List of shipwrecks in April 1886
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1886 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1886.
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3 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Pietro | ![]() |
The barque caught fire and burned to the water-line in the Penarth Roads, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Penarth to São Paulo de Loanda, Portuguese West Africa.[1][2] |
Santiago | ![]() |
The barque ran aground three times in the River Foyle. She was refloated and towed in to Londonderry.[3] |
5 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Alvega | ![]() |
The barque was run into by another vessel off the coast of New Jersey, United States and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was towed in to the Delaware Breakwater by the tug Ocean King (![]() |
6 April
For the sinking of Oconto on this date, see the entry for 5 December 1885.
Ship | State | Description |
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Mountain Boy | ![]() |
The sternwheeler capsized at Owensborough, Kentucky with the loss of three of her crew. She was a total loss.[5] |
7 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Railway | ![]() |
The ketch heeled over and filled with water at Cardiff, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bridgwater, Somerset.[6] |
Star of Hope | ![]() |
The steam barge was wrecked when the tow line to the tug Burlington (![]() |
William Vanatta | ![]() |
The schooner barge, (a.k.a. Vannatta, Vennette, or Vennetta), was wrecked when the tow line to the tug Burlington (![]() |
8 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Alvab | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[6] |
Ellangowan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire. She caught fire and was a total loss.[6] |
9 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Islay | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on Pladdalug, in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage form Larne, County Antrim to Killyleagh, County Down.[6] |
11 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Star | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Florence (![]() |
Taiaroa | ![]() |
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12 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Colstrup | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Honfleur, Manche and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Honfleur. She was refloated and taken in to Honfleur.[11] |
St Athens | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off the Longships, Cornwall. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Plymouth, Devon. It was strongly suspected that her mate had bored holes in her hull with an auger.[12][13] |
13 April
Ship | State | Description |
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A. M. Schweigaard | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on Watling Island, Bermuda. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to New York, United States.[14] |
Lambeth | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Vesta (![]() |
William Harkness | ![]() |
The steamship was holed by her anchor at Bilbao, Spain.[11] |
14 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Rembrandt | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Hveen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance from a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen.[15] |
15 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Africa | ![]() |
The steamship was destroyed by fire in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.[7] |
16 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Charles Connell | ![]() |
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to the English Channel. No further trace,[16] reported missing.[17] |
Nifa | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Aarhus.[18] |
Prince Alfred | ![]() |
The fishing trawler struck the Bowden Rocks, off the coast of Kincardineshire and sank with the loss of five of her nine crew.[19] |
17 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Prince Alfred | ![]() |
The steam trawler struck a reef about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire and sank with the loss of five of her eight crew.[20] |
18 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Governor | ![]() |
The Thames barge collided with the steamship Rambler (![]() |
Lena | ![]() |
The sloop capsized in the River Thames at Shadwell, Middlesex.[4] |
Valuta | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Petropolis (![]() |
19 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Langdale | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Roker, County Durham. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[4][21] |
20 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Cuxhaven | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Progress (![]() |
Doris | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Hunstanton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom.[22] |
21 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Isabel | ![]() |
The ship departed from Runcorn, Cheshire for the Ísafjarðardjúp. No further trace, reported missing.[24] |
Mary Spencer | ![]() |
The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (46°30′N 13°00′W / 46.500°N 13.000°W). Her eleven crew were rescued by the barque Maria Antoinette (![]() |
23 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Eureka | ![]() |
The schooner struck a ledge and sunk off the Delaware Breakwater. Her crew were rescued.[26] |
Kepler | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to a Dutch port.[10] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was wrecked on Ouessant.[10] |
24 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Norham | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked off Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[27] |
St. George | ![]() |
The dandy sank at Whitehead, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Laghall, Dumfriess-shire.[27] |
28 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Mildred | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Eldorado and sank in the English Channel between the Isle of Portland, Dorset and the Isle of Wight with the loss of a crew member.[28] Survivors were rescued by Eldorado. Mildred was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to London.[29] |
