# List of shipwrecks in August 1871

The list of shipwrecks in August 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1871.

## 1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brinkburn | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Falmouth, Jamaica. Her nineteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to London. |
| Eden | France | The brig struck floating wreckage 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The brig departed from Waterford for New York City, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Helen Black | United Kingdom | The barque departed from Hong Kong for Fuzhou, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandra II | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood to Blackpool. She was refloated but had to be beached. |
| Glenallan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caribou Point, Canada. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She subsequently sank. |
| Magdala | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in St Lawrence Cove. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Pride of the Port | United States | The ship ran aground in the Creek Channel. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Conquest | United Kingdom | The tug collided with Emigrant ( United Kingdom) and sanki in the Firth of Forth. Her crew were rescued. |
| Prince George | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Diamond Island, British Burma. |
| St. Kilda | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore at Ashton, Renfrewshire. |
| William Tibbetts | United States | The steamship ran ashore on Nashawena Island, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from New York to Salem, Massachusetts. |

## 4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Allerston | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Hamra, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and towed in to Slitohamn, Sweden. |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The trow foundered off Mere Point. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bridgwater, Somerset. |
| Fortuna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Londonderry. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on the Mizenhead Sandbank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Her five crew were rescued by the Wicklow Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Jean Ingelow | United States | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Eastern Rangafulla Sand, in the Hooghly River and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta. |
| Kleinkinderen | Netherlands | The galiot collided with the brig Hoorarganer ( Norway) and sank in the English Channel south east of Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Hoorarganer. Kleinkinderen was on a voyage from Vlaardingen, South Holland to Gibraltar. |
| Southampton | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at Birkenhead, Cheshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York. |

## 5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurelie | Canada | The barque was driven ashore east of Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent. |
| Barton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Askegrund, in the Baltic Sea off Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated on 10 August with the assistance of two steamships. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Waterford for Providence, Rhode Island, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with all hands. |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off the Nakkehoved Lighthouse, Denmark. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Roscius | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated by the Arklow Lifeboat on 7 August and towed in to Dublin. |

## 6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Constance | United Kingdom | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°00′N 9°25′W﻿ / ﻿45.000°N 9.417°W﻿ / 45.000; -9.417). Her seven crew were rescued by the schooner Talavor ( United Kingdom). Constance was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Barcelona, Spain. |
| Ellina | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Niuzhuang, China for Hong Kong. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Francesca Seghezza | Italy | The brig was wrecked on rocks west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to London, United Kingdom. |
| Maria Josephine | France | The ship departed from Truxillo, British Honduras for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Martaban | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Muckraputty Lumps, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta. |
| Rinaldo | United Kingdom | The steamship was severely damaged by fire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Malta to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, where she arrived on 10 August. |

## 7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Robert Ingraham | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a sunken rock and sank at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada to New York. She was refloated on 15 August. |
| Weser | Germany | The steamship ran aground in the Solent and the entrance to the Southampton Water. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York, United States. She was refloated with assistance from the paddle tug Camel ( United Kingdom) and was taken in to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. |

## 8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bulwark | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Rangafullah Channel. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Counsellor | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Monsciar Reef, off Malta. She was refloated. |
| Lillie M. | United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak and sank 12 nautical miles (22 km) south west of Islay. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Marie | Belgium | The ship was wrecked on the Lucien Bank. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Antwerp. |
| Penelope | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledges, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to London. |
| Volkyren | Germany | The ship departed from Pillau for Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| William Coulman | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated on 10 August and resumed her voyage. |

## 9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adèle | France | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon at Keelung, Formosa. Her fifteen crew were rescued. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in a typhoon at Keelung. Her seven crew were rescued. |
| Arche d'Alliance | France | The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Brass River. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently sank off Saint Barthélemy. Her crew were rescued. |
| Batavia Packet | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Formosa. Her crew were rescued. |
| Catherine Apcar | India | The steamship collided with the steamship Despatch ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her 25 crew were rescued by Despatch. Catherine Apcar was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. |
| Vitus Bering | United Kingdom | The barque departed from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland for an English port. Presumed subsequently foundered in the Kattegat as wreckage from the ship was discovered there. |
| Vulture | United Kingdom | The steamship struck rocks off the Saltee Islands, County Wexford and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford. |
| Westward Ho | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in a typhoon at Keelung with the loss of two of her crew. There were at least eighteen survivors. |

