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The list of shipwrecks in July 1856 includes
ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July
1856 .
1 July
2 July
3 July
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1856
Ship
State
Description
Adams
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
Bombay ,
India for
London . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[7]
Grand Turk
United States
The
steamboat was destroyed by fire at Saint Louis.
[8]
J. M. Stockwell
United States
The
steamboat was destroyed by fire at Saint Louis.
[8]
Paul Anderson
United States
The
steamboat was destroyed by fire at Saint Louis.
[8]
Kate Bowley
United Kingdom
The
schooner was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . All on board were rescued by Emeu (
France ). Kate Bowley was on a voyage from
Prince Edward Island ,
British North America to
London .
[4]
Marchioness of Queensbury
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Bic ,
Province of Canada , British North America.
[9]
[10]
[11] She was pn a voyage from
Quebec City , Province of Canada to
Hull ,
Yorkshire . She was refloated on 17 September and towed back to Quebec City.
[12]
Saranac
United States
The
steamboat was destroyed by fire at Saint Louis.
[8]
Southerner
United States
The
steamboat was destroyed by fire at Saint Louis.
[8]
St. Clair
United States
The
steamboat was destroyed by fire at Saint Louis.
[8]
Triune
United Kingdom
The
smack departed from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire for
Ballyshannon ,
County Donegal . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[13]
4 July
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1856
Ship
State
Description
Countess of Elgin
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on a reef off Point Palermas,
India . She was on a voyage from
Calcutta , India to
London . She was refloated and put back to Calcutta in a leaky condition.
[14]
5 July
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1856
Ship
State
Description
Camelion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the
Magdalen Islands ,
Nova Scotia ,
British North America with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from
Dalhousie, New Brunswick , British North America to the
Isle of Man .
[15]
Jane
United Kingdom
The
full-rigged ship was driven ashore on
Brier Island , Nova Scotia and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from
Belfast ,
County Antrim to
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada , British North America. She was declared a total loss.
[15]
Rose
United Kingdom
The
barque struck an
iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and became waterlogged, remaining afloat on her cargo of timber. Her 21 crew were rescued on 13 July by Victoria (
United Kingdom ) and the ship was set afire. Rose was on a voyage from Quebec City to
Plymouth ,
Devon .
[15]
[16]
[17]
Spartan
United Kingdom
The
steamship was wrecked the on the Cane Rocks, off the coast of the
Beylik of Tunis . All on board, her crew and 802 passengers, were rescued by the steamship Sphinx (
France ). Spartan was on a voyage from
Balaklava ,
Russia to an English port.
[18]
[19]
[20]
Teazer
United Kingdom
The
schooner was wrecked off "Tradetown", Africa. Her crew were rescued.
[21]
6 July
7 July
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1856
Ship
State
Description
Actaeon
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore in
Church Bay, Anglesey with the loss of her captain.
[23]
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at
Holyhead ,
Anglesey with the loss of her captain.
[24] She was on a voyage from
Dublin to
Workington ,
Cumberland .
[4]
Africa
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in
Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from
Bombay ,
India to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[23] She was refloated on 9 July and taken in to Liverpool.
[25]
City of Brooklyn
United States
The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in the
River Mersey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to
New York .
[23] She was refloated.
[4]
Clara
United Kingdom
The
smack was driven ashore at
Porthdinllaen ,
Caernarfonshire . She was on a voyage from
Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire to
Newport, Monmouthshire .
[4]
Diligent
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen. She was on a voyage from
Shoreham-by-Sea ,
Sussex to Liverpool.
[4]
Eaglet
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between
Redcar and
Staithes ,
Yorkshire .
[24]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore at
Mockbeggar, Cheshire .
[23]
Familie
Denmark
The
galeas ran aground in the Fanø Tief. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland ,
United Kingdom to Raaborghuus.
[26]
Jane Lovett
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Newry ,
County Antrim .
[27]
Lively
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Redcar and Staithes.
[24]
Lively
United Kingdom
The
smack was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to
Pwllheli , Caernarfonshire.
[4]
Madryn
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen.
[4]
Mona
Isle of Man
The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to
Dunkerque ,
Nord , France. She was refloated and beached at the Magazines.
[25]
Naval Brigade
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank. She was on a voyage from
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada ,
British North America to Liverpool.
[23] She was refloated on 2 August and taken in to Liverpool in a waterlogged condition.
[28]
Popplewell
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore near
Fishguard ,
Pembrokeshire . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Swansea ,
Glamorgan to
Chester, Cheshire or vice versa .
[24]
[29]
Spring
United Kingdom
The
barque was wrecked on the Trow Rocks, near the mouth of the
River Tyne . Her crew were rescued.
[24]
Surprise
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Porthdinllaen. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea to Liverpool.
[4]
Theodore
United Kingdom
The
brigantine was driven ashore at Fishguard. Her crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône , France.
[29]
Three Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen.
[4]
Tribune
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the West Hoyle Bank, She was on a voyage from Liverpool to
Callao , Peru.
[25] She was refloated on 16 July.
