# List of shipwrecks in August 1889

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

## 1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vinnie M. Getchell | United States | The schooner was run down and sunk. Her crew were rescued. |

## 4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bloomer | United States | The schooner capsized in a squall 55 miles (89 km) east southeast of Pensacola, Florida. |
| Lillydale | United Kingdom | The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. |

## 7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Thomas Oliver | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off "Gorodetsk", between "Sweet Nore" and "Orloff"", Russia. |

## 8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Unnamed | Cape Colony | The whaleboat capsized off the mouth of the Coega River with the loss of all five people on board. |

## 9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Wildwood | United States | While departing Nushagak on Bristol Bay in the District of Alaska carrying the summer's catch from the cannery at Nushagak, the barque was wrecked in the Nushagak River 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Harkanock. Her 21 crew survived. |

## 11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emelia | Italy | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milazzo to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |

## 12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bellaporte | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and sank at Iquique, Chile with the loss of five of her twenty crew. Survivors were rescued by the full-rigged ship East Lothian ( United Kingdom). Bellaporte was on a voyage from Iquique to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Sunbeam, and an unnamed vessel | United Kingdom | The tug Sunbeam and a barge were run into by the steamship Halcyon ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, London. Their crews were rescued. |

## 13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cleveland | United Kingdom | The steamship sank off Gandia, Spain. She was refloated in mid-September. |
| Lady Sondes | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Charlestown, Cornwall for Brussels, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. No further, reported missing. |

## 14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ketch foundered in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. |

## 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Principia | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Coal House Point, Essex. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of four tugs. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Small Bitter Lake. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |

## 17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| A.E. Vickery | United States | The schooner sank after striking a shoal while entering the American Narrows in the St. Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York. |
| Merquedes | France | The steamship sank off Ar Men, Finistère. |

## 19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hindoo | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boston. |

## 20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Torpedo boat No. 10 | Royal Danish Navy | The torpedo boat capsized in the Øresund and subsequently sank whilst under tow for Copenhagen. She was salvaged, repaired and returned to service. |
| Windhover | United Kingdom | The barque was lost off Bramble Cay, Queensland. All 22 people on board took to the boats. They landed on Thursday Island a week later. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |

## 21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gardar | Norway | The steamship caught fire off Southend, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to London. The fire was extinguished with assistance from the tugs Bulldog and Vauxhall (both United Kingdom) and she was towed in to Gravesend, Kent by Vauxhall. |

## 22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Forest Fairy | United States | The schooner departed from Boston, Massachusetts for Faial Island, Azores. No further trace, feared lost with all 37 people on board. |

## 24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Muncaster | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was refloated the next day. |

## 25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lame Duck | United States | The steamship collided with Commonwealth ( United States) and sank in the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati, Ohio with the loss of four lives. |
| Seaman's Glory | United Kingdom | The ship capsized off Deal, Kent with the loss of four of the six people on board. |

## 26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Armenia | United States | The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at Port Costa, California. |
| Honauwar | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at Port Costa. |
| Kenilworth | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at Port Costa. |
| Langdale | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at Port Costa. |
| Taymouth Castle | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Cape Town, Cape Colony. The fire was extinguished and she completed her voyage. |

## 27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Odessa | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Homer ( United Kingdom) and sank 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Cape Espichel, Portugal with the loss of three of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Homer. Odessa was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Brăila, Romania. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The dredger was run into by the steamship Jason ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde at Dumbarton with the loss of six of the ten people on board. Survivors were rescued by Jason. |

## 28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ancon | United States | Wreck of Ancon, ca. 1895.The sidewheel paddle steamer, a cargo liner, was stranded on a rock projecting from a reef in Naha Bay (55°36′12″N 131°38′00″W﻿ / ﻿55.60333°N 131.63333°W﻿ / 55.60333; -131.63333﻿ (Naha Bay)) as she was departing the wharf at Loring, District of Alaska. Her back broke as the tide receded, and she became a total loss. All on board, 119 passengers and 72 crewmen, survived. They were rescued on 1 September by the steamship Elder ( United States). |

## 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arranmore | United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Protector | United Kingdom | The tug was run into by the paddle tug Duncan ( United Kingdom and sank 2 cables (380m) off the Abertay Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Duncan. |

