The list of shipwrecks in July 1823 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1823.
1 July
3 July
4 July
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1823
Ship
State
Description
Five Sisters
Jamaica
The schooner was run into by General Drummond ( Jamaica ). She was beached but was declared a total loss.[ 4]
Mary Thomas
United States
The ship ran aground to the north west of Bermuda and was damaged. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. Mary Thomas was later refloated and put into Bermuda for repairs.[ 5]
5 July
6 July
7 July
9 July
12 July
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1823
Ship
State
Description
Lusitania
Portugal
The steamship was wrecked near Ericeira with some loss of life.[ 8]
13 July
14 July
15 July
19 July
20 July
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1823
Ship
State
Description
Calisto
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden, to Boston, Lincolnshire .[ 16]
Flaxley
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She floated off and sank in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Goodintent ( United Kingdom ). Flaxley was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , to Plymouth , Devon .[ 15]
Jane & Matilda
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near "Cape Baltard", Newfoundland , British North America , with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Burin, Newfoundland .[ 17]
21 July
23 July
24 July
28 July
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1823
Ship
State
Description
Success
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 17 nautical miles (31 km) off Lisbon , Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Infante Don Miguel ( Portugal ). She was on a voyage from Lisbon to a Baltic port.[ 2]
30 July
31 July
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1823
Ship
State
Description
Basa
Kingdom of Sardinia
The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Crete . Her crew were rescued by Stag ( United Kingdom ).[ 20]
Betsey & Caroline
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and damaged between Texel and Amsterdam , North Holland . She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies , to Amsterdam. Betsey & Caroline was later refloated.[ 8]
Cyrus
United Kingdom
The whaler was lost off Greenland,[ 23] in July.
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Plate in mid-July.[ 24] She was on a voyage from Guayaquil , Gran Colombia , to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 25] Mary was later refloated. She arrived in the Clyde in late November.[ 26]
Mayflower
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned. Her twelve crew were rescued by William & Jane ( United Kingdom ). Mayflower was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America, to North Shields , County Durham .[ 15]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The whaler was lost in ice off the coast of Greenland.[ 27]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea in early July. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia , to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 8]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Götaland , Sweden.[ 11]
Thomas & James
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the North Sea off Southwold , Suffolk , with the loss of a crew member.[ 10]
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^ "(untitled)". The Times . No. 12325. London. 29 April 1824. col D-E, p. 2.
^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 16953. 20 August 1823.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 16430. 19 August 1823.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 16965. 3 September 1823.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5831). 22 August 1823.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5832). 29 August 1823.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5818). 8 July 1823.
^ a b c d "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5824). 29 July 1823.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5828). 12 August 1823.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5820). 15 July 1823.
^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 16941. 6 August 1823.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 11967. London. 3 September 1823. col D, p. 3.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5831). 29 August 1823.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5820). 15 July 1823.
^ a b c "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5822). 22 July 1823.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 16944. 9 August 1823.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5840). 23 September 1823.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 16458. 20 September 1823.
^ a b "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5823). 25 July 1823.
^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle16 August . No. 16950. 1823.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5846). 14 October 1823.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 17049. 10 December 1823.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 16949. 15 August 1823.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 16482. 18 October 1823.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5847). 17 October 1823.
^ "The Marine List" . Lloyd's List (5858). 25 November 1823.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle . No. 16947. 13 August 1823.
Shipwrecks 1820–29, by month
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