[10]
8 July
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1856
Ship
State
Description
G. B. Matthews
United Kingdom
The
schooner ran aground on the Sand Bore Reef, off Gorps Key and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from
New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to
Belize City ,
British Honduras .
[30]
Isaac Webb
United States
The
full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Amlwch ,
Anglesey ,
United Kingdom . All on board, more than 320 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire , United Kingdom to
New York .
[23]
[25]
[24]
Larissa
United States
The ship ran aground on a reef east of
Bermuda . She was on a voyage from
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil to New York. She was refloated.
[31]
9 July
10 July
12 July
13 July
14 July
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1856
Ship
State
Description
Amelia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashoreon
Tybee Island, Georgia , United States. She was on a voyage from
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan to
Charleston, South Carolina , United States.
[11] She was later refloated and taken in to
Savannah, Georgia , where she arrived on 21 July.
[31]
Clare
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at
Dumfries . She was on a voyage from
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada ,
British North America to Dumfries.
[33]
Samuel Morris
British North America
The ship was wrecked on
Cross Island, Maine , United States. She was on a voyage from
Boston, Massachusetts , United States to
Saint John, New Brunswick .
[11]
[31]
Teti
Spain
The
brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked between
Beachy Head and the Cow Gap,
Sussex ,
United Kingdom . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Ålesund , Norway to
Barcelona .
[36]
Zaayer
Ottoman Empire
The ship foundered in the
Mediterranean Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) west of "Cerego". Her crew were rescued by Bernard (
United Kingdom ). Zaayer was on a voyage from
Galaţi to
Falmouth, Cornwall or
Queenstown, County Cork , United Kingdom.
[31]
[37]
15 July
16 July
17 July
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1856
Ship
State
Description
Huron
British North America
The ship sank in the
Saint Lawrence River .
[39]
Jeune Eulalie
France
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
Fécamp ,
Seine-Inférieure to
Seaham ,
County Durham , United Kingdom.
[33]
Northern Indiana
United States
The
steamship was destroyed by fire in
Lake Erie with the loss of 50 lives.
[42]
Procymatia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off
Kingsdown, Kent . She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil . She was refloated and taken in to
The Downs , resuming her voyage on 18 July.
[33]
[26]
Supply
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Scheelhoek, in the
Zuyder Zee . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to
Amsterdam ,
North Holland , Netherlands. She was refloated.
[26]
18 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1856
Ship
State
Description
Earl of Sunderland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Blyth, Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Blyth to London.
[26]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk . She was on a voyage from
Hartlepool ,
County Durham to
Calais , France. She was refloated on 20 July and resumed her voyage.
[26]
Newport
United Kingdom
The
schooner ran aground on the Bondicar Bush Rock, off the coast of
Northumberland . She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Montrose, Forfarshire . She was refloated and taken in to
Warkworth, Northumberland in a leaky condition.
[43]
[26]
Vesper
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her 30 crew took to the boat; they were rescued on 21 July by Stephen Crowell (
United States ). Vesper was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
New York , United States.
[44]
Zuline
France
The
brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off
Lisbon , Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the
schooner Prince Albert (
United Kingdom ). Zuline was on a voyage from
Havre de Grâce ,
Seine-Inférieure to
Gorée , Senegal.
[45]
19 July
21 July
22 July
23 July
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1856
Ship
State
Description
Clarissa
India
The ship ran aground in the Setang River,
Burma . She was capsized by a
tidal bore on 3 August with the loss of seventeen of her crew.
[50]
24 July
25 July
27 July
28 July
29 July
30 July
31 July
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1856
Ship
State
Description
Admiral Lucas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the
Bosphorus . Her crew were rescued.
[4]
Alma
United Kingdom
The ship heeled over at
Penzance ,
Cornwall before 21 July and was damaged. She was righted and placed under repair.
[43]
Conqueror
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
West Cape, Prince Edward Island ,
British North America before 4 July.
[13]
George Whitewell
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 July. Her crew were rescued by Laura Campbell (
United Kingdom ).
[11]
Holfion
Norway
The ship was wrecked near
Narva ,
Russia .
[4]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Narva.
[4]
Joseph Hume
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Krivaya Spit, in the
Black Sea in late July.
[16]
Josephine l' Oiseau
France
The ship was wrecked at
Port Elliot, South Australia .
[61]
Julia Morris
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore before 6 July. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to
Tromsø , Norway.
[11]
Meta Hoffman
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The ship was wrecked near Narva. Her crew were rescued.
[4]
Peter Maxwell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Moosapee, Maine , United States. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at St. John on 26 July.
[15]
Plantagenet
United Kingdom
The
smack ran aground off
Faro, Portugal .
[5]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The
schooner was wrecked at
Abermawr ,
Pembrokeshire with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from
Charleston, South Carolina , United States to Liverpool.
[27]
[29]
Sir Robert Peel
France
The ship was driven ashore wrecked on the west coast of
Sumatra ,
Netherlands East Indies in an
earthquake . Her crew were rescued.
[62]
[63]
Sylphide
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
Mediterranean Sea off
Majorca , Spain before 28 July with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan to
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône , France.
[28]
True Briton
United Kingdom
The
sloop was wrecked at Abermawr.
[4]
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