# List of shipwrecks in August 1872

The list of shipwrecks in August 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1872.

## 1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anais | France | The schooner foundered. She was on a voyage from Pontrieux, Côtes-du-Nord to Sandarne, Sweden. |
| Lidador | Portugal | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Paraná River. |
| Paul Elisa | France | The ship departed from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Shanghai | Spain | The barque was wrecked off Zambales, Spanish East Indies with the loss of seven of her crew. |

## 2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Astarte | United Kingdom | The yawl ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| James Walter | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken wreck was and beached at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 6 August and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Uhland | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Boston to Queenstown. She was refloated. |

## 4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ciba Arica | Italy | The ship ran aground in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Heaton Hall | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked near Bizerte, Beylik of Tunis. Her crew were rescued by an Italian barque. She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff, Russia to Bremerhaven, Germany. |
| Parthenon | Ottoman Empire | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Urla. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Adalia. |
| Phoenix | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lyon ( Belgium). Phoenix was on a voyage from London to Stirling. |
| Telegraph | United Kingdom | The ship was discovered in a capsized condition off Terceira Island, Azores and was beached. She was a total loss. |
| Vente Cinco Novembre | Uruguay | The steamship collided with the steamship Onyx ( United Kingdom) and sank. She was on a voyage from Monte Video to Asunción, Paraguay. |

## 5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Conway | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Bristol. |
| Kedron | Austria-Hungary | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gironde. |
| Maria | Russia | The yacht struck a rock off Haapsalu and foundered. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga. |
| Spindrift | United Kingdom | The tug sank in the River Nene 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) upstream of Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. |
| Vencedora | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Valparaíso, Chile. The fire was extinguished the next day. |

## 6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caspian | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Belle Isle, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Waterford. |
| Francesco Seghezza | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to London, United Kingdom. |
| John and Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and was severely damaged in Kyleakin Sound. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |

## 8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Crest | Isle of Man | The ship was driven ashore near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. |
| George | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from West Wemyss, Fife to Banff, Aberdeenshire. |
| Gloria Maria | Norway | The ship ran aground at "Aarskilde", Denmark and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Three Sisters | New Zealand | The cutter became a total wreck after she was stranded on the northern end of Great Barrier Island. |

## 9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brairken | Sweden | The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Stockholm. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Dumfries | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Doorin Rock, on the coast of County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Donegal. She was refloated on 24 August. Subsequently extended and returned to service. |
| Redesdale | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 36 nautical miles (67 km) upstream of Sulina. |
| St. Maur | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nantucket Shoals, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Vicksburg | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Father Point, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. |

## 10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Belle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Deva | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by the steamship Ville de Bordeaux ( France) and sank at Valparaíso, Chile with the loss of six of her crew. |
| Hearts of Oak | United Kingdom | The brig collided with the steamship Lord Clive ( United Kingdom and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Lord Clive. Hearts of Oak was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. |
| Pioneer | New Zealand | The 11-ton ketch stranded near the mouth of the Patea River and became a wreck. |
| Saxonia | New South Wales | The steamship sank at Newcastle. |
| Windward | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. |

## 11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mercur | Denmark | The ship ran aground at Rudkøbing. She was on a voyage from Rudkøping to an English port. |
| Sailor | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 13 August and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Try | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Southwold. |
| Venture | New Zealand | The 20-ton ketch was beached near Ward after being holed on a reef near Cape Campbell in rough weather. |

## 12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Creole | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Nethertown, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin. |
| Marousje | Russia | The steamship put in to Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Taganrog. |
| Terzo | Italy | The brig put in to Stanley, Falkland Islands on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Callao, Peru. |
| Titania | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west of the Smalls Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Great Western ( United Kingdom). |
| Wasp | United Kingdom | The smack capsized at Hubberston Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was righted. |

## 13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aral | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Khedive ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Hooghly River. |
| Maggie | United Kingdom | The brig was destroyed by fire at Santa Martha. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Savanilla, United States of Colombia. |
| Merkur | Denmark | The ship ran aground at Rudkøbing. She was on a voyage from Rudkøbing to London, United Kingdom. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated on 15 August and resumed her voyage. |

## 14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Contest | United Kingdom | The tug sank at Whitby, Yorkshire. |
| Erin | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to New York, United States. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Sarah Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The smack sprang a leak and sank off Perranvose, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. |
| Tome | Guatemala | The coaster, a steamship, was wrecked at Constitución, Chile. |