## 10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne | China | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Keelung, Formosa. |
| Brilliant Star | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wilmington, Delaware. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Henry | Canada | The ship ran aground off Skutskär, Sweden. |
| Josephine | United States | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on "Sand Island", Maine. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Loch Naw | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon at Tamsui, Formosa. She was refloated on 15 August. |
| Philorth | United Kingdom | The schooner struck a sunken rock at Skerryvore and was beached on Tiree, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was declared a total loss. |
| Roderick Dhu | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana to Sagua La Grande, Cuba. She was refloated on 13 August and put back to Havana. |

## 11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diadem | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Navassa Island for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Isère | France | The steamship was damaged by fire at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Sir James | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her crew were arrested on suspicion of arson. Nine of them were charged on 16 September. The remaining four crew then being in hospital in Buenos Aires. The crew were acquitted of the charge. |

## 12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Peerless | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Navassa Island for Swansea, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hand. |
| Sidonian | United Kingdom | The steamship ran ashore on Ailsa Craig. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated on 15 August and towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames between Erith and Gravesend, Kent with loss of life. |

## 14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argo | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Wilhelm (Flag unknown) and sank in the River Carron. She was on a voyage from Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland to Carronshore, Stirlingshire. |
| Cecilia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Overstrand, Norfolk. |
| Charles Napier | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lymington, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Blakeney. |
| Lucknow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. |
| Meteor | United Kingdom | The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey. |
| Pride | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Runton, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Reckless | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Runton. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Runton. She was refloated and taken to Blakeney, where she was beached. |
| Simon Peter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cromer. |
| Undine | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. |
| Viola | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Hartlepool Heugh. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to West Hartlepool. |

## 15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catterina Bollo | Italy | The barque was destroyed by fire at Berdyanski, Russia. |
| Dragoe | Germany | The brig ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Morocco ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey. Her passengers were taken off by Morocco. Glasgow was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin. She put back to Liverpool, where she sank. |
| H. Gilbert | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She subsequently floated off and was taken in to Liverpool in a derelict condition. |
| Kim Eng Seng | Straits Settlements | The full-rigged ship was wrecked off the China Bucker Lighthouse, Burma. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Rangoon, Burma. |
| Rachael | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Unidne | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk. |

## 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Colombo | United Kingdom | The ship put in to Ascension Island on fire. She was on a voyage from Calcutta India to London. The fire was extinguished. She resumed her voyage on 18 August. |
| Lodona | United States | The steamship was wrecked off the coast of Florida with the loss of 30 of the 42 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Melbourne | United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Mendes Nuñez ( Spain). Melbourne was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to "North Hatteras", North Carolina. |
| Nummer Eins | Germany | The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. |

## 17 August

List of shipwrecks: August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Armida | Sweden | The brig departed from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom for Sundsvall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Belem | France | The brig ran aground off Tangier, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Belgian | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Garden Point, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta for repairs. |
| Pomona | United States | The brig was driven ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Cape Canaveral, Florida. |

## 18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Compeer | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Burnmouth, Berwickshire. All 23 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord France. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Ella | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore at Elsie Point, Caithness. All sixteen people on board were rescued by a fishing boat. |
| Hibernian | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Moville, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Index | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Lundy Island Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Honfleur, Manche, France. |
| Maori | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked off Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivors was rescued by a Spanish ship, according to a message in a bottle that washed up at Chesil Beach, Dorset on 28 August. |
| Maggie H. | Canada | The schooner heeled over in a squall at Miramichi, New Brunswick and was damaged. |
| Mary Black | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the brig Madge ( United Kingdom). Mary Black was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barcelona, Spain. |
| Minnie | United Kingdom | The yacht foundered off Salcombe, Devon with the loss of all three people on board. |
| Nova Alerta | France | The ship was driven ashore near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Havre de Grâce. She was refloated on 30 August and towed in to Havre de Grâce. |
| Peter | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Llandudno, Caernarfonshire. Her three crew were rescued. |
| T. W. Rhodes | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned at the entrance to the English Channel. All on board were rescued, some of them by Roman Empire ( United Kingdom). T. W. Rhodes was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Valencia, Spain. |
| Vanguard | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque J. B. D. ( France. Vanguard was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |

