The list of shipwrecks in August 1865 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1865 .
1 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1865 Ship State Description Annie Mae United States The 31-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned at Kingston, Illinois .[1] Daniel Shatterick United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Elizabeth and sank in the Belfast Lough .[2] Hannah Booth United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2] Henriette Kingdom of Hanover The schooner collided with Pero ( Hamburg ) in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Pero . She was discovered the next day by the steamship Harvest Queen ( United Kingdom ). Henriette was towed in to Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , United Kingdom in a derelict condition on 6 August.[3] [4] [5] Louise Marie Norway The schooner was driven ashore near "Roo", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Rødvig , Denmark. She was refloated on 6 August and towed in to Helsingør , Denmark.[5] Sergei United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Callundborg , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Rostock . She was refloated on 3 August and taken in to Callundborg for repairs.[6] Shooting Star United Kingdom The barque struck a sunken rock off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham . She put in to Lowestoft , Suffolk in a leaky condition.[5] S. J. Sanderson British North America The brig was wrecked on the Bird Island Reef. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Jacmel , Haiti.[7]
2 August [ edit ] 3 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1865 Ship State Description City of Calcutta ,Shamrock , and an unnamed barque United Kingdom The full-rigged ship City of Calcutta ran aground in the Clyde at Dalmuir , Dunbartonshire . The steamship Shamrock ran aground and collided with City of Calcutta . A barque under tow then also ran aground, blocking navigation of the river completely. City of Calcutta and Shamrock were refloated the next day.[11] Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Varberg , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to a Prussian port.[12] Embla Norway The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Wiken", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Vyborg , Grand Duchy of Finland to Antwerp , Belgium.[12] Gem United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near "Ording", Duchy of Holstein . She was on a voyage from Stornoway , Isle of Lewis , Outer Hebrides to Hamburg .[13] Jacobus Netherlands The ship was run down in the Baltic Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Amsterdam , North Holland .[12] She was towed in to Varberg , Sweden in a severely damaged condition.[4] Nancy United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Manacles , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Nantes , Loire-Inférieure , France to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated on 9 August and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall .[13]
4 August [ edit ] 5 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1865 Ship State Description Adieu United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Valparaíso , Chile.[15] Arrow United States The 290-ton sidewheel paddle steamer exploded in the North River in New York City off Manhattan ′s 13th Street , killing five people.[16] [17] Edith United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne , Northumberland . She was refloated and beached, but heeled over and sank.[6] Glenlee United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Mauritius and was scuttled. She was refloated..[18] [19] Loi France The ship was wrecked on the South Bishop , Pembrokeshire , United Kingdom . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Roscoff , Finistère to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[4] Williamson United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank at Fayal Island , Azores . She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Saint-Nazaire , Loire-Inférieure , France.[20]
6 August [ edit ] 7 August [ edit ] 8 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1865 Ship State Description Alexandra New Zealand The steamer was holed off the north Taranaki coast while trying to navigate through an entrance in a reef and sank as the vessel was running for shore. All hands were saved.[26] Elizabeth United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Sondre Rosse, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg , Grand Duchy of Finland to London . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[27] Friends United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk off Belfast , County Antrim by the paddle steamer Royal Consort ( United Kingdom ).[3] She was on a voyage from Glenarm to Belfast.[23] Ino United Kingdom The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso , Chile to Liverpool , Lancashire . A message in a bottle washed up in Dundrum Bay on 25 September giving the news.[28] Lady of the Lake New Zealand The steamship was driven ashore at Hokitika . All on board were rescued.[29] Moeris France The steamship was driven ashore near Fort Saint-Jean , La Joliette , Bouches-du-Rhône . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Marseille .[30] [31] Queen of India United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Seal Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[32] W. H. Hazelden United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River . She was refloated.[25]
