The ship ran aground off Langness, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington, Cumberland. She was refloated and assisted in to Castletown, Isle of Man by the Castletown Lifeboat.[1]
Carl Alexander
Grand Duchy of Finland
The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Pori.[2]
Correo de Teneriffe
Spain
The ship ran aground on the West Bank. She put in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[3]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The pilot boat, a sloop, was run down and sunk off Pendennis Castle, Cornwall by Hortensia (United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Hortensia.[3]
2 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Petworth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lydd, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[4]
William Abrams
United States
The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked on the Black Ledge, off Seal Island. Her 30 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Calcutta, India.[5][6][7][8]
3 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer struck a sunken rock off Rosneath, Argyllshire and was holed. She was beached at Helensburgh for temporary repairs. She was taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[9]
Countess of London
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Alquay" with the loss of three of her crew.[10]
Evening Star
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America with the loss of four of her crew. She was consequently condemned.[11]
Llama
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off "Papoe" with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Benin City, Kingdom of Dahomey to London.[12]
Ockbrook
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto. She was consequently condemned.[11]
Pera
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at "Setil Bahar", Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[13]
4 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Ceres
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ventava, Courland Governorate to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated.[14]
Lady Willoughby
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot to Amlwch, Anglesey. She was refloated and put back to Port Talbot.[15]
French Navy
The corvette ran aground and was wrecked at Balade, New Caledonia. Her crew, nearly 200 people, survived.[16]
5 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Blessing
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Étaples, Pas-de-Calais.[1]
The schooner foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure.[18]
Levant
Mauritius
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cosmoledo, Seychelles with the loss of three of the 31 people on board. The survivors were rescued on 2 November by (Royal Navy).[19]
Victory
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground off Halse, Bornholm, Denmark. . Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Victory was refloated on 8 July and resumed her voyage.[20][14]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Levant
United States
The ship was driven ashore on the Cherry Island Flats, near Chester, Pennsylvania.[13]
7 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Brenda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near "Peree", Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Donegal to Quebec City, Province of Canada. She was refloated on 10 July and completed her voyage.[21]
Montague
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Hamburg. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Boulogne.[1]
8 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Germania
Stralsund
The schooner foundered off "Kuhlen" with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to an English port.[22][14][23]
James Wearne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Ibraila, Ottoman Empire to St. Ives, Cornwall. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13]
Nordstjern
Norway
The ship foundered off Langesund. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skien to "Staben".[24]
9 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Borneo
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Strait of Belle Isle. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Limerick.[25]
Margaret
New Zealand
The schooner was lost in the South Taranaki Bight, en route from Kapiti Island to New Plymouth. She left Kapiti during a gale, which intensified to near hurricane strength within a few hours of her leaving port. No sign was ever found of her.[26]
Victoria
South Australia
The ship was wrecked off Cape Jaffa. with the loss of two of her crew She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Rivoli Bay.[27]
10 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
James and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[28][11][29]
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Marowa River, Russia with the loss of all but five of her crew.[31]
Melona
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground of the Felsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Saint Petersburg.[32]
12 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Eweretta
United Kingdom
The barque sank in London Docks. All three people on board survived. She had collided with a collier in the River Thames the previous day and had been damaged by her anchor. Eweretta was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London.[20][33]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Fisherman
New Zealand
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Wellington.[34]
Jessamine
United Kingdom
The brig collided with Belle Creole (United Kingdom) and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Belle Creole. Jessamine was on a voyage from Galați, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall.[18][35]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Betsy
Saint Vincent
The drogher, a schooner, was wrecked on Saint Vincent.[36]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was driven ashore and wrecked in East Loch Tarbert. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry.[37]
The ship ran aground on the Settle Burba Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
San Joao Baptiste
Portugal
The ship was wrecked near Cayenne, French Guiana with the loss of 23 of the 30 people on board. She was on a voyage from Par��, Brazil to Lisbon.[38]
16 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off "Neibram", India with the loss of five of her crew.[39]
The barque was wrecked on Western Head, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada to Cork.[41]
The whaler, a schooner, was wrecked on a reef 120 nautical miles (220 km) north west of New Caledonia. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hobart to the South China Sea.[42][43]
Elizabeth
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom to Blankenese. She was refloated on 20 July and taken in to Norden.[22]
Erin
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire off the "Bay of Seven Islands". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[24][44]
Warsaw
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Rio Grande, Minas Gerais, Brazil. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Rio Grande.[45]
18 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Clorinde
France
The chasse-marée ran aground on the Newcombe Sand. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Abbeville, Somme. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[18]
Daniel
United Kingdom
The ship sank in Carnarvon Bay off Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Gee
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Stoneskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 20 July and taken in to Saint Petersburg.[31]
Martha
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Lytham St Annes.[18]
19 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Clorinde
France
