# List of shipwrecks in July 1842

The list of shipwrecks in July 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1842.

## 1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Canadian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boscastle, Cornwall. |
| Choice | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the English Channel off Beer Head, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Zephyr ( United Kingdom). |
| Christina | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the West London Shoal (8°51′13″N 112°37′48″E﻿ / ﻿8.85361°N 112.63000°E﻿ / 8.85361; 112.63000) with the loss of eighteen of her 43 crew. She was on a voyage from Macao to Bombay, India. |
| Johanna Maria | Stralsund | The ship foundered off Bergen, Norway. Her crew were rescued. |

## 2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | Dantzic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Lebau". She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Dantzic. |
| Brisk | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Lafolle Reef, off the coast of Saint Domingo. Her crew were rescued. |

## 3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Algiers, Algeria. She was refloated on 5 July and taken into Youghal. |
| Edna | United States | The steamship was destroyed by a boiler explosion at the mouth of the Missouri River with the loss of about 60 lives. |
| Esquimaux | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Fort Point, Nevis. She was on a voyage from Nevis to London. She was refloated, and resumed her voyage three days later. |
| Gustave | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Lemon Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Gustave was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. |
| Terra Nova | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Rocky Island, in the Paracel Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Manila, Spanish East Indies. |

## 4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adele | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off "Chitlae Island", in the Laccadive Islands with the loss of 24 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Mauritius. |
| Dean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Algiers, Algeria. |
| Durango | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Flatt Keys. She was on a voyage from the Rio de la Hacha to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken into Nassau, Bahamas for repairs. |
| Shamrock | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated on 15 July and taken into Rye, Sussex. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Rotten Island Lighthouse, County Donegal. She was later refloated and beached. |
| Woodlands | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Grand Melvan" and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |

## 5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Enchantress | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Estuary of Bilbao. |
| Leda | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Estuary of Bilbao. Her crew were rescued. |
| Medora | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cobblers. Her crew were rescued. |

## 6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ada | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Ledge, off the coast of New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. |
| Brutus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Saint John, New Brunswick. |
| Hastings | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Inner Barber Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hastings, Sussex. |
| Morning Star | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Duncan Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. |

## 7 July

List of shipwrecks: August 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Phillips Reef, in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica. |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in a squall and sank in the Irish Sea off the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands. |

## 9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charlevoix | British North America | The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship British American ( British North America). |
| Louis Philippe | France | The steamship was holed by an anchor and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Shamrock | British North America | The steamship was destroyed by a boiler explosion 5 miles (8.0 km) from Lachine. Province of Canada with the loss of 62 of the 120 people on board. |

## 10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adonis | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Henecagua Reef. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, near Puerto Colombia, to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken into Nassau, Bahamas. |
| Emperor | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the River Usk at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was later righted. |
| Kate | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked near Cape Terawhiti. She had suffered damage after hitting rocks after leaving Wellington, but the master attempted to continue her journey to Cloudy Bay. While at anchor nea Cape Terawhiti she hit a further rock which worsened the damage and led to a heavy leak. After this the schooner was deliberately run onto the reef in order to save the crew. |

## 11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jane McNeill | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on St. Peter's Island. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bras d'Or Lake to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Marjery | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Campos dos Goytacazes and Maçanes, Brazil with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Racer | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore, capsized and sank at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. She was later raised and taken into Ghent. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was later refloated. |
| Sister | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Langlois Island". Her crew were rescued .She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to St. John's, Newfoundland. |

## 12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ada | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Passamaquoddy Bay. She was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated. |
| Dunmore | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on St Peter's Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Sydney, Nova Scotia. |

## 13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ada | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in Passamaquoddy Bay. She was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Keith Stewart | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered off the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. |
| Marquis of Wellesley | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Traverse. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Dublin. She was later refloated and put back to Quebec City. |
| Rio Doce | Brazil | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Rio de Janeiro. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Rio Doce. |

