The list of shipwrecks in July 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1847 .
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1847
Ship
State
Description
Alfred
United Kingdom
The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait . Her crew survived, some were rescued by the brig Peru ( Denmark ).[ 6] [ 7]
Bon Accord
United Kingdom
The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew survived, some were rescued by Peru ( Denmark ).[ 6] [ 7]
Twende Sostre
Prussia
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
United States
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]
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1847
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
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
United Kingdom
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
United Kingdom
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
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked in the Richmond River .[ 12]
Sea King
United Kingdom
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]
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1847
Ship
State
Description
Duke of Cornwall
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was driven ashore in Gerran's Bay, Cornwall . She was refloated and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 28]
Nueva Yberia
Spain
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
Stettin
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
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Calf of Man , Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Patras , Greece .[ 30]
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1847
Ship
State
Description
La Bellone
France
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
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on The Manacles and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[ 3]
Marie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Landscrona , 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
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Black Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Neath , Glamorgan.[ 35] [ 33]
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1847
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
United Kingdom
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
Russia
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt between Bath , Zeeland , Netherlands and Lille , Antwerp , Belgium. She was on a voyage from Odessa to the city of Antwerp .[ 17]
Young Dixon
United Kingdom
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]
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1847
Ship
State
Description
Stalkart
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Saugor , India . She was on a voyage from India to an English port.[ 55]
List of shipwrecks: unknown date in July 1847
Ship
State
Description
Azieta
United States
The ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 3 July.[ 33]
Betsey
United Kingdom
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
New South Wales
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
France
The ship was wrecked on Saint Pierre Island with the loss of 65 lives.[ 60]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 July.[ 31]
Flying Fish
New Zealand
The ship was lost off the east coast on New Zealand before 17 July.[ 61]
Golden Fleece
New South Wales
The ship ran aground in the Richmond River .[ 62]
Inez
Portugal
The ship ran aground and sank at the mouth of the Rio Grande . Her crew were rescued.[ 63]
Lady Fitzroy
New Zealand
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
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 5 July.[ 33]
Maria Ramiette
France
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
United Kingdom
The ship raround at Tarabya , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth or Cork. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Hecla ( Royal Navy ).[ 66]
Montebello
United States
The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland . Her crew were rescued.[ 67]
Perseverance
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked off the coast of Otago , New ZealandShe dragged her anchor during a storm and was driven on shore.[ 64]
Rover
United Kingdom
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
India
The steamship was wrecked in the Hooghly River at Fort Gloucester, 15 nautical miles (28 km) downstream of Calcutta .[ 69]
Two Brothers
New Zealand
The ship was lost off the east coast of New Zealand before 17 July.[ 61]
Vrouw Anna
Hamburg
The ship struck a sunken rock and capsized near "Mühlenberg". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Stettin .[ 33]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849