9 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1865 Ship State Description Ipswich United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground in the River Orwell . A boat was crushed by one of the paddle wheels during refloating operations killing one of the four people on board. Ipswich was on a voyage from Harwich , Essex to Ipswich , Suffolk . Pewabic United States The wreck of Pewabic in 2013 or earlier. The 350- or 738-ton screw steamer , a package freighter carrying a cargo of copper ingots and copper ore , US$ 40,000 to US$50,000 in her safe , and 175 to 180 passengers, sank in 80 to 120 feet (24 to 37 m) of water in Lake Huron six nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) off Thunder Bay Island near Alpena , Michigan , at 45°06′N 83°13′W / 45.100°N 83.217°W / 45.100; -83.217 (Pewabic ) after colliding with her sister ship , the cargo ship Meteor ( United States ). Meteor rescued 98 people from Pewabic ; others died, and the death toll could not be determined because Pewabic ' s passenger manifest went down with the ship, but an estimated 100 to 125 people lost their lives.[33] [34] [35] [36] Regent United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[37]
10 August [ edit ] 11 August [ edit ] 12 August [ edit ] 13 August [ edit ] 14 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1865 Ship State Description Abeona United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Southshots", Newfoundland , British North America . She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick , British North America to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham .[46] George V Kingdom of Hanover The ship departed from Archangelsk , Russia for the Humber . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47] Pilot , and an unnamed fishing boat United Kingdom The schooner Pilot collided with a fishing boat , which capsized sank with the loss of her captain. Five survivors were rescued by other fishing boats. Pilot was consequently beached at Beadnell , Northumberland .[5] Primrose United Kingdom The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[48] Providence United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Isle of May . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granton , Lothian to the Isle of May.[49] Sardinian United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Falmouth, Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aden .[10]
15 August [ edit ] 16 August [ edit ] 17 August [ edit ] 18 August [ edit ] 20 August [ edit ] 21 August [ edit ] 22 August [ edit ] 23 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1865 Ship State Description Argosy No. 3 United States The steamer went aground and suffered a steam explosion at Hatfield's Landing , White Mills , Kentucky , 80 nautical miles (150 km) downstream of Louisville, Kentucky . At least ten people died.[65] Evelyn United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore on Rathlin Island , County Donegal . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Limerick . She was refloated and taken in to Londonderry for repairs.[66] USS Commodore McDonough United States Navy The sidewheel gunboat foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the United States East Coast while under tow from Port Royal, South Carolina , to New York .[67] Sarah Ann United Kingdom The ship collided with the schooner Helen ( Jersey ) and foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Helen . Sarah Ann was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[66] [68]
24 August [ edit ] 25 August [ edit ] 26 August [ edit ] 27 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1865 Ship State Description Gratitude United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Agger, Denmark with the loss of all but two of her crew.[73] Mountaineer United Kingdom The ship departed from Mobile, Alabama , United States for Liverpool , Lancashire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[74] Reaper United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Little Fiskars Rocks, on the Swedish coast.[19] Triumph United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Cross Island , Maine , United States. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America . She had been refloated by 30 September and towed in to Eastport, Maine for repairs.[75]
28 August [ edit ] 29 August [ edit ] 30 August [ edit ] 31 August [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1865 Ship State Description Alexander Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Purmerend , North Holland , Netherlands.[83] Chiga Bene United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Padang , Netherlands East Indies on or before 28 August.[76] Eliza United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of the Mine Head Lighthouse , County Waterford . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Skibbereen , County Kerry .[83] Empress United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Vyborg , Grand Duchy of Finland . Her crew were rescued.[68] Gem New Zealand The 25-ton schooner was wrecked on a sandbar at Poverty Bay towards the end of August.[84] Hira New Zealand The schooner left on a regular journey from Tauranga to Whangamata during a gale on 18 August and was not seen again. Her nameboard and hatch were found by the crew of the schooner Fancy late in August.[84] John Croper United Kingdom The ship was lost near Singapore , Straits Settlements .[3] Merry Monarch United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Cosmolado Island", north of Madagascar . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to New York , United States.[83] Meteor United States The vessel burned and sank at Sault St. Marie, Michigan in mid August. Raised and repaired.[85] New Zealand United States The steamship was wrecked at Hokitika , New Zealand. She was on a voyage from Otago to Hokitika.[86] Prince of Wales United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Siam to Bombay , India.[32] Shard United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[55] Stockman United States The 81-ton screw steamer burned at Bear Creek, Michigan .[87] Thomas Campbell United Kingdom The ship departed from Troon , Ayrshire for Madras , India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[88] Titania New Zealand The steamship was wrecked at Hokitika.[86] Wokee China The steamship struck rocks between "Bohan Island" and "Davis Island" before 28 August and was beached on "Napier Island" in a waterlogged condition[89]
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