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The list of shipwrecks in September 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1889.

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Asia	Denmark	The steamship struck the Bridges Rocks, off Cape Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of two of the 22 people on board. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.
Eclipse, and Maitlands	United Kingdom	The steamships collided and were both severely damaged. Both vessels put in to Copenhagen.
Paris	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Calais. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs.
Redewater	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion off the mouth of the River Tyne.
Renner	Denmark	The schooner capsized and was severely damaged at Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom.
Robert	Germany	The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Sligo, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.
Telesilla	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire.

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Glamorganshire	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore near Ismalia, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Yokohama, Japan.

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Rosalind	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Colón, Columbia for Laguna. No further trace, reported missing.

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Ashdell	United Kingdom	The steamship was wrecked on a reef off Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued.
Circe	United Kingdom	The schooner foundered at Saint Kitts. Her crew were ashore.
Lucretia	United States	The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on an uncharted reef in the Chukchi Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) west of Herald Island off the coast of Siberia, Russia. The steam barque Abram Barker ( United States) rescued her crew.
Roraima	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Kitts. Her nineteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts.
Violet	France	The schooner was wrecked at Martinique with the loss of two lives.
Several unnamed vessels	Flags unknown	Several hulks and lighters were driven ashore at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Earnmoor	United Kingdom	The steamship sank in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Greater Antilles with the loss of seventeen of her 24 crew. The seven survivors floated in an open lifeboat for 21 days before the schooner Mosquito ( United States) rescued them off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. Earnmoor was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Katie	United Kingdom	The schooner was run into by the steamship Richmond ( United Kingdom) off the coast of Cornwall and was severely damaged. Katie was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Hayle, Cornwall. She was towed in to Hayle.
Loch Nell	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clhyde. She was refloated in mid-September and beached for temporary repairs with the intention of taking her in to Bowling, Dunbartonshire.

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Albatross	United Kingdom	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued several days later by a Canadian barque. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Indrani	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged by debris from the explosion of a factory at Antwerp, Belgium.
Lady Gladys	United Kingdom	The barque was severely damaged by debris from the explosion of a factory at Antwerp.

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Annie Davey	United Kingdom	The ship collided with the steamship Volo ( Spain) in the River Mersey and was beached. Annie Davey was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to the Weston Point Docks, Cheshire.
Falmouth Castle	United Kingdom	The steamship collided with the steamship Roseland ( United Kingdom) at St. Mawes, Cornwall and was beached.
Jarno	Austria-Hungary	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) off the coast of Maryland, United States with the loss of three of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Carolina ( Spain). Jarno was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Tunis, Tunisia.

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Alena Covert	United States	The schooner was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during a hurricane.
Atalanta	Flag unknown	The barque was driven ashore on the American coast during a hurricane.
Byrona	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Philadelphia during a hurricane.
Byron M	Flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia during a hurricane.
Henry M. Clarke	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia during a hurricane.
Loyalist	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Philadelphia during a hurricane.
Mary Emily	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked at Durban, Natal Colony with the loss of all ten people on board.
Richard T. Green	Flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia during a hurricane.
Thomas Keillor	Flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore on the American coast during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to London, United Kingdom.
W. R. Grace	United States	The ship was driven ashore on the American coast during a hurricane. Her crew were rescued.
Unnamed	United Kingdom	The wherry collided with the tug Wizard ( United Kingdom) at South Shields, County Durham and was beached.
29 unnamed vessels	Flags unknown	The ships were driven ashore and wrecked in Delaware Bay in a hurricane with the loss of 31 lives.
Unnamed vessels	Flags unknown	A number of ships were driven ashore and wrecked on the cost of New Jersey, United States during a hurricane with the loss of a number of lives.
Unnamed	Flag unknown	The ship was wrecked in Chesapeake Bay in a hurricane.
Four unnamed vessels	Flags unknown	The ships were wrecked in Long Island Sound in a hurricane.
24 Unnamed vessels	Flags unknown	The ships were driven ashore at the Delaware Capes. One hundred and ninety people were rescued.

