List of shipwrecks in August 1844
The list of shipwrecks in August 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1844 .
1 August
List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Convoy
United States
The ship was wrecked on "Tuconia Island".[ 1]
Isidore
United States
The ship was wrecked on Trundy's Reef, off Cape Elizabeth, Maine . She was on a voyage from Matanzas , Cuba to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 2]
Laurel
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was wrecked on the Couchèe Rocks, off the coast of Jersey , Channel Islands with the loss of fourteen of her twenty crew.[ 3]
Levenlass
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Garrock Point , Renfrewshire . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Montreal , Province of Canada , British North America . She was later refloated and taken in to Greenock , Renfrewshire.[ 4]
Wilberforce
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Middenplat, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to Exeter , Devon . She was refloated the next day.[ 5]
2 August
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Anne
United Kingdom
The ship foundered n the Bristol Channel off The Mumbles , Glamorgan .[ 6]
Friends
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island , Devon with the loss of all on board.[ 7]
Integrity
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all six crew. The wreck subsequently came ashore at Northcott .[ 8] [ 9]
Julia
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Worms Head , Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater , Somerset to Dublin .[ 6]
Maria
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked off Tenby , Pembrokeshire with the loss of all but three of her crew.[ 10]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba for Llanelly , Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 11]
Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked near Rhosilli , Glamorgan with the loss of a passenger.[ 6]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Penzance , Cornwall for a Welsh port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 12]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in Oxwich Bay Her four crew were rescued by Affo ( United Kingdom ).[ 6]
Triton
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Eynon Point , Glamorgan with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Swansea , Glamorgan.[ 6]
Valiant
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the West Barrows, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Limerick to London . She was refloated and taken in to the River Colne .[ 13]
Whim
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked in Kynance Cove , Cornwall with the loss of all five of her crew.[ 14] [ 8]
3 August
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Porthcawl , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth , Devon .[ 4] [ 5] She was refloated on 6 August.[ 3]
Alliance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Island , Pembrokeshire . She had been refloated by 6 August.[ 15] [ 16]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship sank at The Mumbles , Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to London .[ 17] She was refloated on 18 August.[ 18]
Arama
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Zeeburg" and Brielle , South Holland . She was on a voyage from Ventava , Courland Governorate to Rotterdam , South Holland.[ 15]
Breeze
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in Carmarthen Bay .[ 15]
Briton
United Kingdom
The steam tug sank at Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 19]
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wicklow .[ 3]
Catherine and Mary
United Kingdom
The brig was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness , Kent with the loss of two of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by the coaster Despatch ( United Kingdom ). Catherine and Mary was on a voyage from Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire to Ipswich , Suffolk .[ 20] [ 17] [ 21]
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near St. David's Head , Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[ 15]
Estafette
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 22]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Cefn Sands, in Carmarthen Bay with the loss of all on board.[ 4] [ 23]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Island She had been refloated by 6 August.[ 16]
Four Brothers
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenby , Pembrokeshire with the loss of two of her crew.[ 23]
Harmony
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Islands. She had been refloated by 6 August.[ 15] [ 16]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands , Caernarfonshire .[ 3]
Jane
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Pendine , Carmarthenshire .[ 23]
Jane and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands.[ 3]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Broughton Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherland to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 6] [ 8] She was refloated on 7 September and taken in to Whiteford , Glamorgan in a severely damaged condition.[ 24]
Medina
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on the Cefn Sands with the loss of all hands.[ 8] [ 9]
Pilot
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pwllheli , Caernarfonshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Aberystwyth , Cardiganshire .[ 18] [ 15]
Pheasant
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was refloated on 17 August.[ 18]
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
The collier was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued by Hope ( United Kingdom ).[ 25] [ 26]
Priscilla
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands.[ 3] She was on a voyage from Pwllheli , Caernarfonshire to Swansea , Glamorgan.[ 27]
Richard
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenby with the loss of four of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to London .[ 13] [ 23] [ 9]
Rose
United Kingdom
The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Pendine. Her crew were rescued.[ 23]
Speculator
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pembrey , Carmarthenshire .[ 17]
Superb
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Barnstaple , Devon . She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Barnstaple.[ 17] She was refloated on 13 August.[ 28]
Terrier
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Island. She had been refloated by 6 August.[ 15] [ 16]
Thomas Gelston
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America .[ 10] [ 29]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Pendine Sands. Her crew were rescued.[ 15]
Unique
France
The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Havre de Grâce.[ 22]
Vulcan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands.[ 3]
Wave
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Porthcawl. Her crew were rescued.[ 4] She was refloated on 15 August.[ 30]
Xenia
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off St. Davids Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States to Liverpool.[ 15]
