List of shipwrecks in August 1844
The list of shipwrecks in August 1844 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1844.
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26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
1 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Convoy | The ship was wrecked on "Tuconia Island".[1] | |
Isidore | The ship was wrecked on Trundy's Reef, off Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[2] | |
Laurel | The fishing smack was wrecked on the Couchèe Rocks, off the coast of Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of fourteen of her twenty crew.[3] | |
Levenlass | The ship was driven ashore at Garrock Point, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America. She was later refloated and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[4] | |
Wilberforce | The ship ran aground on the Middenplat, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated the next day.[5] |
2 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anne | The ship foundered n the Bristol Channel off The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[6] | |
Friends | The sloop foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of all on board.[7] | |
Integrity | The brig foundered off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all six crew. The wreck subsequently came ashore at Northcott.[8][9] | |
Julia | The sloop was driven ashore at Worms Head, Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Dublin.[6] | |
Maria | The brig was wrecked off Tenby, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all but three of her crew.[10] | |
Maria | The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba for Llanelly, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11] | |
Mary | The schooner was wrecked near Rhosilli, Glamorgan with the loss of a passenger.[6] | |
Rose | The ship departed from Penzance, Cornwall for a Welsh port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[12] | |
Thetis | The schooner foundered in Oxwich Bay Her four crew were rescued by Affo ( | |
Triton | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Eynon Point, Glamorgan with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[6] | |
Valiant | The ship ran aground on the West Barrows, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. She was refloated and taken in to the River Colne.[13] | |
Whim | The schooner was wrecked in Kynance Cove, Cornwall with the loss of all five of her crew.[14][8] |
3 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon.[4][5] She was refloated on 6 August.[3] | |
Alliance | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. She had been refloated by 6 August.[15][16] | |
Ann | The ship sank at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[17] She was refloated on 18 August.[18] | |
Arama | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Zeeburg" and Brielle, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Ventspils, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[15] | |
Breeze | The ship foundered in Carmarthen Bay.[15] | |
Briton | The steam tug sank at Bristol, Gloucestershire.[19] | |
Brothers | The ship was driven ashore at Wicklow.[3] | |
Catherine and Mary | The brig was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of two of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by the coaster Despatch ( | |
Commerce | The ship was lost near St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[15] | |
Estafette | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[22] | |
Friends | The ship was wrecked on the Cefn Sands, in Carmarthen Bay with the loss of all on board.[4][23] | |
Friends | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Island She had been refloated by 6 August.[16] | |
Four Brothers | The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenby, Pembrokeshire with the loss of two of her crew.[23] | |
Harmony | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Islands. She had been refloated by 6 August.[15][16] | |
Hope | The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands, Caernarfonshire.[3] | |
Jane | The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Pendine, Carmarthenshire.[23] | |
Jane and Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands.[3] | |
Margaret | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Broughton Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[6][8] She was refloated on 7 September and taken in to Whiteford, Glamorgan in a severely damaged condition.[24] | |
Medina | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on the Cefn Sands with the loss of all hands.[8][9] | |
Pilot | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[18][15] | |
Pheasant | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was refloated on 17 August.[18] | |
Prince of Wales | The collier was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Hope ( | |
Priscilla | The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands.[3] She was on a voyage from Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[27] | |
Richard | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenby with the loss of four of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[13][23][9] | |
Rose | The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Pendine. Her crew were rescued.[23] | |
Speculator | The ship was driven ashore at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire.[17] | |
Superb | The ship was driven ashore at Barnstaple, Devon. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Barnstaple.[17] She was refloated on 13 August.[28] | |
Terrier | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Island. She had been refloated by 6 August.[15][16] | |
Thomas Gelston | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[10][29] | |
Union | The ship was driven ashore on the Pendine Sands. Her crew were rescued.[15] | |
Unique | The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Havre de Grâce.[22] | |
Vulcan | The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands.[3] | |
