The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maryport. She was refloated and taken in to Maryport in a leaky condition.[1][2]
Glendower
United States
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Port Madoc Lifeboat.[1]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bognor, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon.[1]
Marquette
United States
The steamboat was destroyed by a boiler explosion at New Orleans, Louisiana with the loss of about 30 lives.[3]
Tritonia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wembury, Devon.[2]
2 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Clara
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
The ship was wrecked off the Sambro Island Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, . She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[6][7]
Romulus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Cronstadt, Russia. She was later refloated.[8]
Sovereign
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks at Saint Roch Point, Province of Canada, British North America. She consequently put back to Quebec City.[7]
Temperance
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was later refloated and taken in to Padstow, Cornwall.[5]
4 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Border Chieftain
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south west of Wick, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[9]
Eliza
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked on rocks at Palliser Bay, en route from Wellington to the Chatham Islands, during the same gale that sank the Tyne (qv).[10]
Helicon
United Kingdom
The ship sank at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 20 July and beached.[11]
Patriot
Jersey
The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Cabo de Peñas, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Gijón, Spain.[12]
The barque was wrecked on the Rima Ripa Rocks, off Sinclair Head, New Zealand, during the same gale that sank the Eliza (qv). She was en route from Gravesend to Wellington. Her crew were rescued.[13][14][15] She was on a voyage from London to New Zealand.[16][10]
5 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Dalkeith
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire, She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Fort WilliamInverness-shire.[17]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Dunmore
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire and was abandoned off the coast of Africa. Her crew were rescued by Christina (United Kingdom). Dunmore was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Aden.[18]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bedeque, Prince Edward Island to Dublin. She was subsequently towed in to Saint John's, Newfoundland by Albion (United Kingdom).[21][20]
Sherry
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Hull, Yorkshire.[17]
9 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Ceres
Hamburg
The ship ran aground in the Elbe at Blankenese.[8]
Helena
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the English Channel. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[22]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Cromarty. She was consequently condemned.[6]
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Hodges Bay. She was refloated.[20]
10 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Jonge Fryntje
Netherlands
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[23]
11 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport.[24]
Medjehrai Tidjabret Scutari
Ottoman Empire
The steamshipMedjehrai Tidjabret was in collision with the steamship Scutari and sank in the Black Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the entrance to the Bosphorus with the loss of 124 or 135 lives. She was on a voyage from Trebizond to Constantinople. Scutari was on a voyage from Constantinople to Trebizond. She put back to Constantinople in a severely damaged condition.[25][26][27][20]
Stephen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cork Bay Bank, in the Irish Sea.[2]
Waterloo
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[24]
12 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Dawden
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew having been taken off by a pilot boat.[24]
Fatel Rozak
Flag unknown
The barque ran aground off Trinidad. Her crew were rescued by (United Kingdom).[28] She was subsequently towed in to Trinidad.[29]
Manby
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Trevose Head, Cornwall. She had become a wreck by 17 July.[8][30]
Sea Mew
United States
The brigantine ran aground off , Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Port Maria Jamaica. She was refloated and taken in to Port Maria.[4]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Charles Augustus
France
The ship was in collision with (Royal Navy) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her eleven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[11][31]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Anna Sophia
Sweden
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at "Kleven", Norway. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom to Malmö.[32]
Concepcion
Spain
The ship was wrecked on Cayo Gainchos, in the Bahama Banks. Her crew were resccued. She was on a voyage from Santander to Havana, Cuba.[33][34]
Derwent
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Wyre. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[35]
15 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Jane Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Cape Bon, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Cork. She was refloated two days later and put in to Malta.[25]
16 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Navigator
United Kingdom
The ship foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Stettin.[7]
The ship ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[30]
18 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Lark
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and capsized at Axmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Axmouth. Lark subsequently drove into Iris, damaging that vessel.[36] She was later refloated but found to be severely damaged.[32][23]
United States
The schooner was run down and sunk off Cape Canso. Crew saved.[37]
The ship brig-sloop ran aground on the Chico Bank, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Uruguay. She was refloated.[38]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Atalanta
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on a skerry off Stronsay, Orkney Islands. She was later refloated.[7]
Countess of Zetland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated the next day.[32]
Jeane Sophie
France
The ship was wrecked on "Rarang Poing", Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Samarang to Jakarta.[39]
Peace
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel midway between North Foreland, Kent and West-Cappel, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Alexandria, Egypt.[36]
Witham
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground near Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32][40]
21 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Hesperus
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized and sank at Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[41]
The ship was wrecked on the Shoaler Stone, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Hayle, Cornwall. Her five crew were taken to a boat and survived. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Neath, Glamorgan.[7][43]
Sophia Maria
Sweden
The ship ran aground on a reef off Rønne, Denmark and was damaged. She was refloated.[20]
24 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Possidone
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Yangtze River. Her crew were rescued.[44]
St. Charles
France
The ship ran aground on the Petits Charpentiers, off Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[7]
Tarbolton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Île Brion, Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Harp (United Kingdom). Tarbolton was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America.[21][45]
Venus
Kingdom of Hanover
The kuff ran aground on the Klein Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Altona. She was refloated.[32][46]
25 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Governor Doyle
Grenada
The ship was wrecked at Buesco, Tobago. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Barbadoes.[33]
Highlander
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Saint Helena. She was consequently condemned.[18]
Indemnity
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Pearl (United Kingdom).[45]
Jeremiah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated.[47]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground on the Swelly Rocks and was severely damaged. She was refloated.[32]
26 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Arno
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[46]
Astoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Mull.[25] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wick, Caithness.[48]
Falco
United States
The brig was wrecked at Table Cape (), Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand. She was blown over a reef during a heavy storm. Her crew were rescued by the schoonerUncle Sam (United States). She was on a voyage from Port Nicholson to Auckland.[49][10] The wreck was plundered and burnt by the local inhabitants.[50]
The schooner ran aground off the Shear Beacon. She was refloated but subsequently sank.[51]
27 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Arno
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
Diana, The Sovereign, and Victoria
United Kingdom
Diana ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was later run into by The Sovereign and Victoria. All three vessels were severely damaged.[7]
Fleuve Loire
France
The ship foundered off Ceará, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cayenne, French Guiana to Ceará.[52]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Filsand, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[53]
Star of the West
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked Punta de Lobos, Alta California, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Mexican port.[54]
Three Gebroeders
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked near Harlingen, Friesland with the loss of all but one of her crew.[55]
28 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Empress
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Jedorn Ledge. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America.[19]
Jeune Sophie
France
The ship was wrecked on Karawang Point, Java, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued.[44]
29 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Spirit
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was later righted.[20]
Trusty
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire off Wainfleet, Lincolnshire.[20]
30 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1845
Ship
Country
Description
Eleonore and Henricke
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt at Antwerp. She was later refloated.[20]
Euphemia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated the next day.[56]
The ship was driven ashore at Abererch, Caernarfonshire. She was refloated on 5 July.[9]
Wreath
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on a rock in the White Sea before 21 July. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[62][63]
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