The list of shipwrecks in August 1861 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1861 .
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List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1861
Ship State Description
Colina
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground off Olina, Brazil . She was on a voyage from Pernambuco , Brazil to Valparaíso , Chile.[5]
HMS Driver
Royal Navy
The paddle sloop-of-war was wrecked on Mayaguana , Bahamas . She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Jamaica.
Gipsey Queen
United Kingdom
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]
Judy
United Kingdom
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]
Maid of the Mill
United Kingdom
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]
Sapeur Pompier
United Kingdom
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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List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1861
Ship State Description
Armenian
United Kingdom
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]
Chandos
United Kingdom
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]
Louisa
Confederate States of America
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]
Mary Campbell
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]
Nieuwendam
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Nyborg , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Nyborg.[20]
Pioneer
New South Wales
The ship was driven ashore on Moreton Island , Queensland .[21]
Sea Foam
Unknown
The 135-ton screw steamer was stranded.[22]
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List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1861
Ship State Description
Gipsy Lass
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]
Isabel
Confederate States of America
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]
Rauhan
Flag unknown
The schooner was driven ashore near "Alimye", Denmark. She was on a voyage from "Ranmo" to London , United Kingdom .[29]
Morning Star
United Kingdom
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]
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List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1861
Ship State Description
Diana
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]
Gulnare
United Kingdom
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]
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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List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1861
Ship State Description
Ann and Margaret
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]
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]
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]
Coriolanus
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]
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]
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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List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1861
Ship State Description
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]
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]
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List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1861
Ship State Description
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]
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date August 1861
Ship State Description
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
HMS Hecate 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]
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]
Parsee
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Cape Hellas. She was on a voyage from London to Patti, Sicily , Italy .[62]
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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