The list of shipwrecks in July 1846 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1846.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Arion | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Langness, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington, Cumberland. She was refloated and assisted in to Castletown, Isle of Man by the Castletown Lifeboat. [1] |
Carl Alexander | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Pori. [2] |
Correo de Teneriffe | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the West Bank. She put in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. [3] |
Harriet | ![]() | The pilot boat, a sloop, was run down and sunk off Pendennis Castle, Cornwall by Hortensia (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Petworth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lydd, Kent. Her crew were rescued. [4] |
William Abrams | ![]() | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked on the Black Ledge, off Seal Island. Her 30 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Calcutta, India. [5] [6] [7] [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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British Queen | ![]() | The paddle steamer struck a sunken rock off Rosneath, Argyllshire and was holed. She was beached at Helensburgh for temporary repairs. She was taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [9] |
Countess of London | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at "Alquay" with the loss of three of her crew. [10] |
Evening Star | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America with the loss of four of her crew. She was consequently condemned. [11] |
Llama | ![]() | The ship was lost off "Papoe" with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Benin City, Kingdom of Dahomey to London. [12] |
Ockbrook | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto. She was consequently condemned. [11] |
Pera | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at "Setil Bahar", Ottoman Empire. She was refloated. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ceres | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ventava, Courland Governorate to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated. [14] |
Lady Willoughby | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot to Amlwch, Anglesey. She was refloated and put back to Port Talbot. [15] |
Seine | ![]() | The corvette ran aground and was wrecked at Balade, New Caledonia. Her crew, nearly 200 people, survived. [16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Blessing | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Étaples, Pas-de-Calais. [1] |
Cuba | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore south of Ventava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Riga, Russia. [17] |
Faith | ![]() | The schooner foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure. [18] |
Levant | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cosmoledo, Seychelles with the loss of three of the 31 people on board. The survivors were rescued on 2 November by HMS Snake (![]() |
Victory | ![]() | The steamship ran aground off Halse, Bornholm, Denmark. . Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Victory was refloated on 8 July and resumed her voyage. [20] [14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Levant | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the Cherry Island Flats, near Chester, Pennsylvania. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brenda | ![]() | The ship ran aground near "Peree", Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Donegal to Quebec City, Province of Canada. She was refloated on 10 July and completed her voyage. [21] |
Montague | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Hamburg. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Boulogne. [1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Germania | ![]() | The schooner foundered off "Kuhlen" with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to an English port. [22] [14] [23] |
James Wearne | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Ibraila, Ottoman Empire to St. Ives, Cornwall. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [13] |
Nordstjern | ![]() | The ship foundered off Langesund. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skien to "Staben". [24] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Borneo | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Strait of Belle Isle. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Limerick. [25] |
Margaret | ![]() | The schooner was lost in the South Taranaki Bight, en route from Kapiti Island to New Plymouth. She left Kapiti during a gale, which intensified to near hurricane strength within a few hours of her leaving port. No sign was ever found of her. [26] |
Victoria | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Cape Jaffa. with the loss of two of her crew She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Rivoli Bay. [27] |
Ship | State | Description |
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James and Ann | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [28] [11] [29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Amelia | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in Worser's Bay. [30] |
Jessy Macleod | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Marowa River, Russia with the loss of all but five of her crew. [31] |
Melona | ![]() | The ship ran aground of the Felsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Saint Petersburg. [32] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eweretta | ![]() | The barque sank in London Docks. All three people on board survived. She had collided with a collier in the River Thames the previous day and had been damaged by her anchor. Eweretta was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London. [20] [33] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fisherman | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Wellington. [34] |
Jessamine | ![]() | The brig collided with Belle Creole (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsy | ![]() | The drogher, a schooner, was wrecked on Saint Vincent. [36] |
Maiden City | ![]() | The paddle steamer was driven ashore and wrecked in East Loch Tarbert. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry. [37] |
Marcella | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Saint John's, Newfoundland. [5] [7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Millman | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Settle Burba Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [37] |
San Joao Baptiste | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Cayenne, French Guiana with the loss of 23 of the 30 people on board. She was on a voyage from Pará, Brazil to Lisbon. [38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off "Neibram", India with the loss of five of her crew. [39] |
Alvarado | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 51°33′N9°15′W / 51.550°N 9.250°W ). Her crew took to three boats. [40] |
Mark Palmer | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on Western Head, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada to Cork. [41] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dundee Merchant | ![]() | The whaler, a schooner, was wrecked on a reef 120 nautical miles (220 km) north west of New Caledonia. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hobart to the South China Sea. [42] [43] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom to Blankenese. She was refloated on 20 July and taken in to Norden. [22] |
Erin | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire off the "Bay of Seven Islands". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [24] [44] |
Warsaw | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Rio Grande, Minas Gerais, Brazil. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Rio Grande. [45] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Clorinde | ![]() | The chasse-marée ran aground on the Newcombe Sand. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Abbeville, Somme. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. [18] |
Daniel | ![]() | The ship sank in Carnarvon Bay off Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Gee | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Stoneskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 20 July and taken in to Saint Petersburg. [31] |
Martha | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Lytham St Annes. [18] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Clorinde | ![]() | The chasse-marée was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Abbeville, Somme. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. [2] |
Justin | ![]() | The ship was lost near Pictou, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Pictou. [46] |
Vulcan | ![]() | The ship was severely damaged at Valparaíso, Chile. [47] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Casimir Perrier | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Gambia River near Albreda, Gambia Colony and Protectorate. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Saint-Louis, Senegal. [48] [49] |
