The list of shipwrecks in August 1836 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1836.
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References |
1 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Somosomo,in the Fiji Islands. Her crew survived, but some of them were murdered by the local inhabitants.[1][2] |
Richard Bartley | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3][4] |
Suzanna | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at "Nan-con", China with the loss of eleven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Macao.[5] |
Vrow Margaretha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Neuwerk. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[6] |
2 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Perseverance | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
3 August
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Crown | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Voyager (![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, where she was wrecked.[9] |
4 August
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Cato | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Mersey by William Huskisson (![]() |
Clyde | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean off Rodrigues. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to London.[10] |
5 August
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Despatch | ![]() |
The sloop departed from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands for Montrose, Forfarshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11] |
Francis Russell | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the North Head, in the Bay of Bulls. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Newfoundland, British North America.[12][13] |
Jeune Henri | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Berry Head, Devon, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Brixham, Devon.[9] |
HMS Raleigh | ![]() |
The Cruizer-class brig-sloop capsized 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Formosa (21°18′N 118°28′E / 21.300°N 118.467°E) in a hurricane.[14] |
6 August
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Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Cape St. George, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Richibucto, New Brunswick.[15] |
Rateau | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders.[16] |
7 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dorothy Foster | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Pichell's Reef, off the coast of the Florida Territory. Her crew were rescued.[17] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[18] |
Heinrich | flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on "Wulff Island, Russia.[8] |
New Zealander | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near "Nukutorua", Table Cape, Van Diemen's Land. Her crew survived.[19][20] |
9 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hindoo | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Regidopore Bay, India with the loss of two of her crew.[21] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India.[22] |
Odin | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[23][24] |
Two Friends | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Grand Key.[25] |
10 August
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Camden | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Madura Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Soarabaga, Netherlands East Indies.[26][27][28] |
Elizabeth Starbuck | ![]() |
The ship capsized off Knuckle Point, in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand with the loss of all hands.[29] |
12 August
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Tiger | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Astorva Island in the Seychelles while sailing from Bombay to Liverpool. Her captain committed suicide on 16 August. Twelve crew sailed for Mahé, Seychelles on 18 September in the ship's longboat. Emma (![]() |
13 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hannibal | ![]() |
The brig was capsized by a tornado and sank the Dardanelles with the loss of six of her eight crew.[11] She was later refloated.[31][32] |
Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off the Dardanelles. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
15 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Integrity | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Campeachy, Mexico to Liverpool, Lancashire.[33] Integrity was later refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida Territory, where she was condemned.[34] |
16 August
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Brunswick | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Barry, Glamorgan.[35] |
Santa Maria | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Marajó. She was on a voyage from Pará to "Mexiana Island".[36] |
Victorine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Mayuqua Reef.[17][37] |
17 August
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Sisters | ![]() |
The brig caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Gorgona, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Her crew were rescued by an Austrian vessel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[38][39] |
18 August
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L'Ostendaise | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders.[40] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Hornbeck", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London.[41] Margaret was later refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[42] |
Okelina | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Malvina (![]() |
19 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Warsaw | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Eynhallow, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Gloucester.[43] |
20 August
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Hibbert | ![]() |
The ship collided with Victoria and sank in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. Hibbert was later refloated.[44] |
Windsor | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Gasper Channel. Her crew were rescued.[45] |
23 August
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Niord | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks and was damaged whilst on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France to Drontheim. She put into "Indrevar" in a sinking condition.[46] |
24 August
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Alexandre | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Strait of Malacca. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
Ann and Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the Sunk Lightship (![]() |
25 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Lagan | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Dwina. She was on a voyage from London to Archangelsk, Russia.[49] |
Respected Friends | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Dover, Kent.[42] |
26 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Allies | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Salus (![]() |
Catharine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[42][50][38][51] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Breakwater Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders.[52][38] |
27 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ceres | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Brazil Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Runcorn, Cheshire.[53] |
Respected Friends | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by Henry (![]() |
29 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ceres | ![]() |
The paddle steamer struck the Bullee Nogglen Rock and consequently foundered. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney.[54][55] |
30 August
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Diana | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Peterhead.[13] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Coringa, India before 18 August. Her crew survived.[45] |
Ardent | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America.[56] |
Mars | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Duncansby Head, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to South Shields, County Durham. Mars was later refloated and taken in tow, but was subsequently cut adrift and came ashore near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[49] |
Sir Watkin | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Senegal before 8 August. Her fifteen crew were rescued by La Dordogne (![]() |
William Torr | ![]() |
The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 August.[57] |
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