## 19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caliph | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Gaspar Strait whilst on a voyage from London to Shanghai, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Goa | France | The ship departed from Trinidad for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Heron | United Kingdom | The yacht ran aground on the Pole Sand, in the English Channel and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Dawlish to Exeter, Devon. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated but had to be beached in the River Mersey. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ketch ran aground and was beached near Brancaster, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Brancaster. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Liverpool Bay off the Crosby Lightship ( Trinity House). |

## 20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alpheus | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Eaglescliff ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Firth of Forth. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 22 August and taken in to Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
| Eiche | Germany | The ship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London, United Kingdom. No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Fortuna | Netherlands) | The lugger collided with the schooner Princess of Wales ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her fifteen crew were rescued by Princess of Wales. |
| Grace Darling | United Kingdom | The schooner was run ashore at Workington, Cumberland. |
| Independence | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Morriscastle, County Wexford. She was refloated. |
| Venus | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingborg. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland. |

## 21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amy | Leeward Islands | The ship foundered in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Anna Bella | Leeward Islands | The ship was wrecked at Saint Kitts. |
| Annie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Dieppe Bay, Saint Kitts. |
| Ariel | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. She was consequently condemned. |
| Belhaven | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsoy, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Breeze | Leeward Islands | The drogher sank in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Catalina | Spain | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Arecibo, Puerto Rico. |
| Cunningham | Leeward Islands | The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamesfort, Antigua. |
| David Verbist | Belgium | The ship ran aground on the Pearl Rock, off Gibraltar and sank. She was refloated on 31 August and towed in to Gibraltar, where she was condemned. |
| Dos Amigos | Spain | The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. |
| Duke of Wellington | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Thomas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to a British port. |
| Elia | Leeward Islands | The drogher was driven out to sea from Saint Kitts in a hurricane. Presumed to have foundered. |
| Elite | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged at Saint Kitts. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. |
| Formosa | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Queen's Cliff. |
| Gold Hunter | Leeward Islands | The ship was wrecked at Saint Kitts. |
| Governor Berg | Leeward Islands | The tug was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas. |
| Grasmere | United Kingdom | The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas. |
| Hannah Douglas | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Antigua. |
| Italian Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and/or sank at in a hurricane in Hatton's Bay, Antigua. |
| Julia Carney | United States | The brigantine was blown out to sea from Philipsburg, Saint Martin and foundered 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Saint Martin. Her crew were rescued by the brig Manita ( United Kingdom). |
| Lady Bird | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Arecibo, Puerto Rico. |
| Lizzie | United Kingdom | The schooner was damaged in a hurricane at Saint Thomas. |
| Mary Davidson | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Jason Islands, Falkland Islands. Her crew survived the wreck, but only three survived to be rescued on 20 September by Florio Paranagua ( Chile). Mary Davidson was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Guayaquil, Ecuador. |
| Nautilus | Denmark | The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Pioneer | United Kingdom | The ketch was wrecked near Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Howth, County Dublin. |
| Prima Donna | United Kingdom | The brig capsized in a hurricane at Nevis and was driven out to sea. She was righted, and put back to Nevis the next day. |
| Rebecca C. Lane | United States | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Rosehill | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank and sank. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Olbers ( Sweden). Rosehill was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to "Heppens". |
| Sea Dove | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Dieppe Bay, Saint Kitts. |
| Sonora | France | The steamship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas. |
| Uncle Ned | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore in a hurricane at Parham, Antigua. She was later refloated. |
| Virginia | Leeward Islands | The schooner was driven out to sea from Saint Kitts in a hurricane and foundered with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Warrior | Leeward Islands | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. Her crew were rescued. |
| Westwood | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in a hurricane at Hatton's Bay Antigua. She was later refloated. |
| Zwerver | Netherlands | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Dankbaarheid ( Netherlands). Zwerver was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia. She was taken in to the Nieuw Diep in a derelict condition. Also reported as having been towed in to Grimsby. |
| Two unnamed vessels | Germany | The barques were wrecked at Fajardo, Puerto Rico. |

## 22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arcadia | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off "Tomboretes", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to San Francisco, California. |
| Carolina | United States | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. |
| C. D. Rulre | United States | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. |
| C. V. Williams | United States | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. |
| France | France | The steamship was damaged by fire at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated and towed in to the Sloyne. |
| Lady Bird | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lord Stanley | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. Presumed subsequently foundered. She was reported to have foundered on 17 September 1871. |
| Nellie Mowe | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. |
| Wyoming | United Kingdom | The steamship exploded and sank off Point Judith, Rhode Island with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from New York to Providence, Rhode Island. |

