List of shipwrecks in August 1876

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Ship Country Description Atlantic  Denmark The ship was wrecked at Cape Norman, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[96] Bessie North  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Ensenada, Argentina before 9 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montevideo, Uruguay.[31][115] Bon Père  France The ship was driven ashore in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Inférieure to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated on 29 August and beached at Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure. She was consequently condemned.[45] Buckinghamshire  New South Wales The ship ran aground on the Middle Bank, at the mouth of the Columbia River. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Astoria, Oregon, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Astoria.[116] Camen  Spain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Mexico before 10 August.[9] Cycle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Belle Isle. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[117][118] Eliza Wolsey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan in late August. She was refloated on 9 September and declared a total loss.[119] Emilie  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Santa Anna. Her crew survived.[39] Garnet  United States The ship was lost off Cape Horn, Chile. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to San Francisco, California.[120] Germania  Germany The steamship was wrecked at Bahia, Brazil before 12 August.[121] Great Queensland  United Kingdom The iron full-rigged ship was lost with all 72 on board on passage from the Thames to Australia after 12 August, probably due to unstable explosives on board.[122] Holmestrand  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Warrenpoint, County Antrim to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[35] Imogene  United Kingdom The yacht was wrecked on the Richelieu Bank, off La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France. All on board were rescued.[123] Inga  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Quebec City. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[83] Jean et Camille  France The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Little Scarcies River and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Little Scarcies River to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[96] Jewess  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated on 23 August.[83] Joaquina Flag unknown The barque was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from San Domingo to Have de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[124] Johanna Maria  Netherlands The galiot was run down and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by the steamship Ethel ( United Kingdom) before 11 August. Her six crew were rescued by Ethel.[125] J. T. Smith Canada Dominion of Canada The barque was driven ashore at “Amelisland”. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[57] Leander  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Port Hastings, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada.[114] Lincoln  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 9 August. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued by the barque Mary ( United Kingdom). Lincoln was on a voyage from Bassein, India to an English port.[31][39][124] Meg Merrilees  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool. She was refloated.[89] Monarch  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean on or before 10 August. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Bombay, India. Cargo from the ship washed ashore near Alibag.[32] Pelayo  Spain The steamship was driven ashore at Vigo. She was refloated on 16 August and beached.[53] Petrea  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on “Crane Island”. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[39] Rinaldo  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Oran, Algeria for Cette, Hérault, France in late August. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[126] Rob Roy  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Paracel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to London.[127] Savona  Italy The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Antwerp, Belgium.[9] Sea Chief  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 27 August. Her 30 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Colombo, Ceylon.[96][128][45] Solent  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea before 15 August. Her crew were rescued.[96][45] She subsequently came ashore on “Lepas Island”. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Japan.[82] Saines Castle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Parrett. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Bridgwater, Somerset. She was refloated and taken in to Bridgwater in a waterlogged condition.[129] Theresa  France The ship ran aground in the Strait of Gibraltar and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Marseille. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[130] Tweed  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[81] Verbena  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Sea of Azov. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[70] Virago  United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bonny, Lagos Colony.[35]