List of shipwrecks in August 1827

The list of shipwrecks in August 1827 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during August 1827.

4 August
List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Hoppet  France The ship was wrecked on the Sarcelle/ She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to St. Ubes, Spain.[1]

5 August
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Dispatch  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Neustadt in Holstein, Duchy of Schleswig to London.[2]

7 August
List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Caravan  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Prapatingas, Empire of Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Enigheten  Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to a Dutch port.[4]

8 August
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Thaddeus  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Croyde Bay. Her crew survived.[5]

12 August
List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Harriet  United Kingdom The ship departed from Aux Cayes, Haiti for Cowes, Isle of Wight. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[6]

15 August
List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Peter and Maria  Netherlands The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to the Maas.[7]

17 August
List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Constantia  Denmark The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at St. Croix, Virgin Islands. She was later refloated.[8]
Emelie  Denmark The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at St. Croix. She was later refloated.[8]
Indian  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia, British North America.[3]
Phœnix  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at St. Croix.[8]
Sir James Kempt Grenada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at St. Croix. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Antigua.[8]
St. Bartholomew's  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at St. Croix.[9]
St. Croix Flensburg The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at St. Croix. She was refloated the next day.[8]

18 August
List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Alonzo  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with the loss of nine of her crew.[10][11]
Julia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Santo Domingo. There was one survivor.[10][11]
Samuel  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Santo Domingo with some loss of life.[10][11]
St. Domingo  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Santo Domingo with the loss of a crew member.[10][11]

19 August
List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Parker  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[8]

20 August
List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Herald  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[8] She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Vera Cruz.[9]
Joven Martha  Spain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz.[8]

21 August
List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Parker  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[9]

22 August
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Cleopatra  United Kingdom The ship was dismasted and subsequently capsized in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Windsor, Nova Scotia, British North America.[12]

23 August
List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Sovereign  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Rum Key. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to St. John, New Brunswick, British North America.[9]

24 August
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Memel.[13] Hero was refloated on 27 August and taken in to Memel.[14]

25 August
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Crawford  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. All on board were rescued by Mansfield ( United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Barcelona, Spain via Málaga and Valencia.[15][16]
Familien  Sweden The ship was run down and sunk off The Neddings. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Gothenburg.[7]

26 August
List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Deborah and Maria  Netherlands The ship was run down and sunk off Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Köningsberg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[13]
Lady Burnaby Bermuda The ship was wrecked on the Square Handkerchief Reef. She was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Bermuda.[17]

27 August
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Glasgow  United Kingdom The brig struck the Loather Rock in the Pentland Firth and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[13]
William  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Temporary repairs were nade and she departed for Aberdeen on 15 October.[18]

28 August
List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Fortitude Increased  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Petersburg, Russia to London.[14]
Henry Johnson  United States The ship capsized in a hurricane with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint-Barthélemy to Bridgeport, Connecticut.[12]

29 August
List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was lost between the Isle of Arran and Limerick.[19]
William  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dunnet Head, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[20]

30 August
List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
St. Antonius  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Stromness Point, Orkney Islands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[14]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1827
ShipCountryDescription
Clarissa  United States The ship was wrecked near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to Gothenburg, Sweden.[20]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea west of Sicily before 31 August. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[21]
Thorns  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Weld Cove, Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Newfoundland, British North America.[2]

References
  1. "Ship News". The Standard (80). 21 August 1827.
  2. "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. (7872). 25 August 1827.
  3. "Ship News". The Times (13407). London. 11 October 1827. col B, p. 3.
  4. "Ship News". The Morning Post (17683). 17 August 1827.
  5. "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. (847). 17 August 1827.
  6. "From Lloyd's List – Nov. 6". Caledonian Mercury (16571). 10 November 1827.
  7. "Ship News". The Morning Post (17699). 5 September 1827.
  8. "Ship News". The Times (13409). London. 13 October 1827. col F, p. 3.
  9. "Ship News". The Morning Post (17731). 12 October 1827.
  10. "Ship News". The Times (13411). London. 16 October 1827. col F, p. 3.
  11. "Ship News". The Times (13412). London. 17 October 1827. col D, p. 3.
  12. "Ship News". The Times (13436). London. 14 November 1827. col B, p. 3.
  13. "Ship News". The Times (13379). London. 8 September 1827. col E, p. 3.
  14. "Ship News". The Times (13382). London. 12 September 1827. col A, p. 3.
  15. "From Lloyd's Marine List – Sept. 25". Caledonian Mercury (16554). 29 September 1827.
  16. "Ship News". The Standard (118). 4 October 1827.
  17. "Ship News". The Times (13439). London. 17 November 1827. col A, p. 3.
  18. "Ship News". The Times (13414). London. 19 October 1827. col C, p. 3.
  19. "From Lloyd's Marine List – Sept. 4". Caledonian Mercury (16545). 6 September 1827.
  20. "Ship News". The Times (13376). London. 5 September 1827. col F, p. 3.
  21. "Ship News". The Standard (110). 25 September 1827.
Ship events in 1827
Ship launches: 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832
Ship commissionings: 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832
Ship decommissionings: 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832
Shipwrecks: 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832

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