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The list of shipwrecks in July 1849 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1849 .
List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1849
Ship
State
Description
Benonai
France
The ship struck the Moines Rocks, west of Le Conquet , Finistère and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham , United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère .[ 1]
Dolphin
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at "Leggan", Isle of Mull , Inner Hebrides . Her crew were rescued.[ 2]
Emma Searle
United States
The ship was driven ashore near the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse , Maine . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Bristol, Connecticut .[ 3] She was refloated and towed in to Saint John.[ 4]
H. B.
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Columbia River . She was refloated.[ 5]
Stirlingshire
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Liverpool , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama , United States to Liverpool. She was refloated.[ 6]
Walpole
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground at the mouth of the Columbia River and was damaged. She was refloated.[ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1849
Ship
State
Description
Ann Henzell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool , Lancashire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Constantinople , Ottoman Empire to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[ 16]
Barrhill
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Itamarica", Brazil . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pernambuco , Brazil. She was refloated.[ 17]
John Bright
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Sea of Marmora off Contali Island, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from the Danube to a British port. She was refloated.[ 15]
Oliver van Noord
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Banjoewangie , Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam , South Holland .[ 18]
SMS Vulcano
Austrian Navy
The paddle steamer ran aground off Malamocco , Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia and came under fire from Manfrin Fort with the loss of a crew member. She was refloated the next day with assistance from SMS Custoza ( Austrian Navy ), Cartatone and Dorotea (both Austrian Empire ) and eliminated the artillery.[ 19] [ 20]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1849
Ship
State
Description
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near Key Verde. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Matanzas , Cuba . She was later refloated and assisted in to Matanzas, arriving on 19 July.[ 27]
Governor Douglas
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Eclipse ( United Kingdom ). Governor Douglas was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Plymouth , Devon .[ 28]
Lord Riversdale
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cape Bear, Prince Edward Island , British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was consequently condemned.[ 28] [ 29]
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1849
Ship
State
Description
Madonna d' Idra
Greece
The brig was in collision with a British schooner and sank off Cyprus with the loss of a crew member.[ 46]
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1849
Ship
State
Description
Charles H. Appleton
United States
The ship was wrecked on Green Island , in the Tusket Islands , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Pictou , Nova Scotia.[ 51]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the White Point Ledge, off Guysborough , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from New York City , United States to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America.[ 27]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached on the Point of Ayre , Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Runcorn , Cheshire , She was refloated on 31 July and taken in to Ramsey, Isle of Man .[ 52]
Lenex
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at North Shields , County Durham . She was on a voyage from North Shields to Boston, Massachusetts , United States. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 32]
McDonnell
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground off Caraquet , New Brunswick , British North America . She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick to Aberdeen .[ 53]
Mocellas
United States
The schooner was wrecked on the Alacranes Reef. She was on a voyage from Key West, Florida to Tampico , Mexico.[ 54]
List of shipwrecks: 22 July August 1849
Ship
State
Description
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cumberland , Nova Scotia to Runcorn , Cheshire .[ 55]
Clarinda
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Chittacamp, Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Dublin .[ 56]
Kestrel
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Shott's , Newfoundland , British North America . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint John's, Newfoundland .[ 56] [ 57]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Cani Rocks, in the Mediterranean Sea . Her crew were rescued by David ( United Kingdom ). Minerva was on a voyage from Barcelona , Spain to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 58] [ 23] [ 59]
Oscar
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) south east of Málaga , Spain. Her fourteen crew were rescued by Priscilla ( France ). Oscar was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to London .[ 24] [ 60] [ 61] [ 62]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1849
Ship
State
Description
Athol
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Mistaken Point , Newfoundland , British North America . Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America to the Clyde .[ 10]
Margarite
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire and broke her back. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 32] She was refloated on 4 August and taken in to Liverpool.[ 63]
Orkney
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Cape Pogo", Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Pictou , Nova Scotia to New York , United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 51]
Zuleika
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cape San Antonio, Argentina . She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Patagonia .[ 64]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1849
Ship
State
Description
Acorn
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire to London . She was refloated and beached at Orford, Suffolk .[ 65]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands , Norfolk . She was refloated.[ 67]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Brier Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to an English port.[ 68]
James of Nairn
United Kingdom
The schooner was damaged by fire at Nairn due to her cargo of quicklime getting wet.[ 66]
Theodore
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to Ryde , Isle of Wight . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 67] [ 42]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1849
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in Jack Sound, off Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 71]
Earl Stanhope
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Brindisi , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies before 1 August. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Deptford , Kent .[ 72]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Matanzas , Cuba to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida , United States for repairs.[ 30]
Emily
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked in Palliser Bay in late July. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Otago .[ 73]
Helena
Denmark
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Bay of Bodega . She was on a voyage from Valparaíso , Chile to San Francisco , Alta California .[ 74]
Heros
France
The brig was lost before 4 July. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to a Channel port.[ 16]
John Campbell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Long Island between 10 and 22 July. She was on a voyage from Moulmein , Burma to an English port. She was refloated and put back to Moulmein.[ 75]
John Kerr
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Robbin's Reef. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to New York , United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving on 26 July.[ 27]
Patriot
New Zealand
The brig was wrecked Waikokopu in early July.[ 76]
Sarah Louisa
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked at Port Fairy before 19 July.[ 50]
Seabird
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in Blacksod Bay between 16 and 23 July.[ 45]
Stephanie et Gabriel
France
The ship was wrecked on East Planna Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince , Haiti to Marseille.[ 54] [ 77]
Triumph
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked in the Wairau River .[ 78]
Utica
United States
The ship ran aground on the Merr Ledges, off Machias, Maine . She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to a port in Nova Scotia. She was refloated and towed in to Cross Island , Maine .[ 51]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849