# List of shipwrecks in February 1887

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

## 1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beresford | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Bombay, India. She was refloated on 5 February with the assistance of four tugs and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Hermes | United Kingdom | The brigantine foundered off Île Vierge, Finistère, France. |
| Paul | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Amager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to London. |

## 4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Finland | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship departed from Darien, Georgia, United States for the English Channel. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fanny Atkinson | Flag unknown | The ship caught fire off the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from Apalachicola, Florida, United States to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. |

## 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ketch collided with the Thames barge Ocean Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank off Harwich, Essex. Emma was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Gus | United Kingdom | The barge was being towed by the tug Scotia ( United Kingdom) when she collided with the steamship Emma ( United Kingdom) and sank at Deptford, Kent. |

## 10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| A. C. Monroe | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision off White Point in Pensacola Bay, Florida, with the tug Echo ( United States). |
| Emerald, and German Empire | United Kingdom | The steamships collided at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and were both severely damaged. Both vessels put in to Havre de Grâce. |
| Mendota | United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Hawarden ( United Kingdom). Mendota was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to New York. |
| Meta | Germany | The ship departed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Wells City | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven by ice into another steamship and sank in the Hudson River at New York, United States. Her crew survive. |

## 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Coumoundouros | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at L'Escala, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Cartagena, Spain. |
| Joseph and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Sark, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Figueira da Foz, Portugal for Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Sulina | United States | The brig was driven ashore at Hilo, Kingdom of Hawaii. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven against the quayside at Fortune's Well, Portland, Dorset and developed a severe leak. |

## 14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Austin Friars | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Melian Patch, in the Clyde. She was refloated and beached near Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Corisande | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Penmarc'h, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |

## 16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| African | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the Abu Mi Difi Reef, in the Red Sea off the coast of the Hejaz Vilayet 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Jeddah. Her crew abandoned the ship on 26 February; they were rescued by HMS Starling ( Royal Navy) just before African broke in two and sank. |
| Bedlormie, Cambria, and Vane Tempest | United Kingdom | The steamships Cambria and Vane Tempest collided in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent and were both beached at Millwall, Essex. Bedlormie collided with both vessels and was damaged. Cambria was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. The other two vessels were outward bound from London. |
| Earl of Powis | United Kingdom | The tug collided with the ferry Claughton and sank in the River Mersey at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued by Claughton. |
| G. F. Williams | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Irvine, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Ayrshire to Irvine. |

## 19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abeille No.5 | France | The tug collided with the steamship British Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |

## 20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie Sophie | United Kingdom | The coal hulk was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. |
| Argentino | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Gracie ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached at North Woolwich, Middlesex. Argentino was on a voyage from Sebastopol, Russia to Millwall, Essex. |

## 21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hatfield | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Greenock, Renfrewshire. |

## 23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antelope | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was run into by the fishing smack Britannia and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of the Terschelling Lightship ( Netherlands). |
| Cambria | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the River Thames downstream of Tilbury, Essex. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. |
| Celerity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Tilbury. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Jane and Annie | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Cliffe, Kent. |
| Grampus | United Kingdom | The barge was run into by the steamship Taurus ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at the entrance to the Grand Surrey Canal. She was beached and sank at Wapping, Middlesex. |
| River Lagan | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at the Coalhouse Fort, Essex. She was on a voyage from Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Vallejo, and Weatherall | United Kingdom | The steamship Weatherall collided with the barque Vallejo and sank in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent with the loss of one of her thirteen crew. Survivors reached Dover, Kent in a boat. Weatherall was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France. Vallejo was on a voyage from Portland, Oregon, United States to Hull, Yorkshire. She put in to Dover waterlogged at the bow |

## 25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albatros | Germany | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Phil Sheridan | United States | The schooner was wrecked at sea by capsizing. She righted in a water-logged condition after five minutes. Her crew were rescued on 27 February by an unknown vessel. |

## 26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Loanda | Canada | The ship ran aground on Shell Wharf. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Fleetwood, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Fleetwood in a leaky condition. |
| Saltwick | United Kingdom | The barque struck the pier and sank at Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
| Sindbad | United Kingdom | The steamship put in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire on fire. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Garston Docks, Lancashire. |

## 27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bertha | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was run down by the steamship Hansa ( Germany) and sank in the North Sea 75 nautical miles (139 km) south by east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. |
| Locksley Hall | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship collided with the steamship Regulus and then with Brenda (both United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Locksley Hall was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 13 June and taken in to Tranmere, Cheshire. |

## 28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Valparaiso | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked near Vigo, Spain. All on board were rescued by HMS Minotaur ( Royal Navy). Valparaiso was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a port on the west coast of the United States. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1887 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Advance | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Malmö, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Agate | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the Carlingford Lough. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Newry, County Antrim. |
| Agnes Otto | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Zindjir Bozan", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Malta. |
| Augusta | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne. |
| Beatrice | United Kingdom | The ship collided with a tug and was driven ashore in the River Avon. She was refloated on 25 February but sank. She was refloated the next day. |
| Calabria, and Rosario | United Kingdom Italy | The barque Rosario collided with the steamship Calabria and sank. Rosairo was on a voyage from Genoa to the Cape Verde Islands. Calabria was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Naples. She put in to Cartagena, Spain. |
| Constance | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at the Nakkehoved Lighthouse, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 2 February. |
| Dona Zemlya | Sweden | The schooner was wrecked at Anegada, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. |
| Energia | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Suez, Egypt. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. |
| Euphrates | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Darwin, South Australia. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Port Darwin. She was refloated and taken in to Port Darwin. |
| Harold | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Vlissingen. |
| Helgesen | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Læsø. |
| John C. Noyes | United States | The brig ran aground at Cárdenas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas to New York. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition. |
| Kennebec | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Pedro, California. Also reported to have sunk at Deadman Island. She was refloated in April. |
| Kincardineshire | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Ridge Shoal, in the Bassein River. |
| Marie | United Kingdom | The ship arrived at New York, United States on fire and was beached. She was on a voyage from London to New York. |
| Mary Bradford | United States | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. |
| Nautu | Italy | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Nelusko | Flag unknown | The ship was lost. Her crew were rescued. |
| Nentwater | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France and was damaged. She was reflaoted. |
| Norman MacLeod | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the quayside at Timaru, New Zealand and was damaged. |
| Palmira C. | Italy | The barque was driven ashore on Martinique. She was refloated and taken in to Fort-de-France in a severely leaky condition. |
| Paquebot No. 3 | France | The schooner was run down and sunk in the Gironde by the steamship Trelleborg ( Sweden). |
| Petrus | Germany | The barque was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Tromsø, Norway, where she arrived on 19 February. |
| Rambler | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Stuben". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Campbeltown, Argyllshire. |
| R. M. J. Charnley | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and towed in to Ramsgae, Kent by a tug and a lifeboat. |
| Royal Alice | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Panaroekan, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Scottish Prince | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Sei Fratelli | Italy | The barque ran aground in Vuelta Antonio. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Campana, Argentina. |
| S. H. Love | Denmark | The barque foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Julio ( Spain). S. H. Love was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy to Stockholm, Sweden. |
| Struan | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 23 February and resumed her voyage. |
| Wilhelm | Flag icon | The ship was wrecked near Bergen, Norway. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Santos, Brazil. |
| Unnamed | China | The junk was wrecked on the coast of Siam with the loss of about 600 lives. There were six survivors. She was on a voyage from Hainan to Siam. |
| Three unnamed vessels | Netherlands East Indies | The lighters were driven ashore at Panaroekan. |