The ship was driven ashore west of Hayle, Cornwall.[1] She was refloated on 8 August and taken into Hayle.[2]
Maryborough
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Cabezat Rocks and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to Cork. She consequently put into Gibraltar on 5 August.[3]
2 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Autumn
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow.[4]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Castletown River near Soldier's Point, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dundalk, County Louth.[5]>
Oracle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dungarvan, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Caernarfon. Oracle was refloated and put back to Waterford.[6]
Scipio
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Gloucester.[5]
Sophia
Norway
The ship was driven ashore on Messing Island, in Christianafjord. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to "Walloe". She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3]
Splendid
United States
The ship was in collision with the steamshipNarrangasset (United Kingdom) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off New London, Connecticut. She was on a voyage from New York to Bangor, Maine.[7]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in the River Usk at Newport, Monmouthshire.[5]
3 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Anne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Budleigh Salterton, Devon.[1]
Marquis of Douro
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Knock John, in the White Sea. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London. She was refloated and beached on the coast of Lapland.[8]
4 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Amphitrite
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[9]
Autumn
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Susa, Beylik of Tunis to Dublin.[9][10]
Phœnix
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank in Loch Laxford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Barletta, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Dublin.[11] She was refloated on 6 August and taken into Dublin.[12]
Swatara
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[13]
5 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Louisa
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Arbroath, Forfarshire.[14]
6 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Liverpool
United Kingdom
The transport ship, a brig, ran aground in the Yangtze River. She was set afire and destroyed in September.[15][16]
Sabina
Spain
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Recife, Cape Colony with the loss of 20 lives.[17]
7 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. Good Intent was refloated and taken into Liverpool.[18]
Greenwell
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Swine Bottoms, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and put into Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[19]
The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cuba. Supply was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[18]
The brig was wrecked on a reef south of , Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Boston, Massachusetts.[23]
Pilot
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Chapel Rocks, in the River Severn and capsized. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gloucester.[24]
10 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Clifford
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Torres Straits. Her crew were rescued by Isabella and Tomatin (both United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from New Zealand to Singapore.[25][26][27]
Duc d'Orleans
United States
The ship was driven ashore south of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Philadelphia. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[13]
Laurel
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool.[28]
Maryta
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Torres Straits.[29] Her crew were rescued by Gipsy (United Kingdom).[30]
11 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Comet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. Comet was refloated and towed into Brier Island, Nova Scotia.[31][32]
Coquette
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Batten Reef, in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Coquette was refloated and resumed her voyage.[33]
The ship ran aground on the Bird Rock. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was refloated and put into Nassau, Bahamas.[36]
Tynemouth Castle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields, County Durham.[37] She was refloated and put into South Shields.[33]
12 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Eliza and Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from London to Gloucester. She was refloated.[19]
Melona
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Torsari Island, Finland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was later refloated, and completed her voyage on 15 September.[38][39]
Speculator
New Zealand
The ship departed from Mercury Bay for Wellington. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all on board.[40]
13 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Comet
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wreck and was beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Colchester, Essex to South Shields, County Durham.[41]
14 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Duchess of Bucclech
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Jardanillos, in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Havana, Cuba.[42]
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Eider and was severely damaged. She was towed into Tønning in a sinking condition.[8]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19]
15 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Concord
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire. Concord was refloated and resumed her voyage.[43]
Lady Douglas
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage.[44]
16 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
French Navy
The corvette ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Port Royal, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Port Royal to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Circe was later refloated.[45]
Garland
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.[23]
Ipswich
Jamaica
The steamship ran aground of a reef 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Port Royal whilst going to the assistance of (French Navy). She was later refloated.[45]
The schooner, which had sprung a leak in the Bay of Biscay, hoisted a distress signal. The crew of the brigSeabird (United Kingdom) refused to rescue her crew. They were rescued the next day by the barqueByron (United States) when the ship was off Cape Clear Island, County Donegal. George was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[46][47]
John and Jean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[48]