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Alexandre	United Kingdom	The steamship collided with one of the piers of London Bridge and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex to London. Her 300 passengers were taken off. She consequently sank the next day. Alexandre was declared a total loss.
Ardencaple	United Kingdom	The steamship put in to Mauritius on fire. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.
Elisa Lines	Norway	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Edith Mary (flag unknown). Elisa Lines was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Montevideo, Uruguay. She was subsequently towed in to New York.
Freya	Norway	The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Savannah, Georgia, United States.
Hungarian	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Rue Point, Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica. She was refloated on 15 September and beached in Church Bay.
James	United Kingdom	The ketch struck the Goldstone and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.
Triton	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground and sank off St. Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Burry Port, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim.

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Banshee, and Irene	United Kingdom	The paddle steamer Banshee was run into by the steamship Irene 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey and was severely damaged. Banshee was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead. She was escorted in to Holyhead by Irene. Irene was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Holyhead to Dublin.
Thunder	United Kingdom	The steamship sank off Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived.

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Myra, and Rothesay	Canada	The tug Myra and the passenger ship Rothesay collided in the Saint Lawrence River 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) upstream of Prescott, Ontario. Both vessels were severely damaged. Myra sank with the loss of two of her crew. Rothesay was beached. Her 60 passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gananoque to Prescott.
Ruth	United Kingdom	The fishing lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Eastbourne, Sussex.

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Island Belle	United States	The schooner was wrecked on the southern shore of Delarof Harbor (55°10′30″N 160°30′00″W / 55.17500°N 160.50000°W / 55.17500; -160.50000 (Delarof Harbor)) on the coast of Unga Island in the Shumagin Islands in the District of Alaska. Her four crew survived.
Queen of the Isles	United Kingdom	The steamship was holed when her propeller shaft broke and sank in the Irish Sea off the Bahama Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued.

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Leo	United States	The naptha launch was destroyed by fire between Loraine and Cleveland, Ohio. Lost with all hands.
HMS Lily	Royal Navy	The Arab-class gunvessel was wrecked off Point Amour Lighthouse, Labrador, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of seven lives.
South American	United States	The ship was wrecked in Struys Bay. Seven of her crew refused to abandon her. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to New York.
Torpedo boat No. 9	Royal Danish Navy	The torpedo boat ran aground in the Øresund. She was refloated on 18 September, subsequently returned to service.

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Caroline	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground in the River Medway. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated on 21 September and completed her voyage.
Robert Gaskin	Flag unknown	The ship sank in the Saint Lawrence River near Brookville, Ontario, Canada whilst attempting to refloat the train ferry William Armstrong (Flag unknown).

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Florence	United Kingdom	The cargo ship foundered after taking water in a gale off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man, with the loss of eleven of her twelve crew. The survivor was rescued from the ship's boat by steamer King Orry ( Isle of Man).
Helmsley	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Limehouse, London.

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Samuel Laing	United Kingdom	The steamship sank at Limehouse, London.
Sarah C. Pyle	United States	The schooner parted her anchor cable and drifted ashore at Matinicus Isle, Maine, a total loss. Her crew were rescued.

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Barone Podesta	Italy	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (40°10′N 71°25′W / 40.167°N 71.417°W / 40.167; -71.417). Her thirteen crew were rescued by the steamship City of Brooklyn ( United Kingdom). She came ashore on No Man's Land, Massachusetts, United States in early October. She was a total loss.
Nashua	United States	The steamship caught fire at New York.

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Bessie	United Kingdom	The steam launch became waterlogged off the Tongue Lightship ( Trinity House) and was abandoned by the crewman on board. He was rescued by the tug Bantam Cock ( United Kingdom), which was towing her from Ramsgate, Kent to London. Bessie was beached in Holehaven Creek.
Emma, and Letitia	Germany  United Kingdom	The brig Emma collided with the schooner Letitia off Folkestone, Kent. Both vessels were severely damaged and were towed in to Dover, Kent. Emma was on a voyage from Luleå, Sweden to Cardiff, Glamorgan.
Perseverance	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore near Penmon, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Laxey, Isle of Man to Kingstown, County Dublin. She was refloated and put in to Bangor, Caernarfonshire in a leaky condition.

