List of shipwrecks in July 1826
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cicero |  United Kingdom |
The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on the Alerts Reef, in the Torres Strait. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Singapore.[2] Security rescued the crew and passengers and delivered them to Batavia on 4 August. |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Lutchmy | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Île Bourbon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Colombo, Ceylon, then Mauritius and London.[3][4] |
| Venus |  France |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Málaga, Spain by Fortroendt ( Sweden). Her crew were rescued. Venus was on a voyage from Almería, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[5] |
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amos | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Adeline ( United Kingdom). Amos was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[6][7] |
| John Gilpin |  United States |
The ship was lost near the Hole-in-the-Wall. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to Havana, Cuba.[8] |
| Prince Regent | United Kingdom |
The ship was on her way from Bristol to Quebec when she lost her mainmast and sails. On 18 July she had to put into Plymouth.[9] While she was there she was found to be very leaky and had to discharge part of her cargo.[10] |
9 July
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers |  British North America |
The schooner was lost in White Bay.[12] |
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mariner | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Harriet ( United Kingdom). Mariner was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to London.[13] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[14] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellgowen | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Bondicar Rocks, in the North Sea off Amble, Northumberland and was wrecked.[15] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom |
The ship struck rocks 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Jersey, Channel Islands and foundered. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey.[15] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | United Kingdom |
The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Westport, County Mayo with the loss of a crew member.[16] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Coleraine, County Antrim.[17] |
| Alexander | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Inverness.[17] |
| Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen.[18] |
| George and Agnes | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized and sank off the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire with the loss of all on board.[16] |
| Patriot | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dunbar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[17] |
| Salmon | France |
The ship was discovered abandoned in the English Channel off South Foreland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Le Treport, Seine-Inférieure. Salmon was taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[18] |
| Speedwell | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at Westport with the loss of one life.[16] |
| Thomas & Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dunbar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields to Perth.[17] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Jonson | United Kingdom |
After the ship left Madras on 8 June 1826 she encountered several gales during which she had to throw some of her cargo overboard. She started making 2½ feet of water an hour in her hold and so put into Mauritius on 22 July to repair. Her remaining cargo was forwarded on Emulous.[19] |
| Omega | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was later refloated.[18] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Seacombe Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts. She was later refloated.[18] |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calista | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Jersey, Channel Islands.[15] Calista was refloated on 4 August and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[20] |
| John & Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Knowle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[17] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Straits of Banca. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Singapore and London. Celia was refloated with assistance from Orynthia ( Netherlands East Indies) and put into Batavia, Netherlands East Indies for repairs.[21][22][23] |
25 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Knowle Sand, in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[24] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| East Indian |  United Kingdom |
The transport ship was wrecked at Saugor, India with the loss of four of her crew.[25] She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Bengal, India.[26] |
| Miriam & Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America and was wrecked.[12] She was later reported as "to be repaired".[27] |