## 31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the Solent near Stone Point. Her passengers were taken off. Diana was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Southampton. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1889 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alpha | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from an English port to Lübeck. She was later refloated. |
| Baines Hawkins | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Malmö, Sweden. |
| Baron Blantyre | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank in the Strait of Bangka. |
| Belle of Benin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Opobo, Niger Coast Protectorate. She was a total loss. |
| Bempton | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Guia, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Ben Righ | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Lybster, Caithness to Dantsic, Germany. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Blue Jacket | United Kingdom | The ship sank off New Quay, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Towyn, Caernarfonshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Bonny Kate | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Piteå, Sweden to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage. |
| Carl Johan | Denmark | The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently towed in to Copenhagen by the steamship Romney ( Denmark). |
| Centennial, and Kanahooka | United Kingdom | The steamships collided at Sydney, New South Wales. Centennial sank. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Wellington, New Zealand. Kanahooka was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Wollongong to Sydney. |
| Colombo | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the Brisbane River. |
| Dewdrop | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Malorm Kalix", Sweden. She was later refloated and taken in to "Karlsberg". |
| Eduard Virgino | France | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (32°13′N 39°22′W﻿ / ﻿32.217°N 39.367°W﻿ / 32.217; -39.367). Twelve people were rescued by the barque Giudotta D ( Italy). Eduard Virgino was on a voyage from "Kotona", French Guinea to "Kernds". |
| Empress of India | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Rheinfels ( Germany) at Port Said, Egypt and was severely damaged. |
| Emtrucht | | The Dantzic barque sank in the North Sea, following a collision with the corvette HMS Active off the Yorkshire coast. |
| Georgina | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rosario, Argentina. |
| Hanna | Norway | The barque ran aground at Saltholmen. She was later refloated with assistance. |
| Harold | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Bon Portage Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Cork. |
| Horsley | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and found to be leaky. |
| J. C. Williams | United States | The ship sprang a leak and sank off Barbados. Her crew were rescued. |
| Johannes | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. Some of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
| Joseph Wilde | United States | The schooner collided with the steamship Nessmore ( United Kingdom) and sank at the mouth of the Chesapeake River. Her crew survived. |
| Kenilworth | Germany | The barque was wrecked in the Fly River. Five of her crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Kuopio | Russia | The schooner capsized at Visby, Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. |
| Manche | France | The brig was driven ashore on Île Verte, Finistère. |
| Maria | Netherlands | The barque ran aground at Menado, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated, but was subsequently destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. |
| Marianne Bertha | Germany | The barque ran aground on the Lillegrund, in the Baltic Sea. |
| Marlborough | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Mocha Shoal, in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to New York. She was refloated five days later and put in to Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. |
| Mathilde | Germany | The brig ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. |
| Mortlake | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Newport News, Virginia, United States. |
| Newcastle | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Maldonado, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Nouvelle Société | France | The ship ran aground and sank at Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was later refloated. |
| Olaf Nicklesen | Norway | The ship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and taken in to Bordeaux in a leaky condition. |
| Ontario | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Avonmouth, Somerset. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Perpetua | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Glasson Dock, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Glasson Dock to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Persian | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore on Amrum, Germany. |
| Peter der Grosse | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore on Hiiumaa. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg. She was refloated and put in to Reval in a leaky condition. |
| Rose | Flag unknown | The ship was holed by her anchor at Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada and became severely leaky. |
| Rosedale | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Husvalla", Öland, Sweden. |
| Sarah A. Dudman | Russia | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Scottish Fairy | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep. She was on a voyage from Pisagua, Chile to Hamburg. |
| St. Andrew's Bay | United Kingdom | The steamship was severely damaged by an onboard explosion at South Shields, County Durham. |
| Star of the East | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| St. Lawrence | United States | The steamship was wrecked on "Hog Island", in the Saint Lawrence River. |
| Torre del Oro | Spain | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Seville. |
| Venus | Norway | The brig ran aground in the River Lee. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Ballinacurra, County Cork, United Kingdom. |
| Victoria | Spain | The barque was driven ashore on Grand Manan. Her crew were rescued. She was declared a total loss. |
| Vulcan | Germany | Wissmann Expedition: The steamship was wrecked at "Tangani", on the east coast of Africa. Her crew survived, but several of them were killed in attacks by the local inhabitants. |
| Welcome | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with another vessel and sank in the River Mersey off Egremont, Lancashire. |
| Zephyrus | United Kingdom | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Southampton, Hampshire. |