## 15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amalia | Germany | The brig was wrecked on the Florida Reef. |
| Bienville | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire off the Bahamas with the loss of 30 of the 127 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Aspinwall, United States of Colombia. |
| Emilia | Russia | The ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to a British port. |
| Sunshine | China | The steamship was wrecked at Breaker Point, Hong Kong. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy. |
| Sweet Home | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by the Youghal Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Youghal to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |

## 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clematis | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Razo, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Village Belle | United Kingdom | The smack collided with the steamship Malta ( United Kingdom) and sank off Wicklow Head, County Wicklow. Three crew were rescued by Malta. Village Belle was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon. |

## 17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gypsy Bride | United Kingdom | The lighter sank at Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was raised on 21 August. |
| Preston | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the Hellegat. She was refloated. |
| Saga | Norway | The barque ran aground in the Hellegat. She was refloated. |
| Telayta | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Vulture ( United Kingdom). Telayta was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire. |

## 18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alarm | New Zealand | The 15-ton ketch was wrecked after stranding on a bar at the mouth of the Rangitikei River. |
| Sarah Wascoe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Libava, Courland Governorate. |
| William Mitchell | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Duncansby Head, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to West Hartlepool, county Durham. |

## 19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amlwch | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Leigh Middle Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Amlwch, Anglesey. |
| Annie M. Gray | United States | The ship departed from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts for Copenhagen, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Countess of Seafield | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to the River Spey. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground, capsized and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset to Cardiff. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford. |
| George and Henry | United States | The barque capsized in a squall in the Bay of Tome, Chile. Her crew were rescued. |
| Glendon | United Kingdom | The steamship struck the Split Rock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Portland to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Jean | United Kingdom | The smack sprang a leak and sank off Sanda Island, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Lismore, County Waterford. |
| Jorge | Spain | The steamship departed from Havana, Cuba for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mercedita | Spain | The schooner was discovered by the brig Syracuse ( Italy) in a derelict condition. She was taken in to Gibraltar. |
| Roscoe | United States | The 313.37-ton whaling bark was stove in by ice and abandoned in the Arctic Ocean while anchored off Point Barrow, Department of Alaska. |

## 20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Andreas | Flag unknown | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The smack sank off Sanda Island, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued. |
| Shark | United Kingdom | The steamship was holed by her anchor in the Caledonian Canal and was run ashore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin, Germany. |

## 21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Macedonian | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Svineboderne, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dover, Kent. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark by a steamship. |
| Unanimity | Germany | The barque foundered in the Baltic Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) west of Rixhöft, with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Guiding Star ( United Kingdom). Unanimity was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cronstadt. |
| Wilster | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to West Hartlepool for repairs. |

## 22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ebenezer | Norway | The ship departed from New York, United States for Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Edward Lindsay | United Kingdom | The steam wherry struck a rock at Marsden, County Durham. She was refloated and beached. |
| Giacinto | Italy | The ship was wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples. |
| Panama | France | The steamship struck rocks and sank at Santander, Spain. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havana, Cuba. |

## 23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Erne | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the Min River at Sharp Peak. |
| Paganini | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Londonderry. |

## 24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| America | United States | The passenger steamship was destroyed by fire at Yokohama Japan with the loss of between nineteen and 70 lives. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Yokohama and Hong Kong. |

## 25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Batavia | Netherlands | The paddle steamer ran aground in the Maas. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Scindia | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Gozo, Malta. She was refloated and taken in to Malta for repairs. |

## 26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hotspur | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain. |
| Twin Sisters | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated but sank off the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by Nova Giuseppe ( Italy). |

## 27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Batavia | Netherlands | The paddle steamer ran aground at Alblasserdam, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Dordrecht, South Holland. |
| Fredericke | Germany | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Papenburg to Dantsic. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fredrikshavn. |

## 28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| China | Spain | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean (30°24′S 27°23′E﻿ / ﻿30.400°S 27.383°E﻿ / -30.400; 27.383). All 40 people on board were rescued by Tantallon Castle ( United Kingdom). |
| James C. Stephenson | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire and was run ashore near Belém, Portugal. Her passengers were taken off by the schooner Bahia ( Spain). James C. Stephenson was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. |
| Johanna | Germany | The ship ran aground off the Filsand Lighthouse, Russia and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Eckernförde to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Mentor | Netherlands | The galiot struck a sunken wreck and foundered off the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Young Ellis ( United Kingdom). Mentor was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples, Italy. |
| Perseveranza | Spain | The steamship was wrecked near Oporto, Portugal with the loss of 30 lives. |
| Sir Robert Hodgson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Long Island", in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was refloated on 12 October. |
| Victory | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on Heligoland. |

