# List of shipwrecks in July 1889

The list of shipwrecks in July 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1889.

## 1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Herald ( United Kingdom) and sank at Wapping, London. Her crew were rescued. |
| Morna | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Foyle 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Londonderry. She was refloated. |
| Tudor | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore between Dingle Point and Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Sestri Levante, Italy to Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss. |

## 2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chancellor | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on Watling Island. She was on a voyage from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The wreck of a brig was discovered in the Mediterranean Sea by the steamship Decca ( United Kingdom) and was scuttled. |

## 5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada. Her crew were rescued. |
| Bolan | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 32 crew. |
| Ester | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore at "Angskar". She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Degerhamn, Öland. |
| Guido | Flag unknown | The steamship caught fire at Liverpool. The fire was extinguished. |
| Kenilworth | Germany | The barque was wrecked entering the North East Channel to the Torres Strait from Bramble Bay, Queensland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Java, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Liverpool. The fire was extinguished. |

## 6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Teclin Head | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Riga, Russia. |

## 7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Collaroy | New South Wales | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Eureka, California, United States. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Eureka. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived. |

## 11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anadyr | France | The steamship collided with the steamship Oxus ( France) and sank at Aden, Aden Governorate. Anadyr was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to a Chinese port. |
| Turgot | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Bordeaux, Gironde, France. The fire was extinguished. |

## 12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Altnacraig | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock off Palawan, Spanish East Indies and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to an American port. |

## 15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Foscolina | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Barsebäck, Sweden. |

## 16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lorenzo D. Baker | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of (38°15′N 69°49′W﻿ / ﻿38.250°N 69.817°W﻿ / 38.250; -69.817). Two of her firemen died. Survivors were rescued by the whaling schooner Franklin ( United States). |

## 17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Garston | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Starbuck Island. Nine of her 29 crew were reported missing. Survivors reached Humphrey Island in a boat on 27 July. They were subsequently rescued by HMS Espiegle ( Royal Navy). |
| Victory | United Kingdom | The tug collided with the paddle steamer Queen Victoria ( Isle of Man) in the River Mersey and was damaged. |

## 19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The schooner exploded and sank at Thames Haven, Essex with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Thames Haven to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Fidia D. | Italy | The barque was driven ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) from Durban, Natal Colony with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port. |
| Mirror | United Kingdom | The steamship lost her propeller in the River Thames and was beached at Rotherhithe, London, being in a sinking condition. She was refloated and taken in to Rotherhithe. |
| Stranger | United Kingdom | The lugger collided with another vessel and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk by the fishing trawler Chanticleer ( United Kingdom). |

## 20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Godild | United Kingdom | The dandy was wrecked at the Birling Gap, Sussex. |
| Royal Prince | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Barry, Glamorgan. |

## 21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carolsides | United Kingdom | The tug sank. |
| Eduardo | Spain | The steamship was wrecked in dense fog on Old Man Island two miles (3.2 km) south of Cutler, Maine. All 40 crew were rescued. |

## 23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | Germany | The brig ran aground in the River Nene at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Wisbech. |
| Herman Babson | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Baine Harbour, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. |

## 24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aries | United Kingdom | The steam yacht was driven ashore at the "Plockton Lighthouse". |
| Svannen | Norway | The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Libussa ( Germany). Svannen was on a voyage from New York, United States to Port Natal, Natal Colony. |

## 25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Pamela | United Kingdom | The steam pinnace was wrecked in the River Bann. Her crew survived. |

## 29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rosa | United Kingdom | The steam trawler struck a sunken pile and was beached at Montrose, Forfarshire. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Achilles | Norway | The barque ran aground at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Adara | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Galaţi, Kingdom of Romania. She was later refloated and taken in to Sulina, Romania, where she arrived on 21 July. |
| Afghan | United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Newcastle, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Java, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Alice | Norway | The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Harwich ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. |
| Alliance | United States | The steamship caught fire at sea and was severely damaged. |
| Ansine | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Thisted. She was a total loss. |
| Ardnamult | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near "Faynes", County Waterford. She was refloated on 24 July and taken in to Limerick. |
| Charles Northcote | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Darial | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| David W. Hunt | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 July. |
| Dorothy Watson | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 11 July and taken in to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Dundonald | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the "Cocos Lighthouse". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Talcahuano, Mexico. |
| Eduardo | Spain | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Little Rive, Maine", United States. Her crew were rescued. |
| Faerder | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued. |
| Fleur de Lys | Belgium | The steam yacht was run into by the steam trawler Tertia ( Belgium) at Ostend, West Flanders and was severely damaged. |
| Gerd Heye | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Moreton Island, Queensland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rockhampton, Queensland to the South Sea Islands. |
| Hindoo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Melbourne, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Melbourne. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Jessie Harkness | United States | The barque was severely damaged by fire at Manila, Spanish East Indies. |
| Kama | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Kem, Russia. |
| Kong Carl XV | Norway | The ship collided with at German vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She put in to Tønsberg in a waterlogged condition. |
| Lemuria | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Quebec City, Canada. |
| Lena | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kertch, Russia. |
| Lisboa | Sweden | The schooner ran aground off "Draco", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Kalmar. |
| Mallsgate | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Middleton Reef. Some of her crew were rescued; the rest were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to San Francisco, California, United States. |
| Mars | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on a reef and was abandoned. |
| Maria Stoneman | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Londonderry. She was on a voyage from St John's, Newfoundland Colony to Londonderry. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea (37°20′N 9°41′E﻿ / ﻿37.333°N 9.683°E﻿ / 37.333; 9.683). |
| Mary A. Greenwood | United States | The barque was driven ashore at Natal, Brazil. She was on a voyage from New York to Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Neophyte | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire off Point Lynas, Anglesey. |
| Ottilie | Germany | The barque was driven ashore. She was refloated and put back to "Solombal", Russia in a leaky condition. |
| Port Victor | New South Wales | The steamship was driven ashore at "Cape Direction". She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Java. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Rapel | Chile | Eleven lives were lost when the Valparaiso steamer sank, during a severe gale while bound for Montevideo. |
| Rose Welt | United States | The full-rigged ship sank off Bramble Cay, Queensland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Singapore, Straits Settlements. |
| Shamrock | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Bergen, Norway. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Southern Cross | United Kingdom | The steam yacht was driven ashore in "Loch Slappin", Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. |
| S. T. | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Port Nolloth, Cape Colony. |
| Susannah | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged near New Romney, Kent. |
| Telemaque | France | The brig collided with the steamship Alphons Conseil ( France) at Bordeaux. Telemaque was beached, but capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Bordeaux. |
| Thordisa | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Philadelphia. |
| Walter Ulric | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Waverley | United Kingdom | The ship was lost east of the Percy Islands, Queensland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brisbane to Bangkok, Siam. |
| Wilhelm | Netherlands | The brig was driven ashore on Rottum, Groningen. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Delfzijl, Groningen. |
| William Coulman | United States | The steamship sank at Phildadelphia. She was later refloated. |