# List of shipwrecks in August 1848

The list of shipwrecks in August 1848 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1848.

## 1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gil Blas | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was refloated. |
| Helen | British North America | The brigantine was wrecked on a reef off East Point, Prince Edward Island. |
| John Henry | British North America | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. |
| Rising Sun | United States | The schooner was driven ashore at West Quoddy Head, Maine. She was on a voyage from Economy, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and taken in to Lubec, Maine in a severely damaged condition. |

## 2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Carrara | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Scotos", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Margaretha | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was later refloated. |
| St. Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Blowinghard Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the Clyde. |
| Volusia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Barburat Islands, British Honduras. |

## 3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Harriet Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. |

## 4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with another vessel and was abandonedin the English Channel 120 nautical miles (220 km) south west of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux, Gironde. |

## 5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a schooner and sank off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Welcome | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |

## 6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Breeze | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Manawata River. |
| Georgina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Cork. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Herald | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Cork. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Love | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Bognor Rock, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Littlehampton, Sussex in a leaky condition. |
| Q. E. D. | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Septima | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to London. Her cargo of flax got wet and caught fire on 11 August and she was burnt out. |
| St. George | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Formby, Lancashire and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dutton, Cheshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 16 August and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Victory | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bosphorus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Santa Maria. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Galway Packet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank on the Horn Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Jenny | United Kingdom | The steamship was destroyed by fire and sank in the Ems. Her crew were rescued. |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Mull and was damaged. She put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides in a leaky condition. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantzic. |

## 8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cleden | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. She was refloated and taken in to Yarmouth. |
| Ianthe | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated and towed in to Cumming's Cove in a damaged condition. |
| Twee Anthony's | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Scheelhoek. She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |

## 9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hermann Louis | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore near Geestemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Bremerhaven. |
| Kestrel | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Casas Reef, off the coast of Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida in a severely damaged condition. She was consequently condemned. |
| Louise | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground off Ottendorf, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Hamburg. |
| Lynx | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked north of Cuxhaven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Margaret | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Cuxhaven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to Saint John, New Brunswick. |
| Mercator | Norway | The ship was lost near Carolinensiel, Kingdom of Hanover. |
| Oscar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Weser near Sandstedt. She was on a voyage from Brake, Kingdom of Hanover to London. She was refloated on 15 August. |
| Zion | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Hamburg in a leaky condition. |

## 10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Capricorn | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef, off Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Hopewell | United Kingdom | The sloop capsized and sank in the River Dee. She was refloated on 24 August and taken in to Flint, Flintshire. |
| Polly | United Kingdom | The brig, master William Baag, was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Samuel | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nehrung, off Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Prussia. She was refloated on 18 August and taken in to Pillau. |
| Tweed | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Stockvik, Sweden. She had been refloated and had resumed her voyage by 16 August. |

## 11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charlotte | Van Diemen's Land | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip, South Australia to the River Don. |
| Elspeth | United Kingdom | The ship was discovered derelict in the North Sea. She was towed in to Cuxhaven. |
| Haddock | British North America | The schooner capsized off Saint-Augustin, Province of Canada. She was towed in to "Cul-de-Sac" the next day. |

## 12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fisher | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Dantzic. She was refloated. |
| Gazelle | United States | The ship was driven ashore near Berlin, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to New York. |
| Haddock | British North America | The schooner capsized in a squall off Saint-Augustin, Province of Canada. |
| Tennasserim | France | The barque was driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Port Phillip, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Melbourne, New South Wales. She was refloated on 15 August and resumed her voyage. |

## 13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. |

## 14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) off the Bass Rock, in the Firth of Forth. Her crew were rescued. |
| Progress | United Kingdom | The smack departed from the Clyde for Runcorn, Cheshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Sea Drift | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Rothesay, Isle of Bute. |
| Tenasserim | France | The ship was driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Port Phillip, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Melbourne, New South Wales. She was refloated on 16 August and completed her voyage. |
| Undine | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan, where she sank. |

## 15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Exchange | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and beached at Kirtley, Suffolk, where she capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Whitstable, Kent. |
| Galena | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham to London. |

## 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelaide | France | The schooner was wrecked near Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo. |
| Stowe | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk for Tongue, Sutherland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | Denmark | The ship ran aground off Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Copenhagen. |
| Amethyst | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the Bahamas Bank Lightship ( Trinity House) and foundered in the Irish Sea off St. Bees Head, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Aqua Vitæe Rocks. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America to Salem, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Frau Maria Antoinetta | Belgium | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at San Pier d'Arena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Her crew were rescued. |
| Horatio | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Lambay Island, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. |
| Kandiana | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River at Calcutta, India. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Calcutta. |
| Scotswood | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near the Crosby Lightship ( Trinity House ). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Santa Martha. She was refloated and anchored in the River Mersey. |

