# List of shipwrecks in January 1888

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

## 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| John Potts | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Indian Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) from Bombay, India with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued on 18 January. |
| The Goolwa | United Kingdom | The clipper sprang a leak during heavy weather whilst en route from Penarth, Glamorgan to San Francisco, California, United States. She started to sink after the loss of the deck hatches and was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay (49°34′N 10°00′W﻿ / ﻿49.567°N 10.000°W﻿ / 49.567; -10.000). Her crew were rescued by the barque Cato ( Norway) |

## 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Garibaldi | Sweden | The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Hérault with the loss of seven of her crew. |
| Superbe | Germany | The barque foundered in the Atlantic while on a voyage from Newport to Cape Verde. The crew were rescued by the Austrian barque Nermina and landed at Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| William Porter | United States | The steamship caught fire in the Salt River five miles (8.0 km) from its mouth. She either sank., or was scuttled, with the loss of a crew member. |

## 3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eureka | United States | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Waterford, United Kingdom with some loss of life amongst her 30 crew. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. |

## 4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred D. Snow | United States | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Waterford, United Kingdom with the loss of all 28 crew. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to a British port. |
| Daisy | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Conister Rock, Isle of Man. She was refloated but consequently sank. All twelve people on board were rescued. |
| Favorita | Spain | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (40°13′N 9°38′W﻿ / ﻿40.217°N 9.633°W﻿ / 40.217; -9.633). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Delos ( United Kingdom). Favorita was on a voyage from Gijón to Adra. |
| Jupiter | United Kingdom | The barque sprang a severe leak, caught fire and was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued the next day by the schooner Osceola ( Norway). Jupiter was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The Dundalk schooner foundered and four crew landed at Port St Mary, Isle of Man. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The ferryboat was driven ashore and wrecked at Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Unnamed | Royal Navy | The launch sank at Haulbowline, County Cork. |
| Ten unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The whale boats were wrecked at Haulbowline. |

## 5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ebor | United Kingdom | The steamship struck the quayside at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Franch and ran aground. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Les Sables-d'Olonne. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The schooner sank in the Irish Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) west of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her four crew survived. |
| Kate | Norway | The barque struck the North Rock, off the coast of County Down, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew survived. |
| Kydonia | Flag unknown | The steamship was lost at "Chio". |
| Warren J. Crosby | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Wreck was sold, raised, repaired and put in Canadian service. |

## 6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Nimble | United Kingdom | The fishing trawler was run into by the steamship Swansea ( United Kingdom) and sank off Start Point, Devon with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by Swansea. |

## 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Earl Spencer | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer became stranded on the breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her 57 passengers were taken off; 50 by rocket apparatus and the rest by the Holyhead Lifeboat. |
| Veracity | United Kingdom | The brigantine collided with the steamship Hugh Taylor ( United Kingdom) and sank south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her seven crew were rescued. |

## 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clan Ogilvie | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on Santa Maria Island, in the Strait of Bonifacio. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay India to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Emma A. Cutting | United States | The schooner was wrecked on Pavilion Beach. |
| Mary E. Wadham | United Kingdom | The steamship ran ashore and was wrecked at Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Shoreham | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Colstrup ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Kentish Knock. Ten of her crew were rescued by the steamship Prudhoe Castle ( United Kingdom); seven were reported missing, presumed drowned. Shoreham was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Conqueror | United Kingdom | The smack was run down and sunk by a steamship south west of the Girdler Lightship ( Trinity House), in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued. |
| John T. Berry | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean. Fourteen of the 25 people on board were rescued; the rest were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hiogo, Japan. |

## 10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hibernia | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent. |

## 12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Guildford | United Kingdom | The barge was holed by the propeller of the steamship Dundee ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames. |
| Hattie N. Gove | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Port Royal, South Carolina. |

## 13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dordstern | Germany | The steamer went ashore in fog at Start Point, Devon. |
| Isaac Patch | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Grand Manan. Her crew were rescued. |
| Milan | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Overton, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by the Port Eynon Lifeboat or by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Alexandria, Egypt. |

## 14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Shamrock | France | The transport ship ran aground in the Bay of Belligam, Ceylon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to Colombo, Ceylon. |

