# List of shipwrecks in July 1831

The list of shipwrecks in July 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1831.

## 5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Fish Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, near Puerto Colombia, to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sylvia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |

## 11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off the mouth of the Brass River, Africa. |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Pearl ( United Kingdom) off "Dunlington" and sank. Her crew were rescued. George was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |

## 12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cerus | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Goswick, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eden | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Elbe and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. |

## 16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Conch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived. |
| Gandian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived. |
| Lord Whitworth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Bic Island, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada. |
| Rambler | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived. |
| Sir J. Saumarez | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived. |
| Terra Nova | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived. |
| Thomas | Saint Lucia | The drogher was lost off Point Michelle, Dominica with the loss of eight lives. |
| Usk | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. |
| Vine | United States | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. |

## 18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. |

## 21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Kirkcudbright. |

## 26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Henry Clay | United States | The schooner capsized and sank in Lake Erie with the loss of six lives. She was on her maiden voyage from Oswego, New York to Cleveland, Ohio. |

## 29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| No. 2 | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship ran aground at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube and was wrecked. Her crew survived. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1831 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jean | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Bombay, India. All on board were rescued. |
| Maria Theresa | Portugal | The ship was lost in the Quillimane River, Africa with the loss of all but three of her crew. |
| USS Sylph | United States Navy | The schooner departed from Pensacola, Florida in July and vanished, possibly lost in a severe storm in August. Lost with all 13 crew. |