The list of shipwrecks in August 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1839 .
1 August [ edit ] 2 August [ edit ] 5 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1839 Ship State Description Betsey United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bank, off the coast of Cumberland .[6] Cropton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wierum , Friesland , Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Hamburg .[7] Despatch United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Stoke Church , Devon with the loss of all hands.[8] George United Kingdom The ship ran aground off New Brighton, Cheshire . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[3] Raphael France The ship was driven ashore on Ameland , Friesland.[7] Vrow Margaretha Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Ameland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[7]
6 August [ edit ] 7 August [ edit ] 9 August [ edit ] 10 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1839 Ship State Description Archibald United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay . She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Neath , Glamorgan .[11] Emily United Kingdom The ship foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of all hands.[11] Hinton United Kingdom The brig was holed by her anchor and sank at The Mumbles , Glamorgan .[10] Margaret Simpson United Kingdom The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea of the coast of County Durham by Leith ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued. Margaret Simpson was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Dundee , Forfarshire .[10] Medway United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was refloated.[12] Resolution United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire .[10] Sabina United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Rabbina Shoal, in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa , Russia . Her crew were rescued.[13] [14] Standard United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Ray , Newfoundland , British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America.[15]
11 August [ edit ] 12 August [ edit ] 13 August [ edit ] 14 August [ edit ] 15 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1839 Ship State Description Dispatch United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Padstow , Cornwall .[24] Dorchester United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[24] Dorchester was refloated on 24 August and taken into Milford Haven.[25] Harmony United Kingdom The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire and was severely damaged.[24] Possidone Russia The barque ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Naples , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . Possideone was refloated the next day with assistance from the smacks Good Agreement , Phœnix and Rumsley (all United Kingdom ).[26]
16 August [ edit ] 17 August [ edit ] 18 August [ edit ] 19 August [ edit ] 20 August [ edit ] 21 August [ edit ] 22 August [ edit ] 23 August [ edit ] 24 August [ edit ] 25 August [ edit ] 26 August [ edit ] 27 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1839 Ship State Description James Walls United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goswick Ledge, off the coast of Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing , Fife to London , James Walls was later refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland.[44] Laurel United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Rammekins Castle, Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Middelburg , Zeeland. Laurel was refloated and put into Vlissingen , Zeeland.[47] [48] Magnificent United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Broad River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America .[49] Ocean United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to a Baltic port.[50] Rebecca Maria Bremen The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Eider . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Lübeck .[51]
28 August [ edit ] 29 August [ edit ] 30 August [ edit ] 31 August [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1839 Ship State Description Calista United Kingdom The ship was abandoned before 18 August.[52] Carl Heinrich Stralsund The ship was driven ashore at Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[50] Edward New South Wales The schooner was wrecked in Hannah Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Big River.[54] Eleanor United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Gar Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham. Eleanor was refloated on 3 August and taken into Stockton-on-Tees.[3] Flamer United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock in the Orkney Islands and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dantzic .[16] Gertrude United Kingdom The ship was lost at Salinas in late August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pará , Brazil .[55] Great Western United States The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire in Lake Erie .[56] King William New South Wales The paddle steamer was lost at Newcastle . She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[57] Laurel United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan .[17] HMS Racehorse Royal Navy The sloop-of-war ran aground at the mouth of the Oyapock River . She was refloated ten days later.[58] Vrow Magdalena Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of those on board. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam , North Holland .[1]
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