Wave | The ship was driven ashore at Porthcawl. Her crew were rescued.[4] She was refloated on 15 August.[30] | |
Xenia | The ship was lost off St. Davids Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool.[15] | |
X. L. | The ship was ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Kent and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Alert ( |
4 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brama | The ship capsized off Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. All five people on board were rescued by Columbine ( | |
Dart | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8] | |
Prince of Wales | The schooner was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[3][27] | |
Sarah | The ship sank in the English Channel west of Dungeness, Kent.[21] |
5 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alfred | The sailing barge sprang a leak and was run aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[32] | |
Harebell | The ship was driven ashore at St. Just, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[33] | |
Sharon | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to St. Ubes. Portugal. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[5] |
6 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adelaide | The ship was driven ashore near Nefyn, Caernarfonshire.[12] | |
Behering | The ship was wrecked at "Jeyerit Fatmi", on the Red Sea coast of Africa and opposite Mocha. Her crew were rescued.[34][35] | |
Bolina | The ship was driven ashore west of Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône], France to Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated and put in to Almería before proceeding on her voyage.[36] | |
Desire | The ship was driven ashore near Barmouth, Caernarfonshire.[37] | |
Fateh Salem | The ship was wrecked at "Khore Reamus", in the Strait of Hormuz. Her crew were rescued.[34] | |
Highlander | The ship ran aground on the Annot Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russian Empire to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 15 August and taken in to Montrose in a severely damaged condition.[5][38] | |
Neptune | The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[39] | |
New Milford | The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[5] | |
Providence Goodwill | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire to Maldon, Essex.[21] She was refloated on 8 August and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[40] | |
Union | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Arbroath.[26] | |
William and Friends | The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Lambay Island, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued by Kitty ( |
7 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arvonia | The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued.[41] | |
Falcon | The ship ran aground on the Shoebury Knock Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London.[42] | |
Henricus Everhardees | The ship was lost off the mouth of the Ems. Her crew were rescued.[10] | |
Juan | The ship was beached at Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire.[16] | |
Le Figaro | The ship was driven ashore at Filey Bridge, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[26] | |
King William IV | The ship was driven ashore at Caernarvon. Her crew were rescued.[42] | |
Margaret | The ship was driven ashore on Ynys Llanddwyn, Anglesey.[42] | |
HMS Stromboli | The paddle steamer ran aground on Horse Island, County Cork.[10] She was refloated with assistance from HMS Hecate and HMS Tartarus (both | |
Union | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew survived.[41] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Arbroath.[40] |
8 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Canarie | The ship was wrecked off Arendsburg, Norway. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[43] | |
Delight | The sloop was wrecked on Flodday, Loch Maddy.[44] | |
Malta | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by William Tell ( | |
Minerva | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[16]She was on a voyage from Inverness to South Shields, County Durham. Minerva was refloated.[29] | |
Miranda | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Silloth Bay.[10] |
9 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Sophia | The ship was driven ashore on "Worms Island". She was on a voyage from Reval to Riga.[46] She was refloated on 15 September and taken in to Hiiumaa for repairs.[47] | |
Brandon | The ship ran aground on Nickman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Saint Petersburg on 16 August.[48] | |
Celia Large | The ship was wrecked on the West Maraguanna Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[49][50] | |
Emelie | The schooner was driven ashore at Königsberg.[51][38] | |
Flanquer | The ship capsized off Hela with the loss of three of her crew.[36] | |
Hercules | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pillau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[51] | |
Neptune | The ship ran aground on the Lapsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51] |
10 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elba | The ship ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven.[52] | |
Emilie | The ship was driven ashore at Pillau. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Pillau. She was refloated on 21 August and taken in to Pillau.[53] | |
Elizabeth and Mary | The ship ran agroudn off Morup, Sweden and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port.[36] She was refloated and taken in to Varberg.[54] | |
Hoop op Welvaart | The ship was driven ashore on Baltrum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Østerisør, Norway to Groningen. Hoop op Welvaart floated off the next day and was taken in to "Dornmersiel".[55] | |
Lady Champness | The ship was driven ashore at Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was refloated and taken in to Conwy for repairs.[39] | |
