The list of shipwrecks in August 1845 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1845 .
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List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1845
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Cosmopolite
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Fortune Island , Bahamas . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes , Haiti to London .[1]
Flirt
United Kingdom
The brig capsized and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich , Kent . Her crew were rescued by the steamboat Waterman No. 11 ( United Kingdom ). She was later righted, refloated and towed into Shadwell , Middlesex for repairs.[2] [3]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Maryport , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Maryport.[4]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Rodrigues . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Liverpool , Lancashire .[5]
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List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1845
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Acadia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Duddon Sand, in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada to Glasson Dock , Lancashire . She was refloated on 14 August and taken into Glasson Dock in a severely damaged condition.[12] [13]
Bassen Merchant
Burma
The schooner was wrecked near Amherst with the loss of two lives.[14]
Cataraqui
United Kingdom
Cataraqui .
The barque was wrecked in the Bass Strait with the loss of 399 of the 408 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Port Phillip , New South Wales .
Eliza and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Bexhill-on-Sea , Sussex . She was refloated and taken into Folkestone , Kent .[10]
Johanna
Belgium
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom .[10]
Louise
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak in the Kattegat . She was towed into Gothenburg in a waterlogged condition by HSwMS Najaden ( Swedish Navy ). Louise was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Stettin .[15]
Oscar
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore at Memel .[6] She was later refloated and taken into Memel.[16]
Tarugo
Hamburg
The ship ran aground on the Klein Vogelsand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to Hamburg. She was refloated.[9] [6]
Thomas and Hannah
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on "Green Island", near Algeciras , Spain.[17]
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List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1845
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Active
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Plettenberg Bay . Her crew were rescued.[31]
Byzantium
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Olhão , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Symi , Greece . She was refloated and taken into Olhão.[18]
Nyord
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Düne , Heligoland . She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Hamburg. She was refloated on 12 August.[12]
Mermaid
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the brig New England ( United States ) and was beached on Georges Island , Massachusetts , United States. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia , British North America .[7] [32]
Prospect
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated and proceeded for the River Thames .[33]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Gambia River .[23]
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List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1845
Ship State Description
Cahawba
United States
The ship ran aground in the Gut of Canso She was on a voyage from Pictou , Nova Scotia , British North America to the Fall River, Massachusetts .[34]
Dawsons
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated and put into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a leaky condition the next day.[25]
Lark
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Fairy ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea with the loss of a life.[25]
Rankin
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Black Rock.[29]
Sir John Beresford
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and beached near the Rock Lighthouse. Subsequently refloated and taken into Liverpool.[35]
Ullswater
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat and the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Mazatlan , Cuba to Liverpool.[29] [35]
Vernon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Archangelsk , Russia to London .[6]
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List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1845
Ship State Description
Barco
Spain
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Barcelona . She was refloated and taken into Cowes , Isle of Wight.[12]
Commodore
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . She was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool.[40] [28]
Euphrosyne
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Lune . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Lancaster, Lancashire .[12]
Goede Verwachting
Netherlands
The ship departed from Amsterdam , North Holland for Hamburg . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[44]
Imogen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[11]
Ready Rhino
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John. She was refloated.[34]
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List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1845
Ship State Description
Jonathan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground of the Great Castillos and was consequently beached on the coast of Argentina. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Buenos Aires , Argentina. The vessel and those on board were plundered by the local inhabitants; HMS Comus ( Royal Navy ) was sent to her assistance.[46]
Marie
Netherlands
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Schiedam , South Holland to South Shields , County Durham.[13] [27] [47]
Schyryd
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The ship ran aground on the Battery Reef, off the coast of Devon , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Livorno . She was refloated.[13]
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List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1845
Ship State Description
Avon
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Seaham , County Durham for Wisbech , Cambridgeshire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49]
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Filey , Yorkshire .[50]
Hebburn
