The list of shipwrecks in July 1848 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1848.
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The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Figueira da Foz. She was refloated on 5 July and taken in to port.[4]
The ship was wrecked 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km) north-northwest of Ilhéus, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Bahia, Brazil.[19]
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. All on board were rescued by Futta Mombarak (India). Nankin was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[24]
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[34]
The ship ran aground on the Klein Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.[36]
The ship, full and bound home, struck a sunken rock while attempting to enter the Sea of Okhotsk via La Pérouse Strait. All hands were saved by the ship Globe (United States) while a portion of the cargo were salvaged by several vessels, including the ships Caravan and Samuel Robertson (both United States).[41]
The ships were in collision in the Hooghly River and were beached. They were both on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. They were refloated and taken in to Calcutta for repairs.[42]
The ship ran ashore at Middleton Point, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[31]
The ship ran aground and was damaged off Adelaide, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to London. She was refloated and put back to Adelaide.[49]
The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Venezuela. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated, resuming her voyage on 27 July.[50]
The ship was driven ashore at "Kilva Mahim", India and abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India for Liverpool, Lancashire. Minerva was taken in to Bombay in a derelict condition on 5 August.[42][52]
The ship was driven ashore in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Tønning. She was refloated and taken in to Büsum, Duchy of Schleswig.[43]
The ship was driven ashore on the Half Moon Keys. She was on a voyage from Old Harbour, Jamaica to London. She was refloated on 2 August and put in to Kingston, Jamaica for repairs.[50][52]
The ship ran aground on the Filsand, off Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Saint Petersburg on 25 July.[43]
The ship ran aground on the Filsand, off Saaremaa, Russia. she was later refloated and taken in to Cronstadt, Russia, where she arrived on 29 July.[64]
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Saint Petersburg. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Saint Petersburg on 26 July.[43]
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[40]
The brig was lost near Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America before 24 July. Her crew were rescued by the brig Française (France). Wilkinson was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John's.[34][67]
The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Saint John in a waterlogged condition.[31]
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