List of shipwrecks in 1898

The list of shipwrecks in 1898 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1898.

26–27 November
On these two days—the Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving—the infamous Portland Gale struck coastal New England. This was a blizzard of massive proportions that claimed the lives of over 400 people and more than 150 major vessels.