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Chanticleer	United Kingdom	The steamship departed from Blyth, Northumberland for Sölvesborg, Sweden. No further trace, reported missing.
Elipse	United Kingdom	The steamship struck the quayside at Cronstadt, Russia and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Cronstadt.

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
C. M. Gifford	United States	The tow steamer, towing Chas. E. Wyman ( United States), was capsized by the towline in Lake Huron between Cheboygan and Cross Village, Michigan. One crewman died.

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Japan	United Kingdom	The steamship caught fire at Hong Kong. The fire was extinguished.
Ninita	United Kingdom	The sloop foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by Haabet ( Norway).

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Engelhorn	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on being launched at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated on 5 October.
Melangen	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Etonian ( United Kingdom). Melangen was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.
Norge	Norway	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Star of Bengal ( United Kingdom). Norge was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Montevideo, Uruguay.

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Lancashire Lass, and No. 9	United Kingdom  Netherlands	The schooner Lancashire Lass collided with the pilot boat No. 9 and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by No. 9, which put in to Dover, Kent in a severely damaged condition.
Mountaineer	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground off Oban, Argyllshire. Her 50 passengers were taken off.
Osprey	United Kingdom	The steam yacht was run down and sunk by the steamship Madge Wildfire ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde with the loss of three of the four people on board.
Wetherall	United Kingdom	The ketch was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of two of her three crew.

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Celestine	France	The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Bristol Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Mumbles, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Lorient, Morbihan.
Murton	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Stag Bank, in the Bristol Channek off Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Llanelly.
Zephyr	United Kingdom	The steamship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. Eleven of the eighteen people on board took to a lifeboat; they were rescued by a brig. The rest took to a dinghy, which was subsequently towed in to Watermouth, Devon. Zephyr was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Haabets Anker	Norway	The barque was abandoned off the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by Zwallow ( Norway). Haabet was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Christiania.
Therese	Germany	The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St Davids, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom to Königsberg.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1889