## 23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alhambra | United States | The steamship ran aground at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Atlas | Germany | The ship was driven ashore at Hela. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was later refloated. |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak and was beached at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Emilie | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Hela. Her crew were rescued th Hela Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Narva, Russia. She was consequently condemned. |
| Fox | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore in the River Welland. She was refloated, but was destroyed by fire the next day. |
| Hooghly | United Kingdom | The ship arrived at South Shields, County Durham from Calcutta, India on fire. |
| Lion | United Kingdom | The steam wherry ran aground and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Sunderland. She was later refloated and taken in to Sunderland. |
| Welcome | United Kingdom | The fishing boat collided with the steamship Abana and sank at South Shields. |

## 24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Arbroath Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Inverness. She was refloated on 28 August and taken in to Arbroath. |
| Annette | Norway | The barque was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (48°49′N 45°12′W﻿ / ﻿48.817°N 45.200°W﻿ / 48.817; -45.200) by the steamship Java ( United Kingdom) with the loss of eleven of her twelve crew. The survivor was rescued by Java. Annette was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Dawlies | United Kingdom | The yacht ran aground and was wrecked. |
| Express | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Piel Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness to Liverpool. |
| Helensbank | Germany | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Claribel ( United Kingdom). Helensbank was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York. She was subsequently boarded by the crew of the schooner Electric ( Canada). |
| Juniata | United States | The steamship was driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Cape Florida, Florida. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated on 29 August and taken in to Key West, Florida. |
| Lady of the Lune | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat foundered 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Peel. Both crew survived. |
| Lunefield | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Cape Roca, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Trieste. |
| Osprey | United Kingdom | The paddle tug foundered in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Dundee, Forfarshire with the loss of all hands. |
| Superior | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to St. Ives, Cornwall. |
| William and Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the steamship Belgique ( Belgium) and sank off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. |

## 25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alcyon | United Kingdom | The ship departed from New York, United States for Londonderry. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Anna | Denmark | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Køge to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Anna Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Sinclairs Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilness Point, County Down. |
| Felix Pensamento | Morocco | The schooner was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Larache to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| J. J. Eckman | Sweden | The steamship ran aground near Thorup, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She subsequently sank and was declared a total loss. |
| Ingeborg | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore at "Hafstensund". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Christiania. |

## 26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aluda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Sebersted". Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Aberdeen. |
| Chaturanga | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Neckmansgrund, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Clara Novello | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Corton, Suffolk. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Colombia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York, United States. |
| Gambia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from São Vicente Island, Cape Verde Islands for Wilmington, Delaware. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from West Wemyss, Fife to Thurso, Caithness. |
| Menam | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Hong Kong for Yokohama, Japan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Never Despair | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Varna, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. |
| Petrel | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Edward Auguste ( Belgium). Petrel was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Thurso, Caithness. |
| Phœnix | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat was wrecked in the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. |

## 27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aber | United Kingdom | The steamship was run down and sunk off Donaghadee, County Down by RMS Prussian ( United Kingdom). All on board were rescued. Aber was on a voyage from Donaghadee to Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. |
| Alcyone | United States | The barque departed from New York for Londonderry, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Aura | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore in Bovallsfjord. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Linda | United States | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked "on Highbridge", near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portland to Yarmouth. |
| Ocean Wave | United Kingdom | The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Mississippi River with the loss of 60 to 70 lives. She was on a voyage from the Fish River to Mobile, Alabama. |

## 28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Lysekil, Sweden with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Køge to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Bondicar | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Grebbestad, Sweden with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. |
| Edith | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Harbinger | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Nidingen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Hebe | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Oporto, Portugal. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bacton, Norfolk. |
| Margaretta | Germany | The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the St. Johns River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to New York. |
| Mount Royal, and Richard | United Kingdom Germany | The ships collided at Bremen and were both severely damaged. They both ran aground, but were both refloated. |
| Nagasaki | United States | The ship foundered 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) north north west of Arranmore, County Donegal, United Kingdom. Her twenty crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bombay, India. |
| Nymph | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Lysekil. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Russia to an English port. |
| Ocean Bride | United Kingdom | The fishing lugger collided with Twilight ( United Kingdom) and was beached on Islay, Inner Hebrides. |
| St. Thomas Packet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Tønsberg, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London. |
| Times | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore near Formby, Lancashire. All seventeen people on board were rescued by the Formby Lifeboat Jessie Knowles ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Times was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Walters | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Middelplaat, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. |

