The list of shipwrecks in July 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1843.
1 July
2 July
3 July
4 July
7 July
8 July
9 July
10 July
11 July
12 July
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1843
Ship |
State |
Description
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Minstrel
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoal Point, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[19]
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Regular
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United Kingdom
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The East Indiaman, a full-rigged ship, was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. All 34 people on board were rescued by the frigate Cléopâtre ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India.[20][21][22]
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Monarch
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United Kingdom
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Duke of Cornwall ( United Kingdom). Monarch was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Bideford, Devon.[23]
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13 July
14 July
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1843
Ship |
State |
Description
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Eclipse
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Thorpeness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Jersey, Channel Islands.[11]
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Incomparabile
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Portugal
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The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Bergen, Norway.[28][29]
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Neptune
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United Kingdom
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The steamship ran aground at Whitburn, County Durham. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and towed into South Shields, County Durham.[8]
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15 July
16 July
17 July
18 July
20 July
21 July
22 July
23 July
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1843
Ship |
State |
Description
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Anna
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United Kingdom
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The sloop was wrecked on the Ross Sands.[48]
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Ebenezer
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United Kingdom
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The ship sank at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian. Ebenezer was later refloated and repaired.[48][25]
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Euphemia
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United Kingdom
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The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Coldingham Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Perth.[25][47]
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Hawthorn
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. She was refloated and taken into Eyemouth.[44]
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Industrious Helen
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Ross Sands. She was refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland for repairs.[48]
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Jane
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Ross Sands. She was refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed for repairs.[48]
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Johanna
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Wismar
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The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Prussia. She was refloated on 28 July and taken into Pillau.[49]
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Kingston
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United Kingdom
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The brig was driven ashore at Eyemouth. She was later refloated and taken into Eyemouth.[44]
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Return
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United Kingdom
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The sloop ran aground on the Ross Sands. She was declared a total loss.[48]
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Samarang
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[3] She was refloated on 26 July and taken into South Shields.[44][47]
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24 July
25 July
26 July
List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1843
Ship |
State |
Description
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Crescent
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Gannet Ledge, off the Isle of Wight and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was reflpoated and taken into Cowes, Isle of Wight.[53]
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Glenburnie
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United Kingdom
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The ship collided with Lochliboo ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[54] Initially, The Times mistakenly named her as Glenbervie.[48]
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Harriett
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United Kingdom
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The schooner collided with the barque Northumberland ( United Kingdom and sank in the Irish Sea off Grassholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by Northumberland. Harriett was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[55][56]
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Islay
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United Kingdom
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The ship struck a sunken rock off Raas Island, Netherlands East Indies and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to a port in China.[57]
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Neptune
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked near Harboøre, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dram, Norway.[19]
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P. T. R.
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked near Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia.[19]
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Watchman
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Saint Vincent
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The drogher was wrecked at the mouth of the Rabacca Dry River.[20][58]
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27 July
28 July
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1843
Ship |
State |
Description
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Ann
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked at Lavernock Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[59][15]
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Argyll
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United Kingdom
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The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[43]
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Caroline or Clarence
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United Kingdom
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The barque was wrecked in Carrigaholt Bay. She was on a voyage from British North America to Tralee, County Cork.[15]
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Charlotte
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Grand Duchy of Finland
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The ship was driven ashore between "Rondoesund" and Ulvesund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Vyborg to Málaga, Spain.[49]
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Islay
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United Kingdom
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The ship struck a reef off Raas Island, Netherlands East Indies and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to China.[60]
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Lydia
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Thorpeness, Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15]
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Rapid
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United Kingdom
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The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[61]
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Royal George
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United Kingdom
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The ship was holed by her anchor and was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan.[59]
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Sarah
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United Kingdom
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The ship struck the Fernigules Rocks, in the Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to "Chassey". Sarah was subsequently refloated and towd into Jersey by HMRC Seaflower ( Board of Customs).[49][46]
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29 July
30 July
31 July
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1843
Ship |
State |
Description
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Hannah
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United Kingdom
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The ship caught fire in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued. She came ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire and was wrecked.[62]
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Matilda
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New South Wales
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The ship capsized and sank in Cockle Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Brisbane.[63]
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Nestor
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Cobler Reef, off the coast of Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[64]
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Racoon
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United Kingdom
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The ship was sighted off Cape Tiburón, Republic of New Granada whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65]
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Wilhelmine
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Netherlands
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The ship was driven ashore on the Westerhalge, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued.[18] She floated off on 2 August and was driven ashore on Juist.[46]
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William Thompson
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United Kingdom
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The brig was driven ashore 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Alexandria, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Alexandria to Trieste. She was refloated on 9 August.[66]
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Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1843
Ship |
State |
Description
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Amethyst
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Copenhagen. She was refloated and taken into Helsingør, where she arrived on 19 July.[53]
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Carl Johan
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Denmark
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The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland before 8 July.[7]
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Cassiopea
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Spain
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The polacca was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea off Gibraltar before 15 July.[67]
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Charlotte
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Russia
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The ship struck a sunken rock between "Rondøsund" and Ulvesund, Norway. She was towed into Christiansand in a waterlogged condition. Charlotte was on a voyage from Vyborg to Málaga, Spain.[46][68]
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Diana
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Van Diemen's Land
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The ship was driven ashore in Portland Bay. She was refloated and taken in to Launceston for repairs.[69]
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Felice Ventura
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Portugal
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her captain rescued by Benin ( United Kingdom), the crew remained in the boat intending to make for Cape Palmas, Liberia. Felice Ventura was on a voyage from Paranaguá, Brazil to the Cape Verde Islands.[11]
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Girard
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United States
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The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[18]
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Napoleon
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Guadeloupe
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The sloop was abandoned off Nevis. She was subsequently taken into Nevis by Mayflower ( Nevis), arriving on 13 July.[19]
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Ohio
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United States
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) south by west of Cape San Antonio, Spain on or before 13 July.[13]
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Sidney and Jane
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore near Newtown, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated on 8 July.[6]
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St. George
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked at Maldonado, Uruguay before 15 July.[70]
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Ulysses
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Fanchon (Flag unknown).[49]
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Victor
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France
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Brassos". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matamores, Mexico to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[18]
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