The list of shipwrecks in July 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1847.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Palmer | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She floated off but consequently sank with the loss of her captain. [1] | |
| Maria | The ship sank "at the Osto". Her crew were rescued. [2] | |
| Voyager | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dædalus | The ship was driven ashore in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Padstow, Cornwall. She was refloated. [4] | |
| Margaret Parker | The ship was wrecked on the Fish Potts, off the coast of Tobago. She was on a voyage from London to Scarborough, Tobago. [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew survived, some were rescued by the brig Peru ( | |
| Bon Accord | The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew survived, some were rescued by Peru ( | |
| Twende Sostre | The ship ran aground and sank at Thornham, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [1] [8] | |
| White Oak | The ship was driven ashore on Goree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to New York. [9] She was refloated on 6 July and towed in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. [10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich in a leaky condition. [1] | |
| Arthur | The ship ran aground off "Clavels", Dorset. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Boston, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [2] | |
| Athlone | The steamship was stranded in fog on Mew Island, near Donaghadee, County Down. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Belfast, County Antrim. [2] She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, where she arrived the next day. [11] | |
| Enterprise | | The schooner was wrecked in the Richmond River. [12] |
| Sea King | The paddle steamer was stranded in fog on Mew Island. All passengers and crew saved. [13] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast. [2] She capsized and was wrecked. [11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached at Baltimore, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was repaired and refloated. [14] | |
| Napoleon II | The ship put into St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom in a sinking condition. [15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle Alliance | The ship ran aground at Adelaide, South Australia. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide. [16] | |
| Ellida | | The ship was driven ashore near Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated the next day and put back to Saint Petersburg in a leaky condition. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Burn | The ship struck a sunken rock in the Woosung River and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China. [18] | |
| Prueba | The brig was destroyed by fire at Barcelona. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cobre | The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Coquimbo. She put in to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where she was scuttled. [19] | |
| Racehorse | The ship ran aground off St. James's Castle, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [20] | |
| Thomas Snooks | The ship was driven ashore at Seraglio Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [21] | |
| Triumph | The ship was wrecked east of Grand Cay, Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from Barbados to an Irish port. [22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Donna Maria | The ship was wrecked on Mal di Ventre, Kingdom of Sardinia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Odesa. [23] | |
| Felix Vienna | The barque was wrecked in the Thousand Islands, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Batavia to China. [24] | |
| Venus | The ship departed from Camposancos, Spain for an American port. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guave | The ship struck the Tail Rock, off Grenada and was wrecked. [26] | |
| Symmetry | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 16 July and towed in to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [27] | |
| Ville de Rouen | The ship was wrecked on the Bank of Cacheo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to the Mellacorée River. [19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Cornwall | The paddle steamer was driven ashore in Gerran's Bay, Cornwall. She was refloated and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall. [28] | |
| Nueva Yberia | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Guinchos. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba. [29] | |
| Ugie | | The ship ran aground on the Westerground, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Prussia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stettin. She was refloated the next day and put in to Swinemünde, Prussia. [17] |
| Vixen | The ship was wrecked on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Patras, Greece. [30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hendrika | The tjalk ran aground on the Wittsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Hamburg. She was declared a total loss. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Governor Yell | The steamship was wrecked at Port Aransas, Texas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Brazos Santiago, Texas. [31] | |
| John and Mary | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. At least five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Dundee, Forfarshire. [32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cadiz | | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. [27] |
| Sir Henry Webb | The brig ran aground off Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to Groningen, Netherlands. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Bellone | The lugger struck rocks off the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [27] [33] | |
| Margaret | The ship ran aground on The Manacles and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [3] | |
| Marie | The ship was driven ashore south of Landskrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [34] | |
| William Irvine | The ship foundered off Black Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan. [35] [33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | The whaler was lost in ice in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued by Chieftain ( | |
| Caledonia | | The ship was wrecked between Cape St. Andrė and Mayonna. [38] |
| Edward Wolfe | The ship was wrecked off Cuba. At least one crew member survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cuba. [39] | |
