List of shipwrecks in July 1823
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mariner |  New South Wales |
The ship was wrecked in the Chiloé Archipelago, Chile, with the loss of three of her crew.[1] |
3 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa |  United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Two Sisters ( Guernsey). She was on a voyage from Cape Coast Castle, Gold Coast to the Havana, Cuba.[2][3] |
4 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Five Sisters | Jamaica |
The schooner was run into by General Drummond ( Jamaica). She was beached but was declared a total loss.[4] |
| Mary Thomas |  United States |
The ship ran aground to the north west of Bermuda and was damaged. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. Mary Thomas was later refloated and put into Bermuda for repairs.[5] |
5 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Richard | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Demerara.[6] |
6 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorset | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock and sank near Fredrikshamn (Hamina), Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Frederikshamn and Saint Petersburg, Russia.[8] She was later refloated and taken in to Helsingfors for repairs.[9] |
| Spanish Soldier | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Elbo Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Augustines, Florida Territory to Antwerp, Netherlands.[10] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Enterprise | United States Navy |
The brig was wrecked on Klein Curaçao. Her 70 crew survived. |
12 July
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsley | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Abeona ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden, to Hull, Yorkshire.[11] |
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of "Matans", British North America.[12] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cygnet | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at "Little Mittis Cove", British North America.[12] |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hero | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Whitehaven, Cumberland, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Newcastle, County Down.[14] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concorde |  Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Antwerp.[15] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calisto | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to Boston, Lincolnshire.[16] |
| Flaxley | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She floated off and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Goodintent ( United Kingdom). Flaxley was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Plymouth, Devon.[15] |
| Jane & Matilda | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near "Cape Baltard", Newfoundland, British North America, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Burin, Newfoundland.[17] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Willing Mind | United Kingdom |
The ship strock an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and foundered.[18] |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oak | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing smack Industry ( United Kingdom), which lost a crew member in the rescue. Oak was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Rye, Sussex.[19] |
| Wilkin | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew survived.[19] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esperanza |  Spanish Navy |
War of Venezuelan Independence, Battle of Lake Maracaibo: The brig schooner exploded and sank in Lake Maracaibo. |
28 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Success | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 17 nautical miles (31 km) off Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Infante Don Miguel ( Portugal). She was on a voyage from Lisbon to a Baltic port.[2] |
