The ship struck rocks off Cape Malabar, Morocco and was consequently beached in Tangier Bay. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia to Helsingør, Denmark.[1] She was refloated in mid-September and towed in to Gibraltar in a waterlogged condition.[2]
William and James
New Zealand
The mail cutter was wrecked near the Sugar Loaf Islands, Taranaki, with the loss of one female passenger.[3]
2 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Christina Pitcairn
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Archangelsk, Russia for London. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[4]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Green Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to an English port.[5]
3 August[]
List of shipwrecks: August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Botalog
United Kingdom
The sloop sprang a leak and foundered off Buck Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Aberdyfi, Merionethshire.[6]
Hope
United States
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[5]
4 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Bridgetown
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Clam Cove, near Cape Race, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[7][8]
De Ringende Jacob
Prussia
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[6][9]
Henry
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated.[10]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was run ashore and wrecked between Formby and Southport, Lancashire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to the Menai Strait.[6]
5 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Eagle
United Kingdom
The steamship struck a rock off Saint John, Virgin Islands and was damaged. She put in to Saint Thomas for repairs.[7][11]
Sir John Newport
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[12]
Venus
Stralsund
The ship was wrecked at "Thornby", Denmark, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[10]
6 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Cæsarea
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[13]
Dion
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Trelleborg, Denmark. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[14]
Edmond
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barrossa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[1]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Penang, Malaya. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Singapore.[15]
Mantura
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Certadura, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Palermo, Sicily. She was refloated and taken in to Cádiz for repairs.[1]
Maria
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the Gore Sands, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of both crew.[16]
Pourvoyeur
France
The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated.[17]
The East Indiaman was wrecked on Saugor Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to London.[18][23][20]
Maria Helene
Duchy of Schleswig
The ship was driven ashore on Spiekeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Kiel, Prussia.[10]
Prince de Joinville
France
The ship was driven ashore at Torrecervellos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[24]
8 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Agent
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to the Pacific Ocean.[13]
Amanda
Prussia
The brigantine ran aground at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25]
Defence
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[26]
George
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on a reef off Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Tatamagouche to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]
Gift
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Portland Creek, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada to an English port.[8]
Owner's Delight
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Beachy Head, Sussex and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated by the Coast Guard.[26]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Cochin, India. She was refloated on 13 August.[18]
Pharsalia
United States
The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[27]
Sea Flower
British North America
The schooner was wrecked at Pictou, Nova Scotia. Her crew survived.[25]
Tweed
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Bristol Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south south east of the Nash Point Lighthouse, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Gibraltar.[26]
9 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Ann and Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cairnbulg Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stettin.[14] She was refloated the next day and assisted in to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire in a sinking condition.[28] She was repaired but subsequently sank on 8 September 1849.
Earl of Hardwicke
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Auckland Islands, New Zealand. She was later refloated and taken in to Sydney, New South Wales for repairs, where she arrived on 12 September.[29]
Napoleon
France
The steamship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by (United Kingdom).[14][30][31]
Swift
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Bannow, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford or Wexford. She was refloated on 5 September and resumed her voyage.[32][14]
10 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Drie Gebroeders
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Landskrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Dantsic.[33]
Egberdina
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked at Hook of Holland, South Holland with the loss of two of the eight people on board. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[34]
Hannahs
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Leith, Lothian. She consequently put in to Berwick upon Tweed in a leaky condition.[14]
Palendar
British North America
The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Yarmouht to Pugwash. She was refloated and taken in to Yarmouth for repairs.[35]
Pandora
United Kingdom
The ship was presumed to have foundered off the coast of France with the loss of all hands. A message in a bottle washed up on the coast of Jersey, Channel Islands on 13 September. The message read "Aug. 10 1850. The Pandora merchant vessel, off the coast of France, laden with rum and sugar. All is over; God forgive us! J. Fitzroy, passenger".[36]
Princess Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground east of Cape Palos, Spain.[24]
The sloop capsized at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[17][38] She was refloated on 14 August.[34]
Margaret and Rachel
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[31]
Primula
United Kingdom
The barque sprang a leak and foundered off Cape Corrientes, Argentina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Panama.[39][40]
Sarah and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Chesil Beach, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Maldon, Essex.[31]
13 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Alison
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Patches, off Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She consequently put in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire for repairs.[17][34]
