The list of shipwrecks in July 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1842.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Canadian | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boscastle, Cornwall. [1] |
Choice | ![]() | The brig foundered in the English Channel off Beer Head, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Zephyr (![]() |
Christina | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the West London Shoal ( 8°51′13″N112°37′48″E / 8.85361°N 112.63000°E ) with the loss of eighteen of her 43 crew. She was on a voyage from Macao to Bombay, India. [3] [4] [5] [6] |
Johanna Maria | ![]() | The ship foundered off Bergen, Norway. Her crew were rescued. [7] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Lebau". She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Dantzic. [8] |
Brisk | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Lafolle Reef, off the coast of Saint Domingo. Her crew were rescued. [9] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dean | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Algiers, Algeria. [10] She was refloated on 5 July and taken into Youghal. [1] |
Edna | ![]() | The steamship was destroyed by a boiler explosion at the mouth of the Missouri River with the loss of about 60 lives. [11] |
Esquimaux | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Fort Point, Nevis. She was on a voyage from Nevis to London. She was refloated, and resumed her voyage three days later. [12] |
Gustave | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Lemon Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Gustave was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. [13] |
Terra Nova | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on Rocky Island, in the Paracel Islands. Her crew survived. [14] She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Manila, Spanish East Indies. [15] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adele | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on a reef off "Chitlae Island", in the Laccadive Islands with the loss of 24 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Mauritius. [16] [17] |
Dean | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Algiers, Algeria. [18] |
Durango | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Flatt Keys. She was on a voyage from the Rio de la Hacha to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken into Nassau, Bahamas for repairs. [19] |
Shamrock | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. [20] She was refloated on 15 July and taken into Rye, Sussex. [21] |
Venus | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Rotten Island Lighthouse, County Donegal. She was later refloated and beached. [22] |
Woodlands | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on "Grand Melvan" and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Enchantress | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Estuary of Bilbao. [24] |
Leda | ![]() | The ship capsized in the Estuary of Bilbao. Her crew were rescued. [24] |
Medora | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Cobblers. Her crew were rescued. [25] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ada | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Ledge, off the coast of New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. [26] |
Brutus | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Saint John, New Brunswick. [26] |
Hastings | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Inner Barber Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hastings, Sussex. [1] |
Morning Star | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Duncan Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [27] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Isabella | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Phillips Reef, in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica. [26] |
Sophia | ![]() | The ship capsized in a squall and sank in the Irish Sea off the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands. [21] [28] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charlevoix | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship British American ( ![]() |
Louis Philippe | ![]() | The steamship was holed by an anchor and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [7] |
Shamrock | ![]() | The steamship was destroyed by a boiler explosion 5 miles (8.0 km) from Lachine. Province of Canada with the loss of 62 of the 120 people on board. [11] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adonis | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Henecagua Reef. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, near Puerto Colombia, to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken into Nassau, Bahamas. [19] |
Emperor | ![]() | The ship capsized in the River Usk at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was later righted. [7] |
Kate | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked near Cape Terawhiti. She had suffered damage after hitting rocks after leaving Wellington, but the master attempted to continue her journey to Cloudy Bay. While at anchor nea Cape Terawhiti she hit a further rock which worsened the damage and led to a heavy leak. After this the schooner was deliberately run onto the reef in order to save the crew. [30] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jane McNeill | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on St. Peter's Island. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bras d'Or Lake to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. [31] |
Marjery | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore between Campos dos Goytacazes and Maçanes, Brazil with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Liverpool, Lancashire. [32] |
Racer | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore, capsized and sank at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. [33] [34] She was later raised and taken into Ghent. [35] |
Resolution | ![]() | The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was later refloated. [33] |
Sister | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on "Langlois Island". Her crew were rescued .She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to St. John's, Newfoundland. [31] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ada | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Passamaquoddy Bay. She was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated. [36] |
Dunmore | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States. [27] |
Friends | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on St Peter's Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Sydney, Nova Scotia. [31] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ada | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in Passamaquoddy Bay. She was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [37] |
Keith Stewart | ![]() | The sloop foundered off the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. [38] |
Marquis of Wellesley | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Traverse. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Dublin. She was later refloated and put back to Quebec City. [36] |
Rio Doce | ![]() | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Rio de Janeiro. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Rio Doce. [39] [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dolores | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at the Point de Mulas, Cuba. All on board were rescued. [41] |
Keith Stewart | ![]() | The ship foundered in Tolsta Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. [42] |
Margaret Magdalene | ![]() | The ship ran aground and sank on a reef north of the mouth of the Agger Canal, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mandahl to "Stuter". [43] |
Martha Ridgeway | ![]() | The barque was wrecked in the Torres Strait. Her crew were rescued by a number of ship including Hopkinson ( ![]() |
Teviot | ![]() | The paddle steamer was severely damaged by fire at Havana, Cuba with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz, Mexico to London. The fire was extinguished with assistance from HMS Romney (![]() |
