|desc=The [[brig]] was driven ashore at [[Long Beach, New York]], United States. She was on a voyage from [[Cádiz]], Spain to [[New York City]], United States.<ref name=NC050962/>
|desc=The [[brig]] was driven ashore at [[Long Beach, New York]], United States. She was on a voyage from [[Cádiz]], Spain to [[New York City]], United States.<ref name=NC050962/>
|desc=The ship foundered off the Sand Heads, India with the loss of twelve of her 23 crew. Survivors took to boats; eight of them were rescued by ''Sirius'' ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}), three were reported missing. ''Tropic Bird'' was on a voyage from [[Calcutta]], India to [[Colombo]], [[Ceylon]].<ref name=Times300962/><ref name=LM290962/><ref name=DN131062>{{Cite news |title=India |newspaper=Daily News |location=London |date=13 October 1862 |issue=5125 }}</ref>
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|desc=The 50-ton sternwheel [[paddle steamer]] struck a [[Snag (ecology)|snag]] and sank in the [[Minnesota River]] in [[Minnesota]].<ref name=gainesp81>Gaines, p. 81.</ref>
|desc=The 50-ton sternwheel [[paddle steamer]] struck a [[Snag (ecology)|snag]] and sank in the [[Minnesota River]] in [[Minnesota]].<ref name=gainesp81>Gaines, p. 81.</ref>
|desc=The ship foundered off the Sand Heads, India before20August.Her 23 crew took to boats; eight of them were rescued by ''Clifton'' ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}), fifteen were reported missing. ''Tropic Bird'' was on a voyage from [[Calcutta]], India to [[Colombo]], [[Ceylon]].<ref name=Times300962/><ref name=LM290962/>
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The list of shipwrecks in August 1862 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1862.
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to a French port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17]
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Horn, Chile. She floated off and foundered. Her fourteen crew survived, but two of them died before they were rescued on 25 August by the barqueSchamyl (United States). Pelican was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Callao, Peru.[34][35]
The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru. Her crew took to two boats. Five crew in one boat subsequently died before the survivors were rescued by and American whaler. Six crew in the other boat were reported missing.[34]
The barque ran aground on the Bucco Reef, off Tobago. She was on a voyage from Scarborough Bay to Little Comland Bay. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage.[43]
The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Gotland. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[48] She was later refloated and towed in to Whitby, Yorkshire in a severely damaged condition.[49]
The ship was wrecked near "Rutnaghorry", India with the loss of more than 100 of the 270 people on board. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[50]
The ship foundered off the Sand Heads, India with the loss of twelve of her 23 crew. Survivors took to boats; eight of them were rescued by Sirius (United Kingdom), three were reported missing. Tropic Bird was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Colombo, Ceylon.[13][52][53]
The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Brussels, Flanders, Belgium to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to King's Lynn in a severely leaky condition.[54][48]
American Civil War: The 371-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederate forces on the Duck River in Tennessee while tied up to the riverbank to exchange cargoes.[60]
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Shebar River, Africa with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bonny, Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[61][62][63]
The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Arica, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[72]
The ship struck the Momode Rocks. She was on a voyage from London to Mogador, Morocco. She consequently put in to Falmouth, Cornwall in a leaky condition.[70]
The ship arrived in Bluff, New Zealand from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom carrying twenty passengers and several hundred sheep on 25 August. She was poorly anchored, and during the night after her arrival she struck a rock and was holed. The crew of the steamship Aldinga (New Zealand) helped rescue passengers, crew, and luggage, along with much of the livestock, but over 100 sheep drowned as the ship sank.[80]
The ship collided with another vessel and sank south of Őland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga, Russia.[82]
United Kingdom]]. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom to Sunderland. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland for repairs.[30]
The passenger ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Neptune (Flag unknown). Senator was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[29][87]
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New York. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[82]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Proving of Canada to Cork. She was discovered on 18 August by Liberty (United Kingdom) which put a crew member on board. Royal Family and Young Nova Scotian (both British North America) also put crew on board and she was taken in to Queenstown, County Cork.[49]
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^ abcd"Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 9792. Newcastle upon Tyne. 29 August 1862.