List of shipwrecks in August 1820
The list of shipwrecks in August 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during August 1820.
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21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date | ||
References |
1 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Superior | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Superior was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[2] |
2 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Concord | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Inverness Packet (![]() |
3 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Hope | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Orford Haven, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[1] |
5 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Peace | ![]() | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Orinoco. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
9 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Duke | ![]() | The ship was sighted in the Baltic Sea off Götaland, Sweden with her cargo having shifted. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[5] |
10 August
Ship | State | Description |
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New Jersey | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on South Hampton Beach, Rhode Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Alexandria, Virginia.[6][7] |
12 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Samuel | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Mad Wharf Bank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[3] |
Oden | ![]() | The ship capsized at Plymouth, Devon.[8] |
13 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Marcellus | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Sagar Island, Bengal. She was on a voyage from the Netherlands to Bengal.[9] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Cape Malabata, Beylik of Tunis, where she was burnt by the local inhabitants. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Messina, Sicily.[10] |
14 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of East Florida, New Spain. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland. Maria was later refloated and put into Nassau, Bahamas for repairs.[11] |
Ulysses | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Whithorn, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Whithorn to Gorleston, Suffolk.[12] |
16 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Glatton | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg.[8] |
Janna | ![]() | The ship was lost near Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Hamburg.[13] |
18 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Peterell | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Cabrita Point, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar.[6] |
19 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Achilles | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14] |
Adonia | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires.[14] |
Ann | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires.[14] |
Argo | ![]() | The brig sank in the River Plate at Buenos Aires.[14] |
Despatch | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in the River Pate at Buenos Aires.[14] |
Fly | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Guinea Reef.[15] |
Hercules | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires.[14] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Cape Gommett, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Jamaica.[16] |
Navarrois | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires.[14] |
Peru | ![]() | The brig ran aground in the River Plate at Buenos Aires.[14] |
San Juan Nepornacia | ![]() | The polacca was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires.[14] |
Trafalgar | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate at Buenos Aires.[14] |
Twey Gesusters | ![]() | The ship ran aground near Sandhamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland.[6] |
20 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Achilles | ![]() | The ship was severely damaged at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[17] |
Adonio | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore or sank at Buenos Aires.[17] |
Anne | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[17] |
Argo | ![]() | The brig sank at Buenos Aires.[17] |
Brilliant | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Ensenada, Buenos Aires.[18] |
Dispatch | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore or sank at Buenos Aires.[17] |
Hercules | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[17] |
Johanna | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[19] |
Navarrois | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[17] |
Peru | ![]() | The brig ran aground at Buenos Aires. She was refloated on 25 August.[17] |
San Juan Nepomacia | ![]() | The polacca was driven ashore or sank at Buenos Aires.[17] |
Trafalgar | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Buenos Aires with the loss of two of her crew.[17] |
21 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Providence | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[13] She was on a voyage from Kragerø, Norway to Margate.[20] |
Sprightly | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Sikar Reef, she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Harrington, Cumberland.[21] |
22 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Escalop | ![]() | The schooner capsized off Falmouth, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. Escalop was later righted and taken in to Falmouth.[22] |
Jonge Harm | ![]() | The ship ran aground near Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
Maria Constance | ![]() | The ship foundered off Caen, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and the Canary Islands.[19] |
William and Mary | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Topsham, Devon.[24] |
23 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria Constance | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Caen, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to the Canary Islands, Spain.[23] |
Vrow Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was lost off Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[19] |
Vrow Hendrica Jacoba | ![]() | The ship was lost off Terschelling. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Amsterdam.[19] |
26 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Harmony | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued.[13] She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22] |
27 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Jane | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes.[4] |
29 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Bons Amis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Morlaix, Finistère to Hamburg.[25] Bons Amis was refloated on 9 September and taken in to Dover, Kent.[6] |
Doggerbank | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Swedish coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[6] |
Pitt | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Saint Kitts. She was on a voyage from Nevis to Saint Kitts and London.[4] Pitt was later refloated,[26] but was declared a total loss.[27] |
30 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Sterling | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Brunswick.[28] |
31 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Koophandel | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[6] |
Vrow Alberdina | ![]() | The ship was lost off Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Rotterdam.[19] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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China Packet | ![]() | The ship struck a reef and foundered in the Old Bahama Channel, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Integrity | ![]() | The ship was lost near Burin, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland.[10] |
Mercurius | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Campvere, Zeeland, Netherlands at the end of August. She was on a voyage from Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime, France to Memel, Prussia.[23] |
Theodore | ![]() | The ship was lost near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Riga.[13] |
Vrouw Alberdina | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[24] |
Vrow Christina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam. Vrow Christina was later refloated and put into Arendahl, Norway.[29] |
References
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5515). 8 August 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5516). 11 August 1820.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5517). 15 August 1820.
- ^ a b c "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5538). 24 October 1820.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Sept. 5". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15448. 9 September 1820.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lloyd's Marine List – Sept. 8". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15451. 16 September 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5525). 12 September 1820.
- ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – Aug. 18". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15440. 18 August 1820.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Feb. 6". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15514. 10 February 1821.
- ^ a b "Lloyd's Marine List – Sept. 15". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15452. 18 September 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5538). 31 October 1820.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Aug. 22". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15442. 26 August 1820.
- ^ a b c d "Lloyd's Marine List – Aug. 29". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15445. 2 September 1820.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "STORM IN THE RIVER PLATE". The Times. No. 11087. London. 10 November 1820. col E, p. 2.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Oct 27". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15470. 30 October 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5537). 27 October 1820.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5541). 11 November 1820.
- ^ "Lloyd's Marine List – Jan. 27". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15511. 3 February 1821.
- ^ a b c d e "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5523). 5 September 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5520). 25 August 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5529). 26 September 1820.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5521). 29 August 1820.
- ^ a b c "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 15434. 4 September 1820.
- ^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 15436. 6 September 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5522). 1 September 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5549). 8 December 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5578). 23 March 1821.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5535). 20 October 1820.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5524). 8 September 1820.
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