The ship was wrecked on a reef north of the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
Susanna
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Camsdown Bay. She was on a voyage from to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and beached.[2]
2 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Clyde
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3]
Lord Redhaven
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Aberdeen.[4][5]
Marchioness of Huntley
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Portskerra, Sutherland.[6] Her crew were rescued.[7] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portskerra.[8]
Mary and Joseph
Isle of Man
The schooner was driven ashore at Thurso, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[6][4]
Moy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Isauld Rocks, off the coast of Caithness with the loss of all hands.[6]
Nancy
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurso.[6] Her crew were rescued.[4]
Reliance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Portrush, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[7][8]
3 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Georgina
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near Warnemünde. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Wismar. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Warnemünde.[1]
Jean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated the next day and put back to Riga, Russia.[9]
Joseph Alexander
United Kingdom
The sloop was in collision with the brigHope (United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Joseph Alexander was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[10][11][12] Also reported as capsizing in a squall with the loss of three lives.[13]
Joseph and Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the brigBeaver (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Happisburg and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Beaver. Joseph and Mary Ann was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire. She was driven ashore at Happisburgh the next day in a derelict condition.[10][14][12] She was refloated on 8 September and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[15]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship abandoned off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of four of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by William (Prussia). Mary Ann was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[16][17][18] She was taken into South Shields, County Durham in a severely damaged condition on 15 October.[19]
The whaler was driven ashore on "Urap, Krivell's Islands" and was abandoned by her crew.[21]
Glocester
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Loran", Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Sydney, Nova Scotia.[22]
The brig-sloop ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated the next day.[23]
Jonge Caroline
Belgium
The koff capsized in the Weser with the loss of all hands.[10] She was subsequently taken in to Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[24]
Sarah Jane
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked on the east coast of New Zealand. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Superb
Malta
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked west of Tarifa, Spain . She was on a voyage from Odessa to an English port.[26][27] She was refloated on 24 September and taken in to Gibraltar.[28]
6 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Countess of Mar
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. All seven people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[24]
Marian Lindsay
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Ton Banks, off the coast of County Londonderry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America.[29]
Queen of the Tyne
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and wa damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to "Wyberg". She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[8]
Twe Gebruders
Netherlands
The ship foundered off Brouwershaven, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Workum, Friesland.[30]
William Boothby
United Kingdom
The brig collided with Queen Ann (British North America) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Queen Ann. William Boothby was on a voyage from Windsor, Province of Canada, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[31]
7 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Remer Shoals. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to New York, United States.[1]
Armand
France
The ship was wrecked 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km)) north of Monte Video, Uruguay with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to the Cape Verde Islands and Monte Video.[32]
Diadem
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on Isla Aves. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to La Guaira, Venezuela.[33]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Stroma, Caithness, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[30] She was refloated on 11 September.[34]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the "River Altomhoa". She was on a voyage from Darien to Chatham, Kent. She was consequently condemned.[31]
8 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Emanuel
Norway
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Bornholm, Denmark with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Stavanger.[35]
Harmonie
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm with the loss of all but her captain from her six crew. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Helsingør, Denmark.[36][35]
Helene
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked off Bornholm with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Carlshamn to Hasle, Bornholm.[35]
Nathaniel
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock and was damaged. She was refloated.[24]
Rhoda
United Kingdom
The ship was collided with Roger Sherman (United States) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Six crew were rescued by Roger Sherman. Rhoda was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Falmouth, Cornwall.[37]
The ship was driven ashore at Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[38] She was later refloated.[39]
Christina Elsabea
Sweden
The ship was wrecked off "Hornbeck", Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Sundsvall.[40]
Courier
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore near Misdroy, Prussia.[9]
Ludovico
Dantzic
The ship was driven ashore near "Winthagen". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom.[26]
Retreat
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Strones Island". She was refloated on 11 September and taken in to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[41]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Eliza Gillis
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Ham Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America.[42]
Forth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull to Windau. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40]
Four Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[43]
Margaret Jamieson
United Kingdom
The smack sank at Sanda Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Larne, County Antrim.[44]
Sir James Kempt
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground off Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13]
11 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Sunderland Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire.[30] She was refloated on 15 September and taken in to Glasson Dock, Lancashire.[9]
Brothers
New South Wales