## 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Collina | United Kingdom | The sloop was destroyed by fire at Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew survived. |
| Elizabeth Douthwaite | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Yeni-Kale, Russia. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Kertch, Russia. She was refloated on 1 September. |
| Figlia Alessandra | Italy | The ship foundered off Peniche, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Port Said, Egypt. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with Tynwald ( Isle of Man and sank. She was on a voyage from Northwich, Cheshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| London | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The smack was beached in Sandy Cove Reach, County Cork, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cork to Berehaven, County Cork. |
| Mazeppa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Jadder. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Stavanger, Norway. She was refloated and taken in to Tanager, Denmark in a severely damaged condition. |
| Mississippi | United Kingdom | The steamship was reported to have been wrecked in a hurricane in the Hatteras Inlet. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| HMS Repulse | Royal Navy | The Bulwark-class battleship ran aground off the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. She was refloated, and was taken in to Sheerness, Kent the next day. |
| Village Belle | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the River Foyle. She was refloated and towed in to Londonderry. |

## 30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Canada | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Saint Helena Sound. |
| Emmanuel | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore south of Sunderland, County Durham. United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Sunderland. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland. |
| James Davidson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Cape Fedo", Sicily, Italy. She was on a voyage from Euripos, Greece to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Peter Cracroft | New Zealand | The 19-ton cutter stranded on Great Barrier Island and became a complete wreck. |

