The list of shipwrecks in May 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1888.
1 May
3 May
4 May
5 May
6 May
7 May
8 May
9 May
10 May
11 May
13 May
16 May
17 May
18 May
21 May
23 May
25 May
26 May
27 May
29 May
30 May
31 May
Unknown date
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