## 15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gauloise | France | The 332 ton barque of Bordeaux sailed onto Great Arthur Island on the northern edge of Crow Sound. She was carrying pitprops for Porthcawl and heading NNE when fog came down 14 miles (23 km) south of St Agnes light. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the steamship James Malam ( United Kingdom) with the loss of all hands. |

## 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edinburgh Castle | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Warrnambool, Victoria and was subsequently wrecked in a gale. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Warrnambool. |
| Taunton | United Kingdom | The ketch sank off Ilfracombe, Devon and the crew were landed at Ilfracombe. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The pilot cutter was run down and sunk at Cardiff, Glamorgan by the steamship Belmont ( United Kingdom) with the loss of all hands. |

## 17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Freidis | Norway | The barque collided with the steamship Toronto ( United Kingdom) and sank off The Skerries, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of all but one of her crew. Freidis was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
| Sylvester | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Brace's Cove. Her crew were rescued. |
| Winthorpe | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Wear. |

## 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bonita | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore near Mousehole, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to Mousehole. |
| Oxfordshire | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Cascapedia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Cascapedia. Oxfordshire was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Vilhelm Foss | Norway | The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Ardmore ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Ardmore. |

## 19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bronx | United States | The tug was run down and sunk in the East River off Blackwell's Island, New York City by the steamship Miranda ( Canada). Her fireman drowned. |

## 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna H. Mason | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. |
| Danos | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on Zea, Greece and sank. Her crew were rescued by the steamship William Symington ( United Kingdom). |
| Elsie | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued. |
| Kongsek | Norway | The brigantine ran aground on the Atherfield Ledge, in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. All nine people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Holmestrand. |
| Prarie Flower | United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was later refloated and taken in to Newport, Monmouthshire for repairs. |
| Unnamed | Germany | The derelict barque was driven ashore near Ilfracombe, Devon. |

## 21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Constance | United Kingdom | The steamship ran onto the Shagstone Rocks, off Plymouth, Devon and sank with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Switzerland | Belgium | The steamship collided with the steamship La Gascogne ( France) in the Upper New York Bay and was severely damaged at the bow. She put into New York, United States for repairs. She was later returned to service. |

## 22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| May Queen | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from London to Lyttelton Harbour. |
| Pfenna Wilhelmina | United Kingdom | The schooner went ashore, in Mount's Bay, near Penzance Harbour, Cornwall in dense fog. The cargo of coal was discharged. |

## 24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Suez | France | The steamship collided with Dethmarschen (Flag unknown) and sank off Cape Espichel, Portugal. Twelve of her crew survived, the rest were reported missing. Suez was on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |

## 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert William | United Kingdom | The schooner was partly abandoned in the Ribble Estuary. Ten of her twelve crew were taken off by the Lytham St. Anne's Lifeboat, the others refused to leave. |
| Etta Gott | United States | The schooner was wrecked on Big Spoon Island near Isle au Haut, Maine. The crew of eleven men remained on a desolate island for a week before they were discovered and rescued. |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her four crew were rescued by the schooner Briton ( United Kingdom). Louisa was on a voyage from Erith, Kent to Inverness. |
| Rokeby | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock and foundered off Conil de la Frontera, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the revenue cutter Viva ( Spain). Rokeby was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Savona, Italy. |

## 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Finance | United States | The schooner was wrecked on Blanche Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of two of her crew. |

## 27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clara Peters | Germany | The schooner foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Bridgeness, Lothian, United Kingdom. |
| Europa | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked off Deal, Kent, during dense fog, while carrying wine from Portugal to London. Two of the crew lost their lives and the cargo, valued at £70,000 was also lost. |
| Goethe | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°44′N 11°40′W﻿ / ﻿44.733°N 11.667°W﻿ / 44.733; -11.667). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Niger ( United Kingdom). Goethe was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Moss. |
| Isle of Dursey | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and taken in to Goole. |

## 28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gleaner | United States | The steamship was swamped in a heavy squall in the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon. Three passengers died. |
| Joseph Howe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Widnes, Cheshire. |
| Laurina | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked on the Stony Binks, at the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat. |
| Restless | United States | The schooner was severely damaged by high seas on Brown's Bank on 18 January, drifting rudderless in snow storms. The crew was taken off by the schooner Harry Lewis ( United States) an hour before she sank on 28 January. |

