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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
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]
4 August
5 August
6 August
7 August
8 August
9 August
10 August
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]
11 August
12 August
13 August
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]
14 August
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]
15 August
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]
16 August
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]
17 August
18 August
19 August
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]
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
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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Shipwrecks 1860–69, by month
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