The list of shipwrecks in 1883 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1883 .
January [ edit ] February [ edit ] September [ edit ] October [ edit ] November [ edit ] December [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1883 Ship State Description Agnes New South Wales The ketch foundered in Jervis Bay . Don Leandro Flag unknown The schooner was wrecked.[1] Fanny United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Barry, Glamorgan .[2] Her Royal Highness United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cape San Antonio, Argentina after 8 January. Her crew were rescued.[3] Magnet United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and was abandoned at sea. Her nine crew took to a boat; they were rescued 105 days later. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Valparaíso , Chile.[4] Mona Isle of Man The steamship was at anchor in the Formby Channel in the River Mersey in the approaches to Liverpool when the steamer Rita ( Spain ) collided with and sank her. Her passengers and crew escaped safely in her lifeboats . North Devon United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Summerlee .( United Kingdom ) and sank at "St. Nicolas", Bilbao , Spain. She had been refloated and temporary repairs made by 13 April.[5] Oswingo United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea after 10 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyagte from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco, California .[6] Solgran Germany The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Natal, Brazil between 24 November and 8 December. Her crew were rescued.[7] Vauban France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Pennard , Glamorgan . Her crew survived.[2] Unnamed Flag unknown A large vessel was seen bottom up on 2 November, by the barque Etimoloquoid (Flag unknown) in the Atlantic Ocean (39°14′N 50°00′W / 39.233°N 50.000°W / 39.233; -50.000 ).[8] Unnamed Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Natal, Brazil between 24 November and 8 December. Her crew were rescued.[7]
References [ edit ] ^ Gaines, W. Craig, Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks , Louisiana State University Press, 2008 Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine , ISBN 978-0-8071-3274-6 , p. 27. ^ a b Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF) . Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014 . ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times . No. 30772. London. 20 March 1883. col B, p. 12. ^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times . No. 31030. London. 15 January 1884. col F, p. 5. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times . No. 30794. London. 14 April 1883. col A, p. 14. ^ "Disasters At Sea". The Times . No. 30977. London. 14 November 1883. col F, p. 5. ^ a b "Disaster At Sea". The Times . No. 31027. London. 11 January 1884. col F, p. 6. ^ "The Italian barque ...". The Cornishman . No. 281. 29 November 1883. p. 7.
Shipwrecks 1880–89, by month
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