Lark | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Her crew were rescued.[39] | |
Panama | The whaler Panama under Captain Cummings dragged ashore and was wrecked in a heavy swell on the Island of Dominica, the wind having suddenly fallen away. She broke up on the 14th Nov. [56] | |
Vigilancen | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Grundsunda, Sweden.[57] |
11 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | The ship ran aground off "Roas", Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[36] | |
Drie Gebroeders | The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Wismar to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] | |
Neptunus | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north north east of the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Sovereign ( | |
Two Friends | The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Teignmouth. She was refloated and put in to Teignmouth.[38] | |
Vrouw Annegiena | The ship was sighted off Helsingør whilst of a voyage from Wismar to Amsterdam. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] |
12 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alla Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore near "Strundhoff". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to a Norwegian port.[54] | |
Ardent | The ship ran aground and sank on the Kentish Knock with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Boston, Lincolnshire.[12] | |
Catherine | The ship foundered in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Portland Bill, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[39] | |
Charlotte and Louisa | The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] | |
Henry | The ship was wrecked in Ramsey Sound. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[37] | |
Morgan | The ship was driven ashore at Liebau, Kingdom of Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[54] |
13 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Princess Josephine | The ship capsized at Calais, France. She was later refloated.[59] | |
Sir William Chaytor | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was refloated[26] | |
Sovereign | The schooner was driven ashore on Governors Island, Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Islnad. She was refloated and taken into port.[60] |
14 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agamemnon | The ship ran aground in Seine Bay and capsized. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime.[61] | |
Caroline | The brig ran aground on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London, United Kingdom. Caroline refloated and assisted into Harwich,Essex by four smacks after 18 August.[62][59] | |
Claudina Catharina | The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Malmö, Sweden to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] | |
Pearl | The schooner was in collision with Sophia ( |
15 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agamemnon | The ship ran aground, capsized and sank off Rouen, Seine-Maritime. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime.[55] | |
George and Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce.[65] | |
Sockragen | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[66] |
Spray | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Havre de Grâce. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce.[65] | |
Warrior | The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Bideford, Devon.[60][67] |
16 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | The barque departed from Hull, Yorkshire for Hamburgh. Subsequently foundered in the North Sea.[68] | |
Alexandrine | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage form Arbroath, Forfarshire to a Baltic port. She was refloated on 19 August and resumed her voyage on 29 August.[69] | |
Farmer's Increase | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Lavernock Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London.[18] | |
Favourite | The brig ran aground on the Robin Rigg Bank, in the Solway Firth and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lndonderry to Workington, Cumberland.[18][30] | |
Fawcett | The ship an aground on the Robin Rigg Bank. She was refloated.[70] |
17 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brothers | The ship foundered off Rhyl, Denbighshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Chester, Cheshire. Brothers subsequently came ashore near Rhyl and was wrecked.[61][71] | |
Lord Mulgrave | The ship ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[61] |
18 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caroline | The ship struck the Lemon Sandbank, in the North Sea and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[72][36] She was taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition on 25 August.[73] | |
Christine | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Jahde. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hooksiel, Kingdom of Hanover.[46] | |
Forth | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day.[36] | |
Jane and Helen | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarvon to Southampton, Hampshire.[72][36] |
19 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amity | The ship ran aground off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg.[73] | |
Devotion | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Merlimont, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Altona.[74][36] | |
Fortuna | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea (54°36′N 4°29′E / 54.600°N 4.483°E). Four of her nine crew were rescued by Hudson ( | |
Hoffnung | The ship was driven ashore on "Langerry Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Hamburg.[46] | |
Hoffnung | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from "Steinharsersiel" to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[73] |
Pilotage | The sloop was driven ashore at Wijk aan Zee, North Holland.[55] | |
