List of shipwrecks in August 1853
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas |  United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore east of Folkestone, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1] |
| Fatal Oheb | Straits Settlements |
The ship was wrecked in the Sapudi Islands, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Singapore.[2] |
| Napoleon | Victoria |
The ship was wrecked in the Sapudi Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Singapore.[2] |
| Tagus | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Tranum, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Kronstadt, Russia.[3][4] |
2 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas |  Hamburg |
The barque was driven ashore and damaged at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and taken in to Queenstown.[5][6] |
| Melody |  United States |
The barque was driven ashore at Cape St. Mary. She was on a voyage from the Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde Islands to Montevideo, Uruguay.[7] |
| Orbit | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition.[1][5] |
| Royale Supreme |  France |
The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued by the brig Alert ( United Kingdom). Royal Supreme was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[8][9] |
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asa Thor | United States |
The brig sprang a leak and was beached on Guam, where she became a wreck. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Ascension Island.[10] |
| Bornœuf | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait off Booby Island, New South Wales with the loss of eight lives. Survivors were rescued by four vessels:- Earl Grey ( United Kingdom), Everdina Elizabeth ( Netherlands) and two other Dutch vessels. Bornœuf was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Bombay, India.[11][12][13] |
| Gemini | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Dog Island, Anguilla. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[14][15] |
| Jeune Rose | France |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[5] |
4 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[16] |
| St. Roch | United Kingdom |
The steamship was in collision with the steamship Lady Elgin and sank at Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeune France | United Kingdom |
The ship put into Key West, Florida, United States in a leaky condition, having run aground. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Senegal. She was placed under repair, but was consequently condemned.[18][19] |
| Panola | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip, Victoria to Bombay.[20] |
| Stata | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip to Singapore.[21] |
| Susan | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Narva River. Her crew were rescued.[22] She was consequently condemned.[23] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Caesar |  Royal Navy |
The Caesar-class ship of the line ran aground on being launched at Pembroke Dockyard, Pembrokeshire.[24][25] |
| Dockenhuden | Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[26][27] |
| Little Pet | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned off the coast of Brazil. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Leith, Lothian. Little Pet was taken in tow by Ceres ( United States) on 9 August. An attempt was made to take her in to Pernambuco but she was driven ashore and damaged. She was consequently condemned.[28][29] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hirondelle | France |
The steamship was wrecked on the coast of Morocco near Ceuta, Spain.[17] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Frederikshald, Norway to Paimbœuf.[22] |
| Sandwich | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked near the mouth of the Salt River, Cape Colony with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to London.[30][31] |
| Therese |  Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship sank in the White Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Arkhangelsk, Russia.[32] |
9 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brown | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) east south east of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by Edward and Ann ( United Kingdom). Brown was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[33][22] |
| Grange | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Guardiaro. She was on a voyage from Tarsus Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork.[23] She had been refloated by 14 August and taken in to Gibraltar for repairs.[34] |
| Nicolettes Minde | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock.[4] |
| Solide |  Grand Duchy of Finland |
The ship capsized at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[35] |
| William R. Hallett | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at New York in a squall. She was later refloated.[36] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bell | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Southwold.[3] |
| Dowson | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Alexandria, Egypt for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[37] |
| Xarifa | New Zealand |
The brig ran aground in the Western Channel. She was on a voyage from New Zealand to Melbourne, Victoria.[21][38] |
11 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | New South Wales |
The ship ran aground at Geelong, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Melbourne, Victoria.[21][38] |
| Joven Emilio |  Spain |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Gijón.[34] |
| Oceanica | Van Diemen's Land |
The ship ran aground at Geelong. She was on a voyage from Hobart to Melbourne.[21][38] |
| Oliver | United States |
The brig was destroyed by fire in the Mediterranean Sea off Gorgona, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Virgilio (Flag unknown).[23] |
| Sybil | Van Diemen's Land |
The ship ran aground at Geelong. She was on a voyage from Hobart to Melbourne.[21][38] |
| Uncle Tom | New South Wales |
The ship ran aground at Geelong. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Melbourne.[21][38] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cremona | Victoria |
The schooner was driven ashore near the mouth of the Tarwin River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land.[38] |
| Thomas Pierson | United Kingdom |
The schooner was lost on this date. Her passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Belize City, British Honduras.[7] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bluff City, Dr. Franklin No. 2, and Highland |
British North America |
The steamships Bluff City and Dr. Frankin No. 2 were destroyed by fire at Quebec City, Province of Canada. The steamship Highland was severely damaged.[39] |
| Forsoget |  Norway |
The schooner was in collision with the barque Barica ( Trieste) and sank in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Fredrikshald.[40][41] |
| Mercator | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Cowes, Isle of Wight. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[42] |
| Ploughboy | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Laguna to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[43] |
| Princess Victoria | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire, exploded and sank in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria.[44] |
| Triumph | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Storholm Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to Slitohamn for repairs.[32] |
| Vancouver |  Hudson's Bay Company |
The schooner was lost off Rose Point, Queen Charlotte Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vancouver Island to Fort Simpson.[45][46] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2] |
| Niobe | United Kingdom |
The steamboat was in collision with Regent ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at London Bridge, London. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Woolwich, Kent.[47] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Freeman | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the "Becca Grande", Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29] She was later refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida.[18] |
| Limena | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Mayaquez, Puerto Rico for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48] |
