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The list of shipwrecks in July 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1831.

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5 July

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List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1831
Ship State Description
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

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List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1831
Ship State Description
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

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List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1831
Ship State Description
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

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List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1831
Ship State Description
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

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List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1831
Ship State Description
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

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List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1831
Ship State Description
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandSaint 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

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List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1831
Ship State Description
Caledonia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[11]

21 July

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List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1831
Ship State Description
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

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List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1831
Ship State Description
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

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List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1831
Ship State Description
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

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1831
Ship State Description
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

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  1. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14632. London. 1 September 1831. col D, p. 4.
  2. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1333. 22 August 1831.
  3. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14701. London. 21 November 1831. col E, p. 1.
  4. ^ a b "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17162. 18 July 1831.
  5. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14590. London. 14 July 1831. col B, p. 1.
  6. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2438. 9 August 1831.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "(untitled)". The Morning Post. No. 18986. 17 October 1831.
  8. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14628. London. 27 August 1831. col E.
  9. ^ "From Lloyd's List – Sept.2". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17183. 5 September 1831.
  10. ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 1067. 14 October 1831.
  11. ^ "From Lloyd's List – August 12". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17174. 15 August 1831.
  12. ^ "Ship News". The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland &c. No. 1573. 6 August 1831.
  13. ^ "Henry Clay (Schooner), capsized, 26 Jul 1831". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14704. London. 24 November 1831. col E, p. 3.
  16. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14845. London. 7 May 1832. col D, p. 6.
  17. ^ "U.S. Navy Ships Lost in Selected Storm/Weather Related Incidents". history.navy.mil. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

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