## 29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gulnare | Denmark | The schooner ran aground in the River Stour at Wrabness, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kalundborg to Mistley, Essex. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The schooner was discovered abandoned off the Smalls Lighthouse, Wales by Magic ( United Kingdom). She put three of her crew aboard. They took her in to Plymouth, Devon. |

## 30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arabella | United Kingdom | The schooner sank while on a voyage from New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with the loss of six lives. |

## 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Darnet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Reculver, Kent. She was then run into by Glen Ross ( United Kingdom). Darnet was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. She was refloated and taken in to Whitstable, Kent. |
| Eliza Jane | United Kingdom | The lugger sank at Sandgate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. |
| Eversfield | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Horse Channel. Her crew survived. |
| John C. Wade | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Wexford. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1888 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Activ | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Sønderborg, Denmark. |
| Agatha | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Mary Hogarth ( United Kingdom). Agatha was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Martinique. |
| Albert H. Locke | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Worthing, Sussex. |
| Ann Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly, Devon. Her crew were rescued. |
| Arcadia | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Stronsay, Orkney Islands. She was refloated on 27 January. |
| Ban Mazuranich | Austria-Hungary | The barque ran aground in the River Ouse and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 30 January and taken in to Goole. |
| Beignon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Gulf of Xeros. She was later refloated and taken in to Dedeagatch, Ottoman Empire. |
| Bengal | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned at sea with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Port Said, Egypt. |
| Boscoppa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly. Her crew were rescued. |
| Dakota | Germany | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Lemvig, Norway with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Christiania, Norway. |
| Devon | United Kingdom | The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly. Her crew were rescued. |
| Dunluce | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Porto Tolle, Italy. She was later refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Alberoni, Italy. |
| Eleanor Margaret | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the Raccoon Strait. |
| Electric | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Burnham". She was later refloated. |
| Excelsior | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Port Gordon, Moray to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Fanny | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from San Domingo to Hamburg. |
| Galgate | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Sulfoy ( Sweden). Galgate was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York. |
| Godolphin | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Black Head, Cornwall. |
| Graf Otto von Zums | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore in Llandudno Bay. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Goole. |
| Haarfanger | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Skibbereen, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to the Congo Free State. |
| Herlon | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Half Moon Kaye Reef. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Belize City. |
| Illinor | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyquinton Point, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down to Ayr. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jane Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Cromer Lifeboat. |
| Johanne | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Karlskrona, Sweden to Africa. |
| Kate Fawcett | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Tweed. She was on a voyage from Coosaw Island, South Carolina, United States to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. |
| Kingfisher | United Kingdom | The steam trawler was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her ten crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Knight Commander | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Melbourne, Victoria. She was refloated and towed in to Leith, Lothian for repairs. |
| Knight Templar | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Chrysolite ( United Kingdom) and ran aground at Poti, Russia. |
| Lady Ann | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. |
| Linden | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered off Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. |
| Lyra | Isle of Man | The schooner struck the Carrick Rock and sank with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. |
| Malfitatre | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Burnham". She was later refloated. |
| Maritona | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship City of Texas ( United Kingdom) at Savannah, Georgia, United States and was severely damaged. |
| Moss Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aspinwall, Colombia. |
| Norah | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off "Tusla", Romania. |
| Père Jacques | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Pierre and Miquelon. |
| Quatro Fratelli II | Italy | The schooner foundered in the Adriatic Sea off Fasano. She was on a voyage from Chioggia to Sicily. |
| Remus | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pula, Austria-Hungary. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland. |
| Semantha | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Gorda Bay before 17 January. Her crew were rescued. |
| Thessalus | Greece | The ship foundered off "Nealvi". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. |
| Triton | Sweden | The barque was run into by a Danish steamship in the River Tyne and was severely damaged. |
| Vrouw Anna | Netherlands | The tjalk collided with the steamship Sachsen ( Germany) and sank in the Scheldt at Kruisschans, Belgium. Vrouw Anna was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Wave | United Kingdom | The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly. Her crew were rescued. |
| Whitehead | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rone, Gotland, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| William Dodds | United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and taken into the River Tyne for repairs. |
| Unnamed | United States | The pilot boat collided with Sir William Wallace ( United Kingdom) and sank at San Francisco, California. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Toe Head, County Cork. |