List of shipwrecks in August 1847
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1 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Grey | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Staithes, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[1][2][3] | |
| Harbinger | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[1] | |
| John Howell | The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (35°00′N 71°45′W) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Pharsalia ( | |
| Ouistiti | The brig ran aground off Antigua. She was refloated but was consequently beached the next day on Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[5] | |
| Smyrna | The ship was wrecked on a reef north of the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to New Orleans, Louisiana.[6] |
2 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Piccaninny Bassara. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to the west coast of Africa.[7] | |
| Emma | The brig departed from Pictou, Nova Scotia for Boston, Massachusetts, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8] | |
| Governor Gawler | The ship was wrecked near Port Lincoln. All on board were rescued.[9] |
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan | The ship was wrecked on the Swinebottoms. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia.[10] | |
| Cornuba | The steamship ran aground at Port Phillip.[11] | |
| Maria | The smack foundered off Ballantrae, Ayrshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lamlash, Isle of Arran to Ballantrae.[12][3] | |
| Primer Gaditano | The steamship ran aground at Europa Point, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Cádiz. She was refloated and beached at Algeciras.[13] |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carib | The ship was driven ashore at Montevideo, Uruguay. She was refloated.[14] | |
| Devonport | The ship was driven ashore near Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[15] | |
| Fame | The brig was driven ashore at "Holmes Isle Harbour". She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[16] | |
| Grefvre Rehbinder | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[17][18] | |
| Leila | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork.[19] | |
| Marys | The ship was driven ashore at St. James's Castle, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Cork. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | The schooner was discovered abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was towed in to Ramsey, Isle of Man in a derelict condition by the lugger Sea Horse ( | |
| Magnus | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Partridge Island, Nova Scotia, British North America.[23] | |
| Margaret and Hope | The ship collided with the brig Condova ( |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoal. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York. She was refloated and beached on the Horse Shoe.[16] | |
| Charles Humberton | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais, France. All 260 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to New York, United States.[10][24][25] | |
| Enterprize | The ship was struck a rock in Loch Bay and was beached on the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to the Clyde.[26] | |
| Juverna | The barque ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London. She was refloated the next day and put back to Quebec City.[23] | |
| Rosebud | The ship ran aground on the Fahludd Reef, off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Inverness. She was refloated and taken in to Slitohamn for repairs.[20] | |
| Trois Amis | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[27] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cisne Alsina | The ship departed from New York for Barcelona, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Elbe. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[29] | |
| Midge | The drogher was wrecked on Montserrat. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Montserrat.[30][31] | |
| Stalkart | The ship was wrecked at Saugor. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to London.[32] | |
| Swiftsure | The schooner or steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in Plettenberg Bay. Her crew were rescued.[7][33] | |
| Triumph | The brig was wrecked on Grand Cay. She was on a voyage from Barbados to the Turks Islands.[27] |
9 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foigh-a-Ballagh | The ship was wrecked on the West Reef, off Brian Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Dublin.[34] | |
| Iduna | The barque collided with Shanunga ( | |
| Margaret | The brig ran aground on the Inner Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37] | |
| Martin | The sloop was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay, Inner Hebrides.[13] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Cork | The ship departed from Callao, Peru for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38] | |
| Edouard | The barque capsized in the River Mersey at Liverpool with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool.[39][40] She was righted the next day and taken in to Liverpool.[22] | |
| Fingal | The ship ran aground and broke her back at Liverpool.[39] | |
| Gloire | The Artemise-class frigate was wrecked on Ko-koon-to Island, Korea (35°47′N 126°21′E).[41] | |
| Levant | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[42] | |
| Victorieuse | The Victorieuse-class corvette was wrecked on Ko-koon-to Island.[41] |
11 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Derry | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Île Bicquette, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[19] | |
| Stephanie | The ship sprang a leak and put in to Reval, Russia in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[15] | |
| Sussex | The ship capsized at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[15] | |
| Wellington | The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Llanddwyn, Glamorgan.[15] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier | The cutter ran aground on a reef off Grenville.[31] | |
