The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on the Yellow Breast Rocks, in Tunnard Bay, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stranraer, Wigtownshire to Saltcoats, Ayrshire.[1]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer collided with the paddle steamer and sank in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent and sank with the loss of two lives. About 100 survivors were rescued by the steamship Meteor (United Kingdom), by Ravensbourne and by a wherry. Duchess of Kent was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to London. An attempt to refloat her on 24 July was unsuccessful.[2][3][4][5]
Eliza
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at , Spain. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Hamburg.[6]
Gabrielle
France
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Toulon, Var to Morlaix, Finistère.[6]
Glammis Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Tropic (United States) in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned the next day.[7]
Neyreyden
Norway
The ship sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Christiansand. She put in to "Hvidingsoe", where she ran aground.[8][9]
Orynthia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Roden Point, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6] She was refloated with assistance from HMS Growler (Royal Navy) and taken in to Gibraltar.[10]
The galiot sank off the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to London, United Kingdom.[13] She was refloated on 22 July and taken in to Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom.[14]
3 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Daniel Dyer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Bridgwater, Somerset.[1]
The paddletug was holed by an anchor and sank at South Shields, County Durham.[16]
4 July[]
List of shipwrecks: July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Ashley
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Platters. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[17]
Indus
United Kingdom
The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Blackwall, Middlesex.[1]
Nelson
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Blackwall.[1]
Sussex
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the Pacific Ocean during a typhoon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Hong Kong.[18]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Fjends, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dantsic.[19]
5 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
St. James
United States
The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion near New Orleans, Louisiana with the loss of about 40 lives.[20]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Ann Louise
France
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was refloated and put in to Calcutta, India. She was consequently condemned.[21]
Osceola
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Babuyan Island, Spanish East Indies. Six crew were rescued at sea by the steamshipSemiramis ( India), which subsequently rescued the remainder of the crew from Babuyan Island. Osceola was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Hong Kong.[22][23]
Rhine
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Gemma ( Kingdom of Sardinia). Rhine was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[24][25][26][27]
Vivid
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28]
7 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Amanda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[9]
Nuova Silfide
Austrian Empire
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hendon, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[29][30] She was refloated on 16 July.[31]
8 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Malta
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated with assistance from a yawl and resumed her voyage.[32][30]
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Ship Harbour, Leones Island, off the coast of Patagonia, Argentina.[37][38]
Kate
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 11 July.[39]
Zephyr
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Snake Island Spit, at the mouth of the Niger River. Her crew were rescued.[40]
10 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Bolivar
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank off Santa Anna Island. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão, Brazil.[41]
Virginie
France
The ship was abandoned and sank. Her crew were rescued by Mary Ann Atkinson (United Kingdom). Virginie was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde.[24]
The whaler was in the Gulf of Anadyr when she caught fire, burned to the water line, and exploded. The ship California retrieved her crew.
12 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
City of Oswego
United States
The steamboat collided with another steamboat and sank near Cleveland, Ohio with the loss of 20 lives.[20]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Ganom
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at West Quoddy, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Eastport, Maine, United States in a waterlogged condition.[42][43]
The ship foundered off Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Husum to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[40]
Hungarian
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] She was later refloated and towed in to Portland, Maine, United States.[45]
The ship departed from Malta for Queenstown, County Cork. She was subsequently abandoned at sea.[47]
Lydia Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Nickman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from sunderland, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and put in to "Baltic Port".[40]
15 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Eos
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ceylon to London. She was refloated with assistance from the steamshipFather Thames (United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[48]
16 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Cullona
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40][49]
Hebe
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Fort, Colombo, Ceylon with the loss of a crew member.[50][22]
Sophie
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship sprang a leak and sank off Gamle Hellesund, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Elbing to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[51]
17 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Royal Navy
The sloop ran aground on the Point Pleasant Shoal, off Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America and was damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[42]