## 14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dolores | Spain | The brig was driven ashore at the Point de Mulas, Cuba. All on board were rescued. |
| Keith Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Tolsta Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Margaret Magdalene | Norway | The ship ran aground and sank on a reef north of the mouth of the Agger Canal, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mandahl to "Stuter". |
| Martha Ridgeway | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the Torres Strait. Her crew were rescued by a number of ship including Hopkinson ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from New Zealand to India.tim |
| Teviot | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was severely damaged by fire at Havana, Cuba with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz, Mexico to London. The fire was extinguished with assistance from HMS Romney ( Royal Navy), the Spanish Navy and many other vessels. Following temporary repairs, she resumed her voyage on 19 July. |
| Water Witch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Teumpan Head". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. Water Witch was refloated and taken into Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. |

## 15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lexington | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. |
| Peruvian | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at near the River Ganges, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Berbice, British Honduras to St. Stephen, New Brunswick. |
| Soeblomsten | Norway | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Traveller | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Belle Isle, Newfoundland, British North America). She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated, but consequently capsized and sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) east of Belle Isle on 17 July with the loss of three of her twelve crew. |

## 16 July

List of shipwrecks: July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| British America | British North America | The steamship was run aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal, Province of Canada. She was refloated the next day. |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The ship spang a leak and foundered in the English Channel south south east of Looe Island, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Ruby | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to "Miltown". |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Valløe, Norway. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valløe. She was refloated on 19 July and taken into Valløe. |

## 17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Comet | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Mauritius for Algoa Bay. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands. |

## 20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was consequently condemned. |
| Galatea | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was later refloated. |
| Hart | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides. |
| Henry and Wiliam | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Islay and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Sir William Wallace | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by a French steamship. She was on a voyage from London to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. |
| Whim | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Gibraltar whilst on a voyage from Malta to an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Clamcove", Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. She was refloated but consequently foundered off Ferryland, Newfoundland on 23 July. All on board were rescued. |
| Pekin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground of the Petit Reefs, off the Île-à-Vache, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Jamaica. She was refloated and sailed to Jamaica for repairs. |
| Thomas Lord | New South Wales | The schooner ran aground off the Williams Town Lighthouse, Melbourne. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Melbourne. Thomas Lord was refloated. |

## 22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| George Cadman | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Christchurch, Hampshire to London. |
| Ocean Queen | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from London to Launceston. Ocean Queen was refloated. (However, later in the same year, struck a reef off the coast of Western Australia and was eventually abandoned). |

## 23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Angelique | Spain | The ship was driven ashore at Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Pori. |

## 24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sampson | United Kingdom | The ship rann aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. she was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex. |

## 25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Enigheden | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Hjorring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to London, United Kingdom. |
| Salem | United States | The ship was driven ashore near Mobile, Alabama. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Mobile. She was refloated on 27 July. |

## 29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adolphe | France | The ship was wrecked on the Isla Aves, Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Saint Domingo. |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| John | United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak and was beached at North Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Arbroath, Forfarshire. John was refloated on 6 August and taken into Berwick upon Tweed for repairs. |
| Pasha | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Rabbit Islands, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Cambridge and HMS Vanguard (both Royal Navy) and arrived at Constantinople on 3 August. |
| Pearl | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly having previously struck a sunken rock or a wreck 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked near Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth. |

## 30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Joshua Sears | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ragged Island. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Marianne | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at North Point, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Bremen. Marianne was refloated on 3 August and towed into Baltimore. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. |

## 31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mavis | United Kingdom | The brig was struck by lightning off "Grand Ladrone" and exploded. Her crew were rescued. |
| Ulysses | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica, France. Her crew were rescued. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alasco | United States | The barque ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was refloated and taken into New York, where she was condemned. |
| Atlantic | United States | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Bear River. She was on a voyage from Digby, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Francsis I | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Port-a-Port, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Franklin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Balance Rocks, off Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Lartilleur | France | The brig was in collision with a barque and foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Norden | United Kingdom | The barque sank in the Truro River. She was refloated and beached on 27 July. |
| Oriental | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire whilst on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Liverpool, where she arrived on 29 July. |
| Star | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 July. Her crew were rescued by the brig Britannia ( United Kingdom). Star was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Stephen Rowan | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Calcutta, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Tees | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Agger Canal. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pillau, Prussia. She was refloated on 16 July and taken into Thisted, Denmark in a severely leaky condition. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Rotten Island Lighthouse, County Donegal. She was refloated on 26 July and beached. |