The list of shipwrecks in August 1861 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1861.
1 August
2 August
3 August
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1861
Ship |
State |
Description
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Colina
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United Kingdom
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The barque ran aground off Olina, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Valparaíso, Chile.[5]
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HMS Driver
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Royal Navy
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The paddle sloop-of-war was wrecked on Mayaguana, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Jamaica.
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Gipsey Queen
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United Kingdom
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The steamship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage,[2] but put in to Burgsvik, Sweden.[6]
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Judy
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United Kingdom
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The schooner ran aground at Torquay, Devon. She was then run into by Philemon ( United Kingdom). Judy was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Torquay.[2]
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Maid of the Mill
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the Swingpitt Sands, in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Metia ( United Kingdom). Maid of the Mill was on a voyage from London to Colchester, Essex.[7]
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Sapeur Pompier
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United Kingdom
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The brig was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Cronstadt. She was refloated on 6 July and completed her voyage.[8]
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4 August
5 August
6 August
7 August
8 August
9 August
10 August
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1861
Ship |
State |
Description
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Armenian
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United Kingdom
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The steamship ran aground at Lagos, Africa. She was on a voyage from Bonny, Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Brune and HMS Prometheus (both Royal Navy).[18]
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Chandos
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United Kingdom
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The schooner collided with Severn ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Seaham, County Durham.[6]
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Louisa
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Confederate States of America
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American Civil War, Union blockade: Carrying a cargo of coffee, the 200-ton schooner was run onto a reef off the coast of North Carolina about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Fort Fisher by the armed screw steamer USS Penguin ( United States Navy). Louisa capsized, and the surf quickly broke over her.[19]
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Mary Campbell
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United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]
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Nieuwendam
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Netherlands
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The ship was driven ashore at Nyborg, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nyborg.[20]
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Pioneer
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New South Wales
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The ship was driven ashore on Moreton Island, Queensland.[21]
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Sea Foam
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Unknown
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The 135-ton screw steamer was stranded.[22]
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11 August
12 August
13 August
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1861
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Gipsy Lass
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United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[6]
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Isabel
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Confederate States of America
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American Civil War, Union blockade: Carrying passengers, the 30-ton schooner was captured and destroyed in Atchafalaya Bay in Louisiana by the armed screw steamer USS Huntsville ( United States Navy).[28]
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Rauhan
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Flag unknown
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The schooner was driven ashore near "Alimye", Denmark. She was on a voyage from "Ranmo" to London, United Kingdom.[29]
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Morning Star
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United Kingdom
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The brig was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[3][30]
|
14 August
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1861
Ship |
State |
Description
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Diana
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United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Teignmouth, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3]
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Gulnare
|
United Kingdom
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The ship was lost off "Holmen". She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Gothenburg, Sweden.[3]
|
Linea
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[31]
|
Ranger
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered off Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Requijada" to Antwerp, Belgium.[20]
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Temeseonata
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked near Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20]
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15 August
List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1861
Ship |
State |
Description
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Ann and Margaret
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United Kingdom
|
The schooner struck the Sledges and was damagaed. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She put in to "Perihguen", France in a leaky condition.[29]
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Argentine
|
United Kingdom
|
1861 Hurricane No. 2:The barque was wrecked on the Florida Reef near the Carysfort Lighthouse with the loss of five of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Cardenas, Cuba to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[32]
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Banshee
|
United Kingdom
|
The sloop ran aground on the Bembridge Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Youghal, County Cork. She was refloated.[3]
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Coriolanus