The ketch was wrecked at Crondy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Twofold Bay.[45]
The schooner was wrecked at Port Fairy, New South Wales. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip, South Australia to Warrnambool, New South Wales.[46] She had been refloated by 17 November.[47]
The ship collided with Ann and Mary (United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[30][48]
Vine
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Caernarfon with the loss of two of the three people on board. She was on a voyage from Porthdinllaen to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1][49]
12 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Pratencall
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Point La Haye, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America to London.[22]
Ruby
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off the Runnel Stone and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. She put in to Penzance, Cornwall.[1]
Syria
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia and/or Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America.[1][50] She was refloated on 16 September and put back to Liverpool.[51]
13 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Indus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Heinchenbrook, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pugwash, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[52][22]
John Cock
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Janissary, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Batoumi, Russia to a British port. She was refloated on 16 September.[53]
Msta
Imperial Russian Navy
The transport ship ran aground on the Rishi Bank, in the Biorkesund. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Sveaborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. Salvage efforts were unsuccessful and she had sank by 30 September.[54]
Sterling
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Laura (Sweden).[55][56]
14 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Countess of Mar
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Kathleen
United Kingdom
The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[57]
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[36][13][29]
Mary Joan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Donegal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62]
Oratio (or Horatio)
United Kingdom
The brig was run down and sunk in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall by HMS Birkenhead (Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Enos, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall.[63][64]
Wetmore
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool.[62]
16 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Apollo
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Tynemouth, Northumberland. Five people were rescued by the brigMargaret and Sarah (United Kingdom). Apollo was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[40][13]
Ceres
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and was damaged on the Horse Bank, off Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Preston, Lancashire.[65]
Cornelia
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was wrecked off Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[66]
Cousins
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Smith's Knowl, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Saucy Jack (United Kingdom). Cousins was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[60][67]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Peter and John (United Kingdom). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Malta to Cork.[68]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[9] She was refloated on 23 September and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea.[23]
Glenlyon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Cape Janissary, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated the next day.[53]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Staithes, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[60]
Henry Ewbank
United States
The barque was driven ashore at Bootle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] She was refloated on 22 September.[55]
Hillsborough
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Horse Bank with the loss of eight of the thirteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[65][67] She had become a wreck by 24 September.[69]
Horatio
United Kingdom
The ship, which had collided with a steamship off The Lizard, Cornwall on 15 September, was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by (Royal Navy). Horatioo was on a voyage from Enos, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall and Liverpool.[60]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank near Larne, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She had been refloated by 30 September.[36][70]
Jeanies
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Troon, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Troon.[13]
Lord Nelson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Larne. Her crew were rescued.[36]
Mary
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Ballyholme Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated on 21 September and towed in to Belfast for repairs.[36][29]
Mary Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Donegal to Liverpool.[51]
Mary Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Belmullet, County Mayo, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galway to Liverpool.[36]
North Esk
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ennishowen Head, County Donegal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Stettin.[13][71]
Rebecca
British North America
The schooner was driven ashore at Penrhyn Bay, Caernarfonshire.[65] She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool.[60]Rebecca was refloated on 24 September and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[34]
Wetmore
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[9][65]
17 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[41]
Brunette
United Kingdom
The schooner struck the Kentish Knock and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Marsala, Sicily to Hull, Yorkshire and Newcastle upon Tyne.[60][72]
Emily
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Arnager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. She had been refloated by 20 September and resumed her voyage.[35][27]
The brig was driven ashore at Caernarfon.[65] She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated with assistance from the Llanddwyn Lifeboat and taken in to Caernarfon.[29]
Jan and Frederica
Netherlands
The ship ran aground off the Vlie with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Zwolle, Overijssel.[35]
Kitty
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore near Leasowe, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Chester, Cheshire.[51][65]
Navigator
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Jane Dunn (United Kingdom). Navigator was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hamburg.[69][73]
The full-rigged ship ran aground and was wrecked at the entrance to . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America.[13]
Onyx
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Clyde.[60]
Saone
United States
The barque was driven ashore at Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued by the Llandwyn Lifeboat, which lost two crew members. Saone was on a voyage from Galway, United Kingdom to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[65][67] She was refloated on 21 September and taken in to Caernarfon.[55]
Sir Edward
