List of shipwrecks in July 1859
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John L. Dimmock |  United States |
The barque was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Kronstadt, Russia.[1] |
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rossett |  United Kingdom |
The smack ran aground on the Skirweathers Bank, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Bridgwater, Somerset.[2] |
| Sunshine | United States |
The barque capsized off Fairport, New York with the loss of nine of the seventeen people on board.[3] |
| William Gibson | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Valparaíso, Chile.[4] |
3 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | United Kingdom |
The yacht sank in a thunderstorm at Gravesend, Kent with the loss of four of the eight people on board.[5][6] |
4 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royalist | United Kingdom |
The fishing boat struck a sunken wreck and sank off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
| Sylla | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire. She had become a wreck by 11 July.[8] |
5 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alma | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and capsized at the Sandheads, India with the loss of more than 22 lives. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius.[9][10] |
| Dunedin | United Kingdom |
The steamship was in collision with the steamship Lady Alice Lambton ( United Kingdom) and sank off the mouth of the Elbe. All on board were rescued.[11][12][13] |
| Pedlar | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on a reef off Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[14] |
6 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conferentsraad |  Norway |
The ship ran ashore at Gottska Sandö, Sweden and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to London, United Kingdom.[15] |
| James Carson | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic (24°20′S 27°07′W / 24.333°S 27.117°W) in a sinking condition. Her 31 crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Marathon ( United Kingdom). James Carson was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bombay, India.[16][17][18] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer |  Tasmania |
The cutter was driven onto a reef in Robbins Passage and sank. Her crew were ashore.[19] |
| Elk | United Kingdom |
The Belfast and Glasgow mail steamer ran aground at Ballymacormick Point near Groomsport, County Down, Ireland.[20] |
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jylland |  Denmark |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Ceres ( Hamburg). Jylland was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[21][22] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amphitrite | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Fahludd Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Kronstadt, Russia. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[23]{ |
| Ocean |  France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arkhangelsk, Russia.[24] |
| Symmetry | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arkhangelsk.[24] |
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Bain | United Kingdom |
The brig was destroyed by fire at Kingston, Jamaica.[14] |
| Lancaster |  United States |
The barque foundered at "Malaki".[25] |
| Standard | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields.[26] |
| Valentine Hellicar | Victoria |
The schooner was wrecked on Otaki Beach in New Zealand during a thunderstorm and gale while en route from Melbourne to Port Cooper. All hands were saved.[27] |
11 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Roy | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Johore Shoal, off the coast of Malaya. She was on a voyage from Sarawak, Malaya to Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harpy | Norway |
The ship was wrecked on Seskar, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to te Bristol Channel.[29] |
| Hinda | Duchy of Schleswig |
The schooner was wrecked on the Kleine Vogelsand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Glückstadt.[30] |
| Macaulay | United States |
The ship ran aground off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands.[31] |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom |
The ship struck Tings Rocks, off Hartland Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. She put in to Ilfracombe, Devon in a severely leaky condition.[31] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Fernandez | United States |
The ship ran aground off Mindoro, Spanish East Indies and consequently foundered two days later. She was on a voyage from Manilla, Spanish East Indies to Boston, Massachusetts.[32] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow | New South Wales |
The brigantine ran aground off the Tweed River Bar, New South Wales.[33] |
| Carron | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the brig Viscountess Canning ( Guernsey) and sank off Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[34][31][23] |
| Dohallard | France |
The schooner was wrecked in the Bay of Biscay while en route to Nantes, France.[35] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground and sank at Kuressaare, Russia.[36][15] |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hinde | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30][37] |
| Samuel Guiseppe |  Austrian Empire |
The ship was wrecked at Cape St. Rocque, Brazil.[38] |
| Victor | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Ness Point, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[23] |
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The smack collided with the tug Reliance and sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port St. Mary, Isle of Man to Liverpool.[39][40] She was refloated on 21 July.[41][9] |
| Premier | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) off Tristan d'Acunha. Her crew were rescued by Amica ( Kingdom of Hanover).[42] |
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cargey | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Blyth to Beyrout, Ottoman Syria. She was refloated and put back to Blyth for repairs.[23] |
| Jeanette Melanie |  Belgium |
The brig ran aground on the Gabbard Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage form Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[43][23] Subsequently repaired at Ostend, West Flanders.[44] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby | United Kingdom |
The schooner became leaky and was abandoned in the English Channel. Her five cew survived. She was on a voyage from Totnes, Devon to Neath, Glamorgan. Ruby was subsequently towed in to Plymouth, Devon by a pilot boat. Investigation revealed that holes had been deliberately bored in her stern.[29][45] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Waterwitch | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the River Tyne.[23] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johanna | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Nepalese Ambassador ( United Kingdom). Johanna was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Algiers, Algeria.[24] |
| Seraphina | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Fortune Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Falmouth, Cornwall.[46][32] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. D. Whiddew | United Kingdom |
The brig capsized and sank at Aux Cayes, Haiti.[47] |
| Palestine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of "Pittshead". She was on a voyage from "Kooria Mooria" (Khuriya Muriya Islands) to Cromarty.[24] |
| Swallow | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. SHe was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kronstadt, Russia.[24] |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of Sefton | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Monkey Point, Burma.[48][49] |
| Helen | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the River Tyne at Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to the River Tyne. She was righted the next day.[44] |
| Nathalie | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Bombay, India with the loss of three of her crew.[50] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advice | United Kingdom |
The whaler was crushed by ice and sank off Cape Hooper, Greenland.. Her crew were rescued on 26 July by Emma ( United Kingdom)[51][52][53] |
| Francis Ridley | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven onto a reef off Aux Cayes, Haiti. She was refloated, but was consequently condemned.[54] |
| Magnolia | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Belvidere, Cape Colony. Her nine crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cape Town to Knysna.[55][56] |
25 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bertha |  Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
The brigantine foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Adra, Spain. Her seven crew were rescued by the schooner Dos Amigos ( Portugal).[57] Bertha was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[58] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken rock and sank in Loch Carron. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wick, Caithness.[59] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeline | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Glencairn ( United Kingdom). Adeline was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Providence, Rhode Island, United States.[60][61] |
| Catherine |  Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of East Frisia. Her six crew were rescued.[62] |
| Duque do Porto | Portugal |
After hitting a rock in fog, the ship was beached at Peniche, Portugal.[63] |
| Evergreen | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground and was severely damaged at Bridgwater, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bridgwater. She was refloated and taken in to Bridgwater.[44] |
| Happy Return | United Kingdom |
The coble collided with a brig and sank in the North Sea with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig.[64] |
| Plantaganet | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire in the Demerara river. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to a British port.[65][66][67][68] |
| Xerezano | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Bird Rock, in the Crooked Island Passage, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Gonaïves, Haiti to London.[69] |
28 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Casilda |  Spain |
The brigantine collided with an American vessel and was severely damaged. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued. Casilda was on a voyage from Valencia to Santander.[70] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked between the Isla de Lobos and Cape Samaira, Uruguay with the loss of all hands.[21] |
29 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with the steamship Kazan ( Russia) and sank off the French coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to the River Wear.[44] |
| Lile | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and departed for her homeport of Plymouth for repairs.[44] |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer | New South Wales |
The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Tweed River and was wrecked with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Tweed River.[71] |
| Woodlark | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Port Natal, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from London to Port Natal.[55] |
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