List of shipwrecks in August 1826
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iris |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Polangin", Prussia.[1] |
| Louisa | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean. She was on a voyage from Mazatlán, Mexico to Valparaíso, Chile.[2] |
| Mère aux Huit Enfans |  France |
The ship was wrecked on South Caicos. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[3] |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sceptre | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica.[4] |
6 August
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mariner |  British North America |
The schooner was wrecked at St. Shotts, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manchester, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick.[7] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Valiant | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Whitby.[6] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trelawney | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Jamaica for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America.[9] Her crew were rescued.[10] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship ran run down and sunk off the Tuskar Rock. A crew member was rescued by the other vessel, the rest by Montezuma ( United States). Jane was on a voyage from Swansea to "Festhard".[11] |
| Segar | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on Great Heneaga, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[4][12] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arethusa | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Rocks Cruz de Reyes with the loss of eleven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[13] |
| Bardsea | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated the next day.[14] |
| Kitty | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Harrington, Cumberland.[15] |
| Lark | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Maryport. She was later refloated and taken in to Maryport.[15] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Skinburness, Cumberland.[14] |
| Philip | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Jamaica for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8] |
20 August
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The brig departed from Port-au-Prince, Haiti for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8][17] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | Jamaica |
The ship was discovered abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (20°23′N 80°00′W / 20.383°N 80.000°W).[18] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom |
The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ramsgate.[14] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cherub | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to St. Mary's. Cherub was later refloated and taken in to St. Mary's.[19] |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Briggs and sank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim.[19] Alert was refloated and taken in to Groomsport, County Antrim, where she was condemned.[20] |
| Larkins | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Magpie |  Royal Navy |
The schooner capsized and sank in a squall 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) west of "Murial", Cuba with the loss of all but two of her crew.[21][22] |
| Mezen |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The transport ship ran aground on the Aspe-Gaden Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by a British vessel. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt to Reval.[23] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Isabella was refloated the next day and put into Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[24] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was discovered abandoned off the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Mary was towed in to Cromer, Norfolk, where she arrived on 17 September.[25] |
| Progress | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore on Little Saltee, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from "Nipsiguit" to Dublin.[19] |
| Woodburne | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued.[26][27] |