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Leasowe. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Mostyn, Flintshire.[51][65]
St. Petersburg Packet
United Kingdom
The brig collided with the schoonerStranger (United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by Stranger. St. Petersburg Packet was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[55][74]
Unterneming
Prussia
The koff was wrecked near Schoorl, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of three of her five crew.[55][75][76]
William and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London.[60]
18 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Coureren
Sweden
The ship capsized in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian vessel.[35]
Eleonora
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Newcombe Sand and sank off Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[55]
Fanny
France
The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on the southern Point of Urup in the north west Pacific. Her crew were rescued by Inez (Flag unknown).[77]
Forth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Seerappen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Windau.[69]
The Leda-classfrigate ran aground off East Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated.[78]
Freund George
Netherlands
The sailing barge was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. Her crew were rescued.[75][76]
Renown
United Kingdom
The smack was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[13]
Sally
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Cork.[55]
Shannon
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked near "Ording". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[35][73]
Starling
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Clara (Sweden). Starling was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[79]
Vine
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Caernarfon with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Pwllheli to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[65]
19 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Aid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Therup", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stettin.[80]
Augusta Matilda
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dimlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stettin.[40]
Coatham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Køge Bay. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port.[81] She had been refloated by 30 September and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[53]
Emerald
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Cape North, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[82]
Gipsey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated but consequently sank in The Downs. Her crew were rescued.[36][73]
Leo
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ingonish, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[37]
Lydie
France
The ship was abandoned off Helsingør, Denmark. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the schoonerBreeze (United Kingdom and a Dutch vessel.[83]
Magnifique
France
The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from SeahamCounty Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[40][13]
Maid of Cashmere
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked south of "Port Aikenon". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Van Diemen's Land to Sydney.[84]
Mentor
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was lost off Utsire, Norway. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[42]
20 September[]
List of shipwrecks: September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Barnard Castle Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged on a reef off "Stersudden", Russia.[70]
Crest
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Maria (Flag unknown).[66][71]
Dart
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Endeavour (United Kingdom). Dart was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[55]
Eliza Ann
New South Wales
The schooner was lost in Broken Bay. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Richmond River.[45]
George and William
United Kingdom
The lugger sank in the North Sea off Cromer with the loss of nine of her ten crew. The survivor was rescued by the schoonerLowca (United Kingdom).[23][73]
Grecian
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the . She was refloated and towed in to the Clyde by (United Kingdom).[35]
Iris
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40]
Jabez
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bawdsey, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London.[55] She was refloated the next day.[66]
Marie
Prussia
The ship was wrecked off Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[27][69]
Martha Brae
British North America
The ship was driven ashore at Barrington, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[37]
Mary Jane
United Kingdom
The barque capsized at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She had been righted by 12 October.[19][85]
21 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Aurore
Russia
The ship collided with Marian ( Trieste ) and sank in the Strait of Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued by Marian.[86]
Express
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea.[35] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cuxhaven.[27]
Industrie
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms. She was refloated with assistance from the steamshipHertha (Denmark) and resumed her voyage.[81]
22 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Emanuel
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore near "Wystad". She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Flensburg, Kingdom of Hanover.[42]
Glenarm
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Castello Branco, Faial Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Liverpool, Lancashire.[33]
Minalto
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Al Kuriat Island". She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Cork. She was refloated and put in to Malta, where she arrived on 13 October.[3]
Neptunus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank off Prince Edward Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[87]
Noestra
Spain
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom to Santander.[88]
23 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Camilla
British North America
The brig ran aground on Nyord, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She had been refloated by 25 September and resumed her voyage.[79][72]
The ship was in collision with Shannon (United Kingdom) and ran aground on the Busch Sand. She was refloated and put back to Cuxhaven.[73]
Hope
United Kingdom
The Belfast-registered ship was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands.[88] She had been refloated by 1 October.[90]
Hope
United Kingdom
The Maryport-registered ship was driven ashore on Flotta.[88] She had been refloated by 1 October.[90]
Reliance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was later refloated and taken in to Banff.[71]
Scotsman
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated on 26 September and resumed her voyage.[72]
Tarbert Castle
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on Nyord. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Arbroath, Forfarshire. She had been refloated by 25 September and resumed her voyage.[79][72]
24 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Louisa Williard
British North America
The schooner was driven ashore at Ipswich, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Boston, Massachusetts.[52]
Scotsman
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated on 26 September and resumed her voyage.[79]
