List of shipwrecks in August 1872

The list of shipwrecks in August 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1872.

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August 1872

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## 1 August

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List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Anais |  France | The schooner foundered. She was on a voyage from Pontrieux, Côtes-du-Nord to Sandarne, Sweden.[1]
Lidador |  Portugal | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Paraná River.[2]
Paul Elisa |  France | The ship departed from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3]
Shanghai |  Spain | The barque was wrecked off Zambales, Spanish East Indies with the loss of seven of her crew.[2]

## 2 August

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List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Astarte |  United Kingdom | The yawl ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight.[4]
James Walter |  United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken wreck was and beached at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 6 August and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[5]
Uhland |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Boston to Queenstown. She was refloated.[6]

## 4 August

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List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Ciba Arica |  Italy | The ship ran aground in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[7]
Heaton Hall |  United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked near Bizerte, Beylik of Tunis. Her crew were rescued by an Italian barque.[8][9] She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff, Russia to Bremerhaven, Germany.[10]
Parthenon |  Ottoman Empire | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Urla. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Adalia.[8]
Phoenix |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lyon ( Belgium). Phoenix was on a voyage from London to Stirling.[8][11][12]
Telegraph |  United Kingdom | The ship was discovered in a capsized condition off Terceira Island, Azores and was beached. She was a total loss.[13]
Vente Cinco Novembre |  Uruguay | The steamship collided with the steamship Onyx ( United Kingdom) and sank. She was on a voyage from Monte Video to Asunción, Paraguay.[7]

## 5 August

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List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Conway |  United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Bristol.[14]
Kedron |  Austria-Hungary | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gironde.[8]
Maria |  Russia | The yacht struck a rock off Haapsalu and foundered. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga.[8]
Spindrift |  United Kingdom | The tug sank in the River Nene 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) upstream of Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire.[8]
Vencedora |  United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Valparaíso, Chile. The fire was extinguished the next day.[15]

## 6 August

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List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Caspian |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Belle Isle, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Waterford.[16][17]
Francesco Seghezza | Flag unknown  | The ship was wrecked off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to London, United Kingdom.[18][19]
John and Thomas |  United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and was severely damaged in Kyleakin Sound. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[12]

## 8 August

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List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Crest |  Isle of Man | The ship was driven ashore near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[20]
George |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from West Wemyss, Fife to Banff, Aberdeenshire.[21]
Gloria Maria |  Norway | The ship ran aground at "Aarskilde", Denmark and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Copenhagen, Denmark.[5][22]
Three Sisters |  New Zealand | The cutter became a total wreck after she was stranded on the northern end of Great Barrier Island.[23]

## 9 August

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List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Brairken |  Sweden | The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Stockholm. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[24]
Dumfries |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Doorin Rock, on the coast of County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Donegal.[25] She was refloated on 24 August. Subsequently extended and returned to service.[26]
Redesdale |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 36 nautical miles (67 km) upstream of Sulina.[5]
St. Maur |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nantucket Shoals, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5]
Vicksburg |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Father Point, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City.[5][20][22]
Unnamed  |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[21]

## 10 August

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List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Belle |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Ipswich, Suffolk.[5] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[27]
Deva |  United Kingdom | The ship was run into by the steamship Ville de Bordeaux ( France) and sank at Valparaíso, Chile with the loss of six of her crew.[28][29]
Hearts of Oak |  United Kingdom | The brig collided with the steamship Lord Clive ( United Kingdom and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Lord Clive. Hearts of Oak was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[27][30]
Pioneer |  New Zealand | The 11-ton ketch stranded near the mouth of the Patea River and became a wreck.[23]
Saxonia |  New South Wales | The steamship sank at Newcastle.[2]
Windward |  United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset.[5]

## 11 August

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List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Mercur |  Denmark | The ship ran aground at Rudkøbing. She was on a voyage from Rudkøping to an English port.[31]
Sailor |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 13 August and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[32]
Try |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Southwold.[20]
Venture |  New Zealand | The 20-ton ketch was beached near Ward after being holed on a reef near Cape Campbell in rough weather.[23]

## 12 August

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List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Creole |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Nethertown, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin.[20]
Marousje |  Russia | The steamship put in to Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Taganrog.[20]
Terzo |  Italy | The brig put in to Stanley, Falkland Islands on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Callao, Peru.[33]
Titania |  United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west of the Smalls Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Great Western ( United Kingdom).[20][27]
Wasp |  United Kingdom | The smack capsized at Hubberston Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was righted.[25]

## 13 August

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List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Aral |  United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Khedive ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Hooghly River.[25]
Maggie |  United Kingdom | The brig was destroyed by fire at Santa Martha. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Savanilla, United States of Colombia.[34][17]
Merkur |  Denmark | The ship ran aground at Rudkøbing. She was on a voyage from Rudkøbing to London, United Kingdom.[35]
Unnamed  |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[25] She was refloated on 15 August and resumed her voyage.[32]

