List of shipwrecks in July 1847
# List of shipwrecks in July 1847

The list of shipwrecks in July 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1847.

## 1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Jane Palmer | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She floated off but consequently sank with the loss of her captain. |
| Maria | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship sank "at the Osto". Her crew were rescued. |
| Voyager | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Dædalus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Padstow, Cornwall. She was refloated. |
| Margaret Parker | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Fish Potts, off the coast of Tobago. She was on a voyage from London to Scarborough, Tobago. |

## 3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew survived, some were rescued by the brig Peru ( Denmark). |
| Bon Accord | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew survived, some were rescued by Peru ( Denmark). |
| Twende Sostre | Prussia | The ship ran aground and sank at Thornham, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| White Oak | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Goree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to New York. She was refloated on 6 July and towed in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. |

## 4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich in a leaky condition. |
| Arthur | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off "Clavels", Dorset. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Boston, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Athlone | United Kingdom | The steamship was stranded in fog on Mew Island, near Donaghadee, County Down. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, where she arrived the next day. |
| Enterprise | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked in the Richmond River. |
| Sea King | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was stranded in fog on Mew Island. All passengers and crew saved. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast. She capsized and was wrecked. |

## 5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached at Baltimore, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was repaired and refloated. |
| Napoleon II | France | The ship put into St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom in a sinking condition. |

## 6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Belle Alliance | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Adelaide, South Australia. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide. |
| Ellida | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | The ship was driven ashore near Cronslot, Russia. She was refloated the next day and put back to Saint Petersburg in a leaky condition. |

## 7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Frances Burn | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock in the Woosung River and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China. |
| Prueba | Spain | The brig was destroyed by fire at Barcelona. |

## 8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cobre | Chile | The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Coquimbo. She put in to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where she was scuttled. |
| Racehorse | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off St. James's Castle, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Thomas Snooks | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Seraglio Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Triumph | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked east of Grand Cay, Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to an Irish port. |

## 9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Donna Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Mal di Ventre, Kingdom of Sardinia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Odessa. |
| Felix Vienna | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the Thousand Islands, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Batavia to China. |
| Venus | United States | The ship departed from Camposancos, Spain for an American port. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |

## 10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Guave | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Tail Rock, off Grenada and was wrecked. |
| Symmetry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 16 July and towed in to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. |
| Ville de Rouen | France | The ship was wrecked on the Bank of Cacheo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to the Mellacorée River. |

## 11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Duke of Cornwall | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven ashore in Gerran's Bay, Cornwall. She was refloated and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Nueva Yberia | Spain | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Guinchos. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba. |
| Ugie | Stettin | The ship ran aground on the Westerground, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Prussia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stettin. She was refloated the next day and put in to Swinemünde, Prussia. |
| Vixen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Patras, Greece. |

## 12 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hendrika | Netherlands | The tjalk ran aground on the Wittsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Hamburg. She was declared a total loss. |

## 13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Governor Yell | United States | The steamship was wrecked at Port Aransas, Texas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Brazos Santiago, Texas. |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. At least five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Dundee, Forfarshire. |

## 14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cadiz | Isle of Man | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. |
| Sir Henry Webb | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to Groningen, Netherlands. |

## 15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| La Bellone | France | The lugger struck rocks off the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on The Manacles and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |
| Marie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Landscrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| William Irvine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Black Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan. |

## 16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The whaler was lost in ice in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued by Chieftain ( United Kingdom) and other vessels. |
| Caledonia | Mauritius | The ship was wrecked between Cape St. Andrė and Mayonna. |
| Edward Wolfe | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Cuba. At least one crew member survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cuba. |
| Emerald Isle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized on the Mussel Beel. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Drogheda, County Louth. |
| Flambeau | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground near Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Vixen | New South Wales | The ship departed from Sydney for Newcastle. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Wave | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Malta to Liverpool. She was refloated on 18 July. |

## 17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Don Juan | Flag unknown | The schooner departed from Hong Kong for Shanghai, China. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands, possibly on 20 September. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef off Storholm. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Salami | Russia | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt between Bath, Zeeland, Netherlands and Lille, Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Odessa to the city of Antwerp. |
| Young Dixon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Maripost | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. |

## 19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Saracen | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Pilot | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Mozambique for the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Loch Sloy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Dublin. She had been refloated by 18 August and towed in to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. |

## 21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Earl of Selkirk | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bootle, Lancashire. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Ayr. |

## 22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Robert Burns | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Odessa. |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Blackshaw Bank, off the Southerness Lighthouse, Dumfriesshire. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dumfries. |

## 24 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alpha | South Australia | The schooner was wrecked in Encounter Bay. Her crew were rescued. |

## 25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The flat capsized in the Irish Sea with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. Mary was subsequently towed in to Liverpool. |

## 26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Jedore Ledges and was abandoned, She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |

## 27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| City of Sydney | New South Wales | The brig was wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, off Sydney. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. |
| Grace Darling | British North America | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Jedore Head. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Chaleur Bay. |
| Mars | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Cabezas Rocks and was beached near Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. |
| Pedlar | New South Wales | The cutter was wrecked on Bondi Beach. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wollongong to Sydney. |

## 28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Stalkart | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Saugor, India. She was on a voyage from India to an English port. |

## 29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Daniel Walter | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Robert Rankin ( United Kingdom). |
| Jeune Carolie | France | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Libourne, Gironde. |

## 30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Janets | United Kingdom | The brig struck a sunken rock off St. Eval Head, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was assisted in to Padstow, Cornwall by HMRC Childers ( Board of Customs ). Janets was placed under repair. |

## 31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Gateway | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in Loch Eribol. |
| Grace Darling | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Ballyquinton Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated and put in to Strangford, County Down. |
| Sea Gull | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Londonderry. She was refloated and taken in to Portrush, County Down. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: unknown date in July 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Azieta | United States | The ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 3 July. |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Tulcea, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from the Danube to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. She was later refloated and consequently put in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Brothers | New South Wales | The ketch was wrecked at Crowdy Head in late July. Both crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Twofold Bay. |
| Clarisse | France | The ship was wrecked on Saint Pierre Island with the loss of 65 lives. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 July. |
| Flying Fish | New Zealand | The ship was lost off the east coast on New Zealand before 17 July. |
| Golden Fleece | New South Wales | The ship ran aground in the Richmond River. |
| Inez | Portugal | The ship ran aground and sank at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lady Fitzroy | New Zealand | The craft was swamped on the east coast of North Island before 17 July, with the loss of ten lives. The same storm claimed several smaller craft. |
| Lucy | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 5 July. |
| Maria Ramiette | France | The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère. |
| May Queen | United Kingdom | The ship raround at Tarabya, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth or Cork. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Hecla ( Royal Navy). |
| Montebello | United States | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Perseverance | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked off the coast of Otago, New ZealandShe dragged her anchor during a storm and was driven on shore. |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Placentia Bay. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Sir Herbert Maddock | India | The steamship was wrecked in the Hooghly River at Fort Gloucester, 15 nautical miles (28 km) downstream of Calcutta. |
| Two Brothers | New Zealand | The ship was lost off the east coast of New Zealand before 17 July. |
| Vrouw Anna | Hamburg | The ship struck a sunken rock and capsized near "Mühlenberg". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Stettin. |