25 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Auburn
United States
The packet ship was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of the Barnegat Lighthouse, New Jersey with the loss of eighteen lives. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana.[91]
Cherub
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[31]
Claudine
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Erris, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[31]
The sloop was driven ashore and sank near Montevideo, Uruguay.[92] Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[93]
Eleonora
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Skagen Reef, off the coast of Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[70]
Friendship
Dantsic
The ship was abandoned in the White Sea and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Constant (United Kingdom). Friendship was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[94][95]
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[31]
26 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Earl of Durham
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Earl of Durham was refloated but consequently had to be beached.[96][97][73]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated but was consequently beached on the Sandwich Flats.[69]
Louisa Willard
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts.[98]
Rob Roy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Magnusholm, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga. She was refloated and taken in to Riga.[86]
Michael Williams
United Kingdom
The brig, which had caught fire on 21 September, was abandoned in the South Atlantic. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Coquimbo, Chile.[99]
Sine Normine
Netherlands
The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was refloated and put back to South Shields.[96]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Dorado
British North America
The ship was wrecked at Black Brook, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[85]
Elfrida
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Stromness, Orkney Islands.[100]
Emelie, or Emmeline
Dantzic
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[53][101]
The ship collided with Valhalla (United States) and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. Bransty was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire, She was subsequently towed in to Drogheda, County Louth.[102][79]
General Taylor
United States
The brig was driven ashore on Tuckernuck Island, Massachusetts.[98]
The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Tønning.[42]
Soundraporvy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[31]
29 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
John and Rebecca
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated but ran aground on the Pakefield Flats and sank. She was again refloated and towed in to Lowestoft by the tug (United Kingdom), but she sank again.[103][104]
Margarets
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock off Fladda, Argyllshire and was holed. She was beached in Loch Valamis. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[105]
Marie Vincente
France
The ship was driven ashore at Pembrey, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sarzeau, Morbihan to Neath, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[102]Marie Vincente was refloated on 9 October.[106]
Mary Alice
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Minerva (United Kingdom) and was beached in the River Lee. She was on a voyage from Enos, Ottoman Empire to Cork.[102]
Nostra Señora del Carmen
Spain
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Seaoff the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom to Santander.[104]
The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire.[102]
Charles
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Castrup, Denmark.[53] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 2 October and resumed her voyage.[107]
Expedition
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank in . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Gloucester.[102][104]
George and Heinrich
Stralsund
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Stralsund.[42]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[102]
Johanne
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Amsterdam, North Holland.[42]
The ship was abandoned off Dagerort, Russia. Her crew were rescued by Kleine Karl (Norway). Priam was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg.[42]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: unknown date in September 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Adolphine
Wismar
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated but was subsequently wrecked on the Whittaker Sand whilst making for Harwich, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[108]
Alfred
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 September.[109]
The schooner was wrecked on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Woodbridge, Suffolk.[108]
Charles
Netherlands
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 September.[81]
Declaration
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 September. She was on a voyage from New York to Barbadoes. She was subsequently boarded by the crew of a British vessel which intended to take her in to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[62][60]
Foster
United States
The barque was abandoned in the Seychelles before 9 September. Her crew were rescued.[111]
Henry Pratt
United States
The ship ran aground on the Codling Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Mobile, Alabama. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[102]
Ingria
Russia
The brig was driven ashore in the Danube upstream of Reni. She was refloated.[75]
Jeune Adele
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais before 22 September.[35]
Lively
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 10 September and taken in to Fraserburgh.[1]
Marchioness of Huntley
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portskerra, Sutherland.[65]
Margaret and Ann
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore at "Port Mure", Isle of Man. She was refloated on 22 September and taken in to Douglas.[41]
Mezeppa
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Free Island before 16 September. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Singapore. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[112]
Naiad
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 October.[107]
Napoleon
France
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 September.[80]
Samuel Baker
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Piana Island, off Cape Farina, Beylik of Tunis between 6 and 18 September. She was on a voyage from Malta to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and put back to Malta.[27]
Sarah Jane
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked near Castlepoint, New Zealand, in mid-September, after being pushed off course by a storm in Cook Strait, while she was en route from Wellington to Kaikoura. No lives were lost. All hands were saved.[61]
Saucy Jack
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the Seychelles before 9 September. Her crew were rescued.[111]
Skylark
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at , Orkney Islands.[41]
St. Nicola
Greece
The brig was lost at Sulina, Ottoman Empire before 4 September. She was on a voyage from Ibrail, Ottoman Empire to Malta.[55][75]
William and Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London. She was refloated on 19 September and taken in to The Swale.[40]
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