List of shipwrecks in August 1847
Ship Country Description
Albion United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoal . She was on a voyage from Pictou , Nova Scotia , British North America to New York . She was refloated and beached on the Horse Shoe
Charles Humberton United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais , France . All 260 people on board were rescued . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to New York , United States
Enterprize United Kingdom The ship was struck a rock in Loch Bay and was beached on the Isle of Skye , Outer Hebrides . She was on a voyage from Archangelsk , Russia to the Clyde
Juverna United Kingdom The barque ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to London . She was refloated the next day and put back to Quebec City
Rosebud United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Fahludd Reef , off Gotland , Sweden . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Inverness . She was refloated and taken in to Slitohamn for repairs
Trois Amis France The ship foundered in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine
The list of shipwrecks in August 1847 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1847.