# List of shipwrecks in August 1844

The list of shipwrecks in August 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1844.

## 1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Convoy | United States | The ship was wrecked on "Tuconia Island". |
| Isidore | United States | The ship was wrecked on Trundy's Reef, off Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Laurel | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was wrecked on the Couchèe Rocks, off the coast of Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of fourteen of her twenty crew. |
| Levenlass | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Garrock Point, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America. She was later refloated and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Wilberforce | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middenplat, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated the next day. |

## 2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship foundered n the Bristol Channel off The Mumbles, Glamorgan. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of all on board. |
| Integrity | United Kingdom | The brig foundered off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all six crew. The wreck subsequently came ashore at Northcott. |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Worms Head, Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Dublin. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked off Tenby, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all but three of her crew. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba for Llanelly, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked near Rhosilli, Glamorgan with the loss of a passenger. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Penzance, Cornwall for a Welsh port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Oxwich Bay Her four crew were rescued by Affo ( United Kingdom). |
| Triton | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Eynon Point, Glamorgan with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Valiant | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the West Barrows, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. She was refloated and taken in to the River Colne. |
| Whim | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in Kynance Cove, Cornwall with the loss of all five of her crew. |

## 3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated on 6 August. |
| Alliance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. She had been refloated by 6 August. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship sank at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. She was refloated on 18 August. |
| Arama | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Zeeburg" and Brielle, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Ventava, Courland Governorate to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Breeze | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Carmarthen Bay. |
| Briton | United Kingdom | The steam tug sank at Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wicklow. |
| Catherine and Mary | United Kingdom | The brig was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of two of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by the coaster Despatch ( United Kingdom). Catherine and Mary was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Ipswich, Suffolk. |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Estafette | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cefn Sands, in Carmarthen Bay with the loss of all on board. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Island She had been refloated by 6 August. |
| Four Brothers | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenby, Pembrokeshire with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Islands. She had been refloated by 6 August. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands, Caernarfonshire. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Pendine, Carmarthenshire. |
| Jane and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Broughton Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated on 7 September and taken in to Whiteford, Glamorgan in a severely damaged condition. |
| Medina | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on the Cefn Sands with the loss of all hands. |
| Pilot | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. |
| Pheasant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was refloated on 17 August. |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The collier was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Hope ( United Kingdom). |
| Priscilla | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands. She was on a voyage from Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Richard | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenby with the loss of four of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Pendine. Her crew were rescued. |
| Speculator | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. |
| Superb | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Barnstaple, Devon. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Barnstaple. She was refloated on 13 August. |
| Terrier | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Caldy Island. She had been refloated by 6 August. |
| Thomas Gelston | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Pendine Sands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Unique | France | The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Havre de Grâce. |
| Vulcan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands. |
| Wave | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Porthcawl. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 15 August. |
| Xenia | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off St. Davids Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool. |
| X. L. | United Kingdom | The ship was run aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Kent and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Alert ( United Kingdom). X. L. was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |

## 4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brama | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship capsized off Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. All five people on board were rescued by Columbine ( United Kingdom). Brama was on a voyage from Windau, Prussia to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the English Channel west of Dungeness, Kent. |

## 5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The sailing barge sprang a leak and was run aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Harebell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Just, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Sharon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to St. Ubes. Portugal. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. |

## 6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelaide | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Nefyn, Caernarfonshire. |
| Behering | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Jeyerit Fatmi", on the Red Sea coast of Africa and opposite Mocha. Her crew were rescued. |
| Bolina | Jersey | The ship was driven ashore west of Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône], France to Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated and put in to Almería before proceeding on her voyage. |
| Desire | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Barmouth, Caernarfonshire. |
| Fateh Salem | Habesh Eyalet | The ship was wrecked at "Khore Reamus", in the Strait of Hormuz. Her crew were rescued. |
| Highlander | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Annot Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russian Empire to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 15 August and taken in to Montrose in a severely damaged condition. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| New Milford | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Providence Goodwill | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire to Maldon, Essex. She was refloated on 8 August and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Arbroath. |
| William and Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Lambay Island, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued by Kitty ( United Kingdom). William and Friends was on a voyage from the Clyde to Dublin. |

