The list of shipwrecks in July 1851 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1851.
1 July
2 July
List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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Hirondelle
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France
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The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and completed her journey.[3]
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Maria
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United Kingdom
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The barque was wrecked at Cape Terawhiti, New Zealand with the loss of 29 of the 31 people on board. She was on a voyage from Port Victoria to Wellington.[4][5][6]
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Phenomene
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Belgium
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The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Calcutta, India.[7][8]
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Rhine
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United Kingdom
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The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Hornsea, Yorkshire, where she subsequently became a wreck. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[9]
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St. Helen
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on a reef and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Gonaïves, Haiti to Saint Domingo and Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas in a leaky condition.[10]
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3 July
4 July
5 July
6 July
7 July
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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Gallinipper
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United States
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During a voyage from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Bay de Noque, Michigan, to pick up a cargo of lumber and carrying a crew of seven and two passengers, the 95-foot (29 m) two-masted schooner capsized in Lake Michigan 8 to 10 nautical miles (15 to 19 km; 9.2 to 11.5 mi) off the coast of Wisconsin between Manitowoc and Sheboygan during a rain squall. She righted herself, but then capsized again, and her crew and passengers abandoned ship and were rescued by the schooner Cleopatra ( United States). Waterlogged, she became mostly submerged, but did not sink. The schooner Crook ( United States) sighted her on 9 July and reported her to be nearly underwater, and the schooner Convoy ( United States) later made an unsuccessful attempt to take her under tow 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) from Manitowoc, but gave up and abandoned her 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) southeast by east of Manitowoc. Her wreck was discovered in 1994 in 210 feet (64 m) of water.[19]
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Peru
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United Kingdom
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The steamship was driven ashore and caught fire at Valparaíso, Chile.[17]
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8 July
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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Æneas
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Calcutta, India.[20]
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Arab
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United Kingdom
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The ship was damaged in a gale at Valparaíso, Chile.[21]
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Caspar
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United Kingdom
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The ship was damaged in a gale at Valparaíso.[21]
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Donna Carmelita
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Valparaíso.[21]
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Dove
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground off Inch, Slate Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundalk, County Louth. She was refloated and taken in to Oban, Argyllshire for repairs.[22]
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England
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United Kingdom
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The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Valparaíso.[21]
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Katharine Shearer
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United Kingdom
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The ship was damaged in a gale at Valparaíso.[21]
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Larch
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United Kingdom
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The barque was driven ashore in a gale at Valparaíso.[23]
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Lively
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana, Cuba.[24]
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Novion
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Chile
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The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Valparaíso.[21]
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Prospece
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United Kingdom
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The ship was damaged in a gale at Valparaíso.[21]{
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Rival
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Jersey
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The ship struck the Tartarnga Rock and was consequently beached at Pernambuco, Brazil, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Ascension Island to Pernambuco.[25]
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9 July
10 July
11 July
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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Edward
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United Kingdom
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The steamship was driven ashore at Barmouth, Merionethshire. Her crew were rescued.[33]
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Isabella Dick
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United Kingdom
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The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Agrigento, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34]
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Margaretha
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Danzig
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Wangsaa", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom. She had become a wreck by 18 July.[35][36]
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Marthiena Oswey
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British North America
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The ship ran aground in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia She was refloated.[37]
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Science
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United Kingdom
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The brig was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Rio Hacha to Hamburg.[38][39]
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Zenobia
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. She was consequently condemned.[40]
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12 July
13 July
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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Joseph Anderson
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United Kingdom
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The brigantine struck the Culver Sands and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Steep Holm with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon.[46][47][48][49]
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Lord Nelson
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United Kingdom
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The sloop struck the pier and sank at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harrington, Cumberland.[44]
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Prosperous
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United Kingdom
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The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Matthew ( United Kingdom). Prosperous was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[44][50]
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Sarine
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Russia
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The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durhm and the Baltic. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[50]
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Witch
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United Kingdom
