title: List of shipwrecks in July 1849
text: # List of shipwrecks in July 1849
  
  The list of shipwrecks in July 1849 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1849.
  
  ## 1 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | 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. |
  | Dolphin | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at "Leggan", Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. |
  | 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. She was refloated and towed in to Saint John. |
  | H. B. | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Columbia River. She was refloated. |
  | 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. |
  | Walpole | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground at the mouth of the Columbia River and was damaged. She was refloated. |
  
  ## 2 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sarah Arsilia | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Fifteen of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
  | Treasurer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Westport to Puerto Rico. She was refloated and taken in to Westport. |
  
  ## 3 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Anglo American | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at the Quinta Palermo, Argentina. |
  | Ann | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from a port in Caithness to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Johns | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at St. Margarets Bay, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to St. Margarets Bay. |
  | Margaretha Magdalena | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore on the "Eilander Bult". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Hamburg. |
  | North Durham | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Fårö, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Sunderland, County Durham. |
  
  ## 4 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | 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. |
  | Barrhill | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Itamarica", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  
  ## 5 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Carl Johan | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Outer Scheeren Sandbank. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Chatham | United States | The ship was in collision with Corea ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (42°58′N 48°10′W﻿ / ﻿42.967°N 48.167°W﻿ / 42.967; -48.167). Her crew were rescued by Corea. Chatham was on a voyage from New York to Cork, United Kingdom. |
  
  ## 6 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock off the Rabbit islands, Ottoman Empire. She was consequently beached at Troy. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 25 July and taken in to Tenedos, Ottoman Empire for repairs. |
  | Florinda | United States | The schooner departed from New Orleans, Louisiana for San Francisco, California Territory. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
  | Industry | Barbadoes | The sloop sank at Barbadoes. |
  | Prudence | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the Strait of Malacca. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penang, Malaya to China. She had become a wreck by 3 August. |
  
  ## 7 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  
  ## 9 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Maria Louisa | British North America | The ship was wrecked on a shoal west of Blanc Sablon, Province of Canada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |
  
  ## 10 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Eclipse | United States | The ship departed from Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, possibly in the Indian Ocean during August or September. |
  
  ## 11 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Belfast | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at the mouth of the Columbia River. She was refloated. |
  | Janet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 45 nautical miles (83 km) west of Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
  | Morning Star | France | The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Columbia River with the loss of a crew member. She was refloated and taken in to Baker's Bay. |
  | Peace | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Tory Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sligo. |
  
  ## 12 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The whaler was wrecked in Melville Bay. At least eleven crew survived. |
  
  ## 13 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Lucie | France | The polacca was wrecked on the Sahara coast of Africa. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to the Gambia River. |
  
  ## 15 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Belle Isle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in St. Sebastian's Bay, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Falcon | British North America | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
  | Gipsy | United Kingdom | The sailing barge capsized and sank in Plymouth Sound with the loss of all three crew. |
  | Margaret and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork (51°03′N 9°30′W﻿ / ﻿51.050°N 9.500°W﻿ / 51.050; -9.500). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Bahia, Brazil. |
  
  ## 16 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Filey | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was refloated on 25 July. |
  | Irvine | United Kingdom | The ship put in to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire with her cargo of coal on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Odessa. |
  | Kate | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked in Mossel Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ## 17 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in St. Bride's Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Harriet and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. |
  | Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. |
  
  ## 18 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | 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. |
  
  ## 19 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Richard Dart | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in the Prince Edward Islands with the loss of 47 of the 57 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Auckland, New Zealand. |
  | Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a French vessel and was consequently beached between "Saint Freux" and Équihen, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarvon to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. |
  
  ## 20 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Thankful | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Felsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
  | William Hyde | New South Wales | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Port Phillip, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip to Hokianga, New Zealand. She was refloated and put in to Sydney. |
  
  ## 21 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | Mocellas | United States | The schooner was wrecked on the Alacranes Reef. She was on a voyage from Key West, Florida to Tampico, Mexico. |
  
  ## 22 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 22 July August 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  
  ## 23 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hendon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a wreck off Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Exmouth, Devon. She was refloated. |
  | Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Tryon Reef, off Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was consequently condemned. |
  
  ## 24 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | 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. |
  | 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. She was refloated on 4 August and taken in to Liverpool. |
  | 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. |
  | Zuleika | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape San Antonio, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Patagonia. |
  
  ## 25 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Coligny | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Cardenas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
  | Noble | United States | The ship was wrecked off Blanch Point, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Pictou, Nova Scotia. |
  
  ## 26 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Superb | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Flamenco Island, Republic of New Granada. She was later refloated. |
  
  ## 27 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fanny | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Aux Cayes, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to "Aguin". She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
  | Glynne | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the River Dee. |
  | Sea Nymph | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Archangelsk, Russia. she was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Sunderland, County Durham. |
  
  ## 28 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground off Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Memel, Prussia. |
  | Hope | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at 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. |
  
  ## 29 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | 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. |
  | Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated. |
  | 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. |
  | James of Nairn | United Kingdom | The schooner was damaged by fire at Nairn due to her cargo of quicklime getting wet. |
  | 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. |
  
  ## 30 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Belhaven | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef off the Riau Archipelago, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from London to Singapore. She was refloated and was beached on arrival at Singapore, being severely leaky. |
  | Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Speymouth, Moray. |
  
  ## 31 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Grace | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft. |
  | ivy | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
  
  ## Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1849 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann | United Kingdom | The smack foundered in Jack Sound, off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | Emily | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked in Palliser Bay in late July. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Otago. |
  | 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. |
  | Heros | France | The brig was lost before 4 July. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to a Channel port. |
  | 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. |
  | 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. |
  | Patriot | New Zealand | The brig was wrecked Waikokopu in early July. |
  | Sarah Louisa | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked at Port Fairy before 19 July. |
  | Seabird | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in Blacksod Bay between 16 and 23 July. |
  | 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. |
  | Triumph | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked in the Wairau River. |
  | 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. |
  