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued.[51] [52]
Lord Maidstone
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Robbine Reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to New York . She was refloated the next day and taken into New York.[53]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the North Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) off Whitby , Yorkshire . She was righted and was driven out to 135 nmi (250 km) offshore. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham . Louisa was taken intow by the brig Thomas Kennion and arrived at Hartlepool , County Durham on 27 August.[54]
Omnibus
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at "Waldam", 9 nautical miles (17 km) from Calais , France. She was refloated on 3 September and taken into Calais.[16] [55]
Packet
United Kingdom
The schooner was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean in a hurricane . Four of her crew were taken off by the barque Rapid ( United Kingdom ) on 22 August leaving her mate on board. He was taken off by the brig Sabina ( Spain ) on 3 September. Packet was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince , Haiti to an English port.[56]
Rachel
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked near Hilbre Island , Cheshire . Her crew were rescued.[57]
Riscatto
Kingdom of Sardinia
The ship was driven ashore near Faro, Portugal . She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp , Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[58]
Speculation
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Whitby , Yorkshire .[20] [16]
Thomas and Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Portsmouth , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Sunderland, County Durham .[33] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20]
Venskabet
Norway
The schooner foundered off "Oxebye". Her crew were rescued.[59]
Wave
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank off Wellington , New Zealand.[60]
Wellington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Maryport , Cumberland .[33] She was refloated and put back to Maryport for repairs.[20]
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List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1845
Ship State Description
Aquatic
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and sank south west of Heligoland . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull , Yorkshire .[61]
Arno
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 38 nautical miles (70 km) west of the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House ).[62] Her crew were rescued by Jane Jackson ( United Kingdom ).[54]
Caroline
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure , France.[11]
Clara
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Lemon Lightship ( Trinity House ) with the loss of all hands.[61]
Countess of Eglington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Monkey River .[63]
Durham
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north west of Flamborough Head. Her eight crew were rescued.[61] [64]
Experiment
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Bristol Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Lundy Island , Devon . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fowey , Cornwall to Newport, Monmouthshire .[50] [52]
Felix
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head. Her crew were rescued by Venus ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to London.[65] [38]
Five Sodskende
Norway
The brig was driven ashore in Lannion Bay . She was on a voyage from Mandahl to Morlaix , Finistère , France.[66]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore, capsized and sank at Portishead, Somerset . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[20]
Gute Christine or Gute Hoffnung
Norway
The brig was in collision with Mary Ann Melivlle ( United Kingdom ) and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Bordeaux , Gironde , France. she put into Helsingør , Denmark in a waterlogged condition.[7] [67]
Halcyon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands , Norfolk . She was refloated.[26]
Irwell
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the mouth of the Humber . Her five crew were rescued.[11] [64] [52]
Leith
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Creole ( France ).[61] [38] [62]
Linskolms
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Leure Cove, near Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure.[68] [51]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wyk auf Föhr , Duchy of Holstein . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne.[7] She was consequently condemned.[18]
New Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her fourteen crew were rescued by Coralie ( France ).[69] [70]
Red Rover
United Kingdom
The fishing vessel was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunbar , Lothian with the loss of five of her six crew and five people who went to their rescue.[71]
Regina
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked at Whaligoe , Caithness . Her crew were rescued.[11] [72]
Sovereign
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east south east of the Lemon Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft , Suffolk to Goole , Yorkshire .[50] [52]
William
United Kingdom
The ship foundered 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Smith's Knowl, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of one of her seven crew.[64] [52]
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List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1845
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Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Diamond Reef, off Antigua . She was later refloated.[73]
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List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1845
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Barbara
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Westerhever , Duchy of Holstein . Her seven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hartlepool , County Durham .[61]
Bell and Anna
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Ocean ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Bawdsey , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.[65] [38] [67]
Diana
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Borkum , Kingdom of Hanover . Her crew were rescued by the kuff Lina ( United Kingdom . Diana was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[7] [41] [62] [32]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Hartlepool , County Durham with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by the fishing smack Vriendschap ( Netherlands ). Elizabeth was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Saint Petersburg.[41] [54]
