List of shipwrecks in August 1839
The list of shipwrecks in August 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1839.
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References |
1 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Louise Gallo | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Dunkerque, Nord and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nantes, Loire Atlantique. Louise Gallo was subsequently taken into Dunkerque in a sinking condition.[1] |
Pearl | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to a Dutch port.[2] |
William | ![]() |
The sloop sank off The Crow, Pembrokeshire.[3] |
2 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Manchester | ![]() |
The barque, which had sprung a leak on 29 July, was abandoned in the Indian Ocean (1°47′N 84°40′E) by her 29 passengers and crew. Twenty of them reached Penang on 22 September.[4] Thomas Coutts rescued the other nine (![]() |
5 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the North Bank, off the coast of Cumberland.[6] |
Cropton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Wierum, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[7] |
Despatch | ![]() |
The schooner foundered off Stoke Church, Devon with the loss of all hands.[8] |
George | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3] |
Raphael | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland.[7] |
Vrow Margaretha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[7] |
6 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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George | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Mersey at New Brighton, Cheshire.[9] |
7 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Wilkinson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Perches. She was refloated and taken into Workington, Cumberland.[7] |
9 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore north of The Perches, on the coast of Cumberland.[7] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Dunwich, Suffolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[10] |
10 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Archibald | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Neath, Glamorgan.[11] |
Emily | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of all hands.[11] |
Hinton | ![]() |
The brig was holed by her anchor and sank at The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[10] |
Margaret Simpson | ![]() |
The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea of the coast of County Durham by Leith (![]() |
Medway | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated.[12] |
Resolution | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[10] |
Sabina | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Rabbina Shoal, in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[13][14] |
Standard | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[15] |
11 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[10] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire.[16] |
12 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bonny | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Bonny was refloated the next day.[17] |
Dispatch | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Mothecombe, Devon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Salcombe to a Mediterranean port.[18] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
13 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emily | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of all hands.[19] |
14 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Onondaga | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Bolton (![]() |
Thomas Halliburton | ![]() |
The schooner was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea by Algonquin (![]() ![]() |
15 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dispatch | ![]() |
The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Padstow, Cornwall.[24] |
Dorchester | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[24] Dorchester was refloated on 24 August and taken into Milford Haven.[25] |
Harmony | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire and was severely damaged.[24] |
Possidone | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Possideone was refloated the next day with assistance from the smacks Good Agreement, Phœnix and Rumsley (all ![]() |
16 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mars | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Prata Shoal whilst on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to China. Some of the crew took to the only available boat and were subsequently rescued by Bombay Castle (![]() ![]() |
Rose | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Rose was refloated on 22 August and taken into Calmar.[28] |
Standard | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Cape Ray, Newfoundland with the loss of a crew member.[29] |
17 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Belle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30] |
Brancepeth Castle | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[25] |
18 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cadwallader | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. she was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America to Barbadoes.[31] |
19 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Eliza was refloated the next day and put into Liverpool.[23] |
Glenaladale | ![]() |
The ship was run down off Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to St. Davids, Pembrokeshire.[32] |
20 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fortuna | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Wolgast.[33] |
21 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Constantine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on "Lambrusko Island" and was abandoned.[34] |
Edina | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Bay of Fundy and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. Edina was refloated and towed back to Saint John, where she arrived the next day.[35][36] |
Meridian | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Goosehill Flats. She was on a voyage from City Point, Virginia to Bremen. Meridian was later refloated.[37] |
22 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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George Cabot | ![]() |
The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for Cowes, Isle of Wight. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38] |
Isis | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[39] She drove ashore on Uton, Åland on 3 September and was wrecked.[40] |
23 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Æigir | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Dram to 'Amsterdam, North Holland.[25] |
Perasto | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Barnegat, New Jersey, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[39] |
24 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Abeona | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Prussia with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[41] |
Deux Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[40] |
25 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glenaladale | ![]() |
The barque was in collision with Dange (![]() |
Procris | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Allan's Island, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[43] |
Robert Hannay | ![]() |
The brig ran aground in the Pentland Firth and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the brig Peggy (![]() |
26 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lucretia | ![]() |
The ship caught fire off Kyardbilly's Point, Sydney, New South Wales. An attempt to scuttle her by HMS Herald and HMS Pelorus (both ![]() |
27 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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James Walls | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Goswick Ledge, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to London, James Walls was later refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[44] |
Laurel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off the Rammekins Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Middelburg, Zeeland. Laurel was refloated and put into Vlissingen, Zeeland.[47][48] |
Magnificent | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Broad River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[49] |
Ocean | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to a Baltic port.[50] |
Rebecca Maria | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Eider. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Lübeck.[51] |
28 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Hope was later refloated and taken into Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[14] |
29 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Deux Frères | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Guadeloupe and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Deux Frères was refloated and put back to Guadeloupe.[40] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Hull, Yorkshire. Louisa was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[44] |
Thames | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Thames was refloated the next day and taken into Harwich.[52] |
30 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dover | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia.[53] |
Tilton | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Marksfield, New Jersey with the loss of nine lives. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Providence, Rhode Island.[53] |
31 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gil Blas | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent by Royal Adelaide (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Calista | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned before 18 August.[52] |
Carl Heinrich | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[50] |
Edward | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in Hannah Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Big River.[54] |
Eleanor | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the North Gar Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Eleanor was refloated on 3 August and taken into Stockton-on-Tees.[3] |
Flamer | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock in the Orkney Islands and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantzic.[16] |
Gertrude | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Salinas in late August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pará, Brazil.[55] |
Great Western | ![]() |
The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire in Lake Erie.[56] |
King William | ![]() |
The paddle steamer was lost at Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[57] |
Laurel | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan.[17] |
HMS Racehorse | ![]() |
The sloop-of-war ran aground at the mouth of the Oyapock River. She was refloated ten days later.[58] |
Vrow Magdalena | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of those on board. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam, North Holland.[1] |
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