The list of shipwrecks in August 1860 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1860.
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The ship ran aground at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Dieppe.[1] She was refloated on 17 August and taken in to Dieppe.[17]
The steamship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Northumberland was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[12][2]
The ship was abandoned 40 nautical miles (74 km) south west of The Triangles. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[7]
The brig was beached at Saint Helena, where she was wrecked. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Madras, India.[10][7][39]
The ship collided with Lisbon (United Kingdom) and sank at the mouth of the Elbe. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Hamburg.[36][7]
The brig ran aground at the mouth of the Thanlwin. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put back to Rangoon in a severely leaky condition.[19]
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to North Shields, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken in to North Shields.[36]
The ship struck the Itakivi Rock, off Seskar, Russia and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Riga. She put in to the Drangsound in a leaky condition.[45]
The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was holed by her anchor. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex where she was beached. She was taken in to Harwich the next day in a waterlogged condition.[9]
The brig ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[45]
The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Moray to Calais, France.[63][7]
The schooner was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Cádiz in a leaky condition.[45]
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Calcutta on 30 August in a severely hogged condition.[19]
The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River 60 nautical miles (110 km) downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[72]
The ship was driven ashore in the Banka Fulla Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Calcutta. She was later refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Calcutta on 29 August.[19]
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^ ab"Ship News". The Times. No. 23759. London. 24 October 1860. col F, p. 7.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Morning Post. No. 27099. London. 24 October 1860. p. 8.
^ abc"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11239. London. 20 August 1860. p. 7.
^ ab"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11273. London. 28 September 1860. p. 7.
^ abcd"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11289. London. 17 October 1860. p. 7.
^ ab"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 3901. Liverpool. 14 August 1860.
^"Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 9692. Newcastle upon Tyne. 28 September 1860.
^"Shipping". Morning Chronicle. No. 29245. London. 3 October 1860.
^"Shipping News". Hull Packet. No. 3943. Hull. 10 August 1860.
^"Shipping". Morning Chronicle. No. 29199. London. 10 August 1860.
^"Rewards for Saving Life at Sea". Daily News. No. 4504. London. 18 October 1860.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 3903. Liverpool. 16 August 1860.
^"Shipping Inhtelligence". Glasgow herald. No. 6433. Glasgow. 24 August 1860.
^"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 22154. London. 6 September 1860. p. 7.
^"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11262. London. 15 September 1860. p. 7.
^ ab"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11252. London. 4 September 1860. p. 8.
^"Miscellaneous". Wrexham Weekly Advertiser. No. 395. Wrexham. 1 September 1860.
^"Fire on Shipboard". Liverpool Mercury. No. 3901. Liverpool. 14 August 1860.
^"Latest Intelligence". Freeman's Journal. Dublin. 30 November 1860.
^"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 22186. London. 13 October 1860. p. 7.
^ abc"Ship News". The Times. No. 23715. London. 3 September 1860. col F, p. 9.
^ abcdefghij"Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 9687. Newcastle upon Tyne. 24 August 1860.
^"Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 23783. London. 29 October 1860. col B, p. 9.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 3967. Liverpool. 30 October 1860.
^ abc"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 3940. Liverpool. 28 September 1860.
^ abcdIngram, C. W. N.; Wheatley, P. O. (1936). Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. pp. 68–69.
^ ab"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11279. London. 5 October 1860. p. 7.
^"Loss of a Glasgow vessel and sufferings of the crew". Daily News. No. 4556. London. 18 December 1860.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 3906. Liverpool. 20 August 1860.
^ abc"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11255. London. 11 September 1860. p. 7.
^ abcdef"Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 9689. Newcastle upon Tyne. 7 September 1860.
^"Losses of Russian Ships of War". Pall Mall Gazette. No. 4157. London. 18 June 1878.
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^"Shipping". Morning Chronicle. No. 29237. London. 24 September 1860.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 23777. London. 14 November 1860. col A, p. 12.
^"Wreck and Heavy Loss". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 3912. Liverpool. 27 August 1860.
^ ab"Shipping Intelligence". Morning Post. No. 27045. London. 23 August 1860. p. 8.
^"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11322. London. 24 November 1860. p. 7.
^"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11300. London. 30 October 1860. p. 7.
^ abcdefghijklmnop"Shipping". Morning Chronicle. No. 29259. London. 19 October 1860.
^"Naval Disasters Since 1860". Hampshire Telegraph. No. 4250. Portsmouth. 10 May 1873.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 23719. London. 7 September 1860. col F, p. 9.
^ ab"Royal National Lifeboat Institution". The Times. No. 23721. London. 10 September 1860. col F, p. 11.
^"Shipwrecks off Southport". Morning Post. No. 27052. London. 30 August 1860. p. 2.
^"America". The Times. No. 23726. London. 15 September 1860. col B, p. 9.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Belfast News-Letter. No. 13777. Belfast. 14 September 1860.
^"Loss of a Steamer". Liverpool Mercury. No. 3955. Liverpool. 16 October 1860.
^ ab"Shipping". Morning Chronicle. No. 29216. London. 30 August 1860.
^"(untitled)". Southampton Herald. No. 1931. Southampton. 1 September 1860. p. 8.
^"Local Intelligence". Preston Chronicle. No. 2498. London. 1 September 1860.
^ abcdefghijklmnop"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11294. London. 23 October 1860. p. 7.
^ ab"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 3999. Liverpool. 6 December 1860.