# List of shipwrecks in August 1820

The list of shipwrecks in August 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during August 1820.

## 1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Superior | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Superior was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Concord | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Inverness Packet ( United Kingdom). Concord was on a voyage from Perth to London. |

## 3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Orford Haven, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Southampton, Hampshire. |

## 5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Peace | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Orinoco. Her crew were rescued. |

## 9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Duke | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Baltic Sea off Götaland, Sweden with her cargo having shifted. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. |

## 10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| New Jersey | United States | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on South Hampton Beach, Rhode Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Alexandria, Virginia. |

## 12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Samuel | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Mad Wharf Bank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. |
| Oden | Sweden | The ship capsized at Plymouth, Devon. |

## 13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Marcellus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Sagar Island, Bengal. She was on a voyage from the Netherlands to Bengal. |
| Neptune | France | The ship was driven ashore near Cape Malabata, Beylik of Tunis, where she was burnt by the local inhabitants. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Messina, Sicily. |

## 14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Maria | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of East Florida, New Spain. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland. Maria was later refloated and put into Nassau, Bahamas for repairs. |
| Ulysses | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Whithorn, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Whithorn to Gorleston, Suffolk. |

## 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Glatton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg. |
| Janna | Hamburg | The ship was lost near Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Hamburg. |

## 18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Peterell | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cabrita Point, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar. |

## 19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Achilles | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Adonia | Argentina | The brig was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. |
| Argo | United States | The brig sank in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. |
| Despatch | Argentina | The brig was wrecked in the River Pate at Buenos Aires. |
| Fly | Jamaica | The ship was wrecked on the Guinea Reef. |
| Hercules | Russia | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cape Gommett, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Jamaica. |
| Navarrois | France | The brig was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. |
| Peru | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. |
| San Juan Nepornacia | Argentina | The polacca was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires. |
| Twey Gesusters | Netherlands | The ship ran aground near Sandhamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland. |

## 20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Achilles | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged at Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Adonio | Argentina | The brig was driven ashore or sank at Buenos Aires. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. |
| Argo | United States | The brig sank at Buenos Aires. |
| Brilliant | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Ensenada, Buenos Aires. |
| Dispatch | Argentina | The brig was driven ashore or sank at Buenos Aires. |
| Hercules | Russia | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. |
| Johanna | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Navarrois | France | The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. |
| Peru | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Buenos Aires. She was refloated on 25 August. |
| San Juan Nepomacia | Argentina | The polacca was driven ashore or sank at Buenos Aires. |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Buenos Aires with the loss of two of her crew. |

## 21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kragerø, Norway to Margate. |
| Sprightly | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Sikar Reef, she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Harrington, Cumberland. |

## 22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Escalop | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized off Falmouth, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. Escalop was later righted and taken in to Falmouth. |
| Jonge Harm | Netherlands | The ship ran aground near Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. |
| Maria Constance | Netherlands | The ship foundered off Caen, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and the Canary Islands. |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Topsham, Devon. |

## 23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Maria Constance | Netherlands | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Caen, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to the Canary Islands, Spain. |
| Vrow Elizabeth | Netherlands | The ship was lost off Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Vrow Hendrica Jacoba | Netherlands | The ship was lost off Terschelling. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Amsterdam. |

## 26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes. |

## 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bons Amis | France | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Morlaix, Finistère to Hamburg. Bons Amis was refloated on 9 September and taken in to Dover, Kent. |
| Doggerbank | France | The ship was wrecked on the Swedish coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Pitt | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Saint Kitts. She was on a voyage from Nevis to Saint Kitts and London. Pitt was later refloated, but was declared a total loss. |

## 30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sterling | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Brunswick. |

## 31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Koophandel | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Vrow Alberdina | Netherlands | The ship was lost off Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Rotterdam. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1820 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| China Packet | United States | The ship struck a reef and foundered in the Old Bahama Channel, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. |
| Integrity | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Burin, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland. |
| Mercurius | Prussia | The ship was wrecked off Campvere, Zeeland, Netherlands at the end of August. She was on a voyage from Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime, France to Memel, Prussia. |
| Theodore | Netherlands | The ship was lost near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Riga. |
| Vrouw Alberdina | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked off Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Vrow Christina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam. Vrow Christina was later refloated and put into Arendahl, Norway. |