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The steamship was wrecked on the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[51]
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14 July
15 July
16 July
17 July
19 July
20 July
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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Caroline
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United Kingdom
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The ship foundered off Longhope, Orkney Islands during a squall. Her crew were rescued.[65]
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Emilie
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Rostock
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The ship ran aground on a reef off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[66]
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Harriet Scott
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Appledore.[29]
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Otilla
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Alligator Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[67] She was refloated on 23 July and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States.[68]
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21 July
22 July
List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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Jane
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United Kingdom
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The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Governor Briggs ( United States). Jane was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[40][71]
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Suwarrow
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Stralsund
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The brig was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdour, Fife, United Kingdom to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[72]
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Woodman
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United Kingdom
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The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hammerfest, Norway.[73]
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23 July
24 July
25 July
List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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Emanuel
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Sweden
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The ship ran aground at Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Reval.[79]
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Garonne
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France
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The paquebot was wrecked in the Strait of Magellan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to San Francisco, California, United States.[80]
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General Rivera
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Chile
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The brig was driven ashore at Valparaíso.[21]
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Maria
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United Kingdom
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The 480-ton barque was wrecked near Cape Terawhiti, New Zealand, with the loss of 29 lives (all but two of those on board). She was on a voyage from Lyttelton, New Zealand to Wellington, New Zealand.[81]
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Nimrod
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was later refloated and taken in to Bombay, India.[82][83]
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Swift
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United Kingdom
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The smack ran aground in the Sound of Skye off Scalpay, Outer Hebrides. She was consequently beached at Kyleakin, where she capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Anstruther, Fife.[84][85][22]
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26 July
27 July
28 July
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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Ann Grant
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked in the Folly River, Nova Scotia, British North America.[87]
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Clandia
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[88]
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Elizabeth Brown
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United Kingdom
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The barque was wrecked on the Bunnes Reef, in the Torres Strait. Her crew survived.[89]
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Enterprise
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British North America
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The ship was wrecked at Ragged Islands, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia to New York, United States.[90]
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Marion
|
United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals. All on board, more than 350 people, were rescued.[91] She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia.[92]
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29 July
30 July
31 July
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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Arthur
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France
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The ship ran agronnd on the Bec d'Ambés, Gironde and was wrecked.[84] She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bordeaux, Gironde.[99]
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Jane
|
United Kingdom
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The ship struck the Platters, off the coast of Anglesey and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[22]
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John Hawkes
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United Kingdom
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was discovered the next day by British Empire. Temporary repairs were made and five crew were put aboard with the intention of taking her to an English port.[100] She arrived at Liverpool, Lancashire on 20 August.[101]
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Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1851
Ship |
State |
Description
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America Vespuzzi
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Flag unknown
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The ship was driven ashore near Tenedos, Ottoman Empire before 11 July. She was on a voyage from the Danube to a British port. She was refloated.[102]
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Astrea
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Netherlands
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The galiot struck a sunken rock and sank off Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from "Port Lanney" to London, United Kingdom.[61][103]
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Cheviot
|
United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 11 July. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[102]
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Cosmopolite
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France
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The Havre whaleship went ashore in the Bering Strait. On July 15 one of her boats found the ship China ( United States), of New Bedford, which rescued her 40-man crew. After saving 700 barrels of her cargo of whale and sperm oil, the wreck was set afire.[104]
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Isabella
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United Kingdom
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The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of Vigo, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Seville, Spain.[105]
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May 20
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United Kingdom
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The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 July.[50]
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Pekin
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground in the Columbia River at Fort Vancouver, Columbia District and was abandoned by her crew.[39]
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Petite Marie
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Mexico before 10 July. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Tampico, Mexico.[97]
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Victoria
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on a reef off Port Refuge, in the Cocos Islands. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Port Phillip, South Australia. She was refloated, resuming her voyage on 28 July.[106]
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