The list of shipwrecks in August 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1842 .
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1842
Ship
State
Description
Autumn
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow .[ 4]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Castletown River near Soldier's Point, County Louth . She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Dundalk , County Louth.[ 5] >
Oracle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dungarvan , County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Waterford to Caernarfon . Oracle was refloated and put back to Waterford.[ 6]
Scipio
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in the River Severn . She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Gloucester .[ 5]
Sophia
Norway
The ship was driven ashore on Messing Island, in Christianafjord . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to "Walloe". She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 3]
Splendid
United States
The ship was in collision with the steamship Narrangasset ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off New London, Connecticut . She was on a voyage from New York to Bangor, Maine .[ 7]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in the River Usk at Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1842
Ship
State
Description
Comet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Long Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Cork . Comet was refloated and towed into Brier Island , Nova Scotia.[ 31] [ 32]
Coquette
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Batten Reef, in the Cattewater . She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . Coquette was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 33]
Kate
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked on a reef off Cape Terawhiti .[ 34] [ 35]
Maraboo
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Bird Rock. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London . She was refloated and put into Nassau, Bahamas .[ 36]
Tynemouth Castle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, 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 .[ 37] She was refloated and put into South Shields.[ 33]
List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1842
Ship
State
Description
George
United Kingdom
The schooner , which had sprung a leak in the Bay of Biscay , hoisted a distress signal. The crew of the brig Seabird ( United Kingdom ) refused to rescue her crew. They were rescued the next day by the barque Byron ( United States ) when the ship was off Cape Clear Island , County Donegal . George was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 46] [ 47]
John and Jean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Arbroath , Forfarshire to Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 48]
Minerva
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked on a reef in Open Bay, New Zealand. Her crew were rescued.[ 49]
Robert Harret
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Lowestoft , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hamburg .[ 48]
List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1842
Ship
State
Description
Elizabeth
Tortola
The drogher was wrecked in Carroll Bay.[ 56]
List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1842
Ship
State
Description
Abercrombie Robinson
United Kingdom
Abercrombie Robinson . The troopship was wrecked in Table Bay . All on board, over 500 people, were rescued.[ 63]
Albatross
United Kingdom
The cutter was driven ashore in Table Bay.[ 21]
Ghika
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in Algoa Bay.[ 22] She was on a voyage from London to Algoa Bay. She was consequently condemned,[ 64] but was refloated on 2 October.[ 65]
Fairfield
United States
The barque was driven ashore in Algoa Bay . She was consequently condemned.[ 64] [ 22]
Henry Hoyle
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Table Bay. All on board were rescued.[ 21] [ 22]
John Bagshaw
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to London . She was consequently condemned.[ 64] [ 22]
Reform
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Algoa Bay to the Breede River . She was consequently condemned.[ 64] [ 22]
Saldanha-bay Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope . She was on a voyage from Cape Town , Cape Colony to Saldanha Bay . She was refloated on 7 October and resumed her voyage.[ 65]
Tanfield
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. She was consequently condemned.[ 66]
Union
Russia
The ship was driven ashore near Falsterbo , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Granville, Manche France. she was refloated and put into Helsingør , Denmark for repairs.[ 53]
Waterloo
United Kingdom
Waterloo . The convict transport was wrecked at Table Bay with the loss of 189 lives.
Zone
France
The ship departed from Vera Cruz , Mexico for Bordeaux , Gironde . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 67]
List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1842
Ship
State
Description
Ann Maria
United States
The whaler was run down and sunk during a storm in mid Indian Ocean, near Île Saint-Paul , by the whaler Ajax ( France ). Her crew were rescued.[ 70]
Avis
United States
The whaler was wrecked in Two Peoples Bay .[ 70] [ 71]
James Graham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore north of Cape Razo, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 72]
Loyalist
British North America
The ship was wrecked on "Langlois Island". Her crew were rescued.[ 23]
Magdalena
Norway
The ship was in collision with Delphin ( Prussia ) off the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew.[ 72]
Middlesex
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Maceió , Brazil . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney , New South Wales to London .[ 73] [ 74]
Prebene
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore between Helsingborg and "Ra". She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Brazil .[ 75]
St. Louis
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to New Orleans, Louisiana . All on board were rescued by the brig Impulse ( United Kingdom ).[ 76] [ 77]
List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1842
Ship
State
Description
Anna Maria
United States
The whaler was in collision with the whaler Ajax ( France ) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off São Paulo , Brazil . Her crew were rescued by Ajax .[ 78]
Hillgrove
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Cape Henry , Virginia , United States. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Baltimore, Maryland , United States.[ 23]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship struck the South Rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Swansea , Glamorgan . She put into Donaghadee , County Down in a severely leaky condition and was subsequently towed to Belfast , County Antrim for repairs.[ 53]
HMS Victor
Royal Navy
The Cruizer -class brig-sloop departed from Veracruz , Mexico for Halifax, Nova Scotia , British North America . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 79]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1842
Ship
State
Description
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The schooner sank in Port Phillip Bay before 12 August.[ 80]
Clorinde
France
The ship was lost south of "Cape Blanc", Ecuador before 15 August. She was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Guayaquil , Ecuador.[ 81]
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 23 August. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall or Cork . she was later refloated.[ 55]
Frederick
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire before 22 August. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Gloucester .[ 7]
Jealous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marshchapel , Lincolnshire before 7 August.[ 14]
Minerva
New Zealand
The ship was wrecked in Hawke Bay.[ 34]
Philander
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 August.[ 23]
Red Rover
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Lewes, Delaware . She was on a voyage from New York to Monte Video , Uruguay. She was refloated and put back to New York.[ 31]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Barletta , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Dublin.[ 9] She was refloated on 4 August.[ 14]
Sarah and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned before 1 September whilst on a voyage from Sligo to London . She was discovered in Mallinby Creek on that date.[ 69]
Seagull
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Maldonado, Uruguay before 29 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Monte Video , Uruguay.[ 82]
Sylphe
France
The ship departed from Bordeaux , Gironde for Lima , Peru. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 83]
Tynemouth Castle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was refloated on 11 August and taken into South Shields , County Durham.[ 84]
Vesta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 23 August. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth or Cork. She was later refloated.[ 55]
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