The list of shipwrecks in July 1846 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1846.
5 July
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Blessing |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Étaples, Pas-de-Calais.[1] |
Cuba |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore south of Ventspils, Russia. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Riga, Russia.[17] |
Faith |
United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Seine-Maritime, France with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Le Tréport, Seine-Maritime.[18] |
Levant |
Mauritius |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cosmoledo, Seychelles with the loss of three of the 31 people on board. The survivors were rescued on 2 November by HMS Snake ( Royal Navy).[19] |
Victory |
United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground off Halse, Bornholm, Denmark. . Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Victory was refloated on 8 July and resumed her voyage.[20][14] |
17 July
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Dundee Merchant |
Van Diemen's Land |
The whaler, a schooner, was wrecked on a reef 120 nautical miles (220 km) north west of New Caledonia. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hobart to the South China Sea.[42][43] |
Elizabeth |
Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom to Blankenese. She was refloated on 20 July and taken in to Norden.[22] |
Erin |
United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire off the "Bay of Seven Islands". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[24][44] |
Warsaw |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Rio Grande, Minas Gerais, Brazil. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Rio Grande.[45] |
18 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Clorinde |
France |
The chasse-marée ran aground on the Newcombe Sand. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Atlantique to Abbeville, Somme. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[18] |
Daniel |
United Kingdom |
The ship sank in Carnarvon Bay off Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
Gee |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Stoneskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 20 July and taken in to Saint Petersburg.[31] |
Martha |
United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Lytham St Annes.[18] |
20 July
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Casimir Perrier |
France |
The ship was wrecked in the Gambia River near Albreda, Gambia Colony and Protectorate. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Saint-Louis, Senegal.[48][49] |
Helen |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[50] |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehead, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated on 24 July and taken into Whitehead, where she ran aground. She was consequently condemned.[51][52] |
22 July
List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Breeze |
South Australia |
The whaler was lost at Tahiti. Her crew were rescued.[57] |
Eliza Ann |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Carlisle, Cumberland.[58] |
James Augustus |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on "Tencurn Island", Pennsylvania, United States.[21] |
Martha |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.[2] |
Ninus |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[56] |
Olive Branch |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Reedy Island, Pennsylvania. she was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia, British North America to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[21] |
23 July
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Breeze |
Van Diemen's Land |
The ship was wrecked at Upolu, Samoa. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from a port in New Zealand to Tahiti.[59] |
Britannia |
United Kingdom |
The ship was ran aground in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Nova Scotia to an Irish port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25] |
Eliza and Ann |
United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the Robin Rigg Sandbank, in the Solway Firth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Port Carlisle, Cumberland.[13][60] The wreck came ashore at Dumfries on 24 July.[61] |
Jessie |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Rockfield, Ross-shire. She was refloated on 28 July and taken in to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire for repairs.[62] |
Rowena |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Mizen Head, County Cork. She was refloated but was abandoned by her crew. Rowena was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was subsequently taken in tow by the Wicklow pilot boats and arrived at Dublin on 24 July.[13][61] |
Tory |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore between Deal and Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Madras, India. She was refloated.[22] |
24 July
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Andrews |
United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Four Sisters ( Denmark). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[63][62] |
Campbells |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto to London.[25] |
Folgh-a-Ballagh |
United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered off "Telsta Head", Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[63][64][62] |
Friendship |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Devon. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and put back to Bideford.[58] |
George |
United Kingdom |
The smack collided with the schooner Fairy ( United Kingdom) and foundered off the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by Fairy.[13] |
Triton |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Skagen Reef. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[63] |
26 July
List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Eugo |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[58] |
Jehu |
Sweden |
The schooner was wrecked at Allinge, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[66] |
Mary Key |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[63] |
Melea |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on "Neroe", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Christiansø, Denmark.[66] |
27 July
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Frederick Young |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields.[63] |
P. Dean |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Pará River, She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Para, Brazil. She was refloated.[67] |
Prince Regent |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Whitsand Bay.[58] She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Plymouth, Devon.[62] |
St. Mark |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. Her passengers were rescued by the schooner Mary Ellen ( United States). St. Mark was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68][69] |
28 July
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Benledi |
United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer struck a sunken rock near Elie, Fife and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Elie to Largo, Fife.[70][5] |
Chevalier |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Sand Island. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68] |
Euphemia |
United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Drumroof Bank, in the Solway Firth and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cronstadt, Russia.[63][70] |
Lady Combermere |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[58][62] |
Margaret |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Little Gull Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York City.[25] |
Mary Ann |
British North America |
The ship was lost at Cape Ray, Newfoundland.[25] |
Ocean Queen |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman.[71] |
30 July
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1846
Ship | Country | Description |
Atalanta |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Syra, Greece. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Syra and Salonica, Greece. She was refloated and taken in to Syra in a leaky condition.[73] |
Egbert |
United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at North Cape, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Shediac, Nova Scotia, British North America to London.[74] |
Elizabeth |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Porthcawl, Glamorgan. She was consequently condemned.[25] |
Howard |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Nags Head, North Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[68] |
Mary Key |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[64][62] |
President Washington |
United States |
The schooner ran aground on the Burial Rocks, off the coast of Massachusetts. She was refloated but capsized and sank.[69] |
Rowland Hill |
British North America |
The steamship was in collision with the steamship Quebec ( ) and sank in the Saint Lawrence River. Two lives were lost.[25] |
Three Sisters |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Foilskirt Rock. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford. She was refloated on 1 August and taken in to Waterford.[31] |
Trial |
United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken wreck on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent in a leaky condition.[63] |
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