## 7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arvonia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued. |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Shoebury Knock Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London. |
| Henricus Everhardees | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was lost off the mouth of the Ems. Her crew were rescued. |
| Juan | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire. |
| Le Figaro | France | The ship was driven ashore at Filey Bridge, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| King William IV | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caernarvon. Her crew were rescued. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Ynys Llanddwyn, Anglesey. |
| HMS Stromboli | Royal Navy | The paddle steamer ran aground on Horse Island, County Cork. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Hecate and HMS Tartarus (both Royal Navy) and taken in to Cork. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Arbroath. |

## 8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Canarie | France | The ship was wrecked off Arendsburg, Norway. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Delight | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on Flodday, Loch Maddy. |
| Malta | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by William Tell ( United Kingdom). Malta was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Inverness to South Shields, County Durham. Minerva was refloated. |
| Miranda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Silloth Bay. |

## 9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Sophia | Russia | The ship was driven ashore on "Worms Island". She was on a voyage from Reval to Riga. She was refloated on 15 September and taken in to Hiiumaa for repairs. |
| Brandon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Nickman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Saint Petersburg on 16 August. |
| Celia Large | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the West Maraguanna Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Emelie | Prussia | The schooner was driven ashore at Königsberg. |
| Flanquer | Prussia | The ship capsized off Hela with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Hercules | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pillau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Lapsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 Aug 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elba | Spain | The ship ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven. |
| Emilie | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore at Pillau. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Pillau. She was refloated on 21 August and taken in to Pillau. |
| Elizabeth and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Morup, Sweden and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port. She was refloated and taken in to Varberg. |
| Hoop op Welvaart | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Baltrum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Østerisør, Norway to Groningen. Hoop op Welvaart floated off the next day and was taken in to "Dornmersiel". |
| Lady Champness | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was refloated and taken in to Conwy for repairs. |
| Lark | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Grimsby, Lincolnshire; her crew were rescued. |
| Panama | United States | The whaler Panama under Captain Cummings dragged ashore and was wrecked in a heavy swell on the Island of Dominica, the wind having suddenly fallen away. She was broken up on the 14th Nov. |
| Vigilancen | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Grundsunda, Sweden. |

## 11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | Bremen | The ship ran aground off "Roas", Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Drie Gebroeders | Netherlands | The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Wismar to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Neptunus | Hamburg | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north north east of the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Sovereign ( United Kingdom) although both captains and two crew of Sovereign were lost. Neptunus was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Altona. |
| Two Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Teignmouth. She was refloated and put in to Teignmouth. |
| Vrouw Annegiena | Netherlands | The ship was sighted off Helsingør whilst of a voyage from Wismar to Amsterdam. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alla Elizabeth | Stralsund | The ship was driven ashore near "Strundhoff". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to a Norwegian port. |
| Ardent | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank on the Kentish Knock with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Boston, Lincolnshire. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Portland Bill, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. |
| Charlotte and Louisa | Netherlands | The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Ramsey Sound. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London. |
| Morgan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liebau, Kingdom of Prussia. Her crew were rescued. |

## 13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Princess Josephine | Sweden | The ship capsized at Calais, France. She was later refloated. |
| Sir William Chaytor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was refloated |
| Sovereign | British North America | The schooner was driven ashore on Governors Island, Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island. She was refloated and taken into port. |

## 14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agamemnon | Rostock | The ship ran aground in Seine Bay and capsized. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Caroline | Prussia | The brig ran aground on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London, United Kingdom. Caroline refloated and assisted into Harwich, Essex by four smacks after 18 August. |
| Claudina Catharina | Netherlands | The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Malmö, Sweden to Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Pearl | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with Sophia ( United Kingdom) and sank in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by Sophia. Pearl was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. The wreck of Pearl drove ashore at Southport, Lancashire. |

## 15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agamemnon | France | The ship ran aground, capsized and sank off Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. |
| George and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce. |
| Sockragen | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. |
| Spray | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Havre de Grâce. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce. |
| Warrior | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Bideford, Devon. |