| Jessie Thoms | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] | |
| Prince of Waterloo | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Aberdeen.[42] | |
| Sultana | The cutter was wrecked in the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued.[43] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bordelais | The ship was wrecked on the Rocques, off the coast of Venezuela. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Bordeaux, Gironde.[30] | |
| Neptune | The barque was wrecked on the Skirgaitch Rock, off the Isle of Glass. Her crew were rescued. Neptune was on a voyage from Kronstadt to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She came ashore at Stere Head, Sutherland, United Kingdom.[44][26] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Collyria | The ship was driven ashore on Grand Manan, Fundy Islands, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Windsor, Nova Scotia.[45] She was wrecked the next day.[14] | |
| Muta | The brig was wrecked on the Nore. Her crew were rescued.[44][46][47] She was refloated on 26 August and taken in to Sheerness, Kent.[16] | |
| Naiad | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Swan ( | |
| Union | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Whitstable, Kent.[48] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| London | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[46] | |
| Mamlouk | The ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean during a squall with the loss of 42 of the 64 people on board. Survivors were rescued on 17 August by the brig Belize ( | |
| Prins Carl | The ship ran aground off Ameland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Ameland. She was refloated and taken in to Amsterdam.[50] | |
| HMS Torch | The paddle gunvessel ran aground in the Sound of Sanda. She was refloated the next day with assistance from HMS Porcupine ( | |
| Theresa | The ship was wrecked off "Cape Balmac". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Hong Kong.[53] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Theresa | The ship was wrecked on Cape Bolinao, Spanish East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[54][55] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara | The ship was driven ashore on Imbros, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Enos, Ottoman Empire to a British port. She was refloated on 25 August.[56] | |
| Emilie | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[57] | |
| Gloire | The frigate was wrecked on an island off the west coast of Korea. Her crew survived. | |
| Victorieuse | The frigate was wrecked on an island off the west coast of Korea. Her crew survived. |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Garland | The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Pictou, Nova Scotia. She was refloated and taken in to Pubnico, Nova Scotia.[45] | |
| Lady of Sark | The cutter was struck by lightning and sank at Sark, Channel Islands.[50] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated.[56] | |
| Marie Françoise | The ship sank near Concarneau, Finistère.[58] | |
| Mary and Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Donegal.[59] | |
| Millman | The ship ran aground on a reef off "Turnell". She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60] | |
| Rambler | The schooner departed from Sydney for Twofold Bay. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[61] |
21 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aid | The ship was driven ashore at Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stettin. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Tobermory in a leaky condition.[58][62] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east of Maryport, Cumberland.[59] | |
| Lowestoft | The brigantine was wrecked in the Chatham Islands. She was on a voyage from Wangaroa to Port Nicholson.[63][64] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Eastness, Forfarshire.[50] | |
| Mary Clark | The ship was driven out to sea from Tobermory and foundered. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Tiree, Inner Hebrides.[65] | |
| Mary Eliza | The ship was wrecked at St Thomas, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[66] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship was wrecked at Thurso, Caithness with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim.[50] | |
| Canton | The barque was wrecked at Farrouthead, Sutherland with the loss of all twenty people on board.[67][62] | |
| Lively | The sloop was driven ashore and abandoned at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[65] All four people on board were rescued by rocket apparatus.[68] | |
| Louise Marie | The schooner was driven ashore at Cromarty, Scotland. She was refloated with assistance from Griffon ( | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at East Ness, Forfarshire.[69] | |
| Reform | The sloop was wrecked in Loch Boisdale with the loss of two of her crew.[70] | |
| Thompsons | The ship was wrecked on the East Gar, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[50][71] | |
| Triad | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Thurso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to the Isle of Skye.[50][71][69] | |
| Ulster | The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Belfast, County Antrim.[58] | |
| William and Mary | The ship collided with a brig and sank in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[59] |
23 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.[50] | |
| Bienfaisant | The ship was wrecked at Port-en-Bessin, Calvados. She was on a voyage from Chichester, Sussex, United Kingdom to Caen, Calvados.[70] | |
| Contest | The ship was driven ashore near Balnakeil, Sutherland. Both crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Bangor, County Down.[34] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore at Port Patrick, Wigtownshire.[69] | |
| William | The cutter was wrecked on Kangaroo Island. All on board survived.[72] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lochiel | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandsend, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[58][73] | |
