The list of shipwrecks in July 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1842 .
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.[8] Brisk United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Lafolle Reef, off the coast of Saint Domingo . Her crew were rescued.[9]
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 .[10] She was refloated on 5 July and taken into Youghal.[1] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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 .[13] Terra Nova United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Rocky Island , in the Paracel Islands . Her crew survived.[14] She was on a voyage from Sydney , New South Wales to Manila , Spanish East Indies .[15]
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 .[16] [17] Dean United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Youghal , County Cork . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Algiers , Algeria .[18] 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.[19] Shamrock United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent .[20] She was refloated on 15 July and taken into Rye, Sussex .[21] Venus United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Rotten Island Lighthouse , County Donegal . She was later refloated and beached.[22] 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 .[23]
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 .[26] Brutus United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan . She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Saint John, New Brunswick .[26] 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 .[1] 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.[27]
10 July [ edit ] 11 July [ edit ] 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 .[31] 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 .[32] 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.[33] [34] She was later raised and taken into Ghent.[35] Resolution United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn , Norfolk . She was later refloated.[33] 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.[31]
12 July [ edit ] 13 July [ edit ] 14 July [ edit ] 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.[41] 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 .[42] 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".[43] 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[17] [15] [44] 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.[45] [46] 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 .[42]
15 July [ edit ] 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 .[47] 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 .[38] Soeblomsten Norway The ship was driven ashore on Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Amsterdam , North Holland.[48] [28] 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.[49] [50]
16 July [ edit ] 17 July [ edit ] 20 July [ edit ] 21 July [ edit ] 22 July [ edit ] 23 July [ edit ] 24 July [ edit ] 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.[56]
25 July [ edit ] 29 July [ edit ] 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 .[68] Betsey United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mablethorpe , Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued.[31] 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.[31] [69] 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.[70] 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 .[22] Sarah United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked near Plymouth , Devon . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Plymouth.[26] [71]
30 July [ edit ] 31 July [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] 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.[49] 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 .[26] Francsis I United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Port-a-Port, Newfoundland , British North America.[77] 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.[22] 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 .[48] Norden United Kingdom The barque sank in the Truro River . She was refloated and beached on 27 July.[61] [22] 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.[22] 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 .[78] [79] Stephen Rowan United Kingdom The ship departed from Calcutta , India . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[80] 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.[43] 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.[61]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
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