Helen | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. [50] |
United Kingdom | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Whitehead, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated on 24 July and taken into Whitehead, where she ran aground. She was consequently condemned. [51] [52] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The sloop departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Arbroath, Forfarshire. Presumed subsequently foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands; a boat from Ann was discovered 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland by the fishing smack Helen (![]() |
Duke of Lancaster | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off the Lamock Island, China. Her crew were rescued by Nymph and Warlock (both ![]() |
Fidelity | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Fishguard to Milford Haven. [56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Breeze | ![]() | The whaler was lost at Tahiti. Her crew were rescued. [57] |
Eliza Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Carlisle, Cumberland. [58] |
James Augustus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on "Tencurn Island", Pennsylvania, United States. [21] |
Martha | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. [2] |
Ninus | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [56] |
Olive Branch | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Reedy Island, Pennsylvania. she was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia, British North America to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Breeze | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Upolu, Samoa. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from a port in New Zealand to Tahiti. [59] |
Britannia | ![]() | The ship was run aground in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Nova Scotia to an Irish port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [25] |
Eliza and Ann | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Robin Rigg Sandbank, in the Solway Firth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Port Carlisle, Cumberland. [13] [60] The wreck came ashore at Dumfries on 24 July. [61] |
Jessie | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Rockfield, Ross-shire. She was refloated on 28 July and taken in to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire for repairs. [62] |
Rowena | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Mizen Head, County Cork. She was refloated but was abandoned by her crew. Rowena was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was subsequently taken in tow by the Wicklow pilot boats and arrived at Dublin on 24 July. [13] [61] |
Tory | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore between Deal and Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Madras, India. She was refloated. [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Andrews | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Four Sisters (![]() |
Campbells | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto to London. [25] |
Folgh-a-Ballagh | ![]() | The schooner foundered off "Telsta Head", Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire. [63] [64] [62] |
Friendship | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Devon. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and put back to Bideford. [58] |
George | ![]() | The smack collided with the schooner Fairy (![]() |
Triton | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Skagen Reef. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. [63] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Agenoria | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Numa (![]() |
Maria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Zingst, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Stettin. She was refloated on 3 August and taken in to Stralsund. [51] [31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eugo | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent. [58] |
Jehu | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Allinge, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. [66] |
Mary Key | ![]() | 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 Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [63] |
Melea | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on "Neroe", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Christiansø, Denmark. [66] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Frederick Young | ![]() | The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields. [63] |
P. Dean | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Pará River, She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Para, Brazil. She was refloated. [67] |
Prince Regent | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Whitsand Bay. [58] She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Plymouth, Devon. [62] |
St. Mark | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. Her passengers were rescued by the schooner Mary Ellen (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Benledi | ![]() | The paddle steamer struck a sunken rock near Elie, Fife and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Elie to Largo, Fife. [70] [5] |
Chevalier | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Sand Island. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [68] |
Euphemia | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Drumroof Bank, in the Solway Firth and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cronstadt, Russia. [63] [70] |
Lady Combermere | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool. [58] [62] |
Margaret | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Little Gull Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York City. [25] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship was lost at Cape Ray, Newfoundland. [25] |
Ocean Queen | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. [71] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth and Mary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore between "Nazel Island" and "Mevin", Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Archangelsk, Russia. [65] |
Jane | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. [31] |
Mayflower | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Tangier Island, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated and taken in to Tangier, Virginia. [72] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Atalanta | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Syra, Greece. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Syra and Salonica, Greece. She was refloated and taken in to Syra in a leaky condition. [73] |
Egbert | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at North Cape, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Shediac, Nova Scotia, British North America to London. [74] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Porthcawl, Glamorgan. She was consequently condemned. [25] |
Howard | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Nags Head, North Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States. [68] |
Mary Key | ![]() | 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 Arbroath, Forfarshire. [64] [62] |
President Washington | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Burial Rocks, off the coast of Massachusetts. She was refloated but capsized and sank. [69] |
Rowland Hill | ![]() | The steamship was in collision with the steamship Quebec ( ![]() |
Three Sisters | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Foilskirt Rock. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford. She was refloated on 1 August and taken in to Waterford. [31] |
Trial | ![]() | The ship struck a sunken wreck on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent in a leaky condition. [63] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Frederick Young | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields, County Durham. [75] |
Galatea | ![]() | The ship capsized in the Wicklow Roads. [31] |
Glen Albyn | ![]() | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire. [63] [5] |
Scotsman | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Whitburn, County Durham. [31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Duke of Portland | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Glénan Islands, Finistère, France before 15 July. [58] |
Lady Campbell | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, British North America before 27 July. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and towed in to Quebec City. [25] |
Lady Peel | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Basque Island, British North America before 29 July. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and towed in to Quebec City. [25] [72] |
Pusseyhall | ![]() | The ship was wrecked. [76] |
Wilhelmine | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Orebak, Iceland before 14 July. [17] |