30 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Wynnstay | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Brăila, Romania. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Antwerp, Belgium. She was later refloated.[29] |
xxxx | ![]() |
The ship .[30] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Admiral | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship sank in the Pentland Firth with the loss of all hands, according to a message in a bottle that washed up in Sinclair Bay.[10] |
Alexander Keith | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on the Marquesas Keys, Florida. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was later refloated and towed in to Key West, Florida by Thomas A. Cochrane (![]() |
Alphée | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire and was run ashore at "Cherme", Greece. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[19] |
Brizo | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Samphire". She was on a voyage from New York to Eleuthera, Bahamas.[10] |
Caridad, and Vargas |
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The steamships collided at Cartagena and were both severely damaged. Vargas was beached and became a wreck.[31] |
Charm | ![]() |
The ketch ran aground and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[29] |
Cheliff | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Palamós, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
Coq du Village | ![]() |
The ship collided with François (![]() |
Dagmar | ![]() |
The brig sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Gravesend, Kent. She was later refloated.[6] |
Ellie Knight | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Honduras. She was a total loss.[11][18] |
Erikka | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at "Inhamissingo", Africa.[29] |
Eros | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Barnegat, New Jersey, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorga to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[4] |
Ettjes | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Ida (![]() |
Franziska | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Langesund to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[15][18] |
Fred Gray | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from "Lucca" to the Spanish Main.[11] |
Friends | ![]() |
The sloop sank at Skitter Point. Her crew were rescued.[29] |
Gerda | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken wreck and was beached at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Valparaíso, Chile. She was later refloated.[31] |
Honduras | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked in South American waters. All on board were rescued.[31] She was on a voyage from Champerico, Guatemala to Panama City, United States of Colombia.[29] |
Isabella Stuart | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down.[18] |
Louise and Georgine | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Sulina, Romania.[31] |
Jane | ![]() |
The schooner was run down and sunk off the coast of Cornwall between 14 and 25 April with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France.[10] |
Juno | ![]() |
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Vane Tempest (![]() |
Leteitia | Flag unknown | The steamship struck the pier at New York and was severely damagd.[27] |
Lotus | ![]() |
The armed sternwheeler was wrecked on the Dal Cataract, in the Nile.[33] |
Maria Simone | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Winter Quarter", Pennsylvania, United States.[4] |
Martha Birnie | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was later refloated and taken in to Burgsvik, Gotland.[31] |
Melita | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Susan Rocks, off Ceuta, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Benisaf, Algeria to Newport, Monmouthshire.[29] |
Nellie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Red Hook, New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.[4] She was refloated with assistance.[22] |
Pesina | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 April.[30] |
Roscrana | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at False Point, India. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Calcutta, India.[15] She was later refloated.[4] |
Rowland Hill | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 April. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool.[34] |
Sacafarine | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Blockhouse, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Silloth, Cumberland to Newry, County Antrim. She was later refloated with assistance and taken in to Warrentpoint, County Antrim.[15] |
Sappho | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bolama, Portuguese Guinea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bolama.[15] |
Sewell | ![]() |
The newly-built tug, awaiting her machinery to be installed by Kerr Brothers at Walkerville, Montana, sank in a storm in mid April. Raised two days later.[7] |
South Milton | Flag unknown | The ship struck a rock and sank in the Barwon River. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Melbourne, Victoria.[6] |
St. Athens | ![]() |
The schooner foundered off the Longships, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Runcorn, Cheshire.[32] |
St. George | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[11] |
Sunrise | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[18] |
Union | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Randers, Norway to Malmö, Sweden. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[22] |
Valetta | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was later refloated.[27] |
Virginia | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Apalachicola, Florida, United States.[11] |
Wastdale | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore north of Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Stettin, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition.[31] |
40 unnamed vessels | ![]() |
The vessels were wrecked by ice in the Volga at Nizhny Novgorod.[18] |
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