The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Riga, Russia.[1]
Lady Cremorne
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[2]
Reaper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thornham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Brancaster, Norfolk.[3]
2 July[]
List of shipwrecks: July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Aegir
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Figueira da Foz. She was refloated on 5 July and taken in to port.[4]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia.[5]
3 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Louis
France
The lugger was abandoned off the Longships. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord.[6]
Susan Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hardbrick Rock, in Tor Bay. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7]
5 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Emma
United Kingdom
The sloop was in collision with the schoonerFame (United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. She was towed in to South Shields, County Durham and beached. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[6]
The brig was driven ashore in Cheyne Bay. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Singapore.[11][12][13]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Edward and Mary
United Kingdom
The sloop sank in the River Ouse. she was on a voyage from Colchester, Essex to Leeds or Wakefield, Yorkshire.[14]
Hindostan
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire near New Orleans, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15]
Mercer
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Toolse, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Kunda, Russia.[16]
Sultana
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on North Cape, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Shediac, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[17]
The 95-foot (29 m) trading schooner sank at Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[18]
Hebe
Norway
The ship was wrecked 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km) north-northwest of Ilhéus, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Bahia, Brazil.[19]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Sea Witch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Fourah Bay, Sierra Leone. She was later refloated and repaired.[20]
9 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth
New South Wales
The ship was driven ashore at Sydney. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Twofold Bay to Sydney.[21]
Jeune Petite Courbe
France
The ship ran aground on the Gedges, at the mouth of the Helford River. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to "Bon". She was refloated and towed into Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom by the steam tugSydney (United Kingdom).[22]
The ship was wrecked in Sydney Harbour with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Launceston to Sydney, New South Wales.[23]
10 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Nankin
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. All on board were rescued by Futta Mombarak (India). Nankin was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[24]
Wakona
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Andalusia (United States). Wakona was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom for Baltimore, Maryland. Wreckage from the ship subsequently washed up at Bideford, Devon.[25][26]
Williams
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Restigouche, Nova Scotia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[27]
11 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Greenlaw
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Coringa, India with the loss of all but three of those on board. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[28]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Effingham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Jeremy Island, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to the Clyde.[29]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
David
British North America
The ship was driven ashore on Brier Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[27]
Lucy
British North America
The ship was wrecked on the Middle Caucus. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Laguna.[30]
15 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Briton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Moose Pecca Island". She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated in a waterlogged condition.[31]
Hazard
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Punta Mala, off the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Gibraltar. She was refloated.[32]
Warrior
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Königsberg, Prussia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
16 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Esther
United Kingdom
The yacht was wrecked on the West Hoyle, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat.[33]
Isabella Heron
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pillau, Prussia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
Newton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[34]
The ship was loss on the Reef Boy with the loss of all but eleven of her crew.[28]
17 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Kedron
United States
The ship ran aground on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Charleston, South Carolina and Reval, Russia.[15]
O'Connell
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea off thc coast of Russia.[15]
18 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Henriette Maria
Netherlands
The ship ran aground and was damaged in the Patience Straits. She was refloated.[35]
Sprightly
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Klein Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.[36]
19 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Helena
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Angus Rock, in Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Strangford, County Down. She was refloated and beached.[38]
Maria Therese
France
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme. She was on a voyage from "Bouc" to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[36]
Trial
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at the mouth of the River Tees.[38]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Bagnall
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized off Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of four of the eight people on board. Survivors were rescued by the smackMary and Theodosia (United Kingdom) Bagnall was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Londonderry.[39][40]
David Paddock
United States
The ship, full and bound home, struck a sunken rock while attempting to enter the Sea of Okhotsk via La Pérouse Strait. All hands were saved by the ship Globe (United States) while a portion of the cargo were salvaged by several vessels, including the ships Caravan and Samuel Robertson (both United States).[41]
Duke of Wellington, and Victoria
United Kingdom
The ships were in collision in the Hooghly River and were beached. They were both on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. They were refloated and taken in to Calcutta for repairs.[42]
The ship ran ashore at Middleton Point, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[31]
Helena
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Diadem (United Kingdom). Helena was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Tønning, Duchy of Holstein.[43]
