The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lawler's Cove, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Kingston upon Hull to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[1]
The brig foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[2]
3 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Rosina
United Kingdom
The brig sprang a leak and foundered off the ( Trinity House). Her eight crew survived.[3]
4 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Dove
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Pakefield Flats, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Exeter to Lowestoft, Suffolk. Dove was refloated and taken into Lowestoft.[2]
Monmouth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exmouth, Devon. Monmouth was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]
5 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
John and William
United Kingdom
Masbrough boat disaster: The ship was launched sideways at Masbrough, Yorkshire. People on board all went to the river side of the vessel, causing it to heel and throwing many of them into the River Don. Sixty-four of them were drowned.
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated the next day.[2][4]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Elmina
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to an African port.[5]
7 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship capsized near Neath, Glamorgan. She was righted the next day.[6]
Criterion
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Brambles, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Barcelona, Spain. Criterion was later refloated.[6]
8 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Beleck Castle
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm, Denmark. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Harwich, Essex.[7][8]
9 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Broderick
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Portsmouth, Hampshire. Broderick was refloated and taken into Gothenburg for repairs.[7]
Iduna
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore on Gräsö. She was on a voyage from Gävle to New York, United States. Iduna was later refloated.[9]
Wikingen
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked on the Domesnes Reef, off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to a Baltic port.[10]
10 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Norfolk
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of one of the seven people on board.[11]
Voorwarts
Netherlands
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Rothschild (United Kingdom). Voorwarts was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland.[12]
The ship was driven ashore south of San Antonio, Chile. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Valparaíso, Chile.[16] She was consequently condemned.[17]
Henry Hoyle
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Whirlpool Reach, off South Australia.[18]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on a reef off Point Placentia, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Belize City to Omoa. Mary was later refloated and put back to Belize.[19]
The ship was wrecked on the Silver Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Port-au-Prince.[12]
Tremont
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Tremont was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[24]
18 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Junge Ann
Bremen
The ship was wrecked in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bremen.[25]
19 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
India
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic. with the loss of eighteen of the 214 people on board. Survivors were rescued by a French whaler.[26] She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Sydney, New South Wales.[27]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Isabella (United Kingdom) and foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Inchcape, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cullen, Morayshire.[28]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire to Drogheda, County Louth.[29]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Bellona
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Narva, Russia.[30]
Cygnet
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Southampton Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to the Turks Islands.[31][32]
Eugene
France
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[21]
The ship was in collision with Brankenmoor (United Kingdom) in the English Channel off St. Alban's Head, Dorset, United Kingdom and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Brankenmoor. Courier was subsequently taken into Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[29]
The schooner was wrecked on Lintin, Hong Kong.[35]
22 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
James Matthewson
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Fremantle, Swan River Colony. All on board were rescued.[38][39] She was on a voyage from London to the Swan River Colony.[40]
24 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Chandler Price
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Trieste to New York. ChandlerPrice was refloated with assistance from (Royal Navy) and resumed her voyage.[41][21]
Unnamed
Sweden
The barque was in collision with the barque John (Russia) off the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and foundered with the loss of eight of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by John.[42]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in Freshwater Bay, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire to Drogheda, County Louth.[25][43]
Ringwood
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and capsized at Sheerness, Kent. She was righted the next day.[9]
25 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Aigle
France
The ship ran aground off Cape de Plata, Spain and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Dunkerque, Nord. Aigle was refloated and was escorted into Gibraltar by (Royal Navy).[41]
Jeune Leonie
France
The ship ran aground on the Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. Jeune Leonie was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom for repairs.[9]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[9]
27 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Dalkeith
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21]
Feudon
France
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar. Her crew were rescued.[44]
Princess Royal
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cap Granitola, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Malta to Trapani, Sicily.[45]Princess Royal was refloated on 18 August and taken into Marsala.[46]
28 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Scotstown Reef and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Eagle was refloated on 30 July and taken into Peterhead.[22][47]
Memnon
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Liverpool.[48]
Othello
Flag unknown
The galiot was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[49] Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack.[50][43]
Picardie
France
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°06′N2°04′W / 42.100°N 2.067°W / 42.100; -2.067) with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig Marianne (France), which lost two of her crew in the rescue. Picardie was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Abbeville, Somme.[20]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[47]
Swan
United Kingdom
The steamship was holed by an anchor and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew survived.[51]
Triumph
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the South Sandy Island Reef, off the coast of Antigua. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Saint Lucia and Antigua.[52][53]
29 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Dorothea Maria
Sweden
The ship ran aground off "Hauerviig". She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Nyköping.[54][23]
Levant
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River.[55]
Louise
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the North Spit, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire.[56]Louise was refloated but foundered in the Beggar's Patch.[48]
Napoleon
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Bento with the loss of three of her crew.[57]
30 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Cutter
United States
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to New York.[58][20]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Bon Homme
France
The ship was wrecked off Nassau, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[59][60]
Dalkeith
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Dublin. Dalkeith was refloated with assistance from HMS Thunderer (Royal Navy) and resumed her voyage.[41]
Emilie Caille
France
The ship was wrecked in the Nunez River, Africa before 13 July.[61]
Era
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Stettin. Era was refloated on 3 July.[62]
Good Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was refloated on 22 July and anchored off Margate, Kent.[63]
Heron
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Port Jolly, Nova Scotia, British North America before 26 July. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[12]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. She was refloated on 9 July and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[6]
Margarets
United Kingdom
The sloop was abandoned on the Boston Knock, in the North Sea on or before 28 July. She was taken into Boston, Lincolnshire by HMRC Hind ( Board of Customs).[48]
Marie Louise
France
The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated but ran aground on the Long Sand. She was refloated with assistance from Aurora's Increase, Atalanta (both United Kingdom) and HMRC Scout ( Board of Customs).[49]
The ship was driven ashore at "Skagve". She was on a voyage from Stettin to Goole, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and put into Randers, Denmark.[48]
Norris Stanley
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Martinique before 20 July.[64]
Vier Gebruders
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore on "Stoneskar" and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Antwerp. Vier Gebruders was later refloated and taken into Reval, Russia for repairs.[33]
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