List of shipwrecks in August 1865
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Mae |  United States |
The 31-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned at Kingston, Illinois.[1] |
| Daniel Shatterick |  United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with the schooner Elizabeth and sank in the Belfast Lough.[2] |
| Hannah Booth | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2] |
| Henriette |  Kingdom of Hanover |
The schooner collided with Pero ( Hamburg) in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Pero. She was discovered the next day by the steamship Harvest Queen ( United Kingdom). Henriette was towed in to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom in a derelict condition on 6 August.[3][4][5] |
| Louise Marie |  Norway |
The schooner was driven ashore near "Roo", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rødvig, Denmark. She was refloated on 6 August and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark.[5] |
| Sergei | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore near Callundborg, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Rostock. She was refloated on 3 August and taken in to Callundborg for repairs.[6] |
| Shooting Star | United Kingdom |
The barque struck a sunken rock off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham. She put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[5] |
| S. J. Sanderson |  British North America |
The brig was wrecked on the Bird Island Reef. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Jacmel, Haiti.[7] |
2 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora |  Netherlands |
The ship was lost near Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Varde, Denmark to Grimstad, Norway.[2] |
| Clifton | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London. She was refloated the next day and put back to Bristol.[8] |
| Defiance | New Zealand |
The 27-ton ketch was driven ashore and wrecked during a fierce storm at Hokitika.[9] |
| Hendrika | Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked near Bremen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom to "Farge".[2] |
| Johannes | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and sank north of the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall.[10] |
| Margaretha Catherina |  Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
The ship was wrecked on the Dunkerchensand. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
| Montezuma | Victoria |
The 136-ton brig parted her cables and was driven ashore and wrecked during a fierce storm at Hokitika.[9] |
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Calcutta, Shamrock, and an unnamed barque |
United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship City of Calcutta ran aground in the Clyde at Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire. The steamship Shamrock ran aground and collided with City of Calcutta. A barque under tow then also ran aground, blocking navigation of the river completely. City of Calcutta and Shamrock were refloated the next day.[11] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Varberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to a Prussian port.[12] |
| Embla | Norway |
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Wiken", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Antwerp, Belgium.[12] |
| Gem | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near "Ording", Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides to Hamburg.[13] |
| Jacobus | Netherlands |
The ship was run down in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[12] She was towed in to Varberg, Sweden in a severely damaged condition.[4] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on The Manacles, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 9 August and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall.[13] |
4 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta Josephine | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Swansea, Glamorgan.[14] |
| Smerch |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The monitor struck an uncharted rock and sank off the Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adieu | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Valparaíso, Chile.[15] |
| Arrow |  United States |
The 290-ton sidewheel paddle steamer exploded in the North River in New York City off Manhattan′s 13th Street, killing five people.[16][17] |
| Edith | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated and beached, but heeled over and sank.[6] |
| Glenlee | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire at Mauritius and was scuttled. She was refloated.[18][19] |
| Loi |  France |
The ship was wrecked on the South Bishop, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Roscoff, Finistère to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[4] |
| Williamson | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized and sank at Fayal Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[20] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Africana |  Argentina |
The schooner was damaged in a storm at Buenos Aires.[21] |
| Ajax | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20] |
| Alabama | United States |
The cutter foundered at Buenos Aires.[21] |
| Augustina | Argentina |
The pilot boat sank at Santa Lucía.[21] |
| Buena Vista | Argentina |
The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[21] |
| Carolina | Argentina |
The barque was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[21] |
| Conceiçao |  Brazil |
The ship was wrecked at Maldonado, Uruguay.[22] |
| Del Canto | Brazil |
The schooner was run into by the barque Ensgezindgheid ( Netherlands) and sank at Buenos Aires. Her crew were rescued by Francois Arago (Flag unknown). Del Canto was on a voyage from Santa Catalina to Buenos Aires.[21] Also reported as Delcanto wrecked at Montevideo, Uruguay.[22] |
| Delfin | Argentina |
The pilot boat sank at Santa Lucía.[21] |
| Facio | Argentina |
The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Concordia.[21] |
| George | United Kingdom |
The cutter foundered at Buenos Aires .[21] |
| Goyana | Argentina |
The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[21] |
| I. I. | France |
The full-rigged ship was damaged in a storm at Buenos Aires.[21] |
| Jean Bart | France |
The ship was wrecked at Montevideo.[22] |
| Jeja | Argentina |