X. L.
United Kingdom
The ship was run aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Kent and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Alert ( United Kingdom ). X. L. was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 20] [ 13]
4 August
List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Brama
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship capsized off Brielle , South Holland , Netherlands. All five people on board were rescued by Columbine ( United Kingdom ). Brama was on a voyage from Windau , Prussia to Rotterdam , South Holland.[ 31]
Dart
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tenby , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Sydney , New South Wales to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 8]
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London .[ 3] [ 27]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the English Channel west of Dungeness , Kent .[ 21]
5 August
6 August
List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Nefyn , Caernarfonshire .[ 12]
Behering
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Jeyerit Fatmi", on the Red Sea coast of Africa and opposite Mocha . Her crew were rescued.[ 34] [ 35]
Bolina
Jersey
The ship was driven ashore west of Almería , Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône], France to Penzance , Cornwall . She was refloated and put in to Almería before proceeding on her voyage.[ 36]
Desire
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Barmouth , Caernarfonshire .[ 37]
Fateh Salem
Habesh Eyalet
The ship was wrecked at "Khore Reamus", in the Strait of Hormuz . Her crew were rescued.[ 34]
Highlander
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Annot Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire . Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk , Russian Empire to Montrose, Forfarshire . She was refloated on 15 August and taken in to Montrose in a severely damaged condition.[ 5] [ 38]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 39]
New Milford
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Porthdinllaen , Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 5]
Providence Goodwill
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Goole , East Riding of Yorkshire to Maldon, Essex .[ 21] She was refloated on 8 August and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 40]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arbroath , Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Arbroath.[ 26]
William and Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Lambay Island , County Dublin . Her crew were rescued by Kitty ( United Kingdom ). William and Friends was on a voyage from the Clyde to Dublin .[ 5]
7 August
8 August
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Canarie
France
The ship was wrecked off Arendsburg , Norway. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 43]
Delight
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on Flodday, Loch Maddy .[ 44]
Malta
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by William Tell ( United Kingdom ). Malta was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 10] [ 45]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham .[ 16] She was on a voyage from Inverness to South Shields , County Durham. Minerva was refloated.[ 29]
Miranda
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Silloth Bay .[ 10]
9 August
10 August
List of shipwrecks: 10 Aug 1844
Ship
State
Description
Elba
Spain
The ship ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Hamburg . She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven .[ 52]
Emilie
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore at Pillau . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Pillau. She was refloated on 21 August and taken in to Pillau.[ 53]
Elizabeth and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Morup , Sweden and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to a Baltic port.[ 36] She was refloated and taken in to Varberg .[ 54]
Hoop op Welvaart
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on Baltrum , Kingdom of Hanover . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Østerisør , Norway to Groningen . Hoop op Welvaart floated off the next day and was taken in to "Dornmersiel".[ 55]
Lady Champness
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Orme Head , Caernarfonshire. She was refloated and taken in to Conwy for repairs.[ 39]
Lark
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Grimsby , Lincolnshire ; her crew were rescued.[ 39]
Panama
United States
The whaler Panama under Captain Cummings dragged ashore and was wrecked in a heavy swell on the Island of Dominica , the wind having suddenly fallen away. She was broken up on the 14th Nov.[ 56]
Vigilancen
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Grundsunda , Sweden.[ 57]
11 August
12 August
13 August
14 August
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Agamemnon
Rostock
The ship ran aground in Seine Bay and capsized. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure .[ 61]
Caroline
Prussia
The brig ran aground on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London , United Kingdom. Caroline refloated and assisted into Harwich , Essex by four smacks after 18 August.[ 62] [ 59]
Claudina Catharina
Netherlands
The ship was sighted off Helsingør , Denmark whilst on a voyage from Malmö , Sweden to Amsterdam , North Holland . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 58]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with Sophia ( United Kingdom ) and sank in Liverpool Bay . Her crew were rescued by Sophia . Pearl was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 63] The wreck of Pearl drove ashore at Southport , Lancashire.[ 38] [ 64]
15 August
List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Agamemnon
France
The ship ran aground, capsized and sank off Rouen , Seine-Inférieure . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure.[ 55]
George and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce.[ 65]
Sockragen
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom .[ 66]
Spray
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Havre de Grâce. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Havre de Grâce.[ 65]
Warrior
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands , Nova Scotia , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick , British North America to Bideford , Devon .[ 60] [ 67]
16 August
17 August
18 August
List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Caroline
Netherlands