Courier
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Point Helen, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She became a wreck on 17 August.[35]
Julia
Russia
The ship ran aground on the East Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and put in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[34][41][42]
Stephen and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Hartlepool, County Durham for Aden. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[43]
14 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Stephen and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex whilst on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Aden. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[44]
15 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Hazard
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Stettin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25]
The barque was in collision with Thomas (United Kingdom) and foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) south east of the Tuskar Rock with the loss of six of the fourteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Trieste.[46][42][47]
Hoffnung
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore on Langeoog. She was on a voyage from Norway to .[33]
Johanna Clausina
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[35]
Mary
Hamburg
The ship struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Málaga, Spain.[48]
Saville
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Islay. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Cardiff, Glamorgan and Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She put in to Cardiff for repairs.[11]
Vier Gebroeders
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship sank off Norderney. She was on a voyage from to .[33]
The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 23 August and taken in to Rønne for repairs.[50][51][52]
Integrity
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Buctouche, New Brunswick, British North America. Although condemned on 11 September, she was subsequently refloated and sailed for Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America.[53]
Lady Mary
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Buctouche. Although condemned on 11 September, she was subsequently refloated and sailed for Liverpool, Lancashire.[53]
The ship ran aground on the Inderhaken, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands to Memel. She was refloated and beached at Memel.[25]
Vigilant
Uruguay
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Monte Video.[55]
19 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Assistance
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[50] She became a wreck the next day.[35]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Burnt Island, Fife. She was on a voyage from on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fisherrow, Lothian. She was later refloated.[56][57]
The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Islay.[58] She was refloated on 30 August.[35]
Mandane
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Coll, Inner Hebrides with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Demerara, British Guiana.[33]
Mary Welch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Spartel, Morocco. She wason a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was refloated and taken in to Tangier, Morocco.[59]
Velocity
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore north of Truro, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated on 25 August, completing her voyage on 28 August.[60][61]
William and Lucy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Runton, Norfolk.[46]
20 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Colonel Coombe
France
The ship ran aground off Anga, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated and taken in to Slito for repairs.[59]
The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued.[35]
Frederick VII
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore on Gorgona, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to St. Ubes, Portugal. She was refloated and towed back to Livorno.[62]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off "Varga", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Leith. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[63]
Roberts
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[58]
William Rushton
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with the steamshipMinerva (United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off Anglesey with the loss of seven of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by Minerva. William Rushton was on a voyage from Laguna, Mexico to Liverpool, Lancashire.[64]
21 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Amiable Uranie
Belgium
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Vendée, France.[25]
Aro Prindsen
Norway
The ship struck a sunken wreck off the coast of Sweden and was consequently beached at "Sonde". She was on a voyage from "Unica" to Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France. She had become a wreck by 5 September.[65]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off "Barga". She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[59]
Jane King
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the Burgher Islands, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Cuba.[60]
22 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[35]
23 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Augusta
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Copenhagen. She was refloated and taken in to Frederikshavn for repairs.[35]
Fortuna
Belgium
The ship was wrecked by ice off Spitzbergen, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Gloucester
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Startdiep. She was on a voyage from Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Bridlington, Yorkshire on 29 August.[50]
John Harrison
United Kingdom
The ship capsized off Swinemünde, Prussia with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Fidelity (United Kingdom). John Harrison was on a voyage from Swinemünde to London.[5] She was declared a total loss.[50] She was righted on 31 August and taken in to Swinemünde.[35]
Magdalene
United Kingdom
The collier was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was subsequently taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a derelict condition.[56]
The ship ran aground and was damaged in the Bakesund. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Brussels. She was refloated and put back to Bergen.[54]
25 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Elinora
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the mouth of the with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Londonderry.[7]
Heinrich Johanne
Netherlands
The barque was in collision with another barque and foundered with the loss of one life. Two of the survivors were rescued by the steamshipHelen McGregor (United Kingdom), the rest by the barque.[7][62]
Mirma Iliffe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[54]
Runcorn
United Kingdom
The schooner struck the Middle Patch and/or the West Hoyle Bank and foundered off Mostyn, Flintshire.[25][67]
Samuel Russel
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged in the Yangtze downstream of Whampoa, China. She was later refloated and taken in to Hong Kong for repairs.
