The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, North Holland.[1][2]
The ship ran aground off Düne, Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Flensburg. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7]
James Dale
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Cultra, County Down. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[8]
Powerful
United Kingdom
The ketch was wrecked at Abbotsbury, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Bridport, Dorset.[1]
Progress
United Kingdom
The sloop capsized in a squall off Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1]
4 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Port Natal, Cape Colony.[9]
Russia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the entrance to the Douglas Channel.[8]
5 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Capital
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10]
Gentoo
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Griffon Cove, Province of Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[11] She was refloated on 20 July and taken in to Gaspé for temporary repairs.[12][13]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hairey Point, Devon.[8]
Wave
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at , Maine, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City.[11] She had become a wreck by 29 July.[14]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Adonis
United States
The ship was wrecked on Table Island. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to , Province of Canada, British North America.[15]
Prince Charlie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She was refloated.[16]
The smack sprang a leak and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[18]
7 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Defiance
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[19][20]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship sank off Courtown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Waterford.[21]
James and William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grand-Métis, Province of Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[17]
9 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Nereid
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emperor (United Kingdom).[22][23] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India.[24]
10 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Carteretta
British North America
The ship was wrecked in Conset's Bay, Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Barbadoes.[25][26]
Economist
United Kingdom
The barque capsized in a squall in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eleven of her thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes.[27]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hat Key Reef. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Belize City, British Honduras. She was refloated.[13]
The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[21] She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Portsmouth. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth.[7]
Promise
Saint Vincent
The schooner was wrecked at Wilkie's Point. Her crew were rescued.[28]
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Panurge (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London.[30]
Osbert
United Kingdom
The barque capsized and was wrecked in Rosean Bay, Dominica.[31]
Promise
Saint Vincent
The schooner was wrecked on Wilkie's Point during a hurricane. Her crew were rescued.[26]
Speculante
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Swinemünde. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Copenhagen, Denmark.[10]
Victoria
Barbuda
The sloop sank at Barbuda with the loss of her captain.[29]
Wilhelmina
Elbing
The ship was driven ashore at Brancaster, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[32]
The sloop was driven ashore on Saint Kitts in a hurricane.[25]
Jane and Mary
Dominica
The sloop was driven ashore on Dominica during a hurricane.[25]
Mariquita
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Neath, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 13 July and resumed her voyage.[10][32]
Mary Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in a squall off Greytown, Nicaragua. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Osbourne
Dominica
The schooner was wrecked off Dominica during a hurricane. Her crew were rescued.[25][36]
Parmahite
Saint Kitts
The sloop was driven ashore on Saint Kitts in a hurricane.[25]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near San Francisco, Alta California. She was on a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney, New South Wales.[37]
Sarah Maria
Saint Martin
The sloop was lost at Saint Martin during a hurricane.[25]
Union
Saint Kitts
The cutter sank at Sandy Point in a hurricane.[25]
Venus
Dominica
The sloop was driven ashore on Dominica during a hurricane.[25]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Martin in a hurricane.[25]
William Stewart
Dominica
The sloop was driven ashore on Dominica during a hurricane.[25]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Anne
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Longships. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated, temporarily repaired and resumed her voyage.[10]
Ann Melhuish
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta.[38]
Courier
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Point Helen, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Galaţi. Ottoman Empire. She was condemned.[39][40]
John Sparks
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta.[38]
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta.[38]
Zion's Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta.[38]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Lady Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Scotstown Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Inverness to the Moray Firth. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10]
Myrtle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Smith's Point, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[41]
Piscator
Denmark
The ship was wrecked on Anholt. She was on a voyage from Stubbekøbing to an English port.[42]
15 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Agnes
Stettin
The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin. She put in to "Egvaag" in a sinking condition.[43]
Caroline
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Horseshoe Reef, off the coast of Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kingston to Alligator Pond, Jamaica.[25]
Ostsee Packet
Russia
The schooner ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven for repairs.[42][44]
Two Friends
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated.[10]
16 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Fehmarn, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Elbing to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated.[17]
Gift
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[45]
Maria Elizabeth
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Vera Cruz, Mexico. She was refloated and put back to Hamburg.[44]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Green Island, Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[46]
17 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Ceres
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The barque driven ashore south of Bridlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[42][44]
18 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Archon
Russia
The ship was ran aground and sank off "Hollo". She was on a voyage from Vyborg to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. United Kingdom.[43]
Berlin
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at New York City, United States. She was refloated on 3 August.[26]
Constellation
United States
The ship was driven ashore at New York City.[47] She was refloated.[33][36]
Elizabeth
United States
The ship was wrecked on Fire Island, New York with the loss of eight of the 23 people on board. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to New York City[48][49]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at New York City. She was on a voyage from New York City to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated on 3 August.[26][36][13]
The schooner ran aground at Freshwater Point, Newfoundland and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, New Brunswick to Saint John's, Newfoundland. She was towed in to Trepassey Bay the next day.[50]
19 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Blucher
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Scots Head, Dominica. She was on a voyage from Patagonia, Argentina to New York. She was refloated the next day but consequently foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Guadeloupe. Her crew were rescued.[29][13]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hat Key Reef. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Belize City, British Honduras. She was refloated.[33][26]
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Nassau, Bahamas.[14]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Eclaireur
France
The ship was wrecked at Casablanca, Morocco.[53][54]
Houghton Le Skerne
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at , Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[46][55]
Sutcliffe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[12]
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Guadeloupe. She was refloated and taken in to Guadeloupe in a leaky condition.[39]
Triton
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked on Key Gloria, off the coast of British Honduras. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Belize City, British Honduras.[57]
First Schleswig War: The gunboat ran aground at Neustadt in Holstein, Duchy of Holstein whilst in an engagement with and (both Royal Danish Navy). She was set afire by her crew and abandoned. Von der Tann was subsequently salvaged, repaired and returned to service.