## 18 August

List of shipwrecks: September 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Æolus | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a brig and foundered off Rockcliffe. Her crew were rescued. |
| James Dowell | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Inverness to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 20 August and taken in to Frazerburgh. |
| Rowena | Jersey | The schooner was wrecked on the Hartwell Reef, in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Royal Oak | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. Her crew were rescued. |

## 19 August

List of shipwrecks: August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aim | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Orkney Islands. |
| Bangor Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Ardrossan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Belle Isle | British North America | The ship capsized off Mount Desert, Maine, United States and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Belle Isle was subsequently towed in to Gloucester, Massachusetts on 25 August by Z. A. ( United States). |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fadmore ( United Kingdom). Glasgow was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock in the Sound of Laing and was damaged. She put in to Oban, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin. |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Kerrara. She put in to Oban. She was on a voyage from Castlehill, County Mayo to Chester, Cheshire. |
| Myrmidon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands. She was refloated. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Dundrum and Newcastle, County Down. Her crew were rescued. |
| 124 fishing boats | Netherlands, and United Kingdom | Moray Firth fishing disaster: A total of 124 fishing boats foundered in the Moray Firth with the loss of 100 lives. |

## 20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Bear's Head Point, Devon. She was refloated. |
| Alexander | British North America | The ship was wrecked near "Marie-Joseph". She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Argus | Jersey | The ship collided with Susan ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned the next day and her crew were rescued by Susan. Argus was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Gaspé, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Brothers | British North America | The ship was wrecked at "Marie-Joseph". She was on a voyage from "Manadieu" to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Battery Point, Devon. |
| George | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. |
| Gleaner | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Battery Point. She was refloated. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Milford Haven. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Irvine, Ayrshire. |

## 21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brilliant | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Deadman's Bay. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the Cape of Good Hope. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth, Devon in a leaky condition. |
| Castor | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Guadeloupe. |
| Osprey | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized in a squall at New York, United States. |
| Sarah Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated. |
| Witch | United Kingdom | The barque struck a sunken rock off the Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides and was damaged. She was towed in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis in a waterlogged condition by the cutter Princess Royal ( United Kingdom). Witch was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantzic. |

## 22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Benjamin Green | United Kingdom | The barque was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Betsey | Saint Kitts | The cutter was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Cedar Hill | Antigua | The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Parnham, Antigua. |
| Chancellor | Antigua | The sloop was sunk in a hurricane at Antigua. |
| Defence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Penrhynder", Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven out to sea from Antigua in a hurricane. No further trace of the ship or her seve crew. |
| Euphane | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of two of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Falconer | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Victoria ( United Kingdom). Falconer was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. |
| Maria | Antigua | The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Mary | Tortola | The schooner foundered in a hurricane at Saint Kitts with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary Frances | Antigua | The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Antigua. |
| Neptune | Antigua | The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Parnham, Antigua. |
| New Recovery | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Leith, Lothian. |
| Ocean Bride | Antigua | The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Antigua. |
| Only Son | Saint Kitts | The sloop-boat was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts with the loss of all hands. |
| Paquet de Charleston | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Green Quay, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Martinique and Saint Thomas. |
| Phoenix | Saint Kitts | The sloop foundered in a hurricane off Saint Kitts with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Rosebud | Saint Kitts | The sloop-boat sank in a hurricane at Saint Kitts with the loss of all hands. |
| Sally | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Cromer. Her crew were rescued by Victoria ( United Kingdom). Sally was on a voyage form South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Sarah Malone | Antigua | The sloop was sunk in a hurricane at Falmouth, Antigua. |
| Therese | Barbadoes | The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at English Harbour, Antigua. She was later refloated. |
| Wave | Antigua | The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Antigua. |

## 23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank off the Bell Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Leith, Lothian. |
| Elizabeth and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank on the Luksand, off Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hamburg. |
| Herald | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ringkøbing, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Mary Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Karimata Strait. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London. |
| Orion, or Union | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Thomas Battersby | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Paraíba do Norte River. She was refloated and put back to "Varadoura", Brazil for repairs. |

## 24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Tetney Haven, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Leeds, Yorkshire to Spalding, Lincolnshire. |
| Linnet | British North America | The ship struck the Brig Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Najaden | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Grønhøj, Denmark. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Christianstadt to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Venture | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Tampico, Mexico. |

## 25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ocean Monarch | United States | Queen of the Ocean, Ocean Monarch and Affonso. The barque caught fire in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head, Carnarvonshire, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of 178 of the 398 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Affonso ( Imperial Brazilian Navy), New World ( United States), Prince of Wales and Queen of the Ocean (both United Kingdom). Ocean Monarch was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Orienten | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship ran agrount on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Helsinki. |
| Teutonia | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was run ashore and wrecked at Porthcurno, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dornumersiel to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. |

