List of shipwrecks in July 1844
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Hill |  United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Bridlington to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[1] |
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eiland |  Sweden |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Oran, Algeria. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[1] |
5 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sir William Wallace | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Belle Isle. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
6 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cameo | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off Kedgeree, India. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India.[3][4] |
| Elizabeth McDonald |  British North America |
The schooner capsized in a squall off Prince Edward Island. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The sloop ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Banff to Bremen.[6] |
| Magdalena Dorothea |  Russia |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached near "Kukanos". She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg.[7] |
| Marshal Blucher | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Lisbon.[8] |
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Danube upstream of "Beni".[9] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Scotland ( United Kingdom).[2] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She put back to South Shields and was beached.[10] |
| Vintage | United Kingdom |
The ship struck rocks between Cullercoats and Tynemouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Clackmannan to London. She was refloated and put in to South Shields.[10] Subsequently repaired at North Shields.[11] |
11 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ayrshire | United Kingdom |
The barque was beached on La Gomera, Canary Islands in a capsized condition. She became a wreck on 13 November.[12] |
| Bon Père |  France |
The sloop ran aground off the Bout du Nez, on the Channel coast.[13] |
| Eliza and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in Pistolet Bay and was severely damaged. She was refloated the next day. Eliza and Mary was consequently condemned.[14] |
| Robert Watts | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off the coast of Sierra Leone.[15] |
| Viscountess Canning | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sierra Leone.[15] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patterson | New South Wales |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Richmond River. She was on a voyage from the Richmond River to Sydney.[16] |
| Springflower | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Boscastle.[17] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17] |
| Monica | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama |  United States |
The ship ran aground off the Cordouan Lighthouse, Gironde, France. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bordeaux, Gironde.[6] |
| Demouth |  Greifswald |
The ship was in collision with Hoseana ( Hamburg) and foundered off Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to an English port.[6] Demouth was refloated on 27 July and taken in to Rendsburg.[18] |
| Singapore | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack British Rover ( United Kingdom). Singapore was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[17][19] |
| Spence | United Kingdom |
The West Indiaman was run aground and wrecked near Malin Head, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Londonderry.[19][20] |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bourbonnais | France |
The ship ran aground off Tahiti. She was towed off but consequently sank, Her crew were rescued.[21] |
| Deux Frères | France |
The schooner was wrecked on Agaléga, Mauritius. Her crew survived.[22] |
| Ironsides | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Pernambuco, Brazil. She was later righted.[23][24] |
16 July
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phœnix | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Huna, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[26] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John o'Gaunt | United Kingdom |
 |
| Lady of the Isles | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bideford, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7] |
| Orion | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked 150 nautical miles (280 km) north of Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa. Her sixteen crew were rescued by a cutter from HMS Isis ( Royal Navy).[29][30] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Ashburton | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Strangford, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[8] She was refloated on 31 August and beached at Portaferry, County Down.[31] Subsequently sold and towed to Liverpool for repairs.[32] |
| Storfursten | Sweden |
The steamship ran aground off Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Reval and Saint Petersburg, Russia.[33] She was refloated and taken in to Turku for repairs.[34] |
| William Thompson | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated.[7] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pandora | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Isabella ( United Kingdom). Pandora was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Waterford.[35] |
| St. George | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and sank at "Ristrow". She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Maryport, Cumberland.[36] |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth and Antoinette |  Netherlands |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs,[8] and later to Gravesend, Kent.[18] |
| George Ponsonby | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Colonsay, Inner Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Arklow, County Wicklow to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[5][37] |
| Susanna Wilhelmine |  Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[38] She was consequently condemned.[39] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Juno | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port. She was refloated and taken in to Sheerness, Kent for repairs.[40][37] |
| Orange | United Kingdom |
The schooner capsized whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Matanzas, Cuba. Her seven crew were rescued on 6 August by Vicksburg ( United States) but one of them died that day.[41][42] |
| Robert Napier | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer caught fire and was beached at Ballycastle, County Antrim. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40] Subsequently repaired.[43] |
25 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Johann |  Lübeck |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Snogebæk, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Uusikaupunki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[44] |
| Naiade | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on Stroma, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[8] Naiade was refloated and taken in to Stromness, Orkney Islands.[20] |
| Premier | United Kingdom |
The East Indiaman was wrecked on Pulo Pajang, off the east coast of Borneo. All on board survived, but were taken prisoner. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to "Bally Badong".[45][46] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bessy | New South Wales |
The schooner was wrecked in Anna Bay. Her crew survived.[47] |
| Collins | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was later refloated.[20] |
| Royal Admiral | United Kingdom |
The East Indiaman, a barque, was wrecked at Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Aden.[48][49] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Havre de Grâce. She was later refloated.[20] |
| Violet | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Havre de Grâce. She was later refloated.[20] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada to London. She was refloated on 28 July and resumed her voyage.[25][2] |
28 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Clarence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven asher at Coalhouse Point, Kent. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Rochester.[38] |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Byrum, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[34] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Gaverne, Cornwall.[50] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the "Dronoroe Bank". She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[50] |
| Trio | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Trebarwith, Cornwall.[50] |
| William Watson | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Baltic Sea. One crew member was rescued by a Norwegian fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[51] |