Ship	State	Description
Albatros	Norway	The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Alcedo	Spain	The steamship was wrecked in the Chausée du Sein.
Alpha	United States	The schooner was beached at Yakutat, District of Alaska. All fourteen people survived; they were rescued by the revenue cutter USRC Rush ( United States Revenue-Marine) on 5 September.
Alsylva	Norway	The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States to Copenhagen, Denmark.
Andromeda	Norway	The barque foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Frederik (Flag unknown).
Avon	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground at Garston, Lancashire. She was refloated on 21 September and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Aziolia	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Lysekil, Sweden. She was refloated with assistance.
Baron Podesta	Italy	The barque was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.
Bay of Naples	Flag unknown	The full-rigged ship caught fire at New York, United States and was beached. She was on a voyage from New York to Rangoon, Burma. She was severely damaged. She was refloated with the assistance of four tugs.
Blue Jacket	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Kertch, Russia. She was later refloated.
Brandenberg	Flag unknown	The steamship caught fire at Lisbon, Portugal and was beached. The fire was extinguished.
Candidate	United Kingdom	The barque caught fire at Demerara, British Guiana. The fire was extinguished.
Canopus	United Kingdom	The steamship caught fire in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Liverpool. She put back to Quebec City.
Catarina R.	Italy	The ship was abandoned at sea before 14 September with the loss of six of her crew.
Ceylon	United Kingdom	The steam yacht ran aground off Smerge Point, near Trelleborg, Sweden. All on board were rescued by a steamship. She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen.
Conscript	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Gooseberry Island, Newfoundland Colony.
Cymbeline	Flag unknown	The steamship was driven ashore at Luleå, Sweden.
Dronning Sophie	Norway	The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamship Tijuca ( Germany) 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. All on board were rescued. Dronning Sophie was on a voyage from Magdalena to the English Channel.
Ethiopian	United Kingdom	The barque ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rosario, Argentina. She subsequently became a wreck. Her crew were rescued.
Fanny Bertha	United Kingdom	The steamship was on a sandbank in the White Sea off "Maszan", Russia with the loss of three of her crew.
Finstrom	Russia	The barque was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark.
Finstrom	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to Caen, Calvados, France.
Firth of Solway	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Lough Foyle. She was later refloated and taken in to Londonderry.
Freya	Norway	The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.
Garibaldi	United Kingdom	The schooner foundered off Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Pentewan, Cornwall to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.
Garland	Russia	The barque was towed in to Cuxhaven, Germany in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Neder Kalix, Sweden to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Geestemünde	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Gefion	Norway	The schooner ran aground on the Lappegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Dantsic, Germany. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark.
Gironde	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore on the Île de Sein, Finistère, France. She was abandoned by her crew.
Gitno	Austria-Hungary	The barque was abandoned at sea.
Glenholme	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated with the assistance of a number of steamships and taken in to Helsingør.
Godrevy	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Harvest	United Kingdom	The steamship collided with the steamship Regent and sank at the mouth of the River Tees.
Heather Bell	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground in Lough Foyle.
Hesleyside, and Karl Olof	United Kingdom Flag unknown	The ships collided and were both severely damaged. Both vessels put in to Stockholm.
Hjasen	Norway	The brig was abandoned off the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Hjasen was on a voyage from Dram to London.
Hondo	United Kingdom	The steamship caught fire at New York. The fire was extinguished.
Ida	United States	The barque ran aground near Perth Amboy.
Il Salvatore	Italy	The barque was driven ashore at Philadelphia.
Ino	Sweden	The barque was damaged by fire at Rosario. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Rosario.
J. Antonio Parez	Spain	The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. The ship's cat was taken off by the steamship Frey (Flag unknown) on 26 September.
Koranui	New Zealand	The steamship struck rocks and sank at Nelson. All on board were rescued.
Lombard	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground in the Maas. She was later refloated.
Joven A. Perez	Spain	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja to "Lucera". She was subsequently towed in to Figueira da Foz, Portugal.
Louisa	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked at Islandmagee, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Larne, County Antrim.
Malangen	Norway	The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Exonian ( United Kingdom) and the steamship Fredrik (Flag unknown). Malangen was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was subsequently towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom by the smacks Confidence and Moggy (both  United Kingdom).
Marion, and R. D. Armour	United States	The steamships collided in the St. Clair River. Marion was severely damaged. R. D. Armour sank.
Marlborough	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Suez, Egypt.
Marne	France	The steamship ran aground at "Samailleraye", Seine-Inférieure.
Nellie M. Slade	United States	The barque was driven ashore. She was refloated and towed in to Hong Kong.
Nicanor	Flag unknown	The ship ran aground at Great Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to New York.
Octavia	France	The ship ran aground at Deauville, Manche and was severely damaged. She was later refloated.
Ottone	Italy	The barque caught fire at sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Kaffir Chief ( United Kingdom). Ottone was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires.
Oxon	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground at Storjungfrun, Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She subsequently became a wreck.
President Harbitz	Norway	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Mersey.
Rabotnick	Russia	The steamship was driven ashore at Visby, Gotland. She was on a voyage from Ventspils, Courland Governorate to Kiel, Germany.
San Martin	Flag unknown	The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Flores Island, Azores.
Sara	Norway	The derelict barque was towed in to Geestemünde, Germany in a sinking conditiohn.
Snefrid	Norway	The barque was wrecked at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued.
Superior	Sweden	The barque was wrecked in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.
Union	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Ballynass, County Londonderry. She was refloated on 16 September, but was driven ashore again.
Venetia	United Kingdom	The steamship caught fire at sea before 21 September. The fire was extinguished.
Vertumnus	United States	The steamship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.
West	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Middelgrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
West Stanley	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Middelgrund. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth to Rostock, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
William Branfoot	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Maasvlakte, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with assistance.
Unnamed	Flag unknown	The steamship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland.

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• Lists of shipwrecks by year
• Maritime incidents in September 1889