List of shipwrecks in August 1847
# List of shipwrecks in August 1847

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

## 1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Earl Grey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Staithes, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Harbinger | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. |
| John Howell | United States | The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (35°00′N 71°45′W﻿ / ﻿35.000°N 71.750°W﻿ / 35.000; -71.750) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Pharsalia ( United States). John Howell was on a voyage from New York to a port in Florida. She exploded and sank. |
| Ouistiti | France | The brig ran aground off Antigua. She was refloated but was consequently beached the next day on Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Smyrna | United States | The ship was wrecked on a reef north of the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to New Orleans, Louisiana. |

## 2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Amelia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Piccaninny Bassara. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to the west coast of Africa. |
| Emma | United Kingdom British North America | The brig departed from Pictou, Nova Scotia for Boston, Massachusetts, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Governor Gawler | United Kingdom South Australia | The ship was wrecked near Port Lincoln. All on board were rescued. |

## 3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Buchanan | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Swinebottoms. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia. |
| Cornuba | New South Wales | The steamship ran aground at Port Phillip. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The smack foundered off Ballantrae, Ayrshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lamlash, Isle of Arran to Ballantrae. |
| Primer Gaditano | Spain | The steamship ran aground at Europa Point, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Cádiz. She was refloated and beached at Algeciras. |

## 5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Carib | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore at Montevideo, Uruguay. She was refloated. |
| Devonport | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| Fame | United States | The brig was driven ashore at "Holmes Isle Harbour". She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Grefvre Rehbinder | Russia | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Leila | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork. |
| Marys | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. James's Castle, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Cork. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The schooner was discovered abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was towed in to Ramsey, Isle of Man in a derelict condition by the lugger Sea Horse ( Isle of Man). |
| Magnus | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Partridge Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Margaret and Hope | United States | The ship collided with the brig Condova ( United States) and sank off Cape Ann, Massachusetts. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Windsor to Boston. |

## 7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoal. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York. She was refloated and beached on the Horse Shoe. |
| Charles Humberton | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais, France. All 260 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to New York, United States. |
| Enterprize | United Kingdom | The ship was struck a rock in Loch Bay and was beached on the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to the Clyde. |
| Juverna | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London. She was refloated the next day and put back to Quebec City. |
| Rosebud | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Fahludd Reef, off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Inverness. She was refloated and taken in to Slitohamn for repairs. |
| Trois Amis | France | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. |

## 8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cisne Alsina | United States | The ship departed from New York for Barcelona, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Elbe. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg. |
| Midge | Antigua | The drogher was wrecked on Montserrat. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Montserrat. |
| Stalkart | India | The ship was wrecked at Saugor. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to London. |
| Swiftsure | United Kingdom | The schooner or steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in Plettenberg Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Triumph | British North America | The brig was wrecked on Grand Cay. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to the Turks Islands. |

## 9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Foigh-a-Ballagh | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the West Reef, off Brian Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Dublin. |
| Iduna | Sweden | The barque collided with Shanunga ( United States) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°25′N 58°30′W﻿ / ﻿44.417°N 58.500°W﻿ / 44.417; -58.500) with the loss of 173 lives. There were 34 survivors; they were rescued by Shanunga. Iduna was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Inner Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Martin | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay, Inner Hebrides. |

## 10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| City of Cork | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Callao, Peru for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Edouard | Prussia | The barque capsized in the River Mersey at Liverpool with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Liverpool. She was righted the next day and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Fingal | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and broke her back at Liverpool. |
| Gloire | French Navy | The Artemise-class frigate was wrecked on Ko-koon-to Island, Korea (35°47′N 126°21′E﻿ / ﻿35.783°N 126.350°E﻿ / 35.783; 126.350). |
| Levant | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Victorieuse | French Navy | The Victorieuse-class corvette was wrecked on Ko-koon-to Island. |

## 11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| City of Derry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Île Bicquette, Province of Canada, British North America to London. |
| Stephanie | France | The ship sprang a leak and put in to Reval, Russia in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. |
| Sussex | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Llanddwyn, Glamorgan. |

## 12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Carrier | Grenada | The cutter ran aground on a reef off Grenville. |
| Jessie Thoms | Norway | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Prince of Waterloo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Aberdeen. |
| Sultana | United Kingdom | The cutter was wrecked in the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued. |

## 13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bordelais | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Rocques, off the coast of Venezuela. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Neptune | Russia | The barque was wrecked on the Skirgaitch Rock, off the Isle of Glass. Her crew were rescued. Neptune was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She came ashore at Stere Head, Sutherland, United Kingdom. |

## 14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Collyria | British North America | The ship was driven ashore on Grand Manan, Fundy Islands, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Windsor, Nova Scotia. She was wrecked the next day. |
| Muta | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Nore. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 26 August and taken in to Sheerness, Kent. |
| Naiad | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Swan ( United Kingdom). Naiad was on a voyage from New Bedford, Massachusetts to the Cape Verde Islands. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Whitstable, Kent. |

## 15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| London | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Mamlouk | United States | The ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean during a squall with the loss of 42 of the 64 people on board. Survivors were rescued on 17 August by the brig Belize ( United Kingdom). Mamlouk was on her maiden voyage, from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Prins Carl | Netherlands | The ship ran aground off Ameland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Ameland. She was refloated and taken in to Amsterdam. |
| HMS Torch | Royal Navy | The paddle gunvessel ran aground in the Sound of Sanda. She was refloated the next day with assistance from HMS Porcupine ( Royal Navy) and taken in to Campbeltown, Argyllshire in a leaky condition. |
| Theresa | South Australia | The ship was wrecked off "Cape Balmac". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Hong Kong. |

