List of shipwrecks in 1898

The list of shipwrecks in 1898 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1898.

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1898
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec


February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1898
Ship Country Description
Channel Queen  United Kingdom Steaming from Plymouth to the Channel Islands was wrecked in bad weather and fog on the Black Rock, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Guernsey. Forty were saved but 14 passengers and 5 crew were drowned. [1] [2]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1898
Ship Country Description
Veendam  Netherlands Hit a derelict ship in the North Atlantic and sank, with all on board saved.

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1898
Ship Country Description
USS Maine  United States Navy
USS Maine

The armored cruiser (although often referred to as a "battleship") sank after an on-board explosion, Havana, Cuba.

March

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1898
Ship Country Description
Stad Nieuport  Belgium Departed from Antwerp bound for King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom. No further trace.[3]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1898
Ship Country Description
Bay of Panama flag unknown The sailing ship was wrecked under Nare Head, near St Keverne, Cornwall, United Kingdom, during a great blizzard.[4] The ship carried jute from Calcutta; Eighteen of those on board died while nineteen were saved.[5]
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.[6]

April

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1898
Ship Country Description
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.[7]

May

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1898
Ship Country Description
Castilla  Spanish Navy
Castilla
Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Aragon-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the  United States Navy's Asiatic Squadron.
Don Antonio de Ulloa  Spanish Navy
Don Antonio de Ulloa
Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Velasco-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the  United States Navy's Asiatic Squadron.
Don Juan de Austria  Spanish Navy
Don Juan de Austria
Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Velasco-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the  United States Navy's Asiatic Squadron. Later salvaged and placed in service as USS Don Juan de Austria ( United States Navy).
Isla de Cuba  Spanish Navy
Isla de Cuba
Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Isla de Luzon-class protected cruiser was shelled by ships of the  United States Navy's Asiatic Squadron and scuttled in Manila Bay to avoid capture. Later salvaged and placed in service as USS Isla de Cuba ( United States Navy).
Isla de Luzon  Spanish Navy
Isla de Luzon
Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Isla de Luzon-class protected cruiser was shelled by ships of the  United States Navy's Asiatic Squadron and scuttled in Manila Bay to avoid capture. Later salvaged and placed in service as USS Isla de Luzon ( United States Navy).
Marques del Duero  Spanish Navy Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Fernando el Catolico-class gunboat was shelled by ships of the  United States Navy's Asiatic Squadron and scuttled in Manila Bay to avoid capture. Later salvaged and placed in service as USS P-17 ( United States Navy).
Reina Cristina  Spanish Navy
Reina Cristina

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).

Velasco  Spanish Navy
Velasco
Spanish–American War, Battle of Manila Bay: The Velasco-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Manila Bay by ships of the  United States Navy's Asiatic Squadron.

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1898
Ship Country Description
Hereward  United Kingdom
Hereward

Wrecked at Maroubra Beach, Sydney, Australia.

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1898
Ship Country Description
Abernyte  United Kingdom While carrying nitrate of soda from Caleta Buena to Falmouth, Cornwall, the barque was wrecked under Rill Head on the Lizard.[8]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1898
Ship Country Description
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.[9]

June

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1898
Ship Country Description
USS Merrimac  United States Navy
USS Merrimac
Spanish-American War: Manned by a volunteer crew attempting to sink her as a blockship in the entrance to the harbor of Santiago de Cuba on the south coast of Cuba, the collier was disabled by Spanish land-based howitzers and sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from the armored cruiser Vizcaya, cruiser Reina Mercedes, and destroyer Plutón (all  Spanish Navy) in the entrance but without blocking it.

