List of shipwrecks in 1898
The list of shipwrecks in 1898 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1898.
February
6 February
- Veendam (
Netherlands): Hit a derelict ship in the North Atlantic and sank, with all on board saved.
15 February
USS Maine
- USS Maine (
United States Navy): Sank after an on-board explosion, Havana, Cuba.
March
25 March
- Stad Nieuport (
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Belgium): Departed from Antwerp bound for King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom. No further trace.[1]
Unknown date
- Bay of Panama (flag unknown): The sailing ship was wrecked under Nare Head, near St Keverne, Cornwall, United Kingdom, during a great blizzard.[2] The ship carried jute from Calcutta; Eighteen of those on board died while nineteen were saved.[3]
- Eliza Anderson ( United States): Driven ashore in a storm at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, a total loss.
- Henry Harvey (
United Kingdom): The brigantine was stranded on Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom, during a gale. Five people aboard were rescued by lifeboat.[4]
April
17 April
- Crofton Hall ( United Kingdom): The barque ran aground on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to New York, United States.[5]
May
1 May
Reina Cristina
- Reina Cristina (
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Spanish Navy): Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Alfonso XII-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by USS Baltimore, USS Boston and USS Olympia (all United States Navy) with the loss of approximately half of her complement. Survivors were rescued by Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzon (both Spanish Navy).
5 May
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- Hereward ( United Kingdom): Wrecked at Maroubra Beach, Sydney, Australia.
8 May
- Abernyte ( United Kingdom): While carrying nitrate of soda from Caleta Buena to Falmouth, Cornwall, the barque was wrecked under Rill Head on the Lizard.[6]
26 May
- Nyanza ( United Kingdom): The Newlyn fishing lugger was run ashore on Great Crebawethan, Isles of Scilly after hitting the Crims and springing a leak. The St Agnes lifeboat, James and Caroline took off four of the crew and the fifth was saved by an island boat.[7]
July
4 July
- La Bourgogne (
France): The passenger ship collided with Cromartyshire ( United Kingdom) 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank with the loss of 549 of the 722 people on board.
5 July
Reina Mercedes
- Reina Mercedes ( Spanish Navy): Spanish–American War: The Alfonso XII-class cruiser was scuttled at Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Later salvaged by the Americans, repaired and entered service as USS Reina Mercedes.
August
20 August
- Toledo ( United Kingdom): The 2,843 ton Sunderland steamer hit Steeple Rock, in the Isles of Scilly and ripped open her hull. Her crew managed to lower the ship's boats and escape before she sank in twenty-five fathoms.[7]
30 August
September
- Lapérouse (
French Navy): Beached on Madagascar.
October
- Blengfell ( United Kingdom): Caught fire off Margate and completely burnt out.[8]
14 October
- Mohegan ( United Kingdom): Ran aground on The Manacles, off The Lizard, Cornwall with the loss of one hundred and six lives.[9]
25 October
- L.R. Doty ( United States): Lost during a storm on Lake Michigan north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the loss of seventeen lives lost.
26 October
- Calabar ( United Kingdom): The Elder Dempster 1,756 grt cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked at Yellow Well Reef, off Grand Bassa, Liberia, on a voyage from the west coast of Africa to Liverpool.[10]
November
9 November
- SS Blue Jacket ( United Kingdom): Was unaccountably wrecked on a clear night a few yards from the Longships lighthouse. The crew were saved by the Sennen lifeboat.[11]
26-27 November
On these two days—the Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving—the infamous Portland Gale struck coastal New England. This was a blizzard of massive proportions that claimed the lives of over 400 people and more than 150 major vessels.[12]
- Portland ( United States): The paddle steamer sank with the loss of all hands (believed to be between 192 and 245 persons); near Gloucester, Massachusetts. The wreck was identified in 2002.
December
9 December
- Castalia ( United Kingdom): The hospital ship was struck by Barrowmore ( United Kingdom) while moored on Long Reach in the River Thames.
15 December
- Brinkburn (flag unknown): Struck the Maiden Bower, Isles of Scilly in fog and sank, while bound for Le Havre from Galveston with cotton and cotton seed. Her crew of mainly lascars survived. An inspection of the wreck in 1966, found two other ships beneath her; one the Sussex which sank in 1885 and an unknown warship.[7]
23 December
- Joys ( United States): Caught fire while at anchor in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal.
Unknown date
- Lofthus (
Norway): The barque sank off Manalapan, Florida, United States. - Saxon ( United Kingdom):The tug became disabled in the Bristol Channel and ran aground on Frenchman's Bank. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ Noall, C. (1969) Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press; p. 15
- ↑ http://www.st-keverne.com/history/Diggens/d7.html Canon Diggens Archive
- ↑ Noall, C. (1969) Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press; p. 17
- ↑ "Crofton Hall - 1898". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ Allen, Tony. "Abernyte (+1898)". wrecksite. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Larn, Richard (1992). The Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly. Nairn: Thomas & Lochar. ISBN 0-946537-84-4.
- ↑ Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.
- ↑ Noall, C. (1969) Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press; p. 13
- ↑ "Loss of SS Calabar". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ Noall, C. (1969) Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press; p. 21
- ↑ Heit, Judi (19 October 2010). "Lost or Damaged Vessels". portlandgale.blogspot.com. The Portland Gale. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks". Swansea Docks. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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| Ship commissionings: | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 |