The list of shipwrecks in August 1825 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during August 1825.

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1825
Ship State Description
Traveller  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Virginia, to Barbadoes.[1]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1825
Ship State Description
John and Mary  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Barnstaple Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently wrecked a few days later.[2]
Speedwell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Langney Point, Sussex and was wrecked over the next few days.[3]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1825
Ship State Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Hamburg.[4]
North Star  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumberland, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Bo'ness, Fife. North Star subsequently floated off and was driven ashore at Beckfoot, Cumberland, where she was wrecked.[5]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1825
Ship State Description
John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[6]
North Star  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Ban, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She later floated off and came ashore at Beckfoot, Cumberland, where she was wrecked. North Star was on a voyage from Miramichi to Bo'ness, Lothian.[7]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1825
Ship State Description
Adams  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Virginia, to Gibraltar.[1]
Canada  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at Miramichi, New Brunswick.[8]
Concord  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at Miramichi.[8]
Jane  United Kingdom The brig was destroyed by fire at Miramichi.[8]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1825
Ship State Description
Lavinia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Falmouth, Cornwall.[9][10]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Faro, Portugal.[11]
Rambler  United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[12]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1825
Ship State Description
Gipsey  United States The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Hartford, Connecticut, to Barbadoes.[13]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1825
Ship State Description
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Hythe, Kent by Stakesby ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jersey, Channel Islands.[4]
Penguin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was wrecked at Half Moon Beach.[14]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1825
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship struck the Woolseners, in The Solent and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[15]
John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[15]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1825
Ship State Description
Eliza & Jane  United Kingdom The ship departed from Penzance, Cornwall for Newport, Monmouthshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Wellington ( United Kingdom). Nancy was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18]
Otter  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[4]
Theodosia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Coromandel Coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[19]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1825
Ship State Description
Gipsey  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all ten people on board. She was on a voyage from Warrenpoint, county Down to Chester, Cheshire.[20]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1825
Ship State Description
Fraternity  Norway The brig was driven ashore on Neuwark and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently taken in to Cuxhaven in a waterlogged condition.[21][22]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1825
Ship State Description
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship ran around and sank on the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. Her crew were rescued. Shew as on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[23]
Commerce  United Kingdom The sloop capsized, was driven ashore, and was wrecked at the mouth of the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from London to Preston, Lancashire. Repaired in situ and refloated on 24 September, Commerce was taken in to Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.[23][24]
Five Sodskende  Prussia The ship driven ashore and wrecked on Wittow. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Königsburg.[25]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1825
Ship State Description
Catharina Elizabeth  Netherlands The ship was lost off Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[23]
Charles Miller Sweden The ship departed from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France for Gothenburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the lossof all hands.[26]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1825
Ship State Description
Fury  United Kingdom New South Wales The ship was wrecked in Prince Rupert's Inlet.[27]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1825
Ship State Description
Columbus  Netherlands The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28]
Jenny  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the Irish Sea. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[29]
Kent  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. Kent was refloated and put back to Liverpool for repairs.[29]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1825
Ship State Description
Thompsons  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Daugava, Russia.[30] She was refloated on 20 October.[8]
Three Brothers United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bahama The ship capsized whilst on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Nevis.[31][32]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1825
Ship State Description
HMS Fury  Royal Navy The Hecla-class bomb vessel was damaged by ice in Prince Regent Inlet and was abandoned by her 67 crew.

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1825
Ship State Description
Jane & Barbara  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Archangelsk, Russia.[33]
Leeds  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Kotlin Island, Russia.[18]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1825
Ship State Description
Almira  United States The ship was wrecked on Bermuda. Her crew were resyued.[34]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1825
Ship State Description
Hercules  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[1]
John Oldin  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Heneaga, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico.[35][36]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1825
Ship State Description
Gazelle  United Kingdom The ship capsized in a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Tobago to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[37]
Martha  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Skitter Sand and capsized. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Martha was refloated and taken in to Hull.[9]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1825
Ship State Description
Nassau  United Kingdom The ship was beached on Tristan da Cunha, where she was wrecked the next day. All on board survived. the East Indiaman Fairlie ( United Kingdom) rescued thirteen survivors on 3 December. Nassau was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London.[38]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1825
Ship State Description
Gainsborough or Guysborough  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Eliza ( United Kingdom). Gainsborough was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[39][16]
Hydrus  United Kingdom The country ship was wrecked off Saugur, India. Her crew were rescued.[40]
Nassau  United Kingdom The ship, which sprang a leak on 14 August, was beached on the south west coast of Tristan da Cunha. All on board survived. She was wrecked the next day. Nassau was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London.[41]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1825
Ship State Description
Alexander  Netherlands The ship was lost near Ventava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Riga, Russia.[17]
Boston Packet  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 18 August.[33]
John  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[42]
John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[13]
Lady Lumley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bermuda The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands.[8]
Mary  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all on board.[43]
Palambam  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[44] Palambam was refloated on 12 August.[15]
Robert  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the North Triangles.[45]

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