The list of shipwrecks in August 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during August 1820.
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References |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Superior | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] Superior was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Concord | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Inverness Packer (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hope | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Orford Haven, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Southampton, Hampshire. [1] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Peace | ![]() | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Orinoco. Her crew were rescued. [4] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Duke | ![]() | The ship was sighted in the Baltic Sea off Götaland, Sweden with her cargo having shifted. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. [5] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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New Jersey | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on South Hampton Beach, Rhode Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Alexandria, Virginia. [6] [7] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Samuel | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Mad Wharf Bank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [3] |
Oden | ![]() | The ship capsized at Plymouth, Devon. [8] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Marcellus | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Sagar Island, Bengal. She was on a voyage from the Netherlands to Bengal. [9] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Cape Malabata, Beylik of Tunis, where she was burnt by the local inhabitants. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Messina, Sicily. [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of East Florida, New Spain. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland. Maria was later refloated and put into Nassau, Bahamas for repairs. [11] |
Ulysses | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Whithorn, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Whithorn to Gorleston, Suffolk. [12] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glatton | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg. [8] |
Janna | ![]() | The ship was lost near Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Hamburg. [13] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Peterell | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Cabrita Point, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar. [6] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Achilles | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [14] |
Adonia | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. [14] |
Ann | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. [14] |
Argo | ![]() | The brig sank in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. [14] |
Despatch | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in the River Pate at Buenos Aires. [14] |
Fly | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Guinea Reef. [15] |
Hercules | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. [14] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Cape Gommett, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Jamaica. [16] |
Navarrois | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. [14] |
Peru | ![]() | The brig ran aground in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. [14] |
San Juan Nepornacia | ![]() | The polacca was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. [14] |
Trafalgar | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. [14] |
Twey Gesusters | ![]() | The ship ran aground near Sandhamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland. [6] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Achilles | ![]() | The ship was severely damaged at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [17] |
Adonio | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore or sank at Buenos Aires. [17] |
Anne | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. [17] |
Argo | ![]() | The brig sank at Buenos Aires. [17] |
Brilliant | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Ensenada, Buenos Aires. [18] |
Dispatch | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore or sank at Buenos Aires. [17] |
Hercules | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. [17] |
Johanna | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. [19] |
Navarrois | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. [17] |
Peru | ![]() | The brig ran aground at Buenos Aires. She was refloated on 25 August. [17] |
San Juan Nepomacia | ![]() | The polacca was driven ashore or sank at Buenos Aires. [17] |
Trafalgar | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Buenos Aires with the loss of two of her crew. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Providence | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. [13] She was on a voyage from Kragerø, Norway to Margate. [20] |
Sprightly | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Sikar Reef, she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Harrington, Cumberland. [21] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Escalop | ![]() | The schooner capsized off Falmouth, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. Escalop was later righted and taken in to Falmouth. [22] |
Jonge Harm | ![]() | The ship ran aground near Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. [23] |
Maria Constance | ![]() | The ship foundered off Caen, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and the Canary Islands. [19] |
William and Mary | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Topsham, Devon. [24] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maria Constance | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Caen, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to the Canary Islands, Spain. [23] |
Vrow Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was lost off Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. [19] |
Vrow Hendrica Jacoba | ![]() | The ship was lost off Terschelling. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Amsterdam. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Harmony | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. [13] She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. [22] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jane | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes. [4] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bons Amis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Morlaix, Finistère to Hamburg. [25] Bons Amis was refloated on 9 September and taken in to Dover, Kent. [6] |
Doggerbank | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Swedish coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [6] |
Pitt | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Saint Kitts. She was on a voyage from Nevis to Saint Kitts and London. [4] Pitt was later refloated, [26] but was declared a total loss. [27] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sterling | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Brunswick. [28] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Koophandel | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. [6] |
Vrow Alberdina | ![]() | The ship was lost off Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Rotterdam. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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China Packet | ![]() | The ship struck a reef and foundered in the Old Bahama Channel, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. [6] |
Integrity | ![]() | The ship was lost near Burin, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland. [10] |
Mercurius | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Campvere, Zeeland, Netherlands at the end of August. She was on a voyage from Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime, France to Memel, Prussia. [23] |
Theodore | ![]() | The ship was lost near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Riga. [13] |
Vrouw Alberdina | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. [24] |
Vrow Christina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam. Vrow Christina was later refloated and put into Arendahl, Norway. [29] |
Ship events in 1820 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 |
Ship commissionings: | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 |
Shipwrecks: | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 |