The ship struck the Lemon Sandbank, in the North Sea and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Rotterdam , South Holland .[ 72] [ 36] She was taken in to Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition on 25 August.[ 73]
Christine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Jahde . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Hooksiel , Kingdom of Hanover .[ 46]
Forth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Plymouth , Devon . She was refloated the next day.[ 36]
Jane and Helen
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen , Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarvon to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 72] [ 36]
19 August
List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Amity
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Ameland , Friesland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Hamburg .[ 73]
Devotion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Merlimont , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Altona .[ 74] [ 36]
Fortuna
Norway
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea (54°36′N 4°29′E / 54.600°N 4.483°E / 54.600; 4.483 ). Five of her ten crew were rescued by Hudson ( United States ), the rest were left on board. Survivors brought to Frederikshavn . Fortuna was on a voyage from Narva , Russia to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 75]
Hoffnung
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore on "Langerry Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Hamburg.[ 46]
Hoffnung
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked on Norderney , Kingdom of Hanover . She was on a voyage from "Steinharsersiel" to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 73]
Pilotage
Belgium
The sloop was driven ashore at Wijk aan Zee , North Holland.[ 55]
Rosalie Sarzena
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Juist , Kingdom of Hanover .[ 73]
Trois Montes Ranges
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Geeste . She was refloated on 26 August.[ 54] [ 53]
Zephyr
Norway
The ship was wrecked on Grønningen Island . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz , Portugal to Bergen .[ 69] [ 76]
20 August
List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Batavier
Netherlands
The steamship ran aground off Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland . Her passengers were evacuated. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to London , United Kingdom .[ 77] [ 78] Batavier was later refloated and resumed her voyage. She arrived at Gravesend, Kent , United Kingdom on 28 August.[ 79]
Gerbrand
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland , Friesland , Netherlands with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 55]
Jane and Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Petten , South Holland. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dordrecht , South Holland.[ 36]
Methesis
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Elbow End Bank, at the mouth of the River Tay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Ichaboe Island , Portuguese West Africa to Aberdeen . She was refloated and towed in to Ferry-Port on Craig , Fife .[ 36]
Thomas Perkins
United States
The ship was driven ashore at New York . She was later refloated.[ 60]
21 August
List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Ann and Mary
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Irish Sea west of the Isle of Man with the loss of all hands.[ 80]
Emma Maria
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Fécamp , Seine-Inférieure with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pontrieux , Côtes du Nord to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure.[ 81]
Isabel
Spain
The barque , a prize of HMS Cleopatra ( Royal Navy )) was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay . Her crew were rescued.[ 82]
Larkins
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman was damaged by fire at Madras , India .[ 83] [ 84]
Maria Anna
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship ran aground off Haurvig , Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[ 53]
Seaforth
United Kingdom
The ship foundered at the mouth of the Kowie River , Cape Colony .[ 82]
Telemachus
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Altona .[ 46] [ 85]
Trekboer Cobern
Cape Colony
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay with the loss of a crew member.[ 82]
Trois Enfans
France
The ship was wrecked on the Sherweather Sands, in the Bristol Channel . She was on a voyage from Newport to Brest , Finistère .[ 54]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Eierland , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated ad taken in to a port on Texel , North Holland.[ 46]
Vrow Antina
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked on the Movinsand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Hamburg.[ 54] [ 48]
574
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Gloucester . She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Quebec City Province of Canada , British North America . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Gloucester.[ 36]
22 August
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Æolus
Van Diemen's Land
The sloop was wrecked opposite the coast of Huon Island .[ 86]
Glasgow
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Peterhead , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from London to Inverness . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 73]
Isabella
Van Diemen's Land
The ship was wrecked at Cape Buffon , South Australia . Her crew were rescued.[ 87]
Johanna
Flag unknown
The ship was sighted off Helsingør , Denmark whilst on a voyage from "Elburg" to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 88]
Maggie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a capsized state on Rottumeroog , Kingdom of Hanover .[ 24]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship, which had collided with a brig on 16 August and sprang a leak four days later, was abandoned in the Dogger Bank . Her crew were rescued by the barque Minerva ( Kingdom of Hanover ).[ 46] [ 89]
Spencer Wynne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberystwyth , Cardiganshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 55] [ 53]
Twende Brodre
Norway
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Johanna ( Kingdom of Hanover ). Twende Brodre was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Jersey , Channel Islands . She was taken in to Bremen on 24 August.[ 46] [ 53]
23 August
24 August
25 August
26 August
List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Cecilie Maria
Norway