Rosalie Sarzena | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover.[73] |
Trois Montes Ranges | The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Geeste. She was refloated on 26 August.[54][53] | |
Zephyr | The ship was wrecked on Grønningen Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Bergen.[69][76] |
20 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Batavier | The steamship ran aground off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. Her passengers were evacuated. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London, United Kingdom.[77][78] Batavier was later refloated and resumed her voyage. She arrived at Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom on 28 August.[79] | |
Gerbrand | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.[55] | |
Jane and Eliza | The ship was driven ashore at Petten, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dordrecht, South Holland.[36] | |
Methesis | The barque ran aground on the Elbow End Bank, at the mouth of the River Tay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa to Aberdeen. She was refloated and towed in to Ferry-Port on Craig, Fife.[36] | |
Thomas Perkins | The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was later refloated.[60] |
21 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann and Mary | The brig foundered in the Irish Sea west of the Isle of Man with the loss of all hands.[80] | |
Emma Maria | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Fécamp, Seine-Maritime with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pontrieux, Côtes du Nord to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[81] | |
Isabel | The barque, a prize of HMS Cleopatra ( | |
Larkins | The East Indiaman was damaged by fire at Madras, India.[83][84] | |
Maria Anna | The ship ran aground off Haurvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[53] | |
Seaforth | The ship foundered at the mouth of the Kowie River, Cape Colony.[82] | |
Telemachus | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Altona.[46][85] | |
Trekboer Cobern | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay with the loss of a crew member.[82] | |
Trois Enfans | The ship was wrecked on the Sherweather Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Newport to Brest, Finistère.[54] | |
Union | The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated ad taken in to a port on Texel, North Holland.[46] | |
Vrow Antina | The ship was wrecked on the Movinsand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Hamburg.[54][48] | |
574 | The ship ran aground at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Quebec City Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Gloucester.[36] |
22 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Æolus | The sloop was wrecked opposite the coast of Huon Island.[86] | |
Glasgow | The ship ran aground at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[73] | |
Isabella | The ship was wrecked at Cape Buffon, South Australia. Her crew were rescued.[87] | |
Johanna | Flag unknown | The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from "Elburg" to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[88] |
Maggie | The ship was driven ashore in a capsized state on Rottumeroog, Kingdom of Hanover.[24] | |
Providence | The ship, which had collided with a brig on 16 August and sprang a leak four days later, was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the barque Minerva ( | |
Spencer Wynne | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued.[55][53] | |
Twende Brodre | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Johanna ( |
23 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Helen | The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[73] | |
Mary Ann | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador.[90] |
24 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Energy | The ship ran aground in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[70] | |
Lady Mount Stewart | The ship ran aground in the Swin and was damaged. She was on a voyage form London to Dublin.[73] |
25 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eva | The ship was driven ashore at Tønning, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Wolgast, Prussia.[69] | |
Friendship | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in St Brides Bay. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Merionethshire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[70] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[46] | |
Iduna | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Tønning. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stettin.[69] | |
Triton | The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated on 27 August and taken in to Helsingør.[69] |
26 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cecilie Maria | The ship was wrecked near "Hjorguard", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lillesund to "Rebe".[75] | |
Effort | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorsminde, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[91][92] | |
Groenland | The paddle frigate was wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Larache, Morocco and was abandoned by her crew. The wreck was set afire and burnt.[93][94][95] | |
John and Mary | The ship ran aground on a reef off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. John and Mary was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a sinking condition.[92] | |
Rambler | The ship was abandoned with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London.[2] |
27 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Britannia | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Wangeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to a Baltic port.[96][92] | |
Express | The ship was wrecked off Thorsminde, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[96][92] | |
Hoffnung | The ship was wrecked off "Rawenburg", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Leer.[96] | |
