The list of shipwrecks in 1883 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1883 .
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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
^ 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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