List of shipwrecks in August 1882

The list of shipwrecks in August 1882 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1882.

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1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1882
Ship State Description
Armenia  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for Cronstadt, Russia. No further trace,[1] presumed foundered with the loss of all twenty crew.[2]
Maire  United Kingdom The ship departed from "Morrisonhaven" for Lemvig, Denmark. No further trace, reported missing.[3]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1882
Ship State Description
Celtic Monarch  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[4]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1882
Ship State Description
Llangollen  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Baleal Island, Portugal. Eighteen of her 23 crew went ashore, five remained aboard. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cádiz, Spain.[5][6]> She subsequently broke in two.[7]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1882
Ship State Description
Alpha  Norway The brig sprang a severe leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Malaga (Flag unknown). Alpha was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Horten.[7]
Black Prince  United Kingdom The clipper barque was wrecked on a reef off Arends island, in the Sunda Strait, due to negligent navigation at night. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to London.[8]
Guy Mannering  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire on a voyage from Tripoli, Ottomanian Tripolitania to Malta. She put back to Tripoli and was scuttled. Two of her crew were lost in the fire.[6]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1882
Ship State Description
Gold Dust  United States The steamship's boiler exploded, setting her on fire. She burned to the waterline and sank near Hickman, Kentucky. Twenty people were killed.[9]
Naomi  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked north of the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Ensenada, Chile.[10]
Nero  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the Humber downstream of Paull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to South Shields, County Durham and Riga, Russia. She was refloated the next day and put back to Hull.[11]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1882
Ship State Description
Atlantic  Germany The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Pernambuco, Brazil.[11]
Wodan Flag unknown The ship ran aground in the Suez Cana.[12]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1882
Ship State Description
Empire  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on "Saribon Island", Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from New York to Yokohama, Japan.[11]
Mosel  Germany The steamship ran aground on rocks off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom whilst on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom to New York. Her 500 to 650 passengers were taken off by the lifeboat Anna Maria ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution); they were landed at Penzance, Cornwall by the steamship Rosella ( United Kingdom).[13][14]
Reindeer  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness to New York.[11] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[15]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1882
Ship State Description
Minna  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Penrhos, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated with assistance from Great Western ( United Kingdom) and completed her voyage.[15]
Vixen  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Half-tide Rock, in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Caernarfon.[15]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1882
Ship State Description
Blenheim  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Eleuthera, Bahamas. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Belize City, British Honduras.[16]
Colibri  Norway The schooner collided with another vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Køge, Denmark to Macduff, Aberdeenshire,United Kingdom. She put in to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was consequently condemned.[17]
Unnamed  France The lighter collided with the steamship Breton ( France) and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[6]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1882
Ship State Description
Clematis  France The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Bayonne, Loire-Inférieure. No further trace, reported overdue.[18]
Neptune  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Skullmartin Rock. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bayonne, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Ballywater, County Antrim.[6]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1882
Ship State Description
Ridesdale  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at La Boca, Argentina. She was refloated.[19]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1882
Ship State Description
Betsy  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Mixen Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Madeira. She was refloated and anchored in the Mumbles Roads.[19]
Burmah  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Kurrachee or vice versa.[20]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1882
Ship State Description
Viola  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Ras Ghareb, Egypt. She was refloated with assistance from Knight of the Bath ( United Kingdom).[21]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1882
Ship State Description
Snaefell  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat collided with another vessel and sank in the River Mersey.[22]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1882
Ship State Description
Adventure  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with the steamship Woodstock ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her ten crew.[16]
Muncaster  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Hittarp, Sweden. She was refloated.[22]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1882
Ship State Description
West Glen  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock at Valparaíso, Chile and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Valparaíso.[21]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1882
Ship State Description
Fire Fly  United Kingdom The cutter yacht was driven ashore in Thorness Bay. Her crew were rescued.[21]
Happy Return  United Kingdom The ketch struck the Skerries, off Portrush, County Antrim and sank. She was on a voyage from Tynemouth, Northumberland to Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[21]
Joseph  United Kingdom The smack caught fire off Sanda Island. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to "Lock Kyles Port". She put in to Campbeltown, Argyllshire and the fire was extinguished.[23]
William Hobbs  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Dunball, Somerset.[21]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1882
Ship State Description
Allan  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[23]
Cardiff  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Genoa, Italy. No further trace, reported overdue.[24]
Helena  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore at Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Oskarshamn.[23]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1882
Ship State Description
Macbeth  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Sundarbans, India. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Melbourne to Chittagong, India.[25]
Menna  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Thetis ( Denmark) and sank at Fredrikshavn, Denmark. Menna was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[25]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1882
Ship State Description
Charlotte of Derby  Norway The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Fredericke (Flag unknown).[26]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1882
Ship State Description
Flora del Pompo  Spain The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.[10]
Johny  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Middelburg, Zeeland.[10]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1882
Ship State Description
Pegasus  United Kingdom The brigantine struck rocks 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from Sennen Cove, Cornwall and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Caernarfon.[26]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Witnessed by the steamship Canonbury ( United Kingdom).[27]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1882
Ship State Description
Acadian Canada Canada The ship was driven ashore on Crane Island. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec.[22]
Agenta, and
Nehaj 		 Norway
 Austria-Hungary 		Agenta collided with the barque Nehaj. Both vessels were severely damaged and put in to Gothenburg, Sweden. Nehaj was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Italy to Cronstadt, Russia.[25]
Anna  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from the Limfjord to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[7]
Anne Gesna  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from Leith to the Limfjord.[7]
Arethusa  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bispham, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Canada.[22]
Artemisia  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of China before 4 August. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Oaklands ( United Kingdom).[5]
Ashbourne  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21]
Aurora  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Meloria Bank, in the Mediterranean Sea off Livorno, Italy. She was later refloated and taken in to Livorno.[6]
Avondale  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock and put in to Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada in a severely leaky condition. She subsequently went ashore on departing from Isaac's Harbour.[7]
Ben Accord  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Hela, Germany. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Dantsic, Germany. She was later refloated, and arrived at Dantsic on 21 August.[22]
Caledonia  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from the Limfjord to Leith.[7]
Cardiff  United Kingdom The iron steamer left Genoa, Italy on 25 August and was subsequently wrecked on the Berlings, Portugal.[28]
Charlotta  Sweden The brigantine was wrecked at São Cristóvão, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Bahia to Aracaju, Brazil.[22]
Christian August  Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Moss to Antwerp, Belgium.[7]
Compta  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Magdalena. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool.[23]
Empress  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship Eugen ( China) and sank. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Governor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Fullah", India. She was refloated on 10 August and taken in to Calcutta, India.[15]
Gunilla Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The schooner was driven ashore on the Finnish coast. She was on a voyage from Hamnholmen, Sweden to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Fårösund, Gotland, Sweden for repairs.[19]
Herluf  Norway The schooner was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Liverpool.[21]
Jardine Brothers Canada Canada The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Pierre and Miquelon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Miramichi, New Brunswick.[11]
King Coal  United Kingdom The ship was lost before 9 August.[15]
Oaklands  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Shanghai, China on or before 4 August. She was refloated and taken in to Shanghai.[5]
Otto  Sweden The brig put in to Cuxhaven, Germany in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Umeå to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[25]
Salerso Flag unknown The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Tagus.[5]
Silkstone  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the River Suir.[11]
Theodore  Germany The schooner foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivor was rescued by Dagmar ( Norway). Theodore was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith.[29][30]
Tordenskjold  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Cronstadt.[23]
Tvedestrand  Norway The brig put in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Antwerp, Belgium.[25]
Vespasian  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was later refloated.[19]

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