| Petit Leocadie | The schooner capsized and sank off Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère. She had been refloated by 2 September and taken in to Camaret-sur-Mer.[74][75] | |
| Rhoda | The ship departed from Gibraltar for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Danzig. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[54] | |
| Meta | The ship ran aground on the Ostergrund. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Rönneholm, Malmö, Sweden.[77] | |
| Orion | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Krasnaya Gorka, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[70] Orion was refloated on 30 August and taken in to Saint Petersburg.[77] | |
| Sir John Franklin | The ship ran aground off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was refloated and taken in to "Burgeswick".[77] |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred | The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Waterford.[78] | |
| Atkinson | The ship was driven ashore near "Steffano". She was later refloated.[19] | |
| Kate | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Steilsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cuxhaven for repairs.[79] | |
| Marion | The ship ran aground off Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Trinidad. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[23] | |
| Regatta | The brig ran aground and was wrecked off "Westergarn", Gotland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[77][80] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship was driven ashore at Port Hood, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[81] | |
| Cricket | The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the River Thames near Waterloo Bridge with the loss of five lives.[82][83] | |
| Cruiser | The sloop was driven ashore at Keiss, Caithness. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Douglas.[69] | |
| Emanuel | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Scheldt at Antwerp. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Singapore, Batavia, Netherlands East Indies and Manila, Spanish East Indies She was refloated and put back to Antwerp.[79] | |
| Forsoget | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bergen.[23] | |
| Xarifa | The yacht ran aground and was damaged off Sconce Point, Isle of Wight. All on board survived.[69] She was later refloated.[84] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeline | The ship was driven ashore on Mud Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Cork. She was consequently condemned.[85] | |
| Immanuel Skant | The ship capsized and sank at Danzig. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 September.[86][87] | |
| John | The ship was abandoned in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom to New York.[85] | |
| Queen | The brig was wrecked in the Hooghly River.[88] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius.[89] | |
| Zenith | The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[90] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raven | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk.[23] She was on a voyage from Bangor to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated.[73] | |
| HMS Snake | The Snake-class brig-sloop was wrecked in the Mozambique Channel. Her crew were rescued by Voltigeur ( |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert de Diable | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Africa.[93] | |
| Sultana | The ship struck a sunken rock in Sandwick Bay. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[77] | |
| True Blue | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[27] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.[90] | |
| Zwilling Broderne | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Francis Western ( |
31 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship foundered in Ramsey Sound with the loss of all hands.[95][86] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antelope | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[29] | |
| Courier de la Seine Inferieure | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at the mouth of the Guazú before 8 August.[96] | |
| General Graham | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She subsequently foundered.[20] | |
| Hebe | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[97] | |
| Isabella | The barque was driven ashore at Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony before 18 August.[98] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She had been refloated by 23 August and taken in to Maryport.[50] | |
| Levin | The cutter left Port Levy, New Zealand early in August and was never seen again. She is thought to have foundered. There were 19 people on board.[99] | |
| HMS Mastiff | The Bold-class gun-brig was driven ashore on Sanday, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She had been refloated by 30 August and taken in to Stromness, Orkney Islands.[70][34] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and put in to the River Thames.[44] | |
| Nautilus | The screw steamer was severely damaged by fire in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. She put back to Alexandria, where she arrived on 25 August.[19] | |
| Neva | The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast before 16 August. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[51] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[100] | |
| Oceana | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was subsequently discovered by a British vessel which put a skeleton crew on board with the intention of taking her in to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[101] | |
| Rio de Pique | The ship was driven ashore near Camariñas. She was on a voyage from Adra to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[86] | |
| Themis | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the paddle steamer Pacha ( | |
| Victoire | The ship was driven ashore at "Hildervig". She was refloated.[27] |