July

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1898
Ship Country Description
Plutón  Spanish Navy Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Audaz-class destroyer was beached and wrecked just west of Cabanas Bay, Cuba, after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the  United States Navy's North Atlantic Squadron
Furor  Spanish Navy Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Furor-class destroyer was beached, exploded, and sank with the loss of her commanding officer and over half her crew just west of Cabanas Bay, Cuba, during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the  United States Navy's North Atlantic Squadron
Infanta Maria Teresa  Spanish Navy
Infanta Maria Teresa
Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked just west of Punta Cabrera, Cuba, after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the  United States Navy's North Atlantic Squadron
Almirante Oquendo  Spanish Navy
Almirante Oquendo
Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked just west on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the  United States Navy's North Atlantic Squadron
Vizcaya  Spanish Navy
Vizcaya
Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked just west on the south coast of Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the  United States Navy's North Atlantic Squadron
Cristóbal Colón  Spanish Navy
Cristóbal Colón
Spanish–American War, Battle of Santiago de Cuba: The Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser was beached and wrecked at the mouth of the Tarquino River on the south coast of Cuba after suffering heavy damage from gunfire from the ships of the  United States Navy's North Atlantic Squadron

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1898
Ship Country Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1898
Ship Country Description
Reina Mercedes  Spanish Navy
Reina Mercedes

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.

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1898
Ship Country Description
Delaware  United States 1,646 GRT Clyde line wooden steamer out of New York bound for Charleston with cargo and thirty-two passengers caught fire at about 9:20 p.m. off Barnegat, New Jersey. The ship headed to shore and was met by a lifeboat taking all passengers and crew off the ship which was lost.[10][11]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1898
Ship Country Description
Jorge Juan  Spanish Navy Spanish–American War, Battle of Nipe Bay: The Jorge Juan-class sloop was sunk in Nipe Bay, Cuba, by gunfire from the armed yacht USS Wasp, armed tug USS Leyden, and gunboats USS Annapolis and USS Topeka (all  United States Navy).

August

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1898
Ship Country Description
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.[9]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1898
Ship Country Description
Saint Marc  France Wrecked at Cape Vilano en route from Le Havre to Lisbon, Portugal.[3]

September

List of shipwrecks: September 1898
Ship Country Description
Lapérouse  French Navy Beached on Madagascar.

October

List of shipwrecks: October 1898
Ship Country Description
Blengfell  United Kingdom Caught fire off Margate and completely burnt out.[12]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1898
Ship Country Description
Mohegan  United Kingdom Ran aground on The Manacles, off The Lizard, Cornwall with the loss of one hundred and six lives.[13]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1898
Ship Country Description
L.R. Doty  United States Lost during a storm on Lake Michigan north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the loss of seventeen lives.

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1898
Ship Country Description
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.[14]

November

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1898
Ship Country Description
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.[15]

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.[16]

List of shipwrecks: 26–27 November 1898
Ship Country Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1898
Ship Country Description
Castalia  United Kingdom The hospital ship was struck by Barrowmore ( United Kingdom) while moored on Long Reach in the River Thames.

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1898
Ship Country Description
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.[9]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1898
Ship Country Description
Joys  United States Caught fire while at anchor in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1898
Ship Country Description
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.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "SS Channel Queen (1898)". www.wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 25 Aug 2015.
  2. ↑ "1898". RNLI.
  3. 1 2 "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Noall, Cyril (1969). Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press. p. 15.
  5. ↑ "Canon Diggens Archive - Bay of Panama". St-Keverne.com.
  6. ↑ Noall, Cyril (1969). Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press. p. 17.
  7. ↑ "Crofton Hall - 1898". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Allen, Tony. "Abernyte (+1898)". wrecksite. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 Larn, Richard (1992). The Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly. Nairn: Thomas & Lochar. ISBN 0-946537-84-4.
  10. ↑ Marine Engineering (1898). "Burning of Clyde Liner Dealaware". Marine Engineering (New York: Marine Publishing Company) 2 (August): 25—26. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Colton, T. (April 13, 2012). "Hillman Ship & Engine, Philadelphia PA". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  12. ↑ Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.
  13. ↑ Noall, C. (1969) Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press; p. 13
  14. ↑ "Loss of SS Calabar". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  15. ↑ Noall, C. (1969) Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press; p. 21
  16. ↑ Heit, Judi (19 October 2010). "Lost or Damaged Vessels". portlandgale.blogspot.com. The Portland Gale. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  17. ↑ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
Ship events in 1898
Ship launches: 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903
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
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