## 31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carl Milberg | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Ljugarn, Gotland. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to an English port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Carrie Kountz | United States | The steamboat struck a snag and sank in the Scioto River. She was on a voyage from Cairo, Ohio to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Charmer | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized at Quebec City, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to the Clyde. She was righted the next day. |
| Collier | United Kingdom | The steamship struck the quayside at Honfleur, Manche, France whilst avoiding a collision with another vessel and was damaged. She was subsequently taken in to Plymouth, Devon for repairs. |
| Columbus | Germany | The brigantine was driven ashore on Fanø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. |
| Earl of Carlisle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Lysekil, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Umeå, Sweden to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Ermandine | Germany | The ship capsized with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Flora | Germany | The schooner was wrecked near Lysekil, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hilmana | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lysekil. Her crew were rescued. |
| Johanna | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Eider. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered, according to a message in a bottle washed up at Teignmouth, Devon on 10 September. |
| Nolstrom | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lysekil. Her crew were rescued. |
| Perche | Italy | The barque was driven ashore at Waterford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Waterford. |
| Trionjo | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near "Burgos". |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1871 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abilene | United Kingdom | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew took to the boat; the landed on São Miguel Island, Azores on 29 August. She was on a voyage from Lagos, Africa to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Martinique before 26 August. |
| Alert | Germany | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Earl of Elgin ( United Kingdom). |
| Alice | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was run ashore near the Gull Rock. |
| Avondale | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Niuzhuang for Hong Kong in early August. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| British Standard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Biela Serai", Russia before 3 August. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Brunette | France | The brig was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |
| Clarissa | United Kingdom | The brig sank in the Mollösund with the loss of nine of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. She was refloated in mid-February 1872 and taken in to Lykesund for repairs. |
| Cognac | France | The ship ran aground near "Tultsha". She was refloated. |
| Colombo | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. At least eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Hong Kong. |
| Commisariat | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore in the Danube before 26 August. |
| Cornelis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of California, United States before 8 August. Her crew were rescued. |
| Counsellor | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Moniscar Reef. She was refloated. |
| Despatch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Deux Frères | France | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near "Leckie", on the west coast of Africa. |
| Dolfijn | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on "Gobia Zamba Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greytown, Nicaragua to Savanilla, United States of Colombia. |
| Ebenezer | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Ayr. She was refloated and taken in to Portland, Dorset. |
| Edmond | Belgium | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by a British steamship. She was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy to Antwerp. |
| Edward and Marie | Netherlands | The ship sank at Hong Kong. |
| E. F. Dunbar | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 August. |
| Eendraght | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at "Chittepee". Her crew were rescued. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Long Key Shoals. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Erdmandine | Germany | The ship capsized with the loss of all hands. |
| Esther | France | The ship was lost off Noirmoutier, Vendée. Her crew were rescued. |
| Exchange | United States | The fishing schooner was lost at Cow Bay. Crew saved. |
| Firth of Clyde | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saint Pierre, Miquelon on 23 or 24 August. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to London. She broke up on 26 November. |
| Frederick VII | Germany | The ship foundered before 29 August with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Greenland to Harburg. |
| Gebroeders Visser | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Vlie to Bergen, Norway. |
| George | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Fjällbacka, Sweden with the loss of all but her captain. |
| Georgiana | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Hans | Germany | The ship sank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Ningbo, China to Hong Kong. |
| Helma | Spain | The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Spain. |
| Henrika | Sweden | The ship was wrecked at Gothenburg between 26 and 29 August. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hoffnung | Germany | The ship ran aground at Roresand, Norway. She was on a voyage from Lillesand, Norway to "Hoyer". |
| Holywood | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Naissaar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Riga, Russia. |
| Ionian Belle | United States | The ship caught fire at Zakynthos and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Zakynthos. |
| Iris | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Cuba Lake. She was on a voyage from Kingstown, County Dublin to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. |
| Jaime | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. |
| Jane Sawyer | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Strone Point, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Easdale, Argyllshire. |
| Jantje | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to a Norwegian port. |
| Jason | Netherlands | The ship ran aground in the Hellegat. She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated. |
| Jesmond | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. |
| John O. Baker | United States | The ship ran aground in the Crosby Channel. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool in a leaky condition with the assistance of three tugs. |
| Katherine | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered off the Isle of May, Fife. |
| Leander | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered between 24 and 26 August with the loss of all 21 people on board. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| Lightening | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Rangoon River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dunkerque, Nord. |
| Lonstrop | Sweden | The schooner was wrecked at Gothenburg between 26 and 29 August. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lorley | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Sestos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Naples, Italy to Constantinople. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Margaretha | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore at Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from New York to Königsberg. She was refloated and towed in to Gothenburg. |
| Marianne | Flag unknown | The ship was damaged by fire at San Francisco, California, United States. |
| Marie | Germany | The jacht sank. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Drontheim, Norway. |
| Marigo | Flag unknown | The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Danube. |
| Marion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Bodie Island, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Marion was later refloated and towed in to Norfolk, Virginia, United States in a severely leaky condition. |
| Mexican | United Kingdom | The ship foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Shantou to Hong Kong. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Galway. she was refloated and taken in to Galway in a leaky condition. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven out to sea from Hong Kong and was lost with her captain. |
| Nelson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Trinity Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Canada. |
| Nereid | United Kingdom | The steam yacht was driven ashore at "Ross Glass". She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Oberst Lieutenant von Sulstorff | Germany | The ship ran aground at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. |
| Octavie | France | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sierra Leone and was severely damaged. |
| Oscar | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Vyborg. |
| Paria | Canada | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Lockeport, Nova Scotia to Trinidad. |
| Pauline and Ermida | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at "Apeshill". She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to La Guaira, Venezuela. She was refloated and towed in to Gibraltar in a leaky condition. |
| Ranger | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked at Rhyl, Denbighshire. |
| Regente | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. |
| Result | United Kingdom | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Lagos to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Riga | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore of Fårö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Leith |
| Roline Marie | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Hong Kong. |
| Saga | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on the Swash She was refloated on 27 August and resumed her voyage. |
| Sagua | Cuba | The ship was driven ashore at Havana. She was refloated and put back to Havana. |
| Sauveur | France | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sierra Leone. |
| Sarah Smith | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Antigua. |
| Sharon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Uruguay River. She was refloated. |
| Slogger | Denmark | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 6 August. She was on a voyage from Arendal, Norway to an English port. Slogger was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition. |
| Sophie | Belgium | The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Speculation | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Rotterdam. She was on a voyage from Vyborg to Antwerp. She was refloated with assistance. |
| S. S. Bickmore | United States | The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the St. Johns River before 23 August. |
| Stefano | Russia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Genitachek". |
| St. Jacques | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Sully | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Antwerp. |
| Velox | Germany | The ship was driven ashore near Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Vesta | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Little River Head. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. |
| Vistula | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Hong Kong. |
| Vulcan | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Sando. Her crew were rescued. |
| Waters | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Middelplaat, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Water Lily | United States | The steamship foundered off Edisto Island, South Carolina before 23 August. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Edisto Island. |
| Wild Hunter | United States | The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce. |