List of shipwrecks in August 1828
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrietta |  United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with Israel ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[1] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and sank at No Man's Land, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[2] |
9 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ceylon to London.[3] |
| Seaflower | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhosilli, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[4] |
| Speculator | United Kingdom |
The sloop capsized and sank off The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Palmerston ( United Kingdom).[4] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Despatch | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near "Cape Roan" with the loss of over 50 lives.[5] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Oxwich Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Neath, Glamorgan.[4] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Oye-Plage, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Buney Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
| Unity | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by her crew.[8] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm |  Norway |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders, Netherlands.[7] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dee | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland with the loss of her captain.[9][10] |
| Seaflower | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Rhossili, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[11] |
| Speculator | United Kingdom |
The sloop capsized and sank in the Bristol Channel off Mumbles Head, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Palmerston ( United Kingdom).[11] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Letitia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Santiago, Cape Verde Islands. All on board were rescued by Mary ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Cork to New South Wales.[12] |
| Philip Dundas |  New South Wales |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony with the loss of two of her crew.[13][14] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Huzzar |  United States |
Cisplatine War: The schooner brig was set afire and destroyed at Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Brazilian Navy.[15] |
| Lord Eldon | United Kingdom |
Cisplatine War: The brig was set afire and destroyed at Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Brazilian Navy.[15] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Integrity | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk by Juliana ( Guernsey). Her crew were rescued.[10] |
23 August
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edgar | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Lough Garlock. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wick, Caithness.[18] |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mangrove Bay | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Demerara.[19] |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Oxwich Bay. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skelton | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock and foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Antigua Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London.[20] |