Minerva
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked on a reef in Open Bay, New Zealand. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Robert Harret
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hamburg.[48]
19 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Dartmouth, Devon.[48]
Superior
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Dartmouth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[48]
20 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Eliza
United Kingdom
The smack sank off the north coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Galway.[50][51][13]
Loyalist
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Langloes Island", British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[52]
The ship was driven ashore near "Sanderhoe". Two crew were rescued.[53]
Lucy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the cost of Labrador, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Maria
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) south west of Ireland. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the schoonerJane (United Kingdom). Maria was on a voyage from the Clyde to Havana, Cuba.[54]
Sable
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Watchful
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Charduck", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Cork. Watchful was refloated with assistance from HMS Stromboli (Royal Navy) and taken into Gallipoli.[55][56]
22 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Ashburton
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) off Lisbon Portugal. She was on a voyage from Vila Nova de Portimao, Portugal to London.[53]
Coq
France
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Senegal River. Her crew were rescued.[20]
The ship struck the Whale Rock, in Table Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales and New Zealand.[57]
24 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Angola
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Brigantine, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to New York.[32]
Intrepid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. she was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Constantinople on 14 September.[55][58]
Margaret Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Brazil. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[3]
W. H. Harrison
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Ocracoke, North Carolina.[32] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage to Nassau, Bahamas.[59]
25 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Oceanus
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Dominica.[60]
The schooner was driven ashore in Algoa Bay.[22] She was on a voyage from London to Algoa Bay. She was consequently condemned,[64] but was refloated on 2 October.[65]
The brig was driven ashore in Table Bay. All on board were rescued.[21][22]
John Bagshaw
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was consequently condemned.[64][22]
Reform
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Algoa Bay to the Breede River. She was consequently condemned.[64][22]
Saldanha-bay Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from Cape Town, Cape Colony to Saldanha Bay. She was refloated on 7 October and resumed her voyage.[65]
Tanfield
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. She was consequently condemned.[66]
Union
Russia
The ship was driven ashore near Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Granville, Manche France. she was refloated and put into Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[53]
The ship was driven ashore north of Cape Razo, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal.[72]
Loyalist
British North America
The ship was wrecked on "Langlois Island". Her crew were rescued.[23]
Magdalena
Norway
The ship was in collision with Delphin (Prussia) off the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew.[72]
Middlesex
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Maceió, Brazil. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London.[73][74]
Prebene
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore between Helsingborg and "Ra". She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Brazil.[75]
St. Louis
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to New Orleans, Louisiana. All on board were rescued by the brigImpulse (United Kingdom).[76][77]
31 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Anna Maria
United States
The whaler was in collision with the whaler Ajax (France) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off São Paulo, Brazil. Her crew were rescued by Ajax.[78]
Hillgrove
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[23]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship struck the South Rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Swansea, Glamorgan. She put into Donaghadee, County Down in a severely leaky condition and was subsequently towed to Belfast, County Antrim for repairs.[53]
Royal Navy
The Cruizer-classbrig-sloop departed from Veracruz, Mexico for Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[79]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1842
Ship
Country
Description
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The schooner sank in Port Phillip Bay before 12 August.[80]
Clorinde
France
The ship was lost south of "Cape Blanc", Ecuador before 15 August. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Guayaquil, Ecuador.[81]
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 23 August. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall or Cork. she was later refloated.[55]
Frederick
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire before 22 August. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Gloucester.[7]
Jealous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marshchapel, Lincolnshire before 7 August.[14]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 August.[23]
Red Rover
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Lewes, Delaware. She was on a voyage from New York to Monte Video, Uruguay. She was refloated and put back to New York.[31]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Barletta, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Dublin.[9] She was refloated on 4 August.[14]
Sarah and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned before 1 September whilst on a voyage from Sligo to London. She was discovered in Mallinby Creek on that date.[69]
Seagull
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Maldonado, Uruguay before 29 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Monte Video, Uruguay.[82]
Sylphe
France
The ship departed from Bordeaux, Gironde for Lima, Peru. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[83]
Tynemouth Castle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated on 11 August and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[84]
Vesta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 23 August. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth or Cork. She was later refloated.[55]