The list of shipwrecks in July 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1831.
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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References |
5 July
editShip | State | Description |
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James | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Fish Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, near Puerto Colombia, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
7 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Sylvia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[2] |
11 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off the mouth of the Brass River, Africa.[3] |
George | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Pearl ( United Kingdom) off "Dunlington" and sank. Her crew were rescued. George was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[4] |
12 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Cerus | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth.[5] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Goswick, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[4] |
13 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Eden | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Elbe and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[6] |
16 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Conch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived.[7] |
Gandian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived.[7] |
Lord Whitworth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Bic Island, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[8] |
Rambler | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived.[7] |
Sir J. Saumarez | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived.[7] |
Terra Nova | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew survived.[7] |
Thomas | Saint Lucia | The drogher was lost off Point Michelle, Dominica with the loss of eight lives.[9] |
Usk | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay.[10] |
Vine | United States | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay.[7] |
18 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
21 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Kirkcudbright.[12] |
26 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Henry Clay | United States | The schooner capsized and sank in Lake Erie with the loss of six lives. She was on her maiden voyage from Oswego, New York to Cleveland, Ohio.[13] |
29 July
editShip | State | Description |
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No. 2 | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship ran aground at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[14] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Jean | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Bombay, India. All on board were rescued.[15] |
Maria Theresa | Portugal | The ship was lost in the Quillimane River, Africa with the loss of all but three of her crew.[16] |
USS Sylph | United States Navy | The schooner departed from Pensacola, Florida in July and vanished, possibly lost in a severe storm in August. Lost with all 13 crew.[17] |
References
edit- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14632. London. 1 September 1831. col D, p. 4.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1333. 22 August 1831.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14701. London. 21 November 1831. col E, p. 1.
- ^ a b "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17162. 18 July 1831.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14590. London. 14 July 1831. col B, p. 1.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2438. 9 August 1831.
- ^ a b c d e f "(untitled)". The Morning Post. No. 18986. 17 October 1831.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14628. London. 27 August 1831. col E.
- ^ "From Lloyd's List – Sept.2". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17183. 5 September 1831.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 1067. 14 October 1831.
- ^ "From Lloyd's List – August 12". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17174. 15 August 1831.
- ^ "Ship News". The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland &c. No. 1573. 6 August 1831.
- ^ "Henry Clay (Schooner), capsized, 26 Jul 1831". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Chernyshev, Alexander Alekseevich (2012). Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв [They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries] (in Russian). Veche.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14704. London. 24 November 1831. col E, p. 3.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14845. London. 7 May 1832. col D, p. 6.
- ^ "U.S. Navy Ships Lost in Selected Storm/Weather Related Incidents". history.navy.mil. Retrieved 16 August 2024.