List of shipwrecks in August 1853
The list of shipwrecks in August 1853 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1853.
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1 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Douglas | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore east of Folkstone, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1] |
Fatal Oheb | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Sapudi Islands, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Singapore.[2] |
Napoleon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Sapudi Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Singapore.[2] |
Tagus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Tranum, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[3][4] |
2 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Andreas | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and damaged at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and taken in to Queenstown.[5][6] |
Melody | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Cape St. Mary. She was on a voyage from the Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde Islands to Monte Video, Uruguay.[7] |
Orbit | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition.[1][5] |
Royale Supreme | ![]() |
The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued by the brig Alert (![]() |
3 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Asa Thor | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and was beached on Guam, where she became a wreck. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Ascension Island.[10] |
Bornœuf | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait off Booby Island, New South Wales with the loss of eight lives. Survivors were rescued by four vessels:- Earl Grey (![]() ![]() |
Gemini | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Dog Island, Anguilla. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[14][15] |
Jeune Rose | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[5] |
4 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maria | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[16] |
St. Roch | ![]() |
The steamship was in collision with the steamship Lady Elgin and sank at Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
5 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jeune France | ![]() |
The ship put into Key West, Florida, United States in a leaky condition, having run aground. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Senegal. She was placed under repair, but was consequently condemned.[18][19] |
Panola | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip, Victoria to Bombay.[20] |
Stata | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip to Singapore.[21] |
Susan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Narva River. Her crew were rescued.[22] She was consequently condemned.[23] |
6 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Melbourne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] |
7 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The ship of the line ran aground on being launched at Pembroke Dockyard, Pembrokeshire.[24][25] | |
Dockenhuden | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[26][27] |
Little Pet | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned off the coast of Brazil. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Leith, Lothian. Little Pet was taken in tow by Ceres (![]() |
8 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hirondelle | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on the coast of Morocco near Ceuta, Spain.[17] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Frederikshald, Norway to Paimbœuf.[22] |
Sandwich | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked near the mouth of the Salt River, Cape Colony with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to London.[30][31] |
Therese | ![]() |
The ship sank in the White Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Archangelsk, Russia.[32] |
9 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brown | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) east south east of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by Edward and Ann (![]() |
Grange | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the . She was on a voyage from Tarsus Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork.[23] She had been refloated by 14 August and taken in to Gibraltar for repairs.[34] |
Nicolettes Minde | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock.[4] |
Solide | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[35] |
William R. Hallett | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at New York in a squall. She was later refloated.[36] |
10 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bell | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Southwold.[3] |
Dowson | ![]() |
The ship departed from Alexandria, Egypt for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[37] |
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The paddle steamer was wrecked of a reef 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Huasco, Chile with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Panama City, Republic of New Granada to Valparaíso, Chile.[38][39][40] | |
Xarifa | ![]() |
The brig ran aground in the Western Channel. She was on a voyage from New Zealand to Melbourne, Victoria.[21][41] |
11 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eclipse | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Geelong, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Melbourne, Victoria.[21][41] |
Joven Emilio | ![]() |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Gijón.[34] |
Oceanica | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Geelong. She was on a voyage from Hobart to Melbourne.[21][41] |
Oliver | ![]() |
The brig was destroyed by fire in the Mediterranean Sea off Gorgona, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Virgilio (Flag unknown).[23] |
Sybil | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Geelong. She was on a voyage from Hobart to Melbourne.[21][41] |
Uncle Tom | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Geelong. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Melbourne.[21][41] |
12 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cremona | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near the mouth of the Tarwin River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land.[41] |
Thomas Pierson | ![]() |
The schooner was lost on this date. Her passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Belize City, British Honduras.[7] |
13 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bluff City, Dr. Franklin No. 2, and Highland |
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The steamships Bluff City and Dr. Frankin No. 2 were destroyed by fire at Quebec City, Province of Canada. The steamship Highland was severely damaged.[42] |
Forsoget | ![]() |
The schooner was in collision with the barque Barica (![]() |
Mercator | ![]() |
The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Cowes, Isle of Wight. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[45] |
Ploughboy | ![]() |
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Laguna to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[46] |
Princess Victoria | ![]() |
The ship caught fire, exploded and sank in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria.[47] |
Triumph | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Storholm Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to for repairs.[32] |
Vancouver | ![]() |
The schooner was lost off Rose Point, Queen Charlotte Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vancouver Island to Fort Simpson.[48][49] |
14 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Helen | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2] |
Niobe | ![]() |
The steamboat was in collision with Regent (![]() |
15 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Freeman | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the "Becca Grande", Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29] She was later refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida.[18] |
Limena | ![]() |
The ship departed from , Puerto Rico for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[51] |
Marie Caroline | ![]() |
The ship departed from a port in Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[52] |
17 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alexander | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Riga, Russia. She was refloated but consequently put in to Bolderāja in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Riga to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[17][53] |
Anna Watson | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the west coast of Africa.[34] |
Germania | Flag unknown | The ship departed from Seville, Spain for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[54] |
Ludorf Theodorus | ![]() |
The ship struck the pier at Dunkerque, Nord, France and sank. She was on a voyage from Reni to Dunkerque. She was later refloated.[34] |
Magdalena | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground and sank in a river. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Honda" to "Santa Martha".[55] |
18 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Regent | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on White Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[56] |
19 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Augustine | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She floated off and consequently sank.[57] |
Bananier | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Zanzibar, Sultanate of Oman. She was on a voyage from "Lamoo" to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated on 1 September.[19] |
20 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baring Brothers | ![]() |
The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] |
Eugene et Léon | ![]() |
The ship departed from Havana for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[52] |
21 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Breadalbane | ![]() |
The three-masted barque was crushed by ice and sank in Lancaster Sound. Her 21 crew were rescued by HMS Phoenix (![]() |
Re Davide | Flag | The ship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59] |
22 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Coundon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to an English port. She was refloated on 26 August and put back to Dantzic, where she arrived on 3 September.[60][61] |
Thetis | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Droogden. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[62] |
William | ![]() |
The paddle steamer was run into by the collier (![]() All on board, more than 40 people, were rescued.[66] William was refloated on 27 August.[62] |
23 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hannah More | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[67] |
Marie Françoise | ![]() |
The ship departed from Martinique for Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[52] |
24 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Janet Izat | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock off the Filsand, in the Baltic Sea and was damaged. She put in to Cronstadt, Russia.[68] |
Jessie Smith | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the Orange River, Cape Colony with the loss of four crew.[69] |
Meridian | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Île Amsterdam with the loss of three lives. Survivors were rescued on 4 September. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales.[70] |
25 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Claudine Marguerite Pauline | ![]() |
The ship was departed from Riga, Russia for Dundee, Forfarshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47] |
Hero | ![]() |
The smack was abandoned in the North Sea off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Cullen, Moray. She subsequently came ashore and was wrecked.[60][62] |
James | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Ferryden, Forfarshire. She was refloated[71] |
Maria Bertha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Cronstadt.[72] She was refloated on 5 September and taken in to Cronstadt.[73] |
26 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The galeas was lost on the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
Australia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[60][74] |
Brenda | ![]() |
The brig sprnag a leak in the English Channel. She was beached and damaged at Newhaven, Sussex. Her ten crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. Brenda was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Newhaven.[75] She was refloated and taken in to Newhaven on 3 September.[76][77] |
Cherokee | ![]() |
The steamship was destroyed by fire at New York.[78] |
Fingalton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Gloucester.[74] She was refloated on 7 September and tale in the River Avon.[79] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Sable Island Bank and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to New York, United States.[57][80] |
Gabriel | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples.[62] |
Lady Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Kilcliff", County Down. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Drogheda, County Louth.[74] |
Lady Stewart | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Dungarvan, County Waterford.[62] |
Maria | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Cardiff.[60] |
Maria Bertha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Cronstadt, Russia.[76] |
Marmion, or Mary Ann |
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The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Gloucester.[74][77] |
Massachusetts | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to New York.[56] |
Patience | ![]() |
The smack was in collision with the schooner Iduna (![]() |
William and Ann | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[74] |
