The list of shipwrecks in August 1886 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1886.

1 August

2 August

8 August

9 August

12 August

13 August

16 August

18 August

19 August

20 August

21 August

22 August

23 August

27 August

28 August

29 August

31 August

Unknown date

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