The list of shipwrecks in July 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1843.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | The ship ran aground at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Kinsale, County Cork. She was refloated. [1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | | The steamship ran aground on the Devil's Rock, off Nova Scotia. Female passengers were taken off. She broke her back on 4 July and was wrecked. Those remaining on board were rescued, except for a crew member who was lost. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [2] [3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | The brig was wrecked on the Mud Islands, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Saint John, New Brunswick. [4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constitionsdagen | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the North Sea 14 leagues (42 nautical miles (78 km) off "Rundoe". Her crew were rescued. [5] |
| Mentor | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged off Hartley, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to a Scottish port. [6] | |
| Rimsweil | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg. [7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivar | The ship departed from Sierra Leone for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [9] | |
| Tartar | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin. Following repairs, she was refloated and resumed her voyage. [10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | The smack foundered in the Irish Sea off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. [12] | |
| Mary | The ship was in collision with Marys ( | |
| Recovery | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince | The steamship was holed by her anchor and sank at Cork. [12] She was refloated on 13 July. [11] | |
| Mary Jones | The ship was driven ashore near Salonica, Greece. She was later refloated and put into Orfani. [15] [16] | |
| Tre Sodskende | The sloop was in collision with Harmony ( | |
| Velocity | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [17] | |
| Violet | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. [14] | |
| W. A. Flogger | The ship was driven ashore on the Flogger. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Gibraltar. She was refloated and put back to Philadelphia. [18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minstrel | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoal Point, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. [19] | |
| Regular | The East Indiaman, a full-rigged ship, was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. All 34 people on board were rescued by the frigate Cléopâtre ( | |
| Monarch | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Duke of Cornwall ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | The troopship, a barque, was wrecked on Goose Island. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [24] [25] [26] [27] | |
| Ceres | The ship ran aground at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put into the Humber. [12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | The ship was driven ashore at Thorpeness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Jersey, Channel Islands. [11] | |
| Incomparabile | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Bergen, Norway. [28] [29] | |
| Neptune | The steamship ran aground at Whitburn, County Durham. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and towed into South Shields, County Durham. [8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beresford | The ship struck The Skerries, Anglesey and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Flint. [28] | |
| Victor | The brig was wrecked on Brazos Santiago, Republic of Texas. Her crew were rescued by the brig Lime rock ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua Packet | The ship departed from Galle, Ceylon for Bombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands. [31] | |
| Mary Mallaby | | The ship was wrecked off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Her crew were rescued. [32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Samarang | ||
| Sir Francis Drake | The paddle steamer was driven ashore in Batten Bay, Devon. [28] | |
| Pursuit | The ship was in collision with a schooner and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rye, Sussex. [37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara | The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [29] | |
| John | The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. [38] | |
| Pursuit | The schooner was run into and sunk in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rye, Sussex. [39] | |
| William and Robert | The ship foundered south of St. Tudwal's Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. [40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortitude | The ship ran aground on the West Burrows, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to London. [3] | |
| Pegasus |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amphitrite | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on "Sobasbere", off the coast of Uruguay. Her thirteen crew survived. [42] | |
| Joanna | | The ship was driven ashore near "the Steimunde", Prussia. Her crew were rescued. [5] [43] |
| Resolution | The ship was driven ashore on the Noordwal. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Rotterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Auberville, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 28 July and put back to Quillebeuf-sur-Seine in a leaky condition. [5] [44] | |
| Emblem | The ship was driven ashore at Auberville. She was on a voyage from Quillebeuf-sur-Seine to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated on 28 July and put back to Quillebeuf-sur-Seine in a leaky condition. [5] [44] | |
| Falcon | The brig struck a sunken rock off North Cape and foundered with the loss of twelve of her thirteen crew. [25] [45] | |
| Johana | The ship was driven ashore near the "Stelnmole". She was on a voyage from Wismar to Pillau. She was refloated on 28 July and taklen into Pillau. [46] | |
| Margaret and Eliza | The galiot was driven ashore at Auberville. She was on a voyage from Quillebeuf-sur-Seine to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated and put back to Quillebeuf-sur-Seine in a leaky condition. [44] [47] | |
| Memphis | The ship was wrecked near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York. [13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | The sloop was wrecked on the Ross Sands. [48] | |
| Ebenezer | The ship sank at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian. Ebenezer was later refloated and repaired. [48] [25] | |
| Euphemia | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Coldingham Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Perth. [25] [47] | |
