List of shipwrecks in August 1829
The list of shipwrecks in August 1829 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during August 1829.
1 August
3 August
4 August
5 August
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1829
Ship
State
Description
Driver
Saint Vincent
The schooner capsized whilst on a voyage from Saint Barthélemy to Saint Vincent with the loss of four of the twelve people on board.[ 7]
7 August
9 August
10 August
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1829
Ship
State
Description
Foxhound
New South Wales
The cutter was wrecked whilst on a voyage from the Five Islands to Port Jackson with the loss of all eight crew.[ 11]
11 August
List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1829
Ship
State
Description
John Wells
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Joe Flogger Shoal, in the Delaware River , United States.[ 12]
12 August
13 August
14 August
15 August
16 August
17 August
18 August
19 August
20 August
21 August
22 August
23 August
24 August
25 August
26 August
27 August
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1829
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead , Anglesey with the loss of all hands.[ 27]
Alfred
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 39]
Davies Hall
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head , Caernarfonshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Beaumaris , Anglesey.[ 27]
Harford
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Baggy Lip, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Devon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 27]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Cloughey Bay with the loss of five of the fourteen people on board. she was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands and Trinidad .[ 24] [ 33]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ravenglass , Cumberland .[ 24]
Liver
United Kingdom
The flat was driven ashore at the Point of Ayr with the loss of two of the four people on board.[ 38]
Lord Ebrington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Ballywalter , County Down .[ 27] She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dublin .[ 40] Lord Ebrington was refloated on 5 September and beached at Ballyferris , County Down.[ 39]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Padstow , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bideford , Devon to St. Ives, Cornwall .[ 41]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Ballycastle, County Antrim with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to "Wyburg".[ 42]
Myrtle
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at Cemaes Bay , Anglesey with the loss of two of her crew.[ 38]
Nancy
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached in the "Birken Isles". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Wick, Caithness .[ 43]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Ramsay Sound.[ 27]
Sophia
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Parton, Cumberland with the loss of all hands except her captain.[ 40]
Thomas and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Padstow with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 38] [ 44]
Vigilant
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wreck and sank in the North SeaScarborough. Her four crew survived.[ 15]
William Mc Gillaray
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Newry , County Antrim . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Newry.[ 33]
28 August
List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1829
Ship
State
Description
Agestor
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Horns Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex .[ 28]
Camilla
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon . She was on a voyage from Cocagne, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 38]
Crisis
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[ 45] She was refloated on 13 September and taken in to the River Orwell .[ 31]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Filey , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 21]
Friends
United Kingdom
The barque was lost on the West Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of four of her twelve crew.[ 38]
Graf von Munster
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship departed from Carolinensiel for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 34]
Helford
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Baggy Point , Devon with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Truro , Cornwall to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 46] [ 47]
Lilly
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wallasey , Cheshire .[ 38]
Martha
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Fishguard , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Fishguard.[ 27]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Widemouth Bay .[ 27]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Fair Head , County Antrim with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Vyborg , Grand Duchy of Finland .[ 37]
Natches
Netherlands
The ship was lost near Blankenberge , West Flanders with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from "Maranzas" to Antwerp .[ 48]
New Blessing
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Barmouth , Merionethshire .[ 27]
Olive and Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to .[ 38]
Ploughman
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Upgang , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rochester, Kent .[ 15]
Rumbold
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London .[ 38]
Swallow
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland , British North America .[ 33]
Tredegar
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in St Brides Bay . Her crew were rescued.[ 27]
Vigilant
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Scaleby Beck , Yorkshire . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Colchester , Essex [ 38]
29 August
30 August
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1829
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The sloop was lost in Church Bay.[ 38]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Fishguard , Pembrokeshire She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire.[ 33]
Diligent
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks and sank off Corley Point , County Limerick . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Dundalk , County Louth .[ 19]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Skaggerak before 20 August.[ 50]
Lady Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Lanzarote , Canary Islands , Spain after 15 August.[ 51]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship was lost between Baltimore and Castlehaven , County Cork .[ 37]
Magdalene
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Umago , Austrian Empire . She was on a voyage from Trieste to Smyrna , Greece .[ 43]
Quest
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton , Sussex before 18 August.[ 18]
Shepherd
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton before 18 August.[ 18]
Spring
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off the mouth of the Tyne . She consequently sprang a leak and was towed in to South Shields , County Durham , where she sank. Spring was on a voyage from Newport , Monmouthshire to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 15]
Tyne
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Heneaga Reef, Bahamas .[ 32]
Volant
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Littlehampton , Sussex . She was refloated on 29 August and taken in to the harbour.[ 38]
Wellington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga , Russia .[ 33]
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