| Marie Caroline | France |
The ship departed from a port in Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49] |
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Riga, Russia. She was refloated but consequently put in to Bolderāja in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Riga to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[17][50] |
| Anna Watson | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the west coast of Africa.[34] |
| Germania | Flag unknown | The ship departed from Seville, Spain for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[51] |
| Ludorf Theodorus | Russia |
The ship struck the pier at Dunkirk, Nord, France and sank. She was on a voyage from Reni to Dunkirk. She was later refloated.[34] |
| Magdalena | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground and sank in a river. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Honda" to "Santa Martha".[52] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Regent | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on White Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[53] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augustine | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She floated off and consequently sank.[54] |
| Bananier | France |
The ship was driven ashore on Zanzibar, Sultanate of Oman. She was on a voyage from "Lamoo" to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated on 1 September.[19] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baring Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[55] |
| Eugene et Léon | France |
The ship departed from Havana for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49] |
21 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breadalbane | United Kingdom |
The three-masted barque was crushed by ice and sank in Lancaster Sound. Her 21 crew were rescued by HMS Phoenix ( Royal Navy). |
| Re Davide | Flag | The ship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[56] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coundon | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Danzig to an English port. She was refloated on 26 August and put back to Danzig, where she arrived on 3 September.[57][58] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the Droogden. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[59] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer was run into by the collier Sir John Easthope ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne, broke in two and sank.[60][61][62]
All on board, more than 40 people, were rescued.[63] William was refloated on 27 August.[59] |
23 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah More | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
| Marie Françoise | France |
The ship departed from Martinique for Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Izat | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken rock off the Filsand, in the Baltic Sea and was damaged. She put in to Kronstadt, Russia.[65] |
| Jessie Smith | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at the Orange River, Cape Colony with the loss of four crew.[66] |
| Meridian | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Île Amsterdam with the loss of three lives. Survivors were rescued on 4 September. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales.[67] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Claudine Marguerite Pauline | United Kingdom |
The ship was departed from Riga, Russia for Dundee, Forfarshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[44] |
| Hero | United Kingdom |
The smack was abandoned in the North Sea off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Cullen, Moray. She subsequently came ashore and was wrecked.[57][59] |
| James | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Ferryden, Forfarshire. She was refloated[68] |
| Maria Bertha | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Kronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Kronstadt.[69] She was refloated on 5 September and taken in to Kronstadt.[70] |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Norway |
The galeas was lost on the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
| Australia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[57][71] |
| Brenda | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak in the English Channel. She was beached and damaged at Newhaven, Sussex. Her ten crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. Brenda was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Newhaven.[72] She was refloated and taken in to Newhaven on 3 September.[73][74] |
| Cherokee | United States |
The steamship was destroyed by fire at New York.[75] |
| Fingalton | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Gloucester.[71] She was refloated on 7 September and tale in the River Avon.[76] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Sable Island Bank and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to New York, United States.[54][77] |
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The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples.[59] |
| Lady Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Kilcliff", County Down. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Drogheda, County Louth.[71] |
| Lady Stewart | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Dungarvan, County Waterford.[59] |
| Maria |  Greece |
The brig was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Cardiff.[57] |
| Maria Bertha | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Kronstadt, Russia.[73] |
| Marmion, or Mary Ann |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Gloucester.[71][74] |
| Massachusetts | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to New York.[53] |
| Patience | United Kingdom |
The smack was in collision with the schooner Iduna ( Norway) in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
| William and Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[71] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dantzig | Russia or Norway |
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Manzanilla, Trinidad. she was on a voyage from Manzanilla to London, United Kingdom.[78] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Alderney, Channel Islands. Favourite was refloated and taken in to Whitstable, where she sank. She was raised the next day.[59] |
| Kingston | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Pwllchion", Pembrokeshire.[57] |
| Onderneming | Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore between Egmond aan Zee and Wijk aan Zee, North Holland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Vlissingen, Zeeland.[32] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The smack ran aground on the Great Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sand Island, Alabama, United States. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Queenstown, County Cork.[79] |
| Cleopatra | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire and capsized in the Gut of Canso. Her crew were rescued by USS Decatur ( United States Navy). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City. Province of Canada, British North America.[80][81] |
| Edward | France |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by Nor (Flag unknown). Edward was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[32] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered off the Danish coast. Her eight crew were rescued.[82][83] |
| Fair Maid | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at North Ness, Shetland Islands. She was refloated the next day.[84] |
| Jane and Alice | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Salvo Reef, in the Baltic Sea off Fårö, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Kronstadt, Russia.[85] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | Norway |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[14] |
| Java | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the Kingroad.[57] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The brig capsized in the Kingroad.[57] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antina | Netherlands |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[54] |
| Peace | {{{flag}}} | The sloop was in collision with another vessel in the English Channel. She was taken in to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France in a derelict condition.[86][84] |