## 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Theresa | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cape Bolinao, Spanish East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Manila, Spanish East Indies. |

## 18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Barbara | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Imbros, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Enos, Ottoman Empire to a British port. She was refloated on 25 August. |
| Emilie | Dantzic | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Gloire | French Navy | The frigate was wrecked on an island off the west coast of Korea. Her crew survived. |
| Victorieuse | French Navy | The frigate was wrecked on an island off the west coast of Korea. Her crew survived. |

## 19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Garland | British North America | The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Pictou, Nova Scotia. She was refloated and taken in to Pubnico, Nova Scotia. |
| Lady of Sark | Guernsey | The cutter was struck by lightning and sank at Sark, Channel Islands. |

## 20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Isabella | Bremen | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated. |
| Marie Françoise | France | The ship sank near Concarneau, Finistère. |
| Mary and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Donegal. |
| Millman | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef off "Turnell". She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Rambler | New South Wales | The schooner departed from Sydney for Twofold Bay. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Aid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stettin. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Tobermory in a leaky condition. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east of Maryport, Cumberland. |
| Lowestoft | New Zealand | The brigantine was wrecked in the Chatham Islands. She was on a voyage from Wangaroa to Port Nicholson. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Eastness, Forfarshire. |
| Mary Clark | United Kingdom | The ship was driven out to sea from Tobermory and foundered. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Tiree, Inner Hebrides. |
| Mary Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at St Thomas, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Thurso, Caithness with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Canton | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Farrouthead, Sutherland with the loss of all twenty people on board. |
| Lively | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and abandoned at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. All four people on board were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Louise Marie | Belgian Navy | The schooner was driven ashore at Cromarty, Scotland. She was refloated with assistance from Griffon ( French Navy). |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at East Ness, Forfarshire. |
| Reform | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked in Loch Boisdale with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Thompsons | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the East Gar, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. |
| Triad | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Thurso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to the Isle of Skye. |
| Ulster | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship collided with a brig and sank in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |

## 23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. |
| Bienfaisant | France | The ship was wrecked at Port-en-Bessin, Calvados. She was on a voyage from Chichester, Sussex, United Kingdom to Caen, Calvados. |
| Contest | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Balnakeil, Sutherland. Both crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Bangor, County Down. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Patrick, Wigtownshire. |
| William | South Australia | The cutter was wrecked on Kangaroo Island. All on board survived. |

## 24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lochiel | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandsend, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Petit Leocadie | France | The schooner capsized and sank off Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère. She had been refloated by 2 September and taken in to Camaret-sur-Mer. |
| Rhoda | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Gibraltar for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Dantzic. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Meta | Wismar | The ship ran aground on the Ostergrund. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Rönneholm, Malmö, Sweden. |
| Orion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Krasnaya Gorka, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg. Orion was refloated on 30 August and taken in to Saint Petersburg. |
| Sir John Franklin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was refloated and taken in to "Burgeswick". |

## 26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Waterford. |
| Atkinson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Steffano". She was later refloated. |
| Kate | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Steilsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cuxhaven for repairs. |
| Marion | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Trinidad. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Regatta | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked off "Westergarn", Gotland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |

## 27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Albion | British North America | The ship was driven ashore at Port Hood, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |
| Cricket | United Kingdom | The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the River Thames near Waterloo Bridge with the loss of five lives. |
| Cruiser | Isle of Man | The sloop was driven ashore at Keiss, Caithness. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Douglas. |
| Emanuel | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Scheldt at Antwerp. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Singapore, Batavia, Netherlands East Indies and Manila, Spanish East Indies She was refloated and put back to Antwero. |
| Forsoget | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bergen. |
| Xarifa | Royal Yacht Squadron | The yacht ran aground and was damaged off Sconce Point, Isle of Wight. All on board survived. She was later refloated. |

## 28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Adeline | British North America | The ship was driven ashore on Mud Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Cork. She was consequently condemned. |
| Immanuel Skant | Prussia | The ship capsized and sank at Dantzic. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 September. |
| John | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom to New York. |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in the Hooghly River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius. |
| Zenith | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Raven | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated. |
| HMS Snake | Royal Navy | The Snake-class brig-sloop was wrecked in the Mozambique Channel. Her crew were rescued by Voltigeur ( French Navy). |

## 30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Robert de Diable | Belgium | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Africa. |
| Sultana | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock in Sandwick Bay. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. |
| True Blue | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. |
| Zwilling Broderne | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Francis Western ( United Kingdom). Zwilling Broderne was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Christiansand. |

## 31 August

List of shipwrecks: unknown date in August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Ramsey Sound with the loss of all hands. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: unknown date in August 1847 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Antelope | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Courier de la Seine Inferieure | France | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at the mouth of the Guazú before 8 August. |
| General Graham | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She subsequently foundered. |
| Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony before 18 August. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She had been refloated by 23 August and taken in to Maryport. |
| Levin | New Zealand | The cutter left Port Levy, New Zealand early in August and was never seen again. She is thought to have foundered. There were 19 people on board. |
| HMS Mastiff | Royal Navy | The Bold-class gun-brig was driven ashore on Sanday, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She had been refloated by 30 August and taken in to Stromness, Orkney Islands. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and put in to the River Thames. |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom | The screw steamer was severely damaged by fire in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. She put back to Alexandria, where she arrived on 25 August. |
| Neva | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast before 16 August. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Oceana | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was subsequently discovered by a British vessel which put a skeleton crew on board with the intention of taking her in to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Rio de Pique | Spain | The ship was driven ashore near Camariñas. She was on a voyage from Adra to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
| Themis | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the paddle steamer Pacha ( United Kingdom). Themis was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Victoire | France | The ship was driven ashore at "Hildervig". She was refloated. |