| Emerald Isle | The ship ran aground and capsized on the Mussel Beel. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Drogheda, County Louth. [3] | |
| Flambeau | The paddle steamer ran aground near Liverpool, Lancashire. [33] | |
| Vixen | | The ship departed from Sydney for Newcastle. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [40] |
| Wave | The ship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Malta to Liverpool. She was refloated on 18 July. [3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Don Juan | Flag unknown | The schooner departed from Hong Kong for Shanghai, China. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands, possibly on 20 September. [41] |
| John | The ship ran aground on a reef off Storholm. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [42] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [34] | |
| Salami | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt between Bath, Zeeland, Netherlands and Lille, Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Odesa to the city of Antwerp. [17] | |
| Young Dixon | The ship ran aground on a reef off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [43] [20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maripost | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. [44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saracen | The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot | The ship departed from Mozambique for the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loch Sloy | The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Dublin. She had been refloated by 18 August and towed in to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. [46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of Selkirk | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bootle, Lancashire. [33] | |
| Eleanor | The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Ayr. [21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Burns | The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Odesa. [21] | |
| Swan | The ship was wrecked on the Blackshaw Bank, off the Southerness Lighthouse, Dumfriesshire. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dumfries. [33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | | The schooner was wrecked in Encounter Bay. Her crew were rescued. [47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The flat capsized in the Irish Sea with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. Mary was subsequently towed in to Liverpool. [48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship ran aground on the Jedore Ledges and was abandoned, She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Sydney | | The brig was wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, off Sydney. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. [49] |
| Grace Darling | | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Jedore Head. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Chaleur Bay. [46] [22] [50] |
| Mars | The ship struck the Cabezas Rocks and was beached near Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. [51] | |
| Pedlar | | The cutter was wrecked on Bondi Beach. Her crew were rescued. [52] [53] She was on a voyage from Wollongong to Sydney. [54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stalkart | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Saugor, India. She was on a voyage from India to an English port. [55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Walter | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Robert Rankin ( | |
| Jeune Carolie | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Libourne, Gironde. [57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janets | The brig struck a sunken rock off St. Eval Head, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was assisted in to Padstow, Cornwall by HMRC Childers ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gateway | The ship was abandoned in Loch Eribol. [58] | |
| Grace Darling | The barque ran aground at Ballyquinton Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated and put in to Strangford, County Down. [20] | |
| Sea Gull | The ship ran aground on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Londonderry. She was refloated and taken in to Portrush, County Down. [26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Azieta | The ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 3 July. [33] | |
| Betsey | The ship ran aground near Tulcea, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from the Danube to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. She was later refloated and consequently put in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [43] | |
| Brothers | | The ketch was wrecked at Crowdy Head in late July. Both crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Twofold Bay. [59] |
| Clarisse | The ship was wrecked on Saint Pierre Island with the loss of 65 lives. [60] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 July. [31] | |
| Flying Fish | | The ship was lost off the east coast on New Zealand before 17 July. [61] |
| Golden Fleece | | The ship ran aground in the Richmond River. [62] |
| Inez | The ship ran aground and sank at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued. [63] | |
| Lady Fitzroy | | The craft was swamped on the east coast of North Island before 17 July, with the loss of ten lives. The same storm claimed several smaller craft. [64] [61] |
| Lucy | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 5 July. [33] | |
| Maria Ramiette | The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère. [65] | |
| May Queen | The ship raround at Tarabya, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Falmouth or Cork. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Hecla ( | |
| Montebello | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. [67] | |
| Perseverance | | The schooner was wrecked off the coast of Otago, New ZealandShe dragged her anchor during a storm and was driven on shore. [64] |
| Rover | The ship was driven ashore in Placentia Bay. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Southampton, Hampshire. [68] | |
| Sir Herbert Maddock | | The steamship was wrecked in the Hooghly River at Fort Gloucester, 15 nautical miles (28 km) downstream of Calcutta. [69] |
| Two Brothers | | The ship was lost off the east coast of New Zealand before 17 July. [61] |
| Vrouw Anna | The ship struck a sunken rock and capsized near "Mühlenberg". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Stettin. [33] |