List of shipwrecks in 1888

The list of shipwrecks in 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1888.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1888
Ship State Description
Andrew H. Edwards Flag unknown The barque was lost off Island Beach on the coast of New Jersey, United States.[1]
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.[2]
Ann Millicent   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Timore Rocks, in the Pacific Ocean. Her fifteen crew survived.[3]
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.[1]
Star of Greece   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Port Willunga, South Australia with the loss of seventeen lives.[4]
Theodore Ducos   France The barque caught fire at Tahiti on June 18 or July 18 and was scuttled.[5]
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.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  2. ^ "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 32376. London. 3 May 1888. col F, p. 6.
  4. ^ "Star of Greece". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32472. London. 23 August 1888. col E-F, p. 8.
  6. ^ "Capt Sherris, whose ship, ...". The Cornishman. No. 557. 7 March 1889. p. 4.