## 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The barque departed from Hull, Yorkshire for Hamburgh. Subsequently foundered in the North Sea. |
| Alexandrine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage form Arbroath, Forfarshire to a Baltic port. She was refloated on 19 August and resumed her voyage on 29 August. |
| Farmer's Increase | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Lavernock Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London. |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Robin Rigg Bank, in the Solway Firth and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lndonderry to Workington, Cumberland. |
| Fawcett | United Kingdom | The ship an aground on the Robin Rigg Bank. She was refloated. |

## 17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Rhyl, Denbighshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Chester, Cheshire. Brothers subsequently came ashore near Rhyl and was wrecked. |
| Lord Mulgrave | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caroline | Netherlands | The ship struck the Lemon Sandbank, in the North Sea and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition on 25 August. |
| Christine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Jahde. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hooksiel, Kingdom of Hanover. |
| Forth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day. |
| Jane and Helen | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarvon to Southampton, Hampshire. |

## 19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg. |
| Devotion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Merlimont, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Altona. |
| Fortuna | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea (54°36′N 4°29′E﻿ / ﻿54.600°N 4.483°E﻿ / 54.600; 4.483). Five of her ten crew were rescued by Hudson ( United States), the rest were left on board. Survivors brought to Frederikshavn. Fortuna was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| Hoffnung | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore on "Langerry Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Hamburg. |
| Hoffnung | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from "Steinharsersiel" to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Pilotage | Belgium | The sloop was driven ashore at Wijk aan Zee, North Holland. |
| Rosalie Sarzena | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. |
| Trois Montes Ranges | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Geeste. She was refloated on 26 August. |
| Zephyr | Norway | The ship was wrecked on Grønningen Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Bergen. |

## 20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Batavier | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. Her passengers were evacuated. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London, United Kingdom. Batavier was later refloated and resumed her voyage. She arrived at Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom on 28 August. |
| Gerbrand | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Jane and Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Petten, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dordrecht, South Holland. |
| Methesis | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Elbow End Bank, at the mouth of the River Tay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa to Aberdeen. She was refloated and towed in to Ferry-Port on Craig, Fife. |
| Thomas Perkins | United States | The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was later refloated. |

## 21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann and Mary | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Irish Sea west of the Isle of Man with the loss of all hands. |
| Emma Maria | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pontrieux, Côtes du Nord to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Isabel | Spain | The barque, a prize of HMS Cleopatra ( Royal Navy)) was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Larkins | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was damaged by fire at Madras, India. |
| Maria Anna | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship ran aground off Haurvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. |
| Seaforth | United Kingdom | The ship foundered at the mouth of the Kowie River, Cape Colony. |
| Telemachus | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Altona. |
| Trekboer Cobern | Cape Colony | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay with the loss of a crew member. |
| Trois Enfans | France | The ship was wrecked on the Sherweather Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Newport to Brest, Finistère. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated ad taken in to a port on Texel, North Holland. |
| Vrow Antina | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on the Movinsand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Hamburg. |
| 574 | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Quebec City Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Gloucester. |

## 22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Æolus | Van Diemen's Land | The sloop was wrecked opposite the coast of Huon Island. |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Isabella | Van Diemen's Land | The ship was wrecked at Cape Buffon, South Australia. Her crew were rescued. |
| Johanna | Flag unknown | The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from "Elburg" to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Maggie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in a capsized state on Rottumeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship, which had collided with a brig on 16 August and sprang a leak four days later, was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the barque Minerva ( Kingdom of Hanover). |
| Spencer Wynne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Twende Brodre | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Johanna ( Kingdom of Hanover). Twende Brodre was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was taken in to Bremen on 24 August. |

## 23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Helen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Mary Ann | British North America | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador. |

## 24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Energy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Lady Mount Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Swin and was damaged. She was on a voyage form London to Dublin. |

## 25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eva | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at Tønning, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Wolgast, Prussia. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in St Brides Bay. She was on a voyage from Aberdyfi, Merionethshire to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. |
| Iduna | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Tønning. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stettin. |
| Triton | Hamburg | The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated on 27 August and taken in to Helsingør. |