Marjory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore north of Ventava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[15]
Royal Navy
The brig-sloop ran aground in Porto Grande Bay, Cape Verde Islands. She was refloated.[44]
22 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Oaks
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the North Sea off Kilnsea, Yorkshire.[45]
23 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by her anchor and sank. She was later refloated, repaired and sailed for Liverpool, Lancashire.[40]
Elizabeth and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Revanche (France).[34]
Mary Louise
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Discovery's Western Bank, in the Carmiata Passage. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London.[46]
Sappho
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Monte Video, Uruguay. She was refloated on 1 August with assistance from the brigArno (United Kingdom) and HMS Lizard (Royal Navy) and taken in to Monte Video.[47][48]
24 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Enmore
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged off Adelaide, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to London. She was refloated and put back to Adelaide.[49]
Intrepide Corse
France
The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Venezuela. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated, resuming her voyage on 27 July.[50]
Solway
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Drumroof Bank, in the Solway Firth, and sank. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Dumfries. She was refloated and beached 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the Southerness Lighthouse, Dumfriesshire.[34]
25 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Catharine
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Cayton, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[39][34]
Charles Jeffry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Lymington River. She was refloated the next day.[51]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Kilva Mahim", India and abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India for Liverpool, Lancashire. Minerva was taken in to Bombay in a derelict condition on 5 August.[42][52]
Triumph
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Makassar, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Makassar to Singapore.[46]
26 July[]
List of shipwrecks: July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Eole
France
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the chasse-maréeJeune Henri (France).[53][54]
George
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Delve, Duchy of Schleswig.[43]
Lucy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[34]
Mary Salter
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to Tønning, Duchy of Holstein.[43]
Trinity
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Blond Rock, off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was beached 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and was consequently condemneed. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Limerick.[27]
Unity
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Tønning. She was refloated and taken in to Büsum, Duchy of Schleswig.[43]
Waterwitch
United Kingdom
The steamship sprang a leak and sank near the Malden Lights. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[51]
27 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Ebenezer
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51]
28 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Invincible
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by New York (United States). Invincible was on a voyage from Kristianstad, Sweden to Barcelona, Spain.[55]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Portland, Dorset.[56]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank off Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[34]
29 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
John Christian
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hong Kong. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57]
30 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Barbara
United Kingdom
The ship was struck by lightning and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. The fire was extinguished with assistance from Rouble (Russia). Barbara was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[58]
Elizabeth Maria
United Kingdom
The sloop struck a rock in Jack's Sound and foundered in St. Bride's Bay. She was on a voyage from Aberayron, Cardiganshire to Pembrey, Carmarthenshire.[59][60]
Hector
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Half Moon Keys. She was on a voyage from Old Harbour, Jamaica to London. She was refloated on 2 August and put in to Kingston, Jamaica for repairs.[50][52]
Malvina
Jersey
The ship was wrecked in the São Francisco River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Cork.[61]
May
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore east of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day with assistance from (Royal Navy) and resumed her voyage.[62]
Wave
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from . She was refloated but consequently sank. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo to Liverpool.[29]
31 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with the steamshipClarence (United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Couriren
Sweden
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Carl Johan (Sweden). Couriren was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Gothenburg.[63]
Eleanor and Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Skerries, County Dublin. She was refloated and taken in to Skerries.[59]
Norden
Norway
The ship ran aground south east of , Svalbard.[30]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Affghan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Jeremie Island, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 8 July and resumed her voyage.[31]
Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Filsand, off Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Saint Petersburg on 25 July.[43]
Christine Dorothe
Denmark
The schooner capsized in the Baltic Sea. She was towed in to Landskrona, Sweden on 27 July.[31]
Dungannon
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near , British North America.[34]
Fawcett
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Solway Firth. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Dumfries. She was refloated on 29 July and taken in to Dumfries.[15]
Joshua Carroll
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Filsand, off Saaremaa, Russia. she was later refloated and taken in to Cronstadt, Russia, where she arrived on 29 July.[64]
Maria Ramiette
France
The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère.[65]
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Saint Petersburg. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Saint Petersburg on 26 July.[43]
Swift
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[40]
Wilkinson
United Kingdom
The brig was lost near Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America before 24 July. Her crew were rescued by the brig Française (France). Wilkinson was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John's.[34][67]
Zetland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Saint John in a waterlogged condition.[31]
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