Water Witch | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near "Teumpan Head". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. Water Witch was refloated and taken into Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. [42] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lexington | ![]() | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. [47] |
Peruvian | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at near the River Ganges, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Berbice, British Honduras to St. Stephen, New Brunswick. [38] |
Soeblomsten | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Amsterdam, North Holland. [48] [28] |
Traveller | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore on Belle Isle, Newfoundland, British North America). She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated, but consequently capsized and sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) east of Belle Isle on 17 July with the loss of three of her twelve crew. [49] [50] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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British America | ![]() | The steamship was run aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal, Province of Canada. She was refloated the next day. [27] |
Dart | ![]() | The ship spang a leak and foundered in the English Channel south south east of Looe Island, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Falmouth, Cornwall. [48] [51] |
Ruby | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to "Miltown". [8] |
Sophia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Valløe, Norway. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valløe. She was refloated on 19 July and taken into Valløe. [52] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Comet | ![]() | The ship departed from Mauritius for Algoa Bay. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands. [53] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arion | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was consequently condemned. [54] |
Galatea | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was later refloated. [54] |
Hart | ![]() | The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides. [55] |
Henry and Wiliam | ![]() | The ship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Islay and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [56] |
Sir William Wallace | ![]() | The steamship foundered in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by a French steamship. She was on a voyage from London to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. [57] |
Whim | ![]() | The ship was sighted off Gibraltar whilst on a voyage from Malta to an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [58] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Britannia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near "Clamcove", Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. She was refloated but consequently foundered off Ferryland, Newfoundland on 23 July. All on board were rescued. [27] |
Pekin | ![]() | The ship ran aground of the Petit Reefs, off the Île-à-Vache, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Jamaica. She was refloated and sailed to Jamaica for repairs. [59] |
Thomas Lord | ![]() | The schooner ran aground off the Williams Town Lighthouse, Melbourne. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Melbourne. Thomas Lord was refloated. [60] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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George Cadman | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Christchurch, Hampshire to London. [61] [62] |
Ocean Queen | ![]() | The barque ran aground at Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from London to Launceston. Ocean Queen was refloated. [63] [64] [65] (However, later in the same year, struck a reef off the coast of Western Australia and was eventually abandoned [66] ). |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Angelique | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Pori. [12] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sampson | ![]() | The ship rann aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. she was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex. [56] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Enigheden | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Hjorring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to London, United Kingdom. [67] |
Salem | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Mobile, Alabama. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Mobile. [49] She was refloated on 27 July. [59] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adolphe | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Isla Aves, Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Saint Domingo. [68] |
Betsey | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. [31] |
John | ![]() | The sloop sprang a leak and was beached at North Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Arbroath, Forfarshire. John was refloated on 6 August and taken into Berwick upon Tweed for repairs. [31] [69] |
Pasha | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Rabbit Islands, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Cambridge and HMS Vanguard (both ![]() |
Pearl | ![]() | The ship was beached at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly having previously struck a sunken rock or a wreck 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Falmouth, Cornwall. [22] |
Sarah | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked near Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth. [26] [71] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Joshua Sears | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ragged Island. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [72] |
Marianne | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at North Point, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Bremen. [49] Marianne was refloated on 3 August and towed into Baltimore. [70] [50] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [73] [74] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mavis | ![]() | The brig was struck by lightning off "Grand Ladrone" and exploded. Her crew were rescued. [75] |
Ulysses | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica, France. Her crew were rescued. [36] [76] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alasco | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was refloated and taken into New York, where she was condemned. [49] |
Atlantic | ![]() | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Bear River. She was on a voyage from Digby, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts. [26] |
Francsis I | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Port-a-Port, Newfoundland, British North America. [77] |
Franklin | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Balance Rocks, off Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [22] |
Lartilleur | ![]() | The brig was in collision with a barque and foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure. [48] |
Norden | ![]() | The barque sank in the Truro River. She was refloated and beached on 27 July. [61] [22] |
Oriental | ![]() | The ship was damaged by fire whilst on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Liverpool, where she arrived on 29 July. [22] |
Star | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 July. Her crew were rescued by the brig Britannia (![]() |
Stephen Rowan | ![]() | The ship departed from Calcutta, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [80] |
Tees | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Agger Canal. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pillau, Prussia. She was refloated on 16 July and taken into Thisted, Denmark in a severely leaky condition. [43] |
Venus | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Rotten Island Lighthouse, County Donegal. She was refloated on 26 July and beached. [61] |
Ship events in 1842 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 |
Ship commissionings: | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 |
Shipwrecks: | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 |