The ship was wrecked at Kærgård near Varde, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lillesund to Ribe .[ 91] [ 75]
Effort
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorsminde , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 92] [ 93]
Groenland
French Navy
The paddle frigate was wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Larache , Morocco and was abandoned by her crew. The wreck was set afire and burnt.[ 94] [ 95] [ 96]
John and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on a reef off Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Saint Petersburg , Russia. John and Mary was refloated and put in to Helsingør , Denmark in a sinking condition.[ 93]
Rambler
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Königsberg , Prussia to London .[ 2]
27 August
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Wangeroog , Kingdom of Hanover . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland to a Baltic port.[ 97] [ 93]
Express
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Thorsminde , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 97] [ 93]
Hoffnung
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was wrecked off "Rawenburg", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Leer .[ 97]
Jupiter
Brazil
The brig was burnt in the Corimba River, Portuguese West Africa by the Portuguese Navy as she was engaged in the African slave trade .[ 98]
Lena
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Aberdeen . She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Aberdeen.[ 53]
Nostra Senora de Belvedera
Kingdom of Sardinia
The brig was driven ashore north of Pernambuco , Brazil .[ 90]
Robert and George
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated and put in to "Skula", Sweden.[ 43]
Skylark
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Elbe . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham . She was refloated and put back to Hamburg in a leaky condition.[ 53]
St. Antonie
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore on Langeoog , Kingdom of Hanover . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Hamburg.[ 68]
Wilhelmina
Stralsund
The ship was driven ashore near "Aubery", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Dantsic .[ 75]
28 August
29 August
List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Clifton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at New Orleans, Louisiana United States.[ 100]
Henry
France
The ship ran aground and was damaged at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 100]
Houghton-le-Spring
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Refshorn, off the coast of Denmark with the loss of all eleven crew.[ 68] [ 93]
Johanna Catherina
Hamburg
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Whitby , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by a fishing yawl . She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Seaham , County Durham , United Kingdom.[ 53] [ 101]
Neptune
Danzig
The ship was driven ashore on Amrum , Duchy of Holstein . She became a wreck on 21 October.[ 102]
Rasmus
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at "Marschonak". Her crew were rescued.[ 43]
Sally
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and capsized at Skinburness , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Carlisle, Cumberland . She was righted and towed in to Port Carlisle .[ 69]
30 August
31 August
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1844
Ship
State
Description
Amethyst
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland . She was on a voyage from Greifswald to London .[ 92]
Artemis
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Chiloé Archipelago before 15 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso , Chile to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 104]
Baldur
Sweden
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 28 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg or Stockholm to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 68]
Brothers
United Kingdom
The lugger was wrecked on the Shearwater Sands, in the Bristol Channel . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Brest , Finistère , France.[ 77]
Bourbonnais
France
The ship was wrecked at Papéiti, Tahiti before 19 August.[ 105]
Caroline
Norway
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 21 August.[ 75]
Eliza and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Newfoundland , British North America .[ 48]
Express
United States
The ship was wrecked in the Straits of Magellan before 15 August Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 106]
Faith or Forth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Batten Sound before 19 August. She was later refloated.[ 18] [ 107]
George
British North America
The steamship stuck rocks and sank in the Saint Lawrence River . She had been refloated and taken in to Quebec City , Province of Canada by 23 August.[ 90]
George and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce. She was refloated.[ 18]
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Drakes Island , Devon before 9 August.[ 40]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Cape Town , Cape Colony for Ichaboe Island , Portuguese West Africa . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 108]
Loyal Packet
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock off Hammerfest , Norway and was wrecked before 7 August.[ 46] [ 73]
Neptun
Danzig
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 22 August.[ 46] [ 48]
Norham Castle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Sea of Marmora . She was on a voyage from Odessa to London. She was refloated but consequently put in to Malta in a leaky condition, arriving on 2 September.[ 93]
Pandora
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 August.[ 70]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Langlais Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick , British North America to Cork .[ 2]
Spray
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Havre de Grâce. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Havre de Grâce. Spray was refloated and taken in to port but sank again due to damage sustained.[ 18]
Syrinx
United Kingdom
The ship sank off Boon Island , Maine , United States before 5 August. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Boston, Massachusetts , United States. She was refloated and taken in to Saco, Maine .[ 48]
Three Sostre
Norway
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Rosa ( Kolberg ). Three Sostre was on a voyage from Greifswald to Guernsey , Channel Islands .[ 109]
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