaged.[23]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Arizona ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by Arizona.[23]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1887
Ship State Description
Jackal  United Kingdom The steam lighter sank at Greenock, Renfrewsire.[18]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1887
Ship State Description
Industry  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by a steamship in the River Thames at Charlton, Kent and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[18]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1887
Ship State Description
Orwell  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Sinbad in the River Thames at Plaistow, Essex and was beached.[18]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1887
Ship State Description
Argus  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Llangennith, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lannion, Côtes du Nord, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[16]
Theodore Birely  United States The tug suffered a boiler explosion and sank at Fall River, Massachusetts. Her engineer died.[24]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1887
Ship State Description
Kapunda  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship collided with the barque Ada Melmore ( United Kingdom) off the coast of Brazil and sank with the loss of about 300 lives. Sixteen survivors were rescued by Ada Melmore.[25][26][27]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1887
Ship State Description
Ocean King  United States The schooner was wrecked at sea. Her crew rescued on 9 February by C. B. Manning (Flag unknown).[28]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1887
Ship State Description
Barranca  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Porthleven, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to East London, Cape Colony.[29][30]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1887
Ship State Description
Francis Perkins  United States The schooner was wrecked on the Barnegat shoals, off the coast of New Jersey with the loss of two of the nine people on board. Her wreck sank in 80 feet (24 m) of water.[31][32]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1887
Ship State Description
Hallowe'en  United Kingdom The clipper was driven ashore between Hope Cove and Salcombe, Devon with the loss of one of her 27 crew. Twenty-four survivors were rescued the next day by the Hope Cove Lifeboat; two swam ashore.[33][34]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1887
Ship State Description
Ribble  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Coniston Fell ( UKGBI) and sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the lifeboat Wolverhampton II ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Coniston Fell was beached at The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[16]
Unnamed  Italy The barque was wrecked on the Nash Sands, Glamorgan, United Kingdo with the loss of all eleven crew.[35]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1887
Ship State Description
Ada Melmore  United Kingdom The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Kapunda ( United Kingdom) off the coast of Brazil on 20 January causing Kapunda to sink. Sixteen survivors were rescued by Ada Melmore. Ada Melmore was damaged in the incident and was taking on water. She was able to transfer her crew and survivors to an unknown ship, losing two, and was abandoned to sink on 28 January.[25][27]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1887
Ship State Description
Brighton  United Kingdom The paddle steamer struck a rock north of Guernsey, Channel Islands and foundered. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Guernsey.[36][37]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1887
Ship State Description
Alice Fisher  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Llanlivet Major, Glamorgan and was abandoned by her crew.[38] She was later refloated and taken in to Penarth, Glamorgan.[18]
Amelia  United Kingdom The schooner struck a rock and sank near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[39]
Bertha  Germany The ship was driven ashore on Fenwick Island, Delaware, United States. She was a total loss.[8]
Bittern  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17]
Brentford  United Kingdom The steamship wrecked at Peniche, Portugal with the loss of all but one of those on board.[40]
Charger  United States The schooner was lost on a voyage from Ipswich, Massachusetts to Boston, Massachusetts. Lost with all four hands.[41]
Chesapeake  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground and was damaged at Demerara, British Honduras.[6]
Egret Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was later refloated.[14]
Elizabeth  Germany The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States.[8] Two lifeboats took off the crew, but were swamped by a large wave. All of Elizabeth's crew and five of the rescuers were drowned. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Hamburg to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[42]
Elphinstone  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship B. Grainger ( UKGBI) at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was beached.[4]
Ensign  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Punta Mala, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Bilbao, Spain.[14]
Franceschino  Italy The barque was driven ashore at Portogoro. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Venice.[3]
Harvey Mills  United States The ship foundered off the coast of California with the loss of 21 lives.[43]
Hematite  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blackstraw Bank, off the coast of Wigtownshire.[14]
Ipswich  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt at Borsele, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Antwerp, Belgium.[17]
Jules  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[18]
King's Cross  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Monster, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of tugs.[38]
Lotus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Long Beach, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to New York City. She was a total loss.[4]
Messenger  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was driven ashore and wrecked at Preston, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Oxenholme  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Norfolk, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Norfolk to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage,[38] but subsequently ran aground at Small Point, Maine.[18]
Pheasant  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Liverpool.[4]
Pickwick  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the Île-d'Aix, Charente-Inférieure, France.[4]
Planter  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Mahela", Natal Colony.[38]
Prinz Georg  Germany The ship ran aground in the Schuylkill River.[17] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[38]
Recta  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire.[18]
Sara Anderson  United Kingdom The barque was lost with all on board. She was on a voyage from Coquimbo, Chile to an English port.[21]
HMS Starling  Royal Navy The gunboat ran aground at "Taedlain Island" before 10 January. She was refloated.[44]
Stratheden  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked in the Paracel Islands. Her crew were rescued; three by the steamship Olympia ( Germany, the rest by Chinese junks.[38]
Thorwaldsen Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at "Oosterhorn". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp. She was later refloated and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands.[8]
Tweed  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Ringene", Norway. She was on a voyage from Sevastopol, Russia to Christiania, Norway.[3]
Ville de Brest  France The steamship ran aground at Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania. She was on a voyage from Malta to Tripoli.[14] She was refloated.[17]
Wans Fell  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[38]
Willesden  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Grestian Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of Seine-Inférieure, France and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[38]

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