List of shipwrecks in August 1831

The list of shipwrecks in August 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1831.

2 August

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List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1831
Ship State Description
Hind   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[1]
Theodosia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of Wells-next-the-Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Newham, Essex.[1]

8 August

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List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1831
Ship State Description
Medal   United States The ship was wrecked on Little Heneaga, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Jamaica.[2]

9 August

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List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1831
Ship State Description
Lady Sherbrooke   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Mouse Island, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 241 of the 273 people on board. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Her captain was subsequently found guilty of wilfully wrecking the ship and was sentenced to death.[3][4]
Matchless   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba.[5]

11 August

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List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1831
Ship State Description
Adelaide   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Agenoria   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Alliance   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Antoinette   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Arethusa   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Ariel   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Aurora   Saint Vincent The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[6]
Barbadoes Packet   British North America The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Barbadoes   United Kingdom The mailboat was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Commerce   British North America The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent. All 30 crew were rescued.[6][7]
Dasher   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Conk Reef, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from "Laguira" to London.[9]
Decagon   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Delta   Saint Vincent The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane on Canouan, Grenadines.[6][7]
Despatch   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane in Greethead's Bay, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Diamond   British North America The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Dove   United States The brigantine was driven ashore at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[7]
Duncan Ferguson   Saint Lucia The sloop was wrecked at Saint Lucia with the loss of a crew member.[10]
Eliza   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Elizabeth   British North America The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[6]
Emerald   British North America The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[6]
Emily   Saint Vincent The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Eurus   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Exchange   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Fanny   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane in Greethead's Bay, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Henry   British North America The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[6]
Henry Clay   United States The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[7]
Horatio Nelson   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Irlam   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Jane   Mustique The Sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mustique.[7]
Kezia   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Lady of the Isles   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Lady's Adventure   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Mary   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Montague   United Kingdom The mailboat was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Neptune   British North America The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[6]
Orleans   British North America The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[6]
Perseverance   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Quebec   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Rambler   Saint Vincent The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[7]
Samuel Hinds   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbados.[8]
Sarah Ward   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Sector   Saint Vincent The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Shark   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane on Bequia, Grenadines.[6][7]
St. Vincent   Bermuda The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[6]
Susannah   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Thetis   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Kingstown, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Triangle   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[6]
Trinidad   British North America The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[6]
Union   Saint Vincent The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[6]
Wellwood   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Lavenscar Island". She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[11]
William McCall   Saint Vincent The sloop was driven ashore in a hurricane at Calliaqua, Saint Vincent.[6][7]
Zephyr   Saint Vincent The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane on Bequia, Grenadines.[6][7]

13 August

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List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1831
Ship State Description
Duchess of Portland   United Kingdom The ship encountered a violent hurricane as she was sailing for England from Aux Cayes. The hurricane threw her on her beam ends and she stayed that way for eight hours. She lost one of her boats, several sails, and was obliged to cut away her spare spars.[12]
Frances Ann   United States The ship was wrecked in the "Fuskett Islands". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[13]
Perseverance   United Kingdom The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Martinique to Barbados.[14]

16 August

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List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1831
Ship State Description
Chieftain   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Copeland Islands, County Down. Her passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire. Chieftain was refloated on 18 August and taken in to Belfast.[15]
Dispatch   Nevis The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked by a "severe ground swell" at Saint Kitts.[8]
Eight Sisters   Saint Kitts The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked by a "severe ground swell" at Saint Kitts.[8]
Greyhound   Saint Kitts The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked by a "severe ground swell" at Saint Kitts with the loss of three of her crew.[8]
Industry   Sint Eustatius The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked by a "severe ground swell" at Saint Kitts.[8]
Rambler   Saint Kitts The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked by a "severe ground swell" at Saint Kitts.[8]

17 August

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List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1831
Ship State Description
Dart   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore crewless on Barbados. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Barbados.[14]
Felix Leopold   France The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Campeche, Mexico.[16] She was refloated on 12 November.[17]
Norval   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Cape Rofo" or "Cape Roxo", Africa with the loss of at least five lives. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape Colony.[18][19]
Rothsay Castle   United Kingdom
 
Rothesay Castle.
The paddle steamer began to sink in heavy seas and eventually ran aground on Dutchman Bank at the eastern end of the Menai Strait with the loss of 93 lives, on a voyage from Liverpool to Beaumaris. There were 23 survivors.[20]
Ulysses   United Kingdom The ship foundered at Belize, British Honduras.[21]

18 August

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List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1831
Ship State Description
Ben Nevis   United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore and wrecked near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15][22]

19 August

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List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1831
Ship State Description
Fancy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[23]
John   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Blackpool, Lancashire. Her four crew survived.[15]
Liberty   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Maria (  France).[24]
Prosper   United Kingdom The trow foundered in the River Severn. Her crew survived.[25]
Viewly Hill   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Yare   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[23]

20 August

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List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1831
Ship State Description
Berbice   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26]
Fancy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Withernsea, Yorkshire.[27]
Laurel   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) off North Foreland, Kent. The seven people on board survived, but her captain died from a cause unrelated to the shipwreck before they reached land.[23][26]
Pacific   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from "Laguira" to London.[9]
Pillhead   United Kingdom The ship was sriven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her cre were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Hull, Yorkshire.[26]
Scarthingwell   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Sunderland, County Durham.[23][26][28]
Strela   Imperial Russian Navy The schooner foundered off Dagerort with the loss of all 54 crew.[29]

22 August

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List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1831
Ship State Description
Addison   United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[30]
Polygon   United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[31]
Rosemount   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John, New Brunswick.[32]

23 August

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List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1831
Ship State Description
Hebe   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Crozet Islands. Her crew were rescued.[33]
New Tamar   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Burrow Head, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, County Down to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[34]
Paragon   United Kingdom The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire by Lavinia (  United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Lavinia.[35]

25 August

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List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1831
Ship State Description
Charlotte   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged in the River Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol.[24]
Liberty   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea (53°59′N 6°30′E / 53.983°N 6.500°E / 53.983; 6.500). Her crew were rescued.[36]
Six Brothers   United Kingdom The sloop foundered in Dublin Bay. Her crew were rescued.[37]

26 August

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List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1831
Ship State Description
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Redness Point, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[24]

27 August

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List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1831
Ship State Description
Cherokee   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Calabar to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37]
Frances   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[38]

31 August

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List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1831
Ship State Description
Betsy and Mary   United Kingdom The ship was sighted in Loch Laxford on this date whilst on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Limerick. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[39]
Maria Elizabeth   Russia The ship was driven ashore and sank at Kronstadt.[40]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1831
Ship State Description
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean (29°37′S 158°58′E / 29.617°S 158.967°E / -29.617; 158.967).[41]
Mariner   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tampico, Mexico before 22 August.[42]
Wanderer   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on an ice island before 8 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[25]

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