The chasse-marée was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Abbeville, Somme. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[2]
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[50]
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehead, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated on 24 July and taken into Whitehead, where she ran aground. She was consequently condemned.[51][52]
21 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The sloop departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Arbroath, Forfarshire. Presumed subsequently foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands; a boat from Ann was discovered 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland by the fishing smackHelen (United Kingdom).[53]
Duke of Lancaster
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off the Lamock Island, China. Her crew were rescued by Nymph and Warlock (both United Kingdom).[54][55]
Fidelity
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at , Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Fishguard to Milford Haven.[56]
22 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Breeze
South Australia
The whaler was lost at Tahiti. Her crew were rescued.[57]
Eliza Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Carlisle, Cumberland.[58]
James Augustus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Tencurn Island", Pennsylvania, United States.[21]
Martha
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.[2]
Ninus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[56]
Olive Branch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Reedy Island, Pennsylvania. she was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia, British North America to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[21]
The ship was wrecked at Upolu, Samoa. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from a port in New Zealand to Tahiti.[59]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship was ran aground in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Nova Scotia to an Irish port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25]
Eliza and Ann
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Robin Rigg Sandbank, in the Solway Firth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Port Carlisle, Cumberland.[13][60] The wreck came ashore at Dumfries on 24 July.[61]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Rockfield, Ross-shire. She was refloated on 28 July and taken in to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire for repairs.[62]
Rowena
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Mizen Head, County Cork. She was refloated but was abandoned by her crew. Rowena was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was subsequently taken in tow by the Wicklowpilot boats and arrived at Dublin on 24 July.[13][61]
Tory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Deal and Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Madras, India. She was refloated.[22]
24 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Andrews
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Four Sisters (Denmark). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[63][62]
Campbells
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto to London.[25]
Folgh-a-Ballagh
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off "Telsta Head", Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[63][64][62]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Devon. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and put back to Bideford.[58]
George
United Kingdom
The smack collided with the schoonerFairy (United Kingdom) and foundered off the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by Fairy.[13]
Triton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Skagen Reef. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[63]
25 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Numa (United Kingdom). Agenoria was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham.[65]
Maria
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore at Zingst, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Stettin. She was refloated on 3 August and taken in to Stralsund.[51][31]
26 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Eugo
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[58]
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[63]
Melea
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Neroe", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Christiansø, Denmark.[66]
27 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Frederick Young
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields.[63]
P. Dean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Pará River, She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Para, Brazil. She was refloated.[67]
Prince Regent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Whitsand Bay.[58] She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Plymouth, Devon.[62]
St. Mark
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. Her passengers were rescued by the schoonerMary Ellen (United States). St. Mark was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68][69]
The ship was wrecked on Sand Island. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68]
Euphemia
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Drumroof Bank, in the Solway Firth and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cronstadt, Russia.[63][70]
Lady Combermere
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[58][62]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Little Gull Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York City.[25]
The ship was driven ashore between "Nazel Island" and "Mevin", Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Archangelsk, Russia.[65]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork.[31]
Mayflower
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Tangier Island, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated and taken in to Tangier, Virginia.[72]
30 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Atalanta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Syra, Greece. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Syra and Salonica, Greece. She was refloated and taken in to Syra in a leaky condition.[73]
Egbert
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at North Cape, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Shediac, Nova Scotia, British North America to London.[74]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Porthcawl, Glamorgan. She was consequently condemned.[25]
Howard
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Nags Head, North Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[68]
Mary Key
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[64][62]
President Washington
United States
The schooner ran aground on the Burial Rocks, off the coast of Massachusetts. She was refloated but capsized and sank.[69]
Rowland Hill
British North America
The steamship was in collision with the steamship Quebec () and sank in the Saint Lawrence River. Two lives were lost.[25]
Three Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Foilskirt Rock. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford. She was refloated on 1 August and taken in to Waterford.[31]
Trial
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wreck on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent in a leaky condition.[63]
31 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1846
Ship
Country
Description
Frederick Young
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields, County Durham.[75]
The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, British North America before 27 July. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and towed in to Quebec City.[25]
Lady Peel
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Basque Island, British North America before 29 July. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and towed in to Quebec City.[25][72]