The list of shipwrecks in August 1858 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1858 .
1 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1858 Ship State Description Retrenchment Jamaica The sloop was wrecked at Port Morant with the loss of eleven of the twelve people on board. She was on a voyage from Marichoneal Bay to Kingston .[1]
2 August [ edit ] 3 August [ edit ] 5 August [ edit ] 6 August [ edit ] 7 August [ edit ] 8 August [ edit ] 9 August [ edit ] 10 August [ edit ] 11 August [ edit ] 12 August [ edit ] 13 August [ edit ] 14 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1858 Ship State Description Abby Langdon United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Compton Bay, Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Akyab , Burma to Antwerp , Belgium.[23] [24] Amazon United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Bassein River and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bassein , Burma to London . She was beached, and was consequently declared a total loss.[4] RMS Europa United Kingdom The steamship was in collision with SS Arabia ( United Kingdom ) off Cape Race , Newfoundland , British North America and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire . She consequently put in to Saint John's, Newfoundland , British North America.[5] John Nussey Victoria The ship was wrecked near Western Port with the loss of five lives.[25] [26] Merchant Packet United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°56′N 08°08′W / 46.933°N 8.133°W / 46.933; -8.133 ). Her crew were rescued by Neptune ( United Kingdom ). Merchant Packet was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon , Portugal.[5] [27]
15 August [ edit ] 16 August [ edit ] 17 August [ edit ] 18 August [ edit ] 19 August [ edit ] 20 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1858 Ship State Description Agnes United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft , Suffolk .[5] [38] Her crew survived.[39] She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Galway .[40] Cherub United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Allinge , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Belfast , County Antrim .[41] [42] Harmony United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Nieuwe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[27] Meline Helois France The brigantine ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[39]
21 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1858 Ship State Description Amulet United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Whitby Rock. Her eight crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon , Portugal.[41] [27] Frolic United Kingdom The ship capsized at Muar , Malaya with the loss of twenty of her crew. There were two of three survivors. She was on a voyage from Malacca , Malaya to Singapore , Straits Settlements .[43] [44] [19] Jane United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[45] Undaunted United Kingdom The galiot was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool , County Durham . She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk.[27] [38]
22 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1858 Ship State Description Christine Norway The schooner foundered at anchor off Flat Holm , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom.[17] Doris United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool , County Durham . She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk in a leaky condition.[27] James and Eleanor United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland . James and Eleanor was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[46] Marie Mathilde France The schooner was driven ashore at Ness Point , Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft.[27] [38] Minnet United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Lowestoft. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth , Hampshire to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[27] Rotherham United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . Her crew survived.[45] [38] She was on a voyage from London to Goole , Yorkshire . She subsequently floated off and came ashore at Caister-on-Sea , Norfolk.[40] xxxx United Kingdom The ship . Sarah United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the Sand Head, Isle of Wight . She was refloated.[27] Times United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Harlingen, Friesland , Netherlands. Her crew took to the boats and were rescued by various vessels. She was on a voyage from Harlingen to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[47] [48]
24 August [ edit ] 25 August [ edit ] 26 August [ edit ] 27 August [ edit ] 28 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1858 Ship State Description Duke of Norfolk United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Onega River . She was refloated and taken in to the Kio Roads in a leaky condition. She was consequently condemned.[58]
29 August [ edit ] 30 August [ edit ] 31 August [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1858 Ship State Description Atrevida Flag unknown The ship ran aground on a reef off Cape Jervis , South Australia .[65] Catharina Netherlands The ship sank at Saint Petersburg , Russia before 13 August. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Helsingør , Denmark.[39] Deane France The steamship ran aground off Brest , Finistère .[66] Ellen United Kingdom The brig foundered off Walton-on-the-Naze , Essex .[40] Fifeshire United Kingdom The ship wrecked near "Acheon" before 27 September.[4] Heroine United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End , Cornwall . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Southampton , Hampshire .[40] Kielmansegge Hamburg The steamship ran aground at Cuxhaven before 18 August.[39] Palmyra United Kingdom The ship sank off "White Island", Province of Canada , British North America before 14 August.[7] She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America . Palmyra had been refloated by 27 August and towed to the Brandy Pots Sandbank, where she was beached. She was towed in to Quebec City on 11 September.[32] [58] Pauline Houghton United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean before 23 August. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Moulmein , Burma .[67] Poydras Mexico The steamship foundered. All on board were rescued.[68] Santander Bilboa Spain The steamship struck a rock off Point Gurfante and sank with the loss of life. There were 75 people on board; variously reported as four survivors or seven or eight deaths. She was on a voyage from Santander to Bilboa .[69] [70] Walton Shaw United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Carysfort Reef before 10 August She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall . She was refloated and assisted in to Key West, Florida , United States.[71]
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