The list of shipwrecks in July 1849 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1849.
1 July
List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1849 | Ship | State | Description |
| Benonai | France | The ship struck the Moines Rocks, west of Le Conquet, Finistère and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère.[1] |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at "Leggan", Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
| Emma Searle | United States | The ship was driven ashore near the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Maine. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol, Connecticut.[3] She was refloated and towed in to Saint John.[4] |
| H. B. | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Columbia River. She was refloated.[5] |
| Stirlingshire | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated.[6] |
| Walpole | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground at the mouth of the Columbia River and was damaged. She was refloated.[5] |
2 July
3 July
4 July
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1849 | Ship | State | Description |
| Ann Henzell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[16] |
| Barrhill | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Itamarica", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated.[17] |
| John Bright | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Sea of Marmora off Contali Island, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from the Danube to a British port. She was refloated.[15] |
| Oliver van Noord | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Banjoewangie, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[18] |
| SMS Vulcano | Austrian Navy | The paddle steamer ran aground off Malamocco, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia and came under fire from Manfrin Fort with the loss of a crew member. She was refloated the next day with assistance from SMS Custoza ( Austrian Navy), Cartatone and Dorotea (both Austrian Empire) and eliminated the artillery.[19][20] |
5 July
6 July
7 July
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1849 | Ship | State | Description |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Key Verde. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Matanzas, Cuba. She was later refloated and assisted in to Matanzas, arriving on 19 July.[27] |
| Governor Douglas | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Eclipse ( United Kingdom). Governor Douglas was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Plymouth, Devon.[28] |
| Lord Riversdale | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cape Bear, Prince Edward Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was consequently condemned.[28][29] |
9 July
10 July
11 July
12 July
13 July
15 July
16 July
17 July
18 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1849 | Ship | State | Description |
| Madonna d'Idra | Greece | The brig was in collision with a British schooner and sank off Cyprus with the loss of a crew member.[46] |
19 July
20 July
21 July
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1849 | Ship | State | Description |
| Charles H. Appleton | United States | The ship was wrecked on Green Island, in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Pictou, Nova Scotia.[51] |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the White Point Ledge, off Guysborough, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York City, United States to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[27] |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Runcorn, Cheshire, She was refloated on 31 July and taken in to Ramsey, Isle of Man.[52] |
| Lenex | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from North Shields to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[32] |
| McDonnell | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground off Caraquet, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick to Aberdeen.[53] |
| Mocellas | United States | The schooner was wrecked on the Alacranes Reef. She was on a voyage from Key West, Florida to Tampico, Mexico.[54] |
22 July
List of shipwrecks: 22 July August 1849 | Ship | State | Description |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cumberland, Nova Scotia to Runcorn, Cheshire.[55] |
| Clarinda | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Chittacamp, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Dublin.[56] |
| Kestrel | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Shott's, Newfoundland, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[56][57] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cani Rocks, in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by David ( United Kingdom). Minerva was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[58][23][59] |
| Oscar | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) south east of Málaga, Spain. Her fourteen crew were rescued by Priscilla ( France). Oscar was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to London.[24][60][61][62] |
23 July
24 July
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1849 | Ship | State | Description |
| Athol | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to the Clyde.[10] |
| Margarite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire and broke her back. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32] She was refloated on 4 August and taken in to Liverpool.[63] |
| Orkney | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Cape Pogo", Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51] |
| Zuleika | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape San Antonio, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Patagonia.[64] |
25 July
26 July
27 July
28 July
29 July
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1849 | Ship | State | Description |
| Acorn | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire to London. She was refloated and beached at Orford, Suffolk.[65] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated.[67] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to an English port.[68] |
| James of Nairn | United Kingdom | The schooner was damaged by fire at Nairn due to her cargo of quicklime getting wet.[66] |
| Theodore | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[67][42] |
30 July
31 July
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1849 | Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The smack foundered in Jack Sound, off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[71] |
| Earl Stanhope | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies before 1 August. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Deptford, Kent.[72] |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States for repairs.[30] |
| Emily | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked in Palliser Bay in late July. She was on a voyage from Wellington to Otago.[73] |
| Helena | Denmark | The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Bay of Bodega. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to San Francisco, Alta California.[74] |
| Heros | France | The brig was lost before 4 July. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to a Channel port.[16] |
| John Campbell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Long Island between 10 and 22 July. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to an English port. She was refloated and put back to Moulmein.[75] |
| John Kerr | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Robbin's Reef. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving on 26 July.[27] |
| Patriot | New Zealand | The brig was wrecked Waikokopu in early July.[76] |
| Sarah Louisa | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked at Port Fairy before 19 July.[50] |
| Seabird | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in Blacksod Bay between 16 and 23 July.[45] |
| Stephanie et Gabriel | France | The ship was wrecked on East Planna Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Marseille.[54][77] |
| Triumph | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked in the Wairau River.[78] |
| Utica | United States | The ship ran aground on the Merr Ledges, off Machias, Maine. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to a port in Nova Scotia. She was refloated and towed in to Cross Island, Maine.[51] |
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