List of shipwrecks in August 1847
Ship Country Description
London United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore . She was refloated and resumed her voyage
Mamlouk United States The ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean during a squall with the loss of 42 of the 64 people on board . Survivors were rescued on 17 August by the brig Belize ( United Kingdom ) . Mamlouk was on her maiden voyage , from New York to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom
Prins Carl Netherlands The ship ran aground off Ameland , Friesland . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Ameland . She was refloated and taken in to Amsterdam
HMS Torch Royal Navy The paddle gunvessel ran aground in the Sound of Sanda . She was refloated the next day with assistance from HMS Porcupine ( Royal Navy ) and taken in to Campbeltown , Argyllshire in a leaky condition
Theresa South Australia The ship was wrecked off Cape Balmac . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Hong Kong , China
The list of shipwrecks in August 1847 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1847.