## 26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Ballyquinton Point, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saltney, Cheshire. |
| Jane and Agnes, and Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The smack Jane and Agnes was in collision with the steamship Prince of Wales in the Irish Sea with the loss of seven lives on Prince of Wales. Both vessels were consequently beached at Point of Ayre, Isle of Man, where Jane and Agnes was wrecked. Jane and Agnes was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo. Prince of Wales was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Fleetwood, Lancashire. Both vessels were later refloated and taken in to Ramsey Bay. |
| Prince Albert | United Kingdom | The flat was abandoned off Skerries, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. |
| San Juan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rhosneigr, Anglesey, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Ribadeo to Liverpool. She was refloated on 2 September and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey. |
| Waterwitch | Jersey | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Green Island, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Blanc-Sablon, Province of Canada, British North America to Zakynthos, Greece. |
| William Penn | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Barlogue Bay, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to the Clyde. |

## 27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Cosmopolitan | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with St. Lawrence ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Irish Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. Cosmopolitan was taken in to Kingstown, County Dublin in a derelict condition. |
| Policy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated. |
| St. Vincent | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Grenville Bay, Grenada. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The schooner was run ashore and wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Shetland Islands. |
| Zaida | United Kingdom | The ship was departed from Matanzas, Cuba for Cowes, Isle of Wight. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hoburg Shoal, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Bridget | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Islay, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Restigouche, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Rønne. |
| Flower | United Kingdom | The yawl foundered off Mothecombe, Devon with the loss of all three crew. |
| Hazard | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| John and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Cefn Sidn Sand, in Carmarthen Bay, Her crew were rescued. |

## 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beehive | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Heugh Rocks, on the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to the River Tees. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Lavernock Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated and beached at Cardiff. |

## 30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acadia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire for a port in British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Damon | Jersey | The brigantine was wrecked on St. Peter's Island, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gaspé, Province of Canada, British North America to Jersey. |
| HMS Hound | Royal Navy | The Alert-class brig-sloop ran aground on the south coast of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She was refloated and put in to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba, where she arrived on 3 September. |
| Janet | United Kingdom | The smack foundered off the Isle of Arran with the loss of all hands. |
| Peru | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wallace, Nova Scotia. |
| Zeo Zelie | France | The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barfleur, Manche to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |

## 31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acadia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Arrow | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in a typhoon at Cumsingmoon, China. Her crew were rescued by USS Plymouth ( United States Navy). |
| Brigand | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Cork. |
| Carl Johan | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon at Macau, China. |
| Charles Wirgman | United States | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong. |
| Clio | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon at Macau with the loss of her captain. |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Cumsingmoon. She was later refloated and taken in to Cumsingmoon, where she was condemned. |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom | The whaler was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated. |
| Eliza Stewart | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven into by John Laird ( United Kingdom) in a typhoon at Hong Kong. She was consequently driven into the brig Dos Hermanos ( Spain) and was severely damaged. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon at Cumsingmoon. |
| Enterprise | France | The whaler was driven ashore in a typhoon at Macau. She was refloated. |
| Fancy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. She was refloated. |
| Genoveva | Portugal | The brig was driven ashore in a typhoon at Macau. |
| Helen Stewart | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon at Green Island, Hong Kong. |
| Hermes | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon at Hong Kong. She was refloated. |
| Isabella Robertson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank in a typhoon at Cumsingmoon. Five survivors were rescued by USS Plymouth ( United States Navy). |
| Kein Heem | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Shek O, Hong Kong with the loss of all but three of her crew. |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in a typhoon at Macau. |
| Morgiana | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Raven | United Kingdom | The ship sank in a typhoon at Macau. |
| Sylph | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in a typhoon at Macau. |
| Sylph | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Cumsingmoon. She was later refloated and taken in to Cumsingmoon. She was later towed to Hong Kong by the steamship Corsair ( United Kingdom). |
| Sylphide | Hamburg | The schooner was driven ashore in a typhoon at Macau. She was refloated. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Augusta | Denmark | The jacht was lost off Skagen before 4 August. |
| Ellergill | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Cronstadt on 30 August. |
| Inez | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Benito River, Africa in mid-August. She was on a voyage from the Benito River to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| James | Stralsund | The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Riga, Russia. |
| Justitia | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Currituck Inlet before 26 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Baltimore, Maryland. |
| Leonide | France | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three lives. Seven survivors were rescued by Restauraçao ( Brazil), |
| Lord Bruce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Spartel, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 26 August. |
| Maria | France | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Angra Paquena, Africa. She was refloated and taken in to Mauritius. |
| Marshall | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 August. |
| Oscar | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk for Drontheim, Norway. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Penelope | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to an English port. |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden before 21 August. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Singleton | United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Studley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Karlskrona, Sweden before 18 August. She was on a voyage from Riga to an English port. she was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Washington | Hamburg | The barque was wrecked on Crooked Island, Bahamas before 1 September. She was on a voyage from Jacmel, Haiti to Bremen. |
| Western Rover | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| William Crow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |