The steamship ran aground near the "Yarmoyle Lighthouse". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim.[1] She had been refloated by 7 August.[2]
2 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Rob Roy
United Kingdom
The clipper ship was wrecked in the Andaman Islands. Some of those on board took to a boat and were rescued four days later. Forty-two survivors were subsequently rescued by the steamshipNemesis (India).[3]
Twee Gebroeders
Hamburg
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Maria (United Kingdom). Twee Gebroeders was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Harburg.[4]
3 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Flying Dragon
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in Simon's Bay. She was scuttled by HMS Hydra (Royal Navy). Flying Dragon was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to London.[5][6]
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on a reef off New Caledonia. All on board were rescued by (French Navy). Hannibal was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Hong Kong.[7]
4 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Alarm
United Kingdom
The schooner departed from Tampico, Mexico for Laguna. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8]
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Albion, Calcutta, Countess of London and Glencairn (all United Kingdom). Shandon was on a voyage from the Clyde to Montreal and Quebec CityProvince of Canada, British North America.[10][11]
Sonne
Prussia
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[12]
5 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
St. Agnes
United Kingdom
The schooner struck the Willies Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to St. Ives, Cornwall.[13]
The paddle steamer departed from Cork for Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. Last sighted 400 nautical miles (740 km) off Cork, presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all 20 crew.[17][18]
The ship was driven ashore at Fort Point, Calcutta, India. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta for repairs.[20]
9 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Stag
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and put in to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[21]
10 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Bertha Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Archangelsk.[22]
Fatahool Ruchman
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked on the Pulo Kramean Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surabaya, Spanish East Indies to "Banjevmaping".[23]
Laurie
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Lagan. She was on a voyage from Morecambe, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim. she was refloated but found to be severely leak and was beached.[24]
12 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Mohongo
United States
The ship ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[25][24]
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape San Marco, Sardinia. Her crew were rescued by the barqueIndustry (Sweden). Enterprise was on a voyage from Malta to Agrigento, Sicily.[36][37]
John Cockrell
France
The ship ran aground at Saint Domingo. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Saint Domingo. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged.[38]
Matilda Cornelia
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[34]
21 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Admiraal Graf von Heiden
Netherlands
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Harboøre, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester, United Kingdom to Königsberg, Prussia.[39]
Martha
United Kingdom
The sloop was abandoned off Freswick, Caithness. Her crew were rescued by the smackAriel (United Kingdom). Martha was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Burntisland, Fife. She was subsequently driven ashore in Sinclair Bay.[25][40]
Mary Coward
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Memel, Prussia.[25]
Tusket
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Moscow Island, in Chaleur Bay. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, New Brunswick, British North America to the Clyde. She was consequently condemned.[41]
23 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Carleton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to an English port.[42]
Caroline Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[43]
John Watson
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground on the Bramble Bank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She was later refloated and taken in to Southampton.[44][45]
The schooner ran aground off the (Denmark). She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[39][46]
24 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Anton Paulsen
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Inchcolm, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dram to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and towed in to Grangemouth.[22]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton, Sussex. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[43]
Gotthelff
Stettin
The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea off Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to HartlepoolCounty Durham, United Kingdom.[22]
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Royal Union (United Kingdom). Ann was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands.[25]
Appoline
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Baracoa, Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[48]
The icebound barque was abandoned off Bathurst Island, Province of Canada, British North America.
Danish Kiel
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[46]
Georges
France
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom.[25]
John Francis
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Repeater (United Kingdom).[49]John Francis was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41]
Kate Robertson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Putzig, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London.[25] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[39]
26 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Amelia Thompson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in . She was on a voyage from London to San Francisco, California, United States.[50]
Jordeson
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by New York Packet (United States). Jordeson was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York, United States.[51][52]
The steamship ran aground on the Nash Sands, off the coast of Glamorgan, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bremen.[53][16]
The ship ran aground on the Gilbsand. She was on a voyage from Altona to "Hoyer". She was refloated.[55]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer struck the Coal Rock, off The Skerries, Anglesey and sank. All on board took to five boats. Those in three of the boats were rescued by (United Kingdom); the remainder also survived. Those in one boat were rescued by a smack, the others reaching Cemaes Bay safely. Minerva was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork.[53][56][57]
Pioneer
United States
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[53][16]
30 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Adriana Petronella
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She subsequently floated off and sank.[58]
Why Not
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent.[30]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1854
Ship
Country
Description
A. L. Johnston
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Torres Straits. Her crew were rescued by Port Wallace (British North America) and she was set afire.[59]
China
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[48]
Christina
Chile
The barque sprang a leak and sank in the Pacific Ocean before 14 August. Her crew took to the boats. One boat with six crew members on board was reported missing. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to an English port.[60][61]
Courier
United Kingdom
The transport ship was wrecked at "Poro", Greece before 27 August.[62]
Fortuna
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 August. She was on a voyage from Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25]
Frances Nesham
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Droogden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to and English port. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark on 29 August for repairs.[22]
Henry and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Hela, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. She was refloated and put back to Dantzic, where she arrived on 27 August.[53][39]
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 29 August.[63]
Maria Sophia
Belgium
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank before 5 August.[64]
Medora
New South Wales
The brig caught fire in the Tamar River, Van Diemen's Land before 4 August and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. She had been refloated by 26 September.[65]
Nimrod
United Kingdom
The transport ship ran aground in the Baltic Sea.[57]
Pilgrim
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by Doris (United Kingdom).[5] She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[59]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated on 3 August.[66]
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