| Hawthorn | The ship was driven ashore at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. She was refloated and taken into Eyemouth. [44] | |
| Industrious Helen | The ship ran aground on the Ross Sands. She was refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland for repairs. [48] | |
| Jane | The ship ran aground on the Ross Sands. She was refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed for repairs. [48] | |
| Johanna | | The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Prussia. She was refloated on 28 July and taken into Pillau. [49] |
| Kingston | The brig was driven ashore at Eyemouth. She was later refloated and taken into Eyemouth. [44] | |
| Return | The sloop ran aground on the Ross Sands. She was declared a total loss. [48] | |
| Samarang | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [3] She was refloated on 26 July and taken into South Shields. [44] [47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demerara | The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated on 30 July. [49] | |
| Jane | The schooner was in collision with Pluton ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corrib | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bremen. [15] | |
| Jacobus | | The yacht sank in the Bjorskard. [51] |
| HMS Lizard | The paddle steamer collided with Véloce ( | |
| Mercury | The whaler, a schooner was capsized by a waterspout off Brazos Santiago, Republic of Texas. She drifted ashore and was wrecked. [30] | |
| Triumph | The sloop was driven ashore at Goose River, Prince Edward Island, British North America. [13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent | The ship ran aground on the Gannet Ledge, off the Isle of Wight and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was reflpoated and taken into Cowes, Isle of Wight. [53] | |
| Glenburnie | The ship collided with Lochliboo ( | |
| Harriett | The schooner collided with the barque Northumberland ( | |
| Islay | The ship struck a sunken rock off Raas Island, Netherlands East Indies and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to a port in China. [57] | |
| Neptune | The ship was wrecked near Harboøre, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dram, Norway. [19] | |
| P. T. R. | The ship was wrecked near Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia. [19] | |
| Watchman | | The drogher was wrecked at the mouth of the Rabacca Dry River. [20] [58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated. [15] | |
| Ellen | | The schooner was wrecked on the Catholics Reef. [20] |
| McLellan | The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from New York to Stettin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was wrecked at Lavernock Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. [59] [15] | |
| Argyll | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [43] | |
| Caroline or Clarence | The barque was wrecked in Carrigaholt Bay. She was on a voyage from British North America to Tralee, County Cork. [15] | |
| Charlotte | | The ship was driven ashore between "Rondoesund" and Ulvesund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Vyborg to Málaga, Spain. [49] |
| Islay | The ship struck a reef off Raas Island, Netherlands East Indies and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to China. [60] | |
| Lydia | The ship was driven ashore at Thorpeness, Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [15] | |
| Rapid | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [61] | |
| Royal George | The ship was holed by her anchor and was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan. [59] | |
| Sarah | The ship struck the Fernigules Rocks, in the Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to "Chassey". Sarah was subsequently refloated and towd into Jersey by HMRC Seaflower ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | The ship was wrecked on "The Holmes". She was on a voyage from Cork to Gloucester. [59] | |
| Rapid | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | The ship was in collision with John Esdaile ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | The ship caught fire in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued. She came ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire and was wrecked. [62] | |
| Matilda | | The ship capsized and sank in Cockle Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Brisbane. [63] |
| Nestor | The ship ran aground on the Cobler Reef, off the coast of Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [64] | |
| Racoon | The ship was sighted off Cape Tiburón, Republic of New Granada whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [65] | |
| Wilhelmine | The ship was driven ashore on the Westerhalge, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. [18] She floated off on 2 August and was driven ashore on Juist. [46] | |
| William Thompson | The brig was driven ashore 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Alexandria, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Alexandria to Trieste. She was refloated on 9 August. [66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amethyst | The ship ran aground near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Copenhagen. She was refloated and taken into Helsingør, where she arrived on 19 July. [53] | |
| Carl Johan | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland before 8 July. [7] | |
| Cassiopea | The polacca was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea off Gibraltar before 15 July. [67] | |
| Charlotte | The ship struck a sunken rock between "Rondøsund" and Ulvesund, Norway. She was towed into Christiansand in a waterlogged condition. Charlotte was on a voyage from Vyborg to Málaga, Spain. [46] [68] | |
| Diana | | The ship was driven ashore in Portland Bay. She was refloated and taken in to Launceston for repairs. [69] |
| Felice Ventura | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her captain rescued by Benin ( | |
| Girard | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. [18] | |
| Napoleon | | The sloop was abandoned off Nevis. She was subsequently taken into Nevis by Mayflower ( |
| Ohio | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) south by west of Cape San Antonio, Spain on or before 13 July. [13] | |
| Sidney and Jane | The ship was driven ashore near Newtown, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated on 8 July. [6] | |
| St. George | The ship was wrecked at Maldonado, Uruguay before 15 July. [70] | |
| Ulysses | The ship was wrecked in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Fanchon (Flag unknown). [49] | |
| Victor | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Brassos". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matamores, Mexico to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [18] |