Jupiter | The brig was burnt in the Corimba River, Portuguese West Africa by the Portuguese Navy as she was engaged in the African slave trade.[97] | |
Lena | The ship ran aground at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Aberdeen.[53] | |
Nostra Senora de Belvedera | The brig was driven ashore north of Pernambuco, Brazil.[90] | |
Robert and George | The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and put in to "Skula", Sweden.[43] | |
Skylark | The ship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was reflaoted and put back to Hamburg in a leaky condition.[53] | |
St. Antonie | The ship was driven ashore on Langeoog, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Hamburg.[68] | |
Wilhelmina | The ship was driven ashore near "Aubery", Demark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Dantsic.[75] |
28 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cumbrian | The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated seventeen day later and resumed her voyage to Sierra Leone. She arrived on 2 October and was condemned.[98] | |
Dorothy | The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nairn. She was refloated and taken in to Peterhead.[69] |
29 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clifton | The ship ran aground and was damaged at New Orleans, Louisiana United States.[99] | |
Henry | The ship ran aground and was damaged at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[99] | |
Houghton-le-Spring | The brig was wrecked on the Refshorn, off the coast of Denmark with the loss of all eleven crew.[68][92] | |
Johanna Catherina | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a fishing yawl. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom.[53][100] | |
Neptune | The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She became a wreck on 21 October.[101] | |
Rasmus | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at "Marschonak". Her crew were rescued.[43] |
Sally | The ship ran aground and capsized at Skinburness, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Carlisle, Cumberland. She was righted and towed in to Port Carlisle.[69] |
30 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Sophia | The ship capsized off Langeoog, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland.[43] | |
Arene | The ship was lost at "Sikhjelma".[49] | |
Camoens | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the New Calabar River.[102] | |
Catharina Ellen |
The ships were in collision and were both driven ashore at Hamburg. Both were refloated. Ellen proceeded on her voyage from Hamburg to Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire on 3 September. The yacht Catharina put back to Hamburg in a leaky condition.[43][92] | |
Henry Winch | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the New Calabar River with the loss of three of her crew.[102] | |
Michel | The ship was wrecked in Buenos Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to a Norwegian port.[75] | |
Panope | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the New Calabar River. She was refloated on 1 September and taken in to Bonny.[102] |
31 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Thetis | The ship ran aground in Colwell Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[76] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amethyst | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to London.[91] | |
Artemis | The ship was wrecked in the Chiloé Archipelago before 15 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire.[103] | |
Baldur | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 28 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg or Stockholm to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[68] | |
Brothers | The lugger was wrecked on the Shearwater Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Brest, Finistère, France.[77] | |
Bourbonnais | The ship was wrecked at Papéiti, Tahiti before 19 August.[104] | |
Caroline | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 21 August.[75] | |
Eliza and Mary | The ship was driven ashore on Newfoundland, British North America.[48] | |
Express | The ship was wrecked in the Straits of Magellan before 15 August Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York to Valparaíso, Chile.[105] | |
Faith or Forth | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Batten Sound before 19 August. She was later refloated.[18][106] | |
George | The steamship stuck rocks and sank in the Saint Lawrence River. She had been refloated and taken in to Quebec City, Province of Canada by 23 August.[90] | |
George and Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce. She was refloated.[18] | |
Good Intent | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Drakes Island, Devon before 9 August.[40] | |
Isabella | The ship departed from Cape Town, Cape Colony for Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[107] | |
Loyal Packet | The ship struck a rock off Hammerfest, Norway and was wrecked before 7 August.[46][73] | |
Neptun | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 22 August.[46][48] | |
Norham Castle | The ship ran aground in the Sea of Marmora. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London. She was refloated but consequently put in to Malta in a leaky condition, arriving on 2 September.[92] | |
Pandora | The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 August.[70] | |
Providence | The ship was wrecked on "Langlais Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork.[2] | |
Spray | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Havre de Grâce. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce. Spray was refloated and taken in to port but sank again due to damage sustained.[18] | |
Syrinx | The ship sank off Boon Island, Maine, United States before 5 August. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Saco, Maine.[48] | |
Three Sostre | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Rosa ( |
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