The pilot boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[21] |
| Juanita | France |
The barque was driven ashore south of Buenos Aires.[21] |
| Manuela | Argentina |
The pilot boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[21] |
| Maria | Argentina |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[21] |
| Maria | Argentina |
The pilot boat sank at Santa Lucía.[21] |
| Nox | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Arroyo Seco, Montevideo, Uruguay.[21] |
| Oronsa | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[4] |
| Paraense |  Imperial Brazilian Navy |
The steamship was damaged in a storm at Buenos Aires.[21] |
| Virtuosa | Argentina |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[21] |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at West Point, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London. She was refloated and taken in to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[13] |
| Alice Richardson | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Amager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London. She was refloated and taken in to Dragør, Denmark.[23] |
| Gyrn Castle | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Singapore, Straits Settlements for Shanghai, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24] |
| Juddah Manaan |  India |
The barque ran aground in the Hooghly River.[25] |
| Scotland | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River.[25] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | New Zealand |
The steamer was holed off the north Taranaki coast while trying to navigate through an entrance in a reef and sank as the vessel was running for shore. All hands were saved.[26] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Sondre Rosse, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[27] |
| Friends | United Kingdom |
The smack was run down and sunk off Belfast, County Antrim by the paddle steamer Royal Consort ( United Kingdom).[3] She was on a voyage from Glenarm to Belfast.[23] |
| Ino | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire. A message in a bottle washed up in Dundrum Bay on 25 September giving the news.[28] |
| Lady of the Lake | New Zealand |
The steamship was driven ashore at Hokitika. All on board were rescued.[29] |
| Moeris | France |
The steamship was driven ashore near Fort Saint-Jean, La Joliette, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Marseille.[30][31] |
| Queen of India | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32] |
| W. H. Hazelden | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was refloated.[25] |
9 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer ran aground in the River Orwell. A boat was crushed by one of the paddle wheels during refloating operations killing one of the four people on board. Ipswich was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Ipswich, Suffolk. |
| Pewabic | United States |
 United States). Meteor rescued 98 people from Pewabic; others died, and the death toll could not be determined because Pewabic's passenger manifest went down with the ship, but an estimated 100 to 125 people lost their lives.[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] |
| Regent | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | United Kingdom |
The fishing smack was run down by a steamship and sank in the North Sea. One of her four crew were reported missing. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Zingari ( United Kingdom).[5] |
| Flash | Bahamas |
The schooner was wrecked on the Burch's Look-out Reef, off the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[42] |
| Shifty | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Cannon Rock, off the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Queensferry, Flintshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[27] |
11 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artemus, and Sker |
United Kingdom |
Artemus collided with the schooner Skeroff Holyhead, Anglesey. Artemus was taken in tow by the tug Prince Arthur ( United Kingdom) but consequently capsized and sank off Rock Ferry, Cheshire. All on board were rescued. Artemus was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 13 August and taken in to Liverpool. Sker was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Artemus. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin. She was subsequently taken in to Liverpool by the tug Royal Alfred ( United Kingdom).[30][43][10] |
| Meteor | United States |
The cargo ship was damaged in a collision with Pewabic ( United States) on 9 August in Lake Huron. She proceeded on to the St. Mary's Canal basin where water leaking in ignited her cargo of lime. She burned to the waterline and sank or was scuttled. Was rebuilt and returned to service. Four crew were killed attempting to scuttle her.[44][45] |
| St. George | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from the Rio Bento for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[46] |
| Strathpeffer | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee.[47] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sharp | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Elbow End Bank, at the mouth of the River Tay with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire.[5] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Novar | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Elbow End Bank, in the River Tay with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[48][20] |
| Sam Cearns | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by fire at Birkenhead, Cheshire.[10] |
| St. Hilda | United Kingdom |
The schooner was holed by her anchor and severely damaged at Dundee.[49] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abeona | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at "Southshots", Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[50] |
| George V | Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship departed from Arkhangelsk, Russia for the Humber. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[51] |
| Pilot, and an unnamed fishing boat |
United Kingdom |
The schooner Pilot collided with a fishing boat, which capsized sank with the loss of her captain. Five survivors were rescued by other fishing boats. Pilot was consequently beached at Beadnell, Northumberland.[5] |
| Primrose | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[52] |
