The list of shipwrecks in August 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1847.
1 August
2 August
3 August
5 August
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1847
Ship |
State |
Description
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Carib
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Portugal
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The ship was driven ashore at Montevideo, Uruguay. She was refloated.[14]
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Devonport
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore near Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[15]
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Fame
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United States
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The brig was driven ashore at "Holmes Isle Harbour". She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[16]
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Grefvre Rehbinder
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Russia
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The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[17][18]
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Leila
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United Kingdom
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork.[19]
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Marys
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at St. James's Castle, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Cork. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20]
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6 August
7 August
List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1847
Ship |
State |
Description
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Albion
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoal. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York. She was refloated and beached on the Horse Shoe.[16]
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Charles Humberton
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United States
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais, France. All 260 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to New York, United States.[10][24][25]
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Enterprize
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United Kingdom
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The ship was struck a rock in Loch Bay and was beached on the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to the Clyde.[26]
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Juverna
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United Kingdom
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The barque ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London. She was refloated the next day and put back to Quebec City.[23]
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Rosebud
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Fahludd Reef, off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Inverness. She was refloated and taken in to Slitohamn for repairs.[20]
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Trois Amis
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France
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The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[27]
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8 August
9 August
10 August
11 August
12 August
13 August
14 August
15 August
16 August
18 August
19 August
20 August
21 August
List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1847
Ship |
State |
Description
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Aid
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stettin. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Tobermory in a leaky condition.[58][62]
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John
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east of Maryport, Cumberland.[59]
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Lowestoft
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New Zealand
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The brigantine was wrecked in the Chatham Islands. She was on a voyage from Wangaroa to Port Nicholson.[63][64]
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Mary
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Eastness, Forfarshire.[50]
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Mary Clark
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven out to sea from Tobermory and foundered. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Tiree, Inner Hebrides.[65]
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Mary Eliza
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked at St Thomas, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[66]
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22 August
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1847
Ship |
State |
Description
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Britannia
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked at Thurso, Caithness with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim.[50]
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Canton
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United Kingdom
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The barque was wrecked at Farrouthead, Sutherland with the loss of all twenty people on board.[67][62]
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Lively
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United Kingdom
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The sloop was driven ashore and abandoned at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[65] All four people on board were rescued by rocket apparatus.[68]
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Louise Marie
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Belgian Navy
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The schooner was driven ashore at Cromarty, Scotland. She was refloated with assistance from Griffon ( French Navy).[68]
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Mary
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at East Ness, Forfarshire.[69]
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Reform
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United Kingdom
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The sloop was wrecked in Loch Boisdale with the loss of two of her crew.[70]
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Thompsons
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the East Gar, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[50][71]
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Triad
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Thurso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to the Isle of Skye.[50][71][69]
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Ulster
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Belfast, County Antrim.[58]
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William and Mary
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United Kingdom
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The ship collided with a brig and sank in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[59]
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23 August
24 August
25 August
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1847
Ship |
State |
Description
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Margaret
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United Kingdom
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The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Danzig. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[54]
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Meta
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Wismar
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The ship ran aground on the Ostergrund. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Rönneholm, Malmö, Sweden.[77]
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Orion
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United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Krasnaya Gorka, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[70] Orion was refloated on 30 August and taken in to Saint Petersburg.[77]
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Sir John Franklin
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was refloated and taken in to "Burgeswick".[77]
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26 August
27 August
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1847
Ship |
State |
Description
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Albion
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British North America
|
The ship was driven ashore at Port Hood, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[81]
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Cricket
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United Kingdom
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The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the River Thames near Waterloo Bridge with the loss of five lives.[82][83]
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Cruiser
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Isle of Man
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The sloop was driven ashore at Keiss, Caithness. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Douglas.[69]
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Emanuel
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Belgium
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The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Scheldt at Antwerp. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Singapore, Batavia, Netherlands East Indies and Manila, Spanish East Indies She was refloated and put back to Antwerp.[79]
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Forsoget
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Norway
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bergen.[23]
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Xarifa
|
Royal Yacht Squadron
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The yacht ran aground and was damaged off Sconce Point, Isle of Wight. All on board survived.[69] She was later refloated.[84]
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28 August
29 August
30 August
List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1847
Ship |
State |
Description
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Robert de Diable
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Belgium
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Africa.[93]
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Sultana
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United Kingdom
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The ship struck a sunken rock in Sandwick Bay. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[77]
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True Blue
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[27] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.[90]
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Zwilling Broderne
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Norway
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Francis Western ( United Kingdom). Zwilling Broderne was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Christiansand.[94]
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31 August
List of shipwrecks: unknown date in August 1847
Ship |
State |
Description
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Active
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United Kingdom
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The ship foundered in Ramsey Sound with the loss of all hands.[95][86]
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Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: unknown date in August 1847
Ship |
State |
Description
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Antelope
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British North America
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[29]
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Courier de la Seine Inferieure
|
France
|
The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at the mouth of the Guazú before 8 August.[96]
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General Graham
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She subsequently foundered.[20]
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Hebe
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[97]
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Isabella
|
United Kingdom
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The barque was driven ashore at Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony before 18 August.[98]
|
John
|
United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She had been refloated by 23 August and taken in to Maryport.[50]
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Levin
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New Zealand
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The cutter left Port Levy, New Zealand early in August and was never seen again. She is thought to have foundered. There were 19 people on board.[99]
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HMS Mastiff
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Royal Navy
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The Bold-class gun-brig was driven ashore on Sanday, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She had been refloated by 30 August and taken in to Stromness, Orkney Islands.[70][34]
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Mary Ann
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and put in to the River Thames.[44]
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Nautilus
|
United Kingdom
|
The screw steamer was severely damaged by fire in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. She put back to Alexandria, where she arrived on 25 August.[19]
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Neva
|
United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast before 16 August. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[51] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[100]
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Oceana
|
United States
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was subsequently discovered by a British vessel which put a skeleton crew on board with the intention of taking her in to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[101]
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Rio de Pique
|
Spain
|
The ship was driven ashore near Camariñas. She was on a voyage from Adra to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[86]
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Themis
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the paddle steamer Pacha ( United Kingdom). Themis was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to South Shields, County Durham.[48]
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Victoire
|
France
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The ship was driven ashore at "Hildervig". She was refloated.[27]
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