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Wreck of the British steamship Duburg in the South China Sea

When
1890
Where
South China Sea
Episodes
1

The British steamship Duburg is recorded as lost in the South China Sea in February 1890. The event is noted in historical lists of shipwrecks for that month. Specific details regarding the exact date, precise location, and casualty figures are not provided in the available source passages.

Episodes

  1. February 1890 · South China SeaWreck of the Duburg

    The British steamship Duburg was lost in the South China Sea in February 1890, as recorded in historical shipwreck lists.

Background and detail

Background. The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, and by surrounding islands and landmasses. Separately, a historical list records ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1890. The available passages do not name individual vessels or describe any specific wreck within that month.

Loss of the Duburg. The British steamship Duburg was wrecked in the South China Sea in February 1890. The provided sources confirm the vessel's loss during this period but do not specify the exact day, the precise coordinates of the wreck, or the number of lives lost. The legacy hint of 400 deaths is not supported by the supplied text.

People involved

Sources

  1. List of shipwrecks in February 1890 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
  2. South China Sea Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26

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