List of shipwrecks in 1885

The list of shipwrecks in 1885 includes some of the ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1885.

January

8 January

15 January

25 January

February

1 February

March

5 March

13 March

April

17 April

23 April

May

8 May

June

8 June

July

22 July

23 July

September

29 September

Unknown date

November

7 November

The wreck of Algoma

December

17 December

30 December

Unknown date

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Ship events in 1885
Ship launches: 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890
Ship commissionings: 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890
Ship decommissionings: 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890
Shipwrecks: 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890