List of shipwrecks in August 1823
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | The ship was wrecked at Findhorn, Morayshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Findhorn.[1] |
4 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The schooner was wrecked on Little Bird Island Reef, off the coast of Antigua.[2] | |
| Speedwell | The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[3] |
5 August
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iris | The ship was wrecked on Cobler's Rock, Barbados. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara to London.[5] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Combermere | The ship was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6] | |
| Nymph | The ship was wrecked at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Falmouth, Cornwall.[7] |
11 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprize | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was beached at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Colchester, Essex, to Sunderland, County Durham.[6][8] | |
| Henderson | The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland.[1] She was refloated on 22 August.[9] | |
| Richard Harvey | The schooner was lost in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[10] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | The ship ran aground on the Insand, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland.[6] | |
| Lapwing | The ship ran aground on the Insand.[6] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off "Skitter Ness" by Dorothy ( |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parker and Sons | The ship was wrecked on Bahia Honda Key, Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, to the Clyde.[11] | |
| Swallow Packet | The ship ran aground on the Ballast Bank, off Bangor, County Down, and was severely damaged.[3] | |
| Warrell | The brig ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George IV | The brig was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by the barque Hannah ( | |
| Mary | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.[10] | |
| Parker & Sons | The ship struck the Honda Rock, in the Gulf of Florida and was beached. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, to the Clyde.[13] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caractacus | The sloop was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands.[1] | |
| Radius | The ship sank in Prince's Dock, Liverpool and was severely hogged.[1] | |
| Success | The ship was wrecked at Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime to Abbeville, Somme, France.[14][12] |
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara | The ship struck a sandbank off "Cape Tortosa" and sank. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, to Stettin.[15] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Echo | The schooner was damaged by fire at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom, with the loss of her captain. A crew member was severely injured.[16] | |
| Neutralist | The East Indiaman was wrecked at Gunwalloe, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France, to a Norwegian port.[17] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | The ship was driven ashore near Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Belfast, County Antrim.[18] | |
| Mary | The ship struck a rock off The Skerries and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Dublin.[19] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea off the Smalls Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Betsey ( |
23 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mariner | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[20] She sank the next day.[2] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hind | The ship was in collision with a Revenue Cutter off Aberdeen and was beached. She was refloated the next day and found to be severely damaged.[14] | |
| Salamander | The ship was lost off "Kole", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, to London.[21] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Cabo Catoche, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Montego Bay, Jamaica.[19] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Monkwich", Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Stettin.[22] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Helsinki, Finland. All on board were rescued.[23] |