| Providence | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked on the Isle of May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to the Isle of May.[53] |
| Sardinian | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aden.[10] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arata | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Min River. She was on a voyage from Foochow, China to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[54] |
| Elizabeth Wright | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Lossiemouth, Moray. She was on a voyage from the River Spey to Banff, Aberdeenshire.[20] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lossiemouth in a severely damaged condition.[53] |
| Primrose | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[55] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RMS China |  United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated.[56] |
| Prudence | United Kingdom |
The ship was run ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France to Runcorn, Cheshire[57] She was refloated on 19 August and towed in to dover, Kent.[58] |
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kate | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at St. Andrews, Fife.[53] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adonis | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk.[58] |
| Colbert | France |
The ship was driven ashore near Bahia, Brazil.[22] |
| Euxine | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°50′N 35°39′W / 44.833°N 35.650°W). Her 23 crew were rescued by the brig Demetrio Fario ( Austrian Empire). Euxine was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[59][7] |
| Fernanda | Cape Colony |
The schooner was wrecked in Table Bay.[60] |
| Hugh Lindsay | India |
The paddle steamer was wrecked at "Bassadore" in the Persian Gulf. All on board survived.[61][62] |
| Lephenstrath | United Kingdom |
The ship arrived at Havana, Cuba on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Havana. She was later refloated.[63] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balbec | United Kingdom |
The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[64] |
| Mathieu | France |
The brig was severely damaged in the Rio Pongo.[25] |
21 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Speed | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Mutlah River, India with the loss of 292 of the 536 people on board. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to British Guiana.[50][65] |
| Remark | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the Pacific Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Tahiti. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to New Zealand.[66] |
| Sarah Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[67] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ladonia | United States |
The 75-ton screw towboat was lost.[68] |
23 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argosy No. 3 | United States |
The steamer went aground and suffered a steam explosion at Hatfield's Landing, White Mills, Kentucky, 80 nautical miles (150 km) downstream of Louisville, Kentucky. At least ten people died.[69] |
| Evelyn | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick. She was refloated and taken in to Londonderry for repairs.[70] |
| USS Commodore McDonough | United States Navy |
The sidewheel gunboat foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the United States East Coast while under tow from Port Royal, South Carolina, to New York.[71] |
| Sarah Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with the schooner Helen ( Jersey) and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Helen. Sarah Ann was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[70][72] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Jacob |  Prussia |
The yacht foundered off Zoutelande, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of three lives.[70] |
| Ishjornen | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Boddam, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Boddam to a Baltic port.[70] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Exe Estuary and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exeter, Devon.[72] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mullogh | New Zealand |
The steamship was wrecked at Sumner.[73][74] |
| Providence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon.[70] |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane and Isabella | United Kingdom |
The schooner sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. Her four crew reached Gigha in their boat.[75] |
| Spartan | British North America |
The steamship struck rock in the Lachine Rapids, Saint Lawrence River and sank. She was refloated on 4 October and taken in to Montreal, Province of Canada for repairs.[76] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gratitude | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at Agger, Denmark with the loss of all but two of her crew.[77] |
| Mountaineer | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Mobile, Alabama, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[78] |
| Reaper | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Little Fiskars Rocks, on the Swedish coast.[19] |
| Triumph | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore on Cross Island, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She had been refloated by 30 September and towed in to Eastport, Maine for repairs.[79] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alphonsine Irma | France |
The ship was wrecked at Galle, Ceylon.[19] |
| Indiz | Flag unknown | The steamship was damaged by fire at Yokohama, Japan.[80] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The schooner sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[72] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Josephine | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Gunnet Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and put in to North Shields, Northumberland in a leaky condition.[72] |
| Uzella | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore near Burg auf Fehmarn. Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Flensburg, Duchy of Holstein, or from Flensburg to Danzig.[81][82] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest Queen | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[81][83] |