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United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at the South Lighthouse, Belfast, County Antrim and was abandoned by her 28 crew, at least nine of whom subsequently perished. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[26][33][34] Declared a total loss,[35] she floated off on 18 August and sank.[3]
|
J. Appleton
|
United States
|
1861 Hurricane No. 2: Carrying a cargo of water, the 1,200-ton schooner parted her cable during a gale and was driven ashore 30 feet (9.1 meters) above the low waterline near Egmont Key Light on Egmont Key in Florida. Her wreck was stripped and burned.[36][37]
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Malvina
|
France
|
1861 Hurricane No. 2: The sailing ship ran ground on Pine Key and was wrecked, or on Knight's Key and was damaged but possibly saved.[38][39]
|
Panuco
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner foundered off the Rinns of Orsay Lighthouse, Orsay, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hamburg.[40][27]
|
Queen of the Wave
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was wrecked at Ganjam, India. Her seventeen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Madras to Ganjam.[35][15]
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Sir Walter Raleigh
|
United Kingdom
|
1861 Hurricane No. 2:The ship was wrecked on Pacific Reef near Cosco Creek, Florida, Confederate States of America with the loss of eleven of her sixteen crew. Survivors were subsequently rescued by boats from Prima Donna ( United Kingdom), which had herself been wrecked.[41][32]
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16 August
List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1861
Ship |
State |
Description
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Eliza Ann
|
Unknown
|
1861 Hurricane No. 2:The vessel was wrecked 7 miles west of Bahia Honda Key in 1 1/2 feet of water.[42]
|
Emerald Isle
|
United Kingdom
|
1861 Hurricane No. 2:The barque was wrecked on Matacombe Key. She was on a voyage from Key West, Florida, Confederate States of America to London.[32]
|
George Leslie
|
United States
|
1861 Hurricane No. 2:The Barque was wrecked on the upper end of Alligator Reef and went to pieces.[42]
|
Huntingdon
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at Point Brava, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.[41]
|
Jane Wright
|
United States
|
American Civil War: During a voyage from Washington, to St. Mary's County, Maryland, the sloop was scuttled in the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Potomac River off Smith Point, Virginia, by the armed tug USS Yankee ( United States Navy) to prevent Confederate forces from commandeering her for use in a rumored invasion of Maryland.[43]
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Ornate
|
Nova Scotia
|
1861 Hurricane No. 2:The Brig was wrecked on the Crocus Reef with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Boston, Massachusetts United States.[41][32][42]
|
Prima Donna
|
United Kingdom
|
1861 Hurricane No. 2:The barque was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Cape Florida, Florida. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New York, United States.[32]
|
17 August
18 August
19 August
List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1861
Ship |
State |
Description
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Ammirabile Colombo
|
France
|
The ship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Dunkerque.[29]
|
Elizabeth
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner collided with the brigantine Amazon ( British North America) and foundered in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Amazon. Elizabeth was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Emsworth, Hampshire.[45][3][46]
|
Mary Ann
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Bassein River. She was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to Akyab, Burma.[47]
|
Nordeap
|
Norway
|
The brig ran aground at Narva, Russia.[29]
|
Steadfast
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Youghal to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[29]
|
Tellula
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship brig was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire.[29]
|
20 August
22 August
23 August
24 August
25 August
26 August
27 August
28 August
29 August
30 August
31 August
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date August 1861
Ship |
State |
Description
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Albion
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked 50 nautical miles (93 km) from Cocinada, India before 15 August. She was on a voyage from Madras to Ganjam.[35]
|
Capital
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig was wrecked near Narva, Russia.[6]
|
Cassandra
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was subsequently destroyed by fire.[16]
|
Colleen Bawn
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 August. Her twelve crew were rescued by Mende ( United States). Colleen Bawn was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[2][6]
|
Cosmopolitan
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the Yangtze.[77]
|
Dove
|
United Kingdom
|
The transport ship sank off Shoeburyness, Essex. She was refloated on 27 August and towed in to Chatham Dockyard, Kent by the paddle steamer Africa ( United Kingdom).[78]
|
Drusan
|
Flag unknown
|
The ship ran aground in the Yangtze.[77]
|
Emma
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost in Chinese waters.[77]
|
Finchley
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was wrecked near Algeciras, Spain.[79]
|
Gem
|
Jersey
|
The ship was wrecked between Tangier, Morocco and Ceuta, Spain before 22 August. Her crew were rescued. was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Tarragona, Spain. She [40][80]
|
HMS Hecate
|
Royal Navy
|
The Hydra-class sloop was driven ashore east of Cape Flattery, Washington Territory between 15 and 21 August. She was later refloated and returned to service.
|
Heinrich
|
Flag unknown
|
The ship was wrecked north of Rønne, Denmark before 16 August. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[29]
|
HMS Imperieuse
|
Royal Navy
|
The frigate ran aground on a rock 140 nautical miles (260 km) from Jeddo, Japan. She was refloated three days later with assistance from HMS Ringdove ( Royal Navy).
|
Lonwood
|
Confederate States of America
|
The ship was wrecked off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans, Louisiana.[40]
|
Louisa
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War, Union blockade: Fleeing from the armed screw steamer USS Penguin ( United States Navy) while trying to run the Union blockade with a cargo of coffee, the 200-ton schooner struck a shoal and capsized in the North Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, North Carolina, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Fort Fisher on either 10 or 11 August. The surf quickly broke over her.[10][19]
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Manila
|
Flag unknown
|
The ship ran aground in the Yangtze.[77]
|
Mohenie
|
United States
|
The schooner went ashore at Cape Sable Island, and became a total loss. Crew saved.[81]
|
RMS Norwegian
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 5 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[35]
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Parsee
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground off Cape Hellas. She was on a voyage from London to Patti, Sicily, Italy.[62]
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Rajali
|
Flag unknown
|
The ship ran aground in the Yangtze.[77]
|
Testimonial
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked near Aden with the loss of four of her crew.[6][34]
|
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