## 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gotthard | Switzerland | The steamship collided with the steamship Concordia ( Switzerland) and sank in Lake Zürich. All on board were rescued by Concordia, whose purser was killed in the collision. |
| Hispania | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure for Cardiff, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Metis | United States | The 1,238-gross register ton cargo liner, a steamship, sank in 130 feet (40 m) of water 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) east-southeast of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, (41°16.55′N 071°46.12′W﻿ / ﻿41.27583°N 71.76867°W﻿ / 41.27583; -71.76867﻿ (Metis)) with the loss of 67 lives after colliding at night with the schooner Nettie Cushing ( United States). There were 85 survivors. |
| Tamar | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sand. |

## 30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Himalaya | United States | The ship was sighted off Anjer, Netherlands East Indies whilst on a voyage from New York to Hong Kong. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Intrepid | United Kingdom | The fishing trawler sprang a leak and sank off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Emma ( United Kingdom). |
| Signal | United States | The schooner was run down and sunk off Matinicus. crew saved. |

## 31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abbey | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gladiolus ( United Kingdom). Abbey was on a voyage from Rodosto, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Augusta | United Kingdom | The Galway hooker was run down and sunk off Plymouth, Devon by the fishing trawler Skim of the Sea ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her three crew. |
| Defender | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Grindstone Island, Ontario, Canada. She was condemned. |
| Gea | Sweden | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gladiolus ( United Kingdom). Gea was on a voyage from Gävle to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
| Helen Snow | United States | After suffering ice damage on 19 August, the 215-ton whaler, a barque, was abandoned in the Arctic Ocean. She later was salvaged, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Immanuel | Netherlands | The brig ran aground and sank in the Uruguay River. She was on a voyage from Paysandú, Uruguay to an English port. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Fremington, Devon. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aberystwyth | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Kawe ( United Kingdom). |
| Alliance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Eitzenloch", Germany. |
| Amisia | Germany | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida. |
| A. Vologda | Russia | The ship was lost at Archangelsk. |
| HNoMS Axel Thorsen | Royal Norwegian Navy | The gunboat was lost in the Arctic Ocean off Novaya Zemlya, Russia. |
| Bessie Rodgers | United Kingdom | The ship collided with another vessel and foundered off Newport, Rhode Island, United States before 10 August. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newport. |
| Brunswick | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Tagus. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Cameronian | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile before 5 August. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Coquimbo, Chile. |
| Carnaquheen | New South Wales | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Wallaroo, South Australia. She was refloated and taken in to Adelaide, South Australia. |
| Charlaw | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Barrow. She was refloated on 26 August and taken in to New Ross, County Wexford. |
| Charles Dickens | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Cordelia | Canada | The ship was driven ashore on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia. |
| Craigellachie | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Callao, Peru. |
| Credo | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 2 August. She was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia, United States to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. |
| Criterion | United Kingdom | The brig sank at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the Wells Lifeboat. |
| Diamond | United States | The tug sank in Green Bay. |
| Dover Castle | United Kingdom | The steamship was destroyed by fire off Coquimbo, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on the return leg of her maiden voyage, from Callao, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Enmore | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Demerara, British Guiana. She was refloated on 9 August. |
| Fairfax | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Glenallan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Cariboo Island". She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to the Clyde. She broke up on 31 August. |
| Gresham | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Saint Domingo before 20 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas to Saint Domingo. |
| Harmonie | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leven, Fife, United Kingdom. |
| Marie Hortense | France | The ship was wrecked on the St. Anne Shoals, off the coast of Sierra Leone. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Grand-Popo, Dahomey. |
| Neptunus | Norway | The barque was wrecked on the coast of County Down, United Kingdom. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Tyrella Lifeboat. |
| New Buxton | United Kingdom | The fishing lugger was abandoned off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat. |
| N. J. Miller | Canada | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was discovered in a derelict condition on 1 September and towed in to Boothbay, Maine, United States. |
| Rachel | Denmark | The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to "Oeffend". |
| Rosetta | United Kingdom | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Rota to Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. |
| Stockholm | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Helsingki. |
| Woodside | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at the mouth of the Adour. |