18 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Amelia
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank in a squall off "Tonjong Sirik" with the loss of 69 of the 81 people on board. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Brunei and Labuan, Malaya.[52]
Providence
United Kingdom
The sloop struck the Runnel Stone and sank. Her crew were rescued.[24] She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Porthcawl, Glamorgan.[53]
19 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Johan Jacob
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on a reef west of Prinsen Island, Netherlands East Indies with the loss of nine of the 25 people on board. Survivors were rescued on 25 July by (Royal Netherlands Navy). Johan Jacob was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[54]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Chippewa
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Tukan Bessie Reefs, off "Butan Island", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from China to Bombay, India.[55][56]
Olda
France
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Toulon, Var, France.[57]
21 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Achilles
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Machias, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[12]
Argo
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Machias, Maine. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick.[12]
Camoena
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Hap Island, off the coast of Patagonia, Argentina.[58]
John White
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire off "Mohilla Island". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Calcutta, India.[59]
Maria and Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Cuxhaven. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[40]
22 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Ceres
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Fiji Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Sydney, New South Wales.[60]
The ship was driven ashore at Hawkins Point, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Baltimore.[61][62]
24 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Charlotte
British North America
The barque ran aground on the Grecian Shoal, off the coast of Florida, United States. She was later refloated and taken in to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[63][64]
Edinburgh Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Cubo Cander", Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cádiz, Spain.[61][65]
Orange Branch
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the Bristol Channel 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Renown
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to London. She sank the next day.[66]Renown was subsequently plundered by wreckers from Southend, Essex. (Royal Navy) was sent with a party of Royal Marines to her position to deter the wreckers. After she had departed, they returned so (Royal Navy) was sent out similarly equipped with orders to remain on station.[67]
26 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Newton
United Kingdom
The schooner struck rocks at Lindisfarne, Northumberland and sank.[68][69]
Sophie
Stettin
The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[42]
27 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Fife Maid
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Craster, Caithness.[68]
The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Peterhead.[68] She was refloated on 30 July and taken in to Peterhead in a severely damaged condition.
Voyageur
France
The ship sprang a leak and sank off "Literi Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Plouescat, Finistère.[70]
28 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Breeze
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on Knox's Rock, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland.[68]
The corvette ran aground off Tahiti and was damaged. She was ordered back to England for repairs.
Hector
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman, a barque, sprang a leak and was beached on the coast of Natal with the loss of six of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to London.[71][72][73]
The steamboat caught fire in the Hudson River and was beached at Yonkers, New York. She burnt out with the loss of about 80 lives.[20]
30 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer collided with (United Kingdom) in the Clyde at Govan, Renfrewshire with the loss of two lives. Her passengers were taken off by . Glasgow Citizen was taken to Barclay Curle's yard in a sinking condition.[74]
The ship was wrecked at Bream Creek, Van Diemen's Land with the loss of seven of her crew.[75][76]
31 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the South West Passage. Her crew were rescued. She wa son a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[77]
Syskonen
Grand Duchy of Finland
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Vaasa.[78] She was refloated on 2 August and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[79]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1852
Ship
Country
Description
Alliance
United Kingdom
The fishery protection schooner foundered off St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 14 July with the loss of all hands.[80]
The yacht ran aground and was damaged at Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Antonia
Spain
The schooner was wrecked at "Hallooloo", Africa. Her ten crew survived.[81]
Coralie
France
The ship was wrecked "in the North Bank, at Teste".[82]
Craigie
United Kingdom
The brig was destroyed by fire at Scrabster, Caithness between 22 and 28 July.[12][83]
George W. Horton
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Middle Ground, in the Bahamas. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[48]
Margarita
Chile
The brig was lost at "Coloura" before 14 July.[84] Her crew were rescued.[85]
Oxford
United States
The barque was wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of San Francisco, California before 14 July.[15]
Peggy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Leigh Middle Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated with the assistance of twenty yawls.[86]
Portuguese
Chile
The barque was lost at "Coloura" before 14 July.[84] Her crew were rescued.[85]
Rumena
Chile
The barque was lost at Pichidangui before 14 July.[84] Her crew were rescued.[85]
Union
Spain
The barque was driven ashore at Aparri, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Macao, China to San Francisco, California, United States.[87]
Zanoni
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and towed in to Eastport, Maine in a waterlogged condition. Subsequently towed back to Saint John.[77]
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