The polacca ran aground on a reef off Conil de la Frontera, Spain. She was refloated but was consequently beached at "Barroro". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[41]
Castrignano
Austrian Empire
The brig was driven ashore east of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 24 July and taken in to Gibraltar.[33][59]
Mercurius
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Monte Vide, Uruguay.[60]
The schooner was wrecked on the Lowther Rock, in the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wick, Caithness.[34] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Borwick Bay in a waterlogged condition.[64]
Zelia
France
The ship was driven ashore at Santa Lucia, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She had been refloated by 8 August and taken in to Monte Video, Uruguay. It was expected that she would be condemned.[65]
23 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The trow foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued.[66]
George
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Point Banby, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[67]
The barque was wrecked on the Prata Shoals. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued by the barque Cornhill (United Kingdom)[68][69]
Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Long Rock, off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Renfrew to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[34]
The sloop-of-war ran aground and was damaged off Digby, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated and taken in to Digby for repairs.
Ringfield
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued by Strabane (United Kingdom). Ringfield was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[70]
The ship departed from Singapore for a port in China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[71]
26 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Belle
Isle of Man
The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, North Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire.[46][55][72]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17]
Emblem
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 Seaham, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[34]
Frolic
United States
The brig was wrecked on a reef about 60 nautical miles (110 km) North of Fort Ross, California. There was no loss of life but total loss of the ship and valuable cargo estimated at $150,000. She was on a voyage from China to San Francisco, Alta California.[73]
Jane
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[17]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Eider. She was refloated on 28 July and taken in to Tönning, Duchy of Holstein.[47]
John Harrison
United Kingdom
The ship capsized off Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to London. She was declared a total loss.[74]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Virginia. She was on a voyage from Wilmington to Liverpool.[46]
Pilgrim
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Seaton Sluice, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[34]
27 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Accommodation, and Jane
United Kingdom
The sloopJane ran aground in the River Welland alongside the sloop Accommodation and became foul of the latter as the tide fell, causing Accommodation to sink.[75]
Adventure
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to London. She was later refloated.[76]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[76]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Parrett at Bridgwater, Somerset. She was righted.[76]
New Messenger
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Texel in a leaky condition.[77]
Sportsman
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[17][78]
Susannah
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground and sank at Spalding, Lincolnshire.[17]
28 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Eveline
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Ingirli Island", in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London. She was refloated on 6 August.[26]
Palamedes
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Peal's Skerry, off North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russian Empire.[33]
29 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Harmony
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[41]
Hercules
British North America
The ship was wrecked on the Merr Ledges. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Wilmot, Nova Scotia.[79]
Union
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with the steamshipRoyal William (United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Grays, Essex with the loss of a crew member.[17]
30 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Jane King
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of La Poile, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[15]
Selina
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[12]
The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York City.[46] She was refloated on 5 August and completed her voyage.[26]
31 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Alice Bentley
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank off Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John.[46]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[43]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in . She was on a voyage from Cork to Youghal, County Cork.[77] She had become a wreck by 10 August.[81]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Wyre. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[41] She was refloated on 1 August.[43]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Sunderland. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland.[43]
The barque was wrecked on Key Gloria or the Long Key Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Belize City, British Honduras.[83][84]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Aratus
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean before 17 July. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts[16]
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 July.[86]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of at least five lives. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Gibraltar.[47]
The ship was wrecked on a reef off the Fiji Islands. Her crew were rescued.[87]
George Bell
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea before 9 July. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[21]
The barque was wrecked on the coast of Sierra Leone. Her crew survived.[89]
Obourne
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Dominica. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Pegasus
Flag unknown
The ship collided with another vessel and sank before 24 July with the loss of seven of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Antwerp, Belgium.[76]
Porvoyeur
France
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sardinia before 8 July. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from La Spezia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Dunkerque, Nord.[7]
Ruge Gardien
France
The ship sank at the mouth of the Loire before 13 July. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Caen, Calvados.[10]
Progress
United Kingdom
The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea. She was towed in to Bridlington, Yorkshire on 13 July.[10]
Superb
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Maule.[90]
Viceroy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Kamawaska Island, British North America before 24 July. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 27 July.[46]
Westmoreland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Cape Palos, Spain.[91]
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