Hercules
Prussia
The brig was driven ashore on Læsø , Denmark. Her crew were rescued by the brig Forth ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Stettin to London , United Kingdom .[7] [74]
Imogene
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Nickman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea with the loss of eight of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Integrity ( United Kingdom ). Imogene was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint Petersburg.[75]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Anholt , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to Sligo .[41]
Jennet
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the South Gar, off the mouth of the River Tees . She was refloated and taken into Middlesbrough , County Durham.[50] [38]
Jonge Elsabe
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore near Tønning , Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Flensburg , Duchy of Holstein to Hamburg.[61]
Mary Hurst
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Bees Head , Cumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven , Cumberland.[50]
Mayflower
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool , Lancashire .[26]
Nathaniel
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 110 nautical miles (200 km) off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[37] [32]
Pandora
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank at Plymouth , Devon .[26] She was refloated the next day.[11]
Samuel and Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Brown Bank. Her seven crew were rescued.[11] [64]
Sarah
United States
The ship was wrecked at Anjer , Netherlands East Indies .[76]
Sarah Henrietta
British North America
The ship was wrecked on Cape Negro, Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from Saint Andrew, New Brunswick to Bermuda .[34]
Theseus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Morups Tage, off Falkenberg, Sweden . She was refloated but consequently foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off shore with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[7]
Thomas and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Paull , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Spalding, Lincolnshire to Hull , Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken into Hull.[68]
Vrouw Elsina
Kingdom of Hanover
The kuff was driven ashore on Sylt in a capsized condition. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[41]
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List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1845
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Anna
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore near Sønderho , Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Elizabeth
Russia
The brig was holed by an anchor and sank in the Dwina . She was on a voyage from Torrevecchia Teatina , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Pernau , Livonia , Russian Empire and Saint Petersburg .[75]
Hermann de Buhr
Kingdom of Hanover
The kuff was driven ashore on Sylt . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London , United Kingdom .[41]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Lossiemouth , Lothian . Her crew were rescued.[41] [32]
Neerland
Duchy of Holstein
The ship was driven ashore on Sylt. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean by all but her mate. The rest of her crew were taken off by an unnamed vessel. Packet was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Falmouth, Cornwall .[77]
Providentia
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at Ringkøbing , Denmark with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[75]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Keonpsand, in the North Sea off Amrum , Duchy of Holstein with the loss of four of her eight crew.[7] [78] [79] She became a wreck on 18 September.[80]
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List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1845
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Ann Bell
United Kingdom
The brig collided with the barque Eden ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Harwich , Essex . Her crew were rescued.[11] [65]
Ark
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point , East Riding of Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[11]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point.[11]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Blaanam". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glückstadt , Duchy of Schleswig to Sunderland, County Durham .[37]
Centenary
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her crew were rescued by Kingston-by-Sea ( United Kingdom ). Centenary was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London .[11] [38]
Fives
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Horn Reef, in the North Sea with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg .[81] [54]
Francis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[11]
Hebe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Kenken", Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire.[82] She was refloated on 8 September and resumed her voyage.[1]
Helena
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland , Denmark with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[37] [81] [83] [79]
Imogene
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Nickman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea . She became a wreck the next day with the loss of eight of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Integrity ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[84]
Lykkens Prove
Denmark
The ship was wrecked near Hjerting . She was on a voyage from Ringkøbing to Altona .[37]
Moetina
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked on Norderney , Prussia . She was on a voyage from "Welner" to London.[37]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point.[11]
Phoenix
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Hennegaad". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hamburg .[37] [32]
Three Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to Sunderland. She was refloated and put into Hull .[11]
Winskkalut
Bremen
The ship was wrecked on "Blaanam". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stavanger , Norway.[37]
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List of shipwrecks: September 1845
Ship State Description
Acadian
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Sharpness , Gloucestershire .[37]
Annegina
Netherlands
The ship sank on the Kaap Buoy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Delfzijl , South Holland to a Norwegian port.[86]
