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The list of shipwrecks in 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1888.

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Ship State Description
Andrew H. Edwards Flag unknown The barque was lost off Island Beach on the coast of New Jersey, United States.
Anna Delius  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Deutschland ( Germany) and were later transferred to Pieter de Coninck ( Belgium), which landed them at Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Ann Millicent  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Timore Rocks, in the Pacific Ocean. Her fifteen crew survived.
Civitas Carrera Flag unknown The barque was lost at Manasquan, New Jersey. Her wreck was buried until a storm uncovered it and it was salvaged in 1937.
Star of Greece  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Port Willunga, South Australia with the loss of seventeen lives.
Theodore Ducos  France The barque caught fire at Tahiti on June 18 or July 18 and was scuttled.
Weathersfield  United Kingdom The vessel was lost in the Cook Strait, New Zealand. The captain and two of the crew were landed at Plymouth in March 1889.

References

  1. ^ "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  2. "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 32376. London. 3 May 1888. col F, p. 6.
  4. "Star of Greece". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32472. London. 23 August 1888. col E-F, p. 8.
  6. "Capt Sherris, whose ship, ...". The Cornishman. No. 557. 7 March 1889. p. 4.
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