27 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dantzig | ![]() ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground at . she was on a voyage from Manzanilla to London, United Kingdom.[81] |
Favourite | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Alderney, Channel Islands. Favourite was refloated and taken in to Whitstable, where she sank. She was raised the next day.[62] |
Kingston | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Pwllchion", Pembrokeshire.[60] |
Onderneming | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore between Egmond aan Zee and Wijk aan Zee, North Holland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Vlissingen, Zeeland.[32] |
William | ![]() |
The smack ran aground on the Great Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Liverpool, Lancashire.[56] |
28 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Asia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on , Alabama, United States. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Queenstown, County Cork.[82] |
Cleopatra | ![]() |
The ship caught fire and capsized in the Gut of Canso. Her crew were rescued by USS Decatur (![]() |
Edward | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by Nor (Flag unknown). Edward was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[32] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The brig foundered off the Danish coast. Her eight crew were rescued.[85][86] |
Fair Maid | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at North Ness, Shetland Islands. She was refloated the next day.[87] |
Jane and Alice | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Salvo Reef, in the Baltic Sea off Fårö, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[88] |
29 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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George | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[14] |
Java | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the Kingroad.[60] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The brig capsized in the Kingroad.[60] |
30 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antina | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[57] |
Peace | {{{flag}}} | The sloop was in collision with another vessel in the English Channel. She was taken in to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France in a derelict condition.[89][87] |
31 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catania | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Gallico", Sicily. She was on a voyage from Catania to Palermo and Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[36] |
Horatio | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bremen.[68][15] |
Kirstine | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Kristiansand, Norway. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Kristiansand in a leaky condition.[61] |
Ocean | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead, Anglesey. She was refloated the next day.[42] |
Spy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore south of Kilmichael Point, Ireland.[87] |
Troubadour | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Barcelona. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[68][15] Troubadour was towed in to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom on 5 September in a leaky condition.[90][91] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alten | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[92] |
Argus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Arzila, Morocco before 9 August. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was later refloated and taken in to Gibraltar for repairs.[23][34] |
Christophorus Columbus | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock whilst on a voyage from Batavia to Onrust Island, Netherlands East Indies. She was consequently condemned on arrival.[93] |
Chrysalis | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Mayotte before 24 August. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[94] |
Collector | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[60] |
Croton | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic before 4 August.[95] |
Curlew | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Baltic Sea before 14 August. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and put in to Mandal, Norway in a leaky condition.[53] |
Diamond | ![]() |
The smack was abandoned off Arran before 6 August. She was taken in to Lamlash, Arran by Happy Return (![]() |
Edurac | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on the Holms. She was later refloated and taken in to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom for repairs.[96] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Lough Foyle. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to New York, United States. She was refloated on 8 August.[35] |
Fellowship | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to London. She was later refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark. She arrived on 29 August in a waterlogged condition.[87] |
Fortunato | ![]() |
The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Catania to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She put in to Malta, where she sank.[35] She was refloated on 3 August.[97] |
Frederica Gustava | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Domesnes. She was on a voyage from Riga to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[22] |
Hoppet | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Fredriksvern, Norway.[61] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex before 17 Augusts. She was later refloated and taken in to The Downs in a leaky condition.[98] |
Lady Eveline | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Pacific Ocean. Twenty-six people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to San Francisco, California, United States.[99] |
Leentje | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Portugal before 19 August. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Rotterdam, South Holland.[34] |
Madagascar | ![]() |
The Blackwall Frigate departed from Melbourne, Victoria on 12 August. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
Marie | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Marie (![]() |
Martin Luther | Flag unknown | The ship was lost off Osmussaar, Russia before 5 August.[33] |
Moses & John | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark, where she arrived on 10 August.[43] |
Palendar | ![]() |
The ship struck the Black Rock, south east of Grand Manan, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to the Clyde.[79] She was later refloated and taken in to Westport, Nova Scotia in a severely damaged condition.[29] |
Richmond | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Saint Pierre Island. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Sydney, Nova Scotia and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[72] |
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