The list of shipwrecks in 1887 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1887.
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| Atalante |  France
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The Alma-class ironclad sank at Saigon, French Indo-China. |
| Elborous |  Russia
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The war vessel sank following a collision with an English steamer near Nicolaieff. Seven of the crew drowned.[1] |
| Novelty |  New Zealand
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The steam ship was wrecked off Quail Island, in Lyttelton Harbour. |
| Temple Bar |  United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked at Cardiff, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands between 28 October and 1 November. She was on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] |
| Wan Nien Ch'ing |  Imperial Chinese Navy
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The sloop-of-war was sunk in a collision.[3] |
References edit
- ^ "Accidents". The Cornishman. No. 489. 17 November 1887. p. 6.
- ^ "The Gale". The Times. No. 32219. London. 2 November 1887. col A-D, p. 7.
- ^ Chesneau, Roger, and Eugene M. Kolesnik, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, ISBN 0-8317-0302-4, p. 398.].