List of shipwrecks in July 1836
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berendina Sophia | The ship foundered off Schiermonnikoog, Groningen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[1] |
3 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effort | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Tarbert, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Limerick. Effort was refloated on 15 July and taken in to Limerick for repairs.[2][3] | |
| Louisa Maria | The ship was driven ashore near Ensenada, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Louisa Maria was refloated on 18 July.[4] |
5 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orozimbo | The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[5] |
6 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Genevese | The ship was driven ashore at Island Beach, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to New York, United States.[6] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | The ship was wrecked on "Cape Cuerpon", Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Labrador, British North America.[5] |
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Battly | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[7] | |
| Travemünde | The ship was wrecked at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[8] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Douglas | The ship ran aground on the Whale Head Reef, in Gaspé Bay and was wrecked with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America.[9][3] | |
| Ranger | The ship was driven ashore at Bellechasse, Lower Canada, British North America before 13 August. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City, Lower Canada. Ranger was later refloated, but was condemned.[10][11][6] | |
| Regina | The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stettin.[12] | |
| Stranraer | The ship was driven ashore in the Strait of Belle Isle. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Stranraer, Wigtownshire. Stranraer was refloated in mid-August and taken in to a port in Newfoundland.[13][14] |
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Jamaica.[15] | |
| Atlantic | The ship collided with Ocean ( | |
| Whitwell Grange | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[3] |
11 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Braganza | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bath, Maine, United States.[17] | |
| John and Elizabeth | The ship was holed by her anchor in the River Tees and was beached.[1] She was refloated on 14 July and taken in to South Shields, County Durham for repairs.[3] | |
| Mandvaille | The ship departed from Portobelo, Republic of New Granada for Jamaica. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[18] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | The ship was destroyed by fire at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19][20] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothy | The ship was driven ashore and capsized in Plettenberg Bay.[21] | |
| Gentil Americano | The ship capsized whilst on a voyage from Pernambuco to Bahia with the loss of seven lives.[22] | |
| Phœbus and Jane | The schooner was lost on the coast of Labrador, British North America.[23] | |
| Pitt | The barque was driven ashore and damaged in Girvan Bay.[24] |
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin. Bruce was later refloated and taken in to Dublin.[25] | |
| Caledonia | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) south east of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. All eight people took to the boat. They were rescued the next day by Quebec ( | |
| Victors | The ship was wrecked on the Mayaguana Reef. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[28] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | The ship was run down and sunk by Esk ( | |
| Doncaster | The East Indiaman, a barque, was wrecked at Cape Agulhas, Africa with the loss of all 64 people on board. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London.[29][30][31] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship capsized off Schiermonnikoog, Groningen, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stromness, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[32] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north north west of the mouth of the River Ribble with the loss of two of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire to Flint.[33][34] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | The ship was abandoned off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Gloucester.[6] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Rotterdam, South Holland.[8] | |
| Scotia | The ship was driven ashore near Minde, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Hamburg.[35] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clio | The ship was lost near White Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[6][14] | |
| Matilda | The ship ran aground ran aground on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea off Dragør, Denmark and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[36] |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Clarence | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent.[8][27] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[37] | |
| Elspeth | The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, off the coast of County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Galway.[25] | |
| Friends | The ship struck The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[37][8] | |
| Lunar | The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.Lunar was later refloated and taken in to Hamburg.[25] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex.[27] |
25 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer | The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland.[25] | |
| Wilkinson | The ship was driven ashore at Workington. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ireland.[25] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Electra | The brig capsized in the River Tay. She was later righted and taken in to Perth for repairs.[27] | |
| James | The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, New South Wales to Maryport, Cumberland.[34] | |
| Johanna Gertrude | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crosby, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland.[38][39] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Dorothea | The ship was driven ashore east of Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Trondheim to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Anna Dorothea was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[34] | |
| Fortuna | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore east of Folkestone. She was on a voyage from "Borgo" to Cádiz, Spain. Fortuna was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[34] |
| Frow Malia | The ship was driven ashore east of Folkestone. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. Fra Maitra was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[34][40] | |
| New York | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Greenock to New York. She was later refloated and taken in to Greenock.[27] |
28 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Matilda | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the mouth of the Old Calabar River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Old Calabar, Africa. Amelia Matilda was refloated on 30 July.[41][42] |
29 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | The ship schooner was driven ashore at Thorntonloch, Lothian.[40] | |
| Grecian | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[43] | |
| Hannah | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) east south east of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of seven of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by Volunteer ( | |
| John Welsh | The ship struck the Hoyle Bank and was subsequently wrecked on the Dove Spit, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of fourteen of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, near Puerto Colombia, to Jamaica and Liverpool, Lancashire. The survivors were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat.[47][48] | |
| Lamb | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Alnmouth, Northumberland.[25] | |
| William | The schooner was wrecked on the Red Wharf Bank, in the Irish Sea, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Chester, Cheshire.[48][49] |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Whitby.[25] |