## 26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cecilie Maria | Norway | The ship was wrecked at Kærgård near Varde, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lillesund to Ribe. |
| Effort | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorsminde, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Groenland | French Navy | The paddle frigate was wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Larache, Morocco and was abandoned by her crew. The wreck was set afire and burnt. |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. John and Mary was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a sinking condition. |
| Rambler | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London. |

## 27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Wangeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to a Baltic port. |
| Express | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Thorsminde, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Hoffnung | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was wrecked off "Rawenburg", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Leer. |
| Jupiter | Brazil | The brig was burnt in the Corimba River, Portuguese West Africa by the Portuguese Navy as she was engaged in the African slave trade. |
| Lena | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Aberdeen. |
| Nostra Senora de Belvedera | Kingdom of Sardinia | The brig was driven ashore north of Pernambuco, Brazil. |
| Robert and George | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and put in to "Skula", Sweden. |
| Skylark | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated and put back to Hamburg in a leaky condition. |
| St. Antonie | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore on Langeoog, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Hamburg. |
| Wilhelmina | Stralsund | The ship was driven ashore near "Aubery", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Dantsic. |

## 28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cumbrian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated seventeen day later and resumed her voyage to Sierra Leone. She arrived on 2 October and was condemned. |
| Dorothy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nairn. She was refloated and taken in to Peterhead. |

## 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clifton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at New Orleans, Louisiana United States. |
| Henry | France | The ship ran aground and was damaged at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Houghton-le-Spring | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Refshorn, off the coast of Denmark with the loss of all eleven crew. |
| Johanna Catherina | Hamburg | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a fishing yawl. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom. |
| Neptune | Danzig | The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She became a wreck on 21 October. |
| Rasmus | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at "Marschonak". Her crew were rescued. |
| Sally | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized at Skinburness, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Carlisle, Cumberland. She was righted and towed in to Port Carlisle. |

## 30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Sophia | Netherlands | The ship capsized off Langeoog, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Arene | Sweden | The ship was lost at "Sikhjelma". |
| Camoens | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the New Calabar River. |
| Catharina Ellen | Denmark United Kingdom | The ships were in collision and were both driven ashore at Hamburg. Both were refloated. Ellen proceeded on her voyage from Hamburg to Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire on 3 September. The yacht Catharina put back to Hamburg in a leaky condition. |
| Henry Winch | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the New Calabar River with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Michel | Portugal | The ship was wrecked in Buenos Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to a Norwegian port. |
| Panope | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the New Calabar River. She was refloated on 1 September and taken in to Bonny. |

## 31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Colwell Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amethyst | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to London. |
| Artemis | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Chiloé Archipelago before 15 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Baldur | Sweden | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 28 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg or Stockholm to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The lugger was wrecked on the Shearwater Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Brest, Finistère, France. |
| Bourbonnais | France | The ship was wrecked at Papéiti, Tahiti before 19 August. |
| Caroline | Norway | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 21 August. |
| Eliza and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Express | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Straits of Magellan before 15 August Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Faith or Forth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Batten Sound before 19 August. She was later refloated. |
| George | British North America | The steamship stuck rocks and sank in the Saint Lawrence River. She had been refloated and taken in to Quebec City, Province of Canada by 23 August. |
| George and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce. She was refloated. |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Drakes Island, Devon before 9 August. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Cape Town, Cape Colony for Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Loyal Packet | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock off Hammerfest, Norway and was wrecked before 7 August. |
| Neptun | Danzig | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 22 August. |
| Norham Castle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Sea of Marmora. She was on a voyage from Odessa to London. She was refloated but consequently put in to Malta in a leaky condition, arriving on 2 September. |
| Pandora | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 August. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Langlais Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. |
| Spray | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Havre de Grâce. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce. Spray was refloated and taken in to port but sank again due to damage sustained. |
| Syrinx | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Boon Island, Maine, United States before 5 August. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Saco, Maine. |
| Three Sostre | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Rosa ( Kolberg). Three Sostre was on a voyage from Greifswald to Guernsey, Channel Islands. |