List of shipwrecks in August 1824
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mariner |  Spain |
The armed brig exploded and sank off Salt Key Bank in an engagement with Padilla (.svg){kind=small} Gran Colombian Navy) with the loss of 49 of her 80 crew. Padilla rescued the survivors.[1] |
2 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers |  United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Mundesley, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
| St. Anthony | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope.[3] |
| Three Sisters |  United States |
The schooner was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef.[4] |
4 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America for Wexford. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[5] |
5 August
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian |  British North America |
The ship was wrecked on the French Shore, Newfoundland with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada to London, United Kingdom.[6] |
| Jeune Laure |  France |
The ship collided with a tower at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and was beached in a severely damaged condition. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce.[7] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ida |  Denmark |
The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued with the loss of three of the rescuers, She was on a voyage from St. Croix, Virgin Islands to Copenhagen.[8][9] |
| Providence | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore on Exuma. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Havana, Cuba. Providence was later refloated and made for Nassau, Bahamas.[10] She subsequently ran aground on the Channel Keys but was refloated and arrived at Nassau on 16 August, where she was condemned.[11] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Avolho Rocks, off the coast of Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Bahia.[11] |
| George | British North America |
The brig sprang a leak and capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of her crew. The survivors were rescued on 15 August by Robert Burns ( United States). She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Jamaica.[12] |
11 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Biscay Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Chester, Cheshire.[6] |
| Platoff | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cape Pine, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bay Chaleur to North Shields, County Durham. Platoff was later refloated and taken in to Trepassey, Newfoundland.[13] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | France |
The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[14] |
| Wilding | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Cork.[15] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | British North America |
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of her crew. They were rescued by Robert Burns ( United Kingdom). George was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Jamaica.[16] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phœnix | United Kingdom |
The ship struck rocks and was damaged at Sydney, New South Wales.[17] |
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged at Bristol, Gloucestershire.[14] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Memel | United Kingdom |
The flat collided with the flat Ranger ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of two of her crew.[18] |
| Nossa Senhora de Assumpscão |  Portugal |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Pernambuco, Brazil.[19] |
| Pacific | United States |
The schooner sprang a leak in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[14] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Palafox | Spain |
The ship departed from Santiago de Cuba for Havana, Cuba.[20] She was subsequently wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba.[21] |
21 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flora |  Stettin |
The ship sank off Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[22] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all but one of her crew.[18][23] |
| Juno | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Berck-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[22][24] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora |  Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[18] |
23 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sans Souci | France |
The ship was driven ashore near Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Bordeaux, Gironde.[25] |
| Skene | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Rottumeroog, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[26] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forth | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[18] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Newfoundland, British North America. Eagle was refloated on 6 September with assistance from USS Terrier ( United States Navy) and taken in to Key West, Florida Territory.[20] |
| Swift | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to the West Indies.[27] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hayti |  Bremen |
The ship departed from Saint Domingo for Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Maracaibo, Gran Colombia.[29] |