Eli Chapman
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool , Lancashire .[69]
Greave
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south west of Cronstadt , Russia . She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Cronstadt. She was later refloated.[18]
Lark
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Bees Head , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven , Cumberland.[69] She was refloated on 29 August and taken into Whitehaven.[41]
Wilhelm
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to Ostend.[7] [32]
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List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1845
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Familien Fraul
Norway
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Ålesund . She was refloated and put into Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[7]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Alloa , Clackmannanshire to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[75]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Diamond Reef and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Belize City , British Honduras . She was refloated and put into Antigua .[30]
Mary Stuart
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near Missolonghi , Greece . She was on a voyage from Patras , Greece to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[87]
Osprey
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island , Nova Scotia . British North America . Her crew were rescued.[85]
Vouwarts
Kingdom of Prussia
The ship ran aground off Læsø , Denmark. She was on a voyage from St Ubes , Portugal to Königsberg . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[75] [84]
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List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1845
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Christine Mathilde
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked off Scharhörn . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom .[75]
Eclipse
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Canisbay , Caithness . She was on a voyage from Montreal , Province of Canada , British North America to Dundee , Forfarshire . She was refloated.[47]
Mars
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Sugar-loaf Rock, off the east coast of "Bintang" and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Liverpool , Lancashire .[88] [89]
Peak
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Peak Alum Works, Ravenscar , Yorkshire .[41] She was later refloated and taken into Whitby .[54]
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1845
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Albion
United Kingdom
The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea before 22 August. She was taken into Sylt , Duchy of Schleswig as a derelict on that day. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull , Yorkshire .[41] [92]
Ambassador
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Benin, Kingdom of Dahomey before 25 August with the loss of three of her crew.[93] [94]
Bella Gascongeda
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Woosung , China before 9 August.[95]
Berentia
Belgium
The tjalk ran aground before 29 August. She put into Büsum , Duchy of Schleswig in a leaky condition.[92]
Douze Julliet
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Havre de Grâce in late August for Antwerp. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[96]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig struck a sunken rock before 30 August and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Penang , Straits Settlements to Hong Kong .[97]
Empress
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Jedore Ledges before 4 August. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Pictou , Nova Scotia , British North America .[32]
Gasses or Jasses
Belgium
The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Seville , Spain to Antwerp . She put into Corcubión , Spain, where she was scuttled.[58] [55]
Graf Gerhard
Rostock
The ship departed from Tønning , Duchy of Holstein for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[98]
Hope
Van Diemen's Land
The ship was driven ashore at Port Sorrell before 13 August.[99]
Indemnity
British North America
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands , Nova Scotia before 7 August with the loss of a crew member.[34] [100]
John Healte
British North America
The ship was abandoned off Bermuda before 5 August.[101]
Lancer
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 2 August. Six of her crew were rescued by Prince Regent ( United Kingdom ).[32] [102]
Liverpool
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 22 August. She was taken into Sylt on that day as a derelict. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[41] [92]
Louise
France
The ship was wrecked in the Maldives before 20 August. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Mary
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 August. She was discovered on that day by Albion ( United Kingdom ) and was subsequently taken into Saint John's, Newfoundland .[49]
Marys
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at "Leuve", France. She was refloated on 5 September and taken into Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[58] [55]
Patriot
Flag unknown
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark on or before 5 August.[6]
Quatre Soeurs
Norway
The ship was driven ashore on "Meulien" and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Arendal to Morlaix , Finistère , France. She was refloated on 21 August and towed into "Yandel".[63]
Quebec
British North America
The steamship sank at Saint-Anne-de-Beaupré , Province of Canada . She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal was.[62]
Rankin
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the River Avon . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada to Bristol , Gloucestershire . She was refloated on 15 August and taken into Bristol.[13]
Sam
Hong Kong
The ship was wrecked in the Lanyit Islands before 4 August. Her crew were rescued by a Chinese junk .[89] [97]
Tunbridge
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in the Humber . She was on a voyage from Hull to Rochester, Kent . She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but was later towed into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk with damaged machinery.[11]
Venskabet
Norway
The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea.[69] She was towed into Neuwerk by Two Brothers ( United Kingdom ), arriving on 27 August.[37] [81]
Waterwitch
Van Diemen's Land
The ship was driven ashore at Port Sorrell before 13 August.[99]
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