List of shipwrecks in August 1848
Ship Country Description
Commerce United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Ballyquinton Point , County Down . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saltney , Cheshire
Jane and Agnes , and Prince of Wales United Kingdom The smack Jane and Agnes was in collision with the steamship Prince of Wales in the Irish Sea with the loss of seven lives on Prince of Wales . Both vessels were consequently beached at Point of Ayre , Isle of Man , where Jane and Agnes was wrecked . Jane and Agnes was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Westport , County Mayo . Prince of Wales was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Fleetwood , Lancashire . Both vessels were later refloated and taken in to Ramsey Bay
Prince Albert United Kingdom The flat was abandoned off Skerries , County Dublin . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dublin
San Juan United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rhosneigr , Anglesey , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Ribadeo to Liverpool . She was refloated on 2 September and taken in to Holyhead , Anglesey
Waterwitch Jersey The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Green Island , Newfoundland , British North America . She was on a voyage from Blanc-Sablon , Province of Canada , British North America to Zakynthos , Greece
William Penn United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Barlogue Bay , County Cork . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Saint John , New Brunswick , British North America to the Clyde
The list of shipwrecks in August 1848 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during August 1848.