List of shipwrecks in July 1831

The list of shipwrecks in July 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1831.

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July 1831

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25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
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## 5 July

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List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1831  Ship | State | Description

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James |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Fish Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, near Puerto Colombia, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]

## 7 July

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List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1831  Ship | State | Description

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Sylvia |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[2]

## 11 July

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List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1831  Ship | State | Description

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Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off the mouth of the Brass River, Africa.[3]
George |  United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Pearl ( United Kingdom) off "Dunlington" and sank. Her crew were rescued. George was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[4]

## 12 July

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List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1831  Ship | State | Description

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Cerus |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth.[5]
William |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Goswick, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[4]

## 13 July

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List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1831  Ship | State | Description

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Eden |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Elbe and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[6]

## 16 July

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List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1831  Ship | State | Description

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Conch |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived.[7]
Gandian |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived.[7]
Lord Whitworth |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Bic Island, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[8]
Rambler |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived.[7]
Sir J. Saumarez |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived.[7]
Terra Nova |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived.[7]
Thomas | Saint Lucia | The drogher was lost off Point Michelle, Dominica with the loss of eight lives.[9]
Usk |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay.[10]
Vine |  United States | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay.[7]

## 18 July

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List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1831  Ship | State | Description

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Caledonia |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[11]

## 21 July

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List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1831  Ship | State | Description

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Friends |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Kirkcudbright.[12]

## 26 July

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List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1831  Ship | State | Description

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Henry Clay |  United States | The schooner capsized and sank in Lake Erie with the loss of six lives. She was on her maiden voyage from Oswego, New York to Cleveland, Ohio.[13]

## 29 July

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List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1831  Ship | State | Description

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No. 2 |  Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship ran aground at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[14]

## Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1831  Ship | State | Description

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Jean |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Bombay, India. All on board were rescued.[15]
Maria Theresa |  Portugal | The ship was lost in the Quillimane River, Africa with the loss of all but three of her crew.[16]
USS Sylph |  United States Navy | The schooner departed from Pensacola, Florida in July and vanished, possibly lost in a severe storm in August. Lost with all 13 crew.[17]

## References

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1. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14632\. London. 1 September 1831. col D, p. 4.
2. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1333\. 22 August 1831.
3. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14701\. London. 21 November 1831. col E, p. 1.
4. ^ a b "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17162\. 18 July 1831.
5. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14590\. London. 14 July 1831. col B, p. 1.
6. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2438\. 9 August 1831.
7. ^ a b c d e f "(untitled)". The Morning Post. No. 18986\. 17 October 1831.
8. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14628\. London. 27 August 1831. col E.
9. ^ "From Lloyd's List – Sept.2". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17183\. 5 September 1831.
10. ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 1067\. 14 October 1831.
11. ^ "From Lloyd's List – August 12". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17174\. 15 August 1831.
12. ^ "Ship News". The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland &c. No. 1573\. 6 August 1831.
13. ^ "Henry Clay (Schooner), capsized, 26 Jul 1831". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
14. ^ Chernyshev, Alexander Alekseevich (2012). Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв [They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries] (in Russian). Veche.
15. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14704\. London. 24 November 1831. col E, p. 3.
16. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14845\. London. 7 May 1832. col D, p. 6.
17. ^ "U.S. Navy Ships Lost in Selected Storm/Weather Related Incidents". history.navy.mil. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

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