26 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Betsey
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wick, Caithness. She was refloated on 7 September.[32][68]
Duke of Clarence
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks and foundered off Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[35]
Ely
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25]
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Orkney Islands.[50]
Urania
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned 50 nautical miles (93 km) west north west of the Horns Reef.[54]
27 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Bacchus
United Kingdom
The schooner sank at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southampton, Hampshire.[68]
Blossom
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated.[1]
Gezina
Dantsic
The ship sank off Rörö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Dantsic. She was refloated on 31 August.[32]
Jantine Catharina
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore near Varberg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Malmö, Sweden.[32]
Maria and John
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Varberg. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Memel, Prussia.[32]
The ship was ran aground on the Wardogadder. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Gamla Carleby, Sweden.[65]
Sally
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Felsand Reef, off Saaremaa, Russia and was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[72]
28 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Achilles
United States
The ship was driven ashore near Halmstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from New York to Gothenburg and Stockholm, Sweden.[73]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kälen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Sundsvall, Sweden.[54]
Gesina
Dantzic
The koff sank near Rörö, Sweden with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Dantzic.[73][54] She was refloated on 31 August.[74][75]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The brig capsized off Anholt, Denmark. all nine people on board were rescued by the schoonerJames (United Kingdom). Jessie came ashore on the Swedish coast on 6 September. She was broken up to salvage her cargo.[36][76]
Stranger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Swinemünde, Prussia.[62]
29 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Hendrika Johanna
Flag unknown
The derelict schooner was driven onto the Paternoster Reef, off the coast of Sweden.[32]
John
Guernsey
The schooner ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[77][50] She was refloated the next day and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[7] She was refloated on 1 September and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[62][11]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the Quiltan Rocks, off Jura, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Rhoda
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) east by south of Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her eight crew were rescued by the fishing smackJacob de Febre de Montague (Netherlands). Rhoda was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Memel, Prussia.[7][78] She was taken in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands on 6 September.[32]
30 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Aqua Marina
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on a reef in the Gaspar Strait. She was abandoned and set afire. She was on a voyage from Whampoa, China to London.[79]
Juno
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore at Båstad, Sweden.[54] She had become a wreck by 7 September.[80]
Marie Louise
France
The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[73]
Northumbria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Apple Island and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[81]
The ship was driven ashore at Abbeville, Somme. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Abbeville.[50]
Joachim Henry
Russia
The ship foundered off Seskar, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued.[83]
Karen Andrea
Denmark
The ship was abandoned south of Anholt. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Malmö, Sweden.[84]
Olive
France
The ship foundered in the Raz de Sein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Bordeaux, Gironde.[74]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Adrona
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Key West, Florida, United States.[60]
Breeze
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America before 16 August. She was on a voyage from Saguenay, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[5][60]
Carl Johan
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. Her crew were rescued.[56]
Columbine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Sesimbra, Portugal before 14 August. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London. She was refloated and taken in to St. Ubes, Portugal.[1] She was consequently condemned.[59]
Coronilla
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of . She was refloated on 5 August and taken in to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[85]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[7]
Enchantress
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked in the Torres Straits. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[15]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) off Bahia, Brazil before 16 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Suez, Egypt.[23]
The ship was wrecked in the Orinoco River before 22 August. Her crew were rescued.[86]
Lammenais, and Nouveau Provençal
France
The brigLammenais was driven into the barqueNouveau Provençal and was then driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina before 3 August. She was consequently condemned. Nouveau Provençal was also driven ashore and was also condemned.[87]
Maren Johanna
Norway
The ship was wrecked off Spitzbergen before 9 August. Her crew were rescued.[33]
Mercurius
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires before 3 August.[87]
Orus
United States
The steamship ran aground in the Colorado River before 22 August.[88]
Peggy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in in late August. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[89]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, New Brunswick, British North America to an American port. She was refloated and taken in to the Gut of Canso for repairs.[25]
Prins Carl
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Spitzbergen before 9 August. Her crew were rescued.[33]
Prunella
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Montevideo, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.[90]
Sir Robert Peel
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands.[91]
Sovereign
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[36]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Lonsdale Reef. She was refloated and put in to Port Phillip, Victoria, where she arrived on 17 August.[92]
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