List of shipwrecks in 1896

The list of shipwrecks in 1896 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1896.

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1896
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Ealing	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground off Isaacs Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of eighteen of her 27 crew. She was on a voyage from Pelley Island, Newfoundland to New York, United States.[1]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Emperor of St. John	Canada	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged south of Cape George, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Guysboro, Nova Scotia.[2]

March

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Rosstrevor	United Kingdom	grounded at Carlingford Lough. Refloated on 7 March, repaired and returned to service.[3]

April

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Cleves	Belgium	caught fire at Antwerp and gutted. Later repaired and returned to service.[4]

June

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Princesse Clementine	Belgium	The steamship collided with sailing ship Axel Wästfelt ( Sweden) in the Bay of Biscay (45°50′N 9°30′E / 45.833°N 9.500°E. Both ships sank.[5]
Drummond Castle	United Kingdom	ran aground at Ushant, France and sank with the loss of 242 crew and passengers.

July

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Immanuel	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in the Teifi Estuary.[6]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Rajah Brooke	Sarawak	while en route from Singapore to Kuching the cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked on Victory Island between Singapore and Borneo.[7]

August

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1896

Ship	Country	Description
HHS Glasgow	Zanzibar	sunk by Royal Navy during Anglo-Zanzibar War. All crew rescued.

September

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Christiana	United Kingdom	The smack was wrecked at Poppit, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[6]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Hugo	Spain	The former White Star Line passenger liner ran aground on Terschelling Island in the Netherlands. She was declared a total loss. After refloating, she was auctioned for scrap on 9 December 1896 and towed to Amsterdam, where she was broken up

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Alexander Yeats	United Kingdom	She ran aground at Gurnard's Head. Crew of 19 rescued.[8]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1896

Ship	Country	Description
The Adgar and		Baron Holberg (flags unknown): The ships were wrecked off Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom. All crew from both vessels saved by the Hythe Lifeboat.[9]

December

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1896

Ship	Country	Description
Nathan F Cobb	United States	Nathan F Cobb grounded on the outer sand bar off the coast of Ormond Beach, FL. The schooner capsized after leaving port from Brunswick, Georgia and drifted to Ormond Beach in Northeast Florida. Two crewman and a civilian rescuer were killed during the incident.

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1896

Ship	Country	Description
British Peer	United Kingdom	struck a reef off Saldanha Bay, South Africa. Eighteen crew killed.

References

1. "Ealing - 1896". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
2. "Emperor of St John - 1896". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
3. Patton, Brian (2007). Irish Sea Shipping. Kettering: Silver Link Publications. pp. 178–184. ISBN 978-1-85794-271-2.
4. "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
5. "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
6. "CARDIGAN & DISTRICT SHIPWRECKS AND LIFEBOAT SERVICE". Glen Johnson. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
7. Allen, Tony; Lettens, Jan (30 July 2013). "SS Rajah Brooke [+1896]". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
8. Leonard, Alan (2008). "Profiting from Shipwrecks". Picture Postcard Annual: 14–16.
9. Ogley, Bob; Currie, Ian; Davison, Mark (1991). The Kent Weather Book. Brasted Chart: Froglets Publications Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 1-872337-35-X.

See also

Ship events in 1896
Ship launches:	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899	1900	1901
Ship commissionings:	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899	1900	1901
Ship decommissionings:	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899	1900	1901
Shipwrecks:	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899	1900	1901

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