## 14 August

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List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Contest |  United Kingdom | The tug sank at Whitby, Yorkshire.[25]
Erin |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to New York, United States. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[24]
Sarah Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The smack sprang a leak and sank off Perranvose, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[18][19]
Tome |  Guatemala | The coaster, a steamship, was wrecked at Constitución, Chile.[36]

## 15 August

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List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Amalia |  Germany | The brig was wrecked on the Florida Reef.[18]
Bienville |  United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire off the Bahamas with the loss of 30 of the 127 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Aspinwall, United States of Colombia.[37][15]
Emilia |  Russia | The ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to a British port.[18]
Sunshine |  China | The steamship was wrecked at Breaker Point, Hong Kong. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy.[24]
Sweet Home |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by the Youghal Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Youghal to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[32][38]

## 16 August

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List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Clematis |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Razo, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal.[18]
Village Belle |  United Kingdom | The smack collided with the steamship Malta ( United Kingdom) and sank off Wicklow Head, County Wicklow. Three crew were rescued by Malta. Village Belle was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[18]

## 17 August

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List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Gypsy Bride |  United Kingdom | The lighter sank at Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[39] She was raised on 21 August.[40]
Preston |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the Hellegat. She was refloated.[31]
Saga |  Norway | The barque ran aground in the Hellegat. She was refloated.[31]
Telayta |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Vulture ( United Kingdom). Telayta was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[41]

## 18 August

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List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Alarm |  New Zealand | The 15-ton ketch was wrecked after stranding on a bar at the mouth of the Rangitikei River.[23]
Sarah Wascoe |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Libava, Courland Governorate.[42]
William Mitchell |  United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Duncansby Head, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to West Hartlepool, county Durham.[43]

## 19 August

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List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Amlwch |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Leigh Middle Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Amlwch, Anglesey.[43]
Annie M. Gray |  United States | The ship departed from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts for Copenhagen, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[44]
Countess of Seafield |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to the River Spey. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[45]
Flora |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground, capsized and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset to Cardiff.[43]
Friends |  United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford.[43]
George and Henry |  United States | The barque capsized in a squall in the Bay of Tome, Chile. Her crew were rescued.[36]
Glendon |  United Kingdom | The steamship struck the Split Rock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Portland to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.[46]
Jean |  United Kingdom | The smack sprang a leak and sank off Sanda Island, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Lismore, County Waterford.[47]
Jorge |  Spain | The steamship departed from Havana, Cuba for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48][49]
Mercedita |  Spain | The schooner was discovered by the brig Syracuse ( Italy) in a derelict condition. She was taken in to Gibraltar.[43]
Roscoe |  United States | The 313.37-ton whaling bark was stove in by ice and abandoned in the Arctic Ocean while anchored off Point Barrow, Department of Alaska.[50]

## 20 August

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List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Andreas | Flag unknown  | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Jessie |  United Kingdom | The smack sank off Sanda Island, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued.[42]
Shark |  United Kingdom | The steamship was holed by her anchor in the Caledonian Canal and was run ashore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin, Germany.[43]

## 21 August

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List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Macedonian |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Svineboderne, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dover, Kent. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark by a steamship.[42]
Unanimity |  Germany | The barque foundered in the Baltic Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) west of Rixhöft, with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Guiding Star ( United Kingdom). Unanimity was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cronstadt.[51][52]
Wilster |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to West Hartlepool for repairs.[53]

## 22 August

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List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Ebenezer |  Norway | The ship departed from New York, United States for Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3]
Edward Lindsay |  United Kingdom | The steam wherry struck a rock at Marsden, County Durham. She was refloated and beached.[51]
Giacinto |  Italy | The ship was wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[54] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples.[17]
Panama |  France | The steamship struck rocks and sank at Santander, Spain. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havana, Cuba.[54][55]

## 23 August

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List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Erne | Flag unknown  | The ship ran aground in the Min River at Sharp Peak.[54][56]
Paganini |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Londonderry.[54]

## 24 August

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List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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America |  United States | The passenger steamship was destroyed by fire at Yokohama Japan with the loss of between nineteen and 70 lives. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Yokohama and Hong Kong.

## 25 August

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List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Batavia |  Netherlands | The paddle steamer ran aground in the Maas. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[57]
Scindia |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Gozo, Malta. She was refloated and taken in to Malta for repairs.[58]

## 26 August

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List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Hotspur |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain.[58]
Twin Sisters |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated but sank off the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by Nova Giuseppe ( Italy).[59][60]

## 27 August

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List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Batavia |  Netherlands | The paddle steamer ran aground at Alblasserdam, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Dordrecht, South Holland.[57]
Fredericke |  Germany | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Papenburg to Dantsic. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fredrikshavn.[61]

## 28 August

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List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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China |  Spain | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean (30°24′S 27°23′E﻿ / ﻿30.400°S 27.383°E﻿ / -30.400; 27.383). All 40 people on board were rescued by Tantallon Castle ( United Kingdom).[62]
James C. Stephenson |  United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire and was run ashore near Belém, Portugal. Her passengers were taken off by the schooner Bahia ( Spain). James C. Stephenson was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[61][63]
Johanna |  Germany | The ship ran aground off the Filsand Lighthouse, Russia and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Eckernförde to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[61]
Mentor |  Netherlands | The galiot struck a sunken wreck and foundered off the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Young Ellis ( United Kingdom). Mentor was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples, Italy.[61]
Perseveranza |  Spain | The steamship was wrecked near Oporto, Portugal with the loss of 30 lives.[64]
Sir Robert Hodgson |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Long Island", in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was refloated on 12 October.[61][65]
Victory |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on Heligoland.[61]

## 29 August

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List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Gotthard |  Switzerland | The steamship collided with the steamship Concordia ( Switzerland) and sank in Lake Zürich. All on board were rescued by Concordia, whose purser was killed in the collision.[66]
Hispania |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[61]
Maria |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure for Cardiff, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67]
Metis |  United States | The 1,238-gross register ton cargo liner, a steamship, sank in 130 feet (40 m) of water 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) east-southeast of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, (41°16.55′N 071°46.12′W﻿ / ﻿41.27583°N 71.76867°W﻿ / 41.27583; -71.76867﻿ (Metis)) with the loss of 67 lives after colliding at night with the schooner Nettie Cushing ( United States). There were 85 survivors.[68][69]
Tamar |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sand.[61]

## 30 August

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List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Himalaya |  United States | The ship was sighted off Anjer, Netherlands East Indies whilst on a voyage from New York to Hong Kong. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70]
Intrepid |  United Kingdom | The fishing trawler sprang a leak and sank off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Emma ( United Kingdom).[71]
Signal |  United States | The schooner was run down and sunk off Matinicus. crew saved.[72]

## 31 August

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List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Abbey |  United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gladiolus ( United Kingdom). Abbey was on a voyage from Rodosto, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire.[73]
Augusta |  United Kingdom | The Galway hooker was run down and sunk off Plymouth, Devon by the fishing trawler Skim of the Sea ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her three crew.[74]
Defender |  United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Grindstone Island, Ontario, Canada. She was condemned.[75]
Gea |  Sweden | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gladiolus ( United Kingdom). Gea was on a voyage from Gävle to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[73]
Helen Snow |  United States | After suffering ice damage on 19 August, the 215-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the Arctic Ocean. She later was salvaged, repaired, and returned to service.[76]
Immanuel |  Netherlands | The brig ran aground and sank in the Uruguay River. She was on a voyage from Paysandú, Uruguay to an English port.[77]
Sarah |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Fremington, Devon.[46]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1872  Ship | State | Description

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Aberystwyth |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Kawe ( United Kingdom).[27]
Alliance |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Eitzenloch", Germany.[37]
Amisia |  Germany | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida.[51]
A. Vologda |  Russia | The ship was lost at Archangelsk.[78]
HNoMS Axel Thorsen |  Royal Norwegian Navy | The gunboat was lost in the Arctic Ocean off Novaya Zemlya, Russia.
Bessie Rodgers |  United Kingdom | The ship collided with another vessel and foundered off Newport, Rhode Island, United States before 10 August. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newport.[20]
Brunswick |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Tagus. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21]
Cameronian |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile before 5 August. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Coquimbo, Chile.[79]
Carnaquheen |  New South Wales | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Wallaroo, South Australia. She was refloated and taken in to Adelaide, South Australia.[80]
Charlaw |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Barrow. She was refloated on 26 August and taken in to New Ross, County Wexford.[58]
Charles Dickens |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10]
Cordelia |  Canada | The ship was driven ashore on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia.[10]
Craigellachie |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Callao, Peru.[10]
Credo |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 2 August. She was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia, United States to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[20][81]
Criterion |  United Kingdom | The brig sank at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the Wells Lifeboat.[38]
Diamond |  United States | The tug sank in Green Bay.[10]
Dover Castle |  United Kingdom | The steamship was destroyed by fire off Coquimbo, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on the return leg of her maiden voyage, from Callao, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire.[54][82]
Enmore |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Demerara, British Guiana. She was refloated on 9 August.[5][21]
Fairfax |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[21]
Glenallan |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Cariboo Island". She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to the Clyde. She broke up on 31 August.[75]
Gresham |  France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Saint Domingo before 20 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas to Saint Domingo.[17]
Harmonie |  Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leven, Fife, United Kingdom.[14]
Marie Hortense |  France | The ship was wrecked on the St. Anne Shoals, off the coast of Sierra Leone. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Grand-Popo, Dahomey.[25]
Neptunus |  Norway | The barque was wrecked on the coast of County Down, United Kingdom. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Tyrella Lifeboat.[38]
New Buxton |  United Kingdom | The fishing lugger was abandoned off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[38]
N. J. Miller |  Canada | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was discovered in a derelict condition on 1 September and towed in to Boothbay, Maine, United States.[83]
Rachel |  Denmark | The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to "Oeffend".[21]
Rosetta |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Rota to Swansea, Glamorgan.[54] Her crew were rescued.[84]
Stockholm |